[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1648 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1648

  To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 5 additional 
points be granted, on the examination for entrance into the competitive 
service, to certain veterans who do not currently qualify for any such 
                           additional points.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 1995

Mr. Peterson of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
Fowler, Mr. Jefferson, and Mrs. Thurman) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that 5 additional 
points be granted, on the examination for entrance into the competitive 
service, to certain veterans who do not currently qualify for any such 
                           additional points.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL POINTS.

    Section 3309 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``A preference eligible''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an individual who receives a 
passing grade in an examination for entrance into the competitive 
service is entitled to 5 additional points above such individual's 
earned rating if such individual--
            ``(A) served on active duty as defined by section 101(21) 
        of title 38 at any time in the armed forces for a period 
        totalling at least 24 months (not including service excluded 
        under section 2108(1)(B)); and
            ``(B) has been separated from the armed forces under 
        honorable conditions.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to--
            ``(A) a preference eligible referred to in paragraph (1) or 
        (2) of subsection (a); or
            ``(B) a retired member of the armed forces, unless such 
        retired member satisfies subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
        2108(4).''.
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