Sec. 503. Promotions and transfers between components of certain Armed Forces or to other certain Armed Forces

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Section 578 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Notwithstanding subsection (d), and subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a warrant officer in a covered armed force who is selected for promotion by a selection board convened under this chapter, and who, before the placement of the warrant officer’s name on the applicable promotion list, is approved for transfer to another component of the same covered armed force or to another covered armed force, the Secretary of the military department concerned may place the warrant officer’s name on a corresponding promotion list of the new component or covered armed force without regard to the warrant officer’s competitive category.

A promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 12242 of this title. In this section, the term covered armed force means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. . Section 624 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in the case of an officer in a covered armed force who is selected for promotion by a selection board convened under this chapter, and, prior to the placement of the officer’s name on the applicable promotion list, is approved for transfer to the reserve active-status list of the same covered armed force or another covered armed force, the Secretary of the military department concerned may place the officer’s name on a corresponding promotion list on the reserve active-status list without regard to the officer’s competitive category.

An officer’s promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 14308 of this title. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), in the case of an officer who

(1)is placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list, and

(2)is subsequently approved for transfer to the reserve active-status list, the Secretary of the military department concerned may place the officer’s name on an appropriate all-fully-qualified-officers list on the reserve active status list. An officer’s promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 14308 of this title. In this section, the term covered armed force means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. . Section 14308(c) od such title is amended— by redesignating paragraph

(3)as paragraph (4); and by inserting, after paragraph (2), the following new paragraph (3): The Secretary of the military department concerned may adjust the date of rank of an officer whose name is placed on a reserve active-status promotion list pursuant to subsection

(e)or

(f)of section 624 of this title. .