,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dce  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,issa 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kiley (        
,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,ob]nolte7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees on 
,natural ,res\rces1 & ,agriculture1 = a 
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to       
provide direct hire au?ority to appo9t  
individuals to ,f$]al wildl& firefight+ 
& firefight+ support positions 9 ! ,=e/ 
,s]vice or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,direct ,hire ,to  
,fight ,fires4  #b4 ,direct hire        
au?ority to appo9t individuals to ,f$]al
 wildl& firefight+ & firefight+ support 
positions 9 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice or !         
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior  7a7 ,9 g5]al    

,*apt] #if ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #ifjc4 ,direct hire au?ority to
 appo9t individuals to ,f$]al wildl&    
firefight+ & firefight+ support         
positions 9 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice & ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,int]ior  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (
 ,agriculture & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 may appo9t1 )\t reg>d to ! provisions (
 sections #ccji ?r\gh #ccah ( ?is title1
 & "p #baa & "p #ccg ( subp>t ,a ( title
 #e1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1       
qualifi$ c&idates to any position       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 9 ! ,=e/      
,s]vice or ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1    
respectively4  7b7 ,positions ,a        
position describ$ 9 ?is subsection is   
any ,f$]al wildl& firefight+ position1  
or any position 9 support ( su*         
firefight+ position1 )9 any ( ! foll[+  
occupational s]ies 7or any successor    
s]ies73 7#a7 ,=e/ry ,te*nician ,s]ies1  
,,gs-#jdfb4  7#b7 ,aircraft ,op]ation   
,s]ies1 ,,gs-#baha4  7#c7 ,miscellane\s 
,adm9i/ration & ,program ,s]ies1        

,,gs-#jcja1 t supports firefight+ & is  
eligible = prim>y or second>y firefight]
 retirem5t cov]age4  7#d7 ,g5]al        
,natural ,res\rces ,managem5t &         
,biological ,sci5ces ,s]ies1 ,,gs-#jdja1
 t supports firefight+ & is eligible =  
prim>y or second>y firefight] retirem5t 
cov]age4  7#e7 ,aviation ,managem5t     
,speciali/ ,s]ies1 ,,gs-#baja4  7#f7    
,eng9e]+ ,equipm5t ,op]ator1 ,,wg1 ,,wl1
 or ,,ws-#egaf1 t supports firefight+ & 
is eligible = prim>y or second>y        
firefight] retirem5t cov]age4  7#g7     
,dispat*+ ,s]ies1 ,,gs-#baea1 t supports
 firefight+ & is eligible = prim>y or   
second>y firefight] retirem5t cov]age4  
7#h7 ,equipm5t ,speciali/1 ,,gs-#afgj4  
7#i7 ,any additional occupational s]ies 
develop$ specifically = wildl&          
firefight+4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! 
table ( sections = su* *apt] is am5d$ by
 add+ aft] ! item relat+ to section     
#ifjb ! foll[+3  #ifjc4 ,direct hire    
au?ority to appo9t individuals to ,f$]al
 wildl& firefight+ & firefight+ support 

positions 9 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice & ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,int]ior4  4  #c4 ,/reaml9+ &        
transp>5cy 9 ,f$]al ,wildl& ,firefight+ 
hir+ at ! ,=e/ ,s]vice & ! ,dep>tm5t ( !
 ,int]ior  7a7 ,/reaml9$ hir+ ,n lat]   
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>ies1 9 consultation 
) ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel    
,managem5t1 %all implem5t policies to   
recruit & reta9 wildl& firefight]s t--  
7#a7 r$uce ! am\nt ( "t requir$ to hire 
wildl& firefight]s & wildl& firefight+  
support p]sonnel2  7#b7 address &       
elim9ate r$undancies 9 ! ,f$]al hir+    
process = wildl& firefight]s & wildl&   
firefight+ support p]sonnel2  7#c7      
/reaml9e ! process = hir+ wildl&        
firefight]s & wildl& firefight+ support 
p]sonnel :o 7 employ$ by ! ag5cies 9    
prior ye>s2 &  7#d7 r$uce b>ri]s =      
wildl& firefight]s transf]r+ betwe5     
ag5cies4  7b7 ,transp>5cy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,beg9n+ #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act & annually !reaft]1 !       
,secret>ies %all ea* submit a report to 

! relevant ,congressional ,committees t 
includes ! in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b7 n lat] ?an ,febru>y #a/ ( ea*     
cal5d> ye>4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,z "p ( !
 report submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 !    
,secret>ies %all include in=mation      
reg>d+-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( wildl&          
firefight]s & wildl& firefight+ support 
p]sonnel ! ag5cy anticipates x w ne$ = t
 cal5d> ye>1 del9eat$ by position2  7,b7
 ! numb] ( hir+ ev5ts ! ag5cy is plann+ 
to hold t cal5d> ye>2  7,c7 ! numb] (   
wildl& firefight]s & wildl& firefight+  
support p]sonnel curr5tly employ$ by !  
ag5cy1 del9eat$ by position2  7,d7 !    
numb] ( wildl& firefight+ vacancies by  
,/ate2  7,e7 any b>ri]s ! ag5cy is fac+ 
to meet ! hir+ goal outl9$ 9 subsection 
7a72  7,f7 ! implem5tation ( ! direct   
hir+ au?ority provid$ 9 section #b2     
7,g7 ! implem5tation ( ! /reaml9$ hir+  
policies develop$ "u subsection 7a72 &  
7,h7 recomm5dations to ,congress to     
fur!r improve ! recruitm5t & ret5tion ( 
wildl& firefight]s & wildl& firefight+  

support p]sonnel4  7#c7 ,public         
availability ,! ,secret>ies %all ea*    
annually publi% ! report submitt$ "u    
p>agraph 7#a7 on a publicly available   
website4  7#d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3 7,a7 ,ag5cy ,! t]m ag5cy       
means-- 7i7 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 ) respect to
 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&s2 &  7ii7 !   
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 ) respect to l&s
 "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y ( !    
,int]ior4  7,b7 ,relevant ,congressional
 ,committees ,! t]m relevant            
,congressional ,committees means-- 7i7 !
 ,committees on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t   
,re=m1 ,agriculture1 & ,natural         
,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &
  7ii7 ! ,committees on ,homel&         
,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs1       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry &    
,en]gy & ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4 
7,c7 ,secret>ies ,! t]m ,secret>ies     
means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & !    
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4