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 118 STAT. 2065 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 (A) by striking ‘‘Armed Forces’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘armed forces’’; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of each’’ and all that follows through ‘‘in the Navy,’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned’’; and (ii) by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code)’’; and (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking ‘‘For purposes of this subsection— ’’ and inserting ‘‘In this subsection:’’; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘title 10, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘this title’’; and (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘such term’’ and inserting ‘‘that term’’. SEC. 1085. PRESERVATION OF SEARCH AND RESCUE CAPABILITIES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. The Secretary of Defense may not reduce or eliminate search and rescue capabilities at any military installation in the United States unless the Secretary first certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that equivalent search and rescue capabilities will be provided, without interruption and consistent with the policies and objectives set forth in the United States National Search and Rescue Plan entered into force on January 1, 1999, by— (1) the Department of Interior, the Department of Com merce, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, the Federal Communications Commission, or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; or (2) the Department of Defense, either directly or through a Department of Defense contract with an emergency medical service provider or other private entity to provide such capabili ties. SEC. 1086. ACQUISITION OF AERIAL FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR NATIONAL INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) The National Interagency Fire Center does not possess an adequate number of aircraft for use in aerial firefighting, and personnel at the Center rely on military aircraft to provide such firefighting services. (2) It is in the national security interest of the United States for the National Interagency Fire Center to acquire aircraft for use in aerial firefighting so that the military aircraft made available for aerial firefighting will instead be available for use by the Armed Forces. (b) AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE AERIAL FIREFIGHTING EQUIP MENT.—(1) The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to purchase 10 aircraft, as described in paragraph (2), for the National Inter agency Fire Center for use in aerial firefighting. (2) The aircraft referred to in paragraph (1) shall be aircraft that are— (A) specifically designed and built for aerial firefighting; (B) certified by the Chief of the Forest Service as suited for conditions commonly experienced in aerial firefighting oper ations carried out in the United States, including Alaska; and 10 USC 113 note.

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