,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfgb  ,,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 ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to ext5d !           
break-9-s]vice consid]ation = firefight]
 retirem5ts1 & o!r purposes4  #a4       
,cont9u+ accrual ( s]vice = firefight]s 
7a7 ,f$]al employees' retirem5t sy/em   
,section #hdja7ad7 ( title #e1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  7#ad7 ! t]m firefight] means--  7,a7  
an employee1 ! duties ( ^: position--   
7i7 are prim>ily to p]=m "w directly    
connect$ ) ! control & ext+ui%m5t (     
nonwildl& fires2 &  7ii7 are suffici5tly
 rigor\s t employm5t opportunities %\ld 
be limit$ to "y & physically vigor\s    
individuals1 z det]m9$ by ! ,director   
consid]+ ! recomm5dations ( ! employ+   
ag5cy2  7,b7 an employee1 ! duties ( ^: 
position--  7i7 are prim>ily to p]=m "w 

directly connect$ ) ! control &         
ext+ui%m5t ( wildl& fires2 &  7ii7 are  
suffici5tly rigor\s t employm5t         
opportunities %\ld be limit$ to "y &    
physically vigor\s individuals1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,director consid]+ !       
recomm5dations ( ! employ+ ag5cy2  7,c7 
an employee :o-- 7i7 is transf]r$       
directly to a sup]visory or adm9i/rative
 position aft] p]=m+ duties describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7 = at lea/ #c ye>s2 &   
7ii7 :ile s]v+ 9 su* sup]visory or      
adm9i/rative position1 has no break 9   
s]vice2 or  7,d7 an employee :o--  7i7  
occupies a sup]visory or adm9i/rative   
position aft] p]=m+ duties describ$ 9   
subp>agraph 7,b7 = n less ?an #c ye>s2 &
  7ii7 has n m ?an #bd mon?s 9 total "t 
( breaks 9 s]vice2  4  7b7 ,s]vice be=e 
date ( enactm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject 
to ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph 7#b71      
s]vice p]=m$ be=e ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act by an individual :o1 on ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 is an employee 7z
 def9$ 9 section #hdja7aa7 ( title #e1  

,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 %all1 = ! purposes 
( *apt] #hd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 be treat$ z s]vice p]=m$ by a    
firefight] if-- 7,a7 su* s]vice 0 p]=m$ 
dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,octob] #a1      
#bjjc1 & end+ on ! day be=e ! date (    
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2  7,b7 at ! "t (    
p]=m+ su* s]vice-- 7i7 ! individual did 
n meet ! requirem5ts to be a firefight] 
"u section #hdja7ad7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 because ( a break 9       
s]vice2 &  7ii7 w\ld h met ! requirem5ts
 to be a firefight] "u section          
#hdja7ad77;,d7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 z am5d$ by ?is ,act2 &  7,c7    
appropriate d$uctions & )hold+s "u      
sections #hdbb & #hdbc ( title #e1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 7 made dur+ su*    
s]vice4  7#b7 ,cr$it = s]vice ,to       
receive cr$it = eligible s]vice "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! applicable individual  
%all-- 7,a7 be=e ! date on :i* !        
individual sep>ates f s]vice 9 ! ag5cy 9
 :i* ! individual holds a position on ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 submit a    

writt5 election to ! ag5cy employ+ !    
individual2  7,b7 if ! individual is n  
employ$ by ! ag5cy t employ$ !          
individual :5 ! s]vice describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 0 p]=m$1 submit a writt5  
election to su* ag5cy2 &  7,c7 remit to 
! ag5cy t employ$ ! individual :5 su*   
s]vice 0 p]=m$ ! additional am\nt t w\ld
 h be5 d$uct$ dur+ ! p]iod ( prior      
s]vice "u section #hdbb ( title #e1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 f ! pay ( !        
individual if ! am5dm5ts made by        
subsection 7a7 _h be5 9 effect dur+ !   
prior s]vice1 plus any applicable int]e/
 comput$ "u section #hccd7;e7 ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,gov]nm5t
 contributions ,if an individual remits 
paym5t "u p>agraph 7#b77;,c7 ) respect  
to s]vice describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !   
ag5cy t employ$ ! individual :5 su*     
s]vice 0 p]=m$ %all remit to ! ,(fice ( 
,p]sonnel ,managem5t 7= deposit 9 !     
,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! cr$it (
 ! ,civil ,s]vice ,retirem5t &          
,disability ,fund7 ! total additional   

am\nt ( ,f$]al contributions t w\ld h   
be5 paid "u section #hdbc ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 if ! am5dm5ts made 
by subsection 7a7 _h be5 9 effect dur+ !
 prior s]vice1 plus any applicable      
int]e/ comput$ 9 accordance ) section   
#hccd7;e7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  7#d7 ,notification & assi/ance  
requirem5ts ,! ,director ( ! ,(fice (   
,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all--  7,a7 take  
su* action z may be necess>y &          
appropriate to in=m individuals entitl$ 
to h any s]vice cr$it$ "u ?is           
subsection1 or to h any annuity comput$ 
"u ?is subsection1 ( ! entitlem5t to !  
cr$it or computation2 &  7,b7 ^u reque/1
 assi/ any individual describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 9 obta9+ su* in=mation 
9 ! possession ( ! ,secret>y (          
,agriculture or ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 z applicable1 z may be        
necess>y to v]ify ! entitlem5t ( !      
individual to h any s]vice cr$it$1 or to
 h any annuity comput$1 pursuant to ?is 
subsection4  7#e7 ,rule ( con/ruction   

,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
p]mit or require ! mak+ ( any           
contribution to ! ,?rift ,sav+s ,fund t 
w\ld n o!rwise h be5 p]mitt$ or requir$ 
b = ! enactm5t ( ?is section4