S 2235 — Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2017

Summary

Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2017 This bill establishes tiered hiring preferences for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. The bill grants: (1) a 2-point preference to current members of a reserve component who have completed at least 6 years of service in a reserve component and were credited with at least 50 retirement points in each year of service, and (2) a 3-point preference to current members of a reserve component who have completed a least 10 years of service and were credited with at least 50 retirement points in each year of service. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress on federal employment opportunities for members of a reserve component and the impact of this bill on the hiring of reservists and veterans by the federal government.

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in Senate Current html December 14, 2017

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The bill establishes a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

• 5 U.S.C. § 2108

  the period at the end → a semicolon;

  This change allows for the addition of new definitions after the existing preference eligibility criteria.

• 5 U.S.C. § 2108

  and → and

  This connects the last subparagraph with the new subparagraph that will be added, indicating there are more categories.

• 5 U.S.C. § 2108

  '(I) a qualified reservist;'

  This addition establishes a new category of preference eligible individuals specifically for qualified reservists.

• 5 U.S.C. § 2108

  'qualified reservist' means an individual who is a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces on the date of the applicable determination-- (A) who-- (i) has completed at least 6 years of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces; and (ii) in each year of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, was credited with at least 50 points under section 12732 of title 10; or (B) who-- (i) has completed at least 10 years of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces; and (ii) in each year of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, was credited with at least 50 points under section 12732 of title 10;

  This new definition outlines the criteria for qualifying as a reservist eligible for preference.

• 5 U.S.C. § 3309

  the period at the end → a semicolon;

  This change enables further points categories to be added to the existing preference eligibility criteria.

• 5 U.S.C. § 3309

  and → and

  This connects the existing categories with the new categories that will be added.

• 5 U.S.C. § 3309

  'a preference eligible described in section 2108(6)(B)--3 points;'

  This creates a new tier for preference eligibles who are qualified reservists with 10 years of service.

• 5 U.S.C. § 3309

  'a preference eligible described in section 2108(6)(A)--2 points.'

  This establishes a new tier for preference eligibles who are qualified reservists with 6 years of service.

Action History

1. December 14, 2017

   Introduced in Senate

2. December 14, 2017

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

• Joe Donnelly · Primary

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