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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2540" measure-id="id113hr2540" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-06-27" update-date="2013-10-25">
<title>Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2013</title>
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<action-date>2013-06-27</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to appoint a psychiatrist who completes a residency at a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility to a VHA health care position immediately after such residency, without regard to civil service or classification laws, if: (1) the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed for the position, and (2) such position has been unfilled for at least 35 days. </p>]]></summary-text>
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