FAR 22.1300—Scope of subpart.
Plain-English Summary
FAR 22.1300 is the scope statement for the veterans’ employment and affirmative action subpart. It explains that this subpart exists to implement several related authorities: the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 (VEVRAA), the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998, the Jobs for Veterans Act, Executive Order 11701, and the Department of Labor’s implementing regulations at 41 CFR part 60-300 and 61-300. In practical terms, this means the FAR subpart is not creating a standalone contractor program; it is the procurement-side framework for applying veterans’ employment requirements in federal contracting. The section signals that contractors and contracting officers must look beyond the FAR text itself and also follow the Labor Department rules that define covered veterans, affirmative action obligations, reporting, and enforcement procedures. For federal contracting, this scope provision matters because it identifies the legal sources that drive contractor obligations and helps users understand that compliance is tied to both statutory mandates and DOL regulations.
Key Rules
Implements multiple veterans laws
This subpart applies the policies and procedures needed to carry out VEVRAA, the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, and the Jobs for Veterans Act. Those laws collectively establish federal contractor obligations related to veterans’ employment and affirmative action.
Covers Executive Order 11701
The subpart also implements Executive Order 11701, which is part of the historical legal framework for veterans’ employment preferences and related contractor obligations. The inclusion of the order shows that the subpart draws authority from both statutes and executive action.
Incorporates Labor regulations
The subpart is tied to the Secretary of Labor’s regulations at 41 CFR part 60-300 and 61-300. In practice, those regulations supply the detailed compliance rules, definitions, and enforcement procedures that contractors must follow.
Defines the subpart’s purpose
This section is a scope provision, not a detailed compliance rule. Its function is to identify the legal authorities the subpart implements so users know where the substantive requirements come from.
Signals cross-reference to DOL
Because the FAR points to Department of Labor regulations, compliance analysis cannot stop with the FAR text. Contractors and contracting officers must read the FAR together with the DOL rules to understand the full set of obligations.
Responsibilities
Contracting Officer
Recognize that this subpart governs veterans’ employment requirements in federal contracting and ensure solicitations and contracts are administered consistently with the cited statutes, Executive Order 11701, and the Department of Labor regulations.
Contractor
Understand that federal contract performance may trigger veterans’ employment and affirmative action obligations under the cited authorities and comply with the applicable DOL regulations at 41 CFR part 60-300 and 61-300.
Agency
Apply the subpart as the procurement-side implementation of veterans’ employment policy and coordinate contract administration with the applicable Labor Department requirements.
Department of Labor
Issue and enforce the implementing regulations that provide the detailed requirements for covered contractors under 41 CFR part 60-300 and 61-300.
Practical Implications
This section tells users where to look for the real compliance details: the FAR scope statement plus the DOL regulations. A common mistake is treating FAR 22.1300 as if it contains the substantive contractor duties; it does not.
Contractors should expect veterans’ employment obligations to be tied to covered federal contracts and to be enforced through DOL rules, not just through contract clauses.
Contracting officers should use this subpart as a roadmap for identifying applicable legal authorities and ensuring the right clauses and compliance references are included in procurement actions.
Because the section references multiple legal sources, compliance reviews should verify both the contract’s coverage and the current version of the DOL regulations, since those rules may be updated independently of the FAR.
The practical takeaway is that veterans’ employment requirements are a coordinated FAR-DOL regime: the FAR establishes procurement policy, while the DOL regulations supply the operational standards and enforcement process.
Official Regulatory Text
This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for implementing the following: (a) The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972 ( 38 U.S.C. 4211 and 4212 ) (the Act). (b) The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998, Public Law 105-339. (c) The Jobs for Veterans Act, Public Law 107-288. (d) Executive Order 11701, January 24, 1973 (3 CFR 1971 - 1975 Comp., p. 752). (e) The regulations of the Secretary of Labor ( 41 CFR part 60 -300 and 61-300).