US HB5782

Requires annual transparency reporting on Wildland Fire Management account expenditures and detailed cost breakdowns for catastrophic wildfires (those burning 100,000+ acres or 50,000+ acres at high severity with $50 million+ suppression costs)

Mandates Department of Defense reimbursement to states for fire suppression services when wildfires are caused by military training, and requires review of spatial fire management policies for all federal land firesheds by September 30, 2026

Directs expedited placement of wildfire detection equipment (sensors, cameras, drones) on at-risk federal lands, expands satellite data use, and authorizes research on unmanned aircraft systems for wildfire response through the Joint Fire Science Program

Establishes permanent Burned Area Emergency Response Teams and creates a Long-Term Burned Area Rehabilitation account with up to $100 million annually for post-fire ecosystem restoration, reforestation, and infrastructure repair on federal lands

Authorizes FEMA funding for state-managed online post-disaster assistance guides and creates the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for technological innovations in managing wildfire-related invasive species