S.Amdt. 4714Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 4714
Sponsored by
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Submitted November 16, 2021
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November 16, 2021
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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: [[Page S8292]] 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. ______