Retain Skilled Veterans Act

Bill: 117-s-2161
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2021-06-22
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Retain Skilled Veterans Act</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies the restriction related to the appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to certain civil service positions in the Department of Defense. Under the bill, the 180-day waiting period before a retired member may be appointed to a position only applies to those positions in the excepted or competitive service classified at or above GS-14 of the General Schedule (or equivalent).</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2161 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2021 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Lee , and Mr. Romney ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To modify the restriction in section 3326 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the Department of Defense to apply to positions at or above the GS–14 level.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retain Skilled Veterans Act . 2. Limitation on appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to certain positions in the Department of Defense (a) In general Section 3326 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting certain before positions ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking appointed and all that follows through Defense and inserting appointed to a position in the excepted or competitive service classified at or above GS–14 of the General Schedule (or equivalent) in or under the Department of Defense ; and (B) in paragraph (1), by striking for the purpose and all that follows through Management . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 33 of such title is amended in the item relating to section 3326 by inserting certain before positions .