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HR 5965 112th Congress House Emergency Management Aviation and airports California Colorado Congressional oversight Fires Forests, forestry, trees Government buildings, facilities, and property National Guard and reserves North Carolina Public contracts and procurement Wyoming

To require the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and…

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To require the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires.

Introduced: June 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Jun 27, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Jun 19, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 19, 2012
Introduced in House
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Requires the Chief of the Forest Service to make the eight Forest Service First Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS I) units available, without compensation, to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have C-130H aircraft configured to contain such an MAFFS I unit and adequate pilot and crew member training in its use to fight wildfires.

Directs the Chief to make the nine Forest Service Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS II) units immediately available, without compensation, to specified units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve in Wyoming, North Carolina, Colorado, and California.

Prohibits the Chief from procuring air tankers to fight wildfires from a foreign government without certifying that MAFFS air tanker support available from units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve is being fully utilized or is insufficient to address wildfires on National Forest System land.

What's happening now June 27, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 19, 2012
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Jul 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5965: To require the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5965/
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"H.R. 5965: To require the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5965/.
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H.R. 5965, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5965/.
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[H.R. 5965: To require the Chief of the Forest Service to make the Forest Service First and Second Generation Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) units available to units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve that have the aircraft capability and pilot and crew member training adequate for utilizing such firefighting systems to help alleviate the shortage of air tankers to fight wildfires.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5965/)
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