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 PUBLIC LAW 102-413—OCT. 14, 1992 106 STAT. 2105 Public Law 102-413 102d Congress Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning November 8, 1992, as "Hire a Veteran Week". Whereas the people of the United States have a deep appreciation and respect for the men and women who serve our Nation in the Armed Forces; Whereas, although veterans possess special qualities and skills which make them ideal candidates for employment, many veterans encounter difQculties in securing employment; Whereas military spending cuts and reductions-in-force in the Armed Forces will send tens of thousands of veterans looking for employment in the job market; Whereas it would be inconsiderate and contrary to the economic competitiveness of our Nation to neglect the post-military needs of the men and women who served our Nation in the Armed Forces; and Whereas the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Labor, the Office of Personnel Management, and many State and local governments administer veterans programs and have veterans employment representatives both to ensure that veterans receive the services to which they are entitled and to promote employer interest in hiring veterans: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the week beginning November 8, 1992, is hereby designated as "Hire a Veteran Week", and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon employers, labor organizations, veterans organizations, and Federal, State, and local governmental agencies to lend their support to the campaign to increase employ- ment of the men and women who have served our Nation in the Armed Forces. Approved October 14, 1992. LEGISLA'nVE HISTORY—H.J. Res. 542: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 138 (1992): Sept. 30, considered and passed House. Oct. 3, considered and passed Senate. Oct. 14, 1992 [H.J. Res. 542]

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