16 USC 8505 - Career and volunteer opportunities for veterans

U.S Code last checked for updates: Feb 22, 2025

§ 8505.

Career and volunteer opportunities for veterans

(a)

Veteran hiring

(b)

Pilot program

(1)

Establishment

(2)

Positions

The Secretary shall—

(A)

identify vacant positions in the Department of the Interior that are appropriate to fill using the pilot program; and

(B)

to the extent practicable, fill such positions using the pilot program.

(3)

Application of civil service laws

(4)

Briefings and report

(A)

Initial briefing

Not later than 60 days after January 4, 2025, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall jointly provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the pilot program under this subsection, which shall include—

(i)

a description of how the pilot program will be carried out in a manner to reduce the unemployment of veterans; and

(ii)

any recommendations for legislative actions to improve the pilot program.

(B)

Implementation briefing

(C)

Final report

Not later than 30 days after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) ¹ terminates under paragraph (5), the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the pilot program that includes the following:

(i)

The number of veterans who applied to participate in the pilot program.

(ii)

The number of such veterans employed under the pilot program.

(iii)

The number of veterans identified in clause (ii) who transitioned to full-time positions with the Federal Government after participating in the pilot program.

(iv)

Any other information the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training determine appropriate with respect to measuring the effectiveness of the pilot program.

(5)

Duration

(c)

Appropriate congressional committees defined

In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—

(1)

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and

(2)

the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.

(d)

Outdoor recreation program attendance

(Pub. L. 118–234, title II, § 226, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2889.)

cite as: 16 USC 8505