(a) [5 U.S.C. 3301 note] Findings and Policies.--
(1) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(A) the United States Government actively
encourages and financially supports the
training, education, and development of many
United States citizens;
(B) as a condition of some of those
supports, many of those citizens have an
obligation to seek either compensated or
uncompensated employment in the Federal sector;
and
(C) it is in the United States national
interest to maximize the return to the Nation
of funds invested in the development of such
citizens by seeking to employ them in the
Federal sector.
(2) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the United
States Government to--
(A) establish procedures for ensuring that
United States citizens who have incurred
service obligations as the result of receiving
financial support for education and training
from the United States Government and have
applied for Federal positions are considered in
all recruitment and hiring initiatives of
Federal departments, bureaus, agencies, and
offices; and
(B) advertise and open all Federal
positions to United States citizens who have
incurred service obligations with the United
States Government as the result of receiving
financial support for education and training
from the United States Government.
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