,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbga  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bf1 #bjbf,mr4    
,padilla 7= himself & ,mr4 ,%eehy7      
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 re/ &          
recup]ation leave = employees engag$ 9  
wildl& firefight+1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,support our ,firefight]s ,act4  #b4  
,re/ & recup]ation leave = employees    
engag$ 9 wildl& firefight+  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #fc ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #fcbi;e4 ,re/ &       
recup]ation leave = employees engag$ 9  
wildl& firefight+  7a7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m applicable    
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (           
,agriculture or ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 z applicable to a cov]$       
employee2  7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ employee    

means an employee ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice or ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior :o--  7,a7       
qualifies z a wildl& firefight] bas$ on 
! def9itions ( ! t]ms firefight] &      
wildl& firefight] 9 section #eccb;a7a7  
7apply+ ! def9ition ( employee 9 section
 #fcja7b7 9 lieu ( ! def9ition (        
employee 9 section #ecca7;a772 or  7,b7 
is c]tifi$ by ! applicable ,secret>y to 
p]=m wildl& fire incid5t-relat$ duties  
dur+ ! p]iod ! employee is deploy$ to   
respond to a qualify+ incid5t2 &  7#c7 !
 t]m qualify+ incid5t has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 9 section #eede;c7a74  7b7  ,re/ & 
recup]ation leave  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,a   
cov]$ employee may receive paid re/ &   
recup]ation leave foll[+ ! completion ( 
s]vice 9 :i* ! cov]$ employee is deploy$
 to respond to a qualify+ incid5t1      
subject to ! policies prescrib$ "u ?is  
subsection4  7#b7  ,prescription (      
policies  ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all1 9 ! sole 
& exclusive discretion ( ! ,secret>ies  
act+ jo9tly1 prescribe uni=m policies   

describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 aft] consult+ )
 ! o!r applicable ,secret>y4  7#c7      
,cont5t ( policies  ,! policies         
prescrib$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 may include--
  7,a7 a maximum p]iod ( days 9 :i* a   
cov]$ employee is deploy$ to respond to 
a qualify+ incid5t1 :i* %all--  7i7 beg9
 on ! date on :i* ! cov]$ employee      
dep>ts f ! (ficial duty /ation ( ! cov]$
 employee & end on ! date on :i* ! cov]$
 employee returns to ! (ficial duty     
/ation ( ! cov]$ employee2 &  7ii7 be   
foll[$ by a m9imum numb] ( days ( re/ & 
recup]ation = ! cov]$ employee2  7,b7 a 
requirem5t to use #c days ( re/ &       
recup]ation leave aft] a #ad-;day p]iod 
dur+ :i* ! cov]$ employee is deploy$ to 
respond to a qualify+ incid5t1 exclud+  
travel to & f assignm5ts2 or  7,c7 a    
requirem5t to use #d days ( re/ &       
recup]ation leave aft] a #ba-;day p]iod 
dur+ :i* ! cov]$ employee is deploy$ to 
respond to a qualify+ incid5t1 includ+  
travel to & f assignm5ts4  7c7  ,use (  
leave  7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,re/ &           

recup]ation leave grant$ "u ?is         
section-- 7,a7 %all be us$ dur+ s*$ul$  
h\rs )9 ! t\r ( duty ( ! applicable     
cov]$ employee e/abli%$ = leave-*>g+    
purposes2  7,b7 %all be paid 9 ! same   
mann] z annual leave2  7,c7 %all be us$ 
imm$iately aft] a qualify+ incid5t2 &   
7,d7 may n be set aside = lat] use4     
7#b7  ,no paym5t  ,a cov]$ employee may 
n receive any paym5t = unus$ re/ &      
recup]ation leave grant$ "u ?is section4
  7d7  ,int]mitt5t "w s*$ule  ,a cov]$  
employee ) an int]mitt5t "w s*$ule--    
7#a7 %all be excus$ f duty dur+ ! same  
p]iod ( "t t o!r cov]$ employees 9 !    
same circum/ances are entitl$ to re/ &  
recup]ation leave2 &  7#b7 %all receive 
a paym5t z if ! cov]$ employee 7 entitl$
 to re/ & recup]ation leave "u          
subsection 7b74  4  7b7 ,te*nical &     
con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =    
sub*apt] ,,ii ( *apt] #fc ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #fcbi;d ! 
foll[+3  #fcbi;e4 ,re/ & recup]ation    

leave = employees engag$ 9 wildl&       
firefight+4  4  #c4 ,transf] au?ority   
,not)/&+ section #djhjc7;c77#b7 ( !     
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feib7;c77#b771 n m ?an  
#e1jjj1jjj ( ! unobligat$ balances (    
am\nts made available "u ! head+ ,wildl&
 ,fire ,managem5t "u ! head+ ,=e/       
,s]vice "u ! head+ ,dep>tm5t (          
,agriculture 9 title ,,vi ( division ,j 
( t ,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh2 #ace    
,/at4 #adaj7 pursuant to section        
#djhjc7;c77#b77;,b7 ( t ,act 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #feib7;c77#b77;,b77 may1 z    
necess>y to cont9ue un9t]rupt$ ! ,f$]al 
wildl& firefight] base sal>y increase   
describ$ 9 section #djhjc7;d77#d77;,b7 (
 t ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4                  
#feib7;d77#d77;,b771 includ+ premium pay
 au?oriz$ "u section #agja ( ! ,ext5d+  
,gov]nm5t ,fund+ & ,deliv]+ ,em]g5cy    
,assi/ance ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #eedg     
note7 7z am5d$ by ?is ,act71 be         
transf]r$ to & m]g$ ) ! am\nts made     
available "u ! head+ ,wildl& ,fire      

,managem5t "u ! head+ ,dep>tm5t-wide    
programs "u ! head+ ,dep>tm5t ( !       
,int]ior 9 title ,,vi ( division ,j ( t 
,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh2 #ace ,/at4  
#acic74  #d4 ,waiv] ( ov]time caps =    
wildl& firefight]s ,section #agja ( !   
,ext5d+ ,gov]nm5t ,fund+ & ,deliv]+     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4  
#eedg note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection
 7a77#a7-- 7,a7 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by     
/rik+ or #bjbb or #bjbc or #bjbd &      
ins]t+ or any cal5d> ye> !reaft]2 &     
7,b7 9 ! second s5t5ce-- 7i7 by /rik+   
,s]vices & ins]t+ s]vices2 &  7ii7 by   
/rik+ subsection & ins]t+ subsection42  
7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by /rik+ #bjba or
 #bjbb or #bjbc or #bjbd & ins]t+ !     
applicable cal5d> ye>2 &  7#c7 9        
subsection 7c71 by /rik+ #bjba or #bjbb 
or #bjbc or #bjbd & ins]t+ ! applicable 
cal5d> ye>4