,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ccie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bg1         
#bjaf,mr4 ,?une 7= himself & ,ms4       
,heitkamp7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require limitations on      
prescrib$ burns4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,prescrib$ ,burn   
,approval ,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,national fire dang]
 rat+ sy/em ,! t]m national fire dang]  
rat+ sy/em means ! national sy/em us$ to
 provide a measure ( fire dang] accord+ 
to a range ( l[ to mod]ate to high to v 
high to extreme4  7#b7 ,prescrib$ burn  
,! t]m prescrib$ burn means a plann$    
fire int5tionally ignit$4  7#c7         
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  #c4            
,limitations on prescrib$ burns  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subsection    
7b71 ! ,secret>y %all n au?orize a      

prescrib$ burn on ,=e/ ,s]vice l& if1 = 
! c\nty or contigu\s c\nty 9 :i* ! l& is
 locat$1 ! national fire dang] rat+     
sy/em indicates an extreme fire dang]   
level4  7b7 ,exception ,! ,secret>y may 
au?orize a prescrib$ burn "u a condition
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 if !         
,secret>y coord9ates ) ! applicable     
,/ate gov]nm5t & local fire (ficials4   
7c7 ,report ,at ! end ( ea* fiscal ye>1 
! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a  
report describ+--  7#a7 ! numb] &       
locations ( prescrib$ burns dur+ t      
fiscal ye>2 &  7#b7 ea* prescrib$ burn  
dur+ t fiscal ye> t 0 au?oriz$ by !     
,secret>y pursuant to subsection 7b74