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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8823 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8823 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2026 Mr. Mackenzie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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