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10 U.S.C. § 649b — Selection for promotion
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in this section, the selection for promotion of officers in any competitive category of officers designated for purposes of this subchapter shall be governed by the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter.
**(b) No Recommendation for Promotion of Officers Below Promotion Zone.—** [Section 616(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section616/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the selection for promotion of officers described in subsection (a).
**(c) Recommendation for Officers To Be Excluded From Future Consideration for Promotion.—** In making recommendations pursuant to [section 616 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section616&num=0&edition=prelim) for purposes of the administration of this subchapter, a selection board convened under [section 611(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section611/a&num=0&edition=prelim) may recommend that an officer considered by the board be excluded from future consideration for promotion under this chapter.
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in this section, the selection for promotion of officers in any competitive category of officers designated for purposes of this subchapter shall be governed by the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter.
**(b) No Recommendation for Promotion of Officers Below Promotion Zone.—** [Section 616(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section616/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to the selection for promotion of officers described in subsection (a).
**(c) Recommendation for Officers To Be Excluded From Future Consideration for Promotion.—** In making recommendations pursuant to [section 616 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section616&num=0&edition=prelim) for purposes of the administration of this subchapter, a selection board convened under [section 611(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section611/a&num=0&edition=prelim) may recommend that an officer considered by the board be excluded from future consideration for promotion under this chapter.
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**(a)** A selection board convened under [section 611(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section611/a&num=0&edition=prelim) 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 armed force concerned for officers with particular skills (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)), considers best qualified for promotion within each competitive category considered by the board.
**(b)** The Secretary of the military department concerned shall establish the number of officers such a selection board may recommend for promotion from among officers being considered from below the promotion zone in any competitive category. Such number may not exceed the number equal to 10 percent of the maximum number of officers that the board is authorized to recommend for promotion in such competitive category, except that the Secretary of Defense may authorize a greater number, not to exceed 15 percent of the total number of officers that the board is authorized to recommend for promotion, if the Secretary of Defense determines that the needs of the service so require. If the number determined under this subsection is less than one, the board may recommend one such officer. The number of officers recommended for promotion from below the promotion zone does not increase the maximum number of officers which the board is authorized under [section 615 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section615&num=0&edition=prelim) to recommend for pr
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 649b
1 See References in Text note below.
(4) A description of any other matters the
Secretary considered in determining to des-
ignate the competitive category for purposes
of this subchapter.
(Added Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(1),
Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1744.)
§ 649b. Selection for promotion
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this
section, the selection for promotion of officers
in any competitive category of officers des-
ignated for purposes of this subchapter shall be
governed by the provisions of subchapter I of
this chapter.
(b) NO RECOMMENDATION FOR PROMOTION OF OF-
FICERS BELOW PROMOTION ZONE.—Section 616(b)
of this title shall not apply to the selection for
promotion of officers described in subsection (a).
(c) RECOMMENDATION FOR OFFICERS TO BE EX-
CLUDED FROM FUTURE CONSIDERATION FOR PRO-
MOTION.—In making recommendations pursuant
to section 616 of this title for purposes of the ad-
ministration of this subchapter, a selection
board convened under section 611(a) of this title
may recommend that an officer considered by
the board be excluded from future consideration
for promotion under this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 507(a)(1),
Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1744.)
§ 649c. Eligibility for consideration for promotion
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by this
section, eligibility for promotion of officers in
any competitive category of officers designated
for purposes of this subchapter shall be governed
by the provisions of section 619 of this title.
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TIME-IN-GRADE
REQUIREMENTS.—Paragraphs (2) through (4) 1 of
section 619(a) of this title shall not apply to the
promotion of officers described in subsection (a).
(c) INAPPLICAB
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