Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2013 - Grants hiring preferences for federal employment to members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who: (1) have successfully completed officer candidate training or entry level and skill training and have incurred, or are performing, a 6-year commitment with a reserve component (3 point preference); (2) have completed at least 10 years of service with a reserve component and has earned at least 50 retirement points per year (4 point preference); or (3) are retired from service in a reserve component and are eligible for, but have not yet begun receiving, retired pay for non-regular service (5 point preference).
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. 1320 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1320
To establish a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve
components of the armed forces.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 18, 2013
Mr. Donnelly (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To establish a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve
components of the armed forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE
ARMED FORCES.
Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3)--
(A) in subparagraph (G)(iii), by striking ``and''
at the end;
(B) by inserting the following after subparagraph
(H):
``(I) an individual who is a member of a reserve
component of the armed forces:
``(i) who has--
``(I) successfully completed
officer candidate training or entry
level and skill training; and
``(II) incurred, or is performing,
an initial period of obligated service
in a reserve component of the armed
forces of not less than 6 consecutive
years; or
``(ii) who has completed at least 10 years
of service in a reserve component of the armed
forces in each of which the individual was
credited with at least 50 points under section
12732 of title 10 toward the computation of
years of service under section 12732 of title
10 for purposes of eligibility for retired pay
under chapter 1223 of title 10; and
``(J) an individual who is--
``(i) retired from service in a reserve
component of the armed forces; and
``(ii) eligible for, but has not yet
commenced receipt of, retired pay for non-
regular service under chapter 1223 of title
10;'';
(2) in paragraph (4)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the
end and inserting ``or''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) the individual is a retiree described in
paragraph (3)(J);'';
(3) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) `entry level and skill training' has the meaning
given that term in section 3301(2) of title 38; and
``(7) `reserve component of the armed forces' means a
reserve component specified in section 101(27) of title 38.''.
SEC. 3. TIERED HIRING PREFERENCE FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF
THE ARMED FORCES.
Section 3309 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) a preference eligible under subparagraph (A), (B), or
(J) of section 2108(3) of this title--5 points;
``(3) a preference eligible under section 2108(3)(I)(ii) of
this title--4 points; and
``(4) a preference eligible under section 2108(3)(I)(i) of
this title--3 points.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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