,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ceec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ad1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,r\nds 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,man*91 ,mr4   
,k+1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4  
,ern/1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,tub]ville1    
,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,w>n]1
 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4       
,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,oss(f1 ,mrs4 
,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1   
,ms4 ,baldw91 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,cram]1
 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 ,mr4       
,b>rasso1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mrs4 ,capito1   
,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4    
,s*atz1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,ms4
 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,s*mitt1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 
,romney1 ,mr4 ,hoev51 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4
 ,boozman1 ,ms4 ,murk[ski1 ,mr4 ,tillis1
 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,mrs4     
,britt1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,scott (      
,florida1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1  
,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,van       
,holl51 ,mr4 ,fett]man1 & ,ms4 ,cortez  
,ma/o7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice1 consid]$1 read ! ?ird "t1 & 

pass$  ,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$1 dur+ !   
p]iod beg9n+ on ,decemb] #e1 #bjbc1 &   
end+ on ,decemb] #ca1 #bjbc1 to a grade 
or rank 9 ! ,arm$ ,=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$ ) ! appo9tm5t4  
7b7 ,date describ$ ,! date describ$ 9   
?is subsection is1 ) respect to an      
individual describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! 
date t is ! lat] (-- 7#a7 ! date t is   
#cj days aft] ! date on :i* ! nom9ation 
( ! individual 0 plac$ on ! ,executive  
,cal5d> ( ! ,s5ate2 or  7#b7 ! date on  
:i* ! individual w\ld h be5 appo9t$ b = 
! susp5sion ( ! provision ( advice &    
cons5t describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 z     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y conc]n$ 7z def9$ 
9 section #aja ( title #aj1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code74