Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2003 - Provides that, with regard to an individual federally employed in fire protection activities: (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers and infectious diseases shall be presumed to be proximately caused by the individual's employment; (2) such individual's disability or death due to such a disease shall be presumed to result from personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty; and (3) such presumptions may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence.
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Jun 20, 2003
Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Financial Management, the Budget, and International Security.
Mar 5, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.