[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5862 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5862

To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the eligibility 
 of veterans for employment with the Federal Aviation Administration, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2010

 Mr. Marchant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the eligibility 
 of veterans for employment with the Federal Aviation Administration, 
                        and for other purposes.

    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 FAA Employment Fairness Act 
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. VETERAN EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY.

    Section 40122 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(k) Veteran Employment Eligibility.--
            ``(1) In general.--In determining the eligibility of an 
        individual for employment with the Administration, including if 
        eligibility for the applicable position is limited to current 
        or former Federal employees, the Administrator shall treat a 
        period of active military, naval, or air service as providing 
        eligibility for a veteran in the same manner as an equal period 
        of Federal civilian employment provides eligibility for any 
        other individual.
            ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
        definitions apply:
                    ``(A) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning 
                given that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United 
                States Code.
                    ``(B) Active military, naval, or air service.--The 
                term `active military, naval, or air service' has the 
                meaning given that term in section 101(24) of title 38, 
                United States Code.''.
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