,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #achj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bj1 #bjag ,mr4  
,r\nds introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize (fic]s to opt out ( promotion  
bo>d consid]ation = promotion4  #a4     
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,promotion ,bo>d ,opt-,out ,opportunity 
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,au?ority = (fic]s to
 opt-out ( promotion bo>d consid]ation  
7a7 ,active-,duty li/ (fic]s ,section   
#fai ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7d71 by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#f7 ,an (fic] exclud$ "u subsection    
7e74  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+ new subsection3  7e7 ,au?ority   
,to p]mit (fic]s ,to opt out ( selection
 bo>d consid]ation ,! ,secret>y (       
,def5se may au?orize ! ,secret>y ( a    
milit>y dep>tm5t to provide t an (fic]  
"u ! jurisdiction ( t ,secret>y may1 ^u 

! (fic]'s reque/ & ) ! approval ( !     
,secret>y conc]n$1 be exclud$ f         
consid]ation by a selection bo>d conv5$ 
"u section #faa7;a7 ( ?is title to      
consid] (fic]s = promotion to ! next    
high] grade4 ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ may   
only approve su* a reque/ if--  7#a7 !  
basis = ! reque/ is to all[ an (fic] to 
complete a broad5+ assignm5t1 advanc$   
education1 ano!r assignm5t ( significant
 value to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 or a   
c>e] progression requirem5t delay$ by ! 
assignm5t ( education2  7#b7 ! ,secret>y
 conc]n$ det]m9es ! exclusion f         
consid]ation is 9 ! be/ int]e/ ( !      
milit>y dep>tm5t conc]n$2 &  7#c7 !     
(fic] has n previ\sly fail$ ( selection 
= promotion to ! grade = :i* ! (fic]    
reque/s ! exclusion f consid]ation4  4  
7b7 ,res]ve active-,/atus li/ (fic]s    
,section #adcja ( su* title is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 subsection 7c7--  7,a7 9 !       
subsection head+1 by /rik+ previ\sly    
select$ (fic]s n eligible & ins]t+ c]ta9
 (fic]s n2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !   

foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#f7 ,an (fic]    
exclud$ "u subsection 7j74  2 &  7#b7 by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3 
7j7 ,au?ority ,to p]mit (fic]s ,to opt  
out ( selection bo>d consid]ation ,!    
,secret>y ( ,def5se may au?orize !      
,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t to       
provide t an (fic] "u ! jurisdiction ( t
 ,secret>y may1 ^u ! (fic]'s reque/ & ) 
! approval ( ! ,secret>y conc]n$1 be    
exclud$ f consid]ation by a selection   
bo>d conv5$ "u section #adaja7;a7 ( ?is 
title to consid] (fic]s = promotion to !
 next high] grade4 ,! ,secret>y conc]n$ 
may only approve su* a reque/ if--  7#a7
 ! basis = ! reque/ is to all[ an (fic] 
to complete a broad5+ assignm5t1 advanc$
 education1 ano!r assignm5t (           
significant value to ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se1 or a c>e] progression          
requirem5t delay$ by ! assignm5t or     
education2  7#b7 ! ,secret>y conc]n$    
det]m9es ! exclusion f consid]ation is 9
 ! be/ int]e/ ( ! milit>y dep>tm5t      
conc]n$2 &  7#c7 ! (fic] has n previ\sly

 fail$ ( selection = promotion to !     
grade = :i* ! (fic] reque/s ! exclusion 
f consid]ation4  4