S.Amdt. 4613

SA 4613. Mr. HICKENLOOPER submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory
Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. IMPACTS OF FUNDING CUTS AND STAFF SHORTAGES ON
WILDFIRE RISKS.

The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior shall provide to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a briefing to
describe--
(1) the projections for the severity and extent of the
upcoming wildfire season given ongoing drought;
(2) the scale and impact of staffing reductions in Federal
land management agencies on wildfire mitigation;
(3) the scale and impact of staffing reductions for Federal
land management agency personnel on wildfire response and
suppression, including personnel who hold Incident
Qualification Cards (commonly known as ``red cards'') and are
qualified to respond to wildfire incidents; and
(4) the scale and impact of staffing reductions on wildfire
recovery and restoration.
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