I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2785 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the hiring of veterans 
by the Federal Government and State governments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2013 
Mr. WALZ (for himself, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, and Ms. SPEIER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the hiring 
of veterans by the Federal Government and State govern-
ments, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Reserve Jobs 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERS OF RE-
SERVE 
COMPONENTS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES APPOINTED TO COMPETITIVE SERV-
ICE; CLARIFICATION OF APPEAL RIGHTS. 
(a) PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY.—Section 2108 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (G)(iii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) by inserting the following after sub-
paragraph (H): 
‘‘(I) an individual who is a member of a re-
serve component of the armed forces: 
‘‘(i) who has— 
‘‘(I) successfully completed offi-
cer candidate training or entry level 
and skill training; and 
‘‘(II) incurred, or is performing, 
an initial period of obligated service in 
a reserve component of the armed 
forces of not less than 6 consecutive 
years; or 
‘‘(ii) who has completed at least 10 
years of service in a reserve component of 
the armed forces in each of which the indi-
vidual was credited with at least 50 points 
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under section 12732 of title 10 toward the 
computation of years of service under sec-
tion 12732 of title 10 for purposes of eligi-
bility for retired pay under chapter 1223 
of title 10; and 
‘‘(J) an individual who is— 
‘‘(i) retired from service in a reserve 
component of the armed forces; and 
‘‘(ii) eligible for, but has not yet com-
menced receipt of, retired pay for non-reg-
ular service under chapter 1223 of title 
10;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) the individual is a retiree described in 
paragraph (3)(J);’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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ant to section 7401 of title 38 or otherwise em-
ployed by the Veterans Health Administration 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs,’’ after 
‘‘A preference eligible’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding a complaint so filed by a preference eli-
gible appointed pursuant to section 7401 of 
title 38 or otherwise employed by the Veterans 
Health Administration,’’ after ‘‘If the Secretary 
of Labor is unable to resolve a complaint under 
subsection (a)’’. 
(2) COORDINATION
RULE.—Section 3330a of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) If any part of this section is deemed to be incon-
sistent with any provision of chapter 74 of title 38, this 
section shall be deemed to supersede, override or otherwise 
modify such provision of chapter 74 of title 38.’’. 
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