1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations Act of 2024 or the ACERO Act of 2024 . 2. Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (a) In general The Administrator shall leverage NASA-developed tools and technologies to conduct research and development activities under the Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations (ACERO) program to improve aerial responses to wildfires. (b) Goals The research and development activities conducted under subsection (a) shall, to the extent practicable, address the following: (1) Advanced aircraft technologies and airspace management efforts to assist in the management, deconfliction, and coordination of aerial assets during wildfire response efforts. (2) Information sharing and real-time data exchange for wildfire response teams. (3) Development of an interoperable platform to provide situational awareness of aerial assets during wildfire response. (4) Establishment of a multi-agency concept of operations, which may involve Federal, State, and local government agencies, to enable coordination of aerial activities for wildfire response. (c) Collaboration In carrying out this section, the Administrator— (1) may coordinate and collaborate with other Federal, State, and local government agencies, regional organizations, and commercial partners and academic institutions involved in wildfire management