,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #chb #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddhf ,report ,no4 #aah-dfa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #f1 #bjbc,mr4 ,mike ,garcia of ,california introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,april #ae1 #bjbd,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,july #f1 #bjbc ,a ,,bill ,to clarify that a ,state or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the ,state or local jurisdiction1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,hiring ,preference for ,veterans and ,americans ,with ,disabilities ,act4 #b4 ,clarification of rules with respect to hiring of election workers 7a7 ,preferences for veterans and individuals with disabilities 7#a7 ,preferences ,in hiring election workers to administer an election in a ,state or local jurisdiction1 the ,state or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability4 7#b7 ,individual with a disability defined ,in this subsection1 an individual with a disability means an individual with an impairment that substantially limits any major life activities4 7b7 ,preference and waiver of residency requirement for spouses and dependents of absent military voters 7#a7 ,preference and waivers ,in hiring election workers to administer an election in a ,state or local jurisdiction1 the ,state or local jurisdiction-- 7,a7 may give preference to an individual who is a nonresident military spouse or dependent2 and 7,b7 may not refuse to hire such an individual as an election worker solely on the grounds that the individual does not maintain a place of residence in the ,state or local jurisdiction4 7#b7 ,nonresident military spouse or dependent defined ,in this subsection1 a nonresident military spouse or dependent means an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter under section #ajg7a77;,c7 of the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,citizen ,absentee ,voting ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcaj7a77;,c774 7c7 ,effective date ,this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,april #ae1 #bjbd,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed