,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ai1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,la,malfa introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to implement      
reforms to the ,federal land management 
agency fire programs in order to address
 the complexities of #bast century      
wildfires in a more cost-effective and  
efficient manner4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal 
,wildland ,firefighter ,classification  
,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,for the        
purposes of this ,act--  7#a7 the term  
wildland firefighter means an employee  
of a ,federal land management agency1   
the duties of whose position are        
primarily to perform work directly      
related to the prevention1 control1     
suppression1 and management of          
wildfires1 including an employee who is 
transferred to a supervisory or         
administrative position from a position 

of wildland firefighter 7as defined by  
the preceding provisions of this        
paragraph72  7#b7 the term ,federal land
 management agency means--  7,a7 within 
the ,department of the ,interior3 the   
,bureau of ,land ,management1 the       
,bureau of ,indian ,affairs1 the        
,national ,park ,service1 and the ,fish 
and ,wildlife ,service2 and  7,b7 within
 the ,department of ,agriculture3 the   
,forest ,service2 and  7#c7 the term    
employee has the meaning given such term
 by section #baje of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code4  #c4 ,classification of  
wildland firefighters  7a7 ,requirements
  7#a7 ,in general ,within #cj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,office of ,personnel         
,management in the administration of    
chapter #ea of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 and in cooperation with the     
,federal land management agencies1 shall
 commence development of a separate and 
distinct ,wildland ,firefighter         
occupational series that will more      

accurately reflect the variety of duties
 performed by wildland firefighters4    
7#b7 ,designation ,the ,office of       
,personnel ,management shall ensure that
 the official title assigned to any     
occupational series established pursuant
 to paragraph 7#a7 shall include        
wildland firefighter1 with appropriate  
subtitles such as hand crew1 hotshot1   
smokejumper1 battalion chief1 helitack1 
fuels1 and engine module4  7#c7         
,positions described ,paragraph 7#a7    
applies with respect to any class or    
other category of positions that        
consists primarily or exclusively of    
forestry technician positions1 range    
technician positions1 or any other      
positions the duties and                
responsibilities of which include--     
7,a7 significant wildfire preparedness1 
suppression1 and hazardous fuels        
reduction activities2 or  7,b7          
activities necessary to meet any other  
emergency incident to which such        
employee may be assigned4  7#d7         

,requirements ,section #eede7;d77#a7 of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is     
amended by striking all after except and
 inserting an em dash and the following3
  7,a7 an employee in an occupational   
series covering positions for which the 
primary duties are wildland             
firefighting1 as determined by the      
,office2 and  7,b7 in such other        
circumstances as the ,office may by     
regulation prescribe2 and  4  7c7       
,employees ,currently in the #dja ,fire 
,management ,specialist ,series ,any    
individual who1 as of the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 holds a position
 of wildland firefighter shall have the 
option of either remaining in the #dja  
series 7as in effect on such date under 
chapter #ea of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code7 or being included in the new    
wildland firefighter series1 as         
established pursuant to subsection 7a74 
7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this ,act shall be considered to require
 any change in the pay1 benefits1 or    

other terms or conditions of employment 
that apply with respect to any category 
of employees or positions described     
herein4 ,furthermore1 nothing in this   
,act shall preclude a ,federal wildland 
firefighter who attains age #eg 7the    
maximum age for ,federal firefighters to
 continue serving7 from cross-training  
into another occupational series not    
subject to mandatory retirement         
limitations to maintain employment with 
any ,federal land management agency4