124 STAT. 4570 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—DEC. 15, 2010 (c) Nothing in this section shall relieve an employing office of any obligation it may have pursuant to the Americans with Disabil- ities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.) as applied by section 102(a)(3) of the CAA, 2 U.S.C. § 1302(a)(3). SEC. 1.115. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS. (a) When a function is transferred from one employing office to another employing office, each covered employee in the affected position classifications or job classifications in the function that is to be transferred shall be transferred to the receiving employing office for employment in a covered position for which he/she is qualified before the receiving employing office may make an appointment from another source to that position. (b) When one employing office is replaced by another employing office, each covered employee in the affected position classifications or job classifications in the employing office to be replaced shall be transferred to the replacing employing office for employment in a covered position for which he/she is qualified before the replacing employing office may make an appointment from another source to that position. SUBPART E—ADOPTION OF VETERANS’ PREFERENCE POLICIES, RECORDKEEPING & INFORMATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. Sec. 1.116. Adoption of veterans’ preference policy. 1.117. Preservation of records made or kept. 1.118. Dissemination of veterans’ preference policies to applicants for covered posi- tions. 1.119. Information regarding veterans’ preference determinations in appointments. 1.120. Dissemination of veterans’ preference policies to covered employees. 1.121. Written notice prior to a reduction in force. SEC. 1.116. ADOPTION OF VETERANS’ PREFERENCE POLICY. No later than 120 calendar days following Congressional approval of this regulation, each employing office that employs one or more covered employees or that seeks applicants for a covered position shall adopt its written policy specifying how it has integrated the veterans’ preference requirements of the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 and these regulations into its employment and retention processes. Upon timely request and the demonstration of good cause, the Executive Director, in his/her discretion, may grant such an employing office additional time for preparing its policy. Each such employing office will make its policies available to applicants for appointment to a covered position and to covered employees in accordance with these regulations. The act of adopting a veterans’ preference policy shall not relieve any employing office of any other responsibility or requirement of the Veterans Employ- ment Opportunity Act of 1998 or these regulations. An employing office may amend or replace its veterans’ preference policies as it deems necessary or appropriate, so long as the resulting policies are consistent with the VEOA and these regulations. SEC. 1.117. PRESERVATION OF RECORDS MADE OR KEPT. An employing office that employs one or more covered employees or that seeks applicants for a covered position shall maintain any records relating to the application of its veterans’ preference policy to applicants for covered positions and to workforce adjustment decisions affecting covered employees for a period of at least one year from the date of the making of the record or the date of the personnel action involved or, if later, one year from the date
