Wildfire Research Coordination Act of 2026

Brittany Pettersen

Democrat · CO · Representative

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• Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)Original· 2026-07-30

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 concerned.

2026-07-30

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This bill would coordinate wildfire research efforts across multiple federal agencies and departments to improve how the government studies and responds to wildfires. It affects scientists, firefighters, land management agencies, and communities vulnerable to wildfires by bringing together expertise from the military, natural resources, agriculture, and scientific research sectors to work on wildfire prevention and response strategies.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9998 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9998 To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an interagency memorandum of understanding for coordination on research and technology priorities relating to fire science, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2026 Ms. Pettersen (for herself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into an interagency memorandum of understanding for coordination on research and technology priorities relating to fire science, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wildfire Research Coordination Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR COORDINATION ON RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES RELATING TO FIRE SCIENCE. (a) Memorandum of Understanding.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall enter into a joint memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) and the Secretary of Interior, to-- (1) identify joint fire science research and technology priorities, including mitigation, ecological resilience, fire and smoke modeling, response, and post-fire recovery, that align with-- (A) the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program and the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program of the Department of Defense; and (B) the Joint Fire Science Program of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior; and (2) direct research coordination between such programs with respect to the joint priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (1). (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the actions taken by the Secretary to implement subsection (a). <all>

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