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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4247" measure-id="id113hr4247" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2014-03-13" update-date="2014-04-30">
<title>Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act</title>
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<action-date>2014-03-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Disabled Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act - Entitles a veteran who has a service-connected disability or combination of service-connected disabilities rated as not less than 70% disabling by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) and who receives a passing grade in an examination for entrance into the federal competitive service to 15 additional points above his or her earned rating.</p> <p>Requires a hiring agency to notify individuals who received a passing grade on an entrance examination in 2014 before the enactment of this Act to determine whether they are eligible for such additional points.</p>]]></summary-text>
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