,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #cdc #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cagj
 ,report ,no4 #aai-cid ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may #a1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,walberg 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,courtney7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 
,december #d1 #bjbe;,additional         
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,messmer1 ,mr4 ,mackenzie1 ,mr4    
,thanedar1 ,mr4 ,owens1 ,mr4 ,lawler1   
,ms4 ,foxx1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,ms4     
,norton1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,walkinshaw1 
,mr4 ,vindman1 ,mr4 ,huizenga1 ,mr4     
,fine1 ,mrs4 ,kiggans of ,virginia1 and 
,mr4 ,norcross  ,december #d1           
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,may #a1 #bjbe  ,a

 ,,bill  ,to amend chapter #ha of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to cover1 for
 purposes of workers' compensation under
 such chapter1 services by physician    
assistants and nurse practitioners      
provided to injured ,federal workers1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,improving ,access to ,workers'         
,compensation for ,injured ,federal     
,workers ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,inclusion 
of physician assistants and nurse       
practitioners in ,federal ,employees'   
,compensation ,act  7a7 ,inclusion      
,section #haja of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#c71 by inserting 1 other    
eligible providers1 after osteopathic   
practitioners2  7#b7 by striking and at 
the end of paragraphs 7#ah7 and 7#ai72  
7#c7 by striking the period at the end  
of paragraph 7#bj7 and inserting 2 and2 
and  7#d7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#ba7 other eligible        
provider means a nurse practitioner or  

physician assistant within the scope of 
their practice as defined by ,state law4
  4  7b7 ,conforming amendments ,chapter
 #ha of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended-- 7#a7 in section           
#hajc7;a7-- 7,a7 by inserting or other  
eligible provider after physician each  
place it appears2 and  7,b7 in paragraph
 7#c71 by inserting or other eligible   
providers after physicians2  7#b7 in    
section #haba7f71 by inserting or other 
eligible provider after physician2 and  
7#c7 in section #habc7;a7-- 7,a7 by     
inserting or other eligible provider    
after ,the employee may have a          
physician2 and  7,b7 by inserting or    
other eligible provider after ,united   
,states and the physician4  7c7         
,regulations ,not later than #f months  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,labor shall    
finalize rules to carry out the         
amendments made by this ,act4  ,december
 #d1 #bjbe,reported with an amendment1  
committed to the ,committee of the      

,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed