,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #iad  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbe,ms4    
,duckwor? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4    
,kelly1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1  
,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 ,ros51  
,mr4 ,book]1 & ,mr4 ,durb97 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
make vet]an ,f$]al employees :o 7       
involunt>ily dismiss$ )\t cause eligible
 = re9/atem5t1 to require reports f     
,executive ag5cies on ! numb] ( vet]an  
employees fir$ f su* ag5cies1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect ,vet]an ,jobs     
,act4  #b4 ,re9/atem5t eligibility =    
vet]an ,f$]al employees2 ,executive     
ag5cy reports on removal ( vet]ans  7a7 
,eligibility = re9/atem5t ,any          
individual :o is a vet]an & :o 0        
involunt>ily remov$ or o!rwise dismiss$ 
)\t cause f a position 9 ! civil s]vice 
dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #bj1     

#bjbe1 & end+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act %all be eligible = re9/atem5t  
to su* position or any o!r position 9 ! 
civil s]vice = :i* ! individual is      
qualifi$4  7b7 ,reports requir$  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #ij days   
!reaft] until ,janu>y #bj1 #bjbi1 ! head
 ( ea* ,executive ag5cy %all submit to !
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report on =m] employees ( su* ag5cy :o  
are vet]ans & 7 remov$ or o!rwise       
dismiss$ f ! ag5cy4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,ea* 
report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! total numb] ( 
=m] employees ( ! ag5cy :o are vet]ans &
 7 remov$ or o!rwise dismiss$ f ! ag5cy 
dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ by ! report4  7,b7 ,!
 reason = ea* su* removal or dismissal4 
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 & ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( 

! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on       
,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m & !         
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,civil   
s]vice ,! t]m civil s]vice has ! mean+  
giv5 t t]m 9 section #baja ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,executive   
ag5cy ,! t]m ,executive ag5cy has !     
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #aje ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,vet]an  
,! t]m vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9  
section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4