Veterans’ Preference Parity Act

II Calendar No. 424 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 2594 To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of veterans’ preference for Federal hiring. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Reported by Mr. MORAN, with amendments [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of veterans’ preference for Federal hiring. 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 ‘‘Veterans’ Preference 4 Parity Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:44 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2594.RS S2594 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 2594 RS SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF VETERANS’ PREFERENCE TO ALL 1 RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 2 Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is 3 amended— 4 (1) in paragraph (1)— 5 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘con- 6 secutive’’ and inserting ‘‘total’’; and 7 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘con- 8 secutive’’ and inserting ‘‘total’’; 9 (2) in paragraph (3)— 10 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 11 (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (4) of this section 12 or’’; 13 (B) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking 14 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 15 (C) in subparagraph (H), by adding ‘‘and’’ 16 at the end; and 17 (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) 18 the following: 19 ‘‘(I) a retired member of the armed 20 forces;’’; and 21 (E) in the undesignated matter following 22 subparagraph (I), as added by subparagraph (D) 23 of this paragraph, by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 24 (3) by striking paragraph (4); and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:44 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2594.RS S2594 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 2594 RS (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para- 1 graph (4). 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:44 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S2594.RS S2594 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS Calendar No. 424 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. 2594 A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of veterans’ pref- erence for Federal hiring. FEBRUARY 13, 2020 Reported with amendments VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:44 Feb 13, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\S2594.RS S2594 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS