I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 987 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2011 Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act.

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Treatment of hours worked under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement

Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g)(1)Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes of any determination relating to eligibility for, or the amount of, any overtime pay under this section. (2)For purposes of this section— (A)the term qualified trade-of-time arrangement means an arrangement under which 2 firefighters who are employed by the same agency agree, solely at their option and with the approval of their employing agency, to substitute for one another during scheduled work hours in the performance of work in the same capacity; and (B)the term firefighter has the meaning given such term by sections 8331(21) and 8401(14), respectively. .