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include firefight]s1 law en=cem5t       
(fic]s1 em]g5cy m$ical p]sonnel1 or o!r 
fir/ respond]s to em]g5cies72 &  7,,ii7 
is c]tifi$ z a firefight]1 law en=cem5t 
(fic]1 em]g5cy m$ical s]vices provid]1  
or o!r respond] 9 ! ,/ate1 unit ( g5]al 
local gov]nm5t1 or ,indian tribe 9 :i* !
 individual s]ves z a volunte]4  7ii7   
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public safety organization means any    
,/ate1 local1 or tribal gov]nm5tal ag5cy
 or nonpr(it organization t has !       
pr9cipal purpose ( protect+ ! safety (  
life1 heal?1 or prop]ty4  7iii7 ,full-"t
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det]m9e ! m9imum volunte] "t requir$ = a
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treat$ z an individual employ$ 9 a      
full-"t job = purposes ( ?is subsection2
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volunte] "t t is requir$ = ! qualifi$   
volunte] fir/ respond] to be consid]$ an
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equival5t ( #bjj h\rs p] ye>4  4  #c4   
,regulations ,! ,secret>y ( ,education  
%all promulgate1 aft] consultation )    
public safety organizations 7:i* %all   
include firefight]1 law en=cem5t (fic]1 
& em]g5cy respond] organizations71      
regulations to c>ry out ! am5dm5ts made 
by section #b1 includ+ regulations      
relat+ to--  7#a7 ! m9imum volunte] "t  
requir$ = a qualifi$ volunte] fir/      
respond] to be treat$ z an individual   
employ$ 9 a full-"t job = purposes (    
section #dee7m7 ( ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m772
 &  7#b7 ! process ( track+ & v]ify+ t  
volunte] "t4  #d4 ,engagem5t ( public   
safety organizations ,! ,secret>y (     
,education %all develop a plan reg>d+ h[
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education w--  7#a7     
dissem9ate in=mation & raise aw>5ess    
ab\t eligibility = qualifi$ volunte]    

fir/ respond]s = public s]vice loan     
=giv5ess "u section #dee7m7 ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhg;e7m77 7z am5d$ by ?is ,act72 &    
7#b7 engage qualifi$ volunte] fir/      
respond]s & public safety organizations 
9 ! process ( track+ & v]ify+ volunte]  
h\rs = purposes ( public s]vice loan    
=giv5ess "u su* section4