Quadrennial fire review

(a) Definitions In this section: (1) Relevant committees The term relevant committees means— (A) the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources, Agriculture, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. (2) Secretaries The term Secretaries means the— (A) Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, or their designee; (B) the Secretary of the Interior or their designee; and (C) the Secretary of Homeland Security or their designee. (b) In general The Secretaries shall jointly conduct a quadrennial review of the comprehensive wildfire environment in the United States for the purpose of— (1) identifying the greatest challenges for wildland fire management over the preceding 10-year and 20-year timeframes; and (2) developing long-term, strategic actions to address the challenges identified under paragraph (1). (c) Contents The quadrennial review conducted under subsection (b) shall include— (1) a summary of the most significant challenges relating to wildfire and wildland fire management that are anticipated during the 10-year and 20-year periods immediately following the report; (2) recommendations regarding such Federal legislation and administrative actions as the Secretaries determine necessary to address the challenges described in paragraph (1); (3) an evaluation of any progress made toward any relevant recommendations suggested by a wildfire report conducted in the preceding 10 years and carried out by the Government Accountability Office, a congressionally authorized commission; or by an agency under the jurisdiction of one of the Secretaries (including any Inspectors General reports and the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy); (4) a quantitative analysis of changes to built and natural environments since the most recent quadrennial fire review and the impact of such changes on pre-fire mitigation, wildfire incident response, and proactive recovery from wildfire; (5) an analysis of the intersection between wildfire and public health, conducted in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; and (6) projected future scenarios to highlight areas of consideration for realignment of programs, strategies, capabilities, and the workforce that will assist the Secretaries in addressing the challenges described in paragraph (1). (d) Collaboration The Secretaries may jointly carry out the report under subsection (b) with any State, Tribal, local, or nongovernmental entities with experience in wildland fire management, as determined by the Secretaries. (e) Frequency Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this section, and every 4 years thereafter, the Secretaries shall jointly conduct the report under subsection (b) and submit it to the relevant committees. (f) Inclusion of current assessments In carrying out this section, the Secretaries may, to the extent practicable, rely on assessments completed or data gathered in the preceding four years.