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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3924 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a quadrennial fire 
review, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 11, 2025 
Mr. NEGUSE (for himself and Mr. HARDER of California) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Science, Space, and 
Technology, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the 
Interior, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
carry out a quadrennial fire review, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wildfire Risk Evalua-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) wildfire management is a complex, multi-ju-
risdictional issue that requires a whole-of-govern-
ment approach before, during, and after a fire; 
(2) wildfires spread quickly and may invoke 
various Federal, State, Tribal, and local jurisdictions 
simultaneously; 
(3) effective wildfire management requires 
interagency, cross-boundary, strategic, and holistic 
solutions; 
(4) relevant Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
governments should be included in any planning, de-
cision-making, or response activities with respect to 
wildfire management; 
(5) a purpose of a quadrennial fire review is to 
forecast conditions that may present the greatest 
challenges for wildland fire management throughout 
the 20-year period immediately following such review 
and inform the development of long-term, strategic 
actions to address such challenges; 
(6) the report of the Secretary of Agriculture 
and the Secretary of the Interior entitled ‘‘The Na-
tional Strategy: the Final Phase of the Development 
of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management 
Strategy’’ (April 2014), as updated by the report en-
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titled ‘‘National Cohesive Wildland Fire Manage-
ment Strategy Addendum Update’’ (January 2023), 
represents a strategic, collaborative effort to address 
wildfire management in all landscapes and using the 
best science available to make meaningful progress 
towards the 3 goals established in such report re-
garding— 
(A) resilient landscapes; 
(B) fire-adapted communities; and 
(C) safe and effective wildfire response; 
and 
(7) the report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation 
and Management Commission entitled ‘‘ON FIRE: 
The Report of the Wildland Fire Mitigation and 
Management Commission’’ (September 2023) pre-
sents a consensus set of recommendations developed 
by 50 diverse experts and intended to result in im-
proved outcomes for wildfire management in the 
United States. 
SEC. 3. QUADRENNIAL FIRE REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries, acting jointly 
through the qualified agencies, shall conduct a quadren-
nial review of the comprehensive wildfire environment in 
the United States that includes— 
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(1) a quantitative analysis of changes to built 
and natural environments since the most recent 
quadrennial fire review and the impact of such 
changes on pre-fire mitigation, wildfire incident re-
sponse, and proactive recovery from wildfire; and 
(2) an analysis of the intersection between wild-
fire and public health, conducted in coordination 
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Center for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 4 years for 
the 20 years thereafter, the Secretaries shall jointly sub-
mit to the relevant committees a report that contains— 
(1) the results of the reviews conducted under 
subsection (a) and specifies the administrative ac-
tions and outcomes that have occurred as a result of 
such reviews; 
(2) a summary of— 
(A) the challenges relating to wildfire that 
are anticipated during the 20-year period imme-
diately following the report; and 
(B) the most significant long-term wildland 
fire management challenges; 
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(3) recommendations regarding such Federal 
legislation and administrative actions as the Secre-
taries determine necessary to address the results de-
scribed in paragraph (1) and the challenges de-
scribed in paragraph (2); 
(4) an evaluation of any progress made to-
ward— 
(A) achieving the 3 goals established in the 
report of the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior entitled ‘‘The National 
Strategy: the Final Phase of the Development 
of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Man-
agement Strategy’’ (April 2014), as updated by 
the report entitled ‘‘National Cohesive Wildland 
Fire Management Strategy Addendum Update’’ 
(January 2023); and 
(B) implementing recommendations set 
forth in the report of the Wildland Fire Mitiga-
tion and Management Commission entitled 
‘‘ON FIRE: The Report of the Wildland Fire 
Mitigation and Management Commission’’ (Sep-
tember 2023); and 
(5) projected future scenarios to highlight areas 
of consideration for realignment of programs, strate-
gies, capabilities, and the workforce that will assist 
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the Secretaries in addressing the challenges de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) QUALIFIED AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘quali-
fied agencies’’ means— 
(A) with respect to the Secretary of Agri-
culture, the Forest Service; 
(B) with respect to the Secretary of the In-
terior, the Department of the Interior; 
(C) with respect to the Secretary of Home-
land Security, the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency and the United States Fire Ad-
ministration; and 
(D) such other entities as the Secretaries 
determine appropriate. 
(2) RELEVANT COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Natural Resources, 
Homeland Security, and Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(B) the Committees on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources, Governmental Affairs, and 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate. 
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(3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of 
the Interior, and the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
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