,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ijb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #f1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,sheehy 7for himself and ,mr4 ,kim7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,agriculture and the      
,secretary of the ,interior to establish
 a standard for the response time to    
wildfire incidents1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,wildfire ,response 
and ,preparedness ,act of #bjbe4  #b4   
,standards for response time to wildfire
 incidents  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,relevant congressional   
committees ,the term relevant           
congressional committees means-- 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  7#b7       
,response time ,the term response time1 
with respect to a wildland fire         
incident1 means the period of time      
between ignition of the wildland fire   
and evaluation for purposes of          
suppression of that wildland fire1 on   
the ground or in an aircraft1 by-- 7,a7 
a ,federal1 ,state1 or local public     
safety officer2 or  7,b7 a public safety
 volunteer4  7#c7 ,secretary concerned  
,the term ,secretary concerned means--  
7,a7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1    
with respect to ,federal land           
administered by the ,forest ,service2   
7,b7 the ,secretary of the ,interior1   
with respect to ,federal land           
administered by the ,bureau of ,land    
,management1 the ,bureau of ,indian     
,affairs1 the ,national ,park ,service1 
or the ,united ,states ,fish and        
,wildlife ,service2 and  7,c7 the       
,administrator of the ,federal          

,emergency ,management ,agency1 with    
respect to consultation with the ,united
 ,states ,fire ,administration relating 
to wildland fires in the wildland-urban 
interface4  7b7 ,standards  7#a7 ,in    
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary concerned shall establish a  
standard for the response time to any   
wildland fire incident occurring on     
,federal land administered by the       
,secretary concerned4  7#b7 ,goal ,to   
the extent practicable1 the response    
time established by the ,secretary      
concerned for a wildland fire incident  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 be not
 more than #cj minutes2 and  7,b7       
include the deployment of fire          
suppression assets in a response time of
 not more than #c hours4  7c7 ,report to
 ,congress ,not later than #a year after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,secretaries concerned shall jointly   
submit to the relevant congressional    
committees a report that includes-- 7#a7

 identification of a single point of    
contact for ,federal wildland fire      
response at the ,department of the      
,interior2  7#b7 a unified budget       
request that covers all wildland fire   
activities of the ,secretaries          
concerned2  7#c7 a description of key   
performance indicators for wildland fire
 response for each of-- 7,a7 the ,forest
 ,service2  7,b7 the ,bureau of ,land   
,management2  7,c7 the ,bureau of       
,indian ,affairs2  7,d7 the ,national   
,park ,service2 and  7,e7 the ,united   
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service2   
7#d7 7,a7 a description of the          
composition of the aviation and ground  
wildland firefighting fleet as of the   
date on which the report is submitted2  
and  7,b7 an estimation of the size of  
that fleet required to provide a        
response time of not more than #cj      
minutes for wildland fires occurring in 
the ,united ,states1 including the      
deployment of fire suppression assets in
 a response time of not more than #c    

hours2  7#e7 a description of necessary 
changes to the ,federal ordering and    
dispatch system to enable ,federal      
wildland firefighting assets to be      
dispatched faster2  7#f7 a description  
of ,federal contracting mechanisms      
relating to wildland firefighting assets
 that may be streamlined to ensure that 
contract activation and awards may be   
provided within a #a-year period2 and   
7#g7 a description of all resources and 
authorities needed to ensure that       
wildland firefighting assets under      
,federal contracts are available        
year-round and nationwide4