Sec. 3. Coordination of wildfire and wildland-urban interface fire operations
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There is established in the Department of Agriculture a position known as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Fire Coordination (referred to in this section as the Under Secretary ), who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall serve as the principal adviser to the Secretary of Agriculture for any matter that relates to the coordination of Federal, State, and local governments in preparing for, and responding to, incidents of the following:
Wildfire. Fires occurring in the wildland-urban interface. The Under Secretary shall coordinate with the Chief of the Forest Service with respect to the following: Improving the effectiveness of firefighting operations conducted by the Secretary of Agriculture. Advising the Secretary of Agriculture regarding the coordination described in subparagraph (A). The Under Secretary shall exercise such other functions, and perform such other duties, as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall take such necessary actions to ensure that a representative of a national labor organization representing State and local firefighters is a member of the following: The Wildland Fire Leadership Council. The National Wildfire Coordinating Group. A representative described in paragraph
(1)may be a member of the Wildland Fire Leadership Council and the National Wildfire Coordinating Group at the same time if the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior determine such is appropriate.