---
kind: "section"
citation: "32 C.F.R. § 47.1"
title: "32"
number: "47.1"
heading: "Purpose."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/32/47.1"
---

# §47.1. Purpose.


This document:

- (a) **Revises 32 CFR part 47 and implements Public Law 95-202.**
- (b) Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to determine if an established group of civilian employees or contract workers provided service to the U.S. Armed Forces in a manner considered active military service for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits.
- (c) **Establishes the DoD Civilian/Military Service Review Board and the Advisory Panel.**
- (d) Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, prescribes application procedures for groups and individuals, and clarifies the factors used to determine active duty (AD) service.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 106 note.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 39993, Sept. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted.