I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6248 
To provide for the transfer of excess Department of Defense aircraft to 
the Forest Service for wildfire suppression activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2012 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Ms. CHU, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. LEWIS 
of California, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of 
California, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mrs. BONO MACK, 
Mr. ISSA, and Mr. CAMPBELL) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the 
Committees on Agriculture and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the transfer of excess Department of Defense 
aircraft to the Forest Service for wildfire suppression 
activities, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wildfire Suppression 
Aircraft Transfer Act of 2012’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF EXCESS AIRCRAFT FOR WILDFIRE 
SUPPRESSION PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
aircraft specified in subsection (b) are declared excess to 
the needs of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of 
Defense shall transfer such aircraft to the Secretary of 
Agriculture for use by the Forest Service for wildfire sup-
pression purposes. The transfer of any excess aircraft 
under this subsection shall be without reimbursement. 
(b) AIRCRAFT.—The aircraft transferred under sub-
section (a) are 14 C–27J aircraft that are— 
(1) excess to the needs of the Department of 
Defense, as determined by the Secretary of Defense; 
and 
(2) acceptable for use by the Forest Service, as 
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(c) PRIORITY IN TRANSFER.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall be afforded a priority in the transfer under 
subsection (a) of excess aircraft of the Department of De-
fense described in subsection (b) before any other depart-
ment or agency of the Federal Government. 
(d) CONDITIONS
OF TRANSFER.—Excess aircraft 
transferred under subsection (a)— 
(1) may be used only for wildfire suppression 
purposes; and 
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(2) may not be flown or otherwise removed 
from the United States unless dispatched by the Na-
tional Interagency Fire Center in support of an 
international agreement to assist in wildfire suppres-
sion efforts or for other purposes approved by the 
Secretary of Agriculture in writing in advance. 
(e) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
transfer excess aircraft under subsection (a) shall expire 
upon the completion of the transfer of all the excess air-
craft specified in subsection (b). 
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZATION OF SALE OF AIRCRAFT AND 
PARTS FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION PUR-
POSES. 
Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Trans-
fer Act of 1996 (10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘during the 
period beginning on October 1, 1996, and ending on 
September 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘during a period 
specified in subsection (g)’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection (g): 
‘‘(g) PERIODS FOR EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The 
periods specified in this subsection are the following: 
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‘‘(1) The period beginning on October 1, 1996, 
and ending on September 30, 2005. 
‘‘(2) The period beginning on October 1, 2012, 
and ending on September 30, 2017.’’. 
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