,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjai ,mr4  
,m]kley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wyd57        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an occupational  
safety & heal? /&>d to protect f>mwork]s
 f wildfire smoke1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,f>mwork] ,smoke ,protection ,act (  
#bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t1 z (
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 !  
wildfire season has increas$ by ov] #b  
mon?s s9ce ! #aigjs1 & wildfires h      
become increas+ly preval5t across !     
,unit$ ,/ates due to prolong$ dr\ghts & 
extreme temp]atures2  7#b7 ! av]age     
annual temp]atures 9 ! we/]n ,unit$     
,/ates h increas$ by #a4i degrees       
,fahr5heit s9ce #aigj2  7#c7 wildfire   
smoke (t5 conta9s toxic *emicals &      
p>ticulates1 creat+ haz>d\s air quality 
conditions2  7#d7 wildfire smoke (t5    

p]si/s = ext5d$ p]iods ( "t & c travel  
hundr$s ( miles2 &  7#e7 wildfire smoke 
inhalation is h>mful to human heal?1    
p>ticul>ly = vuln]able populations1     
includ+ outdoor work]s4  #c4            
,occupational safety & heal? /&>d to    
protect f>mwork]s f wildfire smoke  7a7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,agricultural op]ation employ] ,! t]m   
agricultural op]ation employ] means an  
employ]1 z def9$ 9 section #c ( !       
,occupational ,safety & ,heal? ,act (   
#aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #feb71 engag$ 9    
f>m+ or agricultural op]ation4  7#b7    
,f>mwork] ,! t]m f>mwork] means an      
employee1 z def9$ 9 section #c ( !      
,occupational ,safety & ,heal? ,act (   
#aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #feb71 engag$ 9    
f>m+ or o!r agricultural "w = an        
agricultural op]ation employ]4  7#c7    
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,labor4  7#d7 ,uni=m air    
quality index ,! t]m uni=m air quality  
index means ! ,,pm-#b4e category ( !    
uni=m air quality index = ! air quality 

monitor+ sy/em requir$ "u section       
#cai7;a7 ( ! ,clean ,air ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #gfai7;a774  7b7 ,initial     
occupational safety & heal? /&>d  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on ! date (
 ! promulgation ( ! occupational safety 
& heal? /&>d "u subsection 7c71 !       
,secret>y %all deem ! initial /&>d to   
protect f>mwork]s f wildfire smoke      
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 to be an       
occupational safety & heal? /&>d "u     
section #f ( ! ,occupational ,safety &  
,heal? ,act ( #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#fee74  7#b7 ,cont5ts ( initial /&>d ,! 
initial /&>d describ$ 9 ?is subsection  
%all require t an agricultural op]ation 
employ]--  7,a7 provide f>mwork]s )     
appropriate equipm5t to protect f       
wildfire smoke :5 air quality at !      
workplace rea*es a level ( #aea or      
great]1 z det]m9$ by ! uni=m air quality
 index2  7,b7 ensure t ! equipm5t       
provid$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 includes an 
,n#ie mask or ,n#ajj mask or o!r        

equipm5t c]tifi$ by ! ,national         
,in/itute = ,occupational ,safety &     
,heal? to protect f wildfire smoke      
exposure2  7,c7 require m&atory use ( ! 
equipm5t describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 
7,b7 :5 air quality at ! workplace      
rea*es a level ( #bja or great]1 z      
det]m9$ by ! uni=m air quality index2 & 
7,d7 provide1 ) ! equipm5t describ$ 9   
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b71 tra9+ &       
education mat]ials to f>mwork]s1 9 a    
language und]/ood by ! f>mwork]s1       
reg>d+--  7i7 h[ to prop]ly use !       
protective equipm5t2  7ii7 h[ long & "u 
:at conditions ! protective equipm5t is 
effective2 &  7iii7 ! pot5tial heal?    
impacts ( brea?+ wildfire smoke )\t     
prop] protection4  7#c7 ,en=cem5t ,!    
initial /&>d describ$ 9 ?is subsection  
%all be en=c$ 9 ! same mann] z a /&>d   
promulgat$ "u section #f ( !            
,occupational ,safety & ,heal? ,act (   
#aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fee71 includ+ !   
prohibition on discrim9ation "u section 
#aa7;c7 ( su* ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4       

#ffj7;c774  7c7 ,occupational safety &  
heal? /&>d  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,by n lat] ?an
 #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all beg9 promulgat+  
an occupational safety & heal? /&>d "u  
section #f ( ! ,occupational ,safety &  
,heal? ,act ( #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fee7
 to protect f>mwork]s f wildfire smoke4 
7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,! /&>d promulgat$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 provide safety
 & heal? protections = f>mwork]s work+ =
 agricultural op]ation employ]s t       
provide at lea/ ! same level ( heal? &  
safety protection z ! requirem5ts "u    
subsection 7b77#b72 &  7,b7 detail !    
pot5tial heal? impacts ( brea?+ wildfire
 smoke )\t prop] protection4  7d7       
,collaboration & te*nical assi/ance     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an agricultural op]ation 
employ] may seek advice or assi/ance f !
 ,secret>y ( ,labor or a ,/ate or local 
heal? dep>tm5t reg>d+ ! equipm5t & tra9+
 & education mat]ials ne$$ to meet !    
requirem5ts "u subsection 7b77#b7 7or   
any simil> requirem5t ( a /&>d          

promulgat$ "u subsection 7c774  7#b7    
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor duties ,! ,secret>y  
%all-- 7,a7 provide te*nical assi/ance1 
^u ! reque/ ( an agricultural op]ation  
employ]1 reg>d+ h[ to meet ! employ]    
requirem5ts ( ?is section2 &  7,b7      
develop sample tra9+ & education        
mat]ials t may be us$ by agricultural   
op]ation employ]s to meet ! requirem5ts 
( subsection 7b77#b77;,d7 7or any simil>
 requirem5t ( a /&>d promulgat$ "u      
subsection 7c774  7#c7 ,collaboration ) 
community organizations ,! ,secret>y    
may1 ^u reque/1 provide ! tra9+ &       
educational mat]ials develop$ "u        
p>agraph 7#b77;,b7 to relevant community
 & nonpr(it organizations4