,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbe,mr4   
,m9 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,kim1 ,ms4        
,br[nley1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,huffman1    
,ms4 ,rivas1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4        
,:itesides1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4
 ,ans>i1 & ,ms4 ,jacobs7 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   
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to    
c>ry out a /udy ) respect to !          
effectiv5ess ( available wildfire       
mitigation me?ods 9 r$uc+ ! risk (      
wildfire & ! sev]ity ( damages f        
wildfire 9 communities )9 or adjac5t to 
%rubl& ecosy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,build+ ,resili5cy & ,und]/&+ ( ,%rubl&s
 to ,halt ,fires ,act or ! ,,bru% ,fires

 ,act4  #b4 ,%rubl& wildfire mitigation 
/udy  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all conduct a /udy to
 evaluate ! effectiv5ess ( wildfire     
mitigation me?ods available to ! ,=e/   
,s]vice z a means ( r$uc+ ! risk (      
wildfire 9 cov]$ ecosy/ems & ! sev]ity (
 damages f su* wildfire 9 communities )9
 or adjac5t to cov]$ ecosy/ems4  7#b7   
,elem5ts ,9 c>ry+ out ! /udy "u p>agraph
 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all1 ) respect to   
cov]$ ecosy/ems-- 7,a7 evaluate !       
effectiv5ess & longevity (--  7i7       
haz>d\s fuels managem5t activities1     
includ+ fuel modification ?r\gh ! use ( 
/rategic fuel breaks2 &  7ii7 practices 
= ma9ta9+ ! heal? ( native ecosy/ems1   
includ+--  7,i7 mitigat+ ! developm5t & 
spread ( invasive species1 includ+      
invasive we$s1 grasses1 & o!r           
vegetation2 or  7,,ii7 improv+ !        
respr\t+ ( native %rub species on l&s   
affect$ by wildfire2  7,b7 evaluate !   
effectiv5ess ( policies & protocols ( ! 

,=e/ ,s]vice ) respect to limit+        
un9t5tional emb] ignitions attributable 
to ! public or man-made /ructures1      
includ+ electrical infra/ructure2  7,c7 
/udy ! conditions 7includ+ wea!r1       
seasonality1 & topography7 "u :i* ea*   
wildfire mitigation me?od evaluat$ "u ! 
/udy is mo/ & lea/ effective 9 r$uc+ !  
risk ( wildl& fire2  7,d7 id5tify       
adm9i/rative1 op]ational1 & budget>y    
factors t imp$e ! ability ( wildl& fire 
manag]s & wildl& firefight]s to implem5t
 wildfire mitigation me?ods evaluat$ "u 
! /udy2 &  7,e7 evaluate ! effectiv5ess 
( p>tn]%ips betwe5 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice &     
non-,f$]al entities 9 r$uc+ !           
vuln]ability ( homes1 roadways1 & o!r   
high-risk /ructures to emb] ignition4   
7#c7 ,coord9ation2 consultation  7,a7   
,int]ag5cy coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out !   
/udy "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all1
 to ! ext5t practicable & to avoid !    
duplication ( rese>* activities ( !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 act 9 coord9ation )-- 
7i7 entities )9 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice )        

exp]tise 9 wildfire risk r$uction &     
ecology 9 cov]$ ecosy/ems1 includ+ !    
,%rub ,sci5ces ,laboratory & ! ,ma9ta9+ 
,resili5t ,dryl& ,ecosy/ems program2 &  
7ii7 ! heads ( ,f$]al ag5cies conduct+  
wildfire mitigation activities or       
haz>d\s fuels managem5t activities 9    
cov]$ ecosy/ems1 includ+ ! ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior4  7,b7 ,consultation ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y
 may1 & is enc\rag$ to1 solicit         
consultation f non-,f$]al public &      
private entities ) relevant exp]tise 9  
wildfire mitigation 9 cov]$ ecosy/ems1 z
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7b7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
/udy "u subsection 7a77#a7 is complete1 
! ,secret>y %all submit to ! relevant   
,congressional committees1 & make       
publicly available1 a report t          
includes-- 7#a7 a summ>y ( ! results ( !
 /udy2  7#b7 bas$ on ! results ( ! /udy1
 id5tification by ! ,secret>y (-- 7,a7  
be/ practices = l& manag]s 9 r$uc+ !    
risk ( wildfire 9 cov]$ ecosy/ems2 &    

7,b7 any areas implicat$ by ! /udy t    
m]it fur!r rese>*2  7#c7 a comp>ison ( !
 polices & protocols ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice ) 
respect to r$uc+ ! risk ( wildfire 9    
cov]$ ecosy/ems & ! be/ practices       
id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#b77;,a72 &  7#d7 
an evaluation by ! ,secret>y (          
opportunities to improve coord9ation    
betwe5 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice & non-,f$]al      
entities on activities to improve       
wildfire resili5ce 9 cov]$ ecosy/ems &  
r$uce risks ( h>m f wildfire to ! built 
environm5t1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! wildl&-urban 
int]face4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section3  7#a7 ,cov]$ ecosy/ems ,! t]m  
cov]$ ecosy/ems means %rubl& ecosy/ems1 
includ+-- 7,a7 *ap>ral2  7,b7 coa/al    
sage scrub2  7,c7 sagebru%2  7,d7       
%rub-/eppe2  7,e7 x]ic %rubl&2 &  7,f7  
any o!r dryl& %rub ecosy/em 9 :i*       
wildfire managem5t pres5ts a significant
 *all5ge1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4     
7#b7 ,haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity  
,! t]m haz>d\s fuels managem5t activity 
means an activity to manage vegetation  

to r$uce ! risk ( wildfire4  7#c7       
,relevant ,congressional ,committees ,! 
t]m relevant ,congressional committees  
means-- 7,a7 ! committees on            
,appropriations1 ,natural ,res\rces1 &  
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives2 &  7,b7 ! committees on
 ,appropriations1 ,en]gy & ,m9]al       
,res\rces1 & ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 &
 ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate4  7#d7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !    
,=e/ ,s]vice4  7#e7 ,wildl&-urban       
int]face ,! t]m wildl&-urban int]face   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja 
( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act (    
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