CONSISTENCY OF WARRANT OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICIES WITH POLICIES APPLICABLE TO OTHER OFFICERS.

SEC. 501. CONSISTENCY OF WARRANT OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICIES WITH POLICIES APPLICABLE TO OTHER OFFICERS. (a) Exception From Mandatory Consideration by Promotion Board.— Section 575(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting “(except for a warrant officer precluded from consideration under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned under section 577 of this title)” after “under consideration”. (b) Secretarial Submission of Promotion Board Report.— Section 576(f)(1) of such title is amended by striking out the second sentence. (c) Certain Promotion Formalities Deemed Completed.— Section 578 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: “(e) A warrant officer who is appointed to a higher grade under this section is considered to have accepted such appointment on the date on which the appointment is made unless the officer expressly declines the appointment. “(f) A warrant officer who has served continuously as an officer since subscribing to the oath of office prescribed in section 3331 of title 5 is not required to take a new oath upon appointment to a higher grade under this section.”. (d) Clarification of Warrant Officers Subject to WOMA Authorities.— Section 582(2) of such title is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “(other than retired warrant officers who were recalled to active duty before February 1, 1992, and have served continuously on active duty since that date)”.