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House Bill 393
115th Congress(2017-2018)
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.
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H. R. 393 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 1

115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 393

[Report No. 115–13]


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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 10, 2017

Mr. Thornberry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

February 16, 2017

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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 after the date of the enactment of this Act may be a person who is, on the date of appointment, within seven years after relief, but not within three 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 appointed as Secretary of Defense as described in subsection (a) after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to no other person.

Union Calendar No. 1

115th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 393
[Report No. 115–13]
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.
February 16, 2017
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed