,i #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ecda ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,septemb] #bb1 #bjba,mr4 ,panetta 7= himself & ,mr4 ,moore ( ,utah7 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/s & ,grassl&s1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,save ,our ,=e/s ,act ( #bjba4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,betwe5 #bjaf & #bjbj1 on av]age1 #hi 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 annual av]age ( #fb1hje wildfires h impact$ #g1eaf1hee acres4 ,9 #bjbj1 #eh1iej wildfires impact$ #aj1abb1ccf acres nationwide4 ,approximately #gj p]c5t ( ?is acreage impact$ ,f$]al l&1 ( :i* #dh p]c5t 7or #d1hjj1jjj acres7 0 on ,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&4 7#e7 ,additionally1 visitation at ,national ,=e/s has increas$1 :ile /aff+ has decl9$4 ,notably1 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj1 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice e/imat$ #afh4b million ,national ,=e/ recreation visits1 an increase ( ov] #ah4b million recreation visits f #bjai1 :i* am\nts to a #ab4a p]c5t increase4 7#f7 ,! ,=e/ ,s]vice cont9ues to suff] f *ronic /aff+ %ortages1 ) sev]al ,national ,=e/s & ,grassl&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 & ,grassl&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 & ,grassl&s t-- 7#a7 are at high or v high risk ( wildfires2 & 7#b7 are locat$ 9 or ne> ! wildl&-urban int]face4 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 #df1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb & #bjbc4 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