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[CITE: 38USC4331]

 
                      TITLE 38--VETERANS' BENEFITS
 
               PART III--READJUSTMENT AND RELATED BENEFITS
 
    CHAPTER 43--EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
                           UNIFORMED SERVICES
 
                 SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 4331. Regulations

    (a) The Secretary (in consultation with the Secretary of Defense) 
may prescribe regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter 
with regard to the application of this chapter to States, local 
governments, and private employers.
    (b)(1) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management (in 
consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense) may 
prescribe regulations implementing the provisions of this chapter with 
regard to the application of this chapter to Federal executive agencies 
(other than the agencies referred to in paragraph (2)) as employers. 
Such regulations shall be consistent with the regulations pertaining to 
the States as employers and private employers, except that employees of 
the Federal Government may be given greater or additional rights.
    (2) The following entities may prescribe regulations to carry out 
the activities of such entities under this chapter:
        (A) The Merit Systems Protection Board.
        (B) The Office of Special Counsel.
        (C) The agencies referred to in section 2303(a)(2)(C)(ii) \1\ of 
    title 5.
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be section 
``2302(a)(2)(C)(ii)''.
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(Added Pub. L. 103-353, Sec. 2(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3168.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 4331 was renumbered section 7631 of this title.


                             Effective Date

    Section effective with respect to reemployments initiated on or 
after the first day after the 60-day period beginning Oct. 13, 1994, 
with transition rules, see section 8 of Pub. L. 103-353, set out as a 
note under section 4301 of this title.
