Senate Adopts House Version of CBP Veteran Jobs Act, Bill Now Sent to Obama
The Senate on Oct. 2 unanimously passed the House version of the Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015, HR-2835 (here). The legislation is now sent to President Barack Obama for his signature following House passage on Sept. 28 (see…
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1509270004). Senate lawmakers approved their version of the legislation, S-1603 (here), in early September, also unanimously. The legislation aims to boost CBP employment opportunities for military veterans by folding CBP job opportunities into the Defense Department’s Transition Assistance Program, among other outreach methods. The House version, the bill now on its way to Obama's desk, is slightly truncated. Both bills direct the Department of Homeland Security to expedite hiring of veterans, but the Senate bill would have required DHS to “identify Military Occupational Specialty Codes and Officer Branches, Air Force Specialty Codes, Naval Enlisted Classifications and Officer Designators, and Coast Guard Competencies that are transferable to the requirements, qualifications, and duties assigned to Customs and Border Protection Officers.” The Senate bill would have required DHS to make those identifications within 60 days of enactment.