S.Amdt. 4158

SA 4158. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill H.R. 6938, making consolidated appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. WILDFIRE FUNDING ADJUSTMENT.

(a) Statutory Caps.--Section 251(b)(2)(F)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2
U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(F)(i)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking
``2027'' and inserting ``2037'';
(2) in subclause (VII), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(3) in subclause (VIII), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:

``(IX) for fiscal year 2028, $4,610,000,000;
``(X) for fiscal year 2029, $4,840,000,000;
``(XI) for fiscal year 2030, $5,080,000,000;
``(XII) for fiscal year 2031, $5,335,000,000;
``(XIII) for fiscal year 2032, $5,600,000,000;
``(XIV) for fiscal year 2033, $5,880,000,000;
``(XV) for fiscal year 2034, $6,180,000,000;
``(XVI) for fiscal year 2035, $6,485,000,000;
``(XVII) for fiscal year 2036, $6,810,000,000; and
``(XVIII) for fiscal year 2037, $7,150,000,000.''.

(b) Congressional Budget Act of 1974.--Section 314 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 645) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(h) Adjustments for Wildfire Suppression.--
``(1) Adjustments.--If the Committee on Appropriations of
either House reports an appropriation measure for any of
fiscal years 2028 through 2037 that provides an amount for
wildfire suppression operations in the Wildland Fire
Management accounts at the Department of Agriculture or the
Department of the Interior, or if a conference committee
submits a conference report thereon, the chairman of the
Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or
the Senate shall make the adjustments referred to in
paragraph (2) to reflect the additional new budget authority
provided for wildfire suppression operations for that fiscal
year in that measure or conference report and the outlays
resulting therefrom, consistent with paragraph (4).
``(2) Types of adjustments.--The adjustments referred to in
this paragraph consist of adjustments to--
``(A) the discretionary spending limits for that fiscal
year as set forth in the most recently adopted concurrent
resolution on the budget;
``(B) the allocations to the Committees on Appropriations
of the Senate and the House of Representatives for that
fiscal year under section 302(a); and
``(C) the appropriate budget aggregates for that fiscal
year in the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on
the budget.
``(3) Enforcement.--The adjusted discretionary spending
limits, allocations, and aggregates under this subsection
shall be considered the appropriate limits, allocations, and
aggregates for purposes of congressional enforcement of this
Act and concurrent budget resolutions under this Act.
``(4) Limitation.--No adjustment may be made under this
subsection in excess of--
``(A) for fiscal year 2028, $4,610,000,000;
``(B) for fiscal year 2029, $4,840,000,000;
``(C) for fiscal year 2030, $5,080,000,000;
``(D) for fiscal year 2031, $5,335,000,000;
``(E) for fiscal year 2032, $5,600,000,000;
``(F) for fiscal year 2033, $5,880,000,000;
``(G) for fiscal year 2034, $6,180,000,000;
``(H) for fiscal year 2035, $6,485,000,000;
``(I) for fiscal year 2036, $6,810,000,000; and

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``(J) for fiscal year 2037, $7,150,000,000.
``(5) Definitions.--As used in this subsection, the terms
`additional new budget authority' and `wildfire suppression
operations' have the meanings given such terms in section
251(b)(2)(F)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(F)(ii)).''.
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