Text of Senate Amendment 6300

On 2026-06-24, Senator Susan M. Collins (R-ME) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6300" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6300

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3439-S3440] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6300. Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. INCLUSION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT. (a) Inclusion.--Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``, other eligible providers,'' after ``osteopathic practitioners''; (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraphs (18) and (19); (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and inserting ``; and''; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ``(21) `other eligible provider' means a nurse practitioner or physician assistant within the scope of their practice as defined by State law.''. [[Page S3440]] (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 8103(a)-- (A) by inserting ``or other eligible provider'' after ``physician'' each place that term appears; and (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``(or other eligible providers)'' after ``physicians''; (2) in section 8121(6), by inserting ``or other eligible provider'' after ``physician''; and (3) in section 8123(a)-- (A) by inserting ``or other eligible provider'' after ``The employee may have a physician''; (B) by inserting ``or other eligible provider'' after ``United States and the physician''; and (C) by striking ``a third physician'' and inserting ``an additional physician''. (c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall finalize rules to carry out the amendments made by this section. ______