EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF THE VETERANS’ READJUSTMENT APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.

SEC. 407. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF THE VETERANS’ READJUSTMENT APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY. (a) Extension of Authority.—(1) Paragraph (2) of section 2014(b) is redesignated as paragraph (4) and is amended by striking out “1989” and inserting in lieu thereof “1993”. (2) Section 2011(2)(B) is amended by inserting before the period the following: “except for purposes of section 2014 of this title”. (b) Eligibility.—(1) Section 2014(a)(1) is amended by striking out “qualified disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era” and inserting in lieu thereof “certain veterans of the Vietnam era and veterans of the post-Vietnam era who are qualified for such employment and advancement”. (2) Subsection (b) of section 2014 is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking out “veterans of the Vietnam era” and inserting in lieu thereof “veterans referred to in paragraph (2) of this subsection”; (ii) in clause (A), by inserting the following before the semicolon: “or in the case of a veteran referred to in 103 STAT. 2083paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, the level of GS–11 or its equivalent”; (iii) by striking out clause (B) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(B) a veteran referred to in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be eligible for such an appointment during (i) the four-year period beginning on the date of the veteran’s last discharge or release from active duty, or (ii) the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1989, whichever ends later;”; (iv) in clause (C), by inserting “referred to in paragraph (2) of this subsection” after “a veteran of the Vietnam era”; (v) by striking out “and” at the end of clause (C); (vi) by striking out the period at the end of clause (D) and inserting in lieu thereof “; and”; and (vii) by adding after clause (D) the following new clauses: “(E) the requirement of an educational or training program for a veteran receiving such an appointment shall not apply if the veteran has 15 years or more of education; and “(F) in the case of a veteran who is not a disabled veteran, the veteran may not have completed more than 16 years of education at the time of the veteran’s appointment.”; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs: “(2) This subsection applies to— “(A) a veteran of the Vietnam era who— “(i) has a service-connected disability; or “(ii) during such era, served on active duty in the Armed Forces in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; and “(B) a veteran who served on active duty after the Vietnam era. “(3) For purposes of paragraph (I)(B)(i) of this subsection, the last discharge or release from a period of active duty shall not include any discharge or release from a period of active duty of less than 90 days of continuous service unless the individual involved is discharged or released for a service-connected disability, for a medical condition which preexisted such service and which the Secretary determines is not service connected, for hardship, or as a result of a reduction in force as described in section 1411(a)(1)(A)(ii)(III) of this title.”. (c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 1990.