,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ad1 #bjba,mr4  
,c>p] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mrs4   
,fe9/e91 ,mr4 ,k+1 & ,mr4 ,van ,holl57  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,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$]al ,firefight]s ,fairness ,act (    
#bjba4  #b4 ,c]ta9 diseases presum$ to  
be "w-relat$ cause ( disability or dea? 
= ,f$]al employees 9 fire protection    
activities  7a7 ,def9ition ,section     
#haja ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end (   
p>agraph 7#ai72  7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end ( p>agraph 7#bj7 & ins]t+ 2 &2 

&  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3      
7#ba7 employee 9 fire protection        
activities means 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    
risk2 &  7,d7 p]=ms su* activities z a  
prim>y responsibility ( 8 or h] job4  4 
7b7 ,presumption relat+ to employees 9  
fire protection activities ,section     
#hajb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7c7
 7#a7 ,) reg>d to an employee 9 fire    
protection activities1 a disease        
specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7 %all be presum$
 to be proximately caus$ by ! employm5t 
( su* employee1 subject to ! l5g? (     
s]vice requirem5ts specifi$4 ,!         
disability or dea? ( an employee 9 fire 

protection activities due to su* a      
disease %all be presum$ to result f     
p]sonal injury su/a9$ :ile 9 ! p]=mance 
( su* employee's duty4 ,su* presumptions
 may be rebutt$ by a prepond]ance ( !   
evid5ce f ! employ+ ag5cy4  7#b7 ,su*   
presumptions apply only if ! employee 9 
fire protection activities is diagnos$ )
 ! disease = :i* presumption is s\ght )9
 #aj ye>s ( ! la/ active date (         
employm5t z an employee 9 fire          
protection activities4  7#c7 ,! foll[+  
diseases %all be presum$ to be          
proximately caus$ by ! employm5t ( !    
employee 9 fire protection activities3  
7,a7 ,if ! employee has be5 employ$ = a 
m9imum ( #e ye>s 9 aggregate z an       
employee 9 fire protection activities3  
7i7 ,he>t disease4  7ii7 ,lung disease4 
7iii7 ,! foll[+ canc]s3 7,i7 ,bra9      
canc]4  7,,ii7 ,canc] ( ! blood or      
lymphatic sy/ems4  7,,iii7 ,bladd]      
canc]4  7,,iv7 ,kidney canc]4  7,v7     
,te/icul> canc]4  7,,vi7 ,canc] ( !     
dige/ive sy/em4  7,,vii7 ,sk9 canc]4    

7,,viii7 ,canc] ( ! respiratory sy/em4  
7,,ix7 ,brea/ canc]4  7iv7 ,any o!r     
canc] ! contraction ( :i* ! ,secret>y ( 
,labor ?r\gh regulations det]m9es to be 
relat$ to ! haz>ds to :i* an employee 9 
fire protection activities may be       
subject4  7,b7 ,reg>dless ( ! l5g? ( "t 
an employee 9 fire protection activities
 has be5 employ$1 any communicable      
disease t has be5 det]m9$ to be a p&emic
 by ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization or !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 or any *ronic infecti\s  
disease1 ! contraction ( :i* ! ,secret>y
 ( ,labor ?r\gh regulations det]m9es to 
be relat$ to ! haz>ds to :i* an employee
 9 fire protection activities may be    
subject4  4  7c7 ,application ,!        
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
to a cov]$ disability or dea? t occurs  
on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act4