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relieved from a position designated under section 
601(a) of this title or by law to carry one of the 
grades specified in such section, but only during the 
60-day period beginning on the date on which the 
assignment of the officer to the first position is ter-
minated or until the officer is assigned to a second 
such position, whichever occurs first.’’. 
SEC. 502. INCREASE IN YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE 
THRESHOLD FOR DISCHARGE OF PROBA-
TIONARY OFFICERS AND FOR USE OF FORCE 
SHAPING AUTHORITY. 
(a) ACTIVE-DUTY LIST OFFICERS.— 
(1) EXTENDED PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—Para-
graph (1)(A) of section 630 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘six years’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘six years’’. 
(3) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to 
such section in the table of sections at the beginning 
of subchapter III of chapter 36 of such title is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘630. Discharge of commissioned officers with less than six years of active com-
missioned service or found not qualified for promotion for first 
lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade).’’.
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(b) OFFICER FORCE SHAPING AUTHORITY.—Section 
647(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ 
both places it appears and inserting ‘‘six years’’. 
(c) RESERVE OFFICERS.— 
(1) EXTENDED PROBATIONARY PERIOD.—Sub-
section (a)(1)(A) of section 14503 of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and inserting ‘‘six 
years’’. 
(2) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘five years’’ and 
inserting ‘‘six years’’. 
(3) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The item relating to 
such section in the table of sections at the beginning 
of chapter 1407 of such title is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘14503. Discharge of officers with less than six years of commissioned service 
or found not qualified for promotion to first lieutenant or lieu-
tenant (junior grade).’’. 
SEC. 503. SPECIAL PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR NAVY CA-
REER MILITARY PROFESSORS. 
(a) REMOVAL FROM CHAPTER 36 PROMOTION PROC-
ESS.—Paragraph (2) of section 641 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The director of admissions, dean, and per-
manent professors at the United States Military 
Academy, the registrar, dean, and permanent profes-
sors at the United States Air Force Academy, and
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permanent professors at the United States Naval 
Academy.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL PROMOTION PROC-
ESS.—Chapter 603 of such title is amended by inserting 
after section 6970 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 6970a. Permanent professors: promotion 
‘‘(a) PROMOTION AUTHORITY.—An officer of the 
Navy or Marine Corps serving as a permanent professor 
at the Naval Academy in the grade of commander or lieu-
tenant colonel may be recommended for promotion to the 
grade of captain or colonel, as the case may be. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR PROMOTION.—An officer de-
scribed in subsection (a) is not eligible for promotion 
under this section until after the date on which the officer 
completes six years of service as a permanent professor 
or career military professor. 
‘‘(c) ACTUAL PROMOTION.—The promotion of an of-
ficer recommended for promotion under this section is 
subject to appointment of the officer to the higher grade 
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of 
the Senate.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 6970 the following new 
item: 
‘‘6970a. Permanent professors: promotion.’’.
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Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Matters 
SEC. 511. MANDATORY SEPARATION OF RESERVE OFFI-
CERS IN THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT GEN-
ERAL OR VICE ADMIRAL AFTER COMPLETION 
OF 38 YEARS OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE. 
(a) MANDATORY SEPARATION.—Section 14508 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE FOR LIEU-
TENANT GENERALS AND VICE ADMIRALS.—Unless re-
tired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged 
at an earlier date, each reserve officer of the Army, Air 
Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of lieutenant general 
and each reserve officer of the Navy in the grade of vice 
admiral shall, 30 days after completion of 38 years of com-
missioned service, be separated in accordance with section 
14514 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur-
ther amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘FOR BRIGA-
DIER GENERALS
AND REAR ADMIRALS (LOWER