SUBMISSION OF ELIGIBILITY LISTS TO SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT BOARDS.

SEC. 503. SUBMISSION OF ELIGIBILITY LISTS TO SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT BOARDS. Section 638a(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(3) In the case of an action under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of the military department concerned may submit to a selection board convened pursuant to that subsection— “(A) the names of all eligible officers described in that subsection in a particular grade and competitive category; or (B) the names of all eligible officers described in that subsection in a particular grade and competitive category who 106 STAT. 2403are also in particular year groups, specialties, or retirement categories, or any combination thereof, within that competitive category.”.