22 USC § 2521a - Nonpartisan appointments

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s2521a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 2521a - Nonpartisan appointments"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "2521a"
section_name: "Nonpartisan appointments"
chapter_number: 34
chapter_name: "THE PEACE CORPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–293, title I, § 25, as added Pub. L. 99–83, title XI, § 1105(a)(2), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 276.)"
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# § 2521a. Nonpartisan appointments

In carrying out this chapter, no political test or political qualification may be used in—

**(1)** selecting any person for enrollment as a volunteer or for appointment to a position at, or for assignment to (or for employment for assignment to), a duty station located abroad, or

**(2)** promoting or taking any other action with respect to any volunteer or any person assigned to such a duty station.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–293, title I, § 25, as added Pub. L. 99–83, title XI, § 1105(a)(2), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 276.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Peace Corps Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior  was renumbered section 26 and is classified to .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

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