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 PUBLIC LAW 98-543—OCT. 24, 1984

98 STAT. 2743

EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 205. The amendments made by this part shall take effect as 38 USC 1508 ofOctober 1, 1984. note. PART B—VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EXTENSION AND REVISION OF VETERANS READJUSTMENT APPOINTMENT PROGRAM

SEC. 211. (a) Subsection (a) of section 2014 is amended— 38 USC 2014. (1) by inserting "(1)" after "(a)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(2) For the purposes of this section, the term 'agency' means a department, agency, or instrumentality in the executive branch.". (b) Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking out "GS-7" in clause (A) and inserting in lieu thereof "GS-9"; (B) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (B); (C) by striking out the period at the end of clause (C) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and "and"; and (D) by adding at the end the following new clause: "(D) a veteran given an appointment under the authority of this subsection whose employment under the appointment is terminated within one year after the date of such appointment shall have the same right to appeal that termination to the Merit Systems Protection Board as a career or career-conditional employee has during the first year of employment."; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out "September 30, 1984" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1986". (c) Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) by striking out "department, agency, and instrumentality in the executive branch" and inserting in lieu thereof "agency'; and (2) by striking out "such department, agency, or instrumentality" and inserting in lieu thereof "such agency". (d) Subsections (d) and (e) of such section are amended to read as follows: "(d) The Office of Personnel Management shall be responsible for the review and evaluation of the implementation of this section and the activities of each agency to carry out the purpose and provisions of this section. The Office shall periodically obtain (on at least an annual basis) information on the implementation of this section by each agency and on the activities of each agency to carry out the purpose and provisions of this section. The information obtained shall include specification of the use and extent of appointments made by each agency under subsection (b) of this section and the results of the plans required under subsection (c) of this section. "(e)(1) The Office of Personnel Management shall submit to the Report. Congress annually a report on activities carried out under this section. Each such report shall include the following information with respect to each agency: "(A) The number of appointments made under subsection (b) of this section since the last such report and the grade levels in which such appointments were made.

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