,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bc1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,h>dy introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural    
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to re=m ov]sight ( 
law en=cem5t activities ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice
 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior & to improve
 coord9ation & coop]ation ) local law   
en=cem5t ag5cies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,=e/ ,s]vice & ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior   
,law ,en=cem5t ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjae4
  #b4 ,managem5t ( ,=e/ ,s]vice law     
en=cem5t p]sonnel  7a7 ,responsibility (
 regional =e/] ,except 9 ! case ( law   
en=cem5t p]sonnel describ$ 9 subsection 
7b71 ! ,regional ,=e/] = a ,=e/ ,s]vice 
,region %all be responsible = all ,=e/  
,s]vice law en=cem5t p]sonnel assign$ to

 t ,region4 ,! ,regional ,=e/] may      
delegate ?is responsibility to ,=e/     
,sup]visors & ,di/rict ,rang]s z !      
,regional ,=e/] consid]s appropriate &  
bas$ on ! capabilities ( ! l9e (fic]4   
7b7 ,inve/igations ,division ,! ,*ief ( 
! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director (
 ,law ,en=cem5t1 %all rema9 responsible 
= ! ,inve/igations ,division ( ,=e/     
,s]vice law en=cem5t4  #c4 ,f$]al ,l&s  
,law ,en=cem5t ,review ,bo>ds  7a7      
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1
 ) respect to ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 & !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ) respect to !  
l& managem5t ag5cies ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !  
,int]ior1 %all e/abli% a ,f$]al ,l&s    
,law ,en=cem5t ,review ,bo>d4  7b7      
,composition ,ea* ,f$]al ,l&s ,law      
,en=cem5t ,review ,bo>d %all be compos$ 
( sev5 memb]s z foll[s3 7#a7 ,!         
applicable ,director ( ,law ,en=cem5t4  
7#b7 ,a ,law ,en=cem5t ,regional        
,special ,ag5t 9 ,*>ge1 9 ! case ( !    
,bo>d e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y (         
,agriculture1 & a ,/ate ,director ( ,law

 ,en=cem5t & ,security1 9 ! case ( !    
,bo>d e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y ( !       
,int]ior4  7#c7 ,?ree l9e (fic]s select$
 by ! ,secret>y conc]n$4  7#d7 ,"o memb]
 ( ! ,national ,%]iffs' ,association :o 
resides ea/ ( ! #ajj? m]idian & is      
recomm5d$ by ! ,association4  7#e7 ,"o  
memb] ( ! ,national ,%]iffs'            
,association :o resides we/ ( ! #ajj?   
m]idian & is recomm5d$ by !             
,association4  7c7 ,purposes ,! purposes
 ( a ,f$]al ,l&s ,law ,en=cem5t ,review 
,bo>d are to review & make              
recomm5dations reg>d+ ! foll[+3  7#a7   
,law en=cem5t incid5ts ( conc]n involv+ 
law en=cem5t p]sonnel ( ! ag5cy4  7#b7  
,propos$ *anges to ag5cy law en=cem5t   
policy4  7#c7 ,! coop]ative law en=cem5t
 program4  7#d7 ,tra9+ ( ag5cy law      
en=cem5t p]sonnel4  7d7 ,additional     
bo>ds ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 )    
respect to ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 & ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,int]ior1 ) respect to ! l&        
managem5t ag5cies ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !     
,int]ior1 may e/abli% additional ,f$]al 

,l&s ,law ,en=cem5t ,review ,bo>ds at   
subord9ate levels ( ! ag5cy4  #d4       
,improv$ coord9ation & coop]ation )     
local law en=cem5t ag5cies  7a7 ,=e/    
s]vice ,public ,law #ib-hb 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #eea;a7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new s5t5ce3 ,if a political
 subdivision ( a ,/ate conta9s #be1jjj  
acres or m ( ,f$]al l&1 all or a        
majority ( :i* is ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em 
l&1 ! ,secret>y %all endeavor to develop
 a memor&um ( und]/&+ ) ! political     
subdivision to address ! specific roles 
& coord9ation betwe5 ,=e/ ,s]vice law   
en=cem5t p]sonnel & local law en=cem5t44
  7b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior ,if a      
political subdivision ( a ,/ate conta9s 
#be1jjj acres or m ( ,f$]al l&1 all or a
 majority ( :i* is "u ! jurisdiction ( a
 l& managem5t ag5cy ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !   
,int]ior1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all 
endeavor to develop a memor&um ( und]/&+
 ) ! political subdivision to address ! 
specific roles & coord9ation betwe5     
,dep>tm5t law en=cem5t p]sonnel & local 

law en=cem5t4