To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that an officer of the Army or Air Force on the active-duty list may not be promoted to brigadier general unless the officer has had a duty assignment of at least one year involving the administration of the National Guard or Reserves.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 20, 2005

Requires officers on the active-duty list of the Army or Air Force to complete a tour of duty of at least one year in a Guard or Reserve duty assignment (other than a Reserve Officers Training Corps unit) in order to be eligible for promotion to brigadier general.

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to waive this requirement: (1) when necessary for the good of the service; (2) in cases where the proposed promotion is based primarily upon scientific and technical qualifications for which Guard or Reserve requirements do not exist; (3) in the case of specified medical, chaplaincy, or judge advocate positions; or (4) if the officer selected for appointment to brigadier general by a promotion board had completed at least 180 days of a Guard or Reserve duty assignment on the date such board was convened.

Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations to carry out this Act that specifically identify those categories of officers for whom the waiver applicable to scientific and technical qualifications is available.

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Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] · D–OR

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May 24, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 20, 2005
Introduced in House
Apr 20, 2005
Introduced in House

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1735

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1735

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-04-20.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1735

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-04-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hr1735/BILLS-109hr1735ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.1735, 109th Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that an officer of the Army or Air Force on the active-duty list may not be promoted to brigadier general unless the officer has had a duty assignment of at least one year involving the administration of the National Guard or Reserves.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/1735

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2005-04-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/109/bills/hr1735/BILLS-109hr1735ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:18:26Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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