,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #dja #aag? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #ach ,report ,no4    
#aag-aai ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$
 ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjba,mrs4       
,fe9/e9 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4  
,da9es1 ,ms4 ,ros51 ,mr4 ,wyd51 & ,mr4  
,lujn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,june #i1 #bjbb,report$ by ,mr4       
,pet]s1 ) an amendment,strike out all   
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,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  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wildl&           
,firefight] ,fair ,pay ,act4  #b4 ,waiv]
 ( premium pay limitations = ,dep>tm5t (
 ,agriculture1 ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 &
 ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice employees     
engag$ 9 em]g5cy wildl& fire suppression
 activities  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,basic pay ,! t]m basic   
pay includes any applicable             
locality-bas$ comp>ability paym5t "u    
section #ecjd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 any applicable special rate      
supplem5t "u section #ecje ( t title1 & 
any equival5t paym5t "u a simil>        
provision ( law4  7#b7 ,cov]$ employee  

,! t]m cov]$ employee means an employee 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 or ! ,national  
,wea!r ,s]vice4  7#c7 ,cov]$ s]vices ,! 
t]m cov]$ s]vices means s]vices p]=m$ by
 a cov]$ employee-- 7,a7 s]v+ z a wildl&
 firefight] or a fire managem5t response
 (ficial1 includ+ a regional fire       
director1 a deputy regional fire        
director1 an ag5cy (ficial :o directly  
ov]sees fire op]ations1 & a fire        
managem5t (fic]2  7,b7 s]v+ z an incid5t
 meteorologi/ accompany+ a wildl&       
firefight] crew2 or  7,c7 s]v+ on an    
incid5t managem5t team1 at ! ,national  
,int]ag5cy ,fire ,c5t]1 at a ,geographic
 ,area ,coord9at+ ,c5t]1 or at an       
op]ations c5t]4  7#d7 ,premium pay ,!   
t]m premium pay means ! premium pay paid
 "u ! provisions ( law describ$ 9       
section #eedg7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code4  7#e7 ,relevant committees
 ,! t]m relevant committees means-- 7,a7
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &    
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !

 ,committee on ,ov]sight & ,re=m ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,c7 !        
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2 &  7,d7 ! ,committee on         
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#f7 ,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]ior2 &  7,c7 !       
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 ) respect to an   
employee ( ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice4  
7b7 ,waiv]s ( premium pay limitation    
7#a7 ,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 limitation "u section #eedg ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or "u any o!r  
provision ( law4  7#b7 ,calculation (   
aggregate pay ,any pay t is disreg>d$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be disreg>d$ 9      

calculat+ ! aggregate pay ( ! applicable
 cov]$ employee = purposes ( apply+ !   
limitation "u section #ecjg ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 dur+ cal5d> ye>    
#bjbb4  7#c7 ,pay limitation ,a cov]$   
employee may n be paid premium pay "u   
?is subsection 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  7#d7   
,treatm5t ( additional premium pay ,if !
 application ( ?is subsection 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  
7#e7 ,effective p]iod ,?is subsection   
%all be 9 effect dur+ cal5d> ye> #bjbb &
 apply to premium pay payable dur+ t    
ye>4  7c7 ,submission ( plan ,n lat] ?an
 ,m>* #cj1 #bjbb1 ea* ,secret>y conc]n$1
 9 consultation ) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice
 ( ,managem5t & ,budget & ! ,director ( 
! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t1 %all   
submit to ! relevant committees a plan t
 addresses ! ne$s ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,agriculture1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 
or ! ,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1 z        
applicable1 to hire & tra9 additional   
wildl& firefight]s & incid5t            
meteorologi/s & mod]nize comp5sation =  
wildl& firefight]s & incid5t            
meteorologi/s su* t suffici5t firefight+
 res\rces are available ?r\gh\t ea* ye> 
)\t ! ne$ = waiv]s ( premium pay        
limitations4  ,june #i1 #bjbb,report$ ) 
an am5dm5t