To extend the break-in-service consideration for firefighter retirements, and other purposes.

This bill amends federal retirement rules to allow certain firefighters to count prior service with breaks toward retirement eligibility. It specifically extends credit for service breaks (up to 24 months total) for firefighters who transitioned to supervisory roles after 3 years in frontline positions, retroactively applying to service between October 1, 2003, and the bill’s enactment date. Federal firefighters affected must submit written elections and pay retroactive retirement contributions to receive credit for prior service that didn’t previously qualify under the old rules. The changes directly impact eligible federal firefighters who had career breaks but would have met the new criteria had this law existed earlier.