[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3586-S3587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6463. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1094. 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, $5,000,000,000;

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       ``(X) for fiscal year 2029, $5,250,000,000;
       ``(XI) for fiscal year 2030, $5,515,000,000;
       ``(XII) for fiscal year 2031, $5,800,000,000;
       ``(XIII) for fiscal year 2032, $6,100,000,000;
       ``(XIV) for fiscal year 2033, $6,400,000,000;
       ``(XV) for fiscal year 2034, $6,700,000,000;
       ``(XVI) for fiscal year 2035, $7,035,000,000;
       ``(XVII) for fiscal year 2036, $7,400,000,000; and
       ``(XVIII) for fiscal year 2037, $7,800,000,000.''.

       (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) Definitions.--As used in this subsection--
       ``(A) 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)); and
       ``(B) the term `covered legislative action' means that--
       ``(i)(I) a bill or joint resolution making discretionary 
     appropriations for any of fiscal years 2028 through 2037 is 
     reported;
       ``(II) a motion to proceed to such a bill or joint 
     resolution is agreed to;
       ``(III) an amendment to such a bill or joint resolution is 
     offered;
       ``(IV) an amendment between the Houses in relation to such 
     a bill or joint resolution is laid before the Senate or the 
     House of Representatives; or
       ``(V) a conference report on such a bill or joint 
     resolution is submitted; and
       ``(ii) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, amendment 
     between the Houses, or conference report described in clause 
     (i) provides an amount for wildfire suppression operations in 
     the Wildland Fire Management accounts at the Department of 
     Agriculture or the Department of the Interior.
       ``(2) Adjustments.--In the event of a covered legislative 
     action, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 
     House of Representatives or the Senate shall make the 
     adjustments referred to in paragraph (3) to reflect the 
     additional new budget authority provided for wildfire 
     suppression operations for the applicable fiscal year in the 
     applicable bill, joint resolution, amendment, amendment 
     between the Houses, or conference report and the outlays 
     resulting therefrom, consistent with paragraph (5).
       ``(3) 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.
       ``(4) 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.
       ``(5) Limitation.--No adjustment may be made under this 
     subsection in excess of--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 2028, $5,000,000,000;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 2029, $5,250,000,000;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 2030, $5,515,000,000;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 2031, $5,800,000,000;
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2032, $6,100,000,000;
       ``(F) for fiscal year 2033, $6,400,000,000;
       ``(G) for fiscal year 2034, $6,700,000,000;
       ``(H) for fiscal year 2035, $7,035,000,000;
       ``(I) for fiscal year 2036, $7,400,000,000; and
       ``(J) for fiscal year 2037, $7,800,000,000.''.
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