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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Foreign Service Act of 1980 · Sec. 2403

Sec. 2403. Effective Date

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## Sec. 2403 Effective Date ###
(a)Except as otherwise provided, this Act shall take effect on February 15, 1981. ###
(b)Personnel actions may be taken on and after the effective date of this Act on the basis of any then current Foreign Service evaluation cycle as if this Act had been in effect at the beginning of that cycle. ###
(c)* * * **[**Repealed—1985**]** ###
(d)####
(1)Section 812 of this Act, and the repeal of sections 631 and 632 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 and section 625(k) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall be effective as of the date of enactment of this Act. ####
(2)For purposes of implementing section 2101, sections 402(a) and 403 shall be effective as of the date of enactment of this Act. ###
(e)####
(1)The provisions of chapter 8 of title I regarding the rights of former spouses to any annuity under section 814(a) shall apply in the case of any individual who after the effective date of this Act becomes a former spouse of an individual who separates from the Service after such date. ####
(2)Except to the extent provided in section 2109, the provisions of such chapter regarding the rights of former spouses to receive survivor annuities under chapter 8 shall apply in the case of any individual who after the effective date of this Act becomes a former spouse of a participant or former participant in the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System.
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