[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4477 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4477

To amend the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 
  1994 to require employers to post a notice of the rights and duties 
                       that apply under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 2, 2004

Mr. McGovern (for himself, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, and Mr. Evans) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 
  1994 to require employers to post a notice of the rights and duties 
                       that apply under that Act.

    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 ``Patriotic Employer Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYERS TO POST NOTICE OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES 
              UNDER USERRA.

    (a) Notice.--Chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 4334. Notice of rights and duties
    ``(a) Requirement to Post Notice.--Each employer shall post in a 
conspicuous place in the place of employment for persons entitled to 
rights and benefits under this chapter a notice of the rights, 
benefits, and obligations of such persons and such employers under this 
chapter.
    ``(b) Content of Notice.--The Secretary shall provide to employers 
the text of the notice to be provided under this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4334. Notice of rights and duties.''.
    (c) Implementation.--(1) Not later than the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor 
shall make available to employers the notice required under section 
4334 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
    (2) The amendments made by this section shall apply to employers 
under chapter 43 of such title on and after the first date referred to 
in paragraph (1).
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