116 STAT. 2036 PUBLIC LAW 107-288—NOV. 7, 2002 (ii) by amending subparagraphs (A) and (B) to read as follows: "(A) the number of employees in the workforce of such contractor, by job category and hiring location, and the number of such employees, by job category and hiring location, who are qualified covered veterans; "(B) the total number of new employees hired by the contractor during the period covered by the report and the number of such employees who are qualified covered veterans; and". (C) Section 4212(d)(2) is amended by striking "of this subsection" after "paragraph (1)". (D) Section 4211(6) is amended by striking "one-year period" and inserting "three-year period". Applicability. (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with Effective date. respect to contracts entered into on or after the first day of the first month that begins 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. — (1) Section 4214(a)(1) is amended— (A) in the first sentence, by striking "life" and all that follows and inserting "life."; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking "major" and inserting "uniquely qualified". (2) Section 4214(b) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "readjustment" and inserting "recruitment"; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking "to—" and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting "to qualified covered veterans."; (C) in paragraph (3), to read as follows: "(3) A qualified covered veteran may receive such an appointment at any time.". (3)(A) Section 4214(a) is amended— (i) in the third sentence of paragraph (1), by striking "disabled veterans and certain veterans of the Vietnam era and of the post-Vietnam era" and inserting "qualified covered veterans (as defined in paragraph (2)(B))"; and (ii) in paragraph (2), to read as follows: "(2) In this section: "(A) The term 'agency' has the meaning given the term 'department or agency' in section 4211(5) of this title. "(B) The term 'qualified covered veteran' means a veteran described in section 4212(a)(3) of this title.". (B) Clause (i) of section 4214(e)(2)(B) is amended by striking "of the Vietnam era". (C) Section 4214(g) is amended— (i) by striking "qualified" the first place it occurs and all that follows through "era" the first place it occurs and inserting "qualified covered veterans"; and (ii) by striking "under section 1712A of this title" and all that follows and inserting "under section 1712A of this title.". Applicability. (4) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to 38 USC 4214 qualified covered veterans without regard to any limitation relating ^'^ ^' to the date of the veteran's last discharge or release from active duty that may have otherwise applied under section 4214(b)(3)
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