,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #djcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ab1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,h>tzl] introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
provide = ! non-applicability (         
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
cov5ants n to compete to ! appo9tm5t (  
c]ta9 ,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration     
p]sonnel4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,va ,fairness 9 ,hir+     
,act4  #b4 ,non-applicability (         
non-,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs       
cov5ants n to compete to appo9tm5t (    
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration p]sonnel  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #gd ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#gdac4 ,effect ( non-,dep>tm5t cov5ants 
n to compete  7a7 ,non-,applicability   
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 9 ! 
case ( an individual :o is an applicant 
= appo9tm5t to a position 9 ! ,vet]ans  

,heal? ,adm9i/ration describ$ 9 section 
#gdja ( ?is title1 any cov5ant n to     
compete into :i* ! individual has ent]$ 
) a non-,dep>tm5t facility or employ]   
%all h no =ce or effect ) respect to !  
appo9tm5t ( ! individual to su* a       
position4  7b7 ,t]m9ation ( ,dep>tm5t   
employm5t ,9 ! case ( an individual :o  
is appo9t$ to su* a position 9 !        
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration :o has    
ent]$ into a cov5ant n to compete t is  
r5d]$ non-applicable pursuant to        
subsection 7a71 if ! individual's       
employm5t at ! ,vet]ans ,heal?          
,adm9i/ration is t]m9at$ = any reason   
be=e ! specifi$ p]iod ( "t 9 su*        
cov5ant1 !n su* cov5ant %all apply )    
respect to t individual = ! p]iod beg9n+
 on ! date ( ! t]m9ation ( !            
individual's employm5t at ! ,vet]ans    
,heal? ,adm9i/ration & end+ on ! la/ day
 ( su* specifi$ p]iod ( "t4  7c7        
,cov5ant n ,to compete ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m cov5ant n to compete means an      
agreem5t-- 7#a7 betwe5 an employee &    

employ] t re/ricts su* employee f       
p]=m+--  7,a7 any "w = ano!r employ] = a
 specifi$ p]iod ( "t2  7,b7 any "w 9 a  
specifi$ geographical area2 or  7,c7 "w 
= ano!r employ] t is simil> to su*      
employee's "w = ! employ] includ$ z a   
p>ty to ! agreem5t2 &  7#b7 t is ent]$  
into aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #gdab ! foll[+ new item3  #gdac4
 ,effect ( non-,dep>tm5t cov5ants n to  
compete4  4