Under a provision of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, 42 U.S.C. 300hh 11(e)(3), “service in the uniformed services” includes service performed as an intermittent disaster-response appointee upon activation of the National Disaster Medical System or participation in an authorized training program, even if the individual is not a member of the uniformed services.
authority: Section 4331(a) of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA),
38 U.S.C. 4331(a) (Pub. L. 103-353, 108 Stat. 3150)
source: 70 FR 75292, Dec. 19, 2005, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 20 CFR 1002.56