,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bbf #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bdii ,report ,no4 #aag-cjf ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,april #ad1 #bjba,mr4 ,c>bajal 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4 ,takano1 & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor ,may #f1 #bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,turn]1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,ms4 ,bu%1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 ,ms4 ,spanb]g]1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,ms4 ,%]rill1 ,ms4 ,s*ri]1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,ms4 ,mann+1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4 ,delgado1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 ,port]1 ,mr4 ,c>t] ( ,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,rupp]sb]g]1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,vic5te ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,got!im]1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,g>b>9o1 ,mr4 ,aguil>1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,kahele1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mrs4 ,wagn]1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,ms4 ,b\rdeaux1 ,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,lois ,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,gold51 ,mr4 ,ca/51 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,au*9closs1 ,mr4 ,mal9[ski1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,ms4 ,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,ms4 ,newman1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]1 ,mr4 ,mrvan1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,*5ey1 ,mr4 ,/anton1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,jacobs ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mrs4 ,kim ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 & ,ms4 ,/ev5s ,may #f1 #bjbb,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,april #ad1 #bjba ,a ,,bill ,to am5d *apt] #ha ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to create a presumption t a disability or dea? ( a ,f$]al employee 9 fire protection activities caus$ by any ( c]ta9 diseases is ! result ( ! p]=mance ( su* employees duty1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,firefight]s ,fairness ,act ( #bjbb4 #b4 ,c]ta9 diseases presum$ to be "w-relat$ cause ( disability or dea? = ,f$]al employees 9 fire protection activities 7a7 ,presumption relat+ to employees 9 fire protection activities ,sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #ha ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #hadc;a ! foll[+ 7& by con=m+ ! table ( cont5ts ( su* *apt] accord+ly73 #hadc;b4 ,employees 9 fire protection activities4 7a7 ,c]ta9 diseases deem$ to be proximately caus$ by employm5t 9 fire protection activities 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= a claim "u ?is sub*apt] ( disability or dea? ( an employee :o has be5 employ$ = a m9imum ( #e ye>s 9 aggregate z an employee 9 fire protection activities1 a disease specifi$ on ! li/ e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 %all be deem$ to be proximately caus$ by ! employm5t ( su* employee4 7#b7 ,e/abli%m5t ( initial li/ ,!re is e/abli%$ "u ?is section ! foll[+ li/ ( diseases3 7,a7 ,bladd] canc]4 7,b7 ,bra9 canc]4 7,c7 ,*ronic ob/ructive pulmon>y disease4 7,d7 ,colorectal canc]4 7,e7 ,esophageal canc]4 7,f7 ,kidney canc]4 7,g7 ,leukemias4 7,h7 ,lung canc]4 7,i7 ,meso!lioma4 7,j7 ,multiple myeloma4 7,k7 ,non-,hodgk9 lymphoma4 7,l7 ,pro/ate canc]4 7,m7 ,sk9 canc] 7melanoma74 7,n7 ,a sudd5 c>diac ev5t or /roke :ile1 or n lat] ?an #bd h\rs aft]1 engag+ 9 ! activities describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a77;,c74 7,o7 ,te/icul> canc]4 7,p7 ,?yroid canc]4 7#c7 ,additions to ! li/ 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all p]iodically review ! li/ e/abli%$ "u ?is section 9 consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itute on ,occupational ,safety & ,heal? & %all add a disease to ! li/ by rule1 ^u a %[+ by a petition] or on ! ,secret>y's own det]m9ation1 9 accordance ) ?is p>agraph4 7,b7 ,basis = det]m9ation ,! ,secret>y %all add a disease to ! li/ ^u a %[+ by a petition] or ! ,secret>y's own det]m9ation1 bas$ on ! weight ( ! be/ available sci5tific evid5ce1 t !re is a significant risk to employees 9 fire protection activities ( develop+ su* disease4 7,c7 ,available exp]tise ,9 det]m9+ significant risk = purposes ( subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,secret>y may accept z au?oritative & may rely ^u recomm5dations1 risk assessm5ts1 & sci5tific /udies 7includ+ analyses ( ,national ,firefight] ,regi/ry data p]ta9+ to ,f$]al firefight]s7 by ! ,national ,in/itute = ,occupational ,safety & ,heal?1 ! ,national ,toxicology ,program1 ! ,national ,academies ( ,sci5ces1 ,eng9e]+1 & ,m$ic9e1 & ! ,int]national ,ag5cy = ,rese>* on ,canc]4 7#d7 ,petitions to add to ! li/ 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any p]son may petition ! ,secret>y to add a disease to ! li/ "u ?is section4 7,b7 ,cont5t ( petition ,su* petition %all provide in=mation to %[ t !re is suffici5t evid5ce ( a significant risk to employees 9 fire protection activities ( develop+ su* illness or disease f _! employm5t4 7,c7 ,timely & sub/antive decisions ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] receipt ( a petition1 ! ,secret>y %all ei!r grant or d5y ! petition by publi%+ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] a writt5 explanation ( ! reasons = ! ,secret>y's decision4 ,! ,secret>y may n d5y a petition solely on ! basis ( compet+ priorities1 inadequate res\rces1 or insuffici5t "t = review4 7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,employee 9 fire protection activities ,! t]m employee 9 fire protection activities means an employee employ$ z a firefight]1 p>am$ic1 em]g5cy m$ical te*nician1 rescue work]1 ambulance p]sonnel1 or haz>d\s mat]ial work]1 :o-- 7,a7 is tra9$ 9 fire suppression2 7,b7 has ! legal au?ority & responsibility to engage 9 fire suppression2 7,c7 is engag$ 9 ! prev5tion1 control1 & ext+ui%m5t ( fires or response to em]g5cy situations :]e life1 prop]ty1 or ! environm5t is at risk1 includ+ ! prev5tion1 control1 suppression1 or managem5t ( wildl& fires2 & 7,d7 p]=ms su* activities z a prim>y responsibility ( 8 or h] job4 7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ,secret>y ( ,labor4 4 7b7 ,rese>* coop]ation ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all e/abli% a process by :i* a ,f$]al employee 9 fire protection activities fil+ a claim relat$ to a disease on ! li/ e/abli%$ by section #hadc;b ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 w be in=m$ ab\t & (f]$ ! opportunity to contribute to sci5ce by volunt>ily enroll+ 9 ! ,national ,firefight] ,regi/ry or a simil> rese>* or public heal? initiative conduct$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4 7c7 ,review ( sci5ce on brea/ canc] ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 evaluate ! be/ available sci5tific evid5ce ( ! risk to an employee 9 fire protection activities ( develop+ brea/ canc]2 7#b7 add brea/ canc] to ! li/ e/abli%$ "u section #hadc;b ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 by rule 9 accordance ) subsection 7a77#c7 ( su* section1 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t su* evid5ce supports su* addition2 & 7#c7 submit a report ( ! ,secret>y's f9d+s "u p>agraph 7#a7 & ! ,secret>y's det]m9ation "u p>agraph 7#b7 to ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor ( ! ,h\se & ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate4 7d7 ,application ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply to claims = comp5sation fil$ on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 ,may #f1 #bjbb,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$