,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ahdb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ai1 #bjag,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,budget ,a ,,bill ,to provide for wildfire suppression operations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,wildfire ,disaster ,funding ,act 4 #b4 ,wildfire disaster funding authority 7a7 ,disaster funding ,section #bea7;b77#b77;,d7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77;,d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i71 by striking the total of-- and inserting an amount equal to the difference between--2 7,b7 by redesignating subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii7 as items 7aa7 and 7bb71 respectively1 and indenting the items appropriately2 7,c7 by inserting before item 7aa7 7as so redesignated7 the following3 7,i7 the sum obtained by adding-- 2 7,d7 in item 7bb7 of subclause 7,i7 7as so redesignated7-- 7i7 by striking subclause 7,i7 and inserting item 7aa72 and 7ii7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,e7 by adding at the end the following3 7,,ii7 the additional new budget authority provided in an appropriations ,act for wildfire suppression operations pursuant to subparagraph 7,e7 for the preceding fiscal year4 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7v7 ,beginning in fiscal year #bjah and for each fiscal year thereafter1 the calculation of the average funding provided for disaster relief over the previous #aj years shall include1 for each fiscal year during that period1 the additional new budget authority provided in an appropriations ,act for wildfire suppression operations pursuant to subparagraph 7,e7 for the preceding fiscal year4 4 7b7 ,wildfire suppression ,section #bea7;b77#b7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,e7 ,wildfire suppression 7i7 ,definitions ,in this subparagraph3 7,i7 ,additional new budget authority ,the term additional new budget authority means the amount provided for a fiscal year in an appropriations ,act that is-- 7aa7 in excess of the #aj-year average of the costs for wildfire suppression operations1 as calculated for fiscal year #bjae2 and 7bb7 specified to pay for the costs of wildfire suppression operations4 7,,ii7 ,wildfire suppression operations ,the term wildfire suppression operations means the emergency and unpredictable aspects of wildland firefighting including-- 7aa7 support1 response1 and emergency stabilization activities2 7bb7 other emergency management activities2 and 7cc7 the funds necessary to repay any transfers needed for the costs of wildfire suppression operations4 7ii7 ,additional new budget authority ,if a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies an amount for wildfire suppression operations in the ,wildland ,fire ,management accounts at the ,department of ,agriculture or the ,department of the ,interior1 the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that ,act for wildfire suppression operations for that fiscal year1 but shall not exceed-- 7,i7 for fiscal year #bjag1 #a1daj1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,ii7 for fiscal year #bjah1 #a1dfj1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,iii7 for fiscal year #bjai1 #a1efj1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,iv7 for fiscal year #bjbj1 #a1ghj1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,v7 for fiscal year #bjba1 #b1jcj1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,vi7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 #b1cbj1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,vii7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 #b1fej1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,viii7 for fiscal year #bjbd1 #b1fij1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 7,,ix7 for fiscal year #bjbe1 #b1fij1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority2 and 7,x7 for fiscal year #bjbf1 #b1fij1jjj1jjj in additional new budget authority4 7iii7 ,average cost and outyear calculations ,the #aj-year average of the costs for wildfire suppression operations and the outyear forecasts of the costs for wildfire suppression operations shall be-- 7,i7 calculated annually2 and 7,,ii7 reported in the budget of the ,president submitted under section #aaje7;a7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 for each fiscal year4 4 7c7 ,reporting requirements ,if the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for a fiscal year for wildfire suppression operations 7as defined in subparagraph 7,e77i7 of section #bea7;b77#b7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b7771 the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as applicable1 shall-- 7#a7 promptly submit to ,congress a request for the supplemental appropriations2 and 7#b7 not later than #cj days after the date on which the supplemental appropriations are made available1 submit to ,congress a plan describing the manner in which the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as applicable1 intends to obligate the supplemental appropriations4