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 124 STAT. 2914 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 ‘‘(f) STAFF; SERVICES.—The Secretary shall furnish to the Com- mittee the personnel and services as are considered necessary for the conduct of its business.’’. (b) FIRST MEETING.—No later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee established by the amendment made by this section shall hold its first meeting. (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 71 of that title is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘7115. Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee.’’. SEC. 211. RESERVE COMMISSIONED WARRANT OFFICER TO LIEUTEN- ANT PROGRAM. Section 214(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(a) The president may appoint temporary commissioned offi- cers— ‘‘(1) in the Regular Coast Guard in a grade, not above lieutenant, appropriate to their qualifications, experience, and length of service, as the needs of the Coast Guard may require, from among the commissioned warrant officers, warrant offi- cers, and enlisted members of the Coast Guard, and from holders of licenses issued under chapter 71 of title 46; and ‘‘(2) in the Coast Guard Reserve in a grade, not above lieutenant, appropriate to their qualifications, experience, and length of service, as the needs of the Coast Guard may require, from among the commissioned warrant officers of the Coast Guard Reserve.’’. SEC. 212. ENHANCED STATUS QUO OFFICER PROMOTION SYSTEM. Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 253(a)— (A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘considered,’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘, and the number of officers the board may recommend for promotion’’; (2) in section 258— (A) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The Sec- retary shall’’ ; (B) in subsection (a) (as so designated) by striking the colon at the end of the material preceding paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘—’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(b) PROVISION OF DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE.— ‘‘(1) In addition to the information provided pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may furnish the selection board— ‘‘(A) specific direction relating to the needs of the Coast Guard for officers having particular skills, including direc- tion relating to the need for a minimum number of officers with particular skills within a specialty; and ‘‘(B) any other guidance that the Secretary believes may be necessary to enable the board to properly perform its functions. ‘‘(2) Selections made based on the direction and guidance provided under this subsection shall not exceed the maximum percentage of officers who may be selected from below the announced promotion zone at any given selection board con- vened under section 251 of this title.’’; 14 USC 7101. Deadline. 14 USC 7115 note.