38 U.S.C. § 4211

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–3172008—Par. (4)(D). added subpar. (D).

Pub. L. 109–4352006—Par. (5). substituted “Postal Regulatory Commission” for “Postal Rate Commission” in two places.

Pub. L. 107–2882002—Par. (6). substituted “three-year period” for “one-year period”.

Pub. L. 106–4192000—Par. (6). added par. (6).

Pub. L. 104–1061996—Par. (4)(C). substituted “section 12301(a), (d), or (g), 12302, or 12304 of title 10” for “section 672(a), (d), or (g), 673, or 673b of title 10”.

Pub. L. 102–568December 31, 1994section 4214 of this title1992—Par. (2). substituted “The term” for “(A) Subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the term” and struck out subpar. (B) which read as follows: “No veteran may be considered to be a veteran of the Vietnam era under this paragraph after , except for purposes of .”

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(a)section 2011 of this title1991—, renumbered as this section.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)Par. (1)(A). , substituted “3106” for “1506” in cl. (ii).

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1), substituted “laws administered by the Secretary” for “laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration” in introductory provisions.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 5(c)(1)Par. (2)(B). , substituted “4214” for “2014”.

Pub. L. 102–54 inserted comma before “except for purposes”.

Pub. L. 102–16 substituted “1994” for “1991”.

Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(1)Par. (3). , substituted “laws administered by the Secretary” for “laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration”.

Pub. L. 102–127Par. (4). amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “The term ‘eligible veteran’ means a person who (A) served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days and was discharged or released therefrom with other than a dishonorable discharge, or (B) was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.”

Pub. L. 101–237section 2014 of this title1989—Par. (2)(B). inserted before period at end “except for purposes of ”.

Pub. L. 98–223section 1506 of this title1984—Par. (1). expanded term “special disabled veteran” to include a veteran with a disability rated at 10 to 20 percent in the case of a veteran who has been determined under to have a serious employment handicap.

Pub. L. 97–306, § 309(1)1982—Pars. (1), (3). , inserted “(or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation)” after “compensation”.

Pub. L. 97–306, § 309(2)Par. (5). , inserted provision that the United States Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission are within the definition of “department or agency” and that the term “department, agency, or instrumentality in the executive branch” includes the United States Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission.

Pub. L. 96–466Dec. 31, 1991section 105 of title 51980— added definitions for terms “special disabled veteran” and “eligible veteran”, in provisions defining term “veteran of the Vietnam era” substituted reference to an eligible veteran any part of whose active service was during the Vietnam era with cut-off date of , for reference to a person who served on active duty for more than 180 days, any part of which occurred during the Vietnam era, and was discharged or released with other than a dishonorable discharge, or was discharged or released for a service-connected disability if any part of the active duty was performed during the Vietnam era, and who was discharged or released within the 48 months preceding the person’s application for employment covered under this chapter, in the provisions defining term “disabled veteran” substituted reference to compensation under laws administered by the Veterans’ Administration for reference to disability compensation under such laws for a disability rated at 30 per centum or more and reference to a service-connected disability for reference to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, and in provisions defining term “department or agency” substituted reference to any agency of the Federal Government or the District of Columbia, including any Executive agency defined in , for reference to any department or agency of the Federal Government or any federally owned corporation.

Pub. L. 94–5021976—Par. (2). substituted “the person’s” for “his”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–317Sept. 11, 2001section 10 of Pub. L. 110–317section 2108 of Title 5Amendment by applicable with respect to any sole survivorship discharge granted after , see , set out as a note under , Government Organization and Employees.

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

Pub. L. 107–288, § 2(b)(3)Nov. 7, 2002116 Stat. 2036

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Pub. L. 104–106Pub. L. 103–337Oct. 5, 1994section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106section 113 of Title 10Amendment by effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of , as enacted on , see , set out as a note under , Armed Forces.

Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–237, title IV, § 407(c)Dec. 18, 1989103 Stat. 2083

Effective Date of 1980 Amendment

Pub. L. 96–466Oct. 1, 1980section 802(e) of Pub. L. 96–466section 4101 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Pub. L. 94–502Dec. 1, 1976section 703(c) of Pub. L. 94–502section 3693 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Effective Date

Oct. 24, 1972section 601(b) of Pub. L. 92–540section 4101 of this titleSection effective 90 days after , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1972 Amendment note under .