{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-1002.56","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 1002.56","heading":"What types of service in the National Disaster Medical System are considered “service in the uniformed services?”","body":"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.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER IX—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 1002—REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT OF 1994","Subpart C—Eligibility For Reemployment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"469addae09d38823e9a83fe08acb0ddadaeb0213b837fed36610f7500dee6720","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-1002.55","next":"us/20-cfr-1002.57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}