5 U.S.C. § 8143b
Employees in fire protection activities
United States · Title 5 — GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective
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- 5 U.S.C. § 8143b, Employees in fire protection activities, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/427402
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In this section:
The term “employee in fire protection activities” means an employee employed as a firefighter (including a wildland firefighter), paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker who—
There is established under this section the following list of illnesses and diseases:
The Secretary shall—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023