To clarify that military reservists, who are released from active duty and who are otherwise qualified, are eligible for veterans preference in Federal hiring.

SA 2572. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. Durbin) (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Dayton, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Schumer)) proposed an amendment to the bill S. 1042, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. VETERANS PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY FOR MILITARY RESERVISTS.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the “Reservist Access to Veterans Preference Act”.

(b) Veterans Preference Eligibility.--Section 2108(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking “separated from” and inserting “discharged or released from active duty in”.

(c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (b) may be construed to affect a determination made before the date of enactment of this Act that an individual is preference eligible (as defined in section 2108(3) of title 5, United States Code).