,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #edci ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ag1 #bjbf,mr4 ,schiff 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 firefighters4 #a4 ,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 and 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 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 ,administration1 convene a task force assigned to develop an interim standard for smoke exposure that will review and update as necessary such 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;,b71 with the goal of developing 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;,a72 and 7,b7 incorporate into the standards described in subparagraph 7,a71 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