,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iiii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbf,ms4  
,pett]s5 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,neguse7      
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 au?orize ! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !    
,=e/ ,s]vice1 to ent] into coop]ative   
agreem5ts ) c]ta9 entities to address   
m\nta9 p9e beetle infe/ations & r$uce   
associat$ wildfire risk1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m\nta9 ,p9e ,beetle       
,coord9ation ,act4  #b4 ,coop]ative     
agreem5ts to address m\nta9 p9e beetle  
infe/ations  7a7 ,coop]ative agreem5t   
au?orization ,! ,secret>y (             
,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !    
,=e/ ,s]vice1 may ent] into a coop]ative

 agreem5t ) a cov]$ entity to provide = 
activities to support ! detection1      
treatm5t1 & mitigation ( m\nta9 p9e     
beetle infe/ations on l&s subject to !  
jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y or su* cov]$ 
entity1 :i* may include ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,coord9at$ monitor+ & data %>+4  7#b7   
,jo9t plann+ & implem5tation ( projects4
  7#c7 ,process+ ( & increas$ process+  
capacity = beetle-kill$ or beetle-infe/$
 trees4  7#d7 ,haz>d r$uction 9 areas   
affect$ by m\nta9 p9e beetle            
infe/ations4  7#e7 ,o!r activities      
det]m9$ necess>y by ! ,secret>y & su*   
cov]$ entity to r$uce wildfire risks    
associat$ ) su* infe/ations4  7b7       
,te*nical assi/ance ,^u reque/ ( a cov]$
 entity p>ty to an agreem5t ent]$ into  
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,animal & ,plant ,heal? ,inspection     
,s]vice %all provide to su* cov]$ entity
 te*nical assi/ance reque/$ ) respect to
 ! monitor+ & managem5t ( m\nta9 p9e    
beetle infe/ations1 includ+ ) respect   
to-- 7#a7 detection2  7#b7 spread       

dynamics2 &  7#c7 mitigation /rategies4 
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity means 
ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! *ief executive  
(fic] ( a ,/ate4  7,b7 ,! *ief executive
 (fic] ( a political subdivision ( a    
,/ate4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means   
ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (     
,columbia1 ea* t]ritory or possession ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally recogniz$
 ,indian ,tribe4