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Federal Employees' Compensation Act: Issues Associated With Changing Benefits for Older Beneficiaries

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 14, 1996
Report No. GGD-96-138BR
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Summary:

The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) now allows beneficiaries who are at or beyond retirement age to receive worker's compensation benefits. Possible changes to the legislation would reduce these benefits. This briefing report provides (1) a profile of beneficiaries on the long-term FECA rolls, (2) views of proponents and opponents of changing FECA benefits for older beneficiaries, and (3) questions and issues that Congress might consider if crafting benefit changes.

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