22 USC § 3985 - Temporary details

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s3985"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 3985 - Temporary details"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "3985"
section_name: "Temporary details"
chapter_number: 52
chapter_name: "FOREIGN SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 505, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2094.)"
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# § 3985. Temporary details

A period of duty of not more than six months in duration by a member of the Service shall be considered a temporary detail and shall not be considered an assignment within the meaning of this subchapter.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–465, title I, § 505, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2094.)