,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjba  
,mr4 ,neguse 7= himself & ,ms4 ,port]7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a m5tal 
heal? program = ,f$]al wildl&           
firefight]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,c>e = our ,firefight]s ,act4  #b4      
,m5tal heal? program = ,f$]al wildl&    
firefight]s  7a7 ,m5tal heal? program   
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>ies ( ! ,int]ior & ,agriculture 
%all e/abli% & c>ry out a program =     
,f$]al wildl& firefight]s = m5tal heal? 
aw>5ess & support4 ,su* program %all    

include--  7#a7 a m5tal heal? aw>5ess   
campaign2  7#b7 a m5tal heal? education 
& tra9+ program t includes an on-bo>d+  
curriculum2  7#c7 an ext5sive pe]-to-pe]
 m5tal heal? support network = ,f$]al   
wildl& firefight]s & _! imm$iate family2
  7#d7 exp&+ ! ,critical ,incid5t ,/ress
 ,managem5t ,program ?r\gh tra9+1       
develop+1 & reta9+ a l>g] pool (        
qualifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essionals :o are
 famili> ) ! exp]i5ces ( ! wildl&       
firefight+ work=ce1 & monitor+ & track+ 
m5tal heal? 9 ! pr(ession to bett]      
und]/& ! scope ( ! issue & develop      
/rategies to assi/2 &  7#e7 e/abli% &   
c>ry out a new & di/9ct m5tal heal?     
support s]vice specific to ,f$]al wildl&
 firefight]s & _! imm$iate family1 )    
culturally relevant & trauma-in=m$ m5tal
 heal? pr(essionals :o are readily      
available & n subject to any limit on ! 
numb] ( sessions or s]vice provid$4  7b7
 ,m5tal heal? leave ,ea* ,f$]al wildl&  
firefight] %all be entitl$ to #g        
consecutive days ( leave1 )\t loss or   

r$uction 9 pay1 dur+ ea* cal5d> ye> = ! 
purposes ( ma9ta9+ m5tal heal?4 ,su*    
leave may only be tak5 dur+ ! p]iod     
beg9n+ on ,june #a & end+ on ,octob] #ca
 ( any su* ye>4 ,if leave is n tak5 "u  
?is section x expires aft] ,octob] #ca (
 ! cal5d> ye>4  7c7 ,f$]al wildl&       
firefight] def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m     
,f$]al wildl& firefight] means any      
tempor>y1 seasonal1 or p]man5t position 
at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture or !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,int]ior t ma9ta9s gr\p1    
em]g5cy incid5t managem5t1 or fire      
qualifications & prim>ily engages 9 or  
supports wildl& fire managem5t          
activities1 includ+ =e/ry & rangel&     
te*nicians & positions conc]n+ aviation1
 fire heavy equipm5t op]ations1 em]g5cy 
dispat* communication s]vices1 or fire &
 fuels managem5t4