[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6112 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6112

   To provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of 
firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas and 
                for the treatment of such firefighters.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2008

   Mr. Baca introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of 
firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas and 
                for the treatment of such firefighters.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be referred to as the ``Healthy Firefighters Act''.

SEC. 2. MONITORING AND TREATMENT OF FIREFIGHTERS IN DISASTER AREAS.

    (a) In General.--The United States Fire Administration, after 
consultation with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health, shall--
            (1) contract with an appropriate, locally based medical 
        research university to conduct long-term medical health 
        monitoring of those firefighters who responded to emergencies 
        in any areas referred to in subsection (b); and
            (2) in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services, provide for the treatment of firefighters described 
        in paragraph (1) who suffer health-related conditions as a 
        result of responding to such emergencies.
    (b) Affected Firefighters.--An area referred to in this subsection 
is any area which is declared a disaster area by the Federal 
Government.
    (c) Health Monitoring.--The long-term health monitoring referred to 
in subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) pulmonary illness, neurological damage, and 
        cardiovascular damage; and
            (2) exposure documentation.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the United States Fire Administration to carry out this 
section, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2013.
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