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bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
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 ,mrs4 ,kiggans ( ,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,davis 
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,affairs to tempor>ily s]ve z travel+   

physicians 9 ! t]ritories & possessions 
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coord9ate ) non-,dep>tm5t m$ical        
provid]s to ! ext5t practicable &       
necess>y to ensure high quality &       
coord9at$ c>e = vet]ans receiv+ hospital
 c>e & m$ical s]vices4  7c7 ,pay ,9     
addition to pay "u section #gdca ( ?is  
title1 ! ,secret>y %all provide a       
relocation or ret5tion bonus to travel+ 
physicians "u ?is section4 ,su*         
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sub/antially simil> to a relocation or  
ret5tion bonus (f]$ "u section #gdaj7;a7
 ( ?is title1 z ! ,secret>y consid]s    
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#gdaj7;a77#a71 by-- 7,a7 by /rik+       
ret5tion all[ances & ins]t+ ret5tion    
bonuses2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ ! second comma
 aft] section #gdja7a7 ( ?is title2 &   
7#b7 ,9 section #gdca7;e77#e77;,b71 by  
/rik+ ret5tion all[ances & ins]t+       
ret5tion bonuses4  #c4 ,ext5sion ( c]ta9
 limits on paym5ts ( p5sion ,section    
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