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,,repres5tatives  ,june #e1 #bjbe,mr4   
,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania 7= himself &    
,mr4 ,mannion7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,secret>y ( ,labor to revise !
 ,/&>d ,occupational ,classification    
,sy/em to accurately c\nt ! numb] (     
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,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
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#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         
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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  
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outbreaks ( infecti\s diseases1 bomb+s1 
mass %oot+s1 e>?quakes1 tornadoes1 &    
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arre/1 & trauma4  7#c7 ,! ,bureau (     
,labor ,/ati/ics compiles in=mation on !
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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>$ness = natural disa/]s1   
public heal? em]g5cies1 & acts (        
t]rorism4  #c4 ,recognition ( dual-role 
firefight]s z ,,ems practition]s ,n lat]
 ?an #abj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor %all   
revise ! broad description "u !         
occupational s]ies #cc-bjaa ,firefight]s
 ( ! #bjah ,/&>d ,occupational          
,classification ,sy/em ( ! ,bureau (    
,labor ,/ati/ics to include ! foll[+    
detail$ occupations3  7#a7 ,firefight]s4
  7#b7 ,firefight]_/,e,m,ts4  7#c7      
,firefight]_/,p>am$ics4  7#d7           
,firefight]s1 ,all ,o!r4  #d4 ,reports  
to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #bgj days aft] 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (    
,labor %all submit to ,congress a report
 t details-- 7#a7 ! actions tak5 9 #bjae
 to exp& ! def9ition #bi-bjdj ,em]g5cy  
,m$ical ,te*nicians & ,p>am$ics to      
sep>ately acc\nt = ! numb]s ( ,e,m,ts & 
p>am$ics2 &  7#b7 ! implem5tation ( !   

revisions "u section #c4