Modification and Reauthorization of Authority for Sale by Department of Defense of Aircraft and Parts for Wildfire Suppression Purposes
Section 2 · Sec. 2 ·
What this chapter is about
This part changes an older law from 1996. That law lets the Defense Department sell old planes and parts for fighting fires. The change adds water next to fire retardant. It also gives the sale power a new end date of October 1, 2035.
The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“(1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) by striking "a period" and inserting "the period"; and (B) by inserting "or water" after "fire retardant";”
The section amends section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-307; 10 U.S.C. 2576 note). Paragraph (1) makes two changes in subsection (a)(1): the words "or water" are inserted after "fire retardant", and "a period" is replaced by "the period". The struck and inserted words are the ones quoted.
What the document actually says
“(1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) by striking "a period" and inserting "the period"; and (B) by inserting "or water" after "fire retardant";”
That sentence, in plain words
This part adds two words to the old law. The words are "or water." They go after the words "fire retardant." It also swaps one small word for another.
What this is about
The old law is from 1996. It lets the armed forces sell used planes and parts. The planes are used to fight fires from the sky. Now the law names water as well.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“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."”
Paragraph (2) strikes the words of subsection (b) that begin "sold under subsection (a)" and run to the end of the sentence, and inserts words providing that aircraft sold under subsection (a) may be used only for the provision of aircraft services for wildfire suppression purposes. The inserted words are quoted. This law does not print the words it strikes, so the site does not record them.
What the document actually says
“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."”
That sentence, in plain words
This part crosses out the end of an old rule. New words take its place. A plane sold under this law may be used for one job only. That job is fire work.
What this is about
The law does not print the old words it crosses out. So we cannot say here what they said. We can say what the new words say. They set one use, and no other.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“(3) in subsection (c), by inserting "or water" after "fire retardant";”
Paragraph (3) makes in subsection (c) the same insertion paragraph (1) makes in subsection (a)(1): the words "or water" are added after "fire retardant".
What the document actually says
“(3) in subsection (c), by inserting "or water" after "fire retardant";”
That sentence, in plain words
This part adds the same two words in one more spot. They go after the words "fire retardant" again.
What this is about
The two words are added twice. Once in one part of the old law. Once in a later part of it.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“(4) in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking "subsection (a)(1)" and inserting "subsection (g)"”
Paragraph (4) changes a cross reference. In the second sentence of subsection (d)(1), the words "subsection (a)(1)" are struck and "subsection (g)" inserted. Subsection (g) is the one paragraph (5) replaces.
What the document actually says
“(4) in subsection (d)(1), in the second sentence, by striking "subsection (a)(1)" and inserting "subsection (g)"”
That sentence, in plain words
This part fixes a pointer. The pointer used to name one part of the old law. Now it names part (g).
What this is about
Laws point to their own parts. When the words move, the pointer has to move too. Part (g) is the part that holds the dates.
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The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“"(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."”
Paragraph (5) strikes subsection (g) and inserts a new subsection (g), headed Period for Exercise of Authority. The inserted words specify a period beginning on the date this Act was enacted and ending on October 1, 2035. The law was approved June 12, 2025.
What the document actually says
“"(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."”
That sentence, in plain words
This part sets the dates. The clock starts the day this law is signed. It stops on October 1, 2035.
What this is about
The old part (g) is crossed out. New words take its place. They give the sale power a start date and an end date.
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Each of the five amendments the section makes to section 2 of the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996, and the words this law inserts.
Nothing in the section is left out. The approval line and the legislative history the Government Publishing Office prints after the last section are held out of the indexed text.
The section works entirely by amending an older statute. That statute is not indexed here, so the site does not record what its subsections said before this law or read after it. A reader following the citation into Public Law 104-307 will find the older wording until this law is applied to it.
