,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjcf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ba1  
#bjba,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself and ,ms4  
,lummis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,administrator of the ,national     
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration to maintain a program   
that improves wildfire forecasting and  
detection1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fire ,information and ,reaction    
,enhancement ,act or the ,,fire ,act4   
#b4 ,wildfire forecasting and detection 
7a7 ,program for wildfire forecasting   
and detection  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration1 in   
collaboration with such representatives 
of the ,united ,states weather industry 
and academic entities as the            
,administrator considers appropriate1   

shall establish and maintain a program  
within the ,administration to improve   
wildfire forecasting and detection4     
7#b7 ,goals ,the goals of the program   
established and maintained under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall be to develop and  
extend accurate wildfire forecasts and  
warnings in order to reduce loss of     
life1 injury1 property1 and damage to   
the economy1 with a focus on-- 7,a7     
improving the prediction of             
intensification and spread of wildfires2
  7,b7 improving the forecast and       
communication of smoke dispersion from  
wildfires2  7,c7 improving information  
dissemination and risk communication to 
create more effective watch and warning 
products2 and  7,d7 improving the early 
detection of wildfires to contain the   
growth of wildfires and mitigate        
damages4  7#c7 ,elements ,in order to   
meet the goals described in paragraph   
7#b71 the ,administrator may conduct    
development1 testing1 and deployment    
activities related to-- 7,a7 advanced   

satellite detection products2  7,b7     
grid-based assessments and outlooks of  
fuel moisture and danger levels2  7,c7  
coupled atmosphere and fire modeling    
systems2  7,d7 systems to link long-term
 weather predictions to achievable land 
management decisions2 and  7,e7 improved
 spatial and temporal resolution        
observations in high latitudes4  7b7    
,program for weather research testbeds  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,assistant ,administrator
 for ,oceanic and ,atmospheric ,research
 7in this section referred to as the    
,assistant ,administrator7 shall        
establish a program to create one or    
more testbeds for weather research1 in  
partnership with industry and academic  
partners1 to develop improved detection 
of and forecast capabilities for        
wildfire events and the effects of those
 events4  7#b7 ,resources ,in carrying  
out the program established under       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,assistant          

,administrator may not use the resources
 of the cooperative institutes of the   
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration in existence as of the  
date of enactment of this ,act for the  
testbeds described in such paragraph4   
7#c7 ,authorization of appropriations   
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
#ae1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb to    
carry out the program established under 
paragraph 7#a74