Retirement for firefighters

(a) Deposit service Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any service performed by an individual as a Federal wildland firefighter on or after January 1, 1989, for which retirement deductions under chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, have not been made shall be creditable under such chapter, but only if such firefighter— (1) submits a written election to the Director; and (2) the deposit requirements of section 8411(f) of such title had been met with respect to such service. (b) Disability annuity Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any Federal wildland firefighter who suffers from a disease described in section 8143b(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, due to environmental job-related exposure, including smoke inhalation, silicate inhalation, and firefighting toxic exposure, shall be considered to be disabled for purposes of section 8451 of such title. Such section 8451 shall be applied to any such firefighter by substituting 12 months for 18 months. (c) Including overtime as basic pay Section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (I), by inserting and after the semicolon; (3) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following: (J) with respect to a Federal wildland firefighter (as that term is defined in section 5332a(a)), overtime pay received on or after the date of enactment of this subparagraph;; and (4) in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (J) (as added by paragraph (3)), by striking subparagraphs (B) through (I) of this paragraph and inserting subparagraphs (B) through (J) of this paragraph,. (d) Separate normal-Cost percentage Section 8423(a)(1)(B)(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after firefighters, the following: Federal wildland firefighter (as that term is defined in section 5332a(a)),.