(B) verification methods that validate 
whether such data accurately correlates to the 
hazardous fuels reduction activities carried out 
by the Secretary concerned; 
(C) an analysis of the short- and long-term 
effectiveness of the hazardous fuels reduction ac-
tivities on reducing the risk of wildfire; and 
(D) for hazardous fuels reduction activities 
that occur partially within the wildland-urban 
interface, methods to distinguish which acres are 
located within the wildland-urban interface and 
which acres are located outside the wildland- 
urban interface. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 weeks after im-
plementing the standardized procedures required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 
submit to Congress a report that describes— 
(A) such standardized procedures; and 
(B) program and policy recommendations 
to Congress to address any limitations in track-
ing data related to hazardous fuels reduction ac-
tivities under this subsection. 
(c) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
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(1) conduct a study on the implementation of 
this Act, including any limitations with respect to— 
(A) reporting hazardous fuels reduction ac-
tivities under subsection (a); or 
(B) tracking data related to hazardous fuels 
reduction activities under subsection (b); and 
(2) submit to Congress a report that describes the 
results of the study under paragraph (1). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION ACTIVITY.— 
The term ‘‘hazardous fuels reduction activity’’— 
(A) means any vegetation management ac-
tivity to reduce the risk of wildfire, including 
mechanical treatments and prescribed burning; 
and 
(B) does not include the awarding of con-
tracts to conduct hazardous fuels reduction ac-
tivities. 
(2) FEDERAL LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal lands’’ 
means lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to National Forest System lands; and 
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(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to public lands and units of the National 
Park System. 
(4) WILDLAND-URBAN
INTERFACE.—The term 
‘‘wildland-urban interface’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restora-
tion Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 
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Union Calendar No. 149 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1567 
[Report No. 118–186, Part I] 
A BILL 
To require that the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior submit accurate re-
ports regarding hazardous fuels reduction activi-
ties, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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