Reports: submission to President or Secretary of the Navy

§ 5710. Reports: submission to President or Secretary of the Navy (a) The report of a board convened under section 5709 of this title to recommend officers for retention on the active list shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Navy for his approval or disapproval. (b) The report of a board convened under section 5701, 5702, 5703, or 5704 of this title shall be submitted to the President for his approval or disapproval. If any officer recommended by such a board is not acceptable to the President, the board shall be informed of the name of that officer and shall, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, recommend another eligible officer for promotion or for continuation on the active list, as the case may be. If necessary, the board may be reconvened for this purpose. (c) If any woman officer appointed under section 5590 of this title who is recommended for promotion to the grade of lieutenant in the Navy or captain in the Marine Corps is not acceptable to the President, the board shall be informed, the name of that officer shall be removed from the report of the board, and no additional recommendation may be made.