[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8291-S8292]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4714. Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and 
intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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:

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     SEC. 503. AUTHORITY TO VARY NUMBER OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS 
                   CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 616(d) of title 
     10, United States Code, the number of officers recommended 
     for promotion by a selection board convened by the Secretary 
     of the Air Force under section 611(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, to consider officers on the Space Force active 
     duty list for promotion to major general may not exceed the 
     number equal to 95 percent of the total number of brigadier 
     generals eligible for consideration by the board.
       (b) Termination.--The authority provided under subsection 
     (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2022.
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