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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Time for dissemination.--The names of the officers recommended for promotion in the report of a selection board shall be disseminated to the armed force concerned as follows:
(1) In the case of officers recommended for promotion to a grade below brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half), such names may be disseminated upon, or at any time after, the transmittal of the report to the President.
(2) In the case of officers recommended for promotion to a grade above colonel or, in the case of the Navy, captain, such names may be disseminated upon, or at any time after, the approval of the report by the President.
(3) In the case of officers whose names have not been sooner disseminated, such names shall be promptly disseminated--
(A) upon confirmation of the promotion of the officers by the Senate ( in the case of promotions required to be submitted to the Senate for confirmation); or
(B) upon the approval of the report by the President (in the case of promotions not required to be submitted to the Senate for confirmation).
(b) Names not disseminated.--A list of names of officers disseminated under subsection (a) may not include--
(1) any name removed by the President from the report of the selection board containing that name, if dissemination is under the authority of paragraph (2) or (3)(B) of that subsection; or
(2) the name of any officer whose promotion the Senate failed to confirm, if dissemination is under the authority of paragraph (3)(A) of that subsection.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 10 U.S.C. § 14112 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 14112. Dissemination of names of officers selected - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-10-armed-forces/10-usc-sect-14112/
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