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HR 2858 113th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Temporary and part-time employment

Wildland Firefighters Protection Act

Introduced: July 30, 2013 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 30, 2013
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wildland Firefighters Protection Act - Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in cooperation with federal land management agencies, to develop a separate and distinct occupational series for firefighters who are engaged in the prevention, control, suppression, and management of wildfires (wildland firefighters) that more accurately reflects the variety of duties performed by such firefighters.

Establishes a three-year compensation pilot program for full- and part-time wildland firefighters to provide such firefighters with enhanced compensation (portal-to-portal compensation) while assigned to an emergency incident. Provides for the treatment of differential pay for hazardous duty as part of the base pay of wildland firefighters for retirement purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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