,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #adj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #af1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,barrasso 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,daines1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,sheehy1 and
 ,mr4 ,risch7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
address the forest health crisis on the 
,national ,forest ,system and public    
lands1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title2 table of contents  7a7    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,wildfire ,prevention ,act of #bjbe4
  7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of  
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4,,title 
,i--,accomplishments over rhetoric,sec4 
#aja4 ,accelerating treatments on       
,federal land4,sec4 #ajb4 ,annual       
reports4,sec4 #ajc4 ,transparency in    
hazardous fuels reduction activity      
reporting4,sec4 #ajd4 ,regional forest  

carbon accounting4,sec4 #aje4 ,wildland 
fire performance metrics4,,title        
,,ii--,forest management,sec4 #bja4     
,vegetation management1 facility        
inspection1 and operation and           
maintenance relating to electric        
transmission and distribution facility  
rights-of-way4,sec4 #bjb4 ,timber sales 
on ,national ,forest ,system land4,sec4 
#bjc4 ,categorical exclusion for        
high-priority hazard trees4,sec4 #bjd4  
,intervenor status4,sec4 #bje4          
,utilizing grazing for wildfire risk    
reduction4,,title ,,iii--,cultural      
change in agencies,sec4 #cja4 ,mandatory
 use of existing authorities4,sec4 #cjb4
 ,public-private wildfire technology    
deployment and testbed partnership4,sec4
 #cjc4 ,repeal of ,,flame reports4  #b4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,federal land ,the term ,federal land   
means-- 7,a7 land of the ,national      
,forest ,system2 and  7,b7 public lands 
7as defined in section #ajc of the      
,federal ,land ,policy and ,management  

,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb771   
the surface of which is administered by 
the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting 
through the ,director of the ,bureau of 
,land ,management4  7#b7 ,hazardous     
fuels reduction activity  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the term hazardous fuels       
reduction activity means any vegetation 
management activity to reduce the risk  
of wildfire1 including mechanical       
treatments and prescribed burning4  7,b7
 ,exclusion ,the term hazardous fuels   
reduction activity does not include the 
awarding of a contract to conduct any   
activity described in subparagraph 7,a74
  7#c7 ,national ,forest ,system  7,a7  
,in general ,the term ,national ,forest 
,system has the meaning given the term  
in section #aa7;a7 of the ,forest and   
,rangeland ,renewable ,resources        
,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#afji7;a774  7,b7 ,exclusion ,the term  
,national ,forest ,system does not      
include any forest reserve not created  
from the public domain4  7#d7 ,secretary

 concerned ,the term ,secretary         
concerned means-- 7,a7 the ,secretary of
 ,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief
 of the ,forest ,service1 with respect  
to ,federal land described in paragraph 
7#a77;,a72 and  7,b7 the ,secretary of  
the ,interior1 acting through the       
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management1 with respect to ,federal   
land described in paragraph 7#a77;,b74  
7#e7 ,wildland-urban interface ,the term
 wildland-urban interface has the       
meaning given the term in section #aja  
of the ,healthy ,forests ,restoration   
,act of #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feaa74  ,i
 ,accomplishments over rhetoric  #aja4  
,accelerating treatments on ,federal    
land  7a7 ,baseline treatments for fuels
 reduction and forest health ,for       
,federal land1 the ,secretary concerned 
shall determine-- 7#a7 for each of      
fiscal years #bjai through #bjbc-- 7,a7 
the number of acres mechanically        
thinned1 for acres commercially thinned 
and for acres pre-commercially thinned2 

and  7,b7 the number of acres treated by
 prescribed fire2 and  7#b7 the average 
of the numbers described in             
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph
 7#a7 over the period of fiscal years   
#bjai through #bjbc4  7b7 ,annual goals 
7#a7 ,in general ,for ,federal land for 
fiscal year #bjbe and each fiscal year  
thereafter1 the ,secretary concerned    
shall establish annual-- 7,a7 mechanical
 thinning goals for acres commercially  
thinned and for acres pre-commercially  
thinned2 and  7,b7 prescribed fire      
goals4  7#b7 ,requirements  7,a7 ,fiscal
 years #bjbe and #bjbf ,for each of     
fiscal years #bjbe and #bjbf1 the goals 
established under subparagraphs 7,a7 and
 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be not    
less than the number of acres described 
in subsection 7a77#b74  7,b7 ,fiscal    
years #bjbg and #bjbh ,for each of      
fiscal years #bjbg and #bjbh1 the goals 
established under subparagraphs 7,a7 and
 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be not    
less than #bj percent more than the     

number of acres described in subsection 
7a77#b74  7,c7 ,fiscal year #bjbi and   
subsequent fiscal years ,for fiscal year
 #bjbi and each fiscal year thereafter1 
the goals established under             
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph
 7#a7 shall be not less than #dj percent
 more than the number of acres described
 in subsection 7a77#b74  7c7 ,regional  
allotments ,not later than #ij days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,secretary concerned shall assign annual
 acreage allotments for mechanical      
thinning and prescribed fire on ,federal
 land1 categorized by ,national ,forest 
,system region or by ,state1 as         
appropriate4  7d7 ,publication ,the     
,secretary concerned shall make publicly
 available the data described in        
subsections 7a71 7b71 and 7c71 including
 by publishing that data on the website 
of the ,forest ,service and the website 
of the ,bureau of ,land ,management4    
7e7 ,savings provision ,nothing in this 

section shall be construed to supersede 
or conflict with any other provision of 
law1 including-- 7#a7 section #djhjc7;b7
 of the ,infrastructure ,investment and 
,jobs ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feib7;b772   
and  7#b7 the ,wilderness ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #aaca et seq474  7f7          
,applicability of ,,nepa ,the           
establishment of annual goals under     
subsection 7b77#a7 and the assignment of
 regional allotments under subsection   
7c7 shall not be subject to the         
requirements of the ,national           
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  #ajb4   
,annual reports ,not later than         
,september #cj1 #bjbe1 and annually     
thereafter1 the ,secretary concerned    
shall publish on a public website of the
 ,forest ,service and a public website  
of the ,bureau of ,land ,management the 
following information with respect to   
the ,federal land during the preceding  
fiscal year3 7#a7 ,the number of acres  
treated pursuant to section #djhjc7;b7  

of the ,infrastructure ,investment and  
,jobs ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feib7;b774   
7#b7 7,a7 ,the number of acres          
mechanically thinned2  7,b7 the number  
of acres treated by prescribed fire2 and
  7,c7 whether the number of acres      
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 met or exceeded the acres described in 
section #aja7;b77#b74  7#c7 ,any        
limitations or challenges1 including    
litigation or delays in the preparation 
of environmental documentation1 that    
hindered the ,secretary concerned from  
meeting or exceeding the annual goals   
established under section #aja7;b77#a71 
if applicable4  7#d7 ,the number of     
acres that have undergone a regeneration
 harvest4  7#e7 ,the number of acres    
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7
 of paragraph 7#b7 and paragraph 7#d7   
that are in an area identified as       
having-- 7,a7 the expectation that1     
without remediation1 at least #be       
percent of standing live basal area     
greater than #a inch in diameter may die

 over a #ae-year time frame due to      
insects and diseases1 as depicted on the
 ,national ,insect and ,disease         
,composite ,risk ,map2 or  7,b7 a very  
high or high wildfire hazard potential4 
7#f7 ,the number of acres described in  
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of paragraph
 7#b7 and paragraph 7#d7 that use either
 of the following streamlined           
authorities for environmental review3   
7,a7 ,a categorical exclusion4  7,b7 ,an
 emergency action authority of the      
,secretary concerned4  7#g7 ,the number 
of acres described in subparagraphs 7,a7
 and 7,b7 of paragraph 7#b7 and         
paragraph 7#d7 with respect to which    
partners are used to carry out the work 
through-- 7,a7 a good neighbor agreement
 under section #hbjf of the             
,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #baac;a72  7,b7 a master      
stewardship agreement2  7,c7 a contract 
or agreement entered into under the     
,tribal ,forest ,protection ,act of     
#bjjd 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #caae;a72 or  7,d7 

a stewardship end-result contract4      
#ajc4 ,transparency in hazardous fuels  
reduction activity reporting  7a7       
,inclusion of hazardous fuels reduction 
report in materials submitted in support
 of the ,president's budget  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary concerned shall 
include in the materials submitted in   
support of the ,president's budget      
pursuant to section #aaje of title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code1 a report         
describing-- 7,a7 for each of fiscal    
years #bjbe through #bjcj1 the number of
 acres of ,federal land on which the    
,secretary concerned carried out        
hazardous fuels reduction activities    
during each of the preceding #f fiscal  
years1 as assessed by the ,secretary    
concerned using-- 7i7 the methodology of
 the ,secretary concerned in effect on  
the day before the date of enactment of 
this ,act2 and  7ii7 the methodology    
described in paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7  
for fiscal year #bjca and each fiscal   
year thereafter1 the number of acres of 

,federal land on which the ,secretary   
concerned carried out hazardous fuels   
reduction activities during each of the 
preceding #f fiscal years1 as assessed  
by the ,secretary concerned using the   
methodology described in paragraph 7#b74
  7#b7 ,requirements ,for purposes of   
the reports required under paragraph    
7#a71 the ,secretary concerned shall--  
7,a7 in determining the number of acres 
of ,federal land on which the ,secretary
 concerned carried out hazardous fuels  
reduction activities during each fiscal 
year covered by the report-- 7i7 record 
acres of ,federal land on which         
hazardous fuels reduction activities    
were completed during each such fiscal  
year2 and  7ii7 record each acre        
described in clause 7i7 once in the     
report with respect to a fiscal year1   
regardless of whether multiple hazardous
 fuels reduction activities were carried
 out on such acre during such fiscal    
year2 and  7,b7 with respect to the     
acres of ,federal land recorded in the  

report1 include information on-- 7i7    
which such acres are located in the     
wildland-urban interface2  7ii7 the     
level of wildfire risk 7high1 moderate1 
or low7 on the first and last day of    
each fiscal year covered by the report2 
7iii7 the types of hazardous fuels      
reduction activities completed for such 
acres1 delineating between whether such 
activities were conducted-- 7,i7 in a   
wildfire managed for resource benefits2 
or  7,,ii7 through a planned project2   
7iv7 the cost per acre of hazardous     
fuels reduction activities carried out  
during each fiscal year covered by the  
report2  7v7 the region or ,system unit 
in which the acres are located2 and     
7vi7 the effectiveness of the hazardous 
fuels reduction activities on reducing  
the risk of wildfire4  7#c7             
,transparency ,the ,secretary concerned 
shall make each report submitted under  
paragraph 7#a7 publicly available on the
 website of the ,department of          
,agriculture and the ,department of the 

,interior1 as applicable4  7b7 ,accurate
 data collection  7#a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
concerned shall implement standardized  
procedures for tracking data relating to
 hazardous fuels reduction activities   
carried out by the ,secretary concerned4
  7#b7 ,elements ,the standardized      
procedures required under paragraph 7#a7
 shall include-- 7,a7 regular1          
standardized data reviews of the        
accuracy and timely input of data used  
to track hazardous fuels reduction      
activities2  7,b7 verification methods  
that validate whether such data         
accurately correlates to the hazardous  
fuels reduction activities carried out  
by the ,secretary concerned2  7,c7 an   
analysis of the short- and long-term    
effectiveness of the hazardous fuels    
reduction activities on reducing the    
risk of wildfire2 and  7,d7 for         
hazardous fuels reduction activities    
that occur partially within the         

wildland-urban interface1 methods to    
distinguish which acres are located     
within the wildland-urban interface and 
which acres are located outside the     
wildland-urban interface4  7#c7 ,report 
,not later than #ad days after          
implementing the standardized procedures
 required under paragraph 7#a71 the     
,secretary concerned shall submit to    
,congress a report that describes-- 7,a7
 such standardized procedures2 and  7,b7
 program and policy recommendations to  
,congress to address any limitations in 
tracking data relating to hazardous     
fuels reduction activities under this   
subsection4  #ajd4 ,regional forest     
carbon accounting ,not later than       
,september #cj1 #bjbe1 and every #c     
years thereafter1 the ,secretary of     
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service1 shall-- 7#a7   
using data from the forest inventory and
 analysis program1 determine the net    
forest carbon balance on the land in the
 ,national ,forest ,system of each      

,forest ,service region1 including      
whether the ,national ,forest ,system   
land is-- 7,a7 a carbon source2 or  7,b7
 a carbon sink2 and  7#b7 publish the   
information described in paragraph 7#a7 
on the website of the ,forest ,service4 
#aje4 ,wildland fire performance metrics
  7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah   
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,secretary concerned     
shall submit to the committees of       
,congress described in subsection 7c7 a 
report on existing key performance      
indicators and potential outcome-based  
performance measures to reduce wildfire 
risk on ,federal land4  7b7 ,inclusions 
,the report submitted under subsection  
7a7 shall identify solutions to track   
the implementation and effectiveness of 
hazardous fuels reduction activities and
 forest restoration treatments1         
including strategies-- 7#a7 to track    
whether land management activities are  
reducing wildfire hazards and ways to   
quantify and track acres in maintenance 

status2  7#b7 to track place-based and  
locally led outcomes2  7#c7 to          
standardize national-level monitoring   
measures2  7#d7 to quantify catastrophic
 wildfire risk reduction2  7#e7 to      
identify modeling and data challenges   
that are preventing the transition to   
annual wildfire risk mapping updates2   
and  7#f7 to integrate advanced         
technologies or a combination of        
technologies and analyses that will     
benefit the quality of information      
reported4  7c7 ,committees of ,congress 
described ,the committees of ,congress  
referred to in subsection 7a7 are-- 7#a7
 the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural 
,resources of the ,senate2  7#b7 the    
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate2  7#c7 the 
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the
 ,house of ,representatives2 and  7#d7  
the ,committee on ,agriculture of the   
,house of ,representatives4  ,,ii       
,forest management  #bja4 ,vegetation   
management1 facility inspection1 and    

operation and maintenance relating to   
electric transmission and distribution  
facility rights-of-way  7a7 ,hazard     
trees within #ej feet of electric power 
line ,section #eab7;a77#a77;,b77ii7 of  
the ,federal ,land ,policy and          
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #aggb7;a77#a77;,b77ii77 is amended by  
striking #aj and inserting #ej4  7b7    
,permits and agreements with owners and 
operators of electric transmission or   
distribution facilities ,section #eab of
 the ,federal ,land ,policy and         
,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4
 #aggb7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section
 heading1 by striking managment and     
inserting management2  7#b7 by          
redesignating subsections 7j7 and 7k7 as
 subsections 7k7 and 7l71 respectively2 
and  7#c7 by inserting after subsection 
7i7 the following3  7j7 ,permits and    
agreements with owners and operators of 
electric transmission or distribution   
facilities  7#a7 ,in general ,in any    
special use permit or easement on       

,national ,forest ,system or ,bureau of 
,land ,management land provided to the  
owner or operator of an electric        
transmission or distribution facility1  
the ,secretary concerned may provide    
permission to cut and remove trees or   
other vegetation from within the        
vicinity of the electric transmission or
 distribution facility without requiring
 a separate timber sale1 if that cutting
 and removal is consistent with-- 7,a7  
the applicable plan2  7,b7 the          
applicable land and resource management 
plan or land use plan2 and  7,c7 other  
applicable environmental laws 7including
 regulations74  7#b7 ,use of proceeds ,a
 special use permit or easement that    
includes permission for cutting and     
removal described in paragraph 7#a7     
shall include a requirement that1 if the
 owner or operator of the electric      
transmission or distribution facility   
sells any portion of the material       
removed under the permit or easement1   
the owner or operator shall provide to  

the ,secretary concerned any proceeds   
received from the sale1 less any        
transportation costs incurred in the    
sale4  7#c7 ,effect ,nothing in         
paragraph 7#b7 shall require the sale of
 any material removed under a permit or 
easement that includes permission for   
cutting and removal described in        
paragraph 7#a74  4  #bjb4 ,timber sales 
on ,national ,forest ,system land       
,section #ad7;d7 of the ,national       
,forest ,management ,act of #aigf 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #dgb;a7d77 is amended1 in the 
first sentence1 by striking #aj1jjj and 
inserting #ee1jjj4  #bjc4 ,categorical  
exclusion for high-priority hazard trees
  7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,high-priority hazard tree ,the    
term high-priority hazard tree means a  
standing tree that-- 7,a7 presents a    
visible hazard to people or ,federal    
property due to conditions such as      
deterioration of or damage to the root  
system1 trunk1 stem1 or limbs of the    
tree1 or the direction or lean of the   

tree1 as determined by the ,secretary2  
7,b7 is determined by the ,secretary to 
be highly likely to fail and1 if it     
failed1 would be highly likely to cause 
injury to people or damage to ,federal  
property2 and  7,c7 is-- 7i7 within #cjj
 feet of a ,national ,forest ,system    
road with a maintenance level of #c1 #d1
 or #e2  7ii7 along a ,national ,forest 
,system trail2 or  7iii7 in a developed 
recreation site on ,national ,forest    
,system land that is operated and       
maintained by the ,secretary4  7#b7     
,high-priority hazard tree activity     
7,a7 ,in general ,the term high-priority
 hazard tree activity means a forest    
management activity that mitigates the  
risks associated with high-priority     
hazard trees1 which may include pruning1
 felling1 and disposal of those         
high-priority hazard trees4  7,b7       
,exclusions ,the term high-priority     
hazard tree activity does not include-- 
7i7 any activity conducted in a         
wilderness area or wilderness study     

area2  7ii7 any activity for the        
construction of a permanent road or     
permanent trail2  7iii7 any activity    
conducted on ,federal land on which1 by 
,act of ,congress or ,presidential      
proclamation1 the removal of vegetation 
is restricted or prohibited2  7iv7 any  
activity conducted in an area in which  
activities described in subparagraph    
7,a7 would be inconsistent with the     
applicable land and resource management 
plan2 or  7v7 any activity conducted in 
an inventoried roadless area4  7#c7     
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7b7    
,categorical exclusion  7#a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #a year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary shall develop a categorical  
exclusion 7as defined in #aaa of the    
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dccf;e77 for     
high-priority hazard tree activities4   
7#b7 ,administration ,in developing and 
administering the categorical exclusion 

under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary    
shall-- 7,a7 comply with the ,national  
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 and  7,b7
 apply the extraordinary circumstances  
procedures under section #bbj4f of title
 #cf1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or
 successor regulations71 in determining 
whether to use the categorical          
exclusion4  7#c7 ,project size          
limitation ,a project carried out using 
the categorical exclusion developed     
under paragraph 7#a7 may not exceed     
#c1jjj acres4  #bjd4 ,intervenor status 
7a7 ,in general ,for purposes of a civil
 action relating to a qualified project 
described in subsection 7b71 a unit of  
local government or an ,indian ,tribe   
shall be-- 7#a7 entitled to intervene1  
as of right1 in any subsequent civil    
action2 and  7#b7 considered to be a    
full participant in any settlement      
negotiation relating to the qualified   
project if the unit of local government 
or ,indian ,tribe1 as applicable1       

intervenes4  7b7 ,description of        
qualified project ,a qualified project  
referred to in subsection 7a7 is a      
project that-- 7#a7 is located on       
,federal land adjacent1 or with         
sufficient minimum contacts1 as         
determined by the ,secretary concerned1 
to the land under the jurisdiction of   
the unit of local government or ,indian 
,tribe1 as applicable2  7#b7 has been   
approved by the ,secretary concerned2   
and  7#c7 7,a7 reduces the risk posed by
 wildfire1 insect1 or disease2 or  7,b7 
generates revenue from the harvesting of
 timber4  #bje4 ,utilizing grazing for  
wildfire risk reduction  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #ah months after the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary concerned shall develop and  
submit to the ,committee on ,energy and 
,natural ,resources of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources of
 the ,house of ,representatives a       
strategy to analyze and identify        
opportunities to use livestock grazing  

as a wildfire risk reduction tool on    
,federal land1 consistent with the laws 
applicable to the ,secretary concerned4 
7b7 ,inclusions ,the strategy developed 
under subsection 7a7 shall include an   
analysis of-- 7#a7 opportunities-- 7,a7 
to increase the use of any authorities  
applicable to livestock grazing1        
including modifications to grazing      
permits or leases to allow variances2   
7,b7 to use targeted grazing to reduce  
hazardous fuels2  7,c7 to integrate     
advanced technologies to dynamically    
adjust livestock placement2  7,d7 to    
increase the use of livestock grazing to
 eradicate invasive annual grasses and  
as a post-fire restoration and recovery 
strategy1 as appropriate2 and  7,e7 to  
facilitate and expedite the temporary   
use of vacant allotments during extreme 
weather events or natural disasters2 and
  7#b7 any other opportunities          
determined to be appropriate by the     
,secretary concerned4  7c7 ,effect on   
existing grazing programs ,nothing in   

this section affects-- 7#a7 any         
livestock grazing program carried out by
 the ,secretary concerned as of the date
 of enactment of this ,act2 or  7#b7 any
 statutory authority for any program    
described in paragraph 7#a74  ,,iii     
,cultural change in agencies  #cja4     
,mandatory use of existing authorities  
,not later than #c years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 with respect 
to each unit of ,federal land that      
contains land described in section      
#ajb7e71 the ,secretary concerned shall 
use not fewer than #a of the following  
streamlined authorities for             
environmental review3 7#a7 ,section     
#fjc7;a7 of the ,healthy ,forests       
,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feia;b7a774  7#b7 ,section   
#fje7;a7 of the ,healthy ,forests       
,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feia;d7a774  7#c7 ,section   
#fjf7;b7 of the ,healthy ,forests       
,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feia;e7b774  7#d7 ,section   

#djhjf7;b7 of the ,infrastructure       
,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feib;b7b774  7#e7 ,section   
#djhjg of the ,infrastructure           
,investment and ,jobs ,act 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feib;c74  7#f7 ,section #bjg 
of the ,wildfire ,suppression ,funding  
and ,forest ,management ,activities ,act
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c note2 ,public   
,law #aae-ada74  #cjb4 ,public-private  
wildfire technology deployment and      
testbed partnership  7a7 ,definitions   
,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate     
committees ,the term appropriate        
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committees 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry1 ,energy and ,natural         
,resources1 and ,commerce1 ,science1 and
 ,transportation of the ,senate2 and    
7,b7 the ,committees on ,agriculture1   
,natural ,resources1 and ,science1      
,space1 and ,technology of the ,house of
 ,representatives4  7#b7 ,covered agency
 ,the term covered agency means-- 7,a7  
each ,federal land management agency 7as

 defined in section #hjb of the ,federal
 ,lands ,recreation ,enhancement ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja772  7,b7 the       
,department of ,defense2  7,c7 the      
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration2  7,d7 the ,united      
,states ,fire ,administration2  7,e7 the
 ,federal ,emergency ,management        
,agency2  7,f7 the ,national            
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration2
  7,g7 the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs2 
and  7,h7 any other ,federal agency     
involved in wildfire response4  7#c7    
,covered entity ,the term covered entity
 means-- 7,a7 a private entity2  7,b7 a 
nonprofit organization2 and  7,c7 an    
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja774  7#d7 ,pilot ,program ,the term
 ,pilot ,program means the deployment   
and testbed pilot program established   
under subsection 7b74  7#e7 ,secretaries
 ,the term ,secretaries means the       
,secretary of ,agriculture and the      

,secretary of the ,interior1 acting     
jointly4  7b7 ,establishment ,not later 
than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,secretaries1 in coordination with the  
heads of the covered agencies1 shall    
establish a deployment and testbed pilot
 program for new and innovative wildfire
 prevention1 detection1 communication1  
and mitigation technologies4  7c7       
,functions ,in carrying out the ,pilot  
,program1 the ,secretaries shall-- 7#a7 
incorporate the ,pilot ,program into an 
existing interagency coordinating group 
on wildfires2  7#b7 in consultation with
 the heads of covered agencies1 identify
 key technology priority areas with     
respect to the deployment of wildfire   
prevention1 detection1 communication1   
and mitigation technologies1 including--
 7,a7 hazardous fuels reduction         
activities or treatments2  7,b7 dispatch
 communications2  7,c7 remote sensing   
and tracking2  7,d7 safety equipment2   
and  7,e7 common operating pictures or  

operational dashboards2 and  7#c7       
connect each covered entity selected to 
participate in the ,pilot ,program with 
the appropriate covered agency to       
coordinate real-time and on-the-ground  
testing of technology during wildland   
fire mitigation activities and training4
  7d7 ,applications ,to participate in  
the ,pilot ,program1 a covered entity   
shall submit to the ,secretaries an     
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretaries may require1 which  
shall include a proposal to test        
technologies specific to key technology 
priority areas identified under         
subsection 7c77#b74  7e7 ,prioritization
 of emerging technologies ,in selecting 
covered entities to participate in the  
,pilot ,program1 the ,secretaries shall 
give priority to covered entities       
developing and applying emerging        
technologies that address issues        
identified by the ,secretaries1         
including artificial intelligence1      

quantum sensing1 computing and          
quantum-hybrid applications1 augmented  
reality1 and #e;,g private networks and 
device-to-device communications         
supporting nomadic mesh networks1 for   
wildfire mitigation4  7f7 ,outreach ,the
 ,secretaries1 in coordination with the 
heads of the covered agencies1 shall    
make publicly available the key         
technology priority areas identified    
under subsection 7c77#b7 and invite     
covered entities to apply to test and   
demonstrate their technologies to       
address those priority areas4  7g7      
,reports and recommendations ,not later 
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 and each year thereafter 
for the duration of the ,pilot ,program1
 the ,secretaries shall submit to the   
appropriate committees a report that    
includes the following with respect to  
the ,pilot ,program3 7#a7 ,a list of    
participating covered entities4  7#b7 ,a
 brief description of the technologies  
tested by such covered entities4  7#c7  

,an estimate of the cost of acquiring   
the technology tested in the ,pilot     
,program and applying it at scale4  7#d7
 ,outreach efforts by ,federal agencies 
to covered entities developing wildfire 
technologies4  7#e7 ,assessments of1 and
 recommendations relating to1 new       
technologies with potential adoption and
 application at-scale in the wildfire   
prevention1 detection1 communication1   
and mitigation efforts of ,federal land 
management agencies 7as defined in      
section #hjb of the ,federal ,lands     
,recreation ,enhancement ,act 7#af      
,u4,s4,c4 #fhja774  7h7 ,termination    
,the ,pilot ,program shall expire on the
 date that is #g years after the date of
 enactment of this ,act4  #cjc4 ,repeal 
of ,,flame reports ,section #ejb of the 
,,flame ,act of #bjji 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4    
#agdh;a7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking  
subsection 7h72 and  7#b7 by            
redesignating subsection 7i7 as         
subsection 7h74