[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 2594 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       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.


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                   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]

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Preference Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF VETERANS' PREFERENCE TO ALL RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE 
              ARMED FORCES.

    Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                ``consecutive'' and inserting ``total''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                ``consecutive'' and inserting ``total'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                striking ``paragraph (4) of this section or'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking ``and'' at 
                the end;
                    (C) in subparagraph (H), by adding ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 
                following:
                    ``(I) a retired member of the armed forces;''; and
                    (E) in the undesignated matter following 
                subparagraph (I), as added by subparagraph (D) of this 
                paragraph, by adding ``and'' at the end;
            (3) by striking paragraph (4); and
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
                                                       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' 
                     preference for Federal hiring.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           February 13, 2020

                        Reported with amendments