,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bh1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,connolly 7= himself1 ,mr4             
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1  
,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mr4     
,c>son1 ,mr4 ,ca/51 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4    
,co/a1 ,mr4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4     
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,hoy]1   
,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1    
,mr4 ,mrvan1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 
,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1
 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1
 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,norcross1 ,mr4      
,c>bajal1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,h>d] (      
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,evans ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,fro/1 ,mr4 ,rask91 & ,mr4         
,g>am5di7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to       
provide = pay equality & ! m accurate   
computation ( retirem5t b5efits = c]ta9 
firefight]s employ$ by ! ,f$]al         
,gov]nm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 

title2 purposes  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al ,firefight]s
 ,families ,fir/ ,act4  7b7 ,purposes ,!
 purposes ( ?is ,act are-- 7#a7 to      
improve pay equality betwe5 ,f$]al      
firefight]s1 o!r ,f$]al employees1 &    
municipal & o!r public sector           
firefight]s2  7#b7 to enhance recruitm5t
 & ret5tion ( firefight]s 9 ord] to     
ma9ta9 ! highe/ quality ( ,f$]al fire   
s]vice2  7#c7 to include ! pay ( all    
regul>ly reoccurr+ s*$ul$ h\rs dur+ !   
firefight] workweek :5 comput+ su*      
retirem5t b5efits ( firefight]s2 &  7#d7
 to e/abli% ! regul> workweek = ,f$]al  
firefight]s4  #b4 ,computation ( pay    
,sections #eede;b7b77#a77;,a7 &         
#eede;b7c77#a77;,b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 are am5d$ by /rik+ #bgef &
 ins]t+ #bjhg4  #c4 ,computation (      
annuity bas$ on c]ta9 firefight] s]vice 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #eede;b ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by     
section #b1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7e7 ,= purposes ( any    

det]m9ation ( av]age pay "u section     
#hcca7d7 or #hdja7c71 9 ! case ( a      
firefight] :o is subject to subsection  
7b71 ! rate ( basic pay 9 effect = su*  
firefight] = a ye> ( cr$itable s]vice   
7or1 9 ! case ( an annuity "u subsection
 7d7 or 7e77#a7 ( section #hcda or "u   
*apt] #hd bas$ on less ?an #c ye>s (    
cr$itable s]vice1 = any o!r p]iod (     
cr$itable s]vice7 %all1 9 addition to ! 
am\nt det]m9$ "u subsection 7b7 = su*   
ye> 7or o!r p]iod71 include an am\nt    
equal to "o-half ! firefight]'s basic   
h\rly rate 7z comput$ "u subsection     
7b77#a77;,a77 = su* ye> 7or o!r p]iod7  
times ! numb] ( ov]time h\rs includ$ z  
"p ( su* firefight]'s regul> t\r ( duty 
dur+ su* ye> 7or o!r p]iod74  4  7b7    
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,sections #hcca7d7 &   
#hdja7c7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 are am5d$ by /rik+ ! semicolon at
 ! end & ins]t+ 1 subject to section    
#eede;b7e724  #d4 ,e/abli%m5t ( a       
maximum h\rs ( ,f$]al firefight]s'      
regul> workweek ,section #eede;b ( title

 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by    
section #c1 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,n lat] ?an "o ye>   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,f$]al       
,firefight]s ,families ,fir/ ,act1 !    
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all      
prescribe regulations e/abli%+ ! maximum
 numb] ( regul>ly reoccurr+ h\rs :i*    
comprise a workweek = a firefight] cov]$
 by ?is section4 ,! maximum numb] ( su* 
h\rs %all n exce$ an av]age ( #fj h\rs  
p] week4  4  #e4 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all apply )  
respect to any annuity entitlem5t to :i*
 is bas$ on a sep>ation f s]vice occurr+
 aft] ! end ( ! #fj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4