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PUBLIC LAW 91-402-SEPT. 18, 1970

[84 STAT.

above lieutenant connnander shall be equivalent to that prescribed for male officers of the same grades. Officers of the Women's Reserve beinoconsidered for promotion to the grades of lieutenant commander or below shall be considered and selected in their order of precedence up to the number designated to be selected.*" dence!^ ^"^ '"^''^' (7) Section 781 IS amended to read as follows: 72 Stat. 1551. "Officers of the Reserve shall have rank and take precedence in their 14 USC 781. respective grades among themselves and v,dth officers of the same grade on the active duty promotion list and the permanent commissioned teaching staff in accordance with the dates of rank as stated in their commissions. When Reserve officers and officers on the active duty pro^ ' motion list or the permanent commissioned teaching stall' have the same date of rank m a grade, such officers shall take precedence as determined by the Secretary. Transfers. "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Reserve officers shall not lose precedence when transferred from the Reserve promotion list to the active duty promotion list or vice versa iior shall their dates of rank be changed due to such transfers. "Reserve officers, when on the active duty promotion list, shall be promoted in the same manner as are other officers on the active duty promotion list regardless of the length of their active duty service." Running mates. (g) Section 782 Is amended— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: " (a) Each officer of the Reserve in an active status not on the active duty promotion list shall be assigned a running mate who sJiall be the officer of the same grade on the active duty promotion list who is next senior to him in precedence as determined in the manner prescribed in ^"P^^section 781 of this title. Officers who are extra numbers, who have twice failed of selection, or who have not been recommended for continuation 77 Stat. 186. under section 289 of this title shall not be assigned as running mates under this section."; (B) by amending clause (1) of subsection (b) to read as follows: "(1) If a running mate is promoted from below the promotion zone, is removed from the active duty promotion list, suffers loss of numbers, or fails to qualify for promotion, the new running mate shall be the officer of the same grade on the active duty promotion list who was next senior to the old running mate or if there be no such officer then the most senior officer in that grade on the active duty promotion list. If the old running mate was on a list of selectees for promotion, the new running mate shall be on a list of selectees."; (C) by amending clause (2) of subsection (b) by striking the words "of the r e ^ l a r Coast Guard, exclusive of extra numbers," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "on the active duty promotion list."; ,,,„ V (D) by amending clause (3) of subsection (b) to read as follows: " (3) If an officer of the Reserve is considered for promotion at approximately the same time as his running mate and fails of selection, fails to qualify for promotion after selection, or declines an appointment after having been selected for promotion and his running mate is promoted, the new running mate shall be the next senior officer remaining in the same grade on the active duty promotion list whose name is not on a list of selectees and who is eligible for consideration for promotion."; (E) by amending clause (4) of subsection (b) to read as follows: " (4) If an officer of the Reserve was not considered for promotion at approximately the same time as his running mate, and the

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