A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include Parkinson's disease in the list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities, and for other purposes.

This bill would change federal law to add Parkinson's disease to a list of illnesses that are automatically considered to be caused by working as a firefighter. This would make it easier for firefighters with Parkinson's disease to receive work-related benefits. No official summary is available for this bill.

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