,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ach  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjba,mrs4
 ,fe9/e9 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to waive c]ta9 pay        
limitations = ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture &
 ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior employees engag$
 9 em]g5cy wildl& fire suppression      
activities1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wildl&
 ,firefight] ,fair ,pay ,act4  #b4      
,waiv] ( premium pay limitations =      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture & ,dep>tm5t ( !
 ,int]ior employees engag$ 9 em]g5cy    
wildl& fire suppression activities  7a7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
employee ,! t]m cov]$ employee means an 
employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture or
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4  7#b7 ,cov]$ 
s]vices ,! t]m cov]$ s]vices means      
s]vices p]=m$ by a cov]$ employee t are 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y conc]n$ to be    
prim>ily relat+ to em]g5cy wildl& fire  

suppression activities4  7#c7 ,premium  
pay ,! t]m premium pay means ! premium  
pay paid "u ! provisions ( law describ$ 
9 section #eedg7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,!
 t]m ,secret>y conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ) respect to  
an employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t (             
,agriculture2 &  7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( !   
,int]ior1 ) respect to an employee ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior4  7b7 ,waiv] (   
premium pay p]iod limitation ,any       
premium pay = cov]$ s]vices %all be     
disreg>d$ 9 calculat+ ! aggregate ( !   
basic pay & premium pay = ! applicable  
cov]$ employee = purposes ( a pay p]iod 
limitation "u section #eedg7;a7 ( title 
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or "u any o!r  
provision ( law4  7c7 ,waiv] ( annual   
premium pay limitation ,any premium pay 
= cov]$ s]vices %all be disreg>d$ 9     
calculat+ any annual limitation on !    
am\nt ( ov]time pay payable 9 a cal5d>  
ye> or fiscal ye> "u section #eedg7;b7 (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7    

,pay limitation ,a cov]$ employee may n 
be paid premium pay if1 or to ! ext5t t1
 ! aggregate am\nt ( ! basic pay &      
premium pay 7includ+ premium pay = cov]$
 s]vices7 ( ! cov]$ employee = a cal5d> 
ye> w\ld exce$ ! rate ( basic pay       
payable = a position at level ,,ii ( !  
,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecac (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z 9      
effect at ! end ( t cal5d> ye>4  7e7    
,treatm5t ( additional premium pay ,if !
 application ( ?is section results 9 !  
paym5t ( additional premium pay to a    
cov]$ employee ( a type t is normally   
cr$itable z basic pay = retirem5t or any
 o!r purpose1 t additional premium pay  
%all n be-- 7#a7 consid]$ to be basic   
pay ( ! cov]$ employee = any purpose2 or
  7#b7 us$ 9 comput+ a lump-sum paym5t  
to ! cov]$ employee = accumulat$ &      
accru$ annual leave "u section #eeea or 
#eeeb ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7f7 ,ov]time rates ,section             
#eedb7;a77#e7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,=e/ ,s]vice 94  7g7 ,effective date   
,?is section & ! am5dm5t made by ?is    
section %all take effect z if enact$ on 
,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4