,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjac,mr4 ,rei*]t introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs1 & 9 addition to !   
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly      
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to improve ! hir+ (       
vet]ans by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,c>e]s = ,h]oes ,act4  #b4 ,employm5t ( 
vet]ans ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #dbad ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subsection 7b71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#d7 7,a7 ,! requirem5t "u ?is 
p>agraph is 9 addition to ! appo9tm5t ( 
qualifi$ cov]$ vet]ans "u ! au?ority "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7,b7 

,! head ( ea* ag5cy 7exclud+ ! ,secret>y
 ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & ! ,secret>y (    
,def5se71 9 consultation ) ! ,director (
 ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 %all  
develop & implem5t a plan = ex]cis+ !   
au?ority specifi$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c7    
dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph4  7,c7 ,!    
au?ority specifi$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is !
 au?ority z foll[s3 7i7 ,! au?ority "u  
p>agraph 7#a74  7ii7 ,! au?ority        
available to ! ag5cy conc]n$ "u !       
,vet]ans ,employm5t ,opportunities ,act 
( #aiih 7,public ,law #aje-cci7 & !     
am5dm5ts made by t ,act4  7,d7 ,!       
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel        
,managem5t %all ensure t "u ! plans     
develop$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71 ag5cies   
%all appo9t to exi/+ vacancies n few]   
?an #ae1jjj qualifi$ cov]$ vet]ans dur+ 
! five-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is p>agraph4 ,= purposes (  
comply+ ) ?is subp>agraph1 an appo9tm5t 
pursuant to ! au?ority ref]r$ to 9      
subp>agraph 7,c77ii7 %all n c\nt t[>d ! 

numb] requir$ by ?is subp>agraph unless 
! appo9tm5t is to a vacancy 9 a full-"t1
 p]man5t position4  2  7#b7 9 subsection
 7d71 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1 by ins]t+        
7includ+1 dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod beg9n+  
on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( p>agraph 7#d7 (
 subsection 7b71 ! developm5t &         
implem5tation by ea* ag5cy ( ! plan     
requir$ "u su* p>agraph1 :i* %all       
include in=mation reg>d+ ! grade or pay 
level ( appo9tm5ts by ! ag5cy "u ! plan 
& :e!r ! appo9tm5ts are1 or are conv]t$ 
to1 c>e] or c>e]-conditional appo9tm5ts7
 aft] subsection 7b7 ( ?is section2 &   
7#c7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#a7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] be=e subp>agraph   
7,a71 by /rik+ to ! ,congress & ins]t+  
to ! appropriate committees ( ,congress2
 &  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+  
7includ+1 dur+ ! five-ye> p]iod beg9n+  
on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( p>agraph 7#d7 (
 subsection 7b71 ! developm5t &         
implem5tation by ! ag5cy ( ! plan       
requir$ "u su* p>agraph1 :i* %all       
include in=mation reg>d+ ! grade or pay 

level ( appo9tm5ts by ! ag5cy "u ! plan 
& :e!r ! appo9tm5ts are1 or are conv]t$ 
to1 p]man5t appo9tm5ts7 be=e ! p]iod2 & 
7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#c7 ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m
 appropriate committees ( ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs & ! ,committee on ,homel&      
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( !    
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs & ! ,committee on    
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives4  4  7b7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (      
,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all submit to !   
appropriate committees ( ,congress 7z   
def9$ "u section #dbad7;e77#c7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by    
subsection 7a77 a report conta9+ a plan 
to c>ry out ! am5dm5ts made by          
subsection 7a74