CLARIFICATION OF OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY PROMOTION BOARDS.

SEC. 503. CLARIFICATION OF OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY PROMOTION BOARDS. (a) Officers on the Active-Duty List.—Section 619(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out “grade—” in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof “grade any of the following officers:”; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking out “an officer” and inserting in lieu thereof “An officer”; and (B) by striking out “; or” at the end and inserting in lieu thereof a period; (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and in that paragraph striking out “an officer” and inserting in lieu thereof “An officer”; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): “(2) An officer who is recommended for promotion to that grade in the report of an earlier selection board convened under that section, in the case of such a report that has not yet been approved by the President.”. (b) Officers on the Reserve Active-Status List.—Section 14301(c) of such title is amended—111 STAT. 1725 (1) by striking out “grade—” in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof “grade any of the following officers:”; (2) by striking out “an officer” in each of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof “An officer”; (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; (4) by striking out “; or” at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; (5) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3), as so amended, as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively, and in each such paragraph striking out “the next higher grade” and inserting in lieu thereof “that grade”; and (6) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): “(2) An officer who is recommended for promotion to that grade in the report of an earlier selection board convened under a provision referred to in paragraph (1), in the case of such a report that has not yet been approved by the President.”. (c) Clarifying Amendments.—Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 14301(c) of such title, as redesignated and amended by subsection (b), are each amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, if that nomination is pending before the Senate”. (d) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to selection boards that are convened under section 611(a), 14101(a), or 14502 of title 10, United States Code, on or after that date.