,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,pett]s5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,ob]nolte7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey1 to   
e/abli% a grant program = monitor+      
wildfires by satellite4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/r5g!n+     
,wildfire ,resili5cy ,?r\gh ,satellites 
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,monitor+ wildfires  
by satellite  7a7 ,grant program ,to    
monitor wildfires by satellite  7#a7    
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !   
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,secret>y %all e/abli% a competitive    
grant program "u :i* ! ,secret>y %all   
make at lea/ ?ree grants to eligible    
entities to monitor wildfires by        
satellite 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !  
,program74  7#b7 ,eligible projects ,ea*
 eligible entity aw>d$ a grant "u !     

,program %all only use su* grant to--   
7,a7 pur*ase & integrate1 ?r\gh a       
public-private p>tn]%ip1 high-resolution
 multi- & hyp]-spectral full spectrum   
imag+ capability f visible1 ne>-infr>$1 
%ortwave infr>$1 !rmal infr>$1 & rad>   
data f ! late/-g5]ation ( wildfire      
monitor+ satellites2 &  7,b7 use ! data 
acquir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a71 z well z   
any analyses relat+ to su* data1 to     
detect1 assess1 respond to1 & manage    
wildfires1 ) an emphasis on-- 7i7       
monitor+ active fire behavior1 burn$    
area1 int5sity1 & sev]ity2  7ii7 ensur+ 
! safety & effectiv5ess ( prescrib$ fire
 treatm5ts2 &  7iii7 guid+ po/-fire risk
 assessm5t & disa/] recov]y4  7#c7      
,application ,to be eligible = a grant  
"u ! ,program1 an eligible entity %all  
submit to ! ,secret>y an application at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
7#d7 ,grant am\nt ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u ! 
,program %all be 9 an am\nt ! ,secret>y 
det]m9es appropriate4  7#e7 ,report ,n  

lat] ?an ! la/ day ( ! second fiscal ye>
 beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
section1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to     
,congress a report t includes-- 7,a7 !  
numb] ( applications receiv$ = a grant  
"u ! ,program2  7,b7 details ( ea*      
eligible entity t 0 aw>d$ a grant "u !  
,program2  7,c7 ! impact ( ! ,program on
 wildfire prev5tion2  7,d7 any          
recomm5dation t ! ,secret>y det]m9es    
appropriate to e/abli% ! ,program z a   
long-t]m grant program2 &  7,e7 any o!r 
in=mation on ! effectiv5ess ( ! ,program
 t ! ,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4    
7b7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !      
,secret>y #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal    
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbh to c>ry out !    
,program4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is       
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m eligible entity    
means a ,/ate =e/]1 em]g5cy manag]1 or  
equival5t ,/ate (ficial2 &  7#b7 ! t]m  
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey4