To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for special base rates of pay for wildland firefighters, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill provides amendment to title 5 USC inserting new section establishing special base pay rates for wildland firefighters that are higher than standard General Schedule rates, with OPM authority to set rates based on, provides new section 5332a codifying special base pay for wildland firefighters with definitions of firefighter, wildland firefighter, and qualifying positions, and OPM authority to establish pay schedules, and provides amendment inserting new section establishing incident response premium pay for wildland firefighters deployed to qualifying fire incidents, with specific pay rate calculations. It relies on appropriations and exemptions. The main policy areas are Labor and Agriculture.
Who Benefits and How
Federal wildland firefighters could gain revenue opportunities and Federal wildland firefighters deployed to incidents could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Forest Service and Interior Department could face higher costs, Federal budget could face higher costs, and Office of Personnel Management would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Provides amendment to title 5 USC inserting new section establishing special base pay rates for wildland firefighters that are higher than standard General Schedule rates, with OPM authority to set rates based on...
- Provides new section 5332a codifying special base pay for wildland firefighters with definitions of firefighter, wildland firefighter, and qualifying positions, and OPM authority to establish pay schedules.
- Provides amendment inserting new section establishing incident response premium pay for wildland firefighters deployed to qualifying fire incidents, with specific pay rate calculations.
- Provides new section 5545c establishing incident response premium pay framework including definitions of qualifying incidents (wildland fire, prescribed fire, severity events), pay calculation methodology...
- Exempts amendment establishing paid rest and recuperation leave for wildland firefighters following deployment to qualifying incidents, with leave policies set by Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill provides amendment to title 5 USC inserting new section establishing special base pay rates for wildland firefighters that are higher than standard General Schedule rates, with OPM authority to set rates based on, provides new section 5332a codifying special base pay for wildland firefighters with definitions of firefighter, wildland firefighter, and qualifying positions, and OPM authority to establish pay schedules, and provides amendment inserting new section establishing incident response premium pay for wildland firefighters deployed to qualifying fire incidents, with specific pay rate calculations.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
The bill provides amendment to title 5 USC inserting new section establishing special base pay rates for wildland firefighters that are higher than standard General Schedule rates, with OPM authority to set rates based on, provides new section 5332a codifying special base pay for wildland firefighters with definitions of firefighter, wildland firefighter, and qualifying positions, and OPM authority to establish pay schedules, and provides amendment inserting new section establishing incident response premium pay for wildland firefighters deployed to qualifying fire incidents, with specific pay rate calculations.
Policy Domains
Wildland Firefighter Compensation
Identified Gains
- Federal wildland firefighters
- Federal wildland firefighters deployed to incidents
Identified Costs
- Forest Service and Interior Department
- Federal budget
- Office of Personnel Management
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Neguse (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Harder of California, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Federal wildland firefighters, Federal wildland firefighters deployed to incidents
Federal budget, Forest Service and Interior Department, Office of Personnel Management
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "opm"
- → Office of Personnel Management
- "the_secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "the_secretary_of_the_interior"
- → Secretary of the Interior
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A firefighter whose duties include wildland firefighting or wildland fire management
A wildland fire incident, prescribed fire incident, or severity event
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