S To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

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1 II TH CONGRESS ST SESSION S. To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY, 0 Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. RISCH, Mr. BEN- NET, Mr. GARDNER, Ms. BALDWIN, and Mr. DAINES) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act of 0. SEC.. WILDFIRE DISASTER FUNDING AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL. Section (b)() of the Balanced emcdonald on DSKQTVNPROD with BILLS Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 9 ( 9 U.S.C. 90(b)()) is amended by adding at the end the 0 following: VerDate Sep 0 0: Jan, 0 Jkt 0900 PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 E:\BILLS\S.IS S

2 emcdonald on DSKQTVNPROD with BILLS S IS VerDate Sep 0 0: Jan, 0 Jkt 0900 PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 E:\BILLS\S.IS S (E) FLAME WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION. (i) If a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies an amount for wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior, then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that Act for wildfire suppression operations for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed (I) for fiscal year 0, $,0,000,000 in additional new (II) for fiscal year 0, $,0,000,000 in additional new (III) for fiscal year 0, $,0,000,000 in additional new (IV) for fiscal year 09, $,0,000,000 in additional new

3 emcdonald on DSKQTVNPROD with BILLS (V) for fiscal year 00 $,00,000,000 in additional new (VI) for fiscal year 0, $,0,000,000 in additional new (VII) for fiscal year 0, $,0,000,000 in additional new 9 0 (VIII) for fiscal year 0, $,90,000,000 in additional new (IX) for fiscal year 0, $,90,000,000 in additional new and (X) for fiscal year 0, $,90,000,000 in additional new budget authority. 9 (ii) As used in this subparagraph 0 (I) the term additional new budget authority means the amount provided for a fiscal year, in excess of 0 percent of the average costs for wildfire suppression operations over the previous 0 years, in an appro- S IS VerDate Sep 0 0: Jan, 0 Jkt 0900 PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 E:\BILLS\S.IS S

4 emcdonald on DSKQTVNPROD with BILLS priation Act and specified to pay for the costs of wildfire suppression oper- ations; and (II) the term wildfire suppres- sion operations means the emergency and unpredictable aspects of wildland firefighting including support, re- sponse, and emergency stabilization 9 activities; other emergency manage- 0 ment activities; and funds necessary to repay any transfers needed for these costs. (iii) The average costs for wildfire suppression operations over the previous 0 years shall be calculated annually and reported in the President s Budget submis- sion under section 0(a) of title, United States Code, for each fiscal year.. 9 (b) DISASTER FUNDING. Section (b)()(d) of 0 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 9 ( U.S.C. 90(b)()(D)) is amended () in clause (i) (A) in subclause (I), by striking and and inserting plus ; S IS VerDate Sep 0 0: Jan, 0 Jkt 0900 PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 E:\BILLS\S.IS S

5 emcdonald on DSKQTVNPROD with BILLS (B) in subclause (II), by striking the pe- riod and inserting ; less ; and (C) by adding the following: (III) the additional new budget authority provided in an appropriation Act for wildfire suppression operations pursuant to subparagraph (E) for the preceding fiscal year. ; and 9 () by adding at the end the following: 0 (v) Beginning in fiscal year 0 and in subsequent fiscal years, the calcula- tion of the average funding provided for disaster relief over the previous 0 years shall include the additional new budget au- thority provided in an appropriation Act for wildfire suppression operations pursu- ant to subparagraph (E) for the preceding fiscal year.. 9 (c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. If the Secretary of 0 the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture determines that supplemental appropriations are necessary for a fiscal year for wildfire suppression operations, such Secretary shall promptly submit to Congress () a request for such supplemental appropria- tions; and S IS VerDate Sep 0 0: Jan, 0 Jkt 0900 PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 E:\BILLS\S.IS S

6 () a plan detailing the manner in which such Secretary intends to obligate the supplemental appropriations by not later than 0 days after the date on which the amounts are made available. Æ emcdonald on DSKQTVNPROD with BILLS S IS VerDate Sep 0 0: Jan, 0 Jkt 0900 PO Frm 0000 Fmt Sfmt 0 E:\BILLS\S.IS S