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124 STAT. 4572 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—DEC. 15, 2010 (1) the VEOA definition of veterans’ ‘‘preference eligible’’ as set forth in 5 U.S.C. § 2108 or any superseding legislation, providing the actual, current definition in a manner designed to be understood by applicants, along with the statutory cita- tion; (2) the employing office’s veterans’ preference policy or a summary description of the employing office’s veterans’ pref- erence policy as it relates to appointments to covered positions, including any procedures the employing office shall use to iden- tify preference eligible employees; (3) the employing office may provide other information to applicants regarding its veterans’ preference policies and practices, but is not required to do so by these regulations. (d) Employing offices are also expected to answer questions from applicants for covered positions that are relevant and non-confiden- tial concerning the employing office’s veterans’ preference policies and practices. SEC. 1 .119. INFORMATION REGARDING VETERANS’ PREFERENCE DETERMINATIONS IN APPOINTMENTS. Upon written request by an applicant for a covered position, the employing office shall promptly provide a written explanation of the manner in which veterans’ preference was applied in the employing office’s appointment decision regarding that applicant. Such explanation shall include at a minimum: (a) the employing office’s veterans’ preference policy or a summary description of the employing office’s veterans’ preference policy as it relates to appointments to covered positions; and (b) a statement as to whether the applicant is preference eligible and, if not, a brief statement of the reasons for the employing office’s determination that the applicant is not preference eligible. SEC. 1.120. DISSEMINATION OF VETERANS’ PREFERENCE POLICIES TO COVERED EMPLOYEES. (a) If an employing office that employs one or more covered employees provides any written guidance to such employees con- cerning employee rights generally or reductions in force more specifically, such as in a written employee policy, manual or hand- book, such guidance must include information concerning veterans’ preference under the VEOA, as set forth in subsection (b) of this regulation. (b) Written guidances described in subsection (a) above shall include, at a minimum: (1) the VEOA definition of veterans’ ‘‘preference eligible’’ as set forth in 5 U.S.C. § 2108 or any superseding legislation, providing the actual, current definition along with the statutory citation; (2) the employing office’s veterans’ preference policy or a summary description of the employing office’s veterans’ pref- erence policy as it relates to reductions in force, including the procedures the employing office shall take to identify pref- erence eligible employees. (3) the employing office may provide other information in its guidances regarding its veterans’ preference policies and practices, but is not required to do so by these regulations. (c) Employing offices are also expected to answer questions from covered employees that are relevant and non-confidential concerning the employing office’s veterans’ preference policies and practices.