; and (ii) allow the States to establish the closing date for the hunting season in accordance with the Federal framework. (B) Requirement The framework closing date promulgated by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall not be later than January 31 of each year. (2) Special hunting days for youths, veterans, and active military personnel (A) In general Notwithstanding the Federal framework closing date under paragraph (1) and subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary shall allow States to select 2 days for youths and 2 days for veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) and members of the Armed Forces on active duty, including members of the National Guard and Reserves on active duty (other than for training), to hunt eligible ducks, geese, swans, mergansers, coots, moorhens, and gallinules, if the Secretary determines that the addition of those days is consistent with science-based and sustainable harvest management. Such days shall be treated as separate from, and in addition to, the annual Federal framework hunting season lengths. (B) Requirements In selecting days under subparagraph (A), a State shall ensure that— (i) the days selected— (I) may only include the hunting of duck, geese, swan, merganser, coot, moorhen, and gallinule species that are eligible for hunting under the applicable annual Federal framework; (II) are not more than 14 days before or after the Federal framework hunting season for ducks, mergansers, and coots; and (III) are otherwise consistent with the Federal framework