,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ag1          
#bjbc,mrs4 ,kim ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1  
,ms4 ,/ansbury1 & ,mr4 ,neguse7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &     
,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology to conduct rese>* on public  
safety communication coord9ation /&>ds  
among wildl& firefight]s & fire         
managem5t response (ficials4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,ni/   
,wildl& ,fire ,communications &         
,in=mation ,dissem9ation ,act4  #b4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,director 
,! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( !  
,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &          
,te*nology4  7#b7 ,memb] ag5cy ,! t]m   
memb] ag5cy means a memb] ag5cy ( !     
,national ,int]ag5cy ,fire ,c5t]1       
includ+ ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs1   
,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 ,national ,p>k
 ,s]vice1 ,national ,oceanic &          

,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 ,u4,s4 ,fi% &
 ,wildlife ,s]vice1 ,=e/ ,s]vice1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration1 & !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7#c7 ,wildl&      
firefight] ,! t]m wildl& firefight]     
means any p]son :o p>ticipates 9 wildl& 
firefight+ activities4  7#d7 ,fire      
managem5t response (ficials ,! t]m fire 
managem5t response (ficials means       
regional fire directors1 deputy regional
 fire directors1 ag5cy (ficials :o      
directly ov]see fire op]ations1 fire    
managem5t (fic]s1 & individuals s]v+ on 
incid5t managem5t teams4  7#e7          
,te*nology manufactur]s ,! t]m te*nology
 manufactur]s means companies t         
manufacture communications te*nologies  
us$ by ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local  
wildl& fire au?orities4  #c4 ,rese>*    
7a7 ,requirem5t ,to conduct rese>* on   
public safety ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,director1 act+ ?r\gh ! head ( ! ,public
 ,safety & ,communications ,rese>*      
,division & 9 consultation ) ! ,fire    

,rese>* ,division & te*nology           
manufactur]s1 %all c>ry out rese>* on-- 
7#a7 public safety communication        
coord9ation /&>ds among ,f$]al1 ,/ate1  
,tribal1 & local wildl& firefight]s1    
fire managem5t response (ficials1 &     
memb] ag5cies2 &  7#b7 improv+ &        
integrat+ exi/+ communications sy/ems to
 transmit secure real-"t data1 al]ts1 & 
advisories to fire managem5t response   
(ficials & wildl& firefight]s4  7b7     
,requirem5t ,to conduct field te/+ (    
in=mation dissem9ation & te*nology ,!   
,public ,safety & ,communications       
,rese>* ,division1 9 consultation ) !   
,fire ,rese>* ,division & memb] ag5cies1
 w conduct bo? live & virtual field te/+
 ( equipm5t1 s(tw>e1 & o!r te*nologies  
to det]m9e curr5t times ( in=mation     
dissem9ation & develop /&>ds = ! deliv]y
 ( real-"t data among memb] ag5cies1    
fire managem5t response (ficials1 &     
wildl& firefight]s bas$ on f9d+s f      
rese>* "u subsection 7a74  #d4          
,recomm5dations  7a7 ,requirem5t ,to    

develop & provide recomm5dations ,!     
,director %all develop & publi%         
recomm5dations = memb] ag5cies to       
improve public safety communication     
coord9ation /&>ds among wildl& fir/     
respond]s & fire managem5t response     
(ficials4  7b7 ,requirem5t ,to provide  
recomm5dations to ! (fice ( managem5t & 
budget1 ! (fice ( sci5ce & te*nology    
policy1 & memb] ag5cies ,! ,director    
%all provide recomm5dations to ! ,(fice 
( ,managem5t & ,budget & ! ,(fice (     
,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,police to assi/   
memb] ag5cies ) ! implem5tation ( !     
recomm5dations 9 subsection 7a74  #e4   
,report+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,requirem5t   
,to report rese>* f9d+s & recomm5dations
 ,! ,director %all provide !            
recomm5dations publi%$ "u section #d7;a7
 to ! ,h\se ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology & ! ,s5ate         
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation4  7b7 ,requirem5t ,to   
report on ! implem5tation (             
recomm5dations ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !

 date ( ! publication ( ! ,director's   
recomm5dations1 ! ,gov]nm5t             
,acc\ntability ,(fice %all produce a    
report on ! ext5t to :i* memb] ag5cies h
 implem5t$ ! ,director's recomm5dations4
  #f4 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !
 ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &         
,te*nology #c1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal    
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh to c>ry out ?is  
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