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and Medicine, and the International Agency for Research 
on Cancer.’’. 
(B) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The 
table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 8143a the following: 
‘‘8143b. Employees in fire protection activities.’’. 
(C) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
paragraph shall apply to claims for compensation filed 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) RESEARCH COOPERATION.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor 
(referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall establish 
a process by which an employee in fire protection activities, 
as defined in subsection (a) of section 8143b of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection 
(referred to in this subsection as an ‘‘employee in fire protection 
activities’’) filing a claim under chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, as amended by this subsection, relating to an 
illness or disease on the list established under subsection (b)(2) 
of such section 8143b (referred to in this subsection as ‘‘ ‘the 
list’’) as the list may be updated under such section 8143b, 
shall be informed about, and offered the opportunity to con-
tribute to science by voluntarily enrolling in, the National Fire-
fighter Registry or a similar research or public health initiative 
conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(3) AGENDA FOR FURTHER REVIEW.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(A) evaluate the best available scientific evidence of 
the risk to an employee in fire protection activities of 
developing breast cancer, gynecological cancers, and 
rhabdomyolysis; 
(B) add breast cancer, gynecological cancers, and 
rhabdomyolysis to the list, by rule in accordance with sub-
section (b)(3) of section 8143b of title 5, United States 
Code, as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, if 
the Secretary determines that such evidence supports that 
addition; and 
(C) submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives 
a report containing— 
(i) the findings of the Secretary after making the 
evaluation required under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) the determination of the Secretary under 
subparagraph (B). 
(4) REPORT ON FEDERAL WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘‘Federal 
wildland firefighter’’ means an individual occupying a posi-
tion in the occupational series developed pursuant to sec-
tion 40803(d)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(d)(1)). 
(B) STUDY.—The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Director 
of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and 
Health and the Secretary, shall conduct a comprehensive 
study on long-term health effects that Federal wildland
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firefighters who are eligible to receive compensation for 
work injuries under chapter 81 of title 5, United States 
Code, as amended by this subsection, experience after being 
exposed to fires, smoke, and toxic fumes when in service. 
(C) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
study 
required 
under 
subparagraph (B) shall include— 
(i) the race, ethnicity, age, gender, and time of 
service of the Federal wildland firefighters partici-
pating in the study; and 
(ii) recommendations to Congress regarding what 
legislative actions are needed to support the Federal 
wildland firefighters described in clause (i) in pre-
venting health issues from the toxic exposure described 
in subparagraph (B), similar to veterans who are 
exposed to burn pits. 
(D) SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION.—The Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit 
the results of the study conducted under this paragraph 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Education 
and Labor of the House of Representatives and make those 
results publicly available. 
(5) REPORT ON AFFECTED EMPLOYEES.—Beginning on the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
with respect to each annual report required under section 8152 
of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary— 
(A) shall include in the report the total number of, 
and demographics regarding, employees in fire protection 
activities with illnesses and diseases described in the list 
(as the list may be updated under this subsection and 
the amendments made by this subsection), as of the date 
on which that annual report is submitted, which shall 
be disaggregated by the specific illness or disease for the 
purposes of understanding the scope of the problem facing 
those employees; and 
(B) may— 
(i) include in the report any information with 
respect to employees in fire protection activities that 
the Secretary determines to be necessary; and 
(ii) as appropriate, make recommendations in the 
report for additional actions that could be taken to 
minimize the risk of adverse health impacts for 
employees in fire protection activities. 
(b) SUBROGATION OF CONTINUATION OF PAY.— 
(1) SUBROGATION
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.—Section 8131 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘continuation of pay or’’ before ‘‘compensa-
tion’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c), in the second sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘continuation of pay or’’ before ‘‘compensation 
already paid’’. 
(2) ADJUSTMENT AFTER RECOVER FROM THIRD PERSON.— 
Section 8132 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘continuation of pay or’’ before 
‘‘compensation is payable’’;
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘continuation of pay or’’ before 
‘‘compensation from the United States’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘in his behalf’’ and inserting ‘‘on 
his behalf’’; and 
(iv) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘continuation 
of 
pay 
or’’ 
before‘‘ ‘compensation paid by the United States’’; and 
(B) by striking the fourth sentence and inserting the 
following: ‘‘If continuation of pay or compensation has not 
been paid to the beneficiary, the money or property shall 
be credited against continuation of pay or compensation 
payable to him by the United States for the same injury.’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN TIME-PERIOD FOR FECA CLAIMANT SUPPLY SUP-
PORTING DOCUMENTATION
TO OFFICE
OF WORKER’S COMPENSA-
TION.—Not later than 16 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Labor shall— 
(1) amend section 10.121 of title 20, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or any successor regulation, by striking ‘‘30 days’’ and 
inserting ‘‘60 days’’; and 
(2) modify the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act 
manual to reflect the changes made by the Secretary pursuant 
to paragraph (1). 
Subtitle B—PLUM Act of 2022 
SEC. 5321. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Periodically Listing Updates 
to Management Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘PLUM Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 5322. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC WEBSITE ON GOVERNMENT 
POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSITIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 3330f. Government policy and supporting position data 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’ means— 
‘‘(A) any Executive agency, the United States Postal 
Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission; 
‘‘(B) the Architect of the Capitol, the Government 
Accountability Office, the Government Publishing Office, 
and the Library of Congress; and 
‘‘(C) the Executive Office of the President and any 
component within that Office (including any successor 
component), including— 
‘‘(i) the Council of Economic Advisors; 
‘‘(ii) the Council on Environmental Quality; 
‘‘(iii) the National Security Council; 
‘‘(iv) the Office of the Vice President; 
‘‘(v) the Office of Policy Development; 
‘‘(vi) the Office of Administration; 
‘‘(vii) the Office of Management and Budget; 
‘‘(viii) the Office of the United States Trade Rep-
resentative; 
‘‘(ix) the Office of Science and Technology Policy;
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‘‘(x) the Office of National Drug Control Policy; 
and 
‘‘(xi) the White House Office, including the White 
House Office of Presidential Personnel. 
‘‘(2) APPOINTEE.—The term ‘appointee’— 
‘‘(A) means an individual serving in a policy and sup-
porting position; and 
‘‘(B) includes an individual serving in such a position 
temporarily in an acting capacity in accordance with— 
‘‘(i) sections 3345 through 3349d (commonly 
referred to as the ‘Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 
1998’); 
‘‘(ii) any other statutory provision described in sec-
tion 3347(a)(1); or 
‘‘(iii) a Presidential appointment described in sec-
tion 3347(a)(2). 
‘‘(3) COVERED WEBSITE.—The term ‘covered website’ means 
the website established and maintained by the Director under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director 
of the Office of Personnel Management. 
‘‘(5) POLICY AND SUPPORTING POSITION.—The term ‘policy 
and supporting position’— 
‘‘(A) means any position at an agency, as determined 
by the Director, that, but for this section and section 2(b)(3) 
of the PLUM Act of 2022, would be included in the publica-
tion entitled ‘United States Government Policy and Sup-
porting Positions’, (commonly referred to as the ‘Plum 
Book’); and 
‘‘(B) may include— 
‘‘(i) a position on any level of the Executive 
Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53, or another 
position with an equivalent rate of pay; 
‘‘(ii) a general position (as defined in section 
3132(a)(9)) in the Senior Executive service; 
‘‘(iii) a position in the Senior Foreign Service; 
‘‘(iv) a position of a confidential or policy-deter-
mining character under schedule C of subpart C of 
part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor regulation; and 
‘‘(v) any other position classified at or above level 
GS–14 of the General Schedule (or equivalent) that 
is excepted from the competitive service by law because 
of the confidential or policy-determining nature of the 
position duties. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF WEBSITE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, the Director 
shall establish, and thereafter the Director shall maintain, a public 
website containing the following information for the President in 
office on the date of establishment and for each subsequent Presi-
dent: 
‘‘(1) Each policy and supporting position in the Federal 
Government, including any such position that is vacant. 
‘‘(2) The name of each individual who— 
‘‘(A) is serving in a position described in paragraph 
(1); or