§ 4301. Purposes; sense of Congress
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(a)The purposes of this chapter are—
(1)to encourage service in the uniformed services by eliminating or minimizing the disadvantages to civilian careers and employment which can result from such service;
(2)to minimize the disruption to the lives of persons performing service in the uniformed services as well as to their employers, their fellow employees, and their communities, by providing for the prompt reemployment of such persons upon their completion of such service; and
(3)to prohibit discrimination against persons because of their service in the uniformed services.
(b)It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should be a model employer in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(Added Pub. L. 103–353, § 2(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3150; amended Pub. L. 104–275, title III, § 311(1), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3333; Pub. L. 118–210, title II, § 221(a), Jan. 2, 2025, 138 Stat. 2778.)
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- Pub. L. 103–353, § 2(a)
- 108 Stat. 3150
- Pub. L. 104–275, title III, § 311(1)
- 110 Stat. 3333
- 138 Stat. 2778
- Pub. L. 93–508, title IV, § 404(a)
- 88 Stat. 1594
- Pub. L. 94–502, title VI, § 608(1)
- 90 Stat. 2405
- Pub. L. 99–576, title III, § 331
- 100 Stat. 3279
- Pub. L. 102–12, § 5(a)
- 105 Stat. 36
- Pub. L. 102–25, title III, § 340(a)
- 105 Stat. 92
- Pub. L. 102–568, title V, § 506(a)
- 106 Stat. 4340
- Pub. L. 103–353
- section 8 of Pub. L. 103–353
- Pub. L. 104–275
- Pub. L. 104–275, title III, § 313
- 110 Stat. 3336
- Pub. L. 103–353, § 8
- 108 Stat. 3175
- Pub. L. 104–275, title III, § 312
- section 4307 of title 38
- section 4305 of title 38
- Pub. L. 111–275, title I, § 105
- 124 Stat. 2868
- Pub. L. 112–234, § 2(d)
- 126 Stat. 1624
- Pub. L. 108–454, title II, § 204
- 118 Stat. 3606
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