CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 204. CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS. (a) In General.— Subsection (f) of section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 2 of Public Law 105–339, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (4); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: “(2) If selected, a preference eligible or veteran described inparagraph (1) shall acquire competitive status and shall receivea career or career-conditional appointment, as appropriate.”. (b) Effective Date.— The amendments made by subsection(a) shall take effect as if enacted on October 31, 1998.