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#ceec  ,,an ,,act  ,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  ,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,decemb]

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