,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,mr4   
,%eehy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4  
,b5net1 ,mr4 ,hick5loop]1 & ,mr4        
,curtis7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d section #eede (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to       
provide haz>d pay = c>ry+ out prescrib$ 
burns1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wildl& 
,firefight] ,haz>d ,pay ,correction     
,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !    
s5se ( ,congress t ! control &          
suppression ( prescrib$ fires is an     
important "p ( fire prep>$ness & l&     
managem5t4 ,firefight]s :o engage 9 su* 
suppression ( prescrib$ fires take on   
risks1 smoke exposure1 & ardu\s tasks   
comp>able to ^? 9 wildfire suppression4 
,!y %\ld receive haz>d pay to fairly    
comp5sate _! risk & ef=ts4 ,likewise1   
smokejump]s are a]ial deliv]y           

firefight]s ^: role 9 firefight+        
necessitates jump+ f airplanes1 :i* is a
 haz>d\s duty t %\ld receive haz>d pay4 
#c4 ,haz>d pay = p]=m+ prescrib$ burns  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #eede ( title #e1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7e7    
7#a7 ,= ! purposes ( subsection 7d71    
duties involv+ ! ignition1 control1 or  
suppression ( a prescrib$ burn & duties 
involv+ p>a*ute jumps f fly+ aircraft by
 smokejump] firefight]s = tra9+1        
pr(ici5cy1 or op]ational purposes are   
duties involv+ unusual physical h>d%ip  
or haz>d = :i* ! applicable pay         
diff]5tial "u t subsection %all be equal
 to ! pay diff]5tial = fight+ =e/ &     
range fires on ! firel9e4  7#b7 ,9 ?is  
subsection1 ! t]m prescrib$ burn means !
 int5tional application ( fire to live  
or dead vegetation or =e/ry1 range1 or  
o!r l&scapes = ! purposes ( l& or       
res\rce managem5t4  4  7b7 ,regulations 
,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,director ( !    

,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all issue
 su* regulations z are necess>y to      
implem5t ! am5dm5t made by subsection   
7a74  7c7 ,applicability ,! am5dm5t made
 by subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect 
to pay p]iods beg9n+ aft] ! e>li] (--   
7#a7 ! date on :i* ! ,director ( !      
,(fice ( ,p]sonnel ,managem5t issues !  
regulations requir$ "u subsection 7b72  
or  7#b7 ! date t is #ij days aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,rule
 ( con/ruction ,?is section1 & !        
am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 may n be  
con/ru$ z resc9d+1 replac+1 or o!rwise  
affect+ any det]m9ation ( ! duties = :i*
 a pay diff]5tial is provid$ "u         
subsection 7d7 ( section #eede ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z ( ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 except to ! ext5t  
necess>y = any su* pay diff]5tial = a   
duty describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#a7 ( t  
section1 z add$ by subsection 7a71 to   
comply ) su* subsection 7e77#a74