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124 STAT. 2953 PUBLIC LAW 111–281—OCT. 15, 2010 ‘‘§ 47. Vice commandant; appointment’’. (2) The section caption for section 52 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘§ 52. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade’’. (3) The table of contents for chapter 3 of such title is amended— (A) by striking the item relating to section 47 and inserting the following: ‘‘47. Vice Commandant; appointment.’’; (B) by striking the item relating to section 50a; (C) by striking the item relating to section 50 and inserting the following: ‘‘50. Vice admirals.’’; and (D) by striking the item relating to section 52 and inserting the following: ‘‘52. Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade.’’. (g) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 47 of such title is further amended by striking ‘‘subsection’’ in the fifth sentence and inserting ‘‘section’’. (h) TREATMENT OF INCUMBENTS; TRANSITION.— (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an officer who, on the date of enactment of this Act, is serving as Chief of Staff, Commander, Atlantic Area, or Commander, Pacific Area— (A) shall continue to have the grade of vice admiral with pay and allowance of that grade until such time that the officer is relieved of his duties and appointed and confirmed to another position as a vice admiral or admiral; or (B) for the purposes of transition, may continue at the grade of vice admiral with pay and allowance of that grade, for not more than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, to perform the duties of the officer’s former position and any other such duties that the Commandant prescribes. Subtitle B—Workforce Expertise SEC. 521. PREVENTION AND RESPONSE STAFF. (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: ‘‘§ 57. Prevention and response workforces ‘‘(a) CAREER PATHS.—The Secretary, acting through the Com- mandant, shall ensure that appropriate career paths for civilian and military Coast Guard personnel who wish to pursue career paths in prevention or response positions are identified in terms of the education, training, experience, and assignments necessary for career progression of civilians and members of the Armed Forces to the most senior prevention or response positions, as appropriate. The Secretary shall make available published information on such career paths. Availability. 14 USC 50 note. 14 USC 41.