[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8823 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8823

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to allow the Secretary 
    of Labor to suspend payments to medical providers who have been 
                          convicted of fraud.

    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 ``Putting Patients First by 
Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act''.

SEC. 2. FRAUD CONVICTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8103 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``These expenses'' and 
        inserting ``Subject to subsection (c), these expenses'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``The Secretary, under'' 
        and inserting ``Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary, 
        under''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary of Labor may suspend payments to a provider 
of services, appliances, or supplies furnished pursuant to subsection 
(a), or vouchers or certifications described in subsection (b) for the 
expenses incurred by the employing agency with respect to such a 
provider, if the provider has been convicted of fraud with respect to--
            ``(A) this subchapter;
            ``(B) any Federal health care benefit program (as defined 
        in section 24 of title 18, United States Code); or
            ``(C) any State program for which payments are made to 
        providers for services, appliances, or supplies similar to such 
        services, appliances, or supplies provided pursuant to this 
        subchapter.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this 
subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to payments made to a provider of services, appliances, or 
supplies on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2026.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 8823

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend the Federal Employees' Compensation Act to allow the Secretary 
    of Labor to suspend payments to medical providers who have been 
                          convicted of fraud.