,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdef  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #g1 #bjbc,mr4 
,mc,connell 7= ,mr4 ,r\nds 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 ,mr4 
,tub]ville1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 & ,mr4     
,blum5?al77 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
provide a retroactive effective date = !
 promotions ( s5ior (fic]s ( ! ,arm$    
,=ces ^: milit>y promotions 7 delay$ z a
 result ( ! susp5sion ( ,s5ate          
confirmation ( su* promotions4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,milit>y ,p]sonnel ,confirmation        
,re/oration ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,s5se (  
,congress ,congress holds ! m5 & wom5 :o
 def5d ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ! highe/ e/eem4
  #c4 ,retroactive effective date (     
promotions ( s5ior (fic]s ( ,arm$ ,=ces 
t 7 delay$ z a result ( susp5sion (     
,s5ate confirmation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 !  
case ( an individual confirm$1 dur+ !   
p]iod beg9n+ on ,decemb] #e1 #bjbc &    

end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc1 to a grade 
or rank 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces associat$ ) pay 
grade ,o-#g or high] & ^: confirmation 0
 delay$ z a result ( ! susp5sion ( !    
provision ( advice & cons5t by ! ,s5ate 
to appo9tm5ts to su* grades & ranks t   
began 9 ,febru>y #bjbc-- 7#a7 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all provide !      
individual1 retroactive to ! date       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 pay &  
all[ances at ! rates or 9 ! am\nts      
payable = ! pay grade associat$ ) !     
appo9tm5t ( ! individual2 &  7,b7 !     
b5efits to :i* an individual 9 ! grade  
or rank associat$ ) ! appo9tm5t is      
entitl$2  7#b7 ! date describ$ 9        
subsection 7b7 %all be ! date us$ =     
det]m9+ ! s5iority ( ! individual 9 !   
grade or rank associat$ ) ! appo9tm5t2 &
  7#c7 any re/riction "u any provision (
 /atute or regulation relat+ to p]sonnel
 actions t w\ld detrim5tally affect !   
individual z a result ( su* susp5sion ( 
! provision ( advice & cons5t is waiv$4 
7b7 ,date describ$ ,! date describ$ 9   

?is subsection is1 ) respect to an      
individual describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! 
date t is #cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
appo9tm5t ( ! individual 0 plac$ on !   
,executive ,cal5d> ( ! ,s5ate4