Sec. 1109. Fire Fighters Alternative Work Schedule demonstration project
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, shall establish and carry out, for a period of not less than 5 years, a Fire Fighters Alternative Work Schedule demonstration project for the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services. Such demonstration project shall provide, with respect to each Services employee, that— assignments to tours of duty are scheduled in advance over periods of not less than 2 weeks; tours of duty are scheduled using a regularly recurring pattern of 48-hour shifts followed by 48 or 72 consecutive non-work hours, as determined by mutual agreement between the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic and the exclusive employee representative at each Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Installation, in such a manner that each employee is regularly scheduled for 144-hours in any 2-week period; for any such employee that is a fire fighter working an alternative work schedule, such employee shall earn overtime compensation in a manner consistent with other applicable law and regulation; no right shall be established to any form of premium pay, including night, Sunday, holiday, or hazard duty pay; and leave accrual and use shall be consistent with other applicable law and regulation.
Not later than 180 days following the end of such demonstration project, the Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing— any financial savings or expenses directly and inseparably linked to the demonstration project; any intangible quality of life and morale improvements achieved by the demonstration project; and any adverse impact of the demonstration project occurring solely as the result of the transition to the demonstration project.