‘‘(II) Recognition of symptoms of 
behavioral health conditions. 
‘‘(III) Application of de-esca-
lation methods. 
‘‘(IV) Referral to mental health 
practitioners when appropriate. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator 
may consult with nonprofit organizations to de-
velop the criteria described in subparagraph (A) 
and provide grants to such organizations to 
provide training to task forces to comply with 
such criteria. 
‘‘(C) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—From amounts authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section, the Adminis-
trator may obligate and expend not more than 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2031 to carry out this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 7. SUPPLEMENTAL FIREFIGHTER ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Fire 
Coordination, in consultation with the chief executives of 
each State in which a respective potential recipient is lo-
cated, may award grants on a competitive basis directly 
to— 
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(1) fire departments, for the purpose of pro-
tecting the health and safety of the public and fire-
fighting personnel throughout the United States 
against fire, fire-related hazards, and other hazards; 
and 
(2) nonaffiliated EMS organizations (as defined 
in section 33(a) of the Federal Fire Prevention and 
Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(a))) to sup-
port the provision of emergency medical services. 
(b) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
(1) POPULATION.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of Agriculture may not award a grant 
under this section in excess of amounts as follows: 
(A) In the case of a recipient that serves 
a jurisdiction of 100,000 people or fewer, the 
amount of the grant to such recipient shall not 
exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
(B) In the case of a recipient that serves 
a jurisdiction with more than 100,000 people 
but not more than 500,000 people, the amount 
of the grant award to such recipient shall not 
exceed $2,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
(C) In the case of a recipient that serves 
a jurisdiction with more than 500,000 but not 
more than 1,000,000 people, the amount of the 
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grant awarded to such recipient shall not ex-
ceed $3,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
(D) In the case of a recipient that serves 
a jurisdiction with more than 1,000,000 people 
but not more than 2,500,000 people, the 
amount of the grant awarded to such recipient 
shall not exceed $6,000,000 for any fiscal year. 
(E) In the case of a recipient that serves 
a jurisdiction with more than 2,500,000 people, 
the amount of the grant awarded to such recipi-
ent shall not exceed $9,000,000 in any fiscal 
year. 
(2) AGGREGATE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as provided 
under subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Agri-
culture may not award a grant under this sec-
tion in a fiscal year in an amount that exceeds 
the amount that is one percent of the available 
grand funds in such fiscal year. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may waive the limitation in subpara-
graph (A) with respect to a grant recipient if 
the Secretary determines that such recipient 
has an extraordinary need for a grant in an 
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amount that exceeds the limit under the sub-
paragraph. 
(c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Each recipient of a 
grant under this subsection shall use the grant for one 
or more of the following purposes: 
(1) To obtain personal protective equipment 
suitable for responding to incidents of wildfire or 
fires in the wildland-urban interface. 
(2) To train firefighting personnel in respond-
ing to incidents of wildfire or fires in the wildland- 
urban interface. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
GRANTS.—There is authorized to be appropriated 
$100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 to make grants under 
this section. 
SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON OPERATIONS INVOLV-
ING 
WILDFIRES 
AND 
FIRES 
IN 
THE 
WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary 
of Agriculture for Fire Coordination, in consultation with 
such nonprofit organizations or labor organizations rep-
resenting firefighters as determined appropriate by the 
Under Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
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sional committees a report that contains information relat-
ing to the following: 
(1) The extent to which local fire service pro-
viders train personnel to respond to wildfires and 
fires in the wildland-urban interface. 
(2) The effectiveness of such training. 
(3) Obstacles that prevent the coordination de-
scribed in section 3(a)(2)(A), with specific case stud-
ies to illustrate such obstacles. 
(b) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) The Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives. 
(3) The Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives. 
(4) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate. 
(5) The Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate. 
(6) The Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
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