Agencies would study new aerial tech to fight wildfires.
This bill would require the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to evaluate a new system called the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS). This evaluation would assess how well the system can help put out and control wildfires. The agencies would then send a report with their findings to specific committees in Congress.
Currently, federal agencies do not have to jointly evaluate the container aerial firefighting system (CAFFS) or report on its use. This bill would require the Departments of Agriculture and the Interior to evaluate CAFFS within 90 days of the bill becoming law. They would then report to Congress within 120 days.
HR 836 · 119th Congress · January 31, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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