Sec. 352. IMPROVEMENTS TO FIREGUARD PROGRAM OF NATIONAL GUARD

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## SEC. 352 IMPROVEMENTS TO FIREGUARD PROGRAM OF NATIONAL GUARD ###

(a)In General Section 510 of title 32, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “(a) In general.—The Secretary”; and ####

(2)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(b) Contracts and Agreements > > > ####

(1)> > The Secretary of Defense may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with a qualified individual or entity for the performance of duties to supplement members of the National Guard in carrying out the FireGuard Program under subsection (a). > > > #### “(2) > > In association with a contract or cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph

(1)with a qualified individual or entity, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination with relevant State, local, and commercial entities, shall execute a memorandum of understanding with the qualified individual or entity, which shall clearly delineate the roles, responsibilities, functions, timelines, and end dates for the transition of the duties to be performed under the contract or cooperative agreement. > > > #### “(3) > > In this subsection, the term ‘**qualified individual or entity**’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > any individual who possesses a requisite security clearance for handling classified remote sensing data for the purpose of wildfire detection and monitoring; or > > > ##### “(B) > > any corporation, firm, partnership, company, nonprofit, Federal agency or sub-agency, or State or local government, with contractors or employees who possess a requisite security clearance for handling such data.” > . ###

(b)Report ####

(1)In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and any National Guard units affected by subsection

(b)of section 510 of title 32, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall submit to Congress a report that includes an evaluation of the effectiveness of the FireGuard Program under such section and of opportunities to further engage civilian capacity within the program. ####

(2)Matters included The report under paragraph

(1)shall include the following: #####

(A)An assessment of the efficacy of the FireGuard Program in detecting and monitoring wildfires, including the speed of detection. #####

(B)A plan to facilitate production and dissemination of unclassified remote sensing information for use by civilian organizations, including Federal, State, and local government organizations, in carrying out wildfire detection activities. #####

(C)An assessment of the sustainability of the Fireguard program, including the cost, the effects on readiness, and the effects on other required missions.