Bill > HR3924

This bill establishes a mandatory quadrennial (every four years) fire review process to be conducted jointly by the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, and Homeland Security to comprehensively assess wildfire risks and management strategies in the United States. The review will involve a detailed quantitative analysis of changes in built and natural environments, examining how these changes impact fire prevention, response, and recovery efforts. It will also include an analysis of wildfire's intersection with public health, conducted in collaboration with the EPA and CDC. Within 12 months of enactment and every four years thereafter for 20 years, the Secretaries must submit a report to relevant congressional committees that includes the review's findings, anticipated wildfire challenges for the next 20 years, recommendations for legislative and administrative actions, an evaluation of progress toward existing national wildfire management goals, and projected future scenarios to help realign programs, strategies, and workforce capabilities. The bill recognizes wildfire management as a complex, multi-jurisdictional issue requiring a whole-of-government approach and draws from previous strategic reports like the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy and the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission's recommendations to improve national wildfire management efforts.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry, Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3924/all-info