[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2767 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2767

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide veterans' preference 
 eligibility with respect to individuals who served on active duty in 
 the armed forces during the Persian Gulf War, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 1993

  Mr. Bishop introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide veterans' preference 
 eligibility with respect to individuals who served on active duty in 
 the armed forces during the Persian Gulf War, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
That (a) section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) by striking ``the date of enactment of 
                        the Veterans' Education and Employment 
                        Assistance Act of 1976,'' and inserting 
                        ``October 15, 1976,''; and
                            (ii) by adding ``or'' after the semicolon; 
                        and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following:
                    ``(C) served on active duty in the armed forces 
                during the Persian Gulf War as defined by section 
                101(33) of title 38, not including service under 
                section 511(d) of title 10 pursuant to an enlistment in 
                the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard or as 
                a Reserve for service in the Army Reserve, Naval 
                Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or 
                Coast Guard Reserve;'';
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B) by inserting ``or (C)'' after 
        ``paragraph (1)(B)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
``A benefit afforded under this title by reason of an individual's 
meeting the definition of `preference eligible' under paragraph (3) 
shall be subject to the minimum active-duty service requirement under 
section 5303A(d) of title 38, if applicable.''.
    (b) Section 3309(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2108(3)(A)'' and inserting ``2108(3)(A)-(B)''.

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