[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 144 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S5065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 820. 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. ___. MODIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL BY OFFICERS 
                   OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO PROMOTION 
                   SELECTION BOARDS ON MATTERS OF IMPORTANCE TO 
                   THEIR SELECTION.

       (a) Officers on Active-duty List.--Section 614(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``the day'' 
     and inserting ``10 calendar days''.
       (b) Officers in Reserve Active-status.--Section 14106 of 
     such title is amended in the second sentence by striking 
     ``the day'' and inserting ``10 calendar days''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     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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