96 STAT. 2088
PUBLIC LAW 97-417—JAN. 4, 1983
(A) a commodore, if his retired pay was based on the basic pay of a rear admiral of the lower half on the day before the effective date of this Act; or (B) a rear admiral, if his retired pay was based on the basic pay of a rear admiral of the upper half on the day before the effective date of this Act. (f) Unless entitled to a higher grade under another provision of law, an officer who on the day before the effective date of this Act— (1) was serving on active duty, and (2) held the grade of rear admiral; and who retires on or after the effective date of this Act, retires in the grade of rear admiral and is entitled to wear the uniform and insignia of a rear admiral. If such an officer is ordered to active duty after his retirement, he is considered, for the purposes of determining his pay, uniform, insignia, and rank among other commissioned officers, as having held the grade of rear admiral on the retired list on the day before the effective date of this Act. Approved January 4, 1983.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6804: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-789 (Merchant Marine and Fisheries). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): Sept. 14, considered and passed House. Dec. 16, considered and passed Senate.
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