14 U.S.C. § 738 : US Code - Section 738: Effect of removal by the President or failure of consent of the Senate

Search 14 U.S.C. § 738 : US Code - Section 738: Effect of removal by the President or failure of consent of the Senate

(a) The President may, for cause, remove the name of any officer
from a list of selectees established under section 729 of this
title.
(b) If the Senate, where required, does not consent to the
appointment of an officer whose name is on a list of selectees
established under section 729 of this title, that officer's name
shall be removed from the list.
(c) An officer whose name is removed from a list of selectees
under subsection (a) or (b) continues to be eligible for
consideration for promotion. If selected for promotion by the next
selection board and promoted, that officer shall be assigned the
date of rank and precedence that would have been assigned if the
officer's name had not been previously removed. However, if the
officer is not selected by the next selection board, or if the
officer's name is again removed from the list of selectees, the
officer shall be considered for all purposes as having twice failed
of selection for promotion.