Wildland Fire Management and 1 other account

B7: Amounts provided to Forest Service in Consolidated Appropriations act, 2024 (PL 118-42).

B5: Amounts may be transferred to the "Wildland Fire Management" account in the Department of Agriculture only upon notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all wildfire suppression operations funds appropriated under that heading in this and prior appropriations Acts to the agency to which funds will be transferred will be obligated within 30 days. (PL 116-94).

B4: Amounts provided to Forest Service in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58).

A3: Of the amounts apportioned to line 6021, $60,000,000 may be used to continue uninterrupted the Federal wildland firefighter base salary increases provided under section 40803(d)(4)(B) of Public Law 117-58, as authorized by the 6th proviso under the heading "Wildland Fire Management" in title III of division E of Public Law 118-42 and outlined in Forest Service's March 28, 2024 spend plan and April 1, 2024 follow-up to OMB's questions regarding the spend plan. This amount ($60,000,000) may be increased by up to 2.5% without notification to OMB. Forest Service must notify OMB in writing at least five business days before any increase to this amount by more than 2.5% and provide an explanation for such increase. [Rationale: An agency spend plan or other documentation is necessary to better understand how the agency intends to obligate some or all of the apportioned funds.]

A4: Funds are apportioned with the understanding that USDA/Forest Service will provide OMB with a spend plan in an agreed upon format detailing the proposed use of a portion of these funds for contracting aerial firefighting assets in 2024. Using the spend plan as a baseline, USDA/Forest Service will provide briefings on the status of execution on an agreed upon meeting cadence. USDA/Forest Service will continue to work closely with OMB on any material changes to the spend plan during the fiscal year. [Rationale: OMB requests additional information on programmatic spending for some or all of the apportioned funds.]

A1: To the extent authorized by law, this estimated amount is apportioned for FY 2024. This estimated amount may be increased or decreased without further action by OMB if the actual indefinite appropriations; actual reimbursements earned, including reimbursements and offsetting collections from non-Federal/Federal sources; actual recoveries of prior year obligations; and actual contributions from non-Federal/Federal sources differ from the estimate. If the actual unobligated balance (excluding reimbursable funding) differs by more than 20 percent from the estimate in this apportionment, the agency must request a reapportionment of the account. Transfers of funds authorized by law (except for transfers from the Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve fund), to or from any of the accounts listed, may be processed without further action by OMB. Any of these funds that are not needed for this purpose may be used for current year obligations without further action by OMB. [Rationale: Footnote signifies that this TAFS has received or may receive an automatic apportionment.]

A2: All base 8 pay period costs for agency Wildland Fire employees (including permanent and temporary status) assigned to a wildfire incident as either firefighting or support personnel, as well as the costs incurred to hire, train and provide boot stipends to all firefighting and support personnel shall be charged to and accounted for in Wildland Fire Management (WFM) Salary and Expenses. Base 8 pay period costs for employees extended beyond their original term of employment, contract and casual hires, and firefighting and support personnel costs for overtime pay, hazard pay, and environmental differential pay shall continue to be charged to and accounted for in WFM Suppression. This business rule update is generally consistent with the business rule at Department of the Interior for base 8 pay period costs, and will ensure that wildfire cap adjustment resources are only used for costs that vary with the volume of wildfire suppression operations. [Rationale: Footnote specifies the purpose(s) for which funds are available to be obligated.]

B7: Amounts provided to Forest Service in Consolidated Appropriations act, 2024 (PL 118-42).

A1: To the extent authorized by law, this estimated amount is apportioned for FY 2024. This estimated amount may be increased or decreased without further action by OMB if the actual indefinite appropriations; actual reimbursements earned, including reimbursements and offsetting collections from non-Federal/Federal sources; actual recoveries of prior year obligations; and actual contributions from non-Federal/Federal sources differ from the estimate. If the actual unobligated balance (excluding reimbursable funding) differs by more than 20 percent from the estimate in this apportionment, the agency must request a reapportionment of the account. Transfers of funds authorized by law (except for transfers from the Wildfire Suppression Operations Reserve fund), to or from any of the accounts listed, may be processed without further action by OMB. Any of these funds that are not needed for this purpose may be used for current year obligations without further action by OMB. [Rationale: Footnote signifies that this TAFS has received or may receive an automatic apportionment.]