1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans’ Assistance to Lower Unemployment and Enhance VA Services Act” or the “VALUES Act”.
Veterans’ Assistance to Lower Unemployment and Enhance VA Services Act
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional points to competitive service entrance exam of preference eligibles applying for positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
2. Additional competitive service entrance exam points for preference eligibles applying for positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs
by striking “A preference eligible” and inserting “(a) A preference eligible”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a), any preference eligible who receives a passing grade in an examination for entrance into the competitive service at a position within the Department of Veterans Affairs is entitled to additional points above his earned rating, as follows:
“(1) A preference eligible under section 2108(3)(C)–(G) of this title—15 points.
“(2) A preference eligible under section 2108(3)(A)–(B) of this title—10 points.”
Application— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any examination for entrance into the competitive service at the Department of Veterans Affairs taken on or after the date of enactment of this section.