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        <text>Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends federal armed forces provisions to prohibit a person from being appointed as Secretary of Defense within three (currently, ten) years after active-duty service as a commissioned officer in a regular component of the Armed Forces.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the eligibility requirements for appointment as Secretary of Defense.</title>
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        <title>To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the eligibility requirements for appointment as Secretary of Defense.</title>
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