[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3505-S3506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 470. Mr. BRAUN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2020 for military activities of the Department

[[Page S3506]]

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 C of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 520. PRIORITY AND EMPHASIS IN PROMOTION OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE ARMED FORCES FOR BILLET-RELATED SKILLS AND 
                   TRAINING, OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE, AND 
                   DECORATIONS.

       (a) Priority and Emphasis.--Commencing not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, promotion 
     selection boards, in the case of officers, and personnel 
     responsible for determinations regarding promotions, in the 
     case of other members, shall afford an enhanced priority and 
     emphasis in the promotion of members of the Armed Forces for 
     skills, training, and other matters specified in subsection 
     (b) when compared with civilian education and matters not 
     specified in that subsection.
       (b) Specified Skills, Training, and Other Matters.--The 
     skills, training, and other matters specified in this 
     subsection are the following:
       (1) Billet-related skills.
       (2) Billet-related training.
       (3) Operational experience.
       (4) Decoration and awards.
       (c) Guidance.--Promotion selection boards and personnel 
     responsible for determinations regarding promotion of members 
     of the Armed Forces shall carry out subsection (a) in 
     accordance with guidance issued by the Secretary of the 
     military department concerned for purposes of this section. 
     Such guidance shall specify the extent of the priority and 
     emphasis to be afforded by promotion selection boards and 
     such personnel in the promotion of members, and the manner in 
     which such priority and emphasis is to be afforded.
                                 ______