Notes on 38 U.S.C. § 4211 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 38 U.S.C. § 4211 : US Code - Notes

(Added Pub. L. 92-540, title V, Sec. 503(a), Oct. 24, 1972, 86
Stat. 1097, Sec. 2011; amended Pub. L. 94-502, title VI, Sec.
607(1), Oct. 15, 1976, 90 Stat. 2405; Pub. L. 96-466, title V, Sec.
508, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2206; Pub. L. 97-306, title III, Sec.
309, Oct. 14, 1982, 96 Stat. 1441; Pub. L. 98-223, title II, Sec.
206, Mar. 2, 1984, 98 Stat. 43; Pub. L. 101-237, title IV, Sec.
407(a)(2), Dec. 18, 1989, 103 Stat. 2082; Pub. L. 102-16, Sec. 1,
Mar. 22, 1991, 105 Stat. 48; Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 14(c)(9), June
13, 1991, 105 Stat. 285; renumbered Sec. 4211 and amended Pub. L.
102-83, Secs. 4(a)(1), 5(a), (c)(1), Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 403,
406; Pub. L. 102-127, Sec. 5, Oct. 10, 1991, 105 Stat. 622; Pub. L.
102-568, title V, Sec. 502, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4340; Pub. L.
104-106, div. A, title XV, Sec. 1501(e)(2)(D), Feb. 10, 1996, 110
Stat. 501; Pub. L. 106-419, title III, Sec. 322(c), Nov. 1, 2000,
114 Stat. 1855; Pub. L. 107-288, Sec. 2(b)(2)(D), Nov. 7, 2002, 116
Stat. 2036.)
AMENDMENTS
2002 - Par. (6). Pub. L. 107-288 substituted "three-year period"
for "one-year period".
2000 - Par. (6). Pub. L. 106-419 added par. (6).
1996 - Par. (4)(C). Pub. L. 104-106 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".
1992 - Par. (2). Pub. L. 102-568 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 December 31, 1994, except for purposes of section 4214 of
this title."
1991 - Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(a), renumbered section 2011 of this
title as this section.
Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted "3106" for
"1506" in cl. (ii).
Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(a)(1), substituted "laws administered by
the Secretary" for "laws administered by the Veterans'
Administration" in introductory provisions.
Par. (2)(B). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 5(c)(1), substituted "4214" for
"2014".
Pub. L. 102-54 inserted comma before "except for purposes".
Pub. L. 102-16 substituted "1994" for "1991".
Par. (3). Pub. L. 102-83, Sec. 4(a)(1), substituted "laws
administered by the Secretary" for "laws administered by the
Veterans' Administration".
Par. (4). Pub. L. 102-127 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."
1989 - Par. (2)(B). Pub. L. 101-237 inserted before period at end
"except for purposes of section 2014 of this title".
1984 - Par. (1). Pub. L. 98-223 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
section 1506 of this title to have a serious employment handicap.
1982 - Pars. (1), (3). Pub. L. 97-306, Sec. 309(1), inserted "(or
who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled
to compensation)" after "compensation".
Par. (5). Pub. L. 97-306, Sec. 309(2), 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.
1980 - Pub. L. 96-466 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 Dec. 31, 1991, 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 section 105 of title 5,
for reference to any department or agency of the Federal Government
or any federally owned corporation.
1976 - Par. (2). Pub. L. 94-502 substituted "the person's" for
"his".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 107-288, Sec. 2(b)(3), Nov. 7, 2002, 116 Stat. 2036,
provided that: "The amendments made by this subsection [amending
this section and section 4212 of this title] shall apply with
respect to contracts entered into on or after the first day of the
first month that begins 12 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act [Nov. 7, 2002]."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 104-106 effective as if included in the
Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103-
337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L.
104-106, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 10, Armed
Forces.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT
Section 407(c) of Pub. L. 101-237 provided that: "The amendments
made by this section [amending this section and section 2014 [now
4214] of this title] shall take effect on January 1, 1990."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96-466 effective Oct. 1, 1980, see section
802(e) of Pub. L. 96-466, set out as a note under section 4101 of
this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 94-502 effective Dec. 1, 1976, see section
703(c) of Pub. L. 94-502, set out as an Effective Date note under
section 3693 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective 90 days after Oct. 24, 1972, see section 601(b)
of Pub. L. 92-540, set out as an Effective Date of 1972 Amendment
note under section 4101 of this title.