Emergency contracting authority

(a) In general The Secretary concerned may use emergency acquisition flexibilities under part 18 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), including increased micro-purchase thresholds, simplified acquisition thresholds, and other authorities described in subpart 18.2 of that part, in contracting for the following services within the covered area: (1) Forest management or restoration activities carried out in response to the Dragon Bravo Fire or White Sage Fire, as applicable. (2) Rebuilding, planning, development, and design of structures affected by the Dragon Bravo Fire or White Sage Fire, as applicable. (3) Improvements to the grounds and structures. (4) Other recovery efforts necessary for the economic and ecological well-being of the covered area. (b) Process for other services Unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, the authority granted under subsection (a) shall not apply to contracts for services other than those described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of that subsection. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary concerned begins to use the authority under subsection (a), and every 180 days thereafter until the date that is 180 days after the date described in subsection (e), the Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Natural Resources and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report that describes— (1) all expenditures of the Secretary concerned related to the recovery efforts for the Dragon Bravo Fire or White Sage Fire, as applicable, in the covered area, including— (A) a description of the expected cost of recovery efforts; (B) a description of cost expenditures; (C) a description of cost overruns; (D) the identification of contractors performing the work associated with the recovery from the Dragon Bravo Fire or White Sage Fire, as applicable; (E) a description of any affiliations or conflicts of interest between— (i) the contractor; and (ii) (I) the contracting office at the Grand Canyon National Park or the National Park Service; or (II) the contracting office at the Kaibab National Forest or the Forest Service; (F) a description of any waste, fraud, or abuse detected during the recovery efforts; (G) the identification of any contracts that came in under expected expenses; (H) an estimated time of completion for all projects and full recovery efforts related to the Dragon Bravo Fire or White Sage Fire, as applicable; and (I) a description of whether an extension is needed for the authority to complete projects associated with the Dragon Bravo Fire or White Sage Fire, as applicable; and (2) any progress with respect to recovery efforts by the Secretary concerned in the covered area relating to the Dragon Bravo Fire or White Sage Fire, as applicable, during the period covered by the report. (d) Extension If, after the date of enactment of this Act, a new wildfire ignites within the covered area that impacts recovery efforts relating to the Dragon Bravo Fire or White Sage Fire, as applicable, the Secretary concerned may request a 1-year 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 enactment of this Act. (2) The date on which recovery efforts within the covered area are determined by the Secretary concerned to be complete.