40 U.S.C. § 593
Section 593 · Protection for veterans preference employees
Current version, with additions and removals from the August 21, 2002 version.
(a) Definitions.—In this section, the following definitions apply:
(a) Definitions.—In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Covered services.—The term “covered services” means any guard, elevator operator, messenger, or custodial services.
(1) Covered services.—The term “covered services” means any guard, elevator operator, messenger, or custodial services.
(c) Exception.—Amounts made available to the Administration pursuant to section 592 of this title may be obligated and expended to procure covered services by contract with a sheltered workshop or, if sheltered workshops decline to contract for the provision of covered services, by competitive contract for a period of no longer than 5 years. When a competitive contract expires, or is terminated for any reason, the Administration shall again offer to procure the covered services by contract with a sheltered workshop before procuring the covered services by competitive contract.
(c) Exception.—Amounts made available to the Administration pursuant to section 592 of this title may be obligated and expended to procure covered services by contract with a sheltered workshop or, if sheltered workshops decline to contract for the provision of covered services, by competitive contract for a period of no longer than 5 years. When a competitive contract expires, or is terminated for any reason, the Administration shall again offer to procure the covered services by contract with a sheltered workshop before procuring the covered services by competitive contract.