COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES OF VETERANS’ CANTEEN SERVICE UNDER ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS.

SEC. 304. COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES OF VETERANS’ CANTEEN SERVICE UNDER ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT LAWS. (a) Coverage.—Paragraph (5) of section 7802 is amended by inserting before the semicolon a period and the following: “An employee appointed under this section may be considered for 117 STAT. 2059 appointment to a Department position in the competitive service in the same manner that a Department employee in the competitive service is considered for transfer to such position. An employee of the Service who is appointed to a Department position in the competitive service under the authority of the preceding sentence may count toward the time-in-service requirement for a career appointment in such position any previous period of employment in the Service”.(b) Technical Amendments.—Such section is further amended—(1) by striking the semicolon at the end of each of paragraphs (1) through (10) and inserting a period;(2) by striking “The Secretary” and all that follows through “(1) establish,” and inserting “(a) Locations for Canteens.—The Secretary shall establish,”;(3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as subsections (b) through (k), respectively, and by realigning those subsections (as so redesignated) so as to be flush to the left margin;(4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by inserting “Warehouses and Storage Depots.—The Secretary shall” before “establish”;(5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting “Space, Buildings, and Structures.—The Secretary shall” before “furnish”;(6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), by inserting “Equipment, Services, and Utilities.—The Secretary shall” before “transfer”;(7) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated and as amended by subsection (a)), by inserting “Personnel.—The Secretary shall” before “employ”;(8) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by inserting “Contracts and Agreements.—The Secretary shall” before “make all”;(9) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated), by inserting “Prices.—The Secretary shall” before “fix the”;(10) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by inserting “Gifts and Donations.—The Secretary may” before “accept”;(11) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by inserting “Rules and Regulations.—The Secretary shall” before “make such”;(12) in subsection (j) (as so redesignated), by inserting “Delegation.—The Secretary may” before “delegate such”; and(13) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated), by inserting “Authority To Cash Checks, Etc.—The Secretary may” before “authorize”.