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 PUBLIC LAW 96-513—DEC. 12, 1980

94 STAT. 2955

PRESERVATION OF LEVEL OF PAY FOR SENIOR DENTAL OFFICERS

SEC. 642. (a) Any officer of the Dental Corps of the Army or the 10 USC 611 note. Dental Corps of the Navy, and any officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer, who was serving on active duty as such an officer on September 30, 1979, and who completes 20 years of active service after such date is entitled, while serving on active duty, to receive for any period after he completes such 20 years of service a total amount of basic pay and special pay paid under section 311 of title 37, United States Code, in an amount not less than the sum of— (1) the amount of basic pay which such officer would be entitled to receive if the rates of basic pay in effect on October 1, 1979, had continued in effect; and (2) the amount of special pay under section 311 of such title which such officer would be entitled to receive under the regulations of the Secretary of Defense in effect on September 30, 1979, if such regulations had continued in effect. (b) For the purposes of this section, special pay under section 311 of title 37, United States Code, shall be determined— (1) on a monthly, rather than an annual, basis; and (2) based on the rates of basic pay in effect on October 1, 1979. TITLE Vn—EFFECTIVE DATES AND GENERAL SAVINGS PROVISIONS EFFECTIVE DATES

SEC. 701. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on September 15, 1981. (b)(1) The authority to prescribe regulations under the amendments made by titles I through FV and under the provisions of title VI shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The amendment made by section 415 shall take effect as of July 1, 1980. (3) The amendments made by part B of title V shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (4) Part D of title VI shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Ante, p. 2906. Ante, p. 2920. Ante, p. 2954.

PRESERVATION OF SUSPENDED STATUS OF LAW IN SUSPENDED STATUS ON EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 702. If a provision of law that is in a suspended status on the lo use loi note. day before the effective date of this Act is amended by this Act, the suspended status of that provision is not affected by that amendment.

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