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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. MOORE of Utah:H.R. 939.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:The single subject of this legislation is veterans hiring,[Page H828]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Retain Skilled Veterans Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill modifies the restriction related to the appointment of retired members of the Armed Forces to certain civil service positions in the Department of Defense. Under the bill, the 180-day waiting period before a retired member may be appointed to a position only applies to those positions in the excepted or competitive service classified at or above GS-14 of the General Schedule (or equivalent).&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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