22 CFR § 3a.5 - Basis for approval or disapproval.

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title: "22 CFR § 3a.5 - Basis for approval or disapproval."
title_number: 22
title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "3a.5"
section_name: "Basis for approval or disapproval."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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part_name: "ACCEPTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT FROM FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES"
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authority: "Sec. 509, 91 Stat. 859 (37 U.S.C. 801 Note); sec. 4, as amended, 63 Stat. 111 (22 U.S.C. 2658)."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 55393, Nov. 28, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3a.5 Basis for approval or disapproval.

Decisions by the Director, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, under this part shall be based on whether the applicant's proposed employment with a foreign government would adversely affect the foreign relations of the United States, in light of the applicant's official status as a retiree or reservist.