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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3938
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that children of certain
permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible
for purposes of appointments in the civil service, and for other purpose.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 24, 2019
Mr. TAYLOR (for himself, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. CRENSHAW,
Mr. BACON, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. WALTZ, Mr.
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. PANETTA, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that chil-
dren of certain permanently disabled or deceased vet-
erans shall be preference eligible for purposes of appoint-
ments in the civil service, and for other purpose.
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 ‘‘Gold Star Children
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Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE STATUS FOR CHILDREN OF
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CERTAIN PERMANENTLY DISABLED OR DE-
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CEASED VETERANS.
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Section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code, is
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amended—
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(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at
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the end;
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(2) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘and’’
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after the semicolon; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(I) the child (including an adopted child,
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recognized natural child, stepchild, or foster
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child) of—
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‘‘(i) an individual who lost his or her
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life under honorable conditions while serv-
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ing in the armed forces during a period
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named by paragraph (1)(A); or
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‘‘(ii) a service-connected permanently
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and totally disabled veteran;’’.
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