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Retain Skilled Veterans Act

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What This Bill Does

This bill changes a federal rule about hiring retired military members at the Department of Defense. It narrows an existing restriction so that only certain high-level positions are affected by the rule. The bill is titled the "Retain Skilled Veterans Act."

Who It Affects

Retired members of the Armed Forces who seek employment at the Department of Defense. The Department of Defense and its hiring decisions.

Key Provisions

* The restriction on hiring retired Armed Forces members applies only to positions classified at or above GS-14 level or equivalent positions in the excepted or competitive service at or under the Department of Defense (Sec. 2(a)(2)(A)) * Section 3326 of title 5, United States Code is modified to specify that the restriction applies to "certain positions" rather than all positions (Sec. 2(a)(1))

What Changes

The restriction that previously applied to appointing retired Armed Forces members to positions in the Department of Defense now applies only to positions at or above the GS-14 level (a mid-to-high ranking government pay grade). This means retired military members may be hired to lower-level positions without triggering the restriction.

Important Definitions

GS-14 refers to a specific pay grade level in the General Schedule, which is the federal government's standard pay system.

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H.R. 939 To modify the restriction in section 3326 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the Department of Defense to apply to positions at or above the GS–14 level. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself and Mr. KILMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability A BILL To modify the restriction in section 3326 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the appointment of retired mem- bers of the Armed Forces to positions in the Department of Defense to apply to positions at or above the GS– 14 level. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Retain Skilled Vet- 4 erans Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:21 Mar 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H939.IH H939 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 939 IH SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED MEM- 1 BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO CERTAIN 2 POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE- 3 FENSE. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3326 of title 5, United 5 States Code, is amended— 6 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘CER- 7 TAIN’’ before ‘‘POSITIONS’’; and 8 (2) in subsection (b)— 9 (A) by striking ‘‘appointed’’ and all that 10 follows through ‘‘Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘ap- 11 pointed to a position in the excepted or com- 12 petitive service classified at or above GS–14 of 13 the General Schedule (or equivalent) in or 14 under the Department of Defense’’; and 15 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for the 16 purpose’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Manage- 17 ment’’. 18 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 19 at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 33 of such 20 title is amended in the item relating to section 3326 by 21 inserting ‘‘certain’’ before ‘‘positions’’. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:21 Mar 17, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H939.IH H939 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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