,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,h>d] ( ,cali=nia 7= himself & ,mr4     
,scott ,frankl9 ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior to develop a ,wildl& ,fire     
,managem5t ,casualty ,assi/ance         
,program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,ensur+ 
,casualty ,assi/ance = our ,firefight]s 
,act4  #b4 ,wildl& ,fire ,managem5t     
,casualty ,assi/ance ,program  7a7      
,developm5t ( ,program ,n lat] ?an #f   
mon?s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all     
develop a ,wildl& ,fire ,managem5t      
,casualty ,assi/ance ,program 7ref]r$ to
 9 ?is section z ! ,program7 to provide 
assi/ance to ! next-(-k9 (--  7#a7      
firefight]s :o1 :ile 9 ! l9e ( duty1    
suff] illness or are critically injur$  
or kill$2 &  7#b7 wildl& fire support   

p]sonnel critically injur$ or kill$ 9 ! 
l9e ( duty4  7b7 ,aspects ( ,program ,! 
,program %all address ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
initial & any subsequ5t notifications to
 ! next-(-k9 ( a firefight] or wildl&   
fire support p]sonnel :o--  7,a7 is     
kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty2 or  7,b7 requires 
hospitalization or treatm5t at a m$ical 
facility due to a l9e-(-duty injury or  
illness4  7#b7 ,! reimbursem5t (        
next-(-k9 = exp5ses associat$ ) travel  
to visit a firefight] or wildl& fire    
support p]sonnel :o-- 7,a7 is kill$ 9 ! 
l9e ( duty2 or  7,b7 requires           
hospitalization or treatm5t at a m$ical 
facility due to a l9e-(-duty injury or  
illness4  7#c7 ,! qualifications1       
assignm5t1 tra9+1 duties1 sup]vision1 & 
acc\ntability = ! p]=mance ( casualty   
assi/ance responsibilities4  7#d7 ,!    
relief or transf] ( casualty assi/ance  
(fic]s1 includ+ notification to         
survivors ( critical injury or illness 9
 ! l9e ( duty & next-(-k9 ( !           
reassignm5t ( su* (fic]s to o!r duties4 

7#e7 ,c5traliz$1 %ort-t]m & long-t]m    
case managem5t proc$ures = casualty     
assi/ance1 includ+ rapid access by      
survivors ( firefight]s or wildl& fire  
support p]sonnel & casualty assi/ance   
(fic]s to exp]t case manag]s &          
c\nselors4  7#f7 ,! provision1 ?r\gh a  
comput] accessible website & o!r means &
 at no co/ to survivors & next-(-k9 (   
firefight]s or wildl& fire support      
p]sonnel1 ( p]sonaliz$1 integrat$       
in=mation on ! b5efits & f9ancial       
assi/ance available to su* survivors f !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4  7#g7 ,! provision ( 
in=mation to survivors & next-(-k9 (    
firefight]s or wildl& fire support      
p]sonnel on me*anisms = regi/]+         
compla9ts ab\t1 or reque/s =1 additional
 assi/ance relat$ to casualty assi/ance4
  7#h7 ,liaison ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( !       
,int]ior1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 & !    
,social ,security ,adm9i/ration to      
ensure prompt & accurate resolution (   
issues relat+ to b5efits adm9i/]$ by ^? 
ag5cies = survivors ( firefight]s or    

wildl& fire support p]sonnel4  7#i7     
,data collection1 9 consultation ) !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration & !   
,national ,in/itute = ,occupational     
,safety & ,heal?1 reg>d+ ! incid5ce &   
quality ( casualty assi/ance provid$ to 
survivors ( firefight]s or wildl& fire  
support p]sonnel4  7c7 ,l9e ( ,duty     
,dea? b5efits ,! ,program %all n affect 
exi/+ au?orities = ,l9e ( ,duty ,dea?   
b5efits = ,f$]al firefight]s & wildl&   
fire support p]sonnel4  7d7 ,next-(-,k9 
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m next-(-k9   
means p]son or p]sons 9 ! highe/        
category ( priority z det]m9$ by !      
foll[+ li/ 7categories appe> 9 desc5d+  
ord] ( priority73  7#a7 ,surviv+ legal  
sp\se4  7#b7 ,*ildr5 7:e!r by curr5t or 
prior m>riage7 age #ah ye>s or old] 9   
desc5d+ prec$5ce by age4  7#c7 ,fa!r or 
"m1 unless by c\rt ord] cu/ody has be5  
ve/$ 9 ano!r 7adoptive p>5t takes       
prec$5ce ov] natural p>5t74  7#d7       
,sibl+s 7:ole or half7 age #ah ye>s or  
old] 9 desc5d+ prec$5ce by age4  7#e7   

,gr&fa!r or gr&mo!r4  7#f7 ,any o!r     
relative 7prec$5ce to be det]m9$ 9      
accordance ) ! civil law ( desc5t ( !   
deceas$ =m] memb]'s ,/ate ( domicile at 
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