114 STAT. 1654A-100 PUBLIC LAW 106-398—APPENDIX (b) RUNNING MATE SYSTEM MADE OPTIONAL.— (1) Section 731 of such title is amended— (A) by designating the text of such section as subsection (b); (B) by inserting after the section heading the following: "(a) AUTHORITY TO USE RUNNING MATE SYSTEM. —The Secretary may by regulation implement section 729(d)(1) of this title by requiring that the promotion zone for consideration of Reserve officers in an active status for promotion to the next higher grade be determined in accordsince with a running mate system as provided in subsection (b)."; (C) in subsection (b), as designated by subparagraph (A), by striking "Subject to the eligibility requirements of this subchapter, a Reserve officer shall" and inserting the following: "CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION.— If promotion zones are determined as authorized under subsection (a), a Reserve officer shall, subject to the eligibility requirements of this subchapter,"; and (D) by adding at the end the following: " (c) CONSIDERATION OF OFFICERS BELOW THE ZONE.—I f the Secretary authorizes the selection of officers for promotion from below the promotion zone in accordance with section 729(d)(3) of this title, the number of officers to be considered from below the zone may be established through the application of the running mate system under this subchapter or otherwise as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to meet the needs of the Coast Guard.". (2)(A) The heading for such section is amended to read as follows: §731. Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system". (B) The item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 21 of such title is amended to read as follows: "731. Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system.". (c) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendments made by this section ^ shall apply with respect to selection boards convened under section 730 of title 14, United States Code, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 503. TIME FOR RELEASE OF REPORTS OF OFFICER PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS. (a) ACTIVE-DUTY LIST OFFICER BOARDS. —Section 618(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(e)(1) 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: "(A) 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. "(B) 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.
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