(a) Contractors and subcontractors, when entering into contracts or subcontracts subject to the Act, must-
(1) List all employment openings, with the appropriate local employment service office except for-
(i) Executive and top management positions,
(ii) Positions to be filled from within the contractor’s organization; and
(iii) Positions lasting 3 days or less.
(2) Take affirmative action to employ, and advance in employment, qualified special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and other eligible veterans without discrimination based on their disability or veteran’s status.
(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 a required annual Form VETS-100, Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-100 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.
