(b) Membership
(2) Retired officers
Officers on the retired list may be recalled to serve on such personnel boards as the Secretary considers necessary.
(c) DutiesEach personnel board shall—
(1)
recommend to the Secretary such changes as may be necessary to correct any erroneous position on the lineal list that was caused by administrative error; and
(2)
make selections and recommendations to the Secretary and the President for the appointment, promotion, involuntary separation, continuation, and involuntary retirement of officers in the commissioned officer corps of the Administration as prescribed in this chapter.
(e) Authority for officers to opt out of promotion consideration
(2) ApprovalThe Director shall approve a request made by an officer under paragraph (1) only if—
(A)
the basis for the request is to allow the officer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced education, another assignment of significant value to the Administration, a career progression requirement delayed by the assignment or education, or a qualifying personal or professional circumstance, as determined by the Director;
(B)
the Director determines the exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the Administration; and
(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 222, Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3085; Pub. L. 116–259, title III, § 302, Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1171.)