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Union Calendar No. 472 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 618 

[Report No. 118–571] 

To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to cover, for purposes 

of workers’ compensation under such chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2023 

Mr. WALBERG (for himself and Mr. COURTNEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

JULY 5, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. AMODEI, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. TRONE, Ms. PORTER, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. TONKO, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. 

GROTHMAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CROW, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 

LAWLER, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. BACON, Ms. 

SALINAS, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. STRICKLAND, 

Mr. VEASEY, Mr. CARSON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. LEE of Nevada, Mr. BARR, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. WILD, Ms. BALINT, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 

LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. 

LALOTA, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 

DELUZIO, Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. JAYAPAL, 

Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, and Mr. SWALWELL

JULY 5, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 30, 2023] 


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A BILL 

To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to 

cover, for purposes of workers’ compensation under such 

chapter, services by physician assistants and nurse practitioners provided to injured Federal workers, and for 

other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Access to 

5 Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE 

7 PRACTITIONERS IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES’ 

8 COMPENSATION ACT. 

9 (a) INCLUSION.—Section 8101 of title 5, United States 

10 Code, is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, other eligi12 ble providers,’’ after ‘‘osteopathic practitioners’’; 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraphs 

14 (18) and (19); 

15 (3) by striking the period at the end of para16 graph (20) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(21) ‘other eligible provider’ means a nurse 

19 practitioner or physician assistant within the scope of 

20 their practice as defined by State law.’’. 

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 81 of title 

22 5, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) in section 8103(a)— 

24 (A) by inserting ‘‘or other eligible provider’’ 

25 after ‘‘physician’’ each place it appears; and 


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1 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or 

2 other eligible providers’’ after ‘‘physicians’’; 

3 (2) in section 8121(6), by inserting ‘‘or other eli4 gible provider’’ after ‘‘physician’’; and 

5 (3) in section 8123(a)— 

6 (A) by inserting ‘‘or other eligible provider’’ 

7 after ‘‘The employee may have a physician’’; and 

8 (B) by inserting ‘‘or other eligible provider’’ 

9 after ‘‘United States and the physician’’. 

10 (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 6 months after the 

11 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall 

12 finalize rules to carry out the amendments made by this 

13 Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 472 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 618 

[Report No. 118–571] 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States 

poses. to injured Federal workers, and for other purcian assistants and nurse practitioners provided pensation under such chapter, services by physiCode, to cover, for purposes of workers’ comJULY 5, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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