,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ba1 #bjba,ms4 
,ros5 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,lummis7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration to ma9ta9 a program t     
improves wildfire =eca/+ & detection1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,fire ,in=mation & 
,reaction ,enhancem5t ,act or ! ,,fire  
,act4  #b4 ,wildfire =eca/+ & detection 
7a7 ,program = wildfire =eca/+ &        
detection  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic   
,adm9i/ration1 9 collaboration ) su*    
repres5tatives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates wea!r  
indu/ry & academic entities z !         
,adm9i/rator consid]s appropriate1 %all 
e/abli% & ma9ta9 a program )9 !         
,adm9i/ration to improve wildfire =eca/+
 & detection4  7#b7 ,goals ,! goals ( ! 

program e/abli%$ & ma9ta9$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all be to develop & ext5d accurate
 wildfire =eca/s & w>n+s 9 ord] to r$uce
 loss ( life1 injury1 prop]ty1 & damage 
to ! economy1 ) a focus on-- 7,a7       
improv+ ! pr$iction ( int5sification &  
spread ( wildfires2  7,b7 improv+ !     
=eca/ & communication ( smoke disp]sion 
f wildfires2  7,c7 improv+ in=mation    
dissem9ation & risk communication to    
create m effective wat* & w>n+ products2
 &  7,d7 improv+ ! e>ly detection (     
wildfires to conta9 ! gr[? ( wildfires &
 mitigate damages4  7#c7 ,elem5ts ,9    
ord] to meet ! goals describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b71 ! ,adm9i/rator may conduct       
developm5t1 te/+1 & deploym5t activities
 relat$ to-- 7,a7 advanc$ satellite     
detection products2  7,b7 grid-bas$     
assessm5ts & outlooks ( fuel moi/ure &  
dang] levels2  7,c7 c\pl$ atmosph]e &   
fire model+ sy/ems2  7,d7 sy/ems to l9k 
long-t]m wea!r pr$ictions to a*ievable  
l& managem5t decisions2 &  7,e7 improv$ 
spatial & temporal resolution           

obs]vations 9 high latitudes4  7b7      
,program = wea!r rese>* te/b$s  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,assi/ant    
,adm9i/rator = ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic   
,rese>* 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    
,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator7 %all e/abli% a  
program to create "o or m te/b$s = wea!r
 rese>*1 9 p>tn]%ip ) indu/ry & academic
 p>tn]s1 to develop improv$ detection ( 
& =eca/ capabilities = wildfire ev5ts & 
! effects ( ^? ev5ts4  7#b7 ,res\rces ,9
 c>ry+ out ! program e/abli%$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,assi/ant ,adm9i/rator 
may n use ! res\rces ( ! coop]ative     
in/itutes ( ! ,national ,oceanic &      
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration 9 exi/5ce z ( 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act = ! te/b$s 
describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  7#c7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ae1jjj1jjj =
 fiscal ye> #bjbb to c>ry out ! program 
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