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 PUBLIC LAW 97-417—JAN. 4, 1983

96 STAT. 2087

"§ 743. Rear admiral and commodore; maximum service in grade "Unless retained in or removed from an active status under any other law, a Reserve rear admiral or commodore shall be removed from an active status on the day that officer completes four years combined service in the grades of rear admiral and commodore.". (B) The item relating to section 743 in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 21 is amended to read as follows: "743. Rear admiral and commodore; maximum service in grade.".

SEC. 3. (a) Section 202 of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 202. Pay grades: commodores, retired list "An officer of the Coast Guard holding a permanent appointment in the grade of commodore on the retired list, and who in time of war or national emergency has served satisfactorily on active duty for two years in that grade or in a higher grade, is entitled when on active duty to the basic pay of a rear admiral.". O> The item relating to section 202 in the table of sections at the t) beginning of chapter 3 of title 37 is amended to read as follows: "202. Pay grades; commodores, retired list.".

SEC. 4. (a) An officer of the Coast Guard who on the day before the effective date of this Act— (1) was serving on active duty in the grade of rear admiral and was receiving the basic pay of a rear admiral of the upper half; or (2) was serving on active duty in the grade of admiral or vice admiral, shall after that date hold the permanent grade of rear admiral. (b) An officer who on the day before the effective date of this Act was serving on active duty in the grade of rear admiral and was receiving the basic pay of a rear admiral of the lower half shall after that date hold the permanent grade of commodore, but shall retain the title of rear admiral. (c) An officer who on the day before the effective date of this Act was on an approved list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of rear admiral shall, upon promotion, hold the grade of commodore with the title of rear admiral. (d) An officer who on the day before the effective date of this Act— (1) was serving on active duty in the grade of rear admiral and was entitled to the basic pay of a rear admiral of the lower half; or (2) was on an approved list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of rear admiral, shall, on and after the effective date of this Act, or in the case of an officer on such a list, upon promotion to the grade of commodore, be entitled to wear the uniform and insignia of a rear admiral. (e) An officer of the Coast Guard who on the day before the effective date of this Act held the grade of rear admiral on the retired list retains the grade of rear admiral and is entitled after that date to wear the uniform and insignia of a rear admiral. Such an officer, when ordered to active duty— (1) holds the grade and has the right to wear the uniform and insignia of a rear admiral; and (2) ranks among commissioned officers of the Armed Forces as and is entitled to the basic pay of—

14 USC 271 note.

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