Report from the Bureau of the Budget.. Report from the Department of Labor.. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Burdick, Hon. Quentin N., a U.S. Senator from the State of North Dakota Magnuson, Hon. Warren G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington. Lake, Grady V., chairman, legislative committee, International Chiro- practors Association; accompanied by Joseph P. Adams--- Badger, Paul L., in behalf of the American Chiropractors Association... Bunker, James E., attorney, American Chiropractic Association; accom- Anderson, Dewey, director, Public Affairs Institute_. Keating, Jerome J., president, National Association of Letter Carriers--- American Federation of Government Employees, prepared statement American Medical Association, Chicago, Ill., prepared statement by F. J. L. 69 Anderson, Dewey, director, Public Affairs Institute, testimony and pre- pared statement presented May 24, 1962- Badger, Paul L., in behalf of the American Chiropractors Association... Bunker, James E., attorney, American Chiropractic Association; accom- panied by Dr. Benjamin Goldstein, Chiropractic Institute of New York Burdick, Hon. Quentin N., a U.S. Senator from the State of North Dakota meigh, John W., secretary, National Rural Letter Carriers' Association, overnment Employees' Council AFL-CIO, prepared statement.. eating, Jerome J., president, National Association of Letter Carriers, ake, Grady V., chairman, Legislative Committee, International Chiro- practors Association; accompanied by Joseph P. Ádams__ lagnuson, Hon. Warren G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Washington. 'Connor, John F., legislative director, United Federation of Postal rticle entitled "Chiropractors Climb-They Make Headway in Struggle 16. III Curriculum of a typical chiropractic school---- Letters to Senator Metcalf from: Albert, Dr. C. E., secretary-treasurer, Montana Chiropractic As- Anderson, Dr. H. H., State delegate, American Chiropractic As- Watkins, Dr. C. O., delegate, American Chiropractic Association, Scope of chiropractic practice in the United States, prepared by the Wash- 53 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ACT THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1964 U.S. SENATE, SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION, COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 4232, New Senate Office Building, Senator Lee Metcalf (chairman of the special subcommittee). Present: Senator Metcalf (presiding). Also present: Hon. Quentin N. Burdick, a U.S. Senator from the State of North Dakota. Committee staff members present: Stewart E. McClure, chief clerk; Edward D. Friedman, counsel of the subcommittee; and John D. Stringer, minority associate counsel. Senator METCALF. The subcommittee will be in order. At this point we will insert in the record S. 1710 and S. 2078, and departmental reports. (S. 1710, S. 2078, and departmental reports follow:) 88TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1710 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 13, 1963 Mr. BURDICK introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare A BILL To amend sections 9 and 40 of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That (a) the first two sentences of section 9 (a) of the 4 Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended (U.S.C., 5 title 5, sec. 759), are amended to read as follows: 6 "For any injury sustained by an employee while in the 7 performance of duty, whether or not disability has arisen, 8 and notwithstanding that the employee has accepted or is 9 entitled to receive benefits under the Civil Service Retire10 ment Act, the United States shall furnish to the employee all 11 services, appliances, and supplies which are prescribed or I 2 1 recommended by duly qualified physicians (and, in addition, 2 in case such injury involves a strain or sprain, which are 3 prescribed or recommended by duly qualified chiropractic 4 practitioners), and which, in the opinion of the Secretary of 5 Labor, are likely to cure or to give relief or to reduce the 6 degree or the period of disability or to aid in lessening the 7 amount of the monthly compensation. Such services, appliances, and supplies shall be furnished by or upon the order 9 of the United States medical officers and hospitals, but where 10 this is not practicable, they shall be furnished by or upon 11 the order of private physicians (and, in addition, in case such 12 injury involves a strain or sprain, duly qualified chiropractic 8 13 practitioners), or hospitals, designated or approved by the 14 Secretary." 15 (b) Section 40 of such Act is amended by adding "and 16 duly qualified chiropractic practitioners" after "hospitals" in 17 subsection (e), and by adding at the end of such section the 18 following new subsection: 19 "(n) (1) The term 'duly qualified chiropractic practi20 tioner' means an individual who shall have been found by 21 the Secretary of Labor to be qualified to treat strains and 22 sprains through the employment of chiropractic. 23 "(2) The term 'strain' means an overstretching or over24 exertion of some part of the musculature. |