Sec. 2. Definitions

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In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; any other committee of Congress with the authority to facilitate the development of wildland fire research.

The term Board means the National Center Coordination Board established by section 3(c)(1). The term career pathway has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). The term Chief means the Chief of the United States Forest Service. The term Council means the Wildland Fire Leadership Council established by Executive Order 13976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1748b note; relating to establishing the Wildland Fire Management Policy Committee).

The term Federal science agency has the meaning given that term in section 103(f) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 6623(f) ). The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ). The term land-grant colleges and universities has the meaning given that term in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 ).

The term minority-serving institution means an institution defined in any of paragraphs

(1)through

(7)of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) ). The term regional center means a regional wildland fire research center established under section 3. The term seasonal means a time range between 3 months and 2 years. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce. The term subseasonal means a time range between 2 weeks and 3 months. the term Tribal organization has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ). The term wildland fire means any non-structure fire that occurs in vegetation or natural fuels and includes wildfires originating from an unplanned ignition or prescribed fire. The term wildland fire management agencies means— the Forest Service; the Bureau of Land Management; the National Park Service; the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The term wildland fire research means research to better understand— the causes and consequences of wildland fires, including antecedent and contemporaneous factors that increase the risk of catastrophic events; the spread and behavior of wildland fires, including fires in the wildland-urban interface; the efficacy of mitigation strategies for wildland fires; the impact of wildland fires on public health, safety, and the environment; the rehabilitation and restoration of affected ecosystems after wildland fires; and the development of mitigation strategies and techniques to improve the safety of wildland fire managers and firefighters.

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