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S 1628 113th Congress Senate

Fallen Wildland Firefighters Fair Compensation Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to provide Federal death and disability benefits for contractors who serve as firefighters of the Forest Service, Department of the Interior agencies, or any State or local entity.

Introduced: September 9, 2014 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Emergency Management Department of the InteriorEmployee benefits and pensionsFiresFirst responders and emergency personnel
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Forests, forestry, treesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPublic contracts and procurementState and local government operations
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 31, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 31, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fallen Wildland Firefighters Fair Compensation Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to make eligible for death or disability benefits an individual who: (1) serves the Forest Service, any agency of the Department of the Interior, or any state or local firefighting entity as a contractor or subcontractor, in an official capacity, with or without compensation; (2) performs under an exclusive use, call when needed, or equipment rental agreement with such agency or entity; and (3) directly performs fire suppression activities as a member of an aerial or ground-based firefighting crew or equipment operator in the direct fire suppression, or en route to or return from such direct fire suppression activity.

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include such an individual within the definition of "public safety officer" for purposes of death benefits eligibility provisions.

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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 9, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1628: Fallen Wildland Firefighters Fair Compensation Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1628/
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