RESERVE ADMIRALS.

SEC. 220. RESERVE ADMIRALS.(a) Precedence.—Section 725 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:“(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a Reserve officer shall not lose precedence by reason of promotion to the grade of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half), if the promotion is determined in accordance with a running mate system.“(e) The Secretary shall adjust the date of rank of a Reserve officer so that no changes of precedence occur.”.(b) Promotion.—Section 736(b) of title 14, United States Code, is amend to read as follows:“(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to subsection (c), if promotion of an inactive duty promotion list officer to the grade of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half) is determined in accordance with a running mate system, a reserve officer, if acceptable to the President and the Senate, shall be promoted to the next higher grade no later than the date the officer’s running mate is promoted.”.(c) Date of Appointment.—Section 736(c) of title 14, United States Code, is amend by striking “of subsection (a)”. (d) Maximum Service.—Section 743 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:“§743. Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower half); maximum service in grade“(a) Unless retained in or removed from an active status under any other law, a reserve rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half) shall be retired on July 1 of the promotion year immediately following the promotion year in which that officer completes 4 years 118 STAT. 1040 of service after the appointment of the officer to rear admiral (lower half).“(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if promotion of inactive duty promotion list officers to the grade of rear admiral is not determined in accordance with a running mate system, a Reserve officer serving in an active status in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) shall be promoted to the grade of rear admiral, if acceptable to the President and the Senate, on the date the officer has served 2 years in an active status in grade of rear admiral (lower half), or in the case of a vacancy occurring prior to having served 2 years in an active status, on the date the vacancy occurs, if the officer served at least 1 year in an active status in the grade of rear admiral (lower half).” .