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 PUBLIC LAW 98-557—OCT. 30, 1984

98 STAT. 2867

(B) by striking "5 years from the date of enactment of this Act" in subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof "on September 30, 1990". (c) Rule 14 of the Inland Navigational Rules, enacted by section 2 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2014), is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking "When" and inserting in lieu thereof "Unless otherwise agreed, when"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Rule, a power-driven Great Lakes, vessel operating on the Great Lakes, Western Rivers, or waters Western Rivers. specified by the Secretary, and proceeding downbound with a following current shall have the right-of-way over an upbound vessel, shall propose the manner of passage, and shall initiate the maneuvering signals prescribed by Rule 34(a)(i), as appropriate.". COAST GUARD MANAGEMENT AND EFFICIENCY

SEC. 17. (a) Section 971(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of clause (1); (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (2) and inserting in lieu thereof "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: "(3) no officer of the Coast Guard may be credited with service as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy or as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, United States Air Force Academy, or United States Coast Guard Academy.". (b)(1) Section 257 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(e) An officer whose involuntary retirement or separation is deferred under section 295 of this title is not eligible for consider- Infra. ation for promotion to the next higher grade during the period of that deferment.". (2)(A) Chapter 11 of such title is amended by inserting immediately after section 294 the following: "§ 295. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons 14 USC 295. "(a) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may defer the retirement or separation of a commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant officer, if the evaluation of the physical condition of the officer and determination of the officer's entitlement to retirement or separation for physical disability require hospitalization, medical observation, or other physical disability processing that cannot be completed before the date on which the officer would otherwise be retired or separated. "(b) A deferment under subsection (a)— "(1) may only be made with the consent of the officer involved; and "(2) if the Secretary receives written notice from the officer withdrawing that consent, shall end not later than the end of the sixty-day period beginning on the date the Secretary receives that notice.". (B) The analysis of such chapter is amended by inserting immediately after the item relating to section 294 the following: "295. Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons.".

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