Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025

S160 ENR: Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 U.S. Senate text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five S. 160

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025. 2. Modification and reauthorization of authority for sale by Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–307; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by striking a period and inserting the period; and (B) by inserting or water after fire retardant; (2) in subsection (b), by striking sold under subsection (a) and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting sold under subsection (a) may be used only for the provision of aircraft services for wildfire suppression purposes.; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting or water after fire retardant; (4) in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting subsection (g); and (5) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: (g) Period for exercise of authority The period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 and ending on October 1, 2035. . Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

104 S160 ES: Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 U.S. Senate text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 160IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESAN ACTTo amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025.2.Modification and reauthorization of authority for sale by Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposesSection 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–307; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1)—(A)by striking a period and inserting the period; and(B)by inserting or water after fire retardant;(2)in subsection (b), by striking sold under subsection (a) and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting sold under subsection (a) may be used only for the provision of aircraft services for wildfire suppression purposes.;(3)in subsection (c), by inserting or water after fire retardant; (4)in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting subsection (g); and(5)by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:(g)Period for exercise of authorityThe period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 and ending on October 1, 2035..Passed the Senate April 8, 2025.Secretary

104 S160 IS: Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 U.S. Senate 2025-01-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. II119th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 160IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 21, 2025Mr. Sheehy (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025.2.Modification and reauthorization of authority for sale by Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposesSection 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–307; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)(1)—(A)by striking a period and inserting the period; and(B)by inserting or water after fire retardant;(2)in subsection (b), by striking sold under subsection (a) and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting sold under subsection (a) may be used only for the provision of aircraft services for wildfire suppression purposes.;(3)in subsection (c), by inserting or water after fire retardant; (4)in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting subsection (g); and(5)by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:(g)Period for exercise of authorityThe period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending on October 1, 2035..