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Public Law 107-203
107th Congress

                                 An Act


 
     To provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service 
      firefighter deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment or 
            burnover. <<NOTE: July 24, 2002 -  [H.R. 3971]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 7 USC 2270b.>> DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTOR 
            GENERAL INVESTIGATION OF FOREST SERVICE FIREFIGHTER DEATHS.

    In the case of each fatality of an officer or employee of the Forest 
Service that occurs due to wildfire entrapment or burnover, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall conduct an 
investigation of the fatality. The investigation shall not rely on, and 
shall be completely independent of, any investigation of the fatality 
that is conducted by the Forest Service.

SEC. 2. <<NOTE: Reports. 7 USC 2270c.>> SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.

    As soon as possible after completing an investigation under section 
1, the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall submit 
to Congress and the Secretary of Agriculture a report containing the 
results of the investigation.

    Approved July 24, 2002.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3971:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 148 (2002):
            June 24, considered and passed House.
            July 10, considered and passed Senate.

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