S.Amdt. 4302

SA 4302. Mr. DONNELLY (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Manchin)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S.
2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title XI, add the following:

SEC. 1138. TIERED PREFERENCE ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERS OF
RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) 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), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (H), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following:
``(I) a qualified reservist;'';
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) `qualified reservist' means an individual who is a
member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces on the date
of the applicable determination--
``(A) who--
``(i) has completed at least 6 years of service in a
reserve component of the Armed Forces; and
``(ii) in each year of service in a reserve component of
the Armed Forces, was credited with at least 50 points under
section 12732 of title 10; or
``(B) who--
``(i) has completed at least 10 years of service in a
reserve component of the Armed Forces; and
``(ii) in each year of service in a reserve component of
the Armed Forces, was credited with at least 50 points under
section 12732 of title 10; and
``(7) `reserve component of the Armed Forces' means a
reserve component specified in section 101(27) of title
38.''.
(b) 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) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) a preference eligible described in section 2108(6)(B)
-- 3 points; and
``(4) a preference eligible described in section 2108(6)(A)
-- 2 points.''.
(c) GAO Review.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall submit to Congress a report that--
(1) assesses Federal employment opportunities for members
of a reserve component of the Armed Forces;
(2) evaluates the impact of the amendments made by this
section on the hiring of reservists and veterans by the
Federal Government; and
(3) provides recommendations, if any, for strengthening
Federal employment opportunities for members of a reserve
component of the Armed Forces.
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