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 PUBLIC LAW 97-86—DEC. 1, 1981

95 STAT. 1105

(B) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) A person who is not a high school graduate may not be accepted for enlistment in the armed forces unless the score of that person on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is at or above the thirty-first percentile.". (2) The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect at the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Effective date. 10 USC 520 note.

DESIGNATION O F AIR FORCE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

SEC. 403. Section 8067(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ", including physician assistant functions," after "functions". REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON D E P E N D E N T S OVERSEAS

SEC 404. Section 406 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking out "and subsection (i) of this section" in subsection (a); (2) by striking out "Except as provided in subsection (i) of this section, in" in subsection (h) and inserting in lieu thereof "In"; and (3) by striking out subsection (i) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(i) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report at the end of each fiscal year quarter stating— "(1) the number of dependents who during the preceding quarter were accompanying members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who were stationed outside the United States and were authorized by the Secretary concerned to receive allowances or transportation for dependents under subsection (a) or (h) of this section; and "(2) the number of dependents who during the preceding quarter were accompanying members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps who were stationed outside the United States and were not authorized to receive such allowances or transportation.". CHANGE OF TITLE OF NEW PERMANENT FLAG GRADE FOR THE NAVY FROM COMMODORE ADMIRAL TO COMMODORE

SEC. 405. (a) Section 5501 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out "admiral" in clause (4) after "Commodore". (b)(1) The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by striking out "admiral" after "commodore" each place it appears: 101(41), 525(a), 601(c)(2), 611(a), 612(a)(3), 619(a)(2)(B), 619(c)(2)(A)(ii), 625(a), 625(c), 634, 635, 637(b)(2), 638(a)(3), 638(b), 638(c), 645(l)(A)(ii), 5138(a), 5149(b), 5155(c), 5442, 5444, 5457(a), and 6389(f). (2) Section 5444 of such title is amended by striking out "commodore admirals" in subsections (a) and (f) and inserting in lieu thereof "commodores". (3) The tables in sections 5442(a) and 5444(a) of such title are amended by striking out "commodore admirals" and inserting in lieu thereof "commodores". (4)(A) The heading of section 625 of such title is amended by striking out the last word.

Report to congressional committees.

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