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§ 4212. Veterans` employment emphasis under Federal
contracts
- (a) Any contract in the amount of $25,000 or more
entered into by any department or agency for the procurement
of personal property and non-personal services (including
construction) for the United States, shall contain a
provision requiring that the party contracting with the
United States shall take affirmative action to employ and
advance in employment qualified special disabled veterans,
veterans of the Vietnam era and any other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized. The provisions of this
section shall apply to any subcontract entered into by a
prime contractor in carrying out any contract for the
procurement of personal property and non-personal services
(including construction) for the United States. In addition
to requiring affirmative action to employ such veterans
under such contracts and subcontracts and in order to
promote the implementation of such requirement, the
President shall implement the provisions of this section by
promulgating regulations which shall require that (1) each
such contractor undertake in such contract to list
immediately with the appropriate local employment service
office all of its employment openings except that the contractor may
exclude openings for executive and top level management positions, positions which are to filled from within the contractor's organization, and positions lasting three days or less, and (2) each
such local office shall give such veterans priority in
referral to such employment openings.
- (b) If any veteran covered by the first sentence of subsection (a) believes any contractor of the United States has
failed to comply or refuses to comply with the provisions of
the contractor`s contract relating to the employment of
veterans, the veteran may file a complaint with the
Secretary of Labor, who shall promptly investigate such
complaint and take appropriate action in accordance with the
terms of the contract and applicable laws and regulations.
- (c) The Secretary of Labor shall include as part of
the annual report required by section 4107(c) of this title
the number of complaints filed pursuant to subsection (b) of
this section, the actions taken thereon and the resolutions
thereof. Such report shall also include the number of
contractors listing suitable employment openings, the
nature, types, and number of positions listed and the number
of veterans receiving priority pursuant to subsection (a)(2)
of this section.
- (d)(1) Each contractor to whom subsection (a) of this
section applies shall, in accordance with regulations which
the Secretary of Labor shall prescribe, report at least
annually to the Secretary of Labor on -
- (A) the number of employees in the work force of
such contractor, by job category and hiring location,
who are special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, or other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized.
- (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 special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, or other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized.
- (C) the maximum number and the minimum number of employees of such contractor during the period covered by the report.
- (2) The Secretary of Labor shall ensure that the
administration of the reporting requirement under paragraph
(1) of this subsection is coordinated with respect to any
requirement for the contractor to make any other report to
the Secretary of Labor.
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