Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§20217 Action on reports of selection boards for promotion to brigadier general or major general
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle F— - Alternative Military Personnel Systems › Part PART I— - SPACE FORCE › Chapter CHAPTER 2005— - OFFICERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - SELECTION BOARDS › § 20217
Summary
The Secretary of the Air Force may rearrange a Space Force promotion report after review but before sending to the Secretary of Defense, under rules he sets, to ensure enough officers from sustained and non‑sustained duty are promoted. He must notify the Armed Services Committees and explain why.
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Title 10, §20217
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(a)After reviewing a report received under section 20215 of this title recommending officers on the Space Force officer list for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or major general, but before submitting the report to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force may, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, adjust the placement of officers as recommended in the report in order to ensure that sufficient number of officers on both sustained and non-sustained duty are promoted to meet the requirements of the Space Force to fill general officer vacancies.
(b)Whenever the Secretary of the Air Force uses the authority under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report informing the committees that the authority has been used and the reason for the use of the authority.
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10 U.S.C. § 20217
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73