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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3431
To require the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to 
monitor the long-term health of firefighters involved in fighting fires 
within Federal disaster areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 4, 2003
Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. WAMP, Mr. OSBORNE, Mrs. BONO, Mr. ORTIZ, 
Mr. PASTOR, Mr. RODRIGUEZ, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. GONZALEZ, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KIND, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. ESHOO, 
Mr. ROSS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. UDALL of Colo-
rado, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. 
BELL, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. 
ETHERIDGE, Mr. EVANS, Mr. FROST, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mr. HILL, 
Mr. HONDA, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCINNIS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 
TOWNS, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, 
Mr. REYES, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 
Mr. MATSUI, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. WATERS, Ms. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. LO-
RETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. TAUSCHER, 
Mr. PAYNE, Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 
HOYER, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mr. ED-
WARDS, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DICKS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. ISRAEL, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
MATHESON, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MURTHA, Mr. OSE, 
Mr. PALLONE, Mr. RENZI, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. SERRANO, 
Mr. TANNER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. WEINER, Ms. WATSON, 
Mr. OLVER, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. OWENS, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ACEVEDO-
VILA´, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 
DOOLEY of California, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. ISSA, and Ms. 
KILPATRICK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL 
To require the National Institute for Occupational Safety 
and Health to monitor the long-term health of fire-
fighters involved in fighting fires within Federal disaster 
areas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Firefighters Medical Moni-
toring Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. MONITORING OF FIREFIGHTERS IN DISASTER 
AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, shall 
monitor the long-term medical health of firefighters who 
have fought fires in any area for which the President has 
declared a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. 
(b) HEALTH MONITORING.—Long-term health moni-
toring pursuant to subsection (a) with respect to a major 
disaster shall include monitoring for pulmonary illnesses, 
neurological damage, and cardiovascular damage and shall 
utilize the medical expertise available in all local areas af-
fected by the disaster.
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—To carry out this section, 
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
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