[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 732 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 732

To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Members 
 of Congress from receiving Federal workers' compensation benefits for 
  injuries caused by stress or any other emotional condition, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

               April 27 (legislative day, April 24), 1995

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Members 
 of Congress from receiving Federal workers' compensation benefits for 
  injuries caused by stress or any other emotional condition, 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. LIMITATION ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF 
              CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8101(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) `injury'--
                    ``(A) includes, in addition to injury by accident, 
                a disease proximately caused by the employment, and 
                damage to or destruction of medical braces, artificial 
                limbs, and other prosthetic devices which shall be 
                replaced or repaired, and such time lost while such 
                device or appliance is being replaced or repaired; 
                except that eyeglasses and hearing aides would not be 
                replaced, repaired, or otherwise compensated for, 
                unless the damages or destruction is incident to a 
                personal injury requiring medical services; and
                    ``(B) shall not include, with respect to a Member 
                of Congress, injuries or occupational diseases caused 
                by stress or any mental or emotional condition.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This Act shall take effect 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply only to claims filed 
under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, on or after such 
effective date.
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