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,begun & held at ! ,city ( ,wa%+ton on  
,w$nesday1 ! ?ird day ( ,janu>y1 two    
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 am5d title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to 
ensure t ! requirem5ts t new ,f$]al     
employees :o are vet]ans )              
s]vice-connect$ disabilities are provid$
 leave = purposes ( und]go+ m$ical      
treatm5t = su* disabilities apply to    
c]ta9 employees ( ! ,vet]ans ,heal?     
,adm9i/ration4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,provid+  
,heal?c>e ,transition ,improvem5t ,act4 
#b4 ,disabl$ vet]an leave = heal?-c>e   
pr(essionals 9 ,vet]ans ,heal?          
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#fcbi7;d77#a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7#a7 
! t]m employee has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 
9 section #baje1 & includes-- 7,a7 an   
(fic] or employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,po/al ,s]vice or ! ,po/al ,regulatory  
,commission2 &  7,b7 not)/&+ subsection 

7a7 ( section #gdba ( title #ch1 an     
individual occupy+ a position li/$ 9    
subsection 7b7 ( su* section2  4  7b7   
,applicability ,) respect to a position 
li/$ 9 section #gdba7;b7 ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! am5dm5t made by  
subsection 7a7 %all apply to any        
individual appo9t$ to su* a position on 
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives     
,vice ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,presid5t ( ! ,s5ate