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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3532 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a periodic wildfire 
assessment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. O’HALLERAN (for himself, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. PANETTA) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a 
periodic wildfire assessment, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WILDFIRE PREPARATION, RESPONSE, AND RE-
COVERY ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service and in consultation with the Secretary of the 
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Interior, shall, not less than once every 5 years, 
complete a wildfire assessment that includes the 
analysis described in paragraph (2). 
(2) CONTENTS OF ANALYSIS.—The assessment 
required under paragraph (1), shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, with respect to the pre-
ceding 5 years, include an analysis of— 
(A) the direct costs of wildfire response, 
preparation, and recovery, including— 
(i) wildfire mitigation activities; 
(ii) wildlife suppression activities; 
(iii) insured private property losses 
due to wildfire; 
(iv) uninsured private property losses 
due to wildfire; 
(v) damage due to wildfire and the 
necessary repairs related to utility infra-
structure, including shutoffs; 
(vi) damage and loss of timber and 
other agricultural resources due to wildfire; 
(vii) damage due to wildfire and the 
necessary restoration of archeological sites; 
(viii) evacuations and emergency shel-
ters; 
(ix) labor; 
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(x) human health, including death, in-
jury, and illness; 
(xi) necessary infrastructure and sta-
bilization repairs; 
(xii) damage due to wildfire and the 
necessary rehabilitation of ecosystem serv-
ices, 
including 
watershed 
impairment, 
vegetation, and soil impacts; and 
(xiii) damage due to wildfire and the 
necessary restoration to wildlife habitat; 
(B) the indirect costs of wildfire response, 
preparation, and recovery, including— 
(i) diminished tax revenue; 
(ii) lost business revenue, including 
supply chain impacts; and 
(iii) property devaluation and housing 
market impacts; 
(C) whether the costs described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) have been or will be 
paid by— 
(i) the Federal government; 
(ii) State or territory governments; or 
(iii) county or local governments; 
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(D) a comparison between the analysis 
under such assessment and the analysis under 
the preceding assessment (as applicable); and 
(E) any challenges to ascertaining the 
costs described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), including unavailable data. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this section, and once 
every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall submit 
to the President, the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate the most 
recently completed assessment required under subsection 
(a)(1). 
(c) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out an assessment 
required under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Agri-
culture may collaborate with relevant Federal agencies, 
State and local governments, research institutions, utility 
companies and cooperatives, and non-profit organizations. 
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