3.0.0 1628 2023-01-11T13:23:52Z 2023-01-11T13:23:52Z Senate S S 2013-10-31 113 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-10-31T16:31:44Z 2013-10-31 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2013-10-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2014-09-09 False Emergency Management Department of the Interior Employee benefits and pensions Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Public contracts and procurement State and local government operations Emergency Management 00 2013-10-31 Introduced in Senate 2013-12-18T20:09:03Z 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.

]]> Fallen Wildland Firefighters Fair Compensation Act of 2013 Display Title Fallen Wildland Firefighters Fair Compensation Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced 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 in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Fallen Wildland Firefighters Fair Compensation Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-10-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1628is/xml/BILLS-113s1628is.xml 2013-10-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.