Sec. 150006. Workers’ compensation for certain Federal employees who contract COVID-19
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Chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by— by redesigating section 8152 as section 8153; and by inserting after section 8151 the following: Any employee described in subsection
(b)who is diagnosed with COVID-19 (as defined in ____) during the period between January 30, 2020, and January 30, 2022, shall, upon application, presumptively be entitled to disability compensation, medical services, and any other benefit provided under this chapter. An employee described in this subsection is any of the following: An employee whose duties involve the provision of health care or protection of public health performance of duties in a health care facility or operation. A first responder. A law enforcement officer (as that term is defined in section 8331(20) or 8401(17)). A transportation security officer. An employee of the United States Postal Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, and Indian Health Services. Any employee carrying out duties that require substantial contact with the public. Any employee whose duties include a recognized risk of exposure to the coronavirus (as that term is defined in section 506 of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020). . The table of sections for such chapter is amended— by redesignating the item relating to section 8152 as section 8153; and by inserting after the item relating to section 8151 the following: 8152. Workers’ compensation for certain Federal employees who contract COVID-19. .