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[CITE: 14USC730]

 
                          TITLE 14--COAST GUARD
 
               PART II--COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY
 
                     CHAPTER 21--COAST GUARD RESERVE
 
                              SUBCHAPTER B
 
                          commissioned officers
 
Sec. 730. Selection boards; appointment

    (a) A selection board shall (1) be appointed and convened by the 
Secretary; (2) consist of at least 50 per centum Reserve officer 
membership, except in the case of a flag officer selection board where, 
to the extent practicable, it shall consist of at least 50 per centum 
Reserve officer membership; (3) consist only of members, Reserve or 
Regular, senior in grade to any officer being considered by that board; 
and (4) be composed of not less than five members, which number 
constitutes a quorum.
    (b) A selection board serves for the length of time prescribed by 
the Secretary, but no board may serve longer than one year. No officer 
may serve on two consecutive selection boards for the same grade when 
the second of those boards considers an officer who was considered, but 
not recommended for promotion, by the first selection board.
    (c) Each member of a selection board shall swear that he will, 
without prejudice or partiality, and having in view both the special 
fitness required of officers and the efficiency of the Coast Guard, 
perform the duties imposed upon him. Not less than a majority of the 
total membership of a selection board shall concur in each 
recommendation made by the board.
    (d) An officer eligible for consideration for promotion by a 
selection board may forward, through official channels, a written 
communication inviting the attention of the board to any matter in the 
officer's record in the armed forces that, in the opinion of the officer 
concerned, is important to the board's consideration. A communication 
forwarded under this subsection shall arrive in time to allow delivery 
to the board prior to its convening, and may not criticize or reflect 
upon the character, conduct, or motive of any officer.

(Added Pub. L. 96-322, Sec. 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1011.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in 
section 775 of this title prior to the complete revision of this chapter 
by Pub. L. 96-322.
