,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cadi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #f1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,fischer1 and ,ms4 ,lummis7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for cost-share   
waivers for projects carried out in     
response to wildland fires caused by    
certain ,government actions1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4  ,short title      
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,responsible ,wildland ,fire ,recovery  
,act4  #b4  ,purpose  ,the purpose of   
this ,act is to ensure that parties     
affected by wildland fires resulting    
from management activities conducted by 
the ,department of ,agriculture on      
,national ,forest ,system land are      
eligible to receive #ajj percent funding
 for the cost of remediating direct and 
indirect damages under authorized       
,federal recovery programs4  #c4        

,cost-share waiver for rehabilitation   
from wildland fires  7a7  ,definitions  
,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered matching
 requirement ,the term covered matching 
requirement means a requirement under a 
program of the ,secretary for wildland  
fire recovery for a ,state1 ,indian     
,tribe1 locality1 or individual to      
provide matching funds1 in cash1 for a  
project4  7#b7  ,covered wildland fire  
,the term covered wildland fire means a 
wildland fire that the ,secretary       
determines to be a result of management 
activities conducted by the ,secretary  
on ,national ,forest ,system land4  7#c7
  ,secretary  ,the term ,secretary means
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#d7  
,wildland fire  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
term wildland fire means any            
non-structure fire that occurs in       
vegetation or natural fuels4  7,b7      
,inclusions  ,the term wildland fire    
includes wildfire1 prescribed fire1 and 
any direct or indirect damage resulting 
in watershed impairment4  7b7  ,waiver  

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary may waive any       
covered matching requirement for a      
project in response to a covered        
wildland fire that is in an area        
affected by that covered wildland fire4