[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7661]
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  SA 4206. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 
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 end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 318. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY AND ADVISABILITY OF DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE ENTERING INTO COOPERATIVE FIRE 
                   PROTECTION AGREEMENTS WITH STATE OR LOCAL 
                   AGENCIES FOR SHARING RESOURCES IN CONDUCTING 
                   WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     study on the feasibility and advisability of the Secretary 
     entering into cooperative fire protection agreements with 
     State or local agencies for sharing resources in conducting 
     wildfire suppression activities.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a report on the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).
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