EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON SPECIAL DISABLED VETERANS & VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA NRaD Division: EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON SPECIAL DISABLED VETERANS & VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA: Attention all NRaD Division Contractors!!! The FY 97 DOD Appropriations Act, PL 104-208, section 8118, mandates that all DOD contractors be notified of the potential penalties resulting from failure to comply with the requirement to submit annual employment reports on special disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era. This requirement is inherent in all contracts which exceed $10,000 and is invoked by the clause at FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. Per this clause, you must submit this report annually on a form titled "Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report VETS-100," to the Department of Labor. Penalties for failure to comply can include contract termination as well as suspension and debarment from future government contract, so submission is critical. Questions concerning the content of the VETS-100 report should be directed tothe VETS-100 Processing Center at (334) 242-2028. For further information about veterans' employment emphasis under Federal Contracts, you may contact Ms. Eileen Connors at the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, (202) 219-9110. SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES ON MEDICAL USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: Attention All NRaD Division Contractors or Grantees!!! You are reminded of your responsibilities under the Drug Free Workplace Act and the DOD Drug Free Workplace Rule (if applicable); that the use of marijuana or other Schedule I controlled substance remains a prohibited activity; and that the failure to comply with these provisions may result in termination of the contract or grant as well as suspension or debarment from future government contracts or grants. NOTE: IT IS NRaD's INTENTION TO POST FUTURE "NOTIFICATIONS" ON THE NRaD WEB SITE which is "http://www.nosc.mil/contract/news".

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