,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bh1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,chu 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,kim1
 and ,ms4 ,brownley7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and 
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the  
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration to    
maintain a program that improves        
wildfire forecasting and detection1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fire    
,information and ,reaction ,enhancement 
,act of #bjbe or the ,,fire ,act of     
#bjbe4  #b4 ,wildfire forecasting and   
detection  7a7 ,in general  7#a7        
,establishment ,the ,administrator of   
the ,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric 
,administration1 in collaboration with  
the ,united ,states weather industry and
 such academic entities as the          
,administrator considers appropriate1   
shall establish a program within such   

,administration to improve wildfire     
forecasting and detection4  7#b7 ,goals 
,the goals of the program under         
paragraph 7#a7 shall be to develop and  
extend accurate wildfire forecasts and  
warnings in order to reduce loss of     
life1 injury1 property1 and damage to   
the economy1 with a focus on improving  
the following3 7,a7 ,the prediction of  
intensification and spread of wildfires4
  7,b7 ,the forecast and communication  
of smoke dispersion from wildfires4     
7,c7 ,information dissemination and risk
 communication to create more effective 
watch and warning products4  7,d7 ,the  
early detection of wildfires to contain 
their growth and mitigate damages4  7#c7
 ,elements ,in order to meet the goals  
specified in paragraph 7#b71 the        
,administrator of the ,national ,oceanic
 and ,atmospheric ,administration is    
authorized to conduct development1      
testing1 and deployment activities      
related to the following3  7,a7         
,advanced satellite detection products4 

7,b7 ,grid-based assessments and        
outlooks of fuel moisture and danger    
levels4  7,c7 ,coupled atmosphere and   
fire modeling systems4  7,d7 ,systems to
 link climate predictions to achievable 
land management decisions4  7,e7        
,improved spatial and temporal          
resolution observations in high         
latitudes4  7b7 ,construction           
authorization  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,assistant ,administrator for the       
,office of ,oceanic and ,atmospheric    
,research1 in partnership with industry 
and academic partners1 shall establish a
 program to create one or more weather  
research testbeds to develop improved   
detection of and forecast capabilities  
for wildfire events and their impacts4  
7#b7 ,resources ,in carrying out the    
program under paragraph 7#a71 the       
,assistant ,administrator for the       
,office of ,oceanic and ,atmospheric    
,research may not utilize resources for 

such testbeds from the ,national        
,oceanic and ,atmospheric               
,administration cooperative institutes  
in existence as of the date of enactment
 of this ,act4  7#c7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #ae1jjj1jjj for fiscal  
year #bjbf to carry out the program     
under paragraph 7#a74