Sec. 524. EXCLUSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEMBERS FROM RECORDS FURNISHED TO PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS
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## SEC. 524 EXCLUSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEMBERS FROM RECORDS FURNISHED TO PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS ###
(a)Active Duty Officers **[**[10 U.S.C. 615 note](/us/usc/t10/s615)**]** The Secretary of Defense shall include in the regulations prescribed pursuant to section 615(a) of title 10, United States Code, a prohibition on the inclusion of an official photograph of an officer in the information furnished to a selection board pursuant to section 615(b) of such title. ###
(b)Reserve Officers **[**[10 U.S.C. 615 note](/us/usc/t10/s615)**]** The Secretary of Defense shall include in regulations prescribed pursuant to section 14107(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, a prohibition on the inclusion of an official photograph of an officer in the information furnished to a selection board pursuant to section 14107(a)(2) of such title. ###
(c)Enlisted Members **[**[10 U.S.C. 615 note](/us/usc/t10/s615)**]** Each Secretary of a military department shall prescribe regulations that prohibit the inclusion of an official photograph of an enlisted member in the information furnished to a board that considers enlisted members under the jurisdiction of such Secretary for promotion. ###
(d)Report on Exclusion of Additional Information Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the following: ####
(1)A recommendation for the redaction or removal from information furnished to selection boards convened to consider officers or enlisted members for promotion to the next higher grade of such information, if any, relating to an officer or enlisted member, as applicable, that is currently furnished to such a selection board as the Secretary considers appropriate for redaction or removal in order to eliminate inappropriate bias in the promotion selection process. ####
(2)An assessment of the anticipated effects on the promotion process for officers or enlisted members, as applicable, of the redaction or removal from information furnished to selection boards of information recommended for redaction or removal pursuant to paragraph (1). ####
(3)An implementation plan that describes and assesses the manner in which the redaction or removal of such information will be achieved, including a description and assessment of the following: #####
(A)Any required changes to policies, processes, or systems, including any information technology required. #####
(B)The cost of implementing such changes. #####
(C)The estimated timeline for completion of the implementation of such changes (which may not be later than the day that is two years after the date of the report). #####
(D)The duty title of the officer or employee of the Department Defense to be assigned responsibility for implementing such changes.
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EXCLUSION OF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF MEMBERS FROM RECORDS FURNISHED TO PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS
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