,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #g1        
#bjag,mr4 ,walden introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to bar prosecution under       
section #hdd7;f77#a7 of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 in certain cases4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,resource ,management      
,practices ,protection ,act of #bjag4   
#b4 ,bar to prosecution under section   
#hdd7;f77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united      
,states ,code1 in certain cases ,section
 #hdd7;f77#a7 of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
inserting 7,a7 after 7f77#a72 and  7#b7 
by adding after and below the end the   
following3  7,b7 ,subparagraph 7,a7     
shall not apply if-- 7i7 the damage or  
destruction1 or attempt to damage or    
destroy1 is by means of a fire that--   
7,i7 is set by a person to property     
owned by the person-- 7aa7 to prevent an

 imminent threat of damage to that      
property2 or  7bb7 as part of any other 
generally accepted practice for managing
 vegetation on timber1 grazing1 or farm 
land2  7,,ii7 does not pose a serious   
threat of injury to any individual or   
damage to any building1 dwelling1 or    
vehicle of the ,united ,states2 and     
7,,iii7 does not result in death or     
serious bodily injury to any individual2
 and  7ii7 an individual who has not    
attained #af years of age is not used in
 setting the fire4  4