,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #i1  
#bjag,mrs4 ,mc,caskill introduced the   
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for the non-applicability of 
non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs   
covenants not to compete to the         
appointment of certain ,veterans ,health
 ,administration personnel1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs ,fairness in ,hiring 
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,non-applicability  
of non-,department of ,veterans ,affairs
 covenants not to compete to appointment
 of ,veterans ,health ,administration   
personnel  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter  
,i of chapter #gd of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#gdac4 ,effect of non-,department       

covenants not to compete  7a7           
,non-,applicability ,except as provided 
in subsection 7b71 in the case of an    
individual who is an applicant for      
appointment to a position in the        
,veterans ,health ,administration       
described in section #gdja of this      
title1 any covenant not to compete into 
which the individual has entered with a 
non-,department facility or employer    
shall have no force or effect with      
respect to the appointment of the       
individual to such a position4  7b7     
,termination of ,department employment  
,in the case of an individual who is    
appointed to such a position in the     
,veterans ,health ,administration who   
has entered into a covenant not to      
compete that is rendered non-applicable 
pursuant to subsection 7a71 if the      
individual's employment at the ,veterans
 ,health ,administration is terminated  
for any reason before the specified     
period of time in such covenant1 then   
such covenant shall apply with respect  

to that individual for the period       
beginning on the date of the termination
 of the individual's employment at the  
,veterans ,health ,administration and   
ending on the last day of such specified
 period of time4  7c7 ,covenant not ,to 
compete ,in this section1 the term      
covenant not to compete means an        
agreement-- 7#a7 between an employee and
 employer that restricts such employee  
from performing--  7,a7 any work for    
another employer for a specified period 
of time2  7,b7 any work in a specified  
geographical area2 or  7,c7 work for    
another employer that is similar to such
 employee's work for the employer       
included as a party to the agreement2   
and  7#b7 that is entered into after the
 date of enactment of the ,department of
 ,veterans ,affairs ,fairness in ,hiring
 ,act of #bjag4  4  7b7 ,clerical       
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to    
section #gdab the following new item3   

#gdac4 ,effect of non-,department       
covenants not to compete4  4