,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bchg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ai1 #bjbc,mr4   
,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mrs4
 ,fe9/e91 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
au?orize ! ,presid5t to decl>e a smoke  
em]g5cy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,wildfire ,smoke ,em]g5cy ,decl>ation   
,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,assi/ance = smoke   
em]g5cy decl>ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,presid5t may decl>e a smoke em]g5cy 9  
any ,/ate 9 :i* ! ,presid5t det]m9es !re
 is1 or anticipates !re w be1 a         
significant decrease 9 air quality due  
to wildl& fire smoke 9 "o or m ,/ates4  
7b7 ,reque/ f ,gov]nor ,! ,gov]nor1 or  
o!r appropriate ag5cy1 ( a ,/ate t is or
 w be affect$ by a significant decrease 
9 air quality due to wildl& fire smoke  
may reque/ a decl>ation "u subsection   
7a74  7c7 ,assi/ance ,if ! ,presid5t    

decl>es a smoke em]g5cy "u subsection   
7a71 ! ,presid5t1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,f$]al   
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy & o!r        
appropriate ,f$]al ag5cies1 may provide 
smoke em]g5cy assi/ance to ,/ates &     
local communities t are or w be affect$ 
by ! smoke em]g5cy1 includ+ grants1     
equipm5t1 supplies1 & p]sonnel &        
res\rces = e/abli%+ smoke %elt]s1 air   
purifi]s1 & additional air monitor+     
sites4  7d7 ,,sba grants ,! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration may  
provide grants to any small bus9ess     
conc]n1 z def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb71 t   
loses a significant am\nt ( rev5ue due  
to wildl& fire smoke 9 an area 9 :i* !  
,presid5t has decl>$ a smoke em]g5cy "u 
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is ,act4  #c4 ,budget      
adju/m5t = smoke em]g5cy assi/ance      
,section #bea7;b77#b7 ( ! ,balanc$      
,budget & ,em]g5cy ,deficit ,control    

,act ( #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
7,h7 ,smoke em]g5cy assi/ance  7i7 ,if1 
= any fiscal ye>1 appropriations =      
discretion>y acc\nts are enact$ t       
,congress designates z be+ = smoke      
em]g5cy assi/ance 9 /atute1 ! adju/m5t =
 a fiscal ye> %all be ! total ( su*     
appropriations = ! fiscal ye> 9         
discretion>y acc\nts designat$ z be+ =  
smoke em]g5cy assi/ance4  7ii7 ,=       
purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m smoke 
em]g5cy assi/ance means assi/ance       
provid$ "u a det]m9ation "u section #b (
 ! ,wildfire ,smoke ,em]g5cy ,decl>ation
 ,act ( #bjbc4  7iii7 ,appropriations   
consid]$ smoke em]g5cy assi/ance "u ?is 
subp>agraph 9 a fiscal ye> %all n be    
eligible = adju/m5ts "u subp>agraph 7,a7
 = ! fiscal ye>4  4