A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

Bill: 117-s-11
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2021-01-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense

Federal officials

Military command and structure

Military personnel and dependents

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-06
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12:01 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. Under current law, an individual may not be appointed as Secretary of Defense within seven years after relief from such active duty.</p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 1 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 11 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2021 Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 6, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.

1. Exception to limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as regular commissioned officers of the Armed Forces (a) In general Notwithstanding the second sentence of section 113(a) of title 10, United States Code, the first person appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as Secretary of Defense in an appointment made on or after January 20, 2021, may be a person who is, on the date of appointment, within seven years after relief, but not within four years after relief, from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. (b) Limited exception This section applies only to the first person nominated after 12:01 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, and appointed as Secretary of Defense as described in subsection (a), and to no other person.

January 6, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar