,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ai 7legislative  
day1 ,may #ag71 #bjbb,ms4 ,duckwor? 7=  
h]self1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1
 & ,ms4 ,w>r57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill 
,to improve promotion practices 9 !     
,national ,gu>d1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,national ,gu>d ,promotion ,improvem5t  
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x 
is ! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 exi/+    
processes contribute to ! long delays   
exp]i5c$ by res]ve (fic]s ( ! ,national 
,gu>d = ,f$]al recognition ( ,/ate      
vacancy promotions2 &  7#b7 unduly      
delay$ promotions h a significant impact
 on memb]s ( ! ,national ,gu>d z !y     
manage _! c>e]s & make f9ancial plans = 
! future1 & pose ret5tion *all5ges4  #c4
 ,indep5d5t /udy on ,f$]al recognition  
process  7a7 ,indep5d5t /udy ,n lat] ?an
 #fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is

 ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all seek  
to ent] into a contract ) a f$]ally     
fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t] to       
conduct a /udy on ! ,national ,gu>d     
commission$ (fic] & w>rant (fic]        
promotion sy/em & provide recomm5dations
 to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,air ,=ce1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,army1 !  
,national ,gu>d ,bureau1 & individual   
,/ate ,national ,gu>d comm&s4  7b7      
,elem5ts ,! /udy ref]r$ to 9 subsection 
7a7 %all include a compreh5sive review &
 assessm5t ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,f$]al   
recognition process us$ to ext5d ,f$]al 
recognition to ,/ate promotions4  7#b7  
,be/ practices among ! v>i\s ,/ate      
,national ,gu>ds = manag+ _! requirem5ts
 "u ! exi/+ ,national ,gu>d promotion   
sy/em4  7#c7 ,possible improvem5ts to   
requirem5ts1 policies1 proc$ures1       
workfl[1 or res\rces to r$uce ! "t      
requir$ = ,f$]al recognition to be      
ext5d$ to a ,/ate promotion4  7#d7 ,!   
feasibility ( develop+ or adopt+ a      
comm]cially available solution = an     

integrat$ ent]prise in=mation te*nology 
sy/em = manag+ ,national ,gu>d (fic] &  
w>rant (fic] promotions t all[s seamless
 transition = promotions z !y move ?r\gh
 reviews at ! ,national ,gu>d ,bureau1 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,army1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( !   
,air ,=ce1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4     
7#e7 ,possible metrics to evaluate      
effectiv5ess ( any recomm5dations made4 
7#f7 ,any o!r matt]s ! f$]ally fund$    
rese>* & developm5t c5t] det]m9es       
relevant4  7c7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 contract "u subsection 7a7 %all require
 ! f$]ally fund$ rese>* & developm5t    
c5t] t conducts ! /udy "u ! contract to 
submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 !      
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,air ,=ce1 & ! ,*ief ( ! ,national ,gu>d
 ,bureau a report on ! results ( ! /udy4
  7#b7 ,submission to congress ,n lat]  
?an #cj days aft] receiv+ ! report      
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( 
,def5se %all submit an un$it$ copy ( !  
report results to ! congressional def5se
 committees4  #d4 ,backdat+ ( effective 

date ( rank = res]ve (fic]s 9 !         
,national ,gu>d due to undue delays 9   
,f$]al recognition ,p>agraph 7#b7 (     
section #adcjh7;f7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7#b7 ,if !re is a delay 9 ext5d+      
,f$]al recognition 9 ! next high] grade 
9 ! ,army ,national ,gu>d or ! ,air     
,national ,gu>d to a res]ve commission$ 
(fic] ( ! ,army or ! ,air ,=ce t exce$s 
#fj days f :5 ! ,national ,gu>d ,bureau 
receiv$ ! promotion f ! ,/ate1 & ! delay
 0 n attributable to ! action or        
inaction ( su* (fic]1 ! effective date (
 ! promotion conc]n$ "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all be adju/$ by ! ,secret>y conc]n$ to
 n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! ,national   
,gu>d ,bureau receiv$ ! promotion b n   
e>li] ?an ! effective date ( ! ,/ate    
promotion4  4  #e4 ,report+ requirem5t  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually
 !reaft] until ! date specifi$ 9        
subsection 7c71 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1  
act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,national ,gu>d  

,bureau & 9 consultation ) ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,army & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce z  
appropriate1 %all submit to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives a report detail+ !     
curr5t /atus ( ! ,f$]al recognition     
process = ,national ,gu>d promotions4   
7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report requir$ "u       
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+    
elem5ts3 7#a7 ,an update on actions tak5
 to r$uce ! av]age "t ne$$ to ext5d     
,f$]al recognition 9 ! next high] grade 
9 ! ,army & ,air ,national ,gu>ds to a  
res]ve commission$ (fic] promotion4     
7#b7 ,! av]age "t x took dur+ ! previ\s 
fiscal ye> to ext5d ,f$]al recognition 9
 ! next high] grade 9 ! ,army ,national 
,gu>d to a res]ve commission$ (fic] ( ! 
,army1 z measur$ f ! date at :i* !      
,national ,gu>d ,bureau receiv$ !       
promotion until ! date at :i* ,f$]al    
recognition 0 grant$4  7#c7 ,! av]age "t
 x took dur+ ! previ\s fiscal ye> to    
ext5d ,f$]al recognition 9 ! next high] 

grade 9 ! ,air ,national ,gu>d to a     
res]ve commission$ (fic] ( ! ,air ,=ce1 
z measur$ f ! date at :i* ! ,national   
,gu>d ,bureau receiv$ ! promotion until 
! date at :i* ,f$]al recognition 0      
grant$4  7#d7 ,! numb] ( ,army ,national
 ,gu>d (fic]s :o exp]i5c$ ,f$]al        
recognition delays great] ?an #fj days 9
 ! previ\s fiscal ye>4  7#e7 ,! numb] ( 
,air ,national ,gu>d (fic]s :o exp]i5c$ 
,f$]al recognition delays great] ?an #fj
 days 9 ! previ\s fiscal ye>4  7#f7 ,a  
summ>y ( any additional res\rces or     
au?orities ne$$ to fur!r /reaml9e !     
,f$]al recognition to r$uce av]age      
,f$]al recognition delays to less ?an   
#fj days4  7#g7 ,any o!r in=mation !    
,*ief ( ! ,national ,gu>d ,bureau or !  
,secret>ies conc]n$ det]m9e relevant4   
7c7 ,expiration ( annual report+        
requirem5t ,! report requir$ "u         
subsection 7a7 may be submitt$ once e   
?ree ye>s aft] ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se    
c]tifies to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   

,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives t ! av]age delay =      
,f$]al recognition ( ,army ,national    
,gu>d & ,air ,=ce ,national ,gu>d memb]s
 is less ?an #fj days4