,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #caeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #f1 #bjbe ,mr4
 ,lujn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,da9es7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,heal?y ,=e/s        
,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc to au?orize !  
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to give        
pref]5ce to local contractors 9 aw>d+   
contracts to c>ry out c]ta9 haz>d\s fuel
 r$uction projects on ,f$]al l&4  #a4   
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,local ,employm5t ,access = our ,=e/s   
,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,leaf ,act ( #bjbe4  
#b4  ,contract pref]5ce = local         
contractors = c]ta9 haz>d\s fuel        
r$uction projects  7a7  ,9 g5]al  ,title
 ,i ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s ,re/oration ,act (
 #bjjc is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+    
sections #ajg & #ajh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#feag1 #feah7 z sections #ajh & #aji1   
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
section #ajf 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feaf7 !    

foll[+3  #ajg4 ,contract pref]5ce =     
local contractors = c]ta9 haz>d\s fuel  
r$uction projects  7a7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section3  7#a7  ,appropriate local  
contractor  ,! t]m appropriate local    
contractor means an entity t c>ries out1
 pursuant to a contract or agreem5t1 #a 
or m au?oriz$ projects locat$--  7,a7 9 
a ,/ate 9 :i*--  7i7 ! entity has its   
pr9cipal place ( bus9ess1 z c]tifi$ by !
 entity or an individual repres5t+ !    
entity2 &  7ii7 n few] ?an #bf p]c5t ( !
 total work=ce assign$ to ! applicable  
contract or agreem5t 7includ+           
subcontractors at any ti]7 w reside1 z  
c]tifi$ by ! entity or an individual    
repres5t+ ! entity2 or  7,b7 )9 a       
#fj-mile radius ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! entity
 is regi/]$ z a bus9ess or has its      
pr9cipal place ( bus9ess1 z c]tifi$ by !
 entity or an individual repres5t+ !    
entity4  7#b7  ,au?oriz$ project  ,! t]m
 au?oriz$ project includes any ( !      
foll[+ activities1 z au?oriz$ "u ?is    
,act3  7,a7 ,a vegetation managem5t     

activity1 includ+ me*anical ?9n+1       
ma/ication1 prescrib$ burn+1 cultural   
burn+ 7z det]m9$ by an applicable       
,indian tribe71 timb] h>ve/+1 & graz+1  
c>ri$ out--  7i7 to control vegetation  
gr[?1 composition1 heal?1 or quality (  
,f$]al l&2 or  7ii7 o!rwise to r$uce !  
risk ( wildfires on ,f$]al l&4  7,b7    
,creat+ a fuel break or fire break4     
7,c7 ,remov+ haz>d trees1 dead trees1 or
 dy+ trees1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4   
7,d7 ,develop+1 approv+1 or conduct+    
r\t9e ma9t5ance "u a vegetation         
managem5t1 facility inspection1 &       
op]ation & ma9t5ance plan "u section    
#eab7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al ,l& ,policy &       
,managem5t ,act ( #aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4  
#aggb7;c774  7,e7 ,remov+ trees to      
address ov]/ock+ or cr[d+ 9 a =e/ /&1   
consi/5t ) a*iev+ ! appropriate basal   
area ( ! =e/ /&1 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  7,f7 ,us+ treatm5ts to      
address insects or disease or to control
 vegetation competition or invasive     
species4  7,g7 ,a wet-mead[1 floodpla91 

or rip>ian re/oration activity t        
increases wildfire resi/ance4  7,h7 ,a  
=e/ /& improvem5t activity necess>y to  
protect life & prop]ty f cata/rophic    
wildfire1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4     
7,i7 ,any comb9ation ( activities       
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph4  7#c7          
,secret>y  ,! t]m ,secret>y means !     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  7b7  ,contract 
pref]5ce  ,effective beg9n+ on ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ! ,,leaf ,act ( #bjbe1 !     
,secret>y %all give pref]5ce 9 aw>d+ a  
contract to c>ry out an au?oriz$ project
 9 a ,/ate to an appropriate local      
contractor1 to ! maximum ext5t          
practicable4  7c7  ,report  ,n lat] ?an 
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !      
,,leaf ,act ( #bjbe1 & n less frequ5tly 
?an annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all  
submit to ,congress a report t          
includes--  7#a7 a quantitative analysis
 ( ! numb] & p]c5tage ( contracts aw>d$ 
to appropriate local contractors1 !     
total doll> value ( ^? contracts1 & an  

assessm5t ( ! economic impact ( !       
contract pref]5ce "u subsection 7b7 on  
local employm5t & contractor capacity2  
7#b7 a description ( ! reasons = aw>d+ a
 contract to c>ry out an au?oriz$       
project 9 a ,/ate to an individual or   
entity t is n an appropriate local      
contractor2 &  7#c7 a description ( !   
implem5tation by ! ,secret>y ( ?is      
section4  7d7  ,monitor+ & evaluation   
7#a7  ,9 g5]al  ,! ,secret>y %all       
e/abli% a monitor+ & evaluation         
process--  7,a7 to assess compliance ) !
 requirem5ts ( ?is section1 includ+ !   
contract pref]5ce "u subsection 7b72 &  
7,b7 to support ! reports requir$ "u    
subsection 7c74  7#b7  ,p>ticipants  ,! 
process describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may    
include p>ticipation by--  7,a7 any     
coop]at+ gov]nm5tal ag5cies1 includ+    
,tribal gov]nm5ts2 &  7,b7 any o!r      
int]e/$ gr\ps or individuals4  4  7b7   
,cl]ical am5dm5t  ,! table ( cont5ts    
conta9$ 9 section #a7;b7 ( ! ,heal?y    
,=e/s ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc 7,public 

,law #ajh-adh2 #aag ,/at4 #ahhg7 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ ! items relat+ to        
sections #ajg & #ajh & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
,sec4 #ajg4 ,contract pref]5ce = local  
contractors = c]ta9 haz>d\s fuel        
r$uction projects4 ,sec4 #ajh4 ,effect (
 title4 ,sec4 #aji4 ,au?orization (     
appropriations4  4