[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 3971 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.3971

                      One Hundred Seventh Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
          the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two


                                 An Act


 
     To provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service 
 firefighter deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF 
              FOREST SERVICE FIREFIGHTER DEATHS.

    In the case of each fatality of an officer or employee of the 
Forest Service that occurs due to wildfire entrapment or burnover, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an 
investigation of the fatality. The investigation shall not rely on, and 
shall be completely independent of, any investigation of the fatality 
that is conducted by the Forest Service.

SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.

    As soon as possible after completing an investigation under section 
1, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall submit 
to Congress and the Secretary of Agriculture a report containing the 
results of the investigation.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.