,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #adb #aah?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cfi  
,report ,no4 #aah-agh ,,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  ,septemb] #a1               
#bjbc;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,leg]  
,f]n&ez1 ,mr4 ,mike ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia1 
& ,mr4 ,jackson ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a         
,septemb] #a1 #bjbc,report$ ) an        
am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &    
ord]$ to be printed,strike out all aft] 
! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9    
italic,for text ( introduc$ bill1 see   
copy ( bill z introduc$ on ,janu>y #ag1 
#bjbc  ,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     
,rese>* on wildl& fire communications & 
in=mation dissem9ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
7#a7 ,public safety rese>* ,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 ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,public safety             
communication coord9ation /&>ds among   
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local wildl&  
firefight]s1 fire managem5t response    
(ficials1 & memb] ag5cies4  7,b7        
,improv+ & integrat+ exi/+              
communications sy/ems to transmit secure
 real-"t data1 al]ts1 & advisories to & 
f fire managem5t response (ficials &    
wildl& firefight]s4  7#b7 ,field te/+ & 
measurem5t ( in=mation dissem9ation &   
te*nology ,! ,public ,safety &          
,communications ,rese>* ,division1 9    

consultation ) ! ,fire ,rese>* ,division
 & memb] ag5cies1 %all 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 ( useful & secure    
real-"t data among memb] ag5cies1 fire  
managem5t response (ficials1 & wildl&   
firefight]s1 bas$ on f9d+s f rese>* "u  
subsection 7a74  7b7 ,recomm5dations    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director %all develop 
& publi% recomm5dations to improve      
public safety communication coord9ation 
/&>ds among wildl& fir/ respond]s & fire
 managem5t response (ficials4  7#b7     
,transmittal ,! ,director %all transmit 
! recomm5dations "u p>agraph 7#a7 to !  
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget & ! ,(fice
 ( ,sci5ce & ,te*nology ,policy = memb] 
ag5cies to implem5t4  7#c7 ,report+     
requirem5ts  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director 
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 
,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !

 ,s5ate a report conta9+ !              
recomm5dations publi%$ "u p>agraph 7#a74
  7,b7 ,implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! publication ( !        
,director's recomm5dations "u p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all submit to ! ,committee on   
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a report on ! ext5t to :i* memb]
 ag5cies h implem5t$ su* recomm5dations4
  7c7 ,fund+ ,f am\nts made available to
 ! ,national ,in/itute ( ,/&>ds &       
,te*nology1 ! ,director %all allocate   
#c1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd    
?r\gh #bjbh to c>ry out ?is section4    
7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 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 private sector      
entities t manufacture communications   
te*nologies us$ by ,f$]al1 ,/ate1       
,tribal1 or local wildl& fire           
au?orities4  ,septemb] #a1 #bjbc,report$
 ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to ! ,committee 
( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 &
 ord]$ to be pr9t$