22.1302 Policy.
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(a) Contractors and subcontractors, when entering into contracts and subcontracts subject to the Act, are required to-
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(1) List all employment openings, with the appropriate employment service delivery system where the opening occurs, except for-
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(i) Executive and senior management positions;
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(ii) Positions to be filled from within the contractor's organization; and
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(iii) Positions lasting three days or less.
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(2) Take affirmative action to employ, advance in employment, and otherwise treat qualified individuals, including qualified disabled veterans, without discrimination based upon their status as a protected veteran, in all employment practices;
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(3) Undertake appropriate outreach and positive recruitment activities that are reasonably designed to effectively recruit protected veterans; and
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(4) ) Establish a hiring benchmark and apply it to hiring of protected veterans in each establishment, on an annual basis, in the manner prescribed in the regulations of the Secretary of Labor.
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(b) Except for contracts for commercial items or contracts that do not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers must not obligate or expend funds appropriated for the agency for a fiscal year to enter into a contract for the procurement of personal property and nonpersonal services (including construction) with a contractor that has not submitted the required annual VETS-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-4212 Report), with respect to the preceding fiscal year if the contractor was subject to the reporting requirements of 38 U.S.C.4212(d) for that fiscal year.