,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,/rickl& 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lawl]7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se
 to e/abli% a comp5sation fund = milit>y
 firefight]s expos$ to ,,pfas4  #a4     
,comp5sation fund = milit>y firefight]s 
7a7 ,program & fund e/abli%$ ,n lat] ?an
 two ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all e/abli%
 a program & fund to be kn[n z !        
,milit>y ,firefight]s ,comp5sation      
,fund4  7b7 ,purpose ( program ,!       
purpose ( ! comp5sation program is to   
provide = timely1 uni=m1 & adequate     
comp5sation to curr5t & =m] milit>y     
firefight]s &1 :]e applicable1 survivors
 ( su* employees1 suff]+ f illnesses    
incurr$ by su* employees 9 ! p]=mance ( 
duty = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & c]ta9 (  
its contractors & subcontractors due to 
exposure to p]- & polyfluoroalkyl       

sub/ances1 or ,,pfas4  7c7 ,,pfas       
exposure ,curr5t & =m] milit>y          
firefight]s %all1 9 ! abs5ce (          
sub/antial evid5ce to ! contr>y1 be     
det]m9$ to h be5 expos$ to ,,pfas 9 !   
p]=mance ( duty = ! purposes ( !        
comp5sation program if su* firefight] 0 
employ$ at a milit>y in/allation1       
facility ( ! ,national ,gu>d1 ( =m]ly   
us$ def5se site dur+ a p]iod :5 ,,pfas  
w\ld h be5 pres5t at su* facility4  7d7 
,comp5sation provid$ ,a curr5t or =m]   
milit>y firefight]1 or ! survivor ( su* 
firefight] if ! firefight] is deceas$1  
%all receive comp5sation = ! disability 
or dea? ( t employee f t employee's     
occupational illness4  7e7 ,paym5ts 9 ! 
case ( deceas$ p]sons  7#a7 ,claim fil$ 
,9 ! case ( a milit>y firefight] :o is  
deceas$ at ! "t ( paym5t ( comp5sation  
"u ?is section1 :e!r or n ! dea? is !   
result ( ! firefight]'s occupational    
illness1 su* paym5t may be made only z  
foll[s3 7,a7 ,if ! milit>y firefight] is
 surviv$ by a sp\se :o is liv+ at ! "t (

 paym5t1 su* paym5t %all be made to su* 
surviv+ sp\se4  7,b7 ,if !re is no      
surviv+ sp\se describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a71 su* paym5t %all be made 9 equal   
%>es to all *ildr5 ( ! milit>y          
firefight] :o are liv+ at ! "t ( paym5t4
  7,c7 ,if !re is no surviv+ sp\se      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 & if !re are
 no *ildr5 describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 
su* paym5t %all be made 9 equal %>es to 
! p>5ts ( ! milit>y firefight] :o are   
liv+ at ! "t ( paym5t4  7,d7 ,if !re is 
no surviv+ sp\se describ$ 9 subp>agraph 
7,a71 & if !re are no *ildr5 describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,b7 or p>5ts describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7,c71 su* paym5t %all be    
made 9 equal %>es to all gr&*ildr5 ( !  
milit>y firefight] :o are liv+ at ! "t (
 paym5t4  7,e7 ,if !re is no surviv+    
sp\se describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 & if 
!re are no *ildr5 describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,b71 p>5ts describ$ 9 subp>agraph     
7,c71 or gr&*ildr5 describ$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,d71 !n su* paym5t %all be 
made 9 equal %>es to ! gr&p>5ts ( !     

milit>y firefight] :o are liv+ at ! "t (
 paym5t4  7,f7 ,not)/&+ ! o!r provisions
 ( ?is p>agraph1 if !re is-- 7i7 a      
surviv+ sp\se describ$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a72 &  7ii7 at lea/ "o *ild ( !       
milit>y firefight] :o is liv+ & a m9or  
at ! "t ( paym5t & :o is n a recogniz$  
natural *ild or adopt$ *ild ( su*       
surviv+ sp\se1 !n half ( su* paym5t %all
 be made to su* surviv+ sp\se1 & ! o!r  
half ( su* paym5t %all be made 9 equal  
%>es to ea* *ild ( ! milit>y firefight] 
:o is liv+ & a m9or at ! "t ( paym5t4   
7#b7 ,be=e fil+ ( claim ,if a curr5t or 
=m] milit>y firefight] eligible = paym5t
 dies be=e fil+ a claim "u ?is section1 
a survivor ( t firefight] :o may receive
 paym5t "u p>agraph 7#a7 may file a     
claim = su* paym5t4  7#c7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is subsection3 7,a7 ,! t]m *ild       
includes a recogniz$ natural *ild1 a    
/ep*ild :o liv$ ) an individual 9 a     
regul> p>5t-*ild relation%ip1 or an     
adopt$ *ild4  7,b7 ,! t]m gr&*ild means 
! *ild ( a *ild ( an individual4  7,c7  

,! t]m gr&p>5t means ! p>5t ( a p>5t (  
an individual4  7,d7 ,! t]m p>5t        
includes fa!rs & mo!rs ?r\gh adoption4  
7,e7 ,! t]m sp\se means ! wife or husb& 
( a deceas$ individual :o 0 m>ri$ to su*
 individual = at lea/ "o ye> imm$iately 
be=e su* dea?4  7f7 ,m$ical b5efits     
provid$ ,! ,secret>y %all furni%1 to an 
individual receiv+ m$ical b5efits "u ?is
 section = an illness1 ! s]vices1       
appliances1 & supplies prescrib$ or     
recomm5d$ by a qualifi$ physician = t   
illness4  7g7 ,transportation & exp5ses 
,! individual may be furni%$ necess>y & 
reasonable transportation & exp5ses     
incid5t to ! secur+ ( su* s]vices1      
appliances1 & supplies4  7h7 ,comm5cem5t
 ( b5efits ,an individual receiv+       
b5efits "u ?is section %all be furni%$  
^? b5efits z ( ! date on :i* t          
individual submitt$ ! claim = ^? b5efits
 9 accordance ) ?is section4  7i7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
milit>y firefight] means a memb] ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces or a civilian employee ( !  

,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ^: milit>y          
occupational specialty or prim>y duties 
are fire suppression & prev5tion4  7#b7 
,! t]m milit>y in/allation has ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bhja7;c77#d7 (  
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,!
 t]m ,,pfas means p]fluoroalkyl &       
polyfluoroalkyl sub/ances4  7#d7 ,! t]m 
p]fluoroalkyl sub/ance means a man-made 
*emical ( :i* all ! c>bon atoms are     
fully fluor9at$ c>bon atoms4  7#e7 ,!   
t]m polyfluoroalkyl sub/ance means a    
man-made *emical ) at lea/ "o fully     
fluor9at$ c>bon atom & at lea/ "o       
nonfluor9at$ c>bon atom4  7j7           
,au?orization = comp5sation fund ,!re is
 h]eby au?oriz$ su* sums z may be       
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4