of particular merit be placed higher on promotion list Section 14109 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Officers of particular merit A promotion board convened under section 14101(a) of this title shall, when authorized under section 14108(f) of this title, include in its report to the Secretary concerned the names of those officers recommended by the board to be placed higher on the promotion list and the order in which the board recommends that those officers should be placed on the list. . (3) Officers of particular merit appearing higher on promotion list Section 14308(a) of such title is amended in the first sentence by adding at the end or based on particular merit, as determined by the promotion board . 507. Authority for officers to opt out of promotion board consideration (a) Active-Duty list officers Section 619 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) An officer excluded under subsection (e).