,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ddd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ca1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,re$ submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules &    
,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution  ,provid+ = 
! en bloc consid]ation ( milit>y        
nom9ations4  #a4 ,en bloc consid]ation (
 milit>y nom9ations  7a7 ,def9ition ,9  
?is section1 ! t]m milit>y nom9ation    
means a nom9ation to a position 91 or   
promotion ( an individual s]v+ 9 a      
position 91 an ,arm$ ,=ce4  7b7 ,motion 
,to proce$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  7,a7         
,au?orization ,except z provid$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b71 dur+ ! #aah?          
,congress1 x %all be 9 ord] = ! majority
 lead]1 or a designee1 to make a s+le   
motion 9 ,executive ,session1 or a s+le 
motion 9 ,legislative ,session to proce$
 to ,executive ,session1 to ! en bloc   
consid]ation ( #b or m milit>y          
nom9ations t1 at ! "t ( ! motion-- 7i7  
are p5d+ on ! ,executive cal5d> or are  
on ! ,secret>y's ,desk2  7ii7 h laid ov]

 #a day1 z requir$ "u p>agraph #a ( rule
 ,,xxxi ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate2 &   
7iii7 h be5 favorably report$ to !      
,s5ate by ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
 ( ! ,s5ate4  7,b7 ,exception ,x %all n 
be 9 ord] to include 9 a motion "u      
subp>agraph 7,a7 a nom9ation to-- 7i7 a 
position describ$ 9 section #aea7;a7 (  
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7relat+  
to ! memb]%ip ( ! ,jo9t ,*iefs ( ,/aff72
 or  7ii7 a position z ! comm&] ( a     
combatant comm& e/abli%$ "u section     
#afa1 #afg1 or #afg;b ( title #aj1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,consid]ation
 ( motion ,a motion to proce$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be debatable & %all
 n be divisible or subject to a po9t (  
ord]4  7c7 ,consid]ation ( milit>y      
nom9ations  7#a7 ,cloture motion 9 ord] 
,if a motion to proce$ to #b or m       
milit>y nom9ations "u subsection 7b77#a7
 is agre$ to1 ! milit>y nom9ations      
consid]$ en bloc %all n be subject to   
division & x %all be 9 ord] = a ,s5ator 
to pres5t a s+le cloture motion to br+  

to a close debate on ! milit>y          
nom9ations1 en bloc1 sign$ 9 accordance 
) rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( !       
,s5ate4  7#b7 ,"q ,:51 9 accordance )   
rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 
! ,presid+ ,(fic] submits to ! ,s5ate by
 a yea-&-nay vote ! "q on a cloture     
motion pres5t$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! "q   
%all be3 ,is x ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t      
debate %all be br\ght to a close on !   
milit>y nom9ations ! ,s5ate agre$ to    
consid] en bloc84  7#c7 ,vote ?re%old to
 invoke cloture ,! "q "u p>agraph 7#b7  
%all be decid$ by a majority ( !        
,s5ators vot+1 a quorum be+ pres5t4     
7#d7 ,po/ cloture consid]ation ,if      
cloture is invok$ "u p>agraph 7#c71 !   
milit>y nom9ations be+ consid]$ en bloc 
%all be ! unf9i%$ bus9ess to ! exclusion
 ( all o!r bus9ess until dispos$ ( & !re
 %all be no m ?an #b h\rs ( consid]ation
 ( ! milit>y nom9ations be+ consid]$ en 
bloc4  7#e7 ,vote on nom9ations ,aft] no
 m ?an #b h\rs ( consid]ation ( !       
milit>y nom9ations "u p>agraph 7#d71 !  

,s5ate %all vote1 )\t any int]v5+ action
 or debate1 except a s+le quorum call on
 dem& to e/abli% ! pres5ce ( a quorum 7&
 motions requir$ to e/abli% a quorum71  
on ! confirmation ( ! milit>y nom9ations
 en bloc4  7#f7 ,dispos+ ( nom9ations   
,foll[+ confirmation ( ! milit>y        
nom9ations en bloc "u p>agraph 7#e71 !  
motion to reconsid] ! confirmation vote 
on ! milit>y nom9ations en bloc %all be 
consid]$ made & laid ^u ! table & !     
,presid5t %all be imm$iately notifi$ ( !
 ,s5ate's action on ! milit>y           
nom9ations4  7d7 ,multiple motions      
au?oriz$ ,!re %all be no limit on !     
numb] ( motions 9 ord] "u ?is           
resolution4