,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cahc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,schiff 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,curtis1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 and ,mr4         
,padilla7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to direct the ,secretary of            
,agriculture to improve safety standards
 for wildland firefighters1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,healthy ,lungs
 for ,heroes ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,safety
 standards for wildland firefighters    
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,covered permissible exposure limits    
,the term covered permissible exposure  
limits means-- 7,a7 the permissible     
smoke exposure limit established by the 
,national ,institute for ,occupational  
,safety and ,health2 and  7,b7 the      
permissible occupational smoke exposure 
limit established by the ,occupational  

,health and ,safety ,administration4    
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    
means the ,secretary of ,agriculture1   
acting through the ,chief of the ,forest
 ,service4  7#c7 ,secretary concerned   
,the term ,secretary concerned means--  
7,a7 the ,secretary1 with respect to    
wildland firefighters under the         
direction of the ,secretary2 and  7,b7  
the ,secretary of the ,interior1 with   
respect to wildland firefighters under  
the direction of the ,secretary of the  
,interior4  7#d7 ,wildland firefighter  
,the term wildland firefighter means any
 person who participates in wildland    
firefighting activities under the       
direction of the ,secretary or the      
,secretary of the ,interior1 including  
under a contract with the ,secretary or 
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  7b7   
,safety standards  7#a7 ,in general     
,subject to paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 not   
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary1 
in coordination with the ,national      

,wildfire ,coordinating ,group1 the     
,secretary of the ,interior1 and other  
appropriate ,federal agencies1 shall    
develop a strategy to make commercially 
available appropriate respiratory       
personal protective equipment for       
wildland firefighters and supporting    
staff in settings in which smoke        
exposure surpasses covered permissible  
exposure limits2  7,b7 the ,secretary1  
in consultation with the ,national      
,institute for ,occupational ,safety and
 ,health and the ,occupational ,safety  
and ,health ,administration1 shall      
determine appropriate respiratory       
personal protective equipment for       
wildland firefighters and supporting    
staff in settings in which smoke        
exposure surpasses covered permissible  
exposure limits2 and  7,c7 the          
,secretary concerned shall require each 
wildland firefighter and supporting     
staff to use the respiratory personal   
protective equipment determined under   
subparagraph 7,b7 in settings in which  

smoke exposure surpasses covered        
permissible exposure limits4  7#b7      
,review ,the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 in 
consultation with the ,national         
,institute for ,occupational ,safety and
 ,health and the ,occupational ,safety  
and ,health ,administration-- 7i7       
periodically review standards relating  
to personal protective equipment and    
other safety standards for wildland     
firefighters and supporting staff1      
including the respiratory personal      
protective equipment determined under   
paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and  7ii7 develop  
an appropriate permissible exposure     
limit or occupational exposure limit for
 wildfire smoke for wildland            
firefighters and supporting staff       
participating in settings described in  
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 if the ,secretary   
determines that the covered permissible 
exposure limits are not tailored to     
those settings2 and  7,b7 incorporate   
into the standards described in         
subparagraph 7,a77i71 by reference1 the 

most recent edition of standard ,,nfpa  
#aihd1 entitled ,standard on            
,respirators for ,wildland              
,fire-,fighting and ,wildland ,urban    
,interface ,operations 7and any         
subsequent editions71 as necessary1 for 
the safety and personal protection of   
wildland firefighters and supporting    
staff1 subject to the limit described in
 subsection 7a77#a77;,a74  7c7          
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary such sums as are necessary  
to carry out this section for each      
fiscal year4