text: SECTION 1. WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LANDS.
  
      Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
  Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) is amended--
              (1) by striking ``(2)'' and all that follows through 
          ``means'' and inserting the following:
              ``(2) Major disaster.--
                      ``(A) Major disaster.--The term `major disaster' 
                  means''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following:
                      ``(B) Major disaster for wildfire on federal 
                  lands.--The term `major disaster for wildfire on 
                  Federal lands' means any wildfire or wildfires, which 
                  in the determination of the President under section 802 
                  warrants assistance under section 803 to supplement the 
                  efforts and resources of the Department of the Interior 
                  or the Department of Agriculture--
                              ``(i) on Federal lands; or
                              ``(ii) on non-Federal lands pursuant to a 
                          fire protection agreement or cooperative 
                          agreement.''.
  
  SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF A MAJOR DISASTER FOR WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LANDS.
  
      The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
  (42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  
         ``TITLE VIII--MAJOR DISASTER FOR WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LAND
  
  ``SEC. 801. DEFINITIONS.
  
      ``As used in this title--
              ``(1) Federal land.--The term `Federal land' means--
                      ``(A) any land under the jurisdiction of the 
                  Department of the Interior; and
                      ``(B) any land under the jurisdiction of the United 
                  States Forest Service.
              ``(2) Federal land management agencies.--The term `Federal 
          land management agencies' means--
                      ``(A) the Bureau of Land Management;
                      ``(B) the National Park Service;
                      ``(C) the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
                      ``(D) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
                  and
                      ``(E) the United States Forest Service.
              ``(3) Wildfire suppression operations.--The term `wildfire 
          suppression operations' means the emergency and unpredictable 
          aspects of wildland firefighting, including support, response, 
          emergency stabilization activities, and other emergency 
          management activities of wildland firefighting on Federal lands 
          (or on non-Federal lands pursuant to a fire protection 
          agreement or cooperative agreement) by the Federal land 
          management agencies covered by the wildfire suppression 
          subactivity of the Wildland Fire Management account or the 
          FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund account of the Federal 
          land management agencies.
  
  ``SEC. 802. PROCEDURE FOR DECLARATION OF A MAJOR DISASTER FOR WILDFIRE 
                ON FEDERAL LANDS.
  
      ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
  of Agriculture may submit a request to the President consistent with 
  the requirements of this title for a declaration by the President that 
  a major disaster for wildfire on Federal lands exists.
      ``(b) Requirements.--A request for a declaration by the President 
  that a major disaster for wildfire on Federal lands exists shall--
              ``(1) be made in writing by the respective Secretary;
              ``(2) certify that the amount appropriated in the current 
          fiscal year for wildfire suppression operations of the Federal 
          land management agencies under the jurisdiction of the 
          respective Secretary, net of any concurrently enacted 
          rescissions of wildfire suppression funds, increases the total 
          unobligated balance of amounts available for wildfire 
          suppression by an amount equal to or greater than the average 
          total costs incurred by the Federal land management agencies 
          per year for wildfire suppression operations, including the 
          suppression costs in excess of appropriated amounts, over the 
          previous ten fiscal years;
              ``(3) certify that the amount available for wildfire 
          suppression operations of the Federal land management agencies 
          under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary will be 
          obligated not later than 30 days after such Secretary notifies 
          the President that wildfire suppression funds will be exhausted 
          to fund ongoing and anticipated wildfire suppression operations 
          related to the wildfire on which the request for the 
          declaration of a major disaster for wildfire on Federal lands 
          pursuant to this title is based; and
              ``(4) specify the amount required in the current fiscal 
          year to fund wildfire suppression operations related to the 
          wildfire on which the request for the declaration of a major 
          disaster for wildfire on Federal lands pursuant to this title 
          is based.
      ``(c) Declaration.--Based on the request of the respective 
  Secretary under this title, the President may declare that a major 
  disaster for wildfire on Federal lands exists.
  
  ``SEC. 803. WILDFIRE ON FEDERAL LANDS ASSISTANCE.
  
      ``(a) In General.--In a major disaster for wildfire on Federal 
  lands, the President may transfer funds, only from the account 
  established pursuant to subsection (b), to the Secretary of the 
  Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct wildfire 
  suppression operations on Federal lands (and non-Federal lands pursuant 
  to a fire protection agreement or cooperative agreement).
      ``(b) Wildfire Suppression Operations Account.--The President shall 
  establish a specific account for the assistance available pursuant to a 
  declaration under section 802. Such account may only be used to fund 
  assistance pursuant to this title.
      ``(c) Limitation.--
              ``(1) Limitation of transfer.--The assistance available 
          pursuant to a declaration under section 802 is limited to the 
          transfer of the amount requested pursuant to section 802(b)(4). 
          The assistance available for transfer shall not exceed the 
          amount contained in the wildfire suppression operations account 
          established pursuant to subsection (b).
              ``(2) Transfer of funds.--Funds under this section shall be 
          transferred from the wildfire suppression operations account to 
          the wildfire suppression subactivity of the Wildland Fire 
          Management Account.
      ``(d) Prohibition of Other Transfers.--Except as provided in this 
  section, no funds may be transferred to or from the account established 
  pursuant to subsection (b) to or from any other fund or account.
      ``(e) Reimbursement for Wildfire Suppression Operations on Non-
  Federal Land.--If amounts transferred under subsection (c) are used to 
  conduct wildfire suppression operations on non-Federal land, the 
  respective Secretary shall--
              ``(1) secure reimbursement for the cost of such wildfire 
          suppression operations conducted on the non-Federal land; and
              ``(2) transfer the amounts received as reimbursement to the 
          wildfire suppression operations account established pursuant to 
          subsection (b).
      ``(f) Annual Accounting and Reporting Requirements.--Not later than 
  90 days after the end of each fiscal year for which assistance is 
  received pursuant to this section, the respective Secretary shall 
  submit to the Committees on Agriculture, Appropriations, the Budget, 
  Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
  of Representatives and the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
  Forestry, Appropriations, the Budget, Energy and Natural Resources, 
  Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Indian Affairs of the 
  Senate, and make available to the public, a report that includes the 
  following:
              ``(1) The risk-based factors that influenced management 
          decisions regarding wildfire suppression operations of the 
          Federal land management agencies under the jurisdiction of the 
          Secretary concerned.
              ``(2) Specific discussion of a statistically significant 
          sample of large fires, in which each fire is analyzed for cost 
          drivers, effectiveness of risk management techniques, resulting 
          positive or negative impacts of fire on the landscape, impact 
          of investments in preparedness, suggested corrective actions, 
          and such other factors as the respective Secretary considers 
          appropriate.
              ``(3) Total expenditures for wildfire suppression 
          operations of the Federal land management agencies under the 
          jurisdiction of the respective Secretary, broken out by fire 
          sizes, cost, regional location, and such other factors as the 
          such Secretary considers appropriate.
              ``(4) Lessons learned.
              ``(5) Such other matters as the respective Secretary 
          considers appropriate.
      ``(g) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this title shall limit the 
  Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, Indian tribe, 
  or a State from receiving assistance through a declaration made by the 
  President under this Act when the criteria for such declaration have 
  been met.''.
target: Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to define a "major disaster for wildfire on federal lands" as any wildfire that, in the determination of the President, warrants assistance under this Act to supplement the efforts and resources of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture: (1) on federal lands, or (2) on non-federal lands pursuant to a fire protection agreement or cooperative agreement. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a request to the President for a declaration that such a major disaster exists. Requires such a request to:   certify that the amount appropriated in the current fiscal year for wildfire suppression operations of the federal land management agencies under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary, net of any concurrently enacted rescissions of wildfire suppression funds, increases the total unobligated balance of amounts available for wildfire suppression by an amount equal to or greater than the average total costs incurred by such agencies per year for wildfire suppression operations over the previous 10 fiscal years;  certify that the amount available for wildfire suppression operations of the federal land management agencies under the jurisdiction of the respective Secretary will be obligated not later than 30 days after such Secretary notifies the President that wildfire suppression funds will be exhausted to fund ongoing and anticipated wildfire suppression operations related to the wildfire on which such request is based; and  specify the amount required in the current fiscal year to fund wildfire suppression operations related to the wildfire on which such request is based.  Authorizes the President to: (1) declare that such a major disaster exists based on such a request, (2) establish a specific account for assistance pursuant to such a declaration, and (3) transfer funds from such account to the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct wildfire suppression operations on such lands. Requires the respective Secretary to secure reimbursement of transferred amounts used for wildfire suppression operations on non-federal land.
feat_title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish wildfire on Federal lands as a major disaster.