Sec. 16. Cooperation; coordination; support to non-Federal entities
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Each Federal agency shall cooperate and coordinate with the Under Secretary, as appropriate, in carrying out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. In meeting the requirements under this Act and the amendments made by this Act, the Under Secretary shall coordinate, and as appropriate, establish agreements with Federal and external partners to fully use and leverage existing assets, systems, networks, technologies, and sources of data. Coordination carried out under paragraph
(1)shall include coordination with— the National Interagency Fire Center, including the Predictive Services Program that provides impact-based decision support services to the wildland fire community at the Geographic Area Coordination Center and the National Interagency Coordination Center; the National Wildfire Coordinating Group; and relevant interagency bodies identified in the report required by section 13. In carrying out this subsection, the Under Secretary shall consult with Federal partners including— the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Department of the Interior; the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the National Science Foundation; the United States Geological Survey; the Department of Agriculture; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Department of Energy; the Department of Defense; the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and such other departments and agencies as the Under Secretary considers relevant. Not later than 540 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a process for annual coordination with Tribal, State, and local governments to assist the development of improved fire weather products and services. In carrying out the activities under this Act and the amendments made by this Act, the Under Secretary may provide support to non-Federal entities by making funds and resources available through— competitive grants; contracts under the mobility program under subchapter VI of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program ); cooperative agreements; and colocation agreements as described in section 502 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2020 ( 33 U.S.C. 851 note prec.).
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