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 105 STAT. 1504 PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 (c) DATE OF RANK. —The date of rank of an officer referred to in subsection (a)(1) who is promoted to the grade in which he is serving on the effective date of this title is the date of his temporary appointment in that grade. SEC. 1122. TRANSITION FOR CERTAIN RESERVE WARRANT OFFICERS SERVING IN A HIGHER TEMPORARY GRADE BELOW CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, W-5. (a) CERTAIN OFFICERS TO BE CONSIDERED AS RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.— (1) Except as provided in subsection (b), a reserve warrant officer of the Armed Forces (other than the Coast Guard) who on the effective date of this title is subject to placement on the warrant officer active-duty list and who— (A) is serving in a temporary grade below chief warrant officer, W-5, that is higher than his permanent grade; or (B) is on a list of warrant officers recommended for promotion to a temporary grade below chief warrant officer, W-5, that is the same as or higher than his permanent grade; shall be considered to have been recommended by a board convened under section 598 of title 10, United States Code, for promotion to the permanent grade equivalent to the grade in which he is serving or for which he has been recommended for promotion, as the case may be. (2) The date of rank of a warrant officer referred to in paragraph (1)(A) who is promoted to the grade in which he is considered under such paragraph to have been recommended for promotion is the date of his temporary appointment in that grade. (b) RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY.—A reserve warrant officer who on the effective date of this title— (1) is subject to placement on the warrant officer active-duty list; (2) is serving on active duty in a temporary grade; and (3) holds a permanent grade higher than the temporary grade in which he is serving, shall while continuing on active duty retain such temporary grade and shall be considered for promotion to a grade equal to or lower than his permanent grade as if such temporary grade is a permanent grade. If such warrant officer is recommended for promotion, his appointment to such grade shall be a temporary appointment. SEC. 1123. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS OF NAVY AND MARINE CORPS WARRANT OFFICERS. A warrant officer of the Navy or Marine Corps who, on the effective date of this title, is subject to placement on the warrant officer active-duty list and who— (1) was appointed as a temporary warrant officer under section 5596 of title 10, United States Code, and (2) has retained a permanent enlisted status, shall, while continuing on active duty, retain such temporary status and grade. Such an officer shall be considered for promotion to a higher warrant officer grade under this title as if that temporary grade is a permanent grade. If the officer is recommended for promotion, the officer's appointment to that grade shall be a temporary appointment.

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