Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act provides hazard pay for wildland firefighters performing prescribed burns.
The Wildland Firefighter Hazard Pay Correction Act amends section 5545 of title 5, United States Code, to provide hazard pay for wildland firefighters performing prescribed burns. The bill defines a "prescribed burn" as the intentional application of fire for land or resource management. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management must issue regulations within 90 days of the bill's enactment to implement this change. The hazard pay applies to pay periods beginning after the regulations are issued or 90 days after the bill's enactment, whichever is earlier.
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