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 112 STAT. 3182 PUBLIC LAW 105-339 —OCT. 31, 1998 Public Law 105-339 105th Congress Oct. 31, 1998 [S. 1021] Veterans Eraplo3ment Opportumties Act of 1998. 5 USC 2101 note. An Act Deadline. To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that consideration may not be denied to preference eligibles applying for certain positions in the competitive service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Veterans Emplosntnent Opportunities Act of 1998". SEC. 2. ACCESS FOR VETERANS. Section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(f)(1) Preference eligibles or veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of active service may not be denied the opportunity to compete for vacant positions for which ihe agency making the announcement will accept appHcations from individuals outside its own workforce under merit promotion procedures. "(2) This subsection shall not be construed to confer an entitlement to veterans' preference that is not otherwise required by law. "(3) The area of consideration for all merit promotion announcements which include consideration of individuals of the Federal workforce shall indicate that preference eligibles and veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of active service are eligible to apply. The announcements shall be publicized in accordance with section 3327. "(4) The Office of Personnel Management shall establish an appointing authority to appoint such preference eligibles and veterans.. SEC. 3. IMPROVED REDRESS FOR PREFERENCE ELIGOBLES. (a) IN GENERAL.— Subchs^ter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ^§ 3330a. Preference eligibles; administrative redress "(a)(1) A preference eligible who alleges that an agency has violated such individual's rights under any statute or regulation relating to veterans' preference may file a complaint with the Secretary of Labor. "(2)(A) A complaint under this subsection must be filed within 60 days after the date of the alleged violation.

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