[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1157 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1157

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish certain protections 
     for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic 
                             reassignment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 2009

 Ms. Herseth Sandlin introduced the following bill; which was referred 
          to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish certain protections 
     for preference eligibles selected for involuntary geographic 
                             reassignment.

    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 Reassignment Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTIONS FOR PREFERENCE ELIGIBLES SELECTED FOR INVOLUNTARY 
              GEOGRAPHIC REASSIGNMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 3502 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) A preference eligible may not be involuntarily separated 
for failing to accept a directed reassignment to a position outside the 
commuting area of the preference eligible concerned or to accompany a 
position outside of such area pursuant to a transfer of function unless 
such preference eligible--
            ``(A) receives written notice of the reassignment (together 
        with notice of the rights afforded by subparagraph (B) and 
        paragraph (2)) at least 30 days before the effective date of 
        the reassignment; and
            ``(B) is allowed to elect to have the selection of 
        employees for release conducted in the same manner as would be 
        required under subsection (a) in the case of a reduction in 
        force.
    ``(2) A preference eligible involuntarily separated in the 
circumstances described in paragraph (1) (in the matter before 
subparagraph (A) thereof) is entitled to appeal to the Merit Systems 
Protection Board under section 7701 any failure to comply with the 
requirements of this subsection.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `preference 
eligible' includes a preference eligible serving in or under the United 
States Postal Service.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The first sentence of section 3501(b) of 
such title is amended by striking ``and section 3504'' and inserting 
``, section 3502(g)(3), and section 3504''.
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