I. Background

DoD, GSA, and NASA published an interim rule in the Federal Register at 75 FR 60249 on September 29, 2010, to implement DOL regulations on equal opportunity provisions for various categories of military veterans. The interim rule revised coverage and definitions of veterans covered under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 and included new reporting requirements established under that Act and the Jobs for Veterans Act. The comment period closed November 29, 2010. One respondent submitted comments in response to the interim rule.