Pub. L. 83-773, tit. IV, sec. 407

Sec. 407. (a) This title shall apply only to a Reserve officer in an active status. However, the provisions of this title relating to eligibility for consideration by a selection board for promotion shall not apply to any such officer whose name was furnished by the Secretary of the Navy to the immediately preceding selection board appointed to recommend officers on active duty in the Navy or Marine Corps for promotion to the grade next higher than that of the officer concerned. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), any Reserve officer who has been selected for promotion under any law, and whose status with respect to active duty has been changed prior to his promotion, shall be eligible for promotion under the provisions of this Act.