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 PUBLIC LAW 97-417—JAN. 4, 1983

96 STAT. 2085

Public Law 97-417 97th Congress An Act To provide subsistence allowances for members of the Coast Guard officer candidate program, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House, of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 705 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding a new subsection (f) as follows: "(f) A member of the Coast Guard Reserve not on active duty who is enrolled in an officer candidate program authorized by section 600 of title 10 leading to a commission in the Coast Guard Reserve, and is a full-time student in an accredited college curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree may be paid a subsistence allowance for each month of the member's academic year at the same rate as that prescribed by section 209(a) of title 37.". SEC. 2. That title 14, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Section 41 is amended by inserting "commodores;" after "rear admirals;". (2) Subsection (b) of section 42 is amended by striking out "0.75;" and inserting in lieu thereof ".375; commodore.375;". (3) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 256 are each amended by striking out "rear admiral" and inserting in lieu thereof "commodore". (4) Subsection (b) of section 259 is amended by striking out "rear admiral" and inserting in lieu thereof "commodore". (5) Section 271 is amended— (A) by inserting a comma after "may" in subsection (c); (B) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and (C) by adding after subsection (c) the following new subsection: "(d) When a vacancy in the grade of rear admiral occurs, the senior commodore serving on the active duty promotion list shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to fill the vacancy. The appointment shall be effective on the date the vacancy occurred.". (6) Subsection (d) of section 275 is repealed. (7) Subsection (a) of section 288 is amended by striking out "rear admiral" and inserting in lieu thereof "commodore". (8) Subsection (a) of section 289 is amended to read as follows: "(a) The Secretary may, whenever the needs of the service require, but not more often than annually, convene a board consisting of not less than six officers of the grade of commodore or rear admiral to recommend for continuation on active duty officers on the active duty promotion list serving in the grade of captain, who during the promotion year in which the board meets will complete at least three years' service in that grade and who have not been selected for promotion to the grade of commodore. Officers who are subject to

Jan. 4, 1983 [H.R. 6804] Coast Guard officer candidates, subsistence allowances.

14 USC 41. 14 USC 42. 14 USC 256.

14 USC 259. 14 USC 271.

14 USC 275. 14 USC 288. 14 USC 289.

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