PUBLIC LAW 102-190—DEC. 5, 1991 105 STAT. 1505 SEC. 1124. SAVINGS PROVISION FOR CERTAIN REGULAR ARMY WARRANT OFFICERS FACING MANDATORY RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE. (a) SAVINGS PROVISION.— Subject to subsection Qo), a regular warrant officer of the Army who on the effective date of this title— (1) is a permanent regular chief warrant officer; or (2) is on a list of officers recommended for promotion to a regular chief warrant officer grade, may be retained on active duty until he completes 30 years of active service or 24 years of active warrant officer service, whichever is later, that could be credited to him under section 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (70 Stat. 114) (as in effect on the day before the effective date of this part), and then be retired under the appropriate provision of title 10, United States Code, on the first day of the month after the month in which he completes that service. (b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply to a regular warrant officer who— (1) is sooner retired or separated under another provision of law; (2) is pron\oted to the regular grade of chief warrant officer, W-5; or (3) is continued on active duty under section 580(e) of title 10, United States Code, as added by this title. SEC. 1125. PRESERVATION OF EXISTING LAW FOR COAST GUARD. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 10 USC 555 note. provisions of sections 555 through 565 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the effective date of this title, shall continue to apply to the Coast Guard on and after that date. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 14, UNITED STATES CODE.— (1) Section 286a(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended by inserting "(as in effect on the day before the effective date of the Warrant Officer Management Act)" after "section 564(a)(3) of title 10". (2) Section 334(b) of such title is amended by striking out "section 564, 1263, 1293, or 1305 of title 10" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 564 of title 10 (as in effect on the day before the effective date of the Warrant Officer Management Act) or 1263, 1293, or 1305 of title 10". PART C—TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS AND EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 1131. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1)(A) Sections 521(a) and 741(d)(3) are amended by striking out "warrant officer (W-4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "chief warrant officer, W-5,". (B) Section 522 is amended by striking out "chief warrant officer (W-4)" and inserting in lieu thereof "chief warrant officer, W-5,". (2) Section 597(a) is amended by striking out "section 555(a)" and inserting in lieu thereof "section 571(a)". (3) Section 598 is amended by inserting "not on the warrant officer active-duty list" after "reserve warrant officers".
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