20 CFR 1002.55
§ 1002.55 Is all funeral honors duty considered “service in the uniformed services?”
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 1002.55, § 1002.55 Is all funeral honors duty considered “service in the uniformed services?”, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/82559
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(a) USERRA's definition of “service in the uniformed services” includes a period for which an employee is absent from employment for the purpose of performing authorized funeral honors duty under 10 U.S.C. 12503 (members of Reserve ordered to perform funeral honors duty) or 32 U.S.C. 115 (Member of Air or Army National Guard ordered to perform funeral honors duty).
(b) Funeral honors duty performed by persons who are not members of the uniformed services, such as members of veterans' service organizations, is not “service in the uniformed services.”
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.