,,ii #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #ceib ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #g 7legislative day1 ,febru>y #c71 #bjbb,mr4 ,s&]s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to provide additional fund+ = firefight] /aff+ & safety grants1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,firefight] ,/aff+ & ,support ,act4 #b4 ,firefight] safety grants ,section #cc ( ! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7d71 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#d72 7#b7 9 subsection 7q77#a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ 1 & !re is appropriat$1 aft] appropriat$2 7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+ #bjbc & ins]t+ #bjbb2 & 7ii7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 & 7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7,c7 #iac1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc2 & 7,d7 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh1 an am\nt equal to ! am\nt au?oriz$ = ! previ\s fiscal ye> increas$ by ! p]c5tage by :i*-- 7i7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index 7all items1 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 = ! previ\s fiscal ye>1 exce$s 7ii7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ! fiscal ye> prec$+ ! fiscal ye> describ$ 9 clause 7i74 2 & 7#c7 by /rik+ subsection 7r74 #c4 ,,saf] grants ,section #cd ( ! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7j77#a7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by ins]t+ 1 & !re is appropriat$1 aft] appropriat$2 7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,h71 by /rik+ & at ! end2 7,c7 9 subp>agraph 7,i7-- 7i7 9 ! matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by /rik+ #bjbc & ins]t+ #bjbb2 & 7ii7 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 & 7,d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7,j7 #iac1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc2 & 7,k7 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh1 an am\nt equal to ! am\nt au?oriz$ = ! previ\s fiscal ye> increas$ by ! p]c5tage by :i*-- 7i7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index 7all items1 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 = ! previ\s fiscal ye>1 exce$s 7ii7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ! fiscal ye> prec$+ ! fiscal ye> describ$ 9 clause 7i74 2 & 7#b7 by /rik+ subsection 7k74 #d4 ,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 #ch4 ,te*nical assi/ance ,9 addition to am\nts made available "u sections #cc7q77#b7 & #cd7;j77#b71 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$1 & !re is appropriat$1 to provide te*nical assi/ance to qualifi$ entities describ$ 9 sections #cc7;c77#a7 & #cd7;a7 to prep>e & submit an application = a grant "u section #cc7;e7 or #cd7;b7-- 7#a7 #aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc2 & 7#b7 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh1 an am\nt equal to ! am\nt au?oriz$ = ! previ\s fiscal ye> increas$ by ! p]c5tage by :i*-- 7,a7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index 7all items1 ,unit$ ,/ates city av]age7 = ! previ\s fiscal ye>1 exce$s 7,b7 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ! fiscal ye> prec$+ ! fiscal ye> describ$ 9 clause 7i74 4 #e4 ,reports f ,,fema & ,unit$ ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration %all submit to ,congress & make publicly available-- 7#a7 a report on plans to improve ! application process = grants "u sections #cc & #cd ( ! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi1 #bbbi;a7 to ease access to ^? grant funds2 & 7#b7 a report on ! *all5ges specific to rural & volunte] fire dep>tm5ts1 z def9$ 9 section #cc ( ! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi71 :i* %all include an action plan to address ^! *all5ges ?r\gh ! grants describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 & o!r adm9i/rative action4 #f4 ,protections = volunte]s f employ] discrim9ation ,! ,f$]al ,fire ,prev5tion & ,control ,act ( #aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbja et seq471 z am5d$ by section #d ( ?is ,act1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 #ci4 ,volunte] firefight] & ,,ems p]sonnel job protection 7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,em]g5cy2 major disa/] ,! t]ms em]g5cy & major disa/] h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #ajb ( ! ,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief & ,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eabb74 7#b7 ,qualifi$ volunte] fire dep>tm5t ,! t]m qualifi$ volunte] fire dep>tm5t has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aej7;e7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4 7#c7 ,volunte] em]g5cy m$ical s]vices ,! t]m volunte] em]g5cy m$ical s]vices means em]g5cy m$ical s]vices p]=m$ on a volunt>y basis = a fire dep>tm5t or o!r em]g5cy organization4 7#d7 ,volunte] firefight] ,! t]m volunte] firefight] means an individual :o is a memb] 9 good /&+ ( a qualifi$ volunte] fire dep>tm5t4 7b7 ,t]m9ation ( employm5t ( volunte] firefight]s & em]g5cy m$ical p]sonnel prohibit$ 7#a7 ,t]m9ation prohibit$ ,no employee may be t]m9at$1 demot$1 or 9 any o!r mann] discrim9at$ aga9/ 9 ! t]ms & conditions ( employm5t because su* employee is abs5t f or late to ! employee's employm5t = ! purpose ( s]v+ z a volunte] firefight] or provid+ volunte] em]g5cy m$ical s]vices z "p ( a response to an em]g5cy or major disa/]4 7#b7 ,deploym5t ,! prohibition 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply to an employee s]v+ z a volunte] firefight] or provid+ volunte] em]g5cy m$ical s]vices if su* employee-- 7,a7 is specifically deploy$ to respond to ! em]g5cy or major disa/] 9 accordance ) a coord9at$ national deploym5t sy/em su* z ! ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,assi/ance ,compact or a pre-exi/+ mutual aid agreem5t2 or 7,b7 is a volunte] firefight] :o-- 7i7 is a memb] ( a qualifi$ volunte] fire dep>tm5t t is locat$ 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! em]g5cy or major disa/] occurr$2 7ii7 is a memb] ( a qualifi$ fire dep>tm5t t has a mutual aid agreem5t ) a community affect$ by su* em]g5cy or major disa/]2 & 7iii7 has be5 deploy$ by ! em]g5cy managem5t ag5cy ( su* ,/ate to respond to su* em]g5cy or major disa/]4 7#c7 ,limitations ,! prohibition 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to an employee :o-- 7,a7 is abs5t f ! employee's employm5t = ! purpose describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 = m ?an #ad days p] cal5d> ye>2 7,b7 responds to ! em]g5cy or major disa/] )\t be+ (ficially deploy$ z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b72 or 7,c7 fails to provide ! writt5 v]ification describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#e7 )9 a reasonable p]iod ( "t4 7#d7 ,)hold+ ( pay ,an employ] may r$uce an employee's regul> pay = any "t t ! employee is abs5t f ! employee's employm5t = ! purpose describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74 7#e7 ,v]ification ,an employ] may require an employee to provide a writt5 v]ification f ! (ficial ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy sup]vis+ ! ,f$]al response to ! em]g5cy or major disa/] or a local or ,/ate (ficial manag+ ! local or ,/ate response to ! em]g5cy or major disa/] t /ates-- 7,a7 ! employee respond$ to ! em]g5cy or major disa/] 9 an (ficial capacity2 & 7,b7 ! s*$ule & dates ( ! employee's p>ticipation 9 su* response4 7#f7 ,reasonable notice requir$ ,an employee :o may be abs5t f or late to ! employee's employm5t = ! purpose describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 make a reasonable ef=t to notify ! employee's employ] ( su* abs5ce2 & 7,b7 cont9ue to provide reasonable notifications ov] ! c\rse ( su* abs5ce4 7c7 ,"r ( action 7#a7 ,"r ( action ,an individual :o has be5 t]m9at$1 demot$1 or 9 any o!r mann] discrim9at$ aga9/ 9 ! t]ms & conditions ( employm5t 9 violation ( ! prohibition describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 may br+1 9 a di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( appropriate jurisdiction1 a civil action aga9/ ! employ] ( ! individual seek+-- 7,a7 re9/atem5t ( ! individual's =m] employm5t2 7,b7 paym5t ( back wages2 7,c7 re9/atem5t ( fr+e b5efits2 & 7,d7 if ! employm5t grant$ s5iority rights1 re9/atem5t ( s5iority rights4 7#b7 ,limitation ,! individual %all comm5ce a civil action "u ?is subsection n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! violation ( ! prohibition describ$ 9 subsection 7b74 7d7 ,en=cem5t ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,fema1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,labor1 %all h ! au?ority to issue rules to en=ce ?is section4 4