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On the recordApril 24, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that further reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To provide appropriate workers compensation for Federal employees) Strike title III and insert the following: TITLE III--FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ``Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act''. SEC. 302. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES. (a) Definition of Medical Services.--Section 8101(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking ``law. Reimbursable'' and inserting ``law (reimbursable''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon, the following: ``, and medical services may include treatment by a physician assistant or advanced practice nurse, such as a nurse practitioner, within the scope of their practice as defined by State law, consistent with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Labor)''.…
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