Retain Skilled Veterans Act
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).
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 939 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H.R. 939
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2023
Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself and Mr. Kilmer) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Accountability
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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.
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 ``Retain Skilled Veterans Act''.
SEC. 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''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
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