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‘‘(1) LIMITATION OF TRANSFER.—The as-
sistance available pursuant to a declara-
tion under section 802 is limited to the 
transfer of the amount requested pursu-
ant to section 802(b)(4). The assistance 
available for transfer shall not exceed the 
amount contained in the wildfire sup-
pression operations account established 
pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) 
TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.—Funds 
under this section shall be transferred 
from the wildfire suppression operations 
account to the wildfire suppression sub-
activity of the Wildland Fire Management 
Account. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF OTHER TRANSFERS.— 
Except as provided in this section, no funds 
may be transferred to or from the account es-
tablished pursuant to subsection (b) to or 
from any other fund or account. 
‘‘(e) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR WILDFIRE SUP-
PRESSION
OPERATIONS
ON
NON-FEDERAL 
LAND.—If amounts transferred under sub-
section (c) are used to conduct wildfire sup-
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pression operations on non-Federal land, the 
respective Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) secure reimbursement for the 
cost of such wildfire suppression oper-
ations conducted on the non-Federal 
land; and 
‘‘(2) transfer the amounts received as 
reimbursement to the wildfire suppres-
sion operations account established pur-
suant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL ACCOUNTING
AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the end of each fiscal year for which assist-
ance is received pursuant to this section, the 
respective Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Agriculture, Appropriations, the 
Budget, Natural Resources, and Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committees on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropria-
tions, the Budget, Energy and Natural Re-
sources, Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and Indian Affairs of the Sen-
ate, and make available to the public, a report 
that includes the following: 
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‘‘(1) The risk-based factors that influ-
enced management decisions regarding 
wildfire suppression operations of the 
Federal land management agencies under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary con-
cerned. 
‘‘(2) Specific discussion of a statis-
tically significant sample of large fires, in 
which each fire is analyzed for cost driv-
ers, effectiveness of risk management 
techniques, resulting positive or negative 
impacts of fire on the landscape, impact 
of investments in preparedness, sug-
gested corrective actions, and such other 
factors as the respective Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
‘‘(3) Total expenditures for wildfire 
suppression operations of the Federal 
land management agencies under the ju-
risdiction of the respective Secretary, 
broken out by fire sizes, cost, regional lo-
cation, and such other factors as the such 
Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(4) Lessons learned. 
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‘‘(5) Such other matters as the respec-
tive Secretary considers appropriate. 
‘‘(g) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this 
title shall limit the Secretary of the Interior, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, Indian Tribe, or 
a State from receiving assistance through a 
declaration made by the President under this 
Act when the criteria for such declaration 
have been met.’’. 
SEC. 1003. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS. 
No funds may be transferred to or from 
the Federal land management agencies’ wild-
fire suppression operations accounts referred 
to in section 801(3) of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
to or from any account or subactivity of the 
Federal land management agencies, as de-
fined in section 801(2) of such Act, that is not 
used to cover the cost of wildfire suppression 
operations. 
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Union Calendar No. 271 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2936 
[Report No. 115–370, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To expedite under the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 and improve forest management 
activities on National Forest System lands, on 
public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 
of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to re-
turn resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested 
lands, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 25, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Agriculture with an 
amendment 
OCTOBER 25, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
OCTOBER 25, 2017 
The Committees on Education and the Workforce and 
Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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