VALUES Act

Bill: 113-hr-5023
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
Introduced: 2014-07-08
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Disability and paralysis

Employee hiring

Family relationships

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Veterans' Assistance to Lower Unemployment and Enhance VA Services Act or the VALUES Act - Entitles disabled veterans and the mothers or spouses of certain deceased or disabled veterans to receive an additional 15 points on their examination for entrance into the competitive service at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).</p> <p>Entitles certain veterans who served on active duty in the Armed Forces to receive an additional 10 points on their examination for entrance into the competitive service at the VA.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5023 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 8, 2014 Mr. Brooks of Alabama (for himself and Mr. Owens ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Assistance to Lower Unemployment and Enhance VA Services Act or the VALUES Act . 2. Additional competitive service entrance exam points for preference eligibles applying for positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 3309 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking A preference eligible and inserting (a) A preference eligible ; and (2) 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. . (b) 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.