Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, should posthumously advance Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel to the grade of admiral on the retired list of the Navy and Major General Water C. Short to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list of the Army.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, should posthumously advance: (1) Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, U.S. Navy, to the grade of admiral on the retired list; and (2) Major General Walter C. Short, U.S. Army, to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list.