S.Amdt. 470

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

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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.
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