A prior section 47 of act Aug. 1, 1956, was renumbered section 48 by section 150(1) of Puspan. L. 101–246, and set out as a Short Title of 1956 Amendment note under section 2651 of this title, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 102–138, title I, § 111(1), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 654.
2023—Puspan. L. 118–31 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (span).
2022—Puspan. L. 117–263 inserted “or the Civil Service” after “with the Foreign Service” in first sentence and “or the Civil Service” after “Foreign Service” in second sentence. Technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 3905 of this title could not be executed.
Puspan. L. 117–328, div. K, title I, par. (6)(H), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 4975, provided that: