,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cecb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #be1 #bjba,mr4  
,o',halleran 7for himself1 ,mr4         
,la,malfa1 and ,mr4 ,panetta7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,natural ,resources1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture to carry out a periodic   
wildfire assessment1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,wildfire preparation1   
response1 and recovery assessment  7a7  
,in general  7#a7 ,assessment required  
,the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting 
through the ,chief of the ,forest       
,service and in consultation with the   
,secretary of the ,interior1 shall1 not 
less than once every #e years1 complete 
a wildfire assessment that includes the 

analysis described in paragraph 7#b74   
7#b7 ,contents of analysis ,the         
assessment required under paragraph     
7#a71 shall1 to the maximum extent      
practicable1 with respect to the        
preceding #e years1 include an analysis 
of-- 7,a7 the direct costs of wildfire  
response1 preparation1 and recovery1    
including-- 7i7 wildfire mitigation     
activities2  7ii7 wildlife suppression  
activities2  7iii7 insured private      
property losses due to wildfire2  7iv7  
uninsured private property losses due to
 wildfire2  7v7 damage due to wildfire  
and the necessary repairs related to    
utility infrastructure1 including       
shutoffs2  7vi7 damage and loss of      
timber and other agricultural resources 
due to wildfire2  7vii7 damage due to   
wildfire and the necessary restoration  
of archeological sites2  7viii7         
evacuations and emergency shelters2     
7ix7 labor2  7x7 human health1 including
 death1 injury1 and illness2  7xi7      
necessary infrastructure and            

stabilization repairs2  7xii7 damage due
 to wildfire and the necessary          
rehabilitation of ecosystem services1   
including watershed impairment1         
vegetation1 and soil impacts2 and       
7xiii7 damage due to wildfire and the   
necessary restoration to wildlife       
habitat2  7,b7 the indirect costs of    
wildfire response1 preparation1 and     
recovery1 including-- 7i7 diminished tax
 revenue2  7ii7 lost business revenue1  
including supply chain impacts2 and     
7iii7 property devaluation and housing  
market impacts2  7,c7 whether the costs 
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 have been or will be paid by-- 7i7 the 
,federal government2  7ii7 ,state or    
territory governments2 or  7iii7 county 
or local governments2  7,d7 a comparison
 between the analysis under such        
assessment and the analysis under the   
preceding assessment 7as applicable72   
and  7,e7 any challenges to ascertaining
 the costs described in subparagraphs   
7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c71 including         

unavailable data4  7b7 ,report required 
,not later than #b years after the date 
of the enactment of this section1 and   
once every #e years thereafter1 the     
,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting      
through the ,chief of the ,forest       
,service1 shall submit to the           
,president1 the ,committee on           
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate the most recently        
completed assessment required under     
subsection 7a77#a74  7c7 ,collaboration 
,in carrying out an assessment required 
under subsection 7a77#a71 the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture may collaborate with   
relevant ,federal agencies1 ,state and  
local governments1 research             
institutions1 utility companies and     
cooperatives1 and non-profit            
organizations4