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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjbe,mr4
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,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a     
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
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titles #ch & #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to
 ensure t c]ta9 employees ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs are subject to !    
same removal1 demotion1 & susp5sion     
policies z o!r employees ( ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,,va ,employees ,act4  #b4    
,repeal ( sep>ate removal1 demotion1 &  
susp5sion processes = c]ta9 employees ( 
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7      
,repeal  7#a7 ,title #ch ,section #gad (
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am5d$--  7,a7 by /rik+ subsections 7a71 
7b71 7c71 7d71 & 7g72  7,b7 by          
r$esignat+ subsections 7e71 7f71 & 7h7 z
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respectively2  7,c7 9 subsection 7a71 z 
s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ "u subsection 7a7
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subsection 7c71 z s r$esignat$--  7i7 by
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p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d71 respectively4    
7#b7 ,title #e ,section #dcjc7;f7 (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is       
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p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ 1 or & ins]t+ a 
p]iod2 &  7,c7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d74  
7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,*apt] #g ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 section #gai1 by /rik+ "u section
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place x appe>s & ins]t+ "u section #gac 
or #gdfa ( ?is title2  7#b7 9 section   
#gad1 z am5d$ by subsection 7a71 by     
/rik+ ! section head+ & ins]t+          

,protections = :i/lebl[]s f removal1    
demotion1 & susp5sion2  7#c7 by         
r$esignat+ section #gad z section #gcd2 
7#d7 by transf]r+ section #gcd1 z s     
r$esignat$1 s z to appe> aft] section   
#gcc2 &  7#e7 9 ! table ( sections--    
7,a7 by /rik+ ! item relat+ to section  
#gad2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] ! item     
relat+ to section #gcc ! foll[+ new     
item3  #gcd4 ,protections = :i/lebl[]s f
 removal1 demotion1 & susp5sion4  4  #c4
 ,re/oration ( c]ta9 discipl9>y &       
grievance proc$ures = p]sonnel ( !      
,vet]ans ,heal? ,adm9i/ration ,! foll[+ 
provisions ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 are ea* am5d$ to read z su*      
provisions read on ! day be=e ! date ( !
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,affairs ,acc\ntability & ,:i/lebl[]    
,protection ,act ( #bjag 7,public ,law  
#aae-da73 7#a7 ,section #gdfa7;b74  7#b7
 ,section #gdfb7;b74  7#c7 ,section     
#gdfc7;c74