,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdgc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bh1 #bjbe,mr4   
,gallego 7= himself & ,mr4 ,mor5o7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,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$]al  
,firefight]s ,families ,fir/ ,act4  7b7 
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act1 & !   
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 are-- 7#a7 to
 improve pay equality betwe5 ,f$]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+ !        
retirem5t b5efits ( firefight]s2 &  7#d7
 to e/abli% ! regul> workweek = ,f$]al  
firefight]s4  #b4 ,computation ( pay    
,section #eede;b ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 by /rik+ #bgef 
& ins]t+ #bjhg2 &  7#b7 9 subsection    
7c77#a77;,b71 by /rik+ #bgef & ins]t+   
#bjhg4  #c4 ,computation ( annuity bas$ 
on c]ta9 firefight] s]vice  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,section #eede;b ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is 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 = t    
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 = t ye> 

7or o!r p]iod71 include an am\nt equal  
to #a_/b ! basic h\rly rate ( !         
firefight] 7z comput$ "u subsection     
7b77#a77;,a77 = t ye> 7or o!r p]iod7    
times ! numb] ( ov]time h\rs includ$ z  
"p ( ! regul> t\r ( duty ( ! firefight] 
dur+ t ye> 7or o!r p]iod74  4  7b7      
,con=m+ am5dm5ts ,title #e1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section 
#hcca7d71 by /rik+ ! semicolon at ! end 
& ins]t+ 1 subject to section           
#eede;b7e722 &  7#b7 9 section #hdja7c71
 by /rik+ ! semicolon at ! end & ins]t+ 
1 subject to section #eede;b7e724  #d4  
,e/abli%m5t ( a maximum h\rs ( ,f$]al   
firefight]s' regul> workweek ,section   
#eede;b ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 z am5d$ by section #c1 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7 7#a7 ,n lat]   
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
subsection1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (    
,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all prescribe     
regulations e/abli%+ ! maximum numb] (  
regul>ly reoccurr+ h\rs t comprise a    
workweek = a firefight] cov]$ by ?is    

section4  7#b7 ,! maximum numb] ( h\rs  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all n exce$ an
 av]age ( #fj h\rs p] week4  4  #e4     
,application ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is    
,act %all apply ) respect to any annuity
 entitlem5t t is bas$ on a sep>ation f  
s]vice occurr+ aft] ! date t is #fj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4