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Sec. 509A · H.R. 8800

Change in evaluation criteria for officers: notification; consultation

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title V — MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY › Subtitle A — Officer Policy and Reserve Component Management

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(a) In general Not less than 180 days before the Secretary of Defense changes any criterion used in the evaluation of an officer of a covered Armed Force, the Secretary shall— (1) submit to the covered committees a written explanation of such proposed change; and (2) consult, in conversation, with the covered committees regarding such proposed change. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered Armed Force means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force. (2) The term covered committees means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives.