This bill directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to jointly develop a plan for reorganizing federal wildfire response by consolidating their wildfire authorities into a new agency called the National Wildland Firefighting Service, housed within the Department of the Interior. The reorganization plan must include a budget for the new service, qualifications for a presidentially-appointed director who requires Senate confirmation, and details on the resources and authorities needed to consolidate current wildfire preparedness, suppression, and recovery efforts. The two secretaries must submit a joint report describing their reorganization plan to the relevant congressional committees within 180 days of the bill's enactment. This legislation affects federal land management agencies and federal wildfire response operations, though it does not specify funding amounts or timelines beyond the initial 180-day reporting requirement.
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