Sec. 503. SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY FOR REGULAR OFFICERS AND SELECTIVE EARLY REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST

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## SEC. 503 SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY FOR REGULAR OFFICERS AND SELECTIVE EARLY REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST ###

(a)Regular Officers on the Active-duty List Considered for Selective Early Retirement ####

(1)Lieutenant colonels and commanders Subparagraph

(A)of section 638a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “would be subject to” and all that follows through “two or more times)” and inserting “have failed of selection for promotion at least one time and whose names are not on a list of officers recommended for promotion”. ####

(2)Colonels and navy captains Subparagraph

(B)of such section is amended by striking “would be subject to” and all that follows through “not less than two years)” and inserting “have served on active duty in that grade for at least two years and whose names are not on a list of officers recommended for promotion”. ###

(b)Officers Considered for Selective Early Removal From Reserve Active-status List Section 14704 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection (a)— #####

(A)by inserting “(1)” before “Whenever”; #####

(B)by striking “all officers on that list” and inserting “officers on the reserve active-status list”; #####

(C)by striking “the reserve active-status list, in the number specified by the Secretary by each grade and competitive category.” and inserting “that list.”; and #####

(D)by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(2) > > Except as provided in paragraph (3), the list of officers in a reserve component whose names are submitted to a board under paragraph

(1)shall include each officer on the reserve active-status list for that reserve component in the same grade and competitive category whose position on the reserve active-status list is between— > > > ##### “(A) > > that of the most junior officer in that grade and competitive category whose name is submitted to the board; and > > > ##### “(B) > > that of the most senior officer in that grade and competitive category whose name is submitted to the board. > > > #### “(3) > > A list submitted to a board under paragraph

(1)may not include an officer who— > > > ##### “(A) > > has been approved for voluntary retirement; or > > > ##### “(B) > > is to be involuntarily retired under any provision of law during the fiscal year in which the board is convened or during the following fiscal year.” > ; ####

(2)by redesignating subsections

(b)and

(c)as subsections

(c)and (d), respectively; and ####

(3)by inserting after subsection

(a)the following new subsection (b): > > ### “(b) Specification of Number of Officers Who May Be Recommended for Separation > > The Secretary of the military department concerned shall specify the number of officers described in subsection (a)(1) that a board may recommend for separation under subsection (c).” > . ## Subtitle B Reserve Component Management