38 U.S.C. § 4212
Veterans’ employment emphasis under Federal contracts
United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective
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- 38 U.S.C. § 4212, Veterans’ employment emphasis under Federal contracts, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473373
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In addition to requiring affirmative action to employ such qualified covered veterans under such contracts and subcontracts and in order to promote the implementation of such requirement, the Secretary of Labor shall prescribe regulations requiring that—
In this section:
The term “covered veteran” means any of the following veterans:
Each contractor to whom subsection (a) applies shall, in accordance with regulations which the Secretary of Labor shall prescribe, report at least annually to the Secretary of Labor on—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowances, educational and training assistance allowances, and special allowances paid to eligible veterans and persons under chapters 31, 34, and 35 of such title; to improve and expand the special programs for educationally disadvantaged veterans and servicemen under chapter 34 of such title; to improve and expand the veteran student services program; to establish an education loan program for veterans and persons eligible for benefits under chapter 34 or 35 of such title; to make other improvements in the educational assistance program and in the administration of educational benefits; to promote the employment of veterans and the wives and widows of certain veterans by improving and expanding the provisions governing the operation of the Veterans Employment Service, by increasing the employment of veterans by Federal contractors and subcontractors, and by providing for an action plan for the employment of disabled and Vietnam era veterans within the Federal Government; to codify and expand veterans reemployment rights; and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Administration Programs Extension Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Veterans Affairs Codification ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000House: 417–0Senate: no recorded tally
- Jobs for Veterans ActHouse: 409–0Senate: no recorded tally
- Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012House: 380–0Senate: no recorded tally