[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4825 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4825

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish procedures for the 
         handling of claims for compensation for work injuries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 1994

  Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish procedures for the 
         handling of claims for compensation for work injuries.

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

SECTION 1. PROCEDURE.

    (a) Section 8124.--Section 8124 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b)(1) Within 10 days after a claim for compensation under this 
subchapter is filed, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary, shall notify the employer of the claimant 
and any other person whom the Secretary considers an interested party 
that such claim has been filed. Such notice may be served personally 
upon the employer or other person or sent to such employer or person by 
registered mail.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall make or cause to be made such 
investigations as the Secretary considers necessary in respect of such 
a claim and, upon application of any interested party, shall order a 
hearing thereon. If a hearing on such claim is ordered, the Secretary 
shall give the claimant and other interested parties at least 10 day's 
notice of such hearing, served personally upon the claimant and other 
interested parties or sent to such claimant and other interested 
parties by registered or certified mail, and shall within 20 days after 
such hearing is held, by order, reject the claim or make an award in 
respect of the claim. If no hearing is ordered within 20 days after 
notice is given as provided in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall by 
order reject the claim or make an award in respect of the claim.
    ``(3) Any hearing held under paragraph (2) shall be conducted in 
accordance with the provisions of section 554 and shall be conducted by 
an administrative law judge qualified under section 3105.
    ``(c) No appeal of an order of the Secretary under subsection (b) 
may be made by a claimant or other interested person to the Employees 
Compensation Appeals Board unless such order has been made by an 
administrative law judge.''.
    (b) Section 8128.--Section 8128 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (a) by inserting ``under section 8124(b)'' after 
``an award''.
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