3.0.0 3544 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z Senate S 2016-12-09 114 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-12-09T22:45:25Z 2016-12-09 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7035; text of measure as introduced: CR S7035) IntroReferral 2016-12-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT N Government Operations and Politics Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Disability and paralysis Fires First responders and emergency personnel Forests, forestry, trees Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Worker safety and health Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-12-09 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-10T23:15:42Z Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016

This bill allows wildland firefighters of the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior who sustained injuries in the performance of their duty that prevent them from performing the physical duties of a firefighter, but who commence an equivalent federal position after receiving compensation for their work injuries, to retain the same retirement benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) that they would have received in their former position had they not been injured or disabled, without requiring them to complete any more years of service than they would have otherwise been required to complete.

Such a federal firefighter injured during the 20-year period before enactment of this bill may not receive such retirement benefits without a requirement to complete more years of service unless they first pay the Forest Service or Interior an amount equal to the amount that would have been deducted from their pay under CSRS or FERS had they not been injured or disabled.

The monetary compensation for disability or death of Forest Service and Interior wildland firefighters that is computed based on monthly pay must include overtime pay received for wildfire suppression activity.

]]> Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016 Display Title Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that certain firefighters retain retirement benefits while injured or disabled, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3544is/xml/BILLS-114s3544is.xml 2016-12-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7035; text of measure as introduced: CR S7035) 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.