S.514 - Gold Star Fathers Act of 2011

A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers of permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Gold Star Fathers Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to amend chapter 21 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that fathers of permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in the civil service. as introduced.

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Official Summary

3/8/2011--Introduced.Gold Star Fathers Act of 2011 - Includes as a preference eligible for federal employment purposes a parent (currently, the mother only) of either an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the Armed Forces during a war, in a camp

Official Summary

3/8/2011--Introduced.Gold Star Fathers Act of 2011 - Includes as a preference eligible for federal employment purposes a parent (currently, the mother only) of either an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the Armed Forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 1955, or a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran, if:
(1) the spouse of such parent is totally and permanently disabled; or
(2) such parent, when preference is claimed, is unmarried or legally separated from his or her spouse.

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