II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2594 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2019 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify certain requirements with respect to service and retirement for the purposes of veterans’ preference for Federal hiring.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Preference Parity Act . 2. Extension of veterans’ preference to all retired members of the Armed Forces Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking consecutive and inserting total ; and (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking consecutive and inserting total ; (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (4) of this section or ; (B) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking and at the end; (C) in subparagraph (H), by adding and at the end; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following: (I) a retired member of the armed forces; ; (3) by striking paragraph (4); and (4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).