Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act

Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act - Entitles a veteran who has a service-connected disability or combination of service-connected disabilities rated as not less than 70% disabling by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and who receives a passing grade in an examination for entrance into the federal competitive service to 15 additional points above his or her earned rating.

Requires a hiring agency to notify individuals who received a passing grade on an entrance examination in 2014 before the enactment of this Act to determine whether they are eligible for such additional points.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4247 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4247

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that disabled veterans 
 with a disability rating greater than or equal to 70 percent receive 
 preference with respect to employment in the competitive service, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2014

  Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
 Enyart, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, and Mr. Heck of Nevada) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that disabled veterans 
 with a disability rating greater than or equal to 70 percent receive 
 preference with respect to employment in the competitive service, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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 ``Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. HIRING PREFERENCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS WITH AT LEAST 70 
              PERCENT DISABILITY RATING.

    (a) In General.--Section 3309 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) a preference eligible under section 2108(3)(C) of 
        this title with a service-connected disability or combination 
        of service-connected disabilities rated as not less than 70 
        percent disabling by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs--15 
        points.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
        shall apply with respect to any examination for entrance into 
        the competitive service taken on or after the date of enactment 
        of this section.
            (2) Examinations prior to date of enactment of this 
        section.--
                    (A) In general.--With respect to any individual who 
                received a passing grade on such an examination in 2014 
                but before the date of enactment of this section, the 
                relevant hiring agency shall send notification to any 
                such individual to determine whether such individual is 
                eligible for the additional points provided by 
                paragraph (3) of section 3309 of title 5, United States 
                Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section).
                    (B) Deadline.--Beginning on the date that an 
                individual receives notification under subparagraph 
                (A), such individual shall have 30 days to respond to 
                the relevant hiring agency in order to receive credit 
                for such points.
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