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<meta><dc:title>114 S 136 ENR: 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.</dc:title>
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<congress style="-uslm-lc:I665502" value="114">One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America</congress><session style="-uslm-lc:I665503" value="1">A T T  H  E F  I  R  S  T S  E  S  S  I  O  N</session>
<enrolledDateline style="-uslm-lc:I665504">Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen</enrolledDateline>
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<docTitle class="centered fontsize18" style="-uslm-lc:I665505">An Act</docTitle>
<officialTitle class="centered fontsize8" style="-uslm-lc:I665511">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.<?GPOvSpace 08?></officialTitle>
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<enactingFormula style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,</enactingFormula>
<section id="d62064e62" identifier="/us/bill/114/s/136/s1" style="-uslm-lc:I650146"><num value="1">SECTION 1. </num><heading>SHORT TITLE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  This Act may be cited as the “<shortTitle role="act">Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015</shortTitle>”.</content></section>
<section id="d62064e72" identifier="/us/bill/114/s/136/s2" role="instruction" style="-uslm-lc:I650141"><num value="2">SEC. 2. </num><heading>PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE TREATMENT FOR FATHERS OF CERTAIN PERMANENTLY DISABLED OR DECEASED VETERANS.</heading><content class="indentUp0 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  <ref href="/us/usc/t5/s2108/3">Section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code</ref>, <amendingAction type="amend">is amended</amendingAction> by <amendingAction type="delete">striking</amendingAction> subparagraphs (F) and (G) and <amendingAction type="insert">inserting</amendingAction> the following:<quotedContent><subparagraph class="indentUp2 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="F">“(F) </num><chapeau>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—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the spouse of that parent is totally and permanently disabled; or</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>that parent, when preference is claimed, is unmarried or, if married, legally separated from his or her spouse;</content></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph class="indentUp2 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650124"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="G">“(G) </num><chapeau>the parent of a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran, if—</chapeau><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="i">“(i) </num><content>the spouse of that parent is totally and permanently disabled; or</content></clause><clause class="indentUp1 firstIndent1 fontsize10" style="-uslm-lc:I650126"><num style="-uslm-lc:emspace2" value="ii">“(ii) </num><content>that parent, when preference is claimed, is unmarried or, if married, legally separated from his or her spouse; and”</content></clause></subparagraph></quotedContent>.</content></section>
<section id="d62064e118" identifier="/us/bill/114/s/136/s3" style="-uslm-lc:I650141"><num value="3">SEC. 3. </num><heading>EFFECTIVE DATE.</heading><content style="-uslm-lc:I650120">  The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</content></section>
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<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Speaker of the House of Representatives.</role></signature>
<signature><role style="-uslm-lc:I650114">Vice President of the United States and  President of the Senate.</role></signature>
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