[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4954-S4955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  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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