,,ii  #aaeth ,congress  #ast ,session   
,s4 #bbce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ad1 
#bjag,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself 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 #bjag4 
#b4 ,tiered preference eligibility for  
members of reserve components of the    
armed forces  7a7 ,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,g77ii71 by
 striking and at the end2  7,b7 in      
subparagraph 7,h71 by adding and at the 
end2 and  7,c7 by inserting after       
subparagraph 7,h7 the following3  7,i7 a

 qualified reservist2  2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#e71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#d7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#f7  
qualified reservist means an individual 
who is a member of a reserve component  
of the ,armed ,forces on the date of the
 applicable determination--  7,a7 who-- 
7i7 has completed at least #f years of  
service in a reserve component of the   
,armed ,forces2 and  7ii7 in each year  
of service in a reserve component of the
 ,armed ,forces1 was credited with at   
least #ej points under section #abgcb of
 title #aj2 or  7,b7 who-- 7i7 has      
completed at least #aj years of service 
in a reserve component of the ,armed    
,forces2 and  7ii7 in each year of      
service in a reserve component of the   
,armed ,forces1 was credited with at    
least #ej points under section #abgcb of
 title #aj2 and  7#g7 reserve component 
of the ,armed ,forces means a reserve   

component specified in section #aja7bg7 
of title #ch4  4  7b7 ,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  7#b7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting a       
semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#c7 a preference   
eligible described in section           
#bajh7f77;,b7--#c points2 and  7#d7 a   
preference eligible described in section
 #bajh7f77;,a7--#b points4  4  7c7 ,,gao
 review ,not later than #c years after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report that--  7#a7 assesses ,federal   
employment opportunities for members of 
a reserve component of the ,armed       
,forces2  7#b7 evaluates the impact of  
the amendments made by this section on  
the hiring of reservists and veterans by

 the ,federal ,government2 and  7#c7    
provides recommendations1 if any1 for   
strengthening ,federal employment       
opportunities for members of a reserve  
component of the ,armed ,forces4