,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dehd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ab1 #bjbc ,ms4
 ,lofgren 7for herself and ,ms4         
,bonamici7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology1 and in addition to the     
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to improve the ,federal     
effort to reduce wildland fire risks1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,national ,wildland ,fire ,risk         
,reduction ,program ,act4  #b4          
,establishment ,the ,president shall    
establish a ,national ,wildland ,fire   
,risk ,reduction ,program with the      
purpose of achieving major measurable   
reductions in the losses of life and    

property from wildland fires through a  
coordinated ,federal effort to--  7#a7  
improve the assessment of fire          
environments and the understanding and  
prediction of wildland fires1 associated
 smoke1 and their impacts1 including--  
7,a7 at the wildland-urban interface2   
7,b7 on communities1 buildings and other
 infrastructure2  7,c7 on ecosystem     
services2 and  7,d7 social and economic 
impacts2  7#b7 develop and encourage the
 adoption of science-based and          
cost-effective measures to enhance      
resilience to wildland fires and prevent
 and mitigate negative impacts of       
wildland fires and associated smoke2 and
  7#c7 improve the understanding and    
mitigation of the impacts of climate    
change and variability on wildland fire 
risk1 frequency1 and severity1 and to   
inform paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  #c4   
,program activities ,the ,program shall 
consist of the activities described     
under section #g1 which shall be        
designed--  7#a7 to support research and

 development1 including                 
interdisciplinary research1 related to  
fire environments1 wildland fires1      
associated smoke1 and their impacts1 in 
furtherance of a coordinated interagency
 effort to address wildland fire risk   
reduction2  7#b7 to support data        
management and stewardship1 the         
development and coordination of data    
systems and computational tools1 and the
 creation of a centralized1 integrated  
data collaboration environment for      
,program agency data1 to accelerate the 
understanding of fire environments1     
wildland fires1 associated smoke1 and   
their impacts1 and the benefits of      
wildland fire risk mitigation measures2 
7#c7 to support the development of tools
 and technologies1 including decision   
support tools and risk and hazard maps1 
to improve understanding1 monitoring1   
prediction1 and mitigation of wildland  
fires1 associated smoke1 and their      
impacts2  7#d7 to support education and 
training to expand the number of        

students and researchers in areas of    
study and research related to wildland  
fires2  7#e7 to accelerate the          
translation of research related to      
wildland fires and associated smoke into
 operations to reduce risk to           
communities1 buildings1 other           
infrastructure1 and ecosystem services2 
7#f7 to conduct communication and       
outreach regarding wildland fire science
 and wildland fire risk mitigation1 to  
communities1 energy utilities and       
operators of other critical             
infrastructure1 and other relevant      
stakeholders2  7#g7 to support research 
and development projects funded under   
joint solicitations or through memoranda
 of understanding between no fewer than 
two agencies participating in the       
,program2 and  7#h7 to disseminate1 to  
the extent practicable1 scientific data 
and related products and services in    
formats meeting shared standards to     
enhance the interoperability1 usability1
 and accessibility of ,program ,agency  

data1 including data as part of         
paragraph 7#b7 in order to better meet  
the needs of ,program agencies1 other   
,federal agencies1 and relevant         
stakeholders4  #d4 ,interagency         
,coordinating ,committee on ,wildland   
,fire ,risk ,reduction  7a7             
,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after enactment of this ,act1 the       
,director of the ,office of ,science and
 ,technology ,policy shall establish an 
,interagency ,coordinating ,committee on
 ,wildland ,fire ,risk ,reduction 7in   
this ,act referred to as the            
,committee71 to be co-chaired by the    
,director and the ,director of the      
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology4  7b7 ,membership ,in       
addition to the co-chairs1 the          
,committee shall be composed of--  7#a7 
the ,director of the ,national ,science 
,foundation2  7#b7 the ,administrator of
 the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric
 ,administration2  7#c7 the             
,administrator of the ,federal          

,emergency ,management ,agency2  7#d7   
the ,united ,states ,fire               
,administrator2  7#e7 the ,chief of the 
,forest ,service2  7#f7 the             
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration2
  7#g7 the ,administrator of the        
,environmental ,protection ,agency2     
7#h7 the ,secretary of ,energy2  7#i7   
the ,director of the ,office of ,science
 and ,technology ,policy2  7#aj7 the    
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget2  7#aa7 the ,secretary of   
the ,interior2  7#ab7 the ,director of  
,united ,states ,geological ,survey2    
7#ac7 the ,secretary of ,health and     
,human ,services2  7#ad7 the ,secretary 
of ,defense2  7#ae7 the ,secretary of   
,housing and ,urban ,development2 and   
7#af7 the head of any other ,federal    
agency that the ,director considers     
appropriate4  7c7 ,meetings ,the        
,committee shall meet not less than     
twice a year for the first two years and
 then not less than once a year at the  

call of the ,director4  7d7 ,general    
purpose and duties ,the ,committee shall
 oversee the planning1 management1 and  
coordination of the ,program1 and       
solicit stakeholder input on ,program   
goals4  7e7 ,strategic plan ,the        
,committee shall develop and submit to  
,congress1 not later than #a year after 
enactment1 and update every #d years    
thereafter1 a ,strategic ,plan for the  
,program that includes-- 7#a7           
prioritized goals for the ,program1     
consistent with the purposes of the     
,program as described in section #b2    
7#b7 short-term1 mid-term1 and long-term
 research and development objectives to 
achieve those goals2  7#c7 a description
 of the role of each ,program agency in 
achieving the prioritized goals2  7#d7 a
 description of how the ,committee will 
foster collaboration between and among  
the ,program agencies and other ,federal
 agencies to help meet the goals of the 
,program2  7#e7 the methods by which    
progress toward the goals will be       

assessed2  7#f7 an explanation of how   
the ,program will foster the translation
 of research into measurable reductions 
in the losses of life1 property1 and    
ecosystem services from wildland fires1 
including recommended outcomes and      
metrics for each program goal and how   
operational ,program agencies will      
transition demonstrated technologies and
 research findings into decision support
 tools and operations2  7#g7 a          
description of the research             
infrastructure1 including databases and 
computational tools1 needed to          
accomplish the research and development 
objectives outlined in paragraph 7#b71 a
 description of how research            
infrastructure in existence at the time 
of the development of the plan will be  
used to meet the objectives1 an         
explanation of how new research         
infrastructure will be developed to meet
 the objectives1 and a description of   
how the program will implement the      
integrated data collaboration           

environment per section #c7b72  7#h7 a  
description of how ,program agencies    
will collaborate with stakeholders and  
take into account stakeholder needs and 
recommendations in developing research  
and development objectives2  7#i7       
recommendations on the most effective   
means to integrate the research results 
into wildland fire preparedness and     
response actions across ,federal1       
,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial 
levels2  7#aj7 guidance on how the      
,committee's recommendations are best   
used in climate adaptation planning for 
,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and   
territorial entities2  7#aa7 a          
nationally recognized1 consensus-based  
definition of wildland-urban interface  
and other key terms and definitions     
relating to wildland fire1 developed in 
consideration of the meaning given such 
term in section #d7aa7 of the ,federal  
,fire ,prevention and ,control ,act of  
#aigd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjc7aa772 and    
7#ab7 a description of opportunities to 

support new areas of research and       
development and new types of            
collaborations that seek to optimize    
building and landscape design across    
multiple resilience goals1 including    
resilience to wildland fires and other  
natural hazards1 energy efficiency1 and 
environmental sustainability4  7f7      
,coordination with other ,federal       
efforts ,the ,director shall ensure that
 the activities of the ,program are     
coordinated with other relevant ,federal
 initiatives as appropriate4  7g7       
,national ,academies ,study ,the        
,committee shall assess the need for a  
study1 or a series of studies1 to be    
conducted by the ,national ,academies of
 ,sciences1 ,engineering1 and ,medicine1
 and how such a study1 or series of     
studies1 could help identify research   
areas for further study and inform      
research objectives1 including further  
research into the interactions between  
climate change and wildland fires4 ,the 
,committee shall brief the ,committee on

 ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate on its   
assessment under this subsection not    
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act4  7h7 ,progress  
report ,not later than #ah months after 
the date of the transmission of the     
first ,strategic ,plan under subsection 
7e7 to ,congress and not less frequently
 than once every two years thereafter1  
the ,committee shall submit to ,congress
 a report on the progress of the        
,program that includes--  7#a7 a        
description of the activities funded    
under the ,program1 a description of how
 those activities align with the        
prioritized goals and research          
objectives established in the ,strategic
 ,plan1 and the budgets1 per agency1 for
 these activities2 and  7#b7 the        
outcomes achieved by the ,program for   
each of the goals identified in the     
,strategic ,plan4  #e4 ,national        

,advisory ,committee on ,wildland ,fire 
,risk ,reduction  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,director shall establish a ,national   
,advisory ,committee on ,wildland ,fire 
,risk ,reduction1 consisting of not     
fewer than seven and not more than #ae  
members who are qualified to provide    
advice on wildland fire risk reduction  
and represent related scientific1       
architectural1 and engineering          
disciplines1 none of whom may be        
employees of the ,federal ,government1  
including-- 7#a7 representatives of     
research and academic institutions2     
7#b7 standards development              
organizations2  7#c7 emergency          
management agencies2  7#d7 ,state1      
local1 and ,tribal governments2  7#e7   
business communities1 including the     
insurance industry2 and  7#f7 other     
representatives as designated by the    
,director4  7b7 ,assessment ,the        
,advisory ,committee shall offer        
assessments and recommendations on--    
7#a7 trends and developments in the     

natural1 engineering1 and social        
sciences and practices of wildland fire 
risk mitigation2  7#b7 the priorities of
 the ,program's ,strategic ,plan2  7#c7 
the management1 coordination1           
implementation1 and activities of the   
,program2  7#d7 the effectiveness of the
 ,program in meeting its purposes2 and  
7#e7 the need to revise the ,program4   
7c7 ,compensation ,the members of the   
,advisory ,committee established under  
this section shall serve without        
compensation4  7d7 ,reports ,at least   
every #b years1 the ,advisory ,committee
 shall report to the ,director on the   
assessments carried out under subsection
 7b7 and its recommendations for ways to
 improve the ,program4  7e7 ,charter    
,notwithstanding section #ad7;b77#b7 of 
the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act  
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 the ,advisory     
,committee shall not be required to file
 a charter subsequent to its initial    
charter1 filed under section #i7;c7 of  
such ,act1 before the termination date  

specified in subsection 7f7 of this     
section4  7f7 ,termination ,the         
,advisory ,committee shall terminate on 
,september #cj1 #bjbf4  7g7 ,conflict of
 interest ,an ,advisory ,committee      
member shall recuse himself from any    
,advisory ,committee activity in which  
he has an actual pecuniary interest4    
#f4 ,government ,accountability ,office 
review ,not later than three years after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 the ,comptroller ,general of the       
,united ,states shall submit to         
,congress a report that-- 7#a7 evaluates
 the progress and performance of the    
,program in establishing and making     
progress toward the goals of the        
,program as set forth in this ,act2 and 
7#b7 includes such recommendations as   
the ,comptroller ,general determines are
 appropriate to improve the ,program4   
#g4 ,responsibilities of ,program       
agencies  7a7 ,national institute of    
standards and technology ,the           
responsibilities of the ,director of the

 ,national ,institute of ,standards and 
,technology with respect to the ,program
 are as follows3  7#a7 ,research and    
development activities ,the ,director of
 the ,national ,institute of ,standards 
and ,technology shall-- 7,a7 carry out  
research on the impact of wildland fires
 on communities1 buildings1 and other   
infrastructure1 including               
structure-to-structure transmission of  
fire and spread within communities2     
7,b7 carry out research on the          
generation of firebrands from wildland  
fires and on methods and materials to   
prevent or reduce firebrand ignition of 
communities1 buildings1 and other       
infrastructure2  7,c7 carry out research
 on novel materials1 systems1           
structures1 and construction designs to 
harden structures1 parcels1 and         
communities to the impact of wildland   
fires2  7,d7 carry out research on the  
impact of environmental factors on      
wildland fire behavior1 including wind1 
terrain1 and moisture2 and  7,e7 support

 the development of performance-based   
tools to mitigate the impact of wildland
 fires1 and work with appropriate groups
 to promote and assist in the use of    
such tools1 including through model     
building codes and fire codes1 standard 
test methods1 voluntary consensus       
standards1 and construction and retrofit
 best practices4  7#b7 ,wildland-urban  
interface fire post-investigations ,the 
,director of the ,national ,institute of
 ,standards and ,technology shall-- 7,a7
 coordinate ,federal post-wildland fire 
investigations of fires at the          
wildland-urban interface2 and  7,b7     
develop methodologies1 in collaboration 
with the ,administrator of ,,fema and in
 consultation with relevant             
stakeholders1 to characterize the impact
 of wildland fires on communities and   
the impact of changes in building and   
fire codes1 including methodologies--   
7i7 for collecting1 inventorying1 and   
analyzing information on the performance
 of communities1 buildings1 and other   

infrastructure in wildland fires2 and   
7ii7 for improved collection of         
pertinent information from different    
sources1 including first responders1 the
 design and construction industry1      
insurance companies1 and building       
officials4  7b7 ,national ,science      
,foundation ,as a part of the ,program1 
the ,director of the ,national ,science 
,foundation shall support--  7#a7       
research1 including large-scale         
convergent research1 to improve the     
understanding and prediction of wildland
 fire risks1 including the conditions   
that increase the likelihood of a       
wildland fire1 the behavior of wildland 
fires1 and their impacts on buildings1  
communities1 infrastructure1 ecosystems 
and living systems2  7#b7 development   
and improvement of tools and            
technologies1 including databases and   
computational models1 to enable and     
accelerate the understanding and        
prediction of wildland fires and their  
impacts2  7#c7 development of research  

infrastructure1 as appropriate1 to      
enable and accelerate the understanding 
and prediction of wildland fires and    
their impacts1 including upgrades or    
additions to the ,national ,hazards     
,engineering ,research ,infrastructure2 
7#d7 research to improve the            
understanding of--  7,a7 the response to
 wildland fire risk and response        
messages by individuals1 communities1   
and policymakers2  7,b7 social and      
economic factors influencing the        
implementation and adoption of wildland 
fire risk reduction and response        
measures by individuals1 communities1   
and policymakers2 and  7,c7 decision    
making and emergency response to        
wildland fires2  7#e7 undergraduate and 
graduate research opportunities and     
graduate and postdoctoral fellowships   
and traineeships in fields of study     
relevant to wildland fires and their    
impacts2 and  7#f7 research to improve  
the understanding of the impacts of     
climate change and climate variability  

on wildland fires1 including wildland   
fire risk1 frequency1 and severity1 and 
wildland fire prediction1 mitigation1   
and resilience strategies4  7c7         
,national oceanic and atmospheric       
administration  7#a7 ,in general ,the   
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration 7in   
this subsection referred to as the      
,administrator7 shall conduct research1 
observations1 modeling1 forecasting1    
prediction1 and historical analysis of  
wildland fires to improve understanding 
of wildland fires1 and associated fire  
weather and smoke1 for the protection of
 life and property and for the          
enhancement of the national economy4    
7#b7 ,weather forecasting and decision  
support for wildland fires ,the         
,administrator shall-- 7,a7 develop and 
provide in consultation with the        
relevant ,federal ,agencies1 as the     
,administrator determines appropriate1  
accurate1 timely1 and effective warnings
 and forecasts of wildland fires and    

fire weather events that endanger life  
and property1 which may include red flag
 warnings1 operational fire weather     
alerts1 and any other warnings or alerts
 the ,administrator deems appropriate2  
7,b7 provide stakeholders and the public
 with impact-based decision support     
services1 seasonal climate predictions1 
air quality products1 and smoke         
forecasts2 and  7,c7 provide on-site    
weather forecasts1 seasonal climate     
predictions1 and other decision support 
to wildland fire incident command posts1
 including by deploying incident        
meteorologists for the duration of an   
extreme event4  7#c7 ,wildland fire data
 ,the ,administrator shall contribute to
 and support the centralized1 integrated
 data collaboration environment per     
section #c7b7 and any other relevant    
,federal data systems by ensuring-- 7,a7
 interoperability1 usability1 and       
accessibility of ,national ,oceanic and 
,atmospheric ,administration data and   
tools related to wildland fires1        

associated smoke1 and their impacts2    
7,b7 inclusion of historical wildland   
fire incident and fire weather data1 and
 identifying potential gaps in such     
data2 and  7,c7 the acquisition or      
collection of additional data that is   
needed to advance wildland fire science4
  7#d7 ,wildland fire and fire weather  
surveillance and observations ,the      
,administrator1 in coordination with    
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
and in consultation with relevant       
stakeholders-- 7,a7 shall leverage      
existing observations1 technologies and 
assets and develop or acquire new       
technologies and data to sustain and    
enhance environmental observations used 
for wildland fire prediction and        
detection1 fire weather and smoke       
forecasting and monitoring1 and         
post-wildland fire recovery1 with a     
focus on--  7i7 collecting data for     
pre-ignition analysis1 such as drought1 
fuel and vegetation conditions1 and soil

 moisture1 that will help predict severe
 wildland fire conditions on subseasonal
 to decadal timescales2  7ii7 supporting
 identification and classification of   
fire environments at the smallest       
practical scale to determine            
vulnerability to wildland fires and     
rapid wildland fire growth2  7iii7      
detecting1 observing1 and monitoring    
wildland fires and smoke2  7iv7         
supporting research on the interaction  
of weather and wildland fire behavior2  
and  7v7 supporting post-fire           
assessments conducted by ,program       
agencies and relevant stakeholders2     
7,b7 shall prioritize the ability to    
detect1 observe1 and monitor wildland   
fire and smoke in its requirements for  
its current and future observing systems
 and commercial data purchases2 and     
7,c7 not later than #ab months after the
 date of enactment of this ,act-- 7i7   
may offer to enter into contracts with  
one or more entities to obtain          
additional airborne and space-based data

 and observations that may enhance or   
supplement the understanding1           
monitoring1 prediction1 and mitigation  
of wildland fire risks1 and the relevant
 ,program activities under section #c2  
and  7ii7 in carrying out clause 7i71   
shall consult with private sector       
entities through an advisory committee  
to identify needed tools and data that  
can be best provided by ,,noaa          
satellites and are most beneficial to   
wildfire and smoke detection and        
monitoring4  7#e7 ,fire weather testbed 
,in collaboration with ,program agencies
 and other relevant stakeholders1 the   
,administrator shall establish a ,fire  
,weather ,testbed to evaluate physical  
and social science1 technology1 and     
other research to develop fire weather  
products and services for implementation
 by relevant stakeholders4  7#f7        
,wildland fire and fire weather research
 and development ,the ,administrator    
shall support a wildland fire and smoke 
research and development program that   

includes both physical and social       
science with the goals of-- 7,a7        
improving the understanding1 prediction1
 detection1 forecasting1 monitoring1 and
 assessments of wildland fires and      
associated fire weather and smoke2  7,b7
 developing products and services to    
meet stakeholder needs2  7,c7           
transitioning physical and social       
science research into operations2  7,d7 
improving modeling and technology1      
including coupled fire-atmosphere fire  
behavior modeling1 in consultation with 
relevant ,federal agencies2  7,e7 better
 understanding of links between fire    
weather events and                      
subseasonal-to-climate impacts2 and     
7,f7 pursuing high-priority fire science
 research needs applicable to the       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration as identified by any    
other relevant ,federal program4  7#g7  
,extramural research ,the ,administrator
 shall collaborate with and support the 
non-,federal wildland fire research     

community1 which includes institutions  
of higher education1 private entities1  
nongovernmental organizations1 and other
 relevant stakeholders1 by making funds 
available through competitive grants1   
contracts1 and cooperative agreements4  
,in carrying out the program under this 
paragraph1 the ,administrator1 in       
collaboration with other relevant       
,federal agencies1 may establish one or 
more national centers for prescribed    
fire and wildfire sciences that leverage
 ,federal research and development with 
university and nongovernmental          
partnerships4  7#h7 ,high performance   
computing ,the ,administrator1 in       
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 shall acquire high performance 
computing technologies and              
supercomputing technologies1 leveraging 
existing resources1 as practicable1 to  
conduct research and development        
activities1 support research to         
operations under this subsection1 and   
host operational fire and smoke forecast

 models4  7d7 ,federal ,emergency       
,management ,agency ,the ,administrator 
of the ,federal ,emergency ,management  
,agency1 acting through the ,united     
,states ,fire ,administration1 shall--  
7#a7 support-- 7,a7 the development of  
community risk assessment tools and     
effective mitigation techniques for     
preventing and responding to wildland   
fires1 including at the wildland-urban  
interface2  7,b7 wildland and           
wildland-urban interface fire and       
operational response-related data       
collection and analysis2  7,c7 public   
outreach1 education1 and information    
dissemination related to wildland fires 
and wildland fire risk2 and  7,d7       
promotion of wildland and wildland-urban
 interface fire preparedness and        
community risk reduction1 to include    
hardening the wildland-urban interface  
through proper construction materials1  
land use practices1 sprinklers1         
assessment of ,state and local emergency
 response capacity and capabilities1 and

 other tools and approaches as          
appropriate2  7#b7 in collaboration with
 the ,national ,institute of ,standards 
and ,technology1 and other program      
agencies1 as appropriate1 promote and   
assist in the implementation of research
 results and promote fire-resistant     
buildings1 retrofit1 and land use       
practices within the design and         
construction industry1 including        
architects1 engineers1 contractors1     
builders1 planners1 code officials1 and 
inspectors2  7#c7 establish and operate 
a wildland fire preparedness and        
mitigation technical assistance program 
to assist ,state1 local1 ,tribal and    
territorial governments in using        
wildland fire mitigation strategies1    
including through the adoption and      
implementation of wildland and          
wildland-urban interface fire resistant 
codes1 standards1 and land use2  7#d7   
incorporate wildland and wildland-urban 
interface fire risk mitigation and loss 
avoidance data into the ,agency's       

existing risk1 mitigation1 and loss     
avoidance analyses2  7#e7 incorporate   
data on the adoption and implementation 
of wildland and wildland-urban interface
 fire resistant codes and standards into
 the ,agency's hazard resistant code    
tracking resources2  7#f7 translate new 
information and research findings into  
best practices to improve firefighter1  
fire service1 and allied professions    
training and education in wildland fire 
response1 crew deployment1 prevention1  
mitigation1 resilience1 and             
firefighting2  7#g7 conduct outreach and
 information dissemination to fire      
departments regarding best practices for
 wildland and wildland-urban interface  
firefighting1 training1 and fireground  
deployment2  7#h7 in collaboration with 
other relevant ,program agencies and    
stakeholders1 develop a national level1 
interactive and publicly accessible     
wildland fire hazard severity map that  
includes community and parcel level data
 and that can readily integrate with    

risk gradations within wildland and     
wildland-urban interface fire resistant 
codes and standards2 and  7#i7 develop  
resources regarding best practices for  
establishing or enhancing peer-support  
programs within wildland fire           
firefighting units4  7e7 ,national      
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
,the responsibilities of the            
,administrator of the ,national         
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
7in this subsection referred to as the  
,administrator7 with respect to the     
,program are as follows3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,administrator shall1 with 
respect to the ,program-- 7,a7 support  
relevant basic and applied scientific   
research and modeling2  7,b7 ensure the 
use in the ,program of all relevant     
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration ,earth observations data
 for maximum utility2  7,c7 explore and 
apply novel tools and technologies in   
the activities of the ,program2  7,d7   
support the translation of research to  

operations1 including to ,program       
agencies and relevant stakeholders2     
7,e7 facilitate the communication of    
wildland fire research1 knowledge1 and  
tools to relevant stakeholders2 and     
7,f7 use commercial data where such data
 is available and accessible through    
existing ,federal ,government commercial
 contracts1 agreements1 or other means1 
and purchase data that is deemed        
necessary based on consultation with    
other ,program agencies4  7#b7 ,wildland
 fire research and applications ,the    
,administrator shall support basic and  
applied wildland fire research and      
modeling activities1 including          
competitively selected research1 to--   
7,a7 improve the understanding and      
prediction of fire environments1        
wildland fires1 associated smoke1 and   
their impacts2  7,b7 improve the        
understanding of the impacts of climate 
change and variability on wildland fire 
risk1 frequency1 and severity2  7,c7    
characterize the pre-fire phase and     

fire-inducing conditions1 such as soil  
moisture and vegetative fuel            
availability2  7,d7 characterize the    
active fire phase1 such as fire and     
smoke plume mapping1 fire behavior and  
spread modeling1 and domestic and global
 fire activity2  7,e7 characterize the  
post-fire phase1 such as landscape      
changes1 air quality1 erosion1          
landslides1 and impacts on carbon       
distributions in forest biomass2  7,f7  
contribute to advancing predictive      
wildland fire models2  7,g7 address     
other relevant investigations and       
measurements prioritized by the         
,national ,academies of ,sciences1      
,engineering1 and ,medicine ,decadal    
,survey on ,earth ,science and          
,applications from ,space2  7,h7 improve
 the translation of research knowledge  
into actionable information2  7,i7      
develop research and data products1     
including maps1 decision-support        
information1 and tools1 and support     
related training as appropriate and     

practicable2  7,j7 collaborate with     
other ,program agencies and relevant    
stakeholders1 as appropriate1 on joint  
research and development projects1      
including research grant solicitations  
and field campaigns2 and  7,k7          
transition research advances to         
operations1 including to ,program       
agencies and relevant stakeholders1 as  
practicable4  7#c7 ,wildland fire data  
systems and computational tools ,the    
,administrator shall--  7,a7 identify1  
from the ,national ,aeronautics and     
,space ,administration's ,earth science 
data systems1 data1 including combined  
data products and relevant commercial   
data sets1 that can contribute to       
improving the understanding1 monitoring1
 prediction1 and mitigation of wildland 
fires and their impacts1 including data 
related to fire weather1 plume dynamics1
 smoke and fire behavior1 impacts of    
climate change and variability1 land and
 property burned1 wildlife and ecosystem
 destruction1 among other areas2  7,b7  

prioritize the dissemination of data    
identified or obtained under this       
subparagraph to the widest extent       
practicable to support relevant research
 and operational stakeholders2  7,c7    
consider opportunities to support the   
,program under section #b and the       
,program activities under section #c    
when planning and developing ,earth     
observation satellites1 instruments1 and
 airborne measurement platforms2  7,d7  
identify opportunities1 in collaboration
 with ,program agencies and relevant    
stakeholders1 to obtain additional      
airborne and space-based data and       
observations that may enhance or        
supplement the understanding1           
monitoring1 prediction1 and mitigation  
of wildland fire risks1 and the relevant
 ,program activities under section #c1  
and consider such options as commercial 
solutions1 including commercial data    
purchases1 prize authority1 academic    
partnerships1 and ground-based or       
space-based instruments1 as practicable 

and appropriate2 and  7,e7 contribute to
 and support1 to the maximum extent     
practicable1 the centralized1 integrated
 data collaboration environment per     
section #c7b7 and any other relevant    
interagency data systems1 by collecting1
 organizing1 and integrating the        
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration's scientific data1 data 
systems1 and computational tools related
 to wildland fires1 associated smoke1   
and their impacts1 and by enhancing the 
interoperability1 useability1 and       
accessibility of ,national ,aeronautics 
and ,space ,administration's scientific 
data1 data systems1 and computational   
tools1 including-- 7i7 observations and 
available real-time and near-real-time  
measurements2  7ii7 derived science and 
data products1 such as fuel conditions1 
risk and spread maps1 and data products 
to represent the wildland-urban         
interface2  7iii7 relevant historical   
and archival observations1 measurements1
 and derived science and data products2 

and  7iv7 other relevant decision       
support and information tools4  7#d7    
,novel tools for active wildland fire   
monitoring and risk mitigation ,the     
,administrator1 in collaboration with   
other ,program agencies and relevant    
stakeholders shall apply novel tools and
 technologies to support active wildland
 fire research1 monitoring1 mitigation1 
and risk reduction1 as practicable and  
appropriate4 ,in particular1 the        
,administrator shall3  7,a7 ,establish1 
in collaboration with the heads of other
 relevant ,federal agencies1 a program  
to develop and demonstrate a unified    
concept of operations for the safe and  
effective deployment of diverse air     
capabilities in active wildland fire    
monitoring1 mitigation1 and risk        
reduction4 ,the objectives of the       
,program shall be to-- 7i7 develop and  
demonstrate a wildland fire airspace    
operations system accounting for piloted
 aircraft1 uncrewed aerial systems1 and 
other new and emerging capabilities such

 as autonomous and high-altitude assets2
  7ii7 develop an interoperable         
communications strategy2  7iii7 develop 
a roadmap for the on-ramping of new     
technologies1 capabilities1 or entities2
  7iv7 identify additional development1 
testing1 and demonstration that would be
 required to expand the scale of        
operations2  7v7 identify actions that  
would be required to transition the     
unified concept of operations in        
subparagraph 7,a7 into ongoing1         
operational use2 and  7vi7 other        
objectives1 as deemed appropriate by the
 ,administrator4  7,b7 ,develop and     
demonstrate affordable and deployable   
sensing technologies1 in consultation   
with other ,program agencies and        
relevant stakeholders1 to improve the   
monitoring of fire fuel and active      
wildland fires1 wildland fire behavior  
models and forecast1 mapping efforts1   
and the prediction and mitigation of    
wildland fires and their impacts4 ,the  
,administrator shall--  7i7 test and    

demonstrate technologies such as        
infrared1 microwave1 and active sensors 
suitable for deployment on spacecraft1  
aircraft1 uncrewed aerial systems1 and  
ground-based and in situ platforms1 as  
appropriate and practicable2  7ii7      
develop and demonstrate affordable and  
deployable sensing technologies that can
 be transitioned to operations for      
collection of near-real-time localized  
measurements2  7iii7 develop and        
demonstrate near-real-time data         
processing1 availability1               
interoperability1 and visualization1 as 
practicable2  7iv7 identify             
opportunities and actions required1 in  
collaboration with ,program agencies and
 relevant stakeholders1 to transition   
relevant technologies1 techniques1 and  
data to science operations1 upon        
successful demonstration of the         
feasibility and scientific utility of   
the sensors and data2  7v7 transition   
demonstrated technologies1 techniques1  
and data into ongoing1 operational use1 

including to ,program agencies and      
relevant stakeholders2  7vi7 prioritize 
and facilitate1 to the greatest extent  
practicable1 the dissemination of these 
science data to operations1 including to
 ,program agencies and relevant         
stakeholders2 and  7vii7 consider       
opportunities for potential             
partnerships1 including commercial data 
purchases1 among industry1 government1  
academic institutions1 and non-profit   
organizations and other relevant        
stakeholders in carrying out clauses 7i7
 through 7vi71 as appropriate and       
practicable4  7f7 ,environmental        
,protection ,agency ,the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency shall support environmental     
research and development activities to--
  7#a7 improve the understanding of--   
7,a7 wildland fire smoke plume          
characteristics1 chemical               
transformation1 chemical composition1   
and transport2  7,b7 wildland fire and  
smoke impacts to contaminant containment

 and remediation2  7,c7 the contribution
 of wildland fire emissions to climate  
forcing emissions2  7,d7 differences    
between the impacts of prescribed fires 
compared to other wildland fires on     
communities and air and water quality2  
and  7,e7 climate change and variability
 on wildland fires and smoke plumes1    
including on smoke exposure2  7#b7      
develop and improve tools1 sensors1 and 
technologies including databases and    
computational models1 to accelerate the 
understanding1 monitoring1 and          
prediction of wildland fires and smoke  
exposure2  7#c7 better integrate        
observational data into wildland fire   
and smoke characterization models to    
improve modeling at finer temporal and  
spatial resolution2 and  7#d7 improve   
communication of wildland fire and smoke
 risk reduction strategies to the public
 in coordination with relevant          
stakeholders and other ,federal         
agencies4  7g7 ,department of ,energy   
,the ,secretary of ,energy shall carry  

out research and development activities 
to--  7#a7 create tools1 techniques1 and
 technologies for-- 7,a7 withstanding   
and addressing the current and projected
 impact of wildland fires on energy     
sector infrastructure2  7,b7 providing  
real-time or near-time awareness of the 
risks posed by wildland fires to the    
operation of energy infrastructure in   
affected and potentially affected areas1
 including by leveraging the            
,department's high-performance computing
 capabilities and climate and ecosystem 
models2  7,c7 enabling early detection  
of1 and assessment of competing         
technologies and strategies for         
addressing1 malfunctioning electrical   
equipment on the transmission and       
distribution grid1 including spark      
ignition causing wildland fires2  7,d7  
assisting with the planning1 safe       
execution of1 and safe and timely       
restoration of power after emergency    
power shut offs following wildland fires
 started by grid infrastructure2  7,e7  

improving electric grid and energy      
sector safety and resilience in the     
event of multiple simultaneous or       
co-located weather or climate events    
leading to extreme conditions1 such as  
extreme wind1 wildland fires1 extreme   
cold1 and extreme heat2 and  7,f7       
improving coordination between utilities
 and relevant ,federal agencies to      
enable communication1                   
information-sharing1 and situational    
awareness in the event of wildland fires
 that impact the electric grid2  7#b7   
coordinate data and computational       
resources across relevant entities to   
improve our understanding of wildland   
fires and to promote resilience and     
wildland fire prevention in the         
planning1 design1 construction1         
operation1 and maintenance of           
transmission infrastructure2  7#c7      
consider optimal building energy        
efficiency and weatherization practices1
 as practicable1 in wildland fire       
research2  7#d7 utilize the ,department 

of ,energy's ,national ,laboratory      
capabilities1 including user facilities1
 earth and environmental systems        
modeling resources1 and high-performance
 computing and data analytics           
capabilities1 to improve the accuracy of
 efforts to understand and predict      
wildland fire behavior and occurrence   
and mitigate wildland fire impacts2 and 
7#e7 foster engagement between the      
,national ,laboratories and             
practitioners1 researchers1 policy      
organizations1 utilities1 and other     
entities the ,secretary determines to be
 appropriate to understand the economic 
and social implications of power        
disruptions caused by wildland fires1   
particularly within disadvantaged       
communities and regions vulnerable to   
wildland fires1 including rural areas4  
#h4 ,budget activities ,the ,director of
 the ,national ,institute of ,standards 
and ,technology1 the ,director of the   
,national ,science ,foundation1 the     
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic

 and ,atmospheric ,administration1 the  
,director of the ,federal ,emergency    
,management ,agency1 the ,administrator 
of the ,national ,aeronautics and ,space
 ,administration1 the ,administrator of 
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 
and the ,secretary of ,energy shall each
 include in the annual budget request to
 ,congress of each respective agency a  
description of the projected activities 
of such agency under the ,program for   
the fiscal year covered by the budget   
request and an estimate of the amount   
such agency plans to spend on such      
activities for the relevant fiscal year4
  #i4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7  
,director ,the term ,director means the 
,director of the ,office of ,science and
 ,technology ,policy4  7#b7 ,program    
,the term ,program means the ,program   
established under section #b4  7#c7     
,program agencies ,the term ,program    
agencies means any ,federal agency with 
responsibilities under the ,program4    
7#d7 ,stakeholders ,the term            

stakeholders means any public or private
 organization engaged in addressing     
wildland fires1 associated smoke1 and   
their impacts1 and shall include        
relevant ,federal agencies1 ,states1    
territories1 ,tribes1 ,state and local  
governments1 businesses1 not-for-profit 
organizations1 including national       
standards and building code             
organizations1 firefighting departments 
and organizations1 academia1 and other  
users of wildland fire data products4   
7#e7 ,wildland fire ,the term wildland  
fire means any non-structure fire that  
occurs in vegetation or natural fuels   
and includes wildfires and prescribed   
fires4  7#f7 ,fire environment ,the term
 fire environment means surrounding     
conditions1 influences1 and modifying   
forces of topography1 fuel1 and weather 
that determine fire behavior4  #aj4     
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,national ,institute of ,standards and  
,technology ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the ,national ,institute

 of ,standards and ,technology for      
carrying out this ,act--  7#a7          
#ce1hjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2  7#b7
 #cf1ajj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe2     
7#c7 #cf1djj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2 
7#d7 #cf1gjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2 
and  7#e7 #cg1ajj1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjbh4  7b7 ,national ,science          
,foundation ,there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the ,national ,science  
,foundation for carrying out this ,act--
  7#a7 #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year      
#bjbd2  7#b7 #ec1jjj1jjj for fiscal year
 #bjbe2  7#c7 #ef1bjj1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjbf2  7#d7 #ei1fjj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjbg2 and  7#e7 #fc1ajj1jjj for  
fiscal year #bjbh4  7c7 ,national       
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,national       
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration for carrying out this   
,act--  7#a7 #bjj1jjj1jjj for fiscal    
year #bjbd2  7#b7 #bae1jjj1jjj for      
fiscal year #bjbe2  7#c7 #bbj1jjj1jjj   

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#bcj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2 and 
7#e7 #bej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh4
  7d7 ,national ,aeronautics and ,space 
,administration ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,national       
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
for carrying out this ,act--  7#a7      
#ie1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2  7#b7
 #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe2    
7#c7 #aaj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2
  7#d7 #aaj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjbg2 and  7#e7 #aaj1jjj1jjj for fiscal
 year #bjbh4  7e7 ,environmental        
,protection ,agency ,there are          
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,environmental ,protection ,agency for  
carrying out this ,act--  7#a7          
#aa1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2  7#b7
 #aa1gjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe2     
7#c7 #ab1djj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2 
7#d7 #ac1ajj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2 
and  7#e7 #ac1ijj1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjbh4  7f7 ,federal ,emergency         
,management ,agency ,there are          

authorized to be appropriated to the    
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency 
for carrying out this ,act--  7#a7      
#f1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbd2  7#b7 
#f1djj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbe2  7#c7 
#f1gjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbf2  7#d7 
#g1ajj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbg2 and   
7#e7 #g1fjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbh4