Public Law 119–18: To amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes.

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PUBLIC LAW 119–18—JUNE 12, 2025
139 STAT. 68
Public Law
119–18
119th Congress
An Act
To amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes.

June 12, 2025

[S. 160]

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025.
SECTION 1.

10 USC 101 note.

SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the “
Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025
”.
SEC. 2.

MODIFICATION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF AUTHORITY FOR SALE BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OF AIRCRAFT AND PARTS FOR WILDFIRE SUPPRESSION PURPOSES.

  Section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–307; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note)
is amended
—
(1)
in subsection (a)(1)—
(A)
by
striking
“a period” and
inserting
“the period”; and
(B)
by
inserting
“or water” after “fire retardant”;
(2)
in subsection (b), by
striking
“sold under subsection (a)” and all that follows through the period at the end and
inserting
“sold under subsection (a) may be used only for the provision of aircraft services for wildfire suppression purposes.”;
(3)
in subsection (c), by
inserting
“or water” after “fire retardant”;
(4)
in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by
striking
“subsection (a)(1)” and
inserting
“subsection (g)”; and
(5)
by
striking
subsection (g) and
inserting
the following:139 STAT. 69
“(g)

Period for Exercise of Authority.—

The period specified in this subsection is the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 and ending on October 1, 2035.”
.
Approved June 12, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 160:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025):

Apr. 8, considered and passed Senate.

June 3, considered and passed House.

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