,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ijb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #f1 #bjbe,mr4     
,%eehy 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kim7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture & !  
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to e/abli% a /&>d
 = ! response "t to wildfire incid5ts1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,wildfire ,response
 & ,prep>$ness ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,/&>ds
 = response "t to wildfire incid5ts  7a7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,relevant congressional committees ,!   
t]m relevant congressional committees   
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate2  7,b7 !  
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee 
on ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives2 &  7,d7 ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,response "t ,!  

t]m response "t1 ) respect to a wildl&  
fire incid5t1 means ! p]iod ( "t betwe5 
ignition ( ! wildl& fire & evaluation = 
purposes ( suppression ( t wildl& fire1 
on ! gr\nd or 9 an aircraft1 by-- 7,a7 a
 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local public safety  
(fic]2 or  7,b7 a public safety         
volunte]4  7#c7 ,secret>y conc]n$ ,! t]m
 ,secret>y conc]n$ means-- 7,a7 !       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ) respect to  
,f$]al l& adm9i/]$ by ! ,=e/ ,s]vice2   
7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 ) respect
 to ,f$]al l& adm9i/]$ by ! ,bureau (   
,l& ,managem5t1 ! ,bureau ( ,indian     
,affairs1 ! ,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 or !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice2
 &  7,c7 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al      
,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy1 ) respect to
 consultation ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fire   
,adm9i/ration relat+ to wildl& fires 9 !
 wildl&-urban int]face4  7b7 ,/&>ds     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y conc]n$ %all e/abli% a /&>d = 
! response "t to any wildl& fire incid5t

 occurr+ on ,f$]al l& adm9i/]$ by !     
,secret>y conc]n$4  7#b7 ,goal ,to !    
ext5t practicable1 ! response "t        
e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y conc]n$ = a     
wildl& fire incid5t "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all-- 7,a7 be n m ?an #cj m9utes2 &    
7,b7 include ! deploym5t ( fire         
suppression assets 9 a response "t ( n m
 ?an #c h\rs4  7c7 ,report to ,congress 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>ies      
conc]n$ %all jo9tly submit to ! relevant
 congressional committees a report t    
includes-- 7#a7 id5tification ( a s+le  
po9t ( contact = ,f$]al wildl& fire     
response at ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior2   
7#b7 a unifi$ budget reque/ t cov]s all 
wildl& fire activities ( ! ,secret>ies  
conc]n$2  7#c7 a description ( key      
p]=mance indicators = wildl& fire       
response = ea* (-- 7,a7 ! ,=e/ ,s]vice2 
7,b7 ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t2  7,c7 !
 ,bureau ( ,indian ,affairs2  7,d7 !    
,national ,p>k ,s]vice2 &  7,e7 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice2  7#d7 

7,a7 a description ( ! composition ( !  
aviation & gr\nd wildl& firefight+ fleet
 z ( ! date on :i* ! report is submitt$2
 &  7,b7 an e/imation ( ! size ( t fleet
 requir$ to provide a response "t ( n m 
?an #cj m9utes = wildl& fires occurr+ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! deploym5t (  
fire suppression assets 9 a response "t 
( n m ?an #c h\rs2  7#e7 a description (
 necess>y *anges to ! ,f$]al ord]+ &    
dispat* sy/em to enable ,f$]al wildl&   
firefight+ assets to be dispat*$ fa/]2  
7#f7 a description ( ,f$]al contract+   
me*anisms relat+ to wildl& firefight+   
assets t may be /reaml9$ to ensure t    
contract activation & aw>ds may be      
provid$ )9 a #a-ye> p]iod2 &  7#g7 a    
description ( all res\rces & au?orities 
ne$$ to ensure t wildl& firefight+      
assets "u ,f$]al contracts are available
 ye>-r\nd & nationwide4