I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2433 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2019 Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Mr. Cook , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Turner , Ms. Moore , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Bacon , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Baird , Mr. Young , Mr. Cunningham , Mr. Wittman , and Mr. Cole ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5 of the United States Code to modify, for purposes of veterans’ preference for Federal hiring, certain requirements with respect to service and retirement, and for other purposes.

1. Veterans’ preference: modification of 180 day service requirement and extension to all retired members of the armed forces Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of paragraph (1), by striking consecutive in each instance and inserting total ; (2) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking except as provided in paragraph (4) of this section or section 2108a(c) and inserting consistent with paragraph (4) of this section and except as provided in section 2108a(c) ; and (3) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: (4) preference eligible includes a retired member of the armed forces; and .