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38 U.S.C. 4212: Veterans' employment emphasis under Federal contracts
Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-540. Changed by 11 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 31 U.S.C. 1354, 38 U.S.C. 3116, 38 U.S.C. 4107, 38 U.S.C. 4214.
3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Equal Employment Opportunity, Department of Labor (2), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Department of Labor (1).
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2012
- Pub. L. 112–154 added par. (3). (Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012) Law text · (d)
2002
- Pub. L. 107–288, §2(b)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "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)… Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 107–288, §2(b)(2)(A), struck out "suitable" before "employment openings" and substituted "subsection (a)(2)(B)" for "subsection (a)(2) of this section". Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 107–288, §2(b)(2)(B)(i), struck out "of this section" after "subsection (a)" in introductory provisions. Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 107–288, §2(b)(2)(B)(ii), amended subpars. (A) and (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpars. (A) and (B) read as follows: Law text · (d), (B)
- Pub. L. 107–288, §2(b)(2)(C), struck out "of this subsection" after "paragraph (1)". Law text · (d)
2000
- Pub. L. 106–419, §322(a), inserted "recently separated veterans," after "veterans of the Vietnam era," in first sentence. (Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 106–419, §322(b), inserted "recently separated veterans," after "veterans of the Vietnam era,". (Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (d), (B)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–339, §7(a)(1), in first sentence, substituted "$25,000" for "$10,000" and "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" fo… Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 105–339, §7(a)(2), substituted "veteran covered by the first sentence of subsection (a)" for "special disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era". Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 105–339, §7(a)(3), substituted "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" for "veterans of the Vietnam era or special… Law text · (d), (B)
- Pub. L. 105–339, §8, added subpar. (C). Law text · (d)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–446 substituted "all of its employment openings except that the contractor may exclude openings for executive and top management positions, positions which are to be filled from within the contractor's organization, and positions lasting three days or less," for "all of … · (a)
1991
- Pub. L. 102–83, §5(a), renumbered section 2012 of this title as this section.
- Pub. L. 102–83, §5(c)(1), substituted "4107(c)" for "2007(c)". · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(8), substituted "Secretary of Labor" for "Secretary". · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–83, §4(b)(8), substituted "Secretary of Labor" for "Secretary" wherever appearing. · (d)
1982
- Pub. L. 97–306 added subsec. (d). · (d)
1980
- Pub. L. 96–466, §801(j), inserted "special" after "qualified" and substituted "regulations which shall require" for "regulations within 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, which regulations shall require". · (a)
- Pub. L. 96–466, §509, among other changes, substituted reference to a special disabled veteran for reference to a disabled veteran, struck out provisions relating to the filing of a complaint by any veteran entitled to disability compensation who believed that a contractor had discrimi… · (b)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–520 authorized filing of a complaint by a veteran entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration based on a contractor's discrimination against the veteran because the veteran is handicapped. · (b)
1976
- Pub. L. 94–502, §607(2), substituted "the contractor's" for "his". · (b)
- Pub. L. 94–502, §605, added subsec. (c). · (c)
1974
- Pub. L. 93–508, §402(1), (2), substituted "Any contract in the amount of $10,000 or more entered into" for "Any contract entered into", "the party contracting with the United States shall take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment" for "in employing persons to carry ou… · (a)
- Pub. L. 93–508, §402(3), substituted "relating to the employment of veterans" for "relating to giving special emphasis in employment to veterans". · (b)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.