Section 5897 · Reports of selection boards

Amended 1 time on record

Each selection board convened under this chapter shall submit to the Secretary of the Navy a written report, signed by each member of the board, containing a list of the names of the officers recommended for promotion and certifying (1) that the board has carefully considered the record of each officer whose name was furnished to the board under section 5895 of this title, and (2) that, in the opinion of a majority of the members of the board, the officers recommended for promotion by the board are best qualified for promotion to meet the needs of the Navy or the Marine Corps from among those officers whose names were furnished to the selection board.

Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel

Repeal of Section

Section repealed effective Oct. 1, 1996, see note set out preceding section 5891 of this title.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 5897, added Pub. L. 85–861, §1(133), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1502; amended Pub. L. 90–179, §12, Dec. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 549; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §503(34), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2914; Pub. L. 97–22, §10(b)(10)(B), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 137; Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1405(47), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2625, related to reports and certifications by selection boards, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–661, §507(a).

Effective Date

Section applicable to selection boards convened on or after Nov. 14, 1986, see section 507(c) of Pub. L. 99–661, set out as a note under section 5896 of this title.