,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #h1 #bjad ,mr4 
,brooks of ,alabama 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,owens7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide      
additional points to competitive service
 entrance exam of preference eligibles  
applying for positions at the           
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,veterans' ,assistance to ,lower        
,unemployment and ,enhance ,,va         
,services ,act or the ,,values ,act4    
#b4 ,additional competitive service     
entrance exam points for preference     
eligibles applying for positions at the 
,department of ,veterans ,affairs  7a7  
,in general ,section #ccji of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking ,a preference eligible 

and inserting 7a7 ,a preference         
eligible2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end
 the following3  7b7 ,notwithstanding   
the requirements of subsection 7a71 any 
preference eligible who receives a      
passing grade in an examination for     
entrance into the competitive service at
 a position within the ,department of   
,veterans ,affairs is entitled to       
additional points above his earned      
rating1 as follows3  7#a7 ,a preference 
eligible under section                  
#bajh7c77;,c7-7,g7 of this title--#ae   
points4  7#b7 ,a preference eligible    
under section #bajh7c77;,a7-7,b7 of this
 title--#aj points4  4  7b7 ,application
 ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7  
shall apply with respect to any         
examination for entrance into the       
competitive service at the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs taken on or after 
the date of enactment of this section4