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 94 STAT. 2918

PUBLIC LAW 96-513—DEC. 12, 1980 AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE

SEC. 505. (a)(1) Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 286 the following new section: 14 USC 286a.

"§ 286a. Regular warrant officers: severance pay "(a) The severance pay of a reg^ilar warrant officer of the Coast Ante, p. 2907. Guard who is separated under section 564(a)(3) of title 10 is computed by multiplying his years of active service that could be credited to 10 USC 564 note, him under section 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, but not more than 12, by twice the monthly basic pay to which he is entitled at the time of separation. "(b) The severance pay of a regular warrant officer of the Coast Guard who is separated under section 1166 of title 10 is computed by multiplying his years of active service that could be credited to him under section 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, but not more than 12, by the monthly basic pay to which he is entitled at the time of separation. "(c) For the purposes of this section, a part of the year that is six months or more is counted as a whole year, and a part of a year that is less than six months is disregarded. Retirement pay "(d) The acceptance of severance pay under this section does not deductions. deprive a person of any retirement benefits from the United States. However, there shall be deducted from each of his retirement payments so much thereof as is based on the service for which he has received severance pay under this section, until the total deductions equal the amount of such severance pay. However, no person is entitled to severance pay under this section in an amount that is more than $15,000.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 286 the following new item: "286a. Regular warrant officers: severance pay.".

(b) Section 438 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking out "1167, 1255" and inserting in lieu thereof "1166'\ AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 37, UNITED STATES CODE

37 USC 101.

SEC. 506. Title 37, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 101(18) is amended by striking out "duty on the active list,". (2) The item relating to section 202 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 is amended to read as follows: "202. Pay grades: assignment to; rear admirals (upper half) of the Coast Guard.".

(3) The table contained in section 201(a) is amended— (A) by striking out "Environmental Science Services Administration" in the heading of the third column and insert' rf ing in lieu thereof "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"; (B) by striking out "Rear admiral (upper half)" in the third column and inserting in lieu thereof ' Rear admiral (Navy) and Rear admiral (upper half) (Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)"; and (C) by striking out "Rear admiral (lower half) and commodore" in the third column and inserting in lieu thereof "Commodore admiral (Navy) and Rear admiral (lower half)

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