#aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bjd ,,an ,,act ,to require that the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,secretary of the ,interior submit accurate reports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,accurately ,counting ,risk ,elimination ,solutions ,act or the ,,acres ,act4 #b4 ,accurate ,hazardous ,fuels ,reduction ,reports 7a7 ,inclusion of ,hazardous ,fuels ,reduction ,report in ,materials ,submitted in ,support of the ,president's ,budget 7#a7 ,in general ,beginning with the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and each fiscal year thereafter1 the ,secretary concerned shall include in the materials submitted in support of the ,president's budget pursuant to section #aaje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 a report on the number of acres of ,federal land on which the ,secretary concerned carried out hazardous fuels reduction activities during the preceding fiscal year4 7#b7 ,requirements ,for purposes of the report required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary concerned shall-- 7,a7 in determining the number of acres of ,federal land on which the ,secretary concerned carried out hazardous fuels reduction activities during the period covered by the report-- 7i7 record acres of ,federal land on which hazardous fuels reduction activities were completed during such period2 and 7ii7 record each acre described in clause 7i7 once in the report1 regardless of whether multiple hazardous fuels reduction activities were carried out on such acre during such period2 and 7,b7 with respect to the acres of ,federal land recorded in the report1 include information on-- 7i7 which such acres are located in the wildland-urban interface2 7ii7 the level of wildfire risk 7high1 moderate1 or low7 on the first and last day of the period covered by the report2 7iii7 the types of hazardous fuels activities completed for such acres1 delineating between whether such activities were conducted-- 7,i7 in a wildfire managed for resource benefits2 or 7,,ii7 through a planned project2 7iv7 the cost per acre of hazardous fuels activities carried out during the period covered by the report2 7v7 the region or system unit in which the acres are located2 and 7vi7 the effectiveness of the hazardous fuels reduction activities on reducing the risk of wildfire4 7#c7 ,transparency ,the ,secretary concerned shall make each report submitted under paragraph 7#a7 publicly available on the website of the ,department of ,agriculture and the ,department of the ,interior1 as applicable4 7b7 ,accurate data collection 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary concerned shall implement standardized procedures for tracking data related to hazardous fuels reduction activities carried out by the ,secretary concerned4 7#b7 ,elements ,the standardized procedures required under paragraph 7#a7 shall include-- 7,a7 regular1 standardized data reviews of the accuracy and timely input of data used to track hazardous fuels reduction activities2 7,b7 verification methods that validate whether such data accurately correlates to the hazardous fuels reduction activities carried out by the ,secretary concerned2 7,c7 an analysis of the short- and long-term effectiveness of the hazardous fuels reduction activities on reducing the risk of wildfire2 and 7,d7 for hazardous fuels reduction activities that occur partially within the wildland-urban interface1 methods to distinguish which acres are located within the wildland-urban interface and which acres are located outside the wildland-urban interface4 7#c7 ,report ,not later than #b weeks after implementing the standardized procedures required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary concerned shall submit to ,congress a report that describes-- 7,a7 such standardized procedures2 and 7,b7 program and policy recommendations to ,congress to address any limitations in tracking data related to hazardous fuels reduction activities under this subsection4 7c7 ,,gao study ,not later than #b years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 conduct a study on the implementation of this ,act1 including any limitations with respect to-- 7,a7 reporting hazardous fuels reduction activities under subsection 7a72 or 7,b7 tracking data related to hazardous fuels reduction activities under subsection 7b72 and 7#b7 submit to ,congress a report that describes the results of the study under paragraph 7#a74 7d7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,hazardous fuels reduction activity ,the term hazardous fuels reduction activity-- 7,a7 means any vegetation management activity to reduce the risk of wildfire1 including mechanical treatments and prescribed burning2 and 7,b7 does not include the awarding of contracts to conduct hazardous fuels reduction activities4 7#b7 ,federal lands ,the term ,federal lands means lands under the jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,interior or the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7#c7 ,secretary concerned ,the term ,secretary concerned means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 with respect to ,national ,forest ,system lands2 and 7,b7 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 with respect to public lands and units of the ,national ,park ,system4 7#d7 ,wildland-urban interface ,the term wildland-urban interface has the meaning given the term in section #aja of the ,healthy ,forests ,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feaa74 7e7 ,no additional funds authorized ,no additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this ,act1 and the activities authorized by this ,act are subject to the availability of appropriations made in advance for such purposes4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,january #ba1 #bjbe4;,clerk4