,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,leahy1 and ,mr4 ,cruz7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a tiered hiring
 preference for members of the reserve  
components of the armed forces4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,reserve ,jobs ,act of    
#bjac4  #b4 ,preference eligibility for 
members of reserve components of the    
armed forces ,section #bajh of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in paragraph 7#c7--  7,a7 in       
subparagraph 7,g77iii71 by striking and 
at the end2  7,b7 by inserting the      
following after subparagraph 7,h73  7,i7
 an individual who is a member of a     
reserve component of the armed forces3  
7i7 who has--  7,i7 successfully        
completed officer candidate training or 

entry level and skill training2 and     
7,,ii7 incurred1 or is performing1 an   
initial period of obligated service in a
 reserve component of the armed forces  
of not less than #f consecutive years2  
or  7ii7 who has completed at least #aj 
years of service in a reserve component 
of the armed forces in each of which the
 individual was credited with at least  
#ej points under section #abgcb of title
 #aj toward the computation of years of 
service under section #abgcb of title   
#aj for purposes of eligibility for     
retired pay under chapter #abbc of title
 #aj2 and  7,j7 an individual who is--  
7i7 retired from service in a reserve   
component of the armed forces2 and  7ii7
 eligible for1 but has not yet commenced
 receipt of1 retired pay for non-regular
 service under chapter #abbc of title   
#aj2  2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d7--  7,a7 
in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or at 
the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by 
striking and at the end and inserting   
or2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the  

following3  7,c7 the individual is a    
retiree described in paragraph          
7#c77;,j72  2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#e7 by
 striking and at the end2 and  7#d7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
entry level and skill training has the  
meaning given that term in section      
#ccja7b7 of title #ch2 and  7#g7 reserve
 component of the armed forces means a  
reserve component specified in section  
#aja7bg7 of title #ch4  4  #c4 ,tiered  
hiring preference for members of reserve
 components of the armed forces ,section
 #ccji of title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph  
7#a71 by striking and at the end2 and   
7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and     
inserting the following3  7#b7 a        
preference eligible under subparagraph  
7,a71 7,b71 or 7,j7 of section #bajh7c7 
of this title--#e points2  7#c7 a       
preference eligible under section       
#bajh7c77;,i77ii7 of this title--#d     
points2 and  7#d7 a preference eligible 
under section #bajh7c77;,i77i7 of this  

title--#c points4  4