,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,gallego 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,moreno7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code1 to provide for pay equality and  
the more accurate computation of        
retirement benefits for certain         
firefighters employed by the ,federal   
,government1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title2 purposes  7a7 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,federal ,firefighters ,families ,first 
,act4  7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of   
this ,act1 and the amendments made by   
this ,act1 are-- 7#a7 to improve pay    
equality between ,federal firefighters1 
other ,federal employees1 and municipal 
and other public sector firefighters2   
7#b7 to enhance recruitment and         
retention of firefighters in order to   

maintain the highest quality of ,federal
 fire service2  7#c7 to include the pay 
of all regularly reoccurring scheduled  
hours during the firefighter workweek   
when computing the retirement benefits  
of firefighters2 and  7#d7 to establish 
the regular workweek for ,federal       
firefighters4  #b4 ,computation of pay  
,section #eede;b of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 by striking    
#bgef and inserting #bjhg2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7c77#a77;,b71 by striking    
#bgef and inserting #bjhg4  #c4         
,computation of annuity based on certain
 firefighter service  7a7 ,in general   
,section #eede;b of title #e1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7e7 ,for        
purposes of any determination of average
 pay under section #hcca7d7 or #hdja7c71
 in the case of a firefighter who is    
subject to subsection 7b71 the rate of  
basic pay in effect for that firefighter
 for a year of creditable service 7or1  

in the case of an annuity under         
subsection 7d7 or 7e77#a7 of section    
#hcda or under chapter #hd based on less
 than #c years of creditable service1   
for any other period of creditable      
service7 shall1 in addition to the      
amount determined under subsection 7b7  
for that year 7or other period71 include
 an amount equal to #a_/b the basic     
hourly rate of the firefighter 7as      
computed under subsection 7b77#a77;,a77 
for that year 7or other period7 times   
the number of overtime hours included as
 part of the regular tour of duty of the
 firefighter during that year 7or other 
period74  4  7b7 ,conforming amendments 
,title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in section #hcca7d71 by  
striking the semicolon at the end and   
inserting 1 subject to section          
#eede;b7e722 and  7#b7 in section       
#hdja7c71 by striking the semicolon at  
the end and inserting 1 subject to      
section #eede;b7e724  #d4 ,establishment
 of a maximum hours of ,federal         

firefighters' regular workweek ,section 
#eede;b of title #e1 ,united ,states    
,code1 as amended by section #c1 is     
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 7#a7 ,not later than #a 
year after the date of enactment of this
 subsection1 the ,director of the       
,office of ,personnel ,management shall 
prescribe regulations establishing the  
maximum number of regularly reoccurring 
hours that comprise a workweek for a    
firefighter covered by this section4    
7#b7 ,the maximum number of hours       
described in paragraph 7#a7 shall not   
exceed an average of #fj hours per week4
  4  #e4 ,application ,the amendments   
made by this ,act shall apply with      
respect to any annuity entitlement that 
is based on a separation from service   
occurring after the date that is #fj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act4