[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 514 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 514

  To amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
 fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be 
  included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for 
                    treatment in the civil service.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2011

  Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Akaka) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
 fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be 
  included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for 
                    treatment in the civil service.

    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 ``Gold Star Fathers Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE TREATMENT FOR FATHERS OF CERTAIN 
              PERMANENTLY DISABLED OR DECEASED VETERANS.

    Section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subparagraphs (F) and (G) and inserting the following:
                    ``(F) the parent of an individual who lost his or 
                her life under honorable conditions while serving in 
                the armed forces during a period named by paragraph 
                (1)(A) of this section, if--
                            ``(i) the spouse of that parent is totally 
                        and permanently disabled; or
                            ``(ii) that parent, when preference is 
                        claimed, is unmarried or, if married, legally 
                        separated from his or her spouse;
                    ``(G) the parent of a service-connected permanently 
                and totally disabled veteran, if--
                            ``(i) the spouse of that parent is totally 
                        and permanently disabled; or
                            ``(ii) that parent, when preference is 
                        claimed, is unmarried or, if married, legally 
                        separated from his or her spouse; and''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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