,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #f        
7legislative day1 ,february #e71        
#bjbe,mr4 ,sheehy 7for himself and ,mr4 
,padilla7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to direct the ,secretary of            
,agriculture and the ,secretary of the  
,interior to develop a plan to          
reorganize ,federal wildland fire       
response1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,fit for ,purpose ,wildfire         
,readiness ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,federal 
wildland fire response reorganization   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,agriculture and the ,secretary of the  
,interior 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,secretaries7 shall jointly develop 
a plan to consolidate the authorities of
 the ,secretaries relating to ,federal  
wildland fire preparedness1 suppression1

 and recovery efforts under an agency of
 the ,department of the ,interior1 to be
 known as the ,national ,wildland       
,firefighting ,service4  7b7            
,requirements ,the plan developed under 
subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 a   
budget for the ,national ,wildland      
,firefighting ,service2  7#b7 a         
description of the qualifications       
required for an individual to be        
appointed to be the ,director of the    
,national ,wildland ,firefighting       
,service1 who shall be appointed by the 
,president1 by and with the advice and  
consent of the ,senate2 and  7#c7 a     
description of the resources and        
authorities necessary to consolidate    
,federal wildland fire response efforts 
of the ,secretaries in the ,national    
,wildland ,firefighting ,service4  7c7  
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretaries shall jointly submit a     
report describing the plan developed    
under subsection 7a7 to-- 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