To amend title 5, United States Code, to add certain employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to the definition of employees in fire protection activities for the purpose of compensation for certain illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities.

This bill would change federal workers' compensation law so that Certified Fire Investigators and members of the National Response Team at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are treated as employees in fire protection activities. Under existing law, certain illnesses and diseases of employees in fire protection activities are presumed to be caused by their work for compensation purposes. The change would apply to compensation claims filed on or after the date the bill becomes law.

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Sponsors

• Austin Scott Republican sponsor
• 3 cosponsors