,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bhja  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #h1 #bjah ,ms4    
,w>r5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 & ,mr4    
,wyd57 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      
cl>ify ! effective date ( ! promotion ( 
commission$ (fic]s ( ! ,army ,national  
,gu>d & ,air ,national ,gu>d1 to improve
 processes = ,f$]al recognition ( !     
promotions ( su* (fic]s1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,national ,gu>d ,promotion 
,acc\ntability ,act4  #b4 ,date ( rank (
 commission$ ,national ,gu>d (fic]s     
promot$ to a high] grade  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,section #adcjh7;f7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by ins]t+
 7#a7 be=e ,! effective date2  7#b7 9   
p>agraph 7#a71 z designat$ by p>agraph  
7#a7 ( ?is subsection1 by /rik+ on :i*  
su* ,f$]al recognition 9 t grade is s   
ext5d$ & ins]t+ ( ! approval ( !        

promotion ( ! (fic] to t grade by !     
,/ate conc]n$2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#b7 7,a7       
,not)/&+ subsection 7c77#a71 ! date (   
rank 9 a high] grade ( an (fic] ^:      
effective date ( promotion to su* grade 
is gov]n$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all be su*  
effective date ( promotion4  7,b7 ,!    
specification ( ! date ( rank ( an (fic]
 9 a grade pursuant to subp>agraph 7,a7 
%all be deem$ an adju/m5t ( ! date (    
rank ( ! (fic] to t grade 9 ! mann] (   
section #gda7;d77#d7 ( ?is title1       
pursuant to subsection 7c77#b71 to :i*  
section #gda7;d77#d77;,c7 ( ?is title   
%all apply1 not)/&+ subsection 7c77#c74 
4  7b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made 
by subsection 7a7 %all take effect on ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & %all    
apply ) respect to ,national ,gu>d      
(fic]s ^: promotion to a grade is       
approv$ by a ,/ate aft] t date4  #c4    
,notice to ,congress on delay 9         
publication ( scrolls indicat+ promotion
 ( commission$ ,national ,gu>d (fic]s   

7a7 ,notice requir$ ,if at ! end ( !    
#bjj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! receipt by !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,army or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! 
,air ,=ce ( a scroll indicat+ !         
promotion ( commission$ (fic]s 9 ! ,army
 ,national ,gu>d or ,air ,national      
,gu>d1 z applicable1 ! scroll has n be5 
publi%$ by ! milit>y dep>tm5t conc]n$1 !
 ,secret>y ( ! ,army or ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,air ,=ce1 z ! case may be1 %all        
imm$iately notify ! congressional def5se
 committees1 9 writ+1 ( ! foll[+3  7#a7 
,! date on :i* ! scroll 0 s receiv$4    
7#b7 ,a description ( ! process+ ( !    
scroll by ! milit>y dep>tm5t conc]n$ z (
 ! date ( ! report1 includ+ a /atem5t ( 
! l5g? ( "t 9 process+ at ea* /age 9 !  
process ?r\gh t date4  7#c7 ,! reason :y
 ! scroll 0 n publi%$ )9 #bjj days (    
receipt1 & ! int5d$ rem$iation = ! delay
 9 publication4  7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m congressional      
def5se committees has ! mean+ giv5 su*  
t]m 9 section #aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m      

scroll has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,in/ruction         
#acaj4jb1 & any successor in/ruction or 
docum5t4  #d4 ,reports on processes =   
,f$]al recognition ( promotion (        
commission$ ,national ,gu>d (fic]s  7a7 
,review ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,army & !      
,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce %all ea*        
und]take a compreh5sive review ( !      
policies & proc$ures ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !  
,army & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,air ,=ce1 z    
applicable1 = ! ,f$]al recognition      
promotions ( commission$ (fic]s ( !     
,army ,national ,gu>d & ! ,air ,national
 ,gu>d1 z ! case may be4  7b7 ,reports  
requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ! ,army & ! ,secret>y ( !   
,air ,=ce %all ea* submit to !          
congressional def5se committees a       
report1 9 writ+1 sett+ =? ! results ( ! 
review requir$ by subsection 7a74 ,ea*  
report %all include ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,a  
description ( ! av]age "t betwe5 receipt
 by ! milit>y dep>tm5t conc]n$ ( scrolls

 indicat+ ! promotion ( commission$     
(fic]s 9 ! ,national ,gu>d & _!         
publication dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod end+  
on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7
 ,a description & assessm5t ( v>i\s     
approa*es = /reaml9+ ! process by :i* ! 
milit>y dep>tm5t conc]n$ approves ,f$]al
 recognition scrolls1 includ+ ?r\gh--   
7,a7 additional automation2  7,b7       
r$uction 9 requir$ /eps2 or  7,c7       
delegation ( au?ority to conduct requir$
 reviews4  7#c7 ,if ! ,secret>y conc]n$ 
consid]s any approa* "u p>agraph 7#b7   
feasible & advisable1 su* recomm5dations
 = legislative or adm9i/ration action z 
su* ,secret>y consid]s appropriate to   
implem5t su* approa*4  7c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m             
congressional def5se committees has !   
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section            
#aja7;a77#af7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#b7 ,! t]m scroll has ! mean+ 
giv5 t t]m 9 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se        
,in/ruction #acaj4jb1 & any successor   
in/ruction or docum5t4