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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Section Commission to Advise on
Reforming Elections Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECT COMMISSION TO ADVISE ON REFORMING
ELECTIONS.

There is established a commission to be known as the ''Select
Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections'' (referred to in this Act
as the ''Commission''). The purposes of the Commission are to study the
laws relating to the financing of campaigns for elections for Federal
office and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.

(a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members
appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act by the President, of whom--
(1) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the majority leader of the House of
Representatives;
(2) Three members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the majority leader of the Senate;
(3) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives;
(4) Two members shall be appointed from among a list of
nominees submitted by the minority leader of the Senate; and
(5) Two members shall be appointed from individuals meeting
such criteria as the President may apply.
(b) Chair.--The members of the Commission shall select two members
to serve as co-chairs of the Commission.
(c) Terms.--The members of the Commission shall serve for the life
of the Commission.
(d) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the
manner in which the original appointment was made.

SEC. 4. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

(a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out
this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take
testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate.
(b) Quorum.--Five members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.

SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

(a) Pay and Travel Expenses of Members.--(1) Each member of the
Commission, other than the co-chairs, shall be paid at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the
member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the
Commission. Each co-chair shall be paid for each day referred to in the
preceding sentence at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the
annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Staff Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to
section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, appoint a staff
director, who shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United
States Code.
(c) Staff of Commission; Services.--
(1) In general.--Subject to such rules as may be adopted by
the Commission, the staff director of the Commission, without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service and without
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of that title relating to classifications and
General Schedule pay rates, and subject to the approval of the
Commission, may appoint such personnel as the staff director considers
necessary, except that an individual so appointed may not receive pay
in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-
15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States
Code.
(2) Temporary and intermittent services.--Subject to the
approval of the Commission, the staff director of the
Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services to
the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code.

SEC. 6. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES IN LAW.

(a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the appointment of its
members, the Commission shall submit to the President, the Speaker and
minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and
minority leaders of the Senate a report of the activities of the
Commission.
(b) Recommendations for Changes in Campaign Finance Laws.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission
shall submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader
of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority
leaders of the Senate any recommendations for changes in the
laws (including regulations) governing the conducting and
financing of Federal campaigns (including any changes in the
rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives) to which
seven or more members of the Commission may agree--
(A) by including such recommendations in the report
submitted under subsection (a); or
(B) with the approval of a majority of its members,
by submitting a supplemental report containing such
recommendations not later than 180 days after
submitting the report under subsection (a).
(2) Final deadline.--The Commission may not submit
recommendations under this subsection after July 15, 1998.
(c) Dissenting Views.--The Commission shall include in the report
submitted under subsection (a) and in any recommendations submitted
under subsection (b) any dissenting or minority views of its members,
including recommendations for changes in law which were proposed by any
member and to which seven or more members did not agree.

SEC. 7. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS.

(a) Preparation of Legislation.--If the Commission submits any
recommendation for changes in the laws under section 6(b), those
members concurring in the recommendation shall include with the
recommendation legislation to implement the recommendation.
(b) Expedited Congressional Consideration of Legislation.--
(1) In general.--If any legislation is introduced the
substance of which implements a recommendation of the
Commission submitted under section 6(b), subject to paragraph
(2), the provisions of section 2908 (other than subsection (a))
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall
apply to the consideration of the legislation in the same
manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution described
in section 2908(a) of such Act.
(2) Special rules.--For purposes of applying paragraph (1)
with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall
apply:
(A) Any reference to the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on House Oversight
of the House of Representatives and any reference to
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on Rules and
Administration of the Senate.
(B) Any reference to the date on which the
President transmits a report shall be deemed a
reference to the date on which the recommendation
involved is submitted under section 6(b).

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after the later of--
(1) the date of the submission of its report under section
6(a); or
(2) the date of the submission of its recommendations under
section 6(b).
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Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections Act - Establishes the Select Commission to Advise on Reforming Elections to study the laws relating to the financing of campaigns for Federal elections and to report and recommend legislation to reform those laws.
(Sec. 6) Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate on its activities. Directs the Commission, as specified, to submit to the President, the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate, any recommendations for changes in campaign finance laws to which seven or more Commission members may agree. Prohibits the submission of recommendations by the Commission after July 15, 1998.
(Sec. 7) Requires that when the Commission submits any recommendation for changes in campaign finance laws, those Commission members concurring in the recommendation shall include legislation to implement the recommendation. Provides for expedited congressional consideration of any legislation introduced which implements a recommendation of the Commission.
(Sec. 8) Terminates the Commission after the later of: (1) the submission of its report; or (2) the submission of its recommendations.

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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FASHION MODEL NONIMMIGRANT
CLASSIFICATION.

(a) In General.--
(1) New classification.--Section 101(a)(15)(P) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)) is
amended--
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ''or'' at the end;
(B) in clause (iv), by striking ''clause (i), (ii),
or (iii)'' and inserting ''clause (i), (ii), (iii), or
(iv)'';
(C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
(D) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
''(iv) is a fashion model who is of distinguished
merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the
United States temporarily to perform fashion modeling
services that involve events or productions which have
a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an
organization or establishment that has a distinguished
reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent
modeling talent; or''.
(2) Authorized period of stay.--Section 214(a)(2)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(a)(2)(B)) is
amended in the second sentence--
(A) by inserting ''or fashion models'' after
''athletes''; and
(B) by inserting ''or fashion model'' after
''athlete''.
(3) Numerical limitation.--Section 214(c)(4) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(4)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(I)(i) The total number of aliens who may be issued visas or
otherwise provided nonimmigrant status during any fiscal year under
section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) may not exceed 1,000.
''(ii) The numerical limitation established by clause (i) shall
only apply to principal aliens and not to the spouses or children of
such aliens.
''(iii) An alien who has already been counted toward the limitation
established by clause (i) shall not be counted again during the same
period of stay or authorized extension under subsection (a)(2)(B),
irrespective of whether there is a change in petitioner under
subparagraph (C).''.
(4) Consultation.--
(A) In general.--Section 214(c)(4)(D) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ''clause (i) or
(iii)'' and inserting ''clause (i), (iii), or (iv)''.
(B) Advisory opinion.--Section 214(c)(6)(A)(iii) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(6)(A)(iii)) is amended--
(i) by striking ''section 101(a)(15)(P)(i)
or 101(a)(15)(P)(iii),'' and inserting ''clause
(i), (iii), or (iv) of section
101(a)(15)(P),''; and
(ii) by striking ''of athletics or
entertainment''.
(C) Expedited procedures.--Section 214(c)(6)(E)(i)
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1184(c)(6)(E)(i)) is amended by striking ''artists or
entertainers'' and inserting ''artists, entertainers,
or fashion models''.
(b) Elimination of H-1B Classification for Fashion Models.--Section
101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) is amended--
(1) by striking ''or as a fashion model''; and
(2) by striking ''or, in the case of a fashion model, is of
distinguished merit and ability''.
(c) Effective Date and Implementation.--
(1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Regulations, guidelines, and precedents.--The
regulations, guidelines and precedents in effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act for the adjudication of petitions for
fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)), shall be applied to petitions for
fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)),
as added by this Act, except to the extent modified by the
Secretary of Homeland Security through final regulations (not
through interim regulations) promulgated in accordance with
subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United
States Code (commonly known as the ''Administrative Procedure
Act'').
(3) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed as preventing an alien who is a fashion model from
obtaining nonimmigrant status under section 101(a)(15)(O)(i) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(O)(i)) if such alien is otherwise qualified for
such status.
(4) Treatment of pending petitions.--Petitions filed on
behalf of fashion models under section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b)) that are pending on the date of the
enactment of this Act shall be treated as if they had been
filed under section 101(a)(15)(P)(iv) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(P)(iv)), as added by this
Act.
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Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the current nonimmigrant (H-1B) visa category for fashion models with a new (P-4) visa category.

Defines such category as a fashion model who is of distinguished merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the United States temporarily to perform fashion modeling services that involve events or productions which have a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an organization or establishment that has a distinguished reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent modeling talent.

Provides that such entrants may not: (1) exceed 1,000 in any fiscal year, not including accompanying spouses or children; and (2) stay in the United States for more than 10 years (initial five-year period with one five-year extension).

Makes an employer petition for such alien models eligible for expedited consultation procedures.

States that applicable H-1B regulations, guidelines, and precedents in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act for the adjudication of fashion model petitions shall be applied to P-4 petitions, except to the extent modified by the Secretary of Homeland Security.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ''Federal Land
Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act'' or ''FLAME Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Flame Fund for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression
activities.
Sec. 3. Cohesive wildland fire management strategy.
Sec. 4. Review of certain wildfires to evaluate cost containment in
wildland fire suppression activities.
Sec. 5. Reducing risk of wildfires in fire-ready communities.

SEC. 2. FLAME FUND FOR CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION
ACTIVITIES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal land.--The term ''Federal land'' means the
following:
(A) Public lands, as defined in section 103 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1702).
(B) Units of the National Park System.
(C) Refuges of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
(D) Lands held in trust by the United States for
the benefit of Indian tribes or individual Indians.
(E) Lands in the National Forest System, as defined
in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
(2) Flame fund.--The term ''Flame Fund'' means the Federal
Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund established
by this section.
(3) Secretary concerned.--The term ''Secretary concerned''
means--
(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to
Federal land described in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C),
and (D) of paragraph (1); and
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to
National Forest System land.
(4) Secretaries.--The term ''Secretaries'' means the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture,
acting jointly.
(b) Establishment and Availability of Flame Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a fund to be known as the Federal Land
Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund.
(2) Contents.--The Flame Fund shall consist of the
following amounts:
(A) Amounts appropriated to the Flame Fund pursuant
to the authorization of appropriations in subsection
(c).
(B) Amounts transferred to the Flame Fund pursuant
to subsection (d).
(3) Availability.--Subject to subsection (e), amounts in
the Flame Fund shall be available to the Secretaries to pay the
costs of catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression
activities that are separate from amounts annually appropriated
to the Secretaries for the predicted annual workload for
wildland fire suppression activities, based on analyses of
historical workloads and anticipated increased workloads due to
changing environmental or demographic conditions.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Flame Fund such amounts as may be
necessary to carry out this section. It is the intent of
Congress that the amount appropriated to the Flame Fund for
fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter should be not
less than the average amount expended by the Secretaries for
emergency wildland fire suppression activities over the five
fiscal years preceding that fiscal year.
(2) Sense of congress on designation of flame fund
appropriations as emergency requirement.--It is the sense of
Congress that--
(A) the amounts appropriated to the Flame Fund
should be designated as amounts necessary to meet
emergency needs; and
(B) the new budget authority and outlays resulting
therefrom should not count for the purposes of titles
III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(3) Notice of insufficient funds.--The Secretaries shall
notify the congressional committees specified in subsection
(h)(2) whenever only an estimated two months worth of funding
remains in the Flame Fund.
(d) Transfer of Excess Wildland Fire Suppression Amounts Into Flame
Fund.--At the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary concerned shall
transfer to the Flame Fund amounts appropriated to the Secretary
concerned for wildland fire suppression activities for the fiscal year,
but not obligated for wildland fire suppression activities before the
end of the fiscal year.
(e) Use of Flame Fund.--
(1) Declaration required.--Amounts in the Flame Fund shall
be made available to the Secretary concerned only after the
Secretaries issue a declaration that a wildland fire
suppression activity is eligible for funding from the Flame
Fund.
(2) Declaration criteria.--A declaration by the Secretaries
under paragraph (1) shall be based on the following criteria:
(A) In the case of an individual wildland fire
incident--
(i) the fire covers 300 or more acres;
(ii) the severity of the fire, which may be
based on incident complexity or the potential
for increased complexity; and
(iii) the threat posed by the fire,
including the potential for loss of lives,
property, or critical resources.
(B) Consistent with subsection (f), in the case of
a firefighting season, when the cumulative costs of
wildland fire suppression activities for the Secretary
concerned are projected to exceed amounts annually
appropriated for such activities.
(3) Transfer of amounts to secretary concerned.--After
issuance of a declaration under paragraph (1) and upon the
request of the Secretary concerned, the Secretary of the
Treasury shall transfer from the Flame Fund to the Secretary
concerned such amounts as the Secretaries determine are
necessary for wildland fire suppression activities associated
with the declared suppression emergency.
(4) State, private, and tribal land.--Use of the Flame Fund
for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities
on State and private land and, where applicable, tribal land
shall be consistent with existing agreements where the
Secretaries have agreed to assume responsibility for wildland
fire suppression activities on the land.
(f) Treatment of Anticipated and Predicted Activities.--The
Secretary concerned shall continue to fund anticipated and predicted
wildland fire suppression activities within the appropriate agency
budget for each fiscal year. Use of the additional funding made
available through the Flame Fund is intended to supplement the budgeted
and appropriated agency funding and is to be used only for purposes and
in instances consistent with this section.
(g) Prohibition on Other Transfers.--All amounts in the Flame Fund,
as well as all funds appropriated for the purpose of wildland fire
suppression on Federal land, must be obligated before the Secretary
concerned may transfer funds from non-fire accounts for wildland fire
suppression.
(h) Accounting and Reports.--
(1) Accounting and reporting system.--The Secretaries shall
establish an accounting and reporting system for the Flame Fund
compatible with existing National Fire Plan reporting
procedures.
(2) Annual report; public availability.--The Secretaries
shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources, the
Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, the Committee on Indian Affairs, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate an annual report on
the use of the funds from the Flame Fund, together with any
recommendations that the Secretaries may have to improve the
administrative control and oversight of the Flame Fund. The
annual report shall be made available to the public.
(3) Estimates of wildfire suppression costs to improve
budgeting and funding.--
(A) Periodic estimates.--Consistent with the
schedule provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretaries
shall submit to the committees specified in paragraph
(2) an estimate of anticipated wildfire suppression
costs for the current fiscal year and the following
fiscal year. The methodology for developing the
estimates shall be subject to periodic peer review to
ensure compliance with subparagraph (C).
(B) Submission schedule.--The Secretaries shall
submit an estimate under subparagraph (A) during--
(i) the first week of February of each
year;
(ii) the first week of April of each year;
(iii) the first week of July of each year;
and
(iv) if the bill making appropriations for
operations of the Department of the Interior
and the Forest Service for the following fiscal
year has not been enacted by September 1, the
first week of September of each year.
(C) Basis.--An estimate of anticipated wildfire
suppression costs shall be developed using the best
available--
(i) climate, weather, and other relevant
data; and
(ii) models and other analytic tools.

SEC. 3. COHESIVE WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY.

(a) Strategy Required.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report that
contains a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, consistent with
the recommendations contained in recent Comptroller General reports
regarding this issue.
(b) Elements of Strategy.--The strategy required by subsection (a)
shall address the findings of the Comptroller General in the reports
referred to in such subsection and include the following elements:
(1) A system to identify the most cost effective means for
allocating fire management budget resources.
(2) An illustration of plans by the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to reinvest in non-
fire programs.
(3) A description of how the Secretaries will employ
appropriate management response.
(4) A system for assessing the level of risk to
communities.
(5) A system to ensure that the highest priority fuels
reduction projects are being funded first.

SEC. 4. REVIEW OF CERTAIN WILDFIRES TO EVALUATE COST CONTAINMENT IN
WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION ACTIVITIES.

(a) Review Required.--The Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a review, using independent
panels, of each wildfire incident for which the Secretary concerned
incurs expenses in excess of $10,000,000.
(b) Report.--The Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committee
on Natural Resources, the Committee on Agriculture, and the Committee
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources, the Committee on Indian Affairs, and the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report containing the
results of each review conducted under subsection (a).

SEC. 5. REDUCING RISK OF WILDFIRES IN FIRE-READY COMMUNITIES.

(a) Fire-Ready Community Defined.--In this section, the term
''fire-ready community'' means a community that--
(1) is located within a priority area identified pursuant
to subsection (b);
(2) has a cooperative fire agreement that articulates the
roles and responsibilities for Federal, State and local
government entities in local wildfire suppression and
protection;
(3) has local codes that require fire-resistant home design
and building materials;
(4) has a community wildfire protection plan (as defined in
section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16
U.S.C. 6502)); and
(5) is engaged in a successful collaborative process that
includes multiple interested persons representing diverse
interests and is transparent and nonexclusive, such as a
resource advisory committee established under section 205 of
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000 (Public Law 106-393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note).
(b) Fire Risk Mapping.--As soon as is practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior (in this section referred to as the
''Secretaries'') shall develop regional maps of communities most at
risk of wildfire and in need of hazardous fuel treatment and
maintenance. The maps shall identify priority areas for hazardous fuels
reduction projects, including--
(1) at-risk communities in fire-prone areas of the
wildland-urban interface (as defined in section 101 of the
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6502));
(2) watersheds and municipal drinking water sources;
(3) emergency evacuation corridors;
(4) electricity transmission corridors; and
(5) low-capacity or low-income communities.
(c) Local Wildland Firefighting Capability Grants.--
(1) Grants available.--The Secretaries may provide cost-
share grants to fire-ready communities to assist such
communities in carrying out activities authorized by paragraph
(2).
(2) Eligible activities.--Grant funds may be used for the
following:
(A) Education programs to raise awareness of
homeowners and citizens about wildland fire protection
practices, including FireWise or similar programs.
(B) Training programs for local firefighters on
wildland firefighting techniques and approaches.
(C) Equipment acquisition to facilitate wildland
fire preparedness.
(D) Implementation of a community wildfire
protection plan.
(d) Wildland Fire Cost-Share Agreements.--In developing any
wildland fire cost-share agreement with a State Forester or equivalent
official, the Secretaries shall, to the greatest extent possible,
encourage the State and local communities involved to become fire-ready
communities.
(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretaries to carry out this section such sums as
may be necessary.
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Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act or FLAME Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Land Assistance, Management, and Enhancement Fund (Flame Fund). Requires amounts in the Flame Fund to be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretaries) to pay the costs of catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities that are separate from amounts annually appropriated for the predicted annual workload for such activities.

Makes amounts in the Flame Fund available to the Secretaries only after such Secretaries issue a declaration that a wildland fire suppression activity is eligible for funding through the Fund.

Directs such Secretaries to establish an accounting and reporting system for the Flame Fund.

Requires such Secretaries to: (1) report annually to Congress on the use of the funds from the Flame Fund, together with recommendations to improve administrative control and oversight of the Fund; and (2) submit a report to Congress that contains a cohesive wildland fire management strategy, consistent with the recommendations of Comptroller General reports.

Requires the Secretaries to conduct a review of wildfires for which expenses exceeding $10 million were incurred.

Authorizes the Secretaries to make grants to fire-ready communities, as defined by this Act, to carry out activities to reduce risks from wildfires.