,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #caij  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,lujn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,curtis7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! e/abli%m5t ( a
 public-private wildfire te*nology      
deploym5t & demon/ration p>tn]%ip1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,fire ,innovation ,unit
 ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,public-private     
wildfire te*nology deploym5t &          
demon/ration p>tn]%ip  7a7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ ag5cy ,! t]m
 cov]$ ag5cy means-- 7,a7 ea* ,f$]al l& 
managem5t ag5cy 7z def9$ 9 section #hjb 
( ! ,f$]al ,l&s ,recreation ,enhancem5t 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja772  7,b7 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  7,c7 ! ,bureau (  
,indian ,affairs2  7,d7 ! ,national     
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration2   
7,e7 ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t       
,ag5cy2  7,f7 ! ,national ,a]onautics & 

,space ,adm9i/ration2  7,g7 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration2  7,h7 !     
,g5]al ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration2  7,i7 a  
,/ate1 ,tribal1 c\nty1 or municipal fire
 dep>tm5t1 fire di/rict1 l& managem5t   
ag5cy1 natural res\rces ag5cy1 or       
equival5t ag5cy op]at+ ?r\gh ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,fire ,adm9i/ration or pursuant  
to an agreem5t ) a ,f$]al ag5cy2 &  7,j7
 any o!r ,f$]al ag5cy involv$ 9 wildfire
 response4  7#b7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m   
cov]$ entity means-- 7,a7 a private     
entity2  7,b7 a nonpr(it organization2 &
  7,c7 an in/itution ( high] education  
7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja774  7#c7 ,pilot ,program ,! t]m   
,pilot ,program means ! deploym5t &     
demon/ration pilot program e/abli%$ "u  
subsection 7b74  7#d7 ,relevant         
committees ( ,congress ,! t]m relevant  
committees ( ,congress means-- 7,a7 9 ! 
,s5ate-- 7i7 ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry2     
7ii7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural  

,res\rces2  7iii7 ! ,committee on       
,indian ,affairs2  7iv7 ! ,committee on 
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal         
,affairs2 &  7v7 ! ,committee on        
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation2 & 
7,b7 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7i7 !
 ,committee on ,agriculture2  7ii7 !    
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces2 &     
7iii7 ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &
 ,te*nology4  7#e7 ,secret>ies ,! t]m   
,secret>ies means ! ,secret>y (         
,agriculture & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1
 act+ jo9tly4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,secret>ies %all e/abli% a      
deploym5t & demon/ration pilot program =
 new & innovative wildfire prev5tion1   
detection1 communication1 response1 &   
mitigation te*nologies4  7c7 ,functions 
,9 c>ry+ out ! ,pilot ,program1 !       
,secret>ies %all-- 7#a7 consult ) !     
,national ,wildfire ,coord9at+ ,gr\p2   
7#b7 9 consultation ) ! heads ( ! cov]$ 
ag5cies1 id5tify & advance !            
demon/ration & deploym5t ( key te*nology

 priority areas1 includ+ = mature &     
comm]cially available te*nologies1 )    
respect to ! deploym5t ( wildfire       
prev5tion1 detection1 communication1 &  
mitigation te*nologies1 includ+-- 7,a7  
innovations 9 haz>d\s fuels r$uction    
activities or treatm5ts1 includ+ ! use (
 prescrib$ or cultural fire2  7,b7      
spatial plann+ = unplann$ human-caus$   
ignitions2  7,c7 wildfire model+ &      
effectiv5ess algori?ms2  7,d7 dispat*   
communications2  7,e7 remote s5s+1      
detection1 & track+2  7,f7 safety       
equipm5t2  7,g7 common op]at+ pictures  
or op]ational da%bo>ds2  7,h7           
int]op]able comm]cial data2  7,i7       
autonom\s suppression sy/ems2  7,j7 grid
 resili5ce2  7,k7 community resili5ce & 
home h>d5+2 &  7,l7 prioritization &    
decision support tools2  7#c7 connect   
ea* cov]$ entity select$ to p>ticipate 9
 ! ,pilot ,program ) ! appropriate cov]$
 ag5cy to coord9ate real-"t & on-!-gr\nd
 te/+ ( te*nology dur+ wildfire         
mitigation activities & tra9+2  7#d7    

def9e cle> crit]ia = evaluat+ ! success 
( te*nologies 7includ+ mature &         
comm]cially available te*nologies7      
demon/rat$ "u ! ,pilot ,program1 focus+ 
on effectiv5ess1 scalability1 &         
co/-effici5cy2 &  7#e7 coord9ate ) cov]$
 ag5cies to ensure ! effici5t deploym5t 
( scal$ te*nologies1 includ+ ?r\gh exp&$
 public-private p>tn]%ips1 multiag5cy   
contract+ = procurem5t1 & au?orization (
 cov]$ ag5cy /aff ) te*nological        
procurem5t exp]tise to assi/ o!r cov]$  
ag5cies 9 ne$ ( t exp]tise4  7d7        
,applications ,to be eligible to        
p>ticipate 9 ! ,pilot ,program1 a cov]$ 
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>ies an  
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>ies   
may require1 includ+ a proposal to      
demon/rate te*nologies specific to key  
te*nology priority areas id5tifi$ "u    
subsection 7c77#b74  7e7 ,exi/+         
p>tn]%ips  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$ ag5cy 
may submit a /atem5t to ! ,secret>ies   
describ+ ! effectiv5ess1 scalability1 & 

co/-effici5cy ( an exi/+ p>tn]%ip1 pilot
 project1 or contract a cov]$ entity    
provid+ a te*nology describ$ 9          
subsection 7c77#b74  7#b7               
,successfulness ,! ,secret>ies may deem 
a te*nology describ$ 9 a /atem5t        
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to be a       
successful te*nology = purposes ( ?is   
section4  7f7 ,outrea* ,! ,secret>ies1 9
 coord9ation ) ! heads ( ! cov]$        
ag5cies1 %all make publicly available ! 
key te*nology priority areas id5tifi$ "u
 subsection 7c77#b7 & invite cov]$      
entities to apply "u subsection 7d7 to  
deploy & demon/rate te*nologies to      
address ^? priority areas4  7g7 ,reports
 & recomm5dations ,n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! date ( e/abli%m5t ( ! ,pilot     
,program1 & annually !reaft] = !        
duration ( ! ,pilot ,program1 !         
,secret>ies %all submit to ! relevant   
committees ( ,congress a report t       
includes ! foll[+ ) respect to ! ,pilot 
,program3 7#a7 ,a brief description (   
pot5tial te*nologies deploy$ &          

demon/rat$4  7#b7 ,an e/imate ( ! co/ ( 
acquir+ ea* su* te*nology & apply+ !    
te*nology at scale4  7#c7 ,outrea* ef=ts
 by cov]$ ag5cies to cov]$ entities     
develop+ wildfire te*nologies4  7#d7    
,assessm5ts (1 & recomm5dations relat+  
to1 new te*nologies ) pot5tial adoption 
& application at-scale 9 ! wildfire     
prev5tion1 detection1 communication1 &  
mitigation ef=ts ( ,f$]al l& managem5t  
ag5cies 7z def9$ 9 section #hjb ( !     
,f$]al ,l&s ,recreation ,enhancem5t ,act
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja774  7#e7 ,a       
description ( ! relation%ip &           
coord9ation betwe5 ! ,pilot ,program & !
 activities ( ! ,national ,oceanic &    
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 includ+ !    
,fire ,wea!r ,te/b$4  7#f7 ,b>ri]s &    
solutions = procurem5t ( te*nologies by 
cov]$ ag5cies4  7h7 ,sunset ,! ,pilot   
,program t]m9ates on ! date t is #g ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4