Kaibab National Forest restoration

(a) In general Notwithstanding any requirement for a Presidential emergency, disaster declaration, or any other prerequisite for the use of the authority described in this subsection, the Secretary is authorized to use emergency acquisition flexibilities under part 18 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (and any successor regulations), in contracting for the following services within the covered area: (1) Forest management or restoration activities carried out in response to the White Sage Fire. (2) Rebuilding, planning, development, and design of structures affected by the White Sage Fire. (3) Improvements to the grounds and structures. (4) Recovery efforts. (b) Process for other services Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, the authority granted under subsection (a) does not apply to contracts for services other than those described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a). (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the Secretary begins to use the authorization under subsection (a), and every 180 days thereafter until the date that is 180 days after the date described in subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on all expenditures related to the recovery efforts for the White Sage Fire, including the following: (1) The expected cost of recovery efforts. (2) Cost expenditures. (3) Cost overruns. (4) Identification of contractors preforming the work associated with the recovery from the White Sage Fire. (5) Any affiliations or conflicts of interest between the contractor and the contracting office at the Kaibab National Forest or the Forest Service. (6) Any waste fraud and abuse detected during the recovery efforts. (7) Any contracts that came in under expected expenses. (8) An estimated time of completion for all projects and full recovery efforts related to the White Sage Fire. (9) If an extension is needed to this authority to complete projects associated with the White Sage Fire. (d) Extension If, after the date of the enactment of this section, a new wildfire ignites within the covered area and impacts recovery efforts related to the White Sage Fire, the Secretary may request a 12-month extension of the authority granted under subsection (a), subject to congressional approval. (e) Expiration The authority granted under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is the earlier of the following: (1) 5 years after the date of the enactment of this section. (2) Recovery efforts within the covered area are complete. (f) Covered area defined The term covered area means the areas within Kaibab National Forest impacted by the White Sage Fire.