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 108 STAT. 2766 PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 5, that is the same as or higher than that warrant officer's Fermanent grade; 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 the warrant officer is serving or for which that warrant officer has been recommended for promotion, as the case may be. (B) The date of rank of a warrant officer referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) who is promoted to the grade in which that warrant officer is considered under such subparagraph to have been recommended for promotion is the date of the temporary appointment of that warrant officer in that grade. (2) A reserve warrant officer of the Coast Guard who on the effective date of this section— (A) is subject to placement on the warrant officer activeduty list; (B) is serving on active duty in a temporary grade; and (C) holds a permanent grade higher than the temporary grade in which that warrant officer is serving; shall while continuing on active duty retain such temporary grade and shall be considered for promotion to a grade equal to or Tower than the permanent grade as if such temporary grade is a permanent grad^. If such warrant officer is recommended for promotion, the appointment of that warrant officer to such grade shall be a temporary appointment. (e) RANK OF COAST GUARD WARRANT OFFICERS.— (1) Subchapter A of chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "(a) Among warrant officer grades, warrant officers of a higher numerical designation are senior to warrant officer grades of a lower numerical designation. "(b) Warrant officers shall take precedence in the grade to which appointed in accordance with the dates of their commissions Regulations. as commissioned officers in the Coast Guard in such grade. Precedence among warrant officers of the same grade who have the same date of commission shall be determined by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 214 the following new item: "215. Rank of warrant officers.". (f) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. — (1) Section 1125(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (10 U.S.C. 555 note) is repealed. (2) Section 286a(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking out "section 564(a)(3) of title 10 (as in effect on the day before the effective date of the Warrant Officer Management Act)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 580(a)(4)(A) of title 10". (3) Section 334(b) of such title is amended by striking out "section 564 of title 10 (as in effect on the day before the effective date of the Warrant Officer Mginagement Act) or" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 580,". (4) Section 41 of such title is amended by striking out "chief warrant officers, W-4; chief warrant officers, W-3; cluef warrant
 * '§ 215. Rank of warrant officers

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