[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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