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S. 2115 116th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the period after retirement for authority of the Department of Defense to appoint retired members of the armed forces to positions within the…

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the period after retirement for authority of the Department of Defense to appoint retired members of the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the period after retirement for authority of the Department of Defense to appoint retired members of the armed forces to positions within the Department after retirement.

Introduced: July 15, 2019 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightDepartment of DefenseGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 15, 2019
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 Latest action July 15, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill revises restrictions on the appointment of recently retired members of the Armed Forces to civil service positions within the Department of Defense.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3703 Retired Military Member Appointments to the Department of Defense Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Isakson, Johnny
· Jul 15, 2019
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jul 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2115: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the period after retirement for authority of the Department of Defense to appoint retired members of the armed forces to positions within the Department after retirement.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2115/
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"S. 2115: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the period after retirement for authority of the Department of Defense to appoint retired members of the armed forces to positions within the Department after retirement.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2115/.
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S. 2115, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2115/.
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[S. 2115: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the period after retirement for authority of the Department of Defense to appoint retired members of the armed forces to positions within the Department after retirement.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2115/)
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