Sec. 6. Presumption of eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits for Federal employees diagnosed with coronavirus
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An employee who is diagnosed with COVID–19 during the period described in subsection (b)(2)(A) shall, with respect to any claim made by or on behalf of the employee for benefits under subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, be deemed to have an injury proximately caused by exposure to coronavirus arising out of the nature of the employee’s employment and be presumptively entitled to such benefits, including disability compensation, medical services, and survivor benefits.
In this section— the term coronavirus means SARS–CoV–2 or another coronavirus with pandemic potential; and the term employee — means an employee as that term is defined in section 8101(1) of title 5, United States Code, (including an employee of the United States Postal Service, the Transportation Security Administration, or the Department of Veterans Affairs, including any individual appointed under chapter 73 or 74 of title 38, United States Code) employed in the Federal service at anytime during the period beginning on January 27, 2020, and ending on January 30, 2022— who carried out duties requiring contact with patients, members of the public, or co-workers; or whose duties include a risk of exposure to the coronavirus; and does not include any employee otherwise covered by subparagraph
(A)who is teleworking on a full-time basis during all of such period.