S.Amdt. 820

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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