1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2019”.
Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2019
A BILL
To establish a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.
2. Tiered preference eligibility for members of reserve components of the Armed Forces
Preference eligibility for members of reserve components of the armed forces— Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3)—
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 qualified reservist;”
in paragraph (4), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(6) qualified reservist means an individual who is a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces on the date of the applicable determination—
“(A) who—
“(i) has completed at least 6 years of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces; and
“(ii) in each year of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, was credited with at least 50 points under section 12732 of title 10; or
“(B) who—
“(i) has completed at least 10 years of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces; and
“(ii) in each year of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, was credited with at least 50 points under section 12732 of title 10; and
“(7) reserve component of the Armed Forces means a reserve component specified in section 101(27) of title 38.”
Tiered hiring preference for members of reserve components of the armed forces— Section 3309 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (1), by striking “and” at the end;
in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(3) a preference eligible described in section 2108(6)(B)—3 points; and
“(4) a preference eligible described in section 2108(6)(A)—2 points.”
GAO review— Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that—
assesses Federal employment opportunities for members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces;
evaluates the impact of the amendments made by this section on the hiring of reservists and veterans by the Federal Government; and
provides recommendations, if any, for strengthening Federal employment opportunities for members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.