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10 U.S.C. § 20216 — Reports of selection boards
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**(a) In General.—** Each selection board convened under [section 20211 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20211&num=0&edition=prelim) shall submit to the Secretary of the Air Force a written report, signed by each member of the board, containing a list of the names of the officers it recommends for promotion and certifying—
(1) that the board has carefully considered the record of each officer whose name was furnished to it under [section 615 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section615&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) that, in the opinion of a majority of the members of the board, the officers recommended for promotion by the board are best qualified for promotion to meet the needs of the Space Force (as noted in the guidelines or information furnished the board under [section 615(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section615/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) among those officers whose names were furnished to the selection board.
**(b) Officers Who Should Be Required to Show Cause for Retention.—** A selection board convened under [section 20211 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20211&num=0&edition=prelim) shall include in its report the name of any officer before it for consideration for promotion whose record, in the opinion of a majority of the members of the board, indicates that the officer should be required under [section 20503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20503&num=0&edition=prelim) to show cause for the officer’s retention in a space force active status.
**(c) Officers Recommended to Be Placed
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**(a) In General.—** Each selection board convened under [section 20211 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20211&num=0&edition=prelim) shall submit to the Secretary of the Air Force a written report, signed by each member of the board, containing a list of the names of the officers it recommends for promotion and certifying—
(1) that the board has carefully considered the record of each officer whose name was furnished to it under [section 615 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section615&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) that, in the opinion of a majority of the members of the board, the officers recommended for promotion by the board are best qualified for promotion to meet the needs of the Space Force (as noted in the guidelines or information furnished the board under [section 615(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section615/b&num=0&edition=prelim)) among those officers whose names were furnished to the selection board.
**(b) Officers Who Should Be Required to Show Cause for Retention.—** A selection board convened under [section 20211 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20211&num=0&edition=prelim) shall include in its report the name of any officer before it for consideration for promotion whose record, in the opinion of a majority of the members of the board, indicates that the officer should be required under [section 20503 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20503&num=0&edition=prelim) to show cause for the officer’s retention in a space force active status.
**(c) Officers Recommended to Be Placed Higher on the Promotion List.—** A selection board convened under [section 20211 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20211&num=0&edition=prelim) shall, when authorized under [section 20215(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20215/g&num=0&edition=prelim), include in its report the names of those officers recommended by the board to be placed higher on the promotion list and the order in which the board recommends that those officers should be placed on the list.
**(d) Recommendation for Officers to Be Excluded From Future Consideration for Promotion.—** A selection board convened under [section 20211 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20211&num=0&edition=prelim) may include in its report a recommendation that an officer considered by the board be excluded from future consideration for promotion under this chapter.
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**(a) In General.—** Whenever the needs of the service require, the Secretary of the Air Force shall convene selection boards to recommend for promotion to the next higher permanent grade officers of the Space Force in each permanent grade from first lieutenant through brigadier general.
**(b) Exception for Officers in Grade of First Lieutenant.—** Subsection (a) does not require the convening of a selection board in the case of Space Force officers in the permanent grade of first lieutenant when the Secretary of the Air Force recommends for promotion to the grade of captain under [section 20239(c)(4)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20239/c/4/A&num=0&edition=prelim) all such officers whom the Secretary finds to be fully qualified for promotion.
**(c) Selection Boards for Early Retirement or Discharge.—** The Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection boards to recommend officers for early retirement under [section 20404(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20404/a&num=0&edition=prelim) or for discharge under [section 20404(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20404/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Regulations.—** The convening of selection boards under subsection (a) shall be under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Defense.
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**(a)**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing information furnished to selection boards convened under section 611(a) or 20211 of this title. Those regulations shall apply uniformly among the military departments. Any regulations prescribed by the Secretary of a military department to supplement those regulations may not take effect without the approval of the Secretary of Defense in writing.
(2) No information concerning a particular eligible officer may be furnished to a selection board except for the following:
(A) Information that is in the officer’s official military personnel file and that is provided to the selection board in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1).
(B) Other information that is determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned, after review by that Secretary in accordance with standards and procedures set out in the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to paragraph (1), to be substantiated, relevant information that could reasonably and materially affect the deliberations of the selection board.
(C) Subject to such limitations as may be prescribed in those regulations, information communicated to the board by the officer in accordance with this section, [section 614(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section614/b&num=0&edition=prelim) (including any comment on information referred to in subparagraph (A) regarding that officer), or other applicable law.
(D) A factual summary of the information described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) that, in accordance with the regulations prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1), is prepared by administrative personnel for t
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The Secretary of the Air Force may remove an officer from space force active status if the removal of such officer from space force active status is recommended by a retention board convened under [section 20502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20502&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 20216
off sustained duty if promoted to the grade of
brigadier general or major general, respectively.
(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1716(c),
Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 635.)
§ 20214.
Information
furnished
to
selection
boards
The provisions of section 615 of this title shall
apply to information furnished to selection
boards.
(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1716(c),
Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 636.)
§ 20215. Recommendations for promotion by se-
lection boards
(a) BOARD
TO
RECOMMEND
OFFICERS
BEST
QUALIFIED
FOR PROMOTION.—A selection board
convened under section 20211 of this title shall
recommend for promotion to the next higher
grade those officers considered by the board
whom the board, giving due consideration to the
needs of the Space Force for officers with par-
ticular skills (as noted in the guidelines or in-
formation furnished the board under section
615(b) of this title), considers best qualified for
promotion within each competitive category
considered by the board.
(b) NUMBER
TO BE RECOMMENDED.—The Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall establish the num-
ber of officers such a selection board may rec-
ommend for promotion from among officers
being considered.
(c) BOARD PROCEDURES FOR RECOMMENDATIONS;
LIMITATIONS.—A selection board convened under
section 20211 of this title may not recommend an
officer for promotion unless—
(1) the officer receives the recommendation
of a majority of the members of the board;
(2) a majority of the members of the board
finds that the officer is fully qualified for pro-
motion; and
(3) a majority of the members of the board,
after consideration by all members of the
board of any adverse information about the of-
ficer that is provided to t
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