---
kind: "section"
citation: "20 C.F.R. § 1002.56"
title: "20"
number: "1002.56"
heading: "What types of service in the National Disaster Medical System are considered “service in the uniformed services?”"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/20/1002.56"
---

# §1002.56. What types of service in the National Disaster Medical System are considered “service in the uniformed services?”


Under a provision of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, [42 U.S.C. 300hh](/usc/42/300hh.md) 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.


## 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.