[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 635 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 635

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide uniformity in the 
 criteria and procedures for retiring general and flag officers of the 
Armed Forces of the United States in the highest grade in which served; 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               March 28 (legislative day, March 27), 1995

 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Nunn, Mr. Thurmond, and Mr. Graham) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide uniformity in the 
 criteria and procedures for retiring general and flag officers of the 
Armed Forces of the United States in the highest grade in which served; 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. UNIFORM CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR RETIRING GENERAL AND 
              FLAG OFFICERS IN HIGHEST GRADE IN WHICH SERVED.

    (a) Applicability of Time-in-Grade Requirements.--Section 1370 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking out ``and below 
        lieutenant general or vice admiral''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of subsection (d)(2)(B), by 
        striking out ``and below lieutenant general or vice admiral''.
    (b) Repeal of Requirements for Senate Confirmation.--Sections 
1370(c), 3962(a), 5034, and 8962(a) of title 10, United States Code, 
are repealed.

SEC. 2. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Redesignation of Subsections.--(1) Subsection (d) of section 
1370 of such title is redesignated as subsection (c).
    (2) Sections 3962(b) and 8962(b) of such title are amended by 
striking out ``(b) Upon'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Upon''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 505 of such title is amended by striking out the item relating 
to section 5034.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR AMENDMENTS TO PROVISION TAKING EFFECT IN 
              1996.

    The amendments made by sections 1(a)(2) and 2(a) shall take effect 
immediately after subsection (d) of section 1370 of title 10, United 
States Code, takes effect.
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