,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cadf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #a1 #bjbe,mr4    
,goldman ( ,new ,york 7= himself & ,mr4 
,fields7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife to include      
s]vice z a volunte] firefight] or       
volunte] em]g5cy m$ical te*nician z a   
public s]vice job = purposes (          
eligibility = ! ,public ,s]vice ,loan   
,=giv5ess ,program1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,help+ ,em]g5cy ,respond]s ,ov]come   
,/ud5t ,debt ,act or ! ,,h]oes ,act4    
#b4 ,loan =giv5ess = volunte] fir/      
respond]s ,section #dee7m77#c7 ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhg;e7m77#c77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 9 clause 
7i71 by /rik+ or aft] ! semicolon2  7,b7
 9 clause 7ii71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7iii7 volunte] "w z a    

qualifi$ volunte] firefight] or qualifi$
 volunte] em]g5cy m$ical te*nician 9    
accordance ) subp>agraph 7,c74  2 &     
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7   
,qualifi$ volunte] firefight]2 qualifi$ 
em]g5cy m$ical te*nician  7i7 ,! t]m    
qualifi$ volunte] firefight] means an   
individual :o-- 7,i7 provides firefight+
 s]vices1 fire prev5tion s]vices1       
em]g5cy m$ical s]vices1 or o!r relat$   
em]g5cy response s]vices on behalf ( a  
legally recogniz$ fire dep>tm5t or      
public safety organization2 &  7,,ii7 is
 n o!rwise directly employ$ on a full-"t
 basis by ! same fire dep>tm5t or public
 safety organization = :i* !y provide   
su* s]vices4  7ii7 ,! t]m qualifi$      
volunte] em]g5cy m$ical te*nician means 
an individual :o-- 7,i7 is tra9$ &      
c]tifi$1 lic5s$1 or o!rwise au?oriz$ "u 
applicable /ate or local laws to provide
 em]g5cy m$ical c>e1 pre-hospital c>e1  
or ambulance s]vices 9 response to      
m$ical em]g5cies2  7,,ii7 p]=ms su* c>e 
or s]vices on behalf ( an ambulance     

s]vice1 fire dep>tm5t1 heal?c>e         
facility1 or public safety organization2
 &  7,,iii7 is n o!rwise directly       
employ$ on a full-"t basis by ! same    
ambulance s]vice1 fire dep>tm5t1        
heal?c>e facility1 or public safety     
organization = :i* !y provide su* c>e or
 s]vices4  7iii7 ,! ,secret>y %all--    
7,i7 det]m9e ! m9imum volunte] "t       
requir$ = a qualifi$ volunte] firefight]
 or a qualifi$ volunte] em]g5cy m$ical  
te*nician to be treat$ z an individual  
employ$ 9 a full-"t job = purposes ( ?is
 subsection2 &  7,,ii7 ensure t su*     
m9imum volunte] "t is n less ?an ! am\nt
 ( volunte] "t t is requir$ = ! qualifi$
 volunte] firefight] or a qualifi$      
volunte] em]g5cy m$ical te*nician to be 
consid]$ an active memb] ( ! relevant   
ambulance s]vice1 fire dep>tm5t1        
heal?c>e facility1 or public safety     
organization4  7,d7 ,public safety      
organization ,! t]m public safety       
organization means any ,/ate1 local1 or 
tribal gov]nm5tal ag5cy or nonpr(it     

organization t has ! pr9cipal purpose ( 
protect+ ! safety ( life1 heal?1 or     
prop]ty4  4  #c4 ,regulations ,!        
,secret>y ( ,education %all promulgate1 
aft] consultation ) public safety       
organizations 7:i* %all include         
firefight] & em]g5cy respond]           
organizations71 regulations to c>ry out 
! am5dm5ts made by section #b1 includ+  
regulations relat+ to-- 7#a7 ! m9imum   
volunte] "t requir$ = a qualifi$        
volunte] firefight] & qualifi$ volunte] 
em]g5cy m$ical te*nician to be treat$ z 
an individual employ$ 9 a full-"t job = 
purposes ( section #dee7m7 ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajhg;e7m772 &  7#b7 ! process ( track+ 
& v]ify+ t volunte] "t4