§2148. Separation for failure of selection for promotion or continuation; time of

If, under section 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, 2150, or 2151 of this title, the discharge or retirement of any officer would be required less than six months following approval of the report of the board which considered but did not select him for promotion or continuation, the discharge or retirement of such officer shall be deferred until the last day of the sixth calendar month after such approval.

(Added Pub. L. 88–130, §1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 185 , §287; amended Pub. L. 92–451, §1(6), Oct. 2, 1972, 86 Stat. 755 ; renumbered §2148 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§112(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216 , 4240.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018-Pub. L. 115–282, §123(b)(2), substituted "section 2142, 2143, 2144, 2145, 2150, or 2151" for "section 282, 283, 284, 285, 289, or 290".

Pub. L. 115–282, §112(b), renumbered section 287 of this title as this section.

1972-Pub. L. 92–451 inserted reference to section 290.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1972 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 92–451 effective Oct. 2, 1972, except that continuation boards may not be held until one year thereafter, see section 3 of Pub. L. 92–451, set out as a note under section 2151 of this title.