,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ca1 #bjac,mr4 
,m]kley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide      
,f$]al dea? & disability b5efits =      
contractors :o s]ve z firefight]s ( !   
,=e/ ,s]vice1 ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior    
ag5cies1 or any ,/ate or local entity4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,fall5 ,wildl& ,firefight]s ,fair     
,comp5sation ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,dea? & 
disability b5efits = contract$          
firefight]s ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 ,dep>tm5t 
( ! ,int]ior ag5cies1 or any ,/ate or   
local entity  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a]ial & gr\nd crew      
firefight]s us$ to fight wildfires (t5  
"w on a contract basis ) a ,/ate1 local1
 or ,f$]al ag5cy &1 z a result1 are n   
eligible = dea? or disability b5efits   
%\ld !y be kill$ or injur$ 9 ! l9e (    
duty4  7#b7 ,employ] dea? b5efits & life
 insurance = exclusive-use firefight]s  

are exp5sive1 & ! families ( ^! h]oes h 
to cope n only ) ! loss ( a lov$ "o1 b  
also ! additional f9ancial loss ( a wage
 e>n]4  7#c7 ,x is vital t ,congress    
cont9ue to enc\rage ! recruitm5t &      
ret5tion ( brave1 skill$ firefight]s4   
7b7 ,eligibility = dea? & disability    
b5efits ,section #cjh ( ! ,f$]al ,l&    
,policy & ,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc  
,u4,s4,c4 #agch7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,eligibility (       
contract$ firefight]s = dea? &          
disability b5efits  7#a7 ,eligibility   
,an individual %all be eligible = a dea?
 or disability b5efit "u section #abja (
 ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe     
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#cgif7 if su* individual-- 7,a7 s]ves a 
public ag5cy specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 z 
a contractor or subcontractor ( su* a   
public ag5cy1 9 an (ficial capacity1 )  
or )\t comp5sation2  7,b7 p]=ms "u an   
exclusive use1 call :5 ne$$1 or equipm5t
 r5tal agreem5t contract ) ! public     
ag5cy2 &  7,c7 directly p]=ms fire      

suppression activities z a memb] ( an   
a]ial or gr\nd-bas$ firefight+ crew or  
equipm5t op]ator 9 ! direct fire        
suppression1 or en r\te to or return f  
su* direct fire suppression activity4   
7#b7 ,cov]$ public ag5cies ,subsection  
7a7 applies ) respect to ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1
 any ag5cy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 &
 any ,/ate & local firefight+ entity4   
7#c7 ,applicability ,?is subsection %all
 apply ) respect to dea? or injuries    
occurr+ on or aft] ,janu>y #a1 #aihe4 ,!
 am\nt ( ! b5efit paid %all be !        
eligible am\nt "u section #abja ( !     
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif7 at !
 "t ( dea? or injury4  4  #c4           
,eligibility ( firefight]s = public     
safety (fic] dea? b5efits  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,p>agraph 7#i7 ( section #abjd ( !      
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;b7 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 by     
/rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph  
7,d7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 

2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ 
new subp>agraph3  7,e7 an individual    
p]=m+ "u exclusive use1 call :5 ne$$1 or
 equipm5t r5tal agreem5t contract ) !   
,=e/ ,s]vice1 any ag5cy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
! ,int]ior1 or any ,/ate or local       
firefight+ entity 9 direct p]=mance (   
fire suppression activities z an a]ial  
or gr\nd-bas$ memb] ( a firefight+ crew 
or equipm5t op]ator 9 ! direct fire     
suppression1 or en r\te to or return f  
su* direct fire suppression activity4  4
  7b7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by
 subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to 
dea? or injuries occurr+ on or aft]     
,janu>y #a1 #aihe4 ,! am\nt ( ! b5efit  
paid %all be ! eligible am\nt "u section
 #abja ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &   
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #cgif7 at ! "t ( dea? or      
injury4