,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe,mr4 
,mc,clintock 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1  
,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,biggs ( ,arizona1 
,mr4 ,/aub]1 & ,mr4 ,issa7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture1 & 9 addition
 to ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 
= a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !
 ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (   
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to   
c>ry out activities to suppress         
wildfires1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4       
,suppression ( wildfires  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,) respect to cov]$ ,national ,=e/      
,sy/em l&s1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice--   
7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 use all available      
res\rces to c>ry out wildfire           
suppression ) ! purpose ( ext+ui%+      
wildfires detect$ on su* l&s n lat] ?an 
#bd h\rs aft] su* a wildfire is detect$2

 &  7,b7 imm$iately suppress any        
prescrib$ fire t exce$s prescription2   
7#b7 %all n inhibit ! suppression ef=ts 
( ,/ate or local firefight+ ag5cies t   
are au?oriz$ to respond to wildfire on  
su* l&s2  7#c7 may only use fire z a    
res\rce managem5t tool if ! fire is a   
prescrib$ fire t complies ) applicable  
law & regulations2  7#d7 may only       
initiate a backfire or burn\t dur+ a    
wildfire-- 7,a7 by ord] ( ! responsible 
incid5t comm&]2 or  7,b7 9 in/ances t   
are necess>y to protect ! heal? & safety
 ( firefight+ p]sonnel2 &  7#e7 %all use
 all available res\rces to control any  
su* initiat$ backfire or burn\t until   
ext+ui%$4  7b7 ,cov]$ national =e/ sy/em
 l&s def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$  
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em l&s means any     
area-- 7#a7 locat$ )9 ,national ,=e/    
,sy/em l&s2 &  7#b7 t-- 7,a7 ! ,u4,s4   
,dr\ght ,monitor has rat$ z hav+ a ,d#b 
7sev]e dr\ght7 int5sity1 ,d#c 7extreme  
dr\ght7 int5sity1 or ,d#d 7exceptional  
dr\ght7 int5sity2  7,b7 ! ,national     

,int]ag5cy ,fire ,c5t] decl>es has a    
,national ,wildl& ,fire ,prep>$ness     
level ( #e2 or  7,c7 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice has 
id5tifi$ z be+ locat$ 9 a fire%$ rank$ 9
 ! top #aj p]c5t ( wildfire exposure 7z 
det]m9$ us+ ! mo/ rec5tly publi%$ models
 ( fire%$ risk exposure publi%$ by !    
,=e/ ,s]vice74