S.Amdt. 2621

SA 2621. Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4638, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. 10__. REPORT ON WILDFIRE FIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN HAWAII.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
report that includes--
(1) an assessment of the wildfire fighting capabilities of
the Department of Defense in Hawaii, including any shortfalls
in firefighting equipment, facilities, training, plans, or
personnel;
(2) an assessment of the wildfire mitigation capabilities
of the Department in Hawaii, including any shortfalls in fuel
breaks, facilities, water storage, or suppression access;
(3) a determination of the feasibility of establishing a
wildfire training institute on O'ahu;
(4) an identification of any additional authorities or
resources required to integrate the capabilities of the
Department with the capabilities of other Federal, State, and
local emergency responders;
(5) an identification of any memoranda or other agreements
between the Department and State, local, Federal, or other
disaster response organizations regarding wildland fire
mitigation, prevention, response, and recovery; and
(6) opportunities for the Department to partner with local
producers or organizations for the purposes of reducing and
managing fuels loads on lands owned by the Department.

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