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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966

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(2) an elected officer of either House who is not a Member of Congress; (3) the Legislative Counsel of either House and an employee of his office; (4) a member of the Capitol Police; (5) an employee of a Member of Congress if the pay of the employee is paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives; (6) an Official Reporter of Debates of the Senate, and an individual employed by the Official Reporters of Debates of the Senate in connection with the performance of their official duties; and (7) the Architect of the Capitol and an employee of the Architect of the Capitol. § 2108. Veteran; disabled veteran; preference eligible For the purpose of this title— (1) "veteran" means an individual who served on active duty in the armed forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 1955, and has been separated therefrom under honorable conditions; (2) "disaoled veteran" means an individual who has served on active duty in the armed forces, has been separated therefrom under honorable conditions, and has established the present existence of a service-connected disability or is receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension because of a public statute administered by the Veterans' Administration or a military department; and (3) "preference eligible" means— (A) a veteran; (B) a disabled veteran; (C) the unmarried widow of a veteran; (D) the wife of a service-connected disabled veteran if the veteran has been unable to qualify for any appointment in the civil service or in the government of the District of Columbia; (E) the mother of an individual who lost his life under honorable conditions while serving in the armed forces during a period named by paragraph (1) of this section, if— (i) her husband is totally and permanently disaoled; (ii) she is widowed, divorced, or separated from the father and has not remarried; or (iii) she has remarried but is widowed, divorced, or legally separated from her husband when preference is claimed; and (F) the mother of a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran, if— (i) her husband is totally and permanently disabled; (ii) she is widowed, divorced, or separated from the father and has not remarried; or (iii) she has remarried but is widowed, divorced, or legally separated from her husband when preference is claimed.

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