,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dbg #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cij 
,report ,no4 #aai-eja ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #ad1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,fong 7for himself and ,ms4   
,mc,clellan7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,february #bj1             
#bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4        
,whitesides1 ,mr4 ,obernolte1 ,mr4      
,vindman1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,harder  
of ,california1 and ,mr4 ,neguse        
,february #bj1 #bjbf,reported with      
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,january #ad1 #bjbe  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
utlitize the ,advanced ,capabilities for
 ,emergency ,response to ,operations    
project of ,,nasa to improve aerial     

responses to wildfires1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,advanced           
,capabilities for ,emergency ,response  
,operations ,act or the ,,acero ,act4   
#b4 ,advanced capabilities for emergency
 response operations  7a7 ,in general   
,the ,administrator shall leverage      
,,nasa-developed tools and technologies 
to conduct research and development     
activities under the ,advanced          
,capabilities for ,emergency ,response  
,operations 7,,acero7 project1 or       
appropriate successor project or        
projects1 to improve aerial responses to
 wildfires4  7b7 ,goals ,the research   
and development activities conducted    
under subsection 7a7 may include the    
following3 7#a7 ,advanced aircraft      
technologies and airspace management    
efforts to assist in the management1    
deconfliction1 and coordination of      
aerial assets during wildfire response  
efforts4  7#b7 ,information sharing and 
real-time data exchange for wildfire    

response teams4  7#c7 ,development of an
 interoperable platform to provide      
situational awareness of aerial assets  
during wildfire response4  7#d7         
,establishment of a multi-agency concept
 of operations1 which may involve       
,federal1 ,state1 and local government  
agencies1 to enable coordination of     
aerial activities for wildfire response4
  7c7 ,collaboration ,in carrying out   
this section1 the ,administrator-- 7#a7 
may coordinate and collaborate with     
other ,federal1 ,state1 and local       
government agencies1 regional           
organizations1 and commercial partners  
and academic institutions involved in   
wildfire management2 and  7#b7 shall1 to
 the maximum extent practicable1 consult
 with the heads of other ,federal       
departments and agencies to avoid       
duplication of activities4  7d7         
,prohibition  7#a7 ,in general ,except  
as provided in this subsection1 the     
,administrator may not procure an       
unmanned aircraft system to conduct     

activities described in this section if 
such unmanned aircraft system is        
manufactured or assembled by a covered  
foreign entity4  7#b7 ,exemption ,the   
,administrator may waive the prohibition
 under paragraph 7#a7 on a case-by-case 
basis if the ,administrator-- 7,a7      
determines that the procurement of an   
unmanned aircraft system is-- 7i7 in the
 national interest of the ,united       
,states2 and  7ii7 necessary for the    
sole purpose of improving aerial        
responses to wildfires2 and  7,b7       
notifies the ,committee on ,science1    
,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate not later than #cj days 
after a determination in the affirmative
 under subparagraph 7,a74  7e7 ,annual  
reports ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act  
and annually thereafter until ,december 
#ca1 #bjcj1 the ,administrator shall    
submit to the ,committee on ,science1   

,space and ,technology of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report describing the 
activities1 including results1 carried  
out pursuant to this section4 ,each such
 report1 at minimum1 shall contain the  
following3 7#a7 ,a description of any   
research and development activities4    
7#b7 ,a description of the              
,administrator's activities pursuant to 
subsection 7c74  7#c7 ,an identification
 of any topics related to improvement of
 aerial responses to wildfires that     
could benefit from further research4    
7#d7 ,a description of any continuing   
efforts under this section4  7#e7 ,any  
other information determined appropriate
 by the ,administrator4  7f7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the         
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration4  7#b7 ,covered foreign 
entity ,the term covered foreign entity 

has the meaning given such term in      
section #ahbb of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbd 7,public ,law #aah-ca74  7#c7     
,,nasa ,the term ,,nasa means the       
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration4  7#d7 ,unmanned        
aircraft system ,the term unmanned      
aircraft system has the meaning given   
such term in section #ddhja of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code4  ,amend the 
title so as to read3 ,a bill to utilize 
the ,advanced ,capabilities for         
,emergency ,response to ,operations     
project of ,,nasa to improve aerial     
responses to wildfires1 and for other   
purposes44 ,february #bj1 #bjbf,reported
 with amendments1 committed to the      
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be 
printed