,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #g1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,mc,connell 7for ,mr4 ,rounds 
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4 ,king1
 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mrs4   
,gillibrand1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal77     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to provide a retroactive       
effective date for the promotions of    
senior officers of the ,armed ,forces   
whose military promotions were delayed  
as a result of the suspension of ,senate
 confirmation of such promotions4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,personnel ,confirmation  
,restoration ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,sense 
of ,congress ,congress holds the men and
 women who defend the ,united ,states in
 the highest esteem4  #c4 ,retroactive  
effective date of promotions of senior  
officers of ,armed ,forces that were    
delayed as a result of suspension of    

,senate confirmation  7a7 ,in general   
,in the case of an individual confirmed1
 during the period beginning on         
,december #e1 #bjbc and ending on       
,december #ca1 #bjbc1 to a grade or rank
 in the ,armed ,forces associated with  
pay grade ,o-#g or higher and whose     
confirmation was delayed as a result of 
the suspension of the provision of      
advice and consent by the ,senate to    
appointments to such grades and ranks   
that began in ,february #bjbc-- 7#a7 the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall provide   
the individual1 retroactive to the date 
described in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 pay  
and allowances at the rates or in the   
amounts payable for the pay grade       
associated with the appointment of the  
individual2 and  7,b7 the benefits to   
which an individual in the grade or rank
 associated with the appointment is     
entitled2  7#b7 the date described in   
subsection 7b7 shall be the date used   
for determining the seniority of the    
individual in the grade or rank         

associated with the appointment2 and    
7#c7 any restriction under any provision
 of statute or regulation relating to   
personnel actions that would            
detrimentally affect the individual as a
 result of such suspension of the       
provision of advice and consent is      
waived4  7b7 ,date described ,the date  
described in this subsection is1 with   
respect to an individual described in   
subsection 7a71 the date that is #cj    
days after the date on which the        
appointment of the individual was placed
 on the ,executive ,calendar of the     
,senate4