20 CFR 1002.56
§ 1002.56 What types of service in the National Disaster Medical System are considered “service in the uniformed services?”
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 20 CFR 1002.56, § 1002.56 What types of service in the National Disaster Medical System are considered “service in the uniformed services?”, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/82560
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:82560@1- SHA-256
469addae09d38823e9a83fe08acb0ddadaeb0213b837fed36610f7500dee6720
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.