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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Securing Access to Vital Entitlements for United States Veterans (SAVE US VETS) Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from implementing any recommendation contained in a February 2004 report issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission (CARES Commission) that would eliminate or severely reduce medical services for veterans until the health funding allocation system for the Veterans Health Administration is replaced with a more equitable formula.</p>]]></text>
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