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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4031
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
JUNE 22, 2021
Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. BICE
of Oklahoma, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. AUSTIN
SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr.
COLE, Mr. STEWART, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, and Mr.
TURNER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform
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-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Retain Skilled Vet-
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erans Act’’.
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENT OF RETIRED MEM-
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BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO CERTAIN
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POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
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FENSE.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3326 of title 5, United
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States Code, is amended—
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(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘CER-
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TAIN’’ before ‘‘POSITIONS’’; and
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(2) in subsection (b)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘appointed’’ and all that
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follows through ‘‘Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘ap-
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pointed to a position in the excepted or com-
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petitive service classified at or above GS–14 of
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the General Schedule (or equivalent) in or
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under the Department of Defense’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for the
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purpose’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Manage-
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ment’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
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at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 33 of such
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title is amended in the item relating to section 3326 by
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inserting ‘‘certain’’ before ‘‘positions’’.
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