Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Promotion Board Opt-Out Opportunity Act of 2017”.
Promotion Board Opt-Out Opportunity Act of 2017
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize officers to opt out of promotion board consideration for promotion.
Sec. 2 Authority for officers to opt-out of promotion board consideration
in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(6) An officer excluded under subsection (e).”
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(e) Authority To permit officers To opt out of selection board consideration—The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of a military department to provide that an officer under the jurisdiction of that Secretary may, upon the officer's request and with the approval of the Secretary concerned, be excluded from consideration by a selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title to consider officers for promotion to the next higher grade. The Secretary concerned may only approve such a request if—
“(1) the basis for the request is to allow an officer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced education, another assignment of significant value to the Department of Defense, or a career progression requirement delayed by the assignment of education;
“(2) the Secretary concerned determines the exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the military department concerned; and
“(3) the officer has not previously failed of selection for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests the exclusion from consideration.”
Reserve active-Status list officers— Section 14301 of such title is amended—
in subsection (c)—
in the subsection heading, by striking “previously selected officers not eligible” and inserting “certain officers not”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(6) An officer excluded under subsection (j).”
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(j) Authority To permit officers To opt out of selection board consideration—The Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of a military department to provide that an officer under the jurisdiction of that Secretary may, upon the officer's request and with the approval of the Secretary concerned, be excluded from consideration by a selection board convened under section 14101(a) of this title to consider officers for promotion to the next higher grade. The Secretary concerned may only approve such a request if—
“(1) the basis for the request is to allow an officer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced education, another assignment of significant value to the Department of Defense, or a career progression requirement delayed by the assignment or education;
“(2) the Secretary concerned determines the exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the military department concerned; and
“(3) the officer has not previously failed of selection for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests the exclusion from consideration.”