[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2017 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2017

   To increase the period of time during which an individual who has 
  submitted a claim for benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United 
   States Code, may supply supporting documentation to the Office of 
  Workers' Compensation Programs of the Department of Labor, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2021

  Mr. Schatz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
   To increase the period of time during which an individual who has 
  submitted a claim for benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United 
   States Code, may supply supporting documentation to the Office of 
  Workers' Compensation Programs of the Department of Labor, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Kenneth Meisel Public Servants' 
Claimant Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN TIME PERIOD FOR FECA CLAIMANT TO SUBMIT SUPPORTING 
              EVIDENCE TO OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS.

    Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall--
            (1) amend the second sentence of section 10.121 of title 
        20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, 
        by striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``60 days''; and
            (2) modify the Procedure Manual of the Division of Federal 
        Employees' Compensation of the Office of Workers' Compensation 
        Programs of the Department of Labor to reflect the change made 
        by the Secretary under paragraph (1).
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