1250-AA08 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1250 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs OFCCP 1200 Department of Labor DOL Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors: TRICARE and Certain Other Health Care Providers

This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) would revise 41 CFR part 60 implementing the nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of Executive Order 11246 (as amended), section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (as amended), and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (as amended) concerning the obligations of TRICARE or certain other healthcare providers as federal contractors and subcontractors.  This proposed regulatory action would include limiting and otherwise altering the obligations of TRICARE and other healthcare providers covered by these authorities.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 41 CFR 60 41 CFR 60-1 to 60-2 41 CFR 60-20 41 CFR 60-300 41 CFR 60-741 3 CFR 1971 to 1975, Comp. p. 841 E.O. 11246 29 U.S.C. 793 38 U.S.C. 4211 (as amended) 38 U.S.C. 4212 (as amended) 29 U.S.C. 705 and 793 E.O. 11758 Yes

The Department intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would revise 41 CFR part 60 implementing the nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of Executive Order 11246 (as amended), section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (as amended) concerning the obligations of TRICARE or certain other healthcare providers as federal contractors and subcontractors.  This proposed regulatory action would codify OFCCP’s current moratorium providing greater access to care for veterans and certainty for health care providers who serve beneficiaries of government health care programs.

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Executive Order 11246, section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974.

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To be determined.  The public will be invited to provide comments on any proposed revisions and possible alternatives.

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The Department will prepare estimates of the anticipated cost and discuss benefits associated with the proposed rule.

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To be determined.

]]> NPRM 11/06/2019 84 FR 59746 NPRM Comment Period End 12/06/2019 Undetermined Businesses None No No No No Harvey Fort Deputy Director, Division of Policy and Program Development 1250 Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs OFCCP 202 693-0104 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room C-3325, Washington DC 20210