,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,panetta 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 &  
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to fill vacancies = ,=e/ ,s]vice       
recreation managem5t & plann+ /aff 9    
,national ,=e/s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,save ,our ,=e/s ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,betwe5 #bjae & #bjai1 on av]age1 #hh   
p]c5t ( wildfires 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h   
be5 human-caus$4  7#b7 ,human-caus$     
fires t5d to occur 9 or ne> !           
wildl&-urban int]face 7z def9$ 9 section
 #aja ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act
 ( #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feaa771 :]e !re
 is a great] risk to p & communities & a
 high] co/ to suppress fires4  7#c7 ,!  
wildl&-urban int]face is ! fa/e/-gr[+ l&
 use type 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 pos+       
*all5ges = fire managem5t & suppression4

  7#d7 ,ov] ! la/ #aj ye>s1 an av]age ( 
#fd1ajj wildfires & an av]age ( #f4h    
million acres burn$ annually4 ,9 #bjai1 
#ej1dgg wildfires burn$ & #d1gjj1jjj    
acres burn$ nationwide4 ,approximately  
#fe p]c5t ( ^! acres burn$ on ,f$]al l&1
 ( :i* close to #bj p]c5t or #fjj1jjj   
acres 7 ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&s4  7#e7
 ,! ,=e/ ,s]vice suff]s f *ronic /aff+  
%ortages1 ) sev]al ,national ,=e/s      
/ruggl+ to ma9ta9 _! acreage )          
insuffici5t recreation managem5t &      
plann+ /aff4  #c4 ,fill+ ,=e/ ,s]vice   
recreation managem5t /aff vacancies  7a7
 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1  
act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1    
%all fill vacancies 9 ,national ,=e/s = 
,=e/ ,s]vice recreation managem5t &     
plann+ /aff1 includ+ recreation         
te*nicians1 recreation (fic]s1 & natural
 res\rce manag]s4  7b7 ,priority ,9     
seek+ to fill vacancies "u subsection   
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all prioritize fill+  
vacancies 9 ,national ,=e/s t-- 7#a7 are
 at high or v high risk ( cata/rophic   

wildfires2  7#b7 are locat$ 9 or ne> !  
wildl&-urban int]face2 &  7#c7 h        
exp]i5c$ an increase 9 visitation ov] ! 
pa/ decade4  7c7 ,tra9+ & c]tification z
 a ,=e/ ,protection ,(fic] ,! ,secret>y 
may provide ! opportunity = any         
individual :o fills a vacancy pursuant  
to subsection 7a7 to receive tra9+ &    
c]tification z a ,=e/ ,protection       
,(fic]4  7d7 ,au?orization (            
appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9        
addition to o!r funds t may be available
 to ! ,=e/ ,s]vice = ! purposes specifi$
 9 ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section su* 
sums z may be necess>y = fiscal ye>     
#bjba & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]4  7#b7   
,adm9i/rative exp5ses ,( ! am\nts       
available "u p>agraph 7#a7 = ea* fiscal 
ye>1 n m ?an #c p]c5t may be us$ =      
adm9i/rative exp5ses incurr$ 9 c>ry+ out
 ?is section4