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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 517 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 517

  To establish a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve 
                    components of the Armed Forces.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 14, 2019

 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Tester) 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 establish a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve 
                    components of the Armed Forces.

    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 ``Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. TIERED PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS 
              OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Preference Eligibility for Members of Reserve Components of the 
Armed Forces.--Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking ``and'' at 
                the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (H), by adding ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the 
                following:
                    ``(I) a qualified reservist;'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) 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.''.
    (b) Tiered Hiring Preference for Members of Reserve Components of 
the Armed Forces.--Section 3309 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) 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.''.
    (c) 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--
            (1) assesses Federal employment opportunities for members 
        of a reserve component of the Armed Forces;
            (2) evaluates the impact of the amendments made by this 
        section on the hiring of reservists and veterans by the Federal 
        Government; and
            (3) provides recommendations, if any, for strengthening 
        Federal employment opportunities for members of a reserve 
        component of the Armed Forces.
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