The Secretary of the Interior shall establish a permanent advisory committee called the Wildfire Science and Technology Advisory Board (the Board).
authorization
Affects: Secretary of the Interior; Wildfire Science and Technology Advisory Board.
The Board shall coordinate the operationalization of wildfire research across the Federal Government, including identifying ways to translate research into practical applications; setting criteria to prioritize research for operational use; facilitating transition of prioritized research into operations; connecting research and operations entities; providing feedback to improve research outputs; and partnering with private sector and federally-funded research centers as appropriate.
requirement
Affects: Wildfire Science and Technology Advisory Board; Federal agencies involved in wildfire research and operations.
The Board shall encourage wildfire researchers and Federal agencies doing wildfire operations to include relevant disciplines (for example, public health, meteorological science, predictive modeling) and to consider built and natural fire-prone environments.
requirement
Affects: Wildfire researchers; Federal agencies conducting wildfire operations; relevant disciplines.
The Board shall disseminate information by creating mechanisms (newsletters, publications, online portals, webinars, workshops) to share research findings, operational best practices, and resources; and shall promote Board activities to ensure visibility and accessibility to stakeholders.
requirement
Affects: Stakeholders and practitioners in wildfire research and operations.
Board composition: Federal members include the Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Commerce, Chief of the Forest Service, Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Administrator of FEMA (or designee, with restriction), U.S. Fire Administrator, Director of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Administrator of NOAA, Director of National Park Service, Director of NIST, Director of USGS, Director of OSTP, Director of NSF, Administrator of NASA, Director of CDC, and Administrator of the EPA (or their designees).
requirement
Affects: Multiple Federal agencies and their heads or designees.
