[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4943]
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  SA 781. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2018 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title V, add the following:

     SEC. ___. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL BY 
                   OFFICERS OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO PROMOTION 
                   SELECTION BOARDS ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO 
                   THEIR SELECTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 614(b) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``, to arrive not 
     later than the day before the date the board convenes,''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``timely''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     and shall apply with respect to promotion selection boards 
     convened on or after that date.
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