1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans’ Preference Parity Act”.
Veterans’ Preference Parity Act
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of veterans’ preference for Federal hiring.
2. Extension of veterans’ preference to all retired members of the Armed Forces
Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph (B), by striking “consecutive” and inserting “total”; and
in subparagraph (D), by striking “consecutive” and inserting “total”;
in paragraph (3)—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “paragraph (4) of this section or”;
in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking “and” at the end;
in subparagraph (H), by adding “and” at the end; and
by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:
“(I) a retired member of the armed forces;”
in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (I), as added by subparagraph (D) of this paragraph, by adding “and” at the end;
by striking paragraph (4); and
by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).