22 USC § 1438 - Veterans’ preference

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title: "22 USC § 1438 - Veterans’ preference"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "1438"
section_name: "Veterans’ preference"
chapter_number: 18
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title X, § 1007, 62 Stat. 14.)"
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# § 1438. Veterans’ preference

No provision of this chapter shall be construed to modify or to repeal the provisions of sections 1302(b), (c), 2108, 3305(b), 3306(a)(2), 3308 to 3318, 3319(b), 3320, 3351, 3363, 3364, 3501 to 3504, 7511, 7512, and 7701 of title 5.

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**Source Credit**: (Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title X, § 1007, 62 Stat. 14.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

, referred to in text, was repealed by , , .

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Sections 7511 and 7512 of title 5, referred to in text, which related to adverse actions against preference eligible employees and comprised subchapter II of chapter 75 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, were repealed by  and replaced by a new subchapter II (§§ 7511–7514) of chapter 75 relating to removal, suspension for more than 14 days, reduction in grade or pay, or furlough for 30 days or less.

### Codification

“Sections 1302(b), (c), 2108, 3305(b), 3306(a)(2), 3308 to 3318, 3319(b), 3320, 3351, 3363, 3364, 3501 to 3504, 7511, 7512, and 7701 of title 5” substituted in text for “the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944” on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.