,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eecb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ab1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,padilla introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,wildfire         
,intellig5ce ,c5t]1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,wildfire ,intellig5ce ,collaboration 
& ,coord9ation ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,s5se 
( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--
 7#a7 wildfire managem5t is a complex1  
multijurisdictional issue t requires an 
integration ( ef=ts at all levels (     
society1 includ+ ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1    
,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local gov]nm5ts1 & !  
private sector2 &  7#b7 ! report ( !    
,wildl& ,fire ,mitigation & ,managem5t  
,commission entitl$ ,on ,,fire3 ,!      
,report ( ! ,wildl& ,fire ,mitigation & 
,managem5t ,commission & dat$ ,septemb] 
#bjbc repres5ts a cons5sus set (        
recomm5dations f #ej div]se exp]ts to   
improve ! outcomes f wildfire 9 ! ,unit$

 ,/ates1 f9d+ t-- 7,a7 climate *ange &  
rapidly *ang+ ecosy/ems repres5t        
fundam5tal %ifts 9 conditions t exi/+   
fire behavior models & exi/+ fire       
managem5t sy/em are n design$ to meet2  
7,b7 rese>*1 appli$ sci5ce programs1    
data managem5t1 & te*nology procurem5t &
 application relat+ to wildfire are h\s$
 )9 a wide array ( ,f$]al entities &    
academia1 lead+ to a limit$ ability to  
set priorities & g5]al ineffici5cies2   
7,c7 v>i\s pr$ictive s]vices &          
decision-support functions exi/ to aid  
,f$]al manag]s & decisionmak]s 9 !      
wildl& fire community t1 due to !       
diff]5t missions & jurisdictions ( !    
,f$]al ag5cies involv$ & ! fact t !     
s]vices reside 9 sev]al diff]5t ,f$]al  
ag5cies1 w\ld b5efit f improv$          
int]op]ability & m coord9at$ priority   
sett+ & pur*as+ p[]2 &  7,d7 an         
int]ag5cy jo9t (fice %\ld be e/abli%$-- 
7i7 ) memb]%ip f entities conduct+      
rese>* & address+ wildl& fire managem5t2
  7ii7 ) d$icat$ & sep>ate fund+ to     

fulfill ! mission ( compreh5sive        
assessm5t & pr$iction ( fire 9 ! wildl& 
& built environm5t int]face ?r\gh data  
aggregation & sci5ce-bas$               
decision-support s]vices2 &  7iii7 9    
close collaboration ) ! exi/+ wildl&    
fire managem5t sy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
#c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,bo>d 
,! t]m ,bo>d means ! ,bo>d = ! ,c5t]    
appo9t$ "u section #d7;e77#a74  7#b7    
,c5t] ,! t]m ,c5t] means ! ,wildfire    
,intellig5ce ,c5t] e/abli%$ by section  
#d7;a74  #d4 ,wildfire ,intellig5ce     
,c5t]  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ 
9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! 
,int]ior a jo9t (fice1 to be kn[n z !   
,wildfire ,intellig5ce ,c5t]1 ! duties (
 :i* are to /udy1 plan1 coord9ate1 &    
implem5t issues ( jo9t conc]n among !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,comm]ce1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1   
includ+-- 7#a7 s]v+ z ! developm5t &    
op]ational c5t] = ! compreh5sive        
assessm5t & pr$iction ( fires t occur 9 

! wildl& & fires t move into ! built    
environm5t to provide decision support  
s]vices to in=m l& & fuels managem5t1   
community outrea* & risk r$uction1      
po/-wildfire recov]y & rehabilitation1 &
 fire managem5t & response activities   
c>ri$ out by entities1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! 
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7,b7 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 
& local gov]nm5ts2  7,c7 l& manag]s2    
7,d7 incid5t managem5t teams2  7,e7 !   
,national ,int]ag5cy ,coord9ation ,c5t]2
  7,f7 geographic coord9ation c5t]s2    
7,g7 l&1 air1 & wat] manag]s2  7,h7     
burn$ area rehabilitation teams2  7,i7  
public heal? entities2 &  7,j7 o!r      
entities id5tifi$ by ! ,bo>d2  7#b7     
facilitat+ collaboration & in=mation %>+
 across ,f$]al & ,/ate dep>tm5ts &      
ag5cies1 ,tribal entities1 academia1 & !
 private sector on matt]s relat+ to     
wildl& fires2 &  7#c7 address+ any o!r  
issues ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 !    
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 & ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,int]ior id5tify z issues ( jo9t int]e/ 
9 support ( ! ,c5t]4  7b7 ,headqu>t]s ,n

 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,bo>d %all select a       
p]man5t location = a physical headqu>t]s
 ( ! ,c5t] )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7     
,functions ,! functions ( ! ,c5t] %all  
include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,provid+ real-"t1
 sci5ce-bas$1 & data-ri* sci5tific &    
te*nical analytical s]vices1 decision   
support1 & pr$ictive s]vices across all 
phases ( fire to in=m pre-fire l& &     
fuels managem5t1 pre-fire community &   
built environm5t risk r$uction1 active  
fire managem5t & em]g5cy response1 &    
po/-fire recov]y 9 ! built & natural    
environm5t4  7#b7 ,assess+ & monitor+   
wildl& fires & wildl& fire conditions   
across all phases ( fire1 includ+       
ignition1 behavior1 & spread1 climate1  
wea!r1 dr\ght1 soil moi/ure1 fuel       
conditions1 smoke1 a]osols1 fire        
sev]ity1 debris fl[s1 & erosion4  7#c7  
,compreh5sive model+ ( wildl& fire      
behavior & risks1 includ+ ignitions1    
wildl& fire int5sity & spread1          
/ructure-to-/ructure ignition1 community

 & /ructure vuln]ability1 air quality1 &
 dep5d5ce on burn hi/ory1 vegetation    
conditions1 climate1 & wea!r4  7#d7     
,provid+ & comb9+ exi/+ data1 mapp+1    
te*nological1 & consultation s]vices to 
support pre-1 active1 & po/-fire        
activities1 includ+-- 7,a7 creat+ &     
ma9ta9+ a real-"t nationwide wildl& fire
 risk catalog by lev]ag+ exi/+ risk     
mapp+ at l& managem5t ag5cies2  7,b7    
assi/+ ) ! creation ( evacuation plans =
 at-risk communities2  7,c7 assi/+ ) !  
creation ( public safety p[] %ut(f      
plans2  7,d7 assi/+ ) ! creation (      
wildl& fire response /rategies1 plans1 &
 treatm5t & mitigation measures2  7,e7  
provid+ gridd$ & po9t data =eca/ &      
assessm5t products 9 support (          
op]ational & plann+ activities2 &  7,f7 
provid+ a te/b$ framework = te/+ &      
evaluation ( new tools & products int5d$
 = decision support4  7#e7 ,consolidat+ 
air quality monitor+ & =eca/+ data to   
support heal? risk in=mation to help    
in=m risks to public heal? & protect !  

public f smoke impacts associat$ )      
wildl& fires1 includ+ provid+ plann+    
guidance = safe & effective b5eficial   
fire opportunities to prev5t ! risk (   
wildl& fires4  7#f7 ,provid+ accessible 
tools & products t support em]g5cy & l& 
managem5t decisions relat+ to wildl&    
fire prev5tion1 prep>$ness1 & response1 
includ+ risk assessm5t & cont+5cy       
plann+1 :i* %all include ! developm5t ( 
a data int]face to assi/ & in=m1 9      
real-"t1 firefight]s1 fir/ respond]s1 & 
approv$ contractors 9 respond+ to wildl&
 fires1 includ+ ! use ( any obs]vations 
by ! civil1 milit>y1 & intellig5ce      
communities ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t &      
comm]cial ,e>? obs]vations4  7#g7       
,e/abli%+ an int]op]able in=mation      
te*nology infra/ructure accessible by   
,f$]al ag5cies1 ,/ate gov]nm5t (fices1  
units ( local gov]nm5t1 & ,tribal       
gov]nm5ts4  7#h7 ,to ! ext5t feasible1  
e/abli%+ data int]op]ability ?r\gh--    
7,a7 ! developm5t ( common data /&>ds2  
7,b7 ! provision ( compreh5sive se>*able

 data inv5tories2  7,c7 work+ ) ,tribal 
gov]nm5ts 9 nation-to-nation p>tn]%ip2  
7,d7 ! integration & %>+ ( in=mation &  
res\rces ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ,/ate & 
local gov]nm5ts to support ! ess5tial   
functions ( ! ,c5t]2  7,e7 ! developm5t 
( data /&>ds to protect confid5tial     
in=mation t may be ess5tial to ! core   
functions ( ! ,c5t]2  7,f7 regul>       
updates & ma9t5ance ( rese>* & te*nology
 ess5tial to a*iev+ ! core functions ( !
 ,c5t]2 &  7,g7 ! developm5t & ma9t5ance
 ( a big-data ar*itecture to compile1   
ma9ta91 /&>dize1 & evaluate data        
associat$ ) ! core functions ( ! ,c5t]4 
7#i7 ,9 coord9ation ) relevant ,f$]al   
ag5cies & coord9at+ bodies z det]m9$ by 
! ,bo>d1 & 9 consultation ) ,/ate       
gov]nm5t (fices1 units ( local gov]nm5t1
 t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & f$]ally
 recogniz$ ,indian ,tribes1 develop+ &  
dissem9at+ tools to support wildl& fire 
plann+1 risk r$uction & response        
guidance1 guidel9es1 maps1 & tra9+      
mat]ials to help in=m ,/ate1 t]ritorial1

 local1 & ,tribal gov]nm5ts &           
decisionmak]s ) respect to-- 7,a7 ! use 
& implem5tations ( wildl& fire risk     
assessm5ts2  7,b7 ! appli$ use ( !      
database & in=mation develop$ "u        
p>agraphs 7#g7 & 7#h72  7,c7 r$uc+      
losses f wildl& fires2  7,d7 increas+   
b5efits f wildl& fires2  7,e7 res\rces  
available = communities & respond]s     
work+ to improve wildl& fire prep>$ness2
 &  7,f7 enhanc+ communication managem5t
 9 em]g5cy wildfire situations1 l& &    
res\rce managem5t1 & sci5tific /udies4  
7#aj7 ,work+ ) ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & ,tribal 
ag5cies to develop & improve ,national  
,wildl& ,coord9at+ ,gr\p wildl& fire    
prep>$ness curricula & tra9+ modules =--
 7,a7 ,/ate1 t]ritorial1 local1 &       
,tribal (ficials2 &  7,b7 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1
 t]ritorial1 local1 & ,tribal em]g5cy   
manag]s & respond]s4  7d7 ,adm9i/ration 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (            
,agriculture1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 & 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all           
coop]atively adm9i/] ! ,c5t]4  7#b7     

,transf] ( funds  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject
 to subp>agraph 7,b71 ! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture1 ! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 & 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior may transf]    
funds betwe5 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 ,national  
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 & 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey f   
funds provid$ to e/abli% ! ,c5t] & to   
c>ry out ! duties ( ! ,c5t]4  7,b7      
,notice requir$ ,n less ?an #ae days    
prior to transf]r+ funds "u subp>agraph 
7,a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 !     
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 or ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior1 z applicable1 %all notify !  
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ( ! propos$     
transf]4  7e7 ,bo>d  7#a7 ,numb] &      
appo9tm5t ,! ,c5t] %all be gov]n$ by a  
,bo>d1 compos$ ( #ad memb]s1 z foll[s3  
7,a7 #a memb] :o is a c>e] employee ( ! 
,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic        
,adm9i/ration1 to be appo9t$ by !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,oceanic &   
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4  7,b7 #a     

memb] :o is a c>e] employee ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration1 to be       
appo9t$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration4  7,c7 #a    
memb] :o is a c>e] employee ( ! ,f$]al  
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 to be       
appo9t$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al    
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy4  7,d7 #a    
memb] :o is a c>e] employee ( !         
,national ,wea!r ,s]vice1 to be appo9t$ 
by ! ,director ( ! ,national ,wea!r     
,s]vice4  7,e7 #a memb] :o is a c>e]    
employee 9 fire & aviation managem5t ( !
 ,=e/ ,s]vice1 to be appo9t$ by ! ,*ief 
( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  7,f7 #a memb] :o is a
 c>e] employee ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( !        
,int]ior1 to be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,int]ior4  7,g7 #a memb] :o is a c>e]
 employee ( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t1 
to be appo9t$ by ! ,director ( ! ,bureau
 ( ,l& ,managem5t4  7,h7 #a memb] :o is 
a c>e] employee ( ! ,bureau ( ,indian   
,affairs1 to be appo9t$ by ! ,director (
 ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs4  7,i7 #a 
memb] :o is a c>e] employee ( !         

,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 to be appo9t$ by
 ! ,director ( ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice4
  7,j7 #a memb] :o is a c>e] employee ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife        
,s]vice1 to be appo9t$ by ! ,director ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife        
,s]vice4  7,k7 #a memb] :o is a c>e]    
employee ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological  
,survey1 to be appo9t$ by ! ,director ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey4    
7,l7 #a memb] :o is a c>e] employee ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 to be appo9t$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7,m7 #a 
memb] :o is a c>e] employee ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 to be appo9t$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ,def5se4  7,n7 #a memb] :o  
is a c>e] employee ( ! rese>* &         
developm5t areas ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 to be
 appo9t$ by ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4   
7#b7 ,t]ms ,a memb] ( ! ,bo>d-- 7,a7    
%all be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #c ye>s2 &    
7,b7 may be reappo9t$ = n m ?an #c      
additional t]ms4  7#c7 ,*airp]son2 vice 
*airp]son ,! ,*airp]son & ,vice         
,*airp]son ( ! ,bo>d %all-- 7,a7 be     

select$ by ! memb]s ( ! ,bo>d1 on a     
rotat+ basis1 f among ! memb]s appo9t$  
"u subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,k71 & 7,n7 (    
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 s]ve = a t]m ( #a
 ye>4  7#d7 ,majority vote ,vot+        
cons5sus by ! ,bo>d %all be n less ?an  
#b_/c majority vote4  7#e7 ,nonvot+     
/atus ,at ! discretion ( ! ,bo>d1 !     
,bo>d may include nonvot+ obs]v]s to !  
,bo>d4  7f7 ,executive ,director  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,c5t] %all h an ,executive  
,director1 :o %all be appo9t$ by1 & s]ve
 at ! direction (1 ! ,bo>d4  7#b7       
,private sector dr\ght monitor+ ,!      
,executive ,director ( ! ,c5t] %all     
engage ) entities 9 ! private sector to 
improve dr\ght monitor+1 =eca/+1        
communication1 & response t may be      
ess5tial to ! core functions ( ! ,c5t]  
if ! ,executive ,director ( ! ,c5t]     
det]m9es t ! engagem5t is appropriate1  
b5eficial1 & co/ effective4  7#c7       
,contract+ au?ority  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,executive ,director ( ! ,c5t] may ent] 
into & p]=m contracts1 leases1          

coop]ative agreem5ts1 or o!r simil>     
transactions t ! ,executive ,director ( 
! ,c5t] det]m9es to be appropriate to   
c>ry out ! functions ( ! ,c5t]4  7,b7   
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,bo>d & !       
,executive ,director ( ! ,c5t] %all     
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a report t provides-- 7i7 an  
assessm5t ( exi/+ contract+ au?orities (
 ! ,executive ,director ( ! ,c5t]2 &    
7ii7 recomm5dations on :e!r new         
contract+ au?orities or modifications ( 
exi/+ contract+ au?orities are ne$$4    
7g7 ,direct hire au?ority ,! ,*airp]son 
( ! ,bo>d & ! ,executive ,director ( !  
,c5t] may hire qualifi$ c&idates to any 
positions det]m9$ to be necess>y to c>ry
 out ! duties ( ! ,c5t]1 z direct$ by a 
cons5sus vote ( ! ,bo>d 9 accordance )  
subsection 7e77#d74  7h7 ,int]ag5cy     
f9anc+ ,not)/&+ section #gjh ( !        
,f9ancial ,s]vices & ,g5]al ,gov]nm5t   
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public    
,law #aag-cbh2 #acf ,/at4 #dgjf7 or any 

o!r simil> provision ( law1 int]ag5cy   
f9anc+ may be us$ to fund ! ,c5t]4  7i7 
,coord9ation ) o!r ag5cies & entities ,!
 ,bo>d %all coord9ate ) ag5cies         
repres5t$ on ! ,bo>d & o!r relevant     
entities to a*ieve ! core functions ( ! 
,c5t]1 includ+ )-- 7#a7 ! ,national     
,wildfire ,coord9at+ ,gr\p2  7#b7 ,/ate 
& ,tribal gov]nm5ts2  7#c7 any o!r      
ag5cy-- 7,a7 t is responsible = !       
managem5t ( ,f$]al or ,/ate l&2 or  7,b7
 t has data1 sci5ce1 & te*nology        
exp]tise relevant to ! ,c5t]2 &  7#d7   
any o!r relevant ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1
 or nongov]nm5tal entity t is           
repres5tative ( an elem5t ( ! wildl&    
fire community4