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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Entitles board certified Federal employees in health services positions to special pay.</p> <p> Sets forth the rates of special pay, based on years of service, and provides for annual inflation adjustments .</p>]]></text>
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    <title>A bill to amend chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, to provide special pay for board certified Federal Employees who are employed in health science positions, and for other purposes.</title>
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