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118THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. 21
To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to modify the
definition of the term ‘‘at-risk community’’.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JANUARY23 (legislative day, JANUARY3), 2023
Mrs. F
EINSTEIN(for herself and Mr. DAINES) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
to modify the definition of the term ‘‘at-risk community’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Wildfire 4
Protection Act of 2023’’. 5
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF AT-RISK COMMUNITY. 6
Section 101(1)(A) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 7
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(1)(A)) is amended— 8
(1) by striking ‘‘is comprised of—’’ in the mat-9
ter preceding clause (i) and all that follows through 10
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‘‘a group’’ in clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘comprises a 1
group’’; and 2
(2) by striking ‘‘within or adjacent to Federal 3
land;’’ and inserting a semicolon. 4
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