,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #achj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bj1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,rounds introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to authorize
 officers to opt out of promotion board 
consideration for promotion4  #a4 ,short
 title  ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,promotion ,board ,opt-,out ,opportunity
 ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,authority for     
officers to opt-out of promotion board  
consideration  7a7 ,active-,duty list   
officers ,section #fai of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in subsection 7d71 by adding at the end
 the following new paragraph3  7#f7 ,an 
officer excluded under subsection 7e74  
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following new subsection3  7e7          
,authority ,to permit officers ,to opt  
out of selection board consideration    
,the ,secretary of ,defense may         

authorize the ,secretary of a military  
department to provide that an officer   
under the jurisdiction of that          
,secretary may1 upon the officer's      
request and with the approval of the    
,secretary concerned1 be excluded from  
consideration by a selection board      
convened under section #faa7;a7 of this 
title to consider officers for promotion
 to the next higher grade4 ,the         
,secretary concerned may only approve   
such a request if--  7#a7 the basis for 
the request is to allow an officer to   
complete a broadening assignment1       
advanced education1 another assignment  
of significant value to the ,department 
of ,defense1 or a career progression    
requirement delayed by the assignment of
 education2  7#b7 the ,secretary        
concerned determines the exclusion from 
consideration is in the best interest of
 the military department concerned2 and 
7#c7 the officer has not previously     
failed of selection for promotion to the
 grade for which the officer requests   

the exclusion from consideration4  4    
7b7 ,reserve active-,status list        
officers ,section #adcja of such title  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7--   
7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by      
striking previously selected officers   
not eligible and inserting certain      
officers not2 and  7,b7 by adding at the
 end the following new paragraph3  7#f7 
,an officer excluded under subsection   
7j74  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7j7      
,authority ,to permit officers ,to opt  
out of selection board consideration    
,the ,secretary of ,defense may         
authorize the ,secretary of a military  
department to provide that an officer   
under the jurisdiction of that          
,secretary may1 upon the officer's      
request and with the approval of the    
,secretary concerned1 be excluded from  
consideration by a selection board      
convened under section #adaja7;a7 of    
this title to consider officers for     
promotion to the next higher grade4 ,the

 ,secretary concerned may only approve  
such a request if--  7#a7 the basis for 
the request is to allow an officer to   
complete a broadening assignment1       
advanced education1 another assignment  
of significant value to the ,department 
of ,defense1 or a career progression    
requirement delayed by the assignment or
 education2  7#b7 the ,secretary        
concerned determines the exclusion from 
consideration is in the best interest of
 the military department concerned2 and 
7#c7 the officer has not previously     
failed of selection for promotion to the
 grade for which the officer requests   
the exclusion from consideration4  4