White Notification Language Passed by Senate Committee

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White Notification Language Passed by Senate Committee

On May 20, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee

passed S. 599, the Federal Firefighter Fairness Act of 2009. The bill

establishes a presumptive disability for heart and lung disease and cancer

for federal firefighters. The bill included an amendment by Senate Tom

Coburn (R-OK) that would reinstate the personnel notification provisions of

the White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990 (P.L.

101-381); these provisions were removed in the 2006 reauthorization. The

IAFC is pleased the original language was added to the overall bill and will

work for its passage by the full Senate.