3.0.0 2266 2023-01-11T13:26:33Z 2023-01-11T13:26:33Z Senate S S 2014-04-29 113 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-04-29T19:16:04Z Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2013 113 3718 HR 2013-12-12 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS 2014-04-29 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2014-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2014-04-29 True Government Operations and Politics Blood and blood diseases Cancer Cardiovascular and respiratory health Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Emergency medical services and trauma care Evidence and witnesses Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health personnel Medical research Worker safety and health Government Operations and Politics 00 2014-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2014-06-03T19:51:39Z Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2014 - Provides that: (1) specified diseases, including heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers, of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for a minimum of five years shall be presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of the last active date of employment in fire protection activities; (2) the disability or death of such an employee due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumption may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence. Allows such presumption for fire protection employees who contract any uncommon infectious disease, including but not limited to tuberculosis, hepatitis A, B, or C, or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), regardless of the length of employment of such employee.

Defines an "employee in fire protection activities" as a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker, who: (1) is trained in fire suppression; (2) has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression; (3) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk; and (4) performs such activities as a primary responsibility of his or her job.

Directs the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to examine the implementation of this Act and appropriate scientific and medical data related to the health risks associated with firefighting and to report to Congress on: (1) an analysis of the injury claims made under this Act, (2) an analysis of the available research related to the health risks associated with firefighting, and (3) recommendations for any administrative or legislative actions necessary to ensure that those diseases most associated with firefighting are included in the presumption created by this Act.

]]> Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2014 Display Title Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to establish a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by certain diseases is the result of the performance of the duties of the employee. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2266is/xml/BILLS-113s2266is.xml 2014-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. 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.