[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2660 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
2d Session
S. 2660
To provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of
firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 15, 2004
Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of
firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be referred to as the ``Healthy Firefighters Act''.
SEC. 2. MONITORING OF FIREFIGHTERS IN DISASTER AREAS.
(a) In General.--The United States Fire Administration, after
consultation with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, shall contract with an appropriate, locally based medical
research university to conduct long-term medical health monitoring of
those firefighters who responded to emergencies in any areas referred
to in subsection (b).
(b) Affected Firefighters.--An area referred to in this subsection
is any area which is declared a disaster area by the Federal
Government.
(c) Health Monitoring.--The long-term health monitoring referred to
in subsection (a) shall include--
(1) pulmonary illness, neurological damage, and
cardiovascular damage, and
(2) exposure documentation.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the United States Fire Administration to carry out this
section, such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2005
through 2009.
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