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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsyshearvl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRON- MENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPRO- PRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014 WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 9:31 a.m., in room SD-124, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Jack Reed (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Reed, Feinstein, Tester, Udall, Merkley, Begich, and Murkowski. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE STATEMENT OF TOM TIDWELL, CHIEF OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JACK REED Senator REED. Let me call the hearing to order. And as the first order of business, let me wish Senator Murkowski a happy 21st birthday. Senator MURKOWSKI. Thank you. Senator REED. Happy birthday. I want to welcome all of our witnesses and my colleagues to the fiscal year 2014 hearing on the budget to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). And on behalf of the subcommittee, let me particularly welcome Tom Tidwell, the Chief of the USFS. Thank you, Chief. You have been a great leader at the agency and someone we have enjoyed working with immensely. I'd also like to welcome Barbara Cooper, the USFS acting Budget Director. Ms. Cooper, thank you very much for being here also. The President's fiscal year 2014 budget request for USFS pro- grams totals $4.84 billion in discretionary spending. The request is 62 million, or a 1-percent increase, more than the fiscal year 2013 enacted level. Chief Tidwell, in reviewing your budget request, it's clear that there's a theme: making tough choices so that the agency can con- tinue to fight wildland fires. The fire budget, as we spoke, seems to drive so much of the USFS. Within the total amount provided, the budget request does in- clude an increase of $79 million for wildland fire management, for a total of $2.046 billion, an increase of 3.5 percent. (1)

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