,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #ehh  #aah?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #begd
  ,report ,no4 #aah-fid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbc 
,ms4 ,wild 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (   
,p5nsylvania1 & ,ms4 ,norton7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,septemb] #ai1 #bjbd ,additional        
sponsors3 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,mol9>o1    
,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1 & ,mr4      
,fitzpatrick  ,septemb] #ai1 #bjbd      
,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to !    
,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( 
! ,union1 & ord]$ to be pr9t$ ,/rike out
 all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p  
pr9t$ 9 italic ,= text ( introduc$ bill1
 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,april  
#aj1 #bjbc  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,secret>y ( ,labor to revise ! ,/&>d    
,occupational ,classification ,sy/em to 
accurately c\nt ! numb] ( em]g5cy m$ical
 s]vices practition]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,ems ,c\nts ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s      

,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,em]g5cy 
m$ical s]vices 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z  
,,ems7 p]sonnel provide a critical role 
9 em]g5cy response4 ,,ems consi/s ( a   
div]se gr\p ( heal? c>e practition]s1   
su* z p>am$ics1 em]g5cy m$ical          
te*nicians 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z      
,e,m,ts71 dual-role firefight]_/,e,m,ts1
 firefight]_/p>am$ics1 & volunte]       
p]sonnel s]v+ 9 ea* ( su* roles4  7#b7  
,,ems is an integral compon5t ( !       
response capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
disa/]s & public heal? crises1 su* z    
outbreaks ( infecti\s diseases1 bomb+s1 
mass %oot+s1 e>?quakes1 tornadoes1 &    
hurricanes4 ,,ems p]sonnel respond to m 
?an #bb1jjj1jjj em]g5cy calls ea* ye>   
includ+ /rokes1 he>t attacks1 c>diac    
arre/1 & trauma4  7#c7 ,! ,bureau (     
,labor ,/ati/ics compiles in=mation on !
 numb] ( individuals work+ 9 roles      
across ! entire ,unit$ ,/ates work=ce4  
,! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics completes 
?is "w by ma9ta9+ ! ,/&>d ,occupational 
,classification sy/em :i* classifies    

work]s & jobs into occupational         
categories = ! purpose ( collect+1      
calculat+1 analyz+1 or dissem9at+ data4 
7#d7 ,! ,,bls fails to accurately c\nt  
,,ems practition]s because ( its failure
 to include dual-role                   
firefight]_/,e,m,ts &                   
firefight]_/p>am$ics 9 _! c\nt ( ,,ems  
p]sonnel4  7#e7 ,accurately c\nt+ !     
,,ems work=ce is critical = gov]nm5t    
ag5cies 9 det]m9+ ! ne$s ( ,,ems ag5cies
 & practition]s4 ,^! data are also      
crucial = in=m+ _m aspects ( policy     
includ+ prep>$ness = natural disa/]s1   
public heal? em]g5cies1 & acts (        
t]rorism4  #c4 ,revision ( ,/&>d        
,occupational ,classification sy/em  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (     
,managem5t & ,budget 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ 
to z ! ,director7 %all1 z "p ( ! fir/   
revision process ( ! ,/&>d ,occupational
 ,classification sy/em occurr+ aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 consid]     
e/abli%+ a sep>ate code1 z a subset (   
firefight] occupations1 = ea* ( !       

foll[+3  7#a7 ,firefight]s4  7#b7       
,firefight]_/,e,m,ts4  7#c7             
,firefight]_/,p>am$ics4  7#d7           
,firefight]s1 ,all ,o!r4  7b7 ,report to
 ,congress ,if ! ,director decides n to 
e/abli% ! sep>ate codes describ$ 9      
subsection 7a71 ! ,director %all1 n lat]
 ?an #fj days aft] ! ,director ann\nces 
9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] ! f9al decision ( !  
revision process describ$ 9 su*         
subsection1 submit to ! ,committee on   
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
 ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,education
 & ! ,work=ce ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives a report expla9+ :y su* 
sep>ate codes 7 n e/abli%$4  ,septemb]  
#ai1 #bjbd ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1       
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$