Sec. 8304. Reimbursement of fire funds
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In this section, the term State means— a State; and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. If a State seeks reimbursement for amounts expended for resources and services provided to another State for the management and suppression of a wildfire, the Secretary, subject to subsections
(c)and (d)— may accept the reimbursement amounts from the other State; and shall pay those amounts to the State seeking reimbursement. As a condition of seeking and providing reimbursement under subsection (b), the State seeking reimbursement and the State providing reimbursement must each have a mutual assistance agreement with the Forest Service or another Federal agency for providing and receiving wildfire management and suppression resources and services. The Secretary may prescribe the terms and conditions determined to be necessary to carry out subsection (b). Any acceptance of funds or reimbursements made by the Secretary before the date of enactment of this Act that otherwise would have been authorized under this section shall be considered to have been made in accordance with this section. Section 5(b) of the Act of May 27, 1955 ( 42 U.S.C. 1856d(b) ) is amended in the first sentence by inserting or Department of Agriculture after Department of Defense .
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Sec. 8304
Reimbursement of fire funds
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