---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 1002.3"
title: "20"
number: "1002.3"
heading: "When did USERRA become effective?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/1002.3"
---

# §1002.3. When did USERRA become effective?


USERRA became law on October 13, 1994. USERRA's reemployment provisions apply to members of the uniformed services seeking civilian reemployment on or after December 12, 1994. USERRA's anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation provisions became effective on October 13, 1994.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Section 4331(a) of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. 4331(a) (Pub. L. 103-353, 108 Stat. 3150).

### Source

Source: 70 FR 75292, Dec. 19, 2005, unless otherwise noted.