[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2205 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2205

     To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the veterans' 
preference provisions of such title to individuals who served on active 
duty in the armed forces for a period of more than 180 consecutive days 
any part of which occurred after September 11, 2001, and before January 
     1, 2006, and separated from the armed forces under honorable 
                              conditions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2005

  Mr. Tiberi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the veterans' 
preference provisions of such title to individuals who served on active 
duty in the armed forces for a period of more than 180 consecutive days 
any part of which occurred after September 11, 2001, and before January 
     1, 2006, and separated from the armed forces under honorable 
                              conditions.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. VETERANS' PREFERENCE.

    Section 2108(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by adding ``or'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
                    ``(D) served on active duty as defined by section 
                101(21) of title 38 at any time in the armed forces for 
                a period of more than 180 consecutive days any part of 
                which occurred after September 11, 2001, and before 
                January 1, 2006;''.
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