To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a pilot program to identify and refer veterans for potential employment with Federal land management agencies, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · February 29, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Hire Veterans Act establishes a pilot program to help recruit and place military veterans in jobs with federal land management agencies, including the Forest Service, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of Reclamation. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management, working with the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Interior, and Agriculture, must create the program within one year and develop tests to assess veterans' strengths and abilities for specific career fields like firefighting, forest engineering, wildlife management, and landscape restoration. Veterans who pass these assessments can be hired directly into available positions without going through the standard competitive hiring process, while those who don't pass initially can be referred to training programs and retested. The program will run for five years, with annual progress reports submitted to Congress, and agencies must publicize the program and allow veterans to apply through a standardized application process.
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