3.0.0 5965 2019-11-15T20:50:56Z 2019-11-15T20:50:56Z House H HR 2012-06-19 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GALLEGLY:H.R. 5965.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Article IV, Section 3,Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, it is the powerof Congress to ``make all needful Rules and Regulationsrespecting the Territory or other Property belonging to theUnited States,''.[Page H3807]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2012-06-27T14:36:22Z Referred to 2012-06-19T14:01:10Z 2012-06-27 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Committee 2012-06-19 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2012-06-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 N B000461 Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] BRIAN BILBRAY R CA P. 50 2012-07-19 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2012-09-19 False Emergency Management Aviation and airports California Colorado Congressional oversight Fires Forests, forestry, trees Government buildings, facilities, and property National Guard and reserves North Carolina Public contracts and procurement Wyoming Emergency Management 00 2012-06-19 Introduced in House 2012-09-04T20:52:18Z Requires the Chief of the Forest Service to make the eight Forest Service First Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS I) units available, without compensation, to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have C-130H aircraft configured to contain such an MAFFS I unit and adequate pilot and crew member training in its use to fight wildfires.

Directs the Chief to make the nine Forest Service Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS II) units immediately available, without compensation, to specified units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve in Wyoming, North Carolina, Colorado, and California.

Prohibits the Chief from procuring air tankers to fight wildfires from a foreign government without certifying that MAFFS air tanker support available from units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve is being fully utilized or is insufficient to address wildfires on National Forest System land.

]]> To require the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires. Display Title To require the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires. Official Title as Introduced To require the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires. Introduced in House 2012-06-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5965ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5965ih.xml 2012-06-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.