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[CITE: 10USC614]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
    CHAPTER 36--PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF 
                    OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST
 
                     SUBCHAPTER I--SELECTION BOARDS
 
Sec. 614. Notice of convening of selection boards

    (a) At least 30 days before a selection board is convened under 
section 611(a) of this title to recommend officers in a grade for 
promotion to the next higher grade, the Secretary concerned (1) shall 
notify in writing the officers eligible for consideration for promotion 
of the date on which the board is to convene and the name and date of 
rank of the junior officer, and of the senior officer, in the promotion 
zone as of the date of the notification, or (2) shall issue a general 
written notice to the armed force concerned regarding the convening of 
the board which shall include the convening date of the board and the 
name and date of rank of the junior officer, and of the senior officer, 
in the promotion zone as of the date of the notification.
    (b) An officer eligible for consideration by a selection board 
convened under section 611(a) of this title may send a written 
communication to the board, to arrive not later than the date the board 
convenes, calling attention to any matter concerning himself that the 
officer considers important to his case. The selection board shall give 
consideration to any timely communication under this subsection.

(Added Pub. L. 96-513, title I, Sec. 105, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2852; 
amended Pub. L. 97-22, Sec. 4(b), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 126; Pub. L. 
102-190, div. A, title V, Sec. 504(a)(2)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 
1357.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-190 struck out ``; communications with boards'' 
after ``selection boards'' in section catchline.
    1981--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97-22 substituted ``which shall include 
the convening date of the board'' for ``, the names of the officers 
eligible for consideration by the board as of the date of the 
notification, the convening date of the board,''.


                    Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 102-190 applicable to selection boards convened 
under section 611(a) of this title after end of 60-day period beginning 
Dec. 5, 1991, see section 504(e) of Pub. L. 102-190, set out as a note 
under section 615 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 615, 617, 1174 of this 
title.
