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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2639 

To establish forest conservation practices through management, reforestation, 

and utilization which lead to the sequestration of greenhouse gases, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 19, 2021 

Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. AMODEI, 

Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. BACON, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BARR, Mr. BENTZ, Mr. 

BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CARL, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. COLE, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. 

FISCHBACH, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. 

GRAVES of Louisiana, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. 

HILL, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. KELLY

of Mississippi, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. 

LESKO, Mr. LUCAS, Ms. MACE, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. MANN, Mr. 

MCCAUL, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. MEIJER, Mr. MEUSER, 

Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. MOORE of Utah, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. NUNES, 

Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 

STAUBER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. STEWART, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. THOMPSON

of Pennsylvania, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 

WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 

WOMACK, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. RESCHENTHALER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 

addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, Ways 

and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, and Education and Labor, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 


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A BILL 

To establish forest conservation practices through management, reforestation, and utilization which lead to the 

sequestration of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Trillion Trees Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act are as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

TITLE I—CARBON SEQUESTRATION THROUGH REFORESTATION 

ACTIVITIES 

Subtitle A—Reforestation Goals 

Sec. 101. National forest carbon stock targets. 

Sec. 102. Trillion Trees Task Force. 

Sec. 103. Philanthropic Reforestation Advisory Council. 

Sec. 104. Trillion Trees Challenge Fund. 

Sec. 105. Renewable resource assessment update and lifecycle analysis. 

Sec. 106. Forest inventory and analysis. 

Sec. 107. National Forest Foundation activities. 

Subtitle B—Regeneration 

Sec. 111. Reforestation programs. 

Sec. 112. Reforestation trust fund. 

Sec. 113. Solving shortages for seedlings. 

Sec. 114. Healthy forest reserve program. 

Sec. 115. Forestry education and workforce development grant program. 

Sec. 116. Civilian Conservation Centers reforestation activities. 

Sec. 117. Forest technology enhancements for conservation and habitat improvement. 

Subtitle C—Urban Forests 

Sec. 121. Urban and community forestry assistance. 

Sec. 122. Civilian Conservation Center urban forestry demonstration program. 


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Sec. 123. Memorandum of understanding to coordinate urban forestry programs. 

Subtitle D—International Forests 

Sec. 131. Sense of Congress. 

Sec. 132. International Forest Foundation. 

Sec. 133. International engagement. 

Sec. 134. Global climate change program. 

Sec. 135. International forestry cooperation. 

Sec. 136. Modifications to authorities relating to tropical forests. 

TITLE II—CARBON SEQUESTRATION THROUGH IMPROVED 

FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 

Sec. 201. Land use planning; supplements to programmatic environmental impact statements. 

Sec. 202. Forest carbon stock on State and private forests. 

Sec. 203. Good neighbor authority. 

Sec. 204. Research and development programs. 

TITLE III—MARKET INCENTIVES FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION 

Sec. 301. Biochar demonstration project and grant program. 

Sec. 302. Sustainable building and residence credit. 

Sec. 303. Clarification of research and development program for cellulosic biochemical and bioplastics. 

Sec. 304. Tribal and Alaska Native biomass demonstration project extension. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) AFFORESTATION.—The term 

4 ‘‘afforestation’’ means a project or activity to estab5 lish a forest or stand of native trees in an ecosystem 

6 where there is not a forest or tree cover, consistent 

7 with the best available science. 

8 (2) FOREST CARBON FLUX.—The term ‘‘forest 

9 carbon flux’’ means the net annual change in carbon 

10 residing within forest carbon pools and in forest car11 bon stock. 

12 (3) FOREST CARBON POOLS.—The term ‘‘forest 

13 carbon pools’’ means the individual, nonoverlapping 


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1 categories where forest carbon resides and in2 cludes— 

3 (A) aboveground biomass, belowground 

4 biomass, dead wood, litter, and mineral and or5 ganic soils in forest ecosystems, woodlands, and 

6 trees outside forests including urban trees; and 

7 (B) harvested wood products (in use or in 

8 solid waste disposal sites). 

9 (4) FOREST CARBON STOCK.—The term ‘‘forest 

10 carbon stock’’ means the absolute quantity of carbon 

11 stored within all forest carbon pools. 

12 (5) FOREST PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 

13 means— 

14 (A) a land use plan prepared by the Bu15 reau of Land Management for public lands pur16 suant to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 

17 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

18 1712); or 

19 (B) a land and resource management plan 

20 prepared by the Forest Service for a unit of the 

21 National Forest System pursuant to section 6 

22 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Re23 sources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 

24 1604). 


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1 (6) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.—The 

2 term ‘‘forest management activity’’ means a project 

3 or activity carried out by the Secretary concerned on 

4 National Forest System lands or public lands con5 sistent with the forest plan covering the lands. 

6 (7) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term 

7 ‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 

8 that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range9 land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

10 U.S.C. 1609(a)). 

11 (8) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 

12 has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 

13 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

14 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

15 (9) REFORESTATION.—The term ‘‘reforest16 ation’’ means the act of renewing tree cover by es17 tablishing young trees through natural regeneration, 

18 natural regeneration with site preparation, or plant19 ing. 

20 (10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

21 means the Secretary of Agriculture. 

22 (11) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term 

23 ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 

24 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re25 spect to National Forest System lands; and 


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1 (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re2 spect to public lands. 

3 (12) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

4 means the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec5 retary of Interior. 

6 TITLE I—CARBON SEQUESTRA7 TION THROUGH REFOREST8 ATION ACTIVITIES 

9 Subtitle A—Reforestation Goals 

10 SEC. 101. NATIONAL FOREST CARBON STOCK TARGETS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall set 

13 targets for increased forest carbon stock for the purposes 

14 of sequestering and storing carbon while meeting other re15 source management objectives. Such targets shall— 

16 (1) be based on the best available scientific in17 formation; 

18 (2) consider both natural and artificial regen19 eration, with an emphasis on the regeneration of na20 tive species; 

21 (3) be established at levels, consistent with 

22 other statutory management purposes on Federal 

23 lands, which represent the optimal feasible and sus24 tainable increase in the forest carbon stock private, 

25 State, Tribal, and Federal landowners can achieve 


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1 by January 1, 2030, and every 10 years thereafter 

2 through January 1, 2100; 

3 (4) be informed by the report provided by the 

4 Trillion Trees Task Force established in section 102; 

5 (5) incorporate data from the forest inventory 

6 and analysis program under section 3(e) of the For7 est and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research 

8 Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) and other applica9 ble Federal agency data; 

10 (6) be consistent with multiple use and sus11 tained yield requirements, policies, and objectives on 

12 National Forest, State, Tribal, and other public or 

13 private land; 

14 (7) be consistent with other benefits related to 

15 forest function and health including soil health and 

16 productivity, wildlife habitat and biodiversity, im17 proved air and water quality, job creation, outdoor 

18 recreation, and forest products and byproducts; 

19 (8) be established at levels that account for— 

20 (A) long-term and short-term carbon se21 questration and storage; 

22 (B) forest carbon flux; and 

23 (C) assessments of existing forested acres, 

24 considering variations in landscape; 


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1 (9) incorporate input from State, Tribal, and 

2 local stakeholders and members of the public; and 

3 (10) be published in the Federal Register, to4 gether with a statement of the basis and justification 

5 for such targets. 

6 (b) NATURAL REGENERATION.—In this subsection, 

7 the term ‘‘natural regeneration’’ means the establishment 

8 of a tree or tree age class from natural seedling, sprouting, 

9 or suckering, in accordance with the management objec10 tives of an applicable forest plan. 

11 (c) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 

12 construed to establish any requirements with respect to 

13 private landowners. 

14 SEC. 102. TRILLION TREES TASK FORCE. 

15 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6 months after 

16 the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 

17 shall establish the Trillion Trees Task Force (in this sec18 tion referred to as the ‘‘task force’’) to assist the Secretary 

19 with meeting the targets and purposes established under 

20 section 101(a). 

21 (b) DUTIES OF THE TASK FORCE.— 

22 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

23 date the task force is established under subsection 

24 (a), the task force shall submit to the Secretary a 

25 report that includes— 


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1 (A) recommendations for the national for2 est carbon stock targets established under sec3 tion 101; 

4 (B) plant growth targets, including long5 term growth targets, required to achieve the na6 tional forest carbon stock targets established 

7 under section 101, taking into account— 

8 (i) forest carbon flux; 

9 (ii) multiple use and sustained yield 

10 requirements, policies, and objectives; 

11 (iii) natural regeneration; 

12 (iv) adverse natural and anthropo13 genic disturbances; and 

14 (v) other factors impacting domestic 

15 forestlands; and 

16 (C) program and policy recommendations 

17 designed to achieve the national forest carbon 

18 stock targets established under section 101, 

19 while— 

20 (i) still maintaining sustainable levels 

21 of board feet harvested from public lands; 

22 (ii) promoting forest products mar23 kets, including for new and innovative for24 est products and byproducts; and 


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1 (iii) improving the natural regenera2 tion of public and private forests (with an 

3 emphasis on the regeneration of native spe4 cies) through active forest management. 

5 (2) OVERSIGHT.—Following the submission of 

6 the report described in paragraph (1), the task force 

7 shall provide continued oversight of the implementa8 tion of the national forest carbon stock targets, and 

9 provide the Secretary with— 

10 (A) yearly reports on the progress made 

11 towards achieving the national forest carbon 

12 stock targets established under section 101; and 

13 (B) ongoing program and policy rec14 ommendations designed to achieve the national 

15 forest carbon stock targets established under 

16 section 101. 

17 (3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The task force 

18 shall— 

19 (A) submit to Congress a copy of the re20 port under paragraph (1); and 

21 (B) not later than 2 years after the report 

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1 mentation of, and progress towards meeting, 

2 the targets set under section 101. 

3 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

4 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The task force shall con5 sist of 15 ex officio members and 15 discretionary 

6 members. 

7 (A) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Presi8 dent shall appoint 15 representatives from the 

9 executive branch. 

10 (B) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The Sec11 retary shall appoint 1 discretionary member 

12 from each of the following: 

13 (i) A State land management agency. 

14 (ii) A private forest landowner with 

15 total land holdings of greater than 

16 1,000,000 acres. 

17 (iii) A private forest landowner with 

18 total land holdings of less than 1,000,000 

19 acres. 

20 (iv) A family forest landowner. 

21 (v) A pulp or paper manufacturer 

22 which receives wood fiber directly or indi23 rectly from Federal timber for a portion of 

24 their fiber supply. 


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1 (vi) A sawmill or engineered wood 

2 producer which relies on the sale of Fed3 eral timber for at least 25 percent of their 

4 fiber supply. 

5 (vii) An energy company, cooperative, 

6 pellet fuel producer, or utility which pro7 vides customers with energy at least par8 tially derived from the combustion of wood 

9 biomass. 

10 (viii) A land conservation nonprofit 

11 with previous experience in collaborative 

12 forestland restoration projects greater than 

13 100,000 acres. 

14 (ix) A Tribal land management agen15 cy or resource management organization 

16 with previous experience managing Tribal 

17 timberland. 

18 (x) A wildlife conservation nonprofit 

19 with previous experience in collaborative 

20 forestland restoration projects greater than 

21 100,000 acres. 

22 (xi) An entity with experience in wild23 life habitat restoration projects less than 

24 100,000 acres. 


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1 (xii) An urban or community resource 

2 conservation organization, with previous 

3 experience in urban and community refor4 estation projects. 

5 (xiii) An organization with previous 

6 experience in projects of any size that in7 crease public access or outdoor recreation 

8 opportunities on National Forest System 

9 lands. 

10 (xiv) A company or organization with 

11 experience in sustainable buildings or mass 

12 timber construction. 

13 (xv) An academic or scientific institu14 tion with experience researching forest car15 bon stock in domestic forests. 

16 (2) DISCRETIONARY MEMBER TERMS.— 

17 (A) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.—Each 

18 discretionary member appointed to the task 

19 force under paragraph (1)(B) may be appointed 

20 and removed at the discretion of the Secretary. 

21 (B) VACANCY.—A discretionary member 

22 that is removed under subparagraph (A) shall 

23 be replaced not later than 6 months after such 

24 removal. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—A quorum shall consist 

2 of 10 ex officio members and 10 discretionary 

3 members of the task force. 

4 (B) DECISIONS.—Decisions of the task 

5 force shall be made by majority vote, a quorum 

6 being present. 

7 (4) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA8 TUS.—No individual may be appointed to the task 

9 force as a discretionary member under paragraph 

10 (1)(B) while serving as an officer or employee of the 

11 Federal Government. 

12 (5) PAY AND EXPENSES.— 

13 (A) COMPENSATION.— 

14 (i) FEDERAL EMPLOYEE MEMBERS.— 

15 All members of the task force who are offi16 cers or employees of the United States 

17 shall serve without compensation in addi18 tion to that received for their services as 

19 officers or employees of the United States. 

20 (ii) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEE MEM21 BERS.—All members of the task force not 

22 described in clause (i) shall serve without 

23 compensation. 

24 (B) REIMBURSEMENT.—A member of the 

25 task force may be reimbursed for travel and 


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1 lodging incurred while attending a meeting of 

2 the task force or any other meeting of members 

3 approved for reimbursement by the task force 

4 in the same amounts and under the same condi5 tions as Federal employees under section 5703 

6 of title 5, United States Code. 

7 (C) EXPENSES.—The expenses of the task 

8 force that the Secretary determines to be rea9 sonable and appropriate shall be paid by the 

10 Secretary. 

11 (6) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECHNICAL

12 SERVICES, AND STAFF SUPPORT.—The Secretary 

13 shall make personnel of the Department of Agri14 culture available to the task force for administrative 

15 support, technical services, and staff support that 

16 the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this 

17 section. 

18 (d) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

19 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 

20 apply to the task force. 

21 SEC. 103. PHILANTHROPIC REFORESTATION ADVISORY 

22 COUNCIL. 

23 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

24 the Philanthropic Reforestation Advisory Council (in this 


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1 section referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Council’’) to advise 

2 the Secretary on— 

3 (1) increasing private charitable investment in 

4 reforestation and afforestation activities; and 

5 (2) tracking private charitable reforestation and 

6 afforestation pledges and metrics. 

7 (b) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

8 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

9 date of the enactment of this section, the Advisory 

10 Council shall submit to the Secretary a report that 

11 includes recommendations for— 

12 (A) increasing and encouraging private 

13 charitable investments in reforestation and 

14 afforestation activities; and 

15 (B) developing a platform to track private 

16 charitable tree planting pledges and metrics. 

17 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con18 sult with the Advisory Council when developing the 

19 list of projects to be funded from the Trillion Trees 

20 Challenge Fund established under section 104. 

21 (3) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Advisory 

22 Council shall annually submit to Congress— 

23 (A) a copy of the report under paragraph 

24 (1); and 


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1 (B) a list of projects the Advisory Council 

2 recommended be funded under paragraph (2) 

3 and whether or not those projects were funded. 

4 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

5 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Advisory Council shall 

6 consist of 2 ex officio members and 15 discretionary 

7 members. 

8 (A) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex officio 

9 members of the Advisory Council, or their des10 ignees, are— 

11 (i) the Secretary of Agriculture; and 

12 (ii) the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (B) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The Sec14 retary shall appoint discretionary members 

15 from each of the following: 

16 (i) One from each of not more than 5 

17 companies or corporations that have made 

18 public charitable tree planting pledges. 

19 (ii) One from each of not more than 

20 5 philanthropic organizations with experi21 ence in financing reforestation and 

22 afforestation activities. 

23 (iii) One from each of not more than 

24 5 non-profit organizations with experience 

25 in reforestation and afforestation activities. 


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1 (2) DISCRETIONARY MEMBER TERMS.—Each 

2 discretionary member appointed to the Advisory 

3 Council under paragraph (1)(B) may be appointed 

4 and removed at the discretion of the Secretary. 

5 (3) QUORUM.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—A quorum shall consist 

7 of 12 members of the Advisory Council. 

8 (B) DECISIONS.—Decisions of the Advi9 sory Council shall be made by majority vote, a 

10 quorum being present. 

11 (4) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA12 TUS.—No individual may be appointed to the Advi13 sory Council as a discretionary member under para14 graph (1)(B) while serving as an officer or employee 

15 of the Federal Government. 

16 (5) PAY AND EXPENSES.— 

17 (A) COMPENSATION.— 

18 (i) FEDERAL EMPLOYEE MEMBERS.— 

19 All members of the Advisory Council who 

20 are officers or employees of the United 

21 States shall serve without compensation in 

22 addition to that received for their services 

23 as officers or employees of the United 

24 States. 


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1 (ii) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEE MEM2 BERS.—All members of the Advisory Coun3 cil not described in clause (i) shall serve 

4 without compensation. 

5 (B) REIMBURSEMENT.—A member of the 

6 Advisory Council may be reimbursed for travel 

7 and lodging incurred while attending a meeting 

8 of the Advisory Council or any other meeting of 

9 members approved for reimbursement by the 

10 Advisory Council in the same amounts and 

11 under the same conditions as Federal employees 

12 under section 5703 of title 5, United States 

13 Code. 

14 (C) EXPENSES.—The expenses of the Ad15 visory Council that the Secretary determines to 

16 be reasonable and appropriate shall be paid by 

17 the Secretary. 

18 (6) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECHNICAL

19 SERVICES, AND STAFF SUPPORT.—The Secretary 

20 shall make personnel of the Department of Agri21 culture available to the Advisory Council for admin22 istrative support, technical services, and staff sup23 port that the Secretary determines necessary to 

24 carry out this section. 


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1 (7) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

2 Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 

3 shall not apply to Advisory Council. 

4 SEC. 104. TRILLION TREES CHALLENGE FUND. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

7 Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘‘Trillion Trees 

8 Challenge Fund’’. 

9 (2) DEPOSITS.—For each of fiscal years 2021 

10 through 2030, there is appropriated, out of any 

11 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 

12 $10,000,000, which shall be deposited into the Tril13 lion Trees Challenge Fund and remain available 

14 until expended. 

15 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts deposited into 

16 the Trillion Trees Challenge Fund— 

17 (A) shall be used by the Secretary to make 

18 grants, in consultation with the Philanthropic 

19 Reforestation Advisory Council, to eligible enti20 ties to carry out eligible projects described in 

21 subsection (b)(1); and 

22 (B) may only be used if matched by the el23 igible entity carrying out the eligible project, on 

24 at least a 1-to-1 basis, by non-Federal funds. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of mak2 ing grants under this section, the Secretary 

3 may accept cash or in-kind donations. 

4 (B) CREDITS TO FUND.—Any cash dona5 tion accepted pursuant to subparagraph (A) 

6 shall be credited to, and form a part of, the 

7 Fund. 

8 (b) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible project described 

10 in this paragraph is an activity carried out by an eli11 gible entity related to reforestation or conserving, 

12 managing, maintaining, and monitoring trees on 

13 State, Tribal, municipal, or private lands for the 

14 purpose of increasing forest carbon stock. 

15 (2) LIST.—The Secretary shall— 

16 (A) annually develop a list of eligible 

17 projects to be funded from the Trillion Trees 

18 Challenge Fund, in consultation with the Phil19 anthropic Reforestation Advisory Council; and 

20 (B) submit the list developed pursuant to 

21 subparagraph (A) to— 

22 (i) the Committees on Agriculture, 

23 Nutrition, and Forestry and Energy and 

24 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 


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1 (ii) the Committees on Agriculture 

2 and Natural Resources of the House of 

3 Representatives; and 

4 (C) publish such list annually in the Fed5 eral Register. 

6 (3) UPDATES.—The Secretary may add an eli7 gible project to the list described in subparagraph 

8 (A) of paragraph (2) and submit such addition in 

9 accordance with subparagraph (B) of such para10 graph. 

11 (4) PROPOSALS.—To be eligible to receive fund12 ing under this section, an eligible entity shall submit 

13 to the Secretary a proposal at such time, in such 

14 manner, and containing such information as the Sec15 retary may require. 

16 (c) SUMMARY TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary shall 

17 include in the budget materials submitted to Congress in 

18 support of the President’s annual budget request (sub19 mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 

20 United States Code) for each fiscal year a summary of 

21 the status and funding of eligible projects under this sec22 tion. 

23 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

24 (1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti25 ty’’ means— 


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1 (A) a State, local, or Tribal government; 

2 (B) a non-profit organization or edu3 cational institution; 

4 (C) an individual; or 

5 (D) other non-Federal entities, as deter6 mined by the Secretary. 

7 (2) PHILANTHROPIC REFORESTATION ADVISORY

8 COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Philanthropic Reforestation 

9 Advisory Council’’ means to the Advisory Council es10 tablished under section 103 of the Trillion Trees 

11 Act. 

12 SEC. 105. RENEWABLE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT UPDATE 

13 AND LIFECYCLE ANALYSIS. 

14 (a) RENEWABLE RESOURCE ASSESSMENT.—Section 

15 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan16 ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (a)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

19 the end; 

20 (B) by striking paragraph (6) and insert21 ing the following: 

22 ‘‘(6) an analysis of the rural and urban forestry 

23 opportunities to mitigate the buildup of atmospheric 

24 carbon, reduce the risk of global climate change, 

25 capture and store atmospheric carbon, and optimize 


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1 forest carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of the 

2 Trillion Trees Act) in domestic forests; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(7) an analysis of the forest carbon stock (as 

5 defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) poten6 tial of domestic forests based upon the lifecycle anal7 ysis established under section 105(c) of the Trillion 

8 Trees Act.’’; 

9 (2) in subsection (c)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

11 the end; 

12 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe13 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(4) the potential to increase forest carbon 

16 stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees 

17 Act) through the utilization of harvested wood prod18 ucts, including recommendations to Congress for ac19 tions which would lead to increased forest carbon 

20 stock through the utilization of such materials.’’; 

21 and 

22 (3) in the first subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘and 

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1 (b) RENEWABLE RESOURCE PROGRAM.—Section 4 of 

2 the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 

3 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1602) is amended— 

4 (1) in the first sentence— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘Nation’s forests, includ6 ing the’’ before ‘‘National Forest System’’; 

7 (B) by inserting ‘‘and Congress’’ after 

8 ‘‘transmitted to the President’’; and 

9 (C) by inserting ‘‘and development pro10 grams’’ after ‘‘for research’’; 

11 (2) by striking the ‘‘The Program shall include, 

12 but not be limited to’’ and inserting ‘‘The Program 

13 shall be prepared and transmitted to the President 

14 and Congress not later than 2 years after the date 

15 of the enactment of the Trillion Trees Act and every 

16 2 years thereafter, and shall include, but not be lim17 ited to’’; 

18 (3) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol19 lows: 

20 ‘‘(1) an inventory of specific investment needs 

21 and opportunities for both public and private pro22 gram investments that— 

23 ‘‘(A) differentiates between— 


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1 ‘‘(i) activities which are of a capital 

2 nature and those which are of an oper3 ational nature; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) investments required to support 

5 existing policies and programs and those 

6 required to create and implement new poli7 cies and programs; and 

8 ‘‘(B) identifies— 

9 ‘‘(i) Federal and State policies that, if 

10 left unchanged in the succeeding 50 years, 

11 would create undesirable impacts on for12 ests and communities; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) alternatives to the policies de14 scribed in clause (i) that if implemented in 

15 the 10 succeeding years would mitigate 

16 such undesirable impacts;’’; 

17 (4) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) by inserting ‘‘and policy options’’ after 

19 ‘‘Program outputs’’; 

20 (B) by inserting ‘‘or State governments’’ 

21 after ‘‘Federal Government’’; 

22 (5) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and imple23 mentation of identified policy options’’ after ‘‘Pro24 gram opportunities’’; 

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1 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

2 (A), by inserting ‘‘and policy options’’ before 

3 ‘‘which’’; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

5 ‘‘and services’’ after ‘‘products’’; 

6 (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

7 ‘‘state national goals’’ and inserting ‘‘State na8 tional goals that the policy options are intended 

9 to achieve and’’; 

10 (D) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

11 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

12 (E) in subparagraph (F)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘the health and resil14 iency of forests, forest carbon stock (as de15 fined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees 

16 Act), and’’ before ‘‘forest and rangeland’’ ; 

17 and 

18 (ii) by striking the period and insert19 ing ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (F) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(G) account for the effects of trees in 

22 urban and community areas in addition to for23 ests in rural areas.’’. 

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1 (1) LIFECYCLE STORAGE MODEL.—As a part of 

2 the assessment established under section 3 of the 

3 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Planning Act of 

4 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601) the Secretary shall develop 

5 interdisciplinary computational models using all 

6 available data to— 

7 (A) evaluate the lifecycle forest carbon 

8 stock potential associated with domestic 

9 forestland; and 

10 (B) provide projections, scenario planning, 

11 and policy options associated with such models. 

12 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the model 

13 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider— 

14 (A) the best available science; 

15 (B) data collected through the forest in16 ventory and analysis program under section 

17 3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

18 Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

19 1642(e)); 

20 (C) forest carbon stock and the rate of car21 bon storage and sequestration in forest carbon 

22 pools; 

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1 (E) the rate of carbon storage and seques2 tration in varying forests based on the climate 

3 the forest is located in, the average age of 

4 stands, and rate of tree mortality; 

5 (F) the net amount of carbon released 

6 through catastrophic wildfire, disease and insect 

7 infestations, and other disturbances that result 

8 in tree mortality; 

9 (G) the net carbon stored and sequestered 

10 through the manufacture of harvested wood 

11 products; 

12 (H) the net carbon stored and sequestered 

13 through a sustainable cycle of harvest and re14 generation; 

15 (I) forest carbon flux; and 

16 (J) other factors as determined by the Sec17 retary. 

18 (3) VALIDATION PROGRAM.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

20 carry out a program for validation and inde21 pendent testing of the lifecycle models devel22 oped under paragraph (1). 

23 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the 

24 validation program under subparagraph (A), 

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1 (i) regularly perform retrospective as2 sessments comparing model predictions to 

3 field data on the carbon stored in forests; 

4 and 

5 (ii) require independent evaluation 

6 and comparison of lifecycle models devel7 oped under paragraph (1) against existing 

8 models, and enable empirical testing of 

9 hypotheses regarding the net effects on 

10 land and atmospheric carbon stocks and 

11 other greenhouse gas impacts. 

12 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 

13 date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years 

14 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 

15 report that includes— 

16 (A) the findings of the analysis conducted 

17 using the model developed under paragraph (1); 

18 (B) recent trends and current forest car19 bon stock, forest carbon pools, and forest car20 bon flux as well as projections of forest carbon 

21 stock, forest carbon pools, and forest carbon 

22 flux for the succeeding 50 years; and 

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1 lyzes different policy options and their associ2 ated effects on lifecycle forest carbon stock. 

3 SEC. 106. FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS. 

4 (a) 5-YEAR REPORTS.—Section 3(e)(3) of the Forest 

5 and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 

6 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)(3)) is amended— 

7 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

8 the end; 

9 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, forest 

10 carbon,’’ after ‘‘forest health conditions and trends’’; 

11 (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period 

12 and inserting ‘‘paragraph; and’’; and 

13 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(D) demonstrates the Agency’s efforts 

15 to— 

16 ‘‘(i) conduct a strategic national forest 

17 inventory by measuring a statistically de18 signed consistent historical series of field 

19 plots in combination with advanced tech20 nology to improve data, information, and 

21 estimates of precision; and 

22 ‘‘(ii) use advanced geospatial tech23 nologies to improve such area and volume 

24 estimates, especially for sub-State regions 

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1 (b) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—In pre2 paring, publishing, and making available reports under 

3 section 3(e)(3) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

4 Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)(3)), 

5 as amended by subsection (a), the Secretary may enter 

6 into memorandums of understanding with other Federal 

7 agencies or departments to improve the use and integra8 tion of advanced remote sensing and geospatial tech9 nologies in the forest inventory and analysis program 

10 under such section. 

11 SEC. 107. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES. 

12 (a) ADDING FOREST CARBON STOCK TO THE PUR13 POSES OF THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION.—The 

14 National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j et seq.) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in section 402(b)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

18 the end; 

19 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe20 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(4) encourage, accept, and administer private 

23 gifts of money and of real and personal property for 

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1 optimizing forest carbon stock established under sec2 tion 101 of the ‘Trillion Trees Act’; and 

3 ‘‘(5) carry out the National Medal for Forest 

4 Restoration under section 410.’’; 

5 (2) in section 405— 

6 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘410’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘412’’; and 

8 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘410’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘412’’; 

10 (3) by redesignating section 410 as section 412; 

11 and 

12 (4) by inserting after section 409 the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 410. NATIONAL MEDAL FOR FOREST RESTORATION. 

14 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Foundation shall, in 

15 consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, establish 

16 an award to be known as the ‘National Medal for Forest 

17 Restoration’ to recognize outstanding contributions in do18 mestic reforestation (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion 

19 Trees Act) activities carried out by individuals, commu20 nities, nonprofit organizations, and corporations. 

21 ‘‘(b) NUMBER OF AWARDS.—The Foundation shall 

22 award the National Medal for Forest Restoration at least 

23 once a year. 

24 ‘‘(c) LEVELS OF AWARDS.—The Foundation shall, in 

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1 tiple levels of awards reflecting the considerations speci2 fied in subsection (e). 

3 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION OF AWARD.—The Foundation 

4 shall administer the awards under this section, including 

5 by— 

6 ‘‘(1) developing a website and media presence 

7 to highlight recipients of such awards; and 

8 ‘‘(2) tracking the contribution of such recipients 

9 towards the targets for increased forest carbon stock 

10 established under section 101 of the Trillion Trees 

11 Act. 

12 ‘‘(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding the National 

13 Medal for Forest Restoration under this section to an enti14 ty described in subsection (a), the Foundation shall con15 sider— 

16 ‘‘(1) the number of acres planted or restored by 

17 such entity; 

18 ‘‘(2) the total increase in forest carbon stock 

19 (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) re20 sulting from reforestation (as defined in section 2 of 

21 the Trillion Trees Act) activities of such entity; 

22 ‘‘(3) the educational impact of the reforestation 

23 (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) 

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1 ‘‘(4) the total value of any donations by such 

2 entity to the Foundation.’’. 

3 (b) FIFTH GRADE FORESTRY CHALLENGE.—The 

4 National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j et seq.), 

5 as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by in6 serting after section 410 the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 411. FIFTH GRADE FORESTRY CHALLENGE. 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Foundation shall estab9 lish an educational grant program, in consultation with 

10 the Secretary, to be known as the ‘5th Grade Forestry 

11 Challenge’ to make grants to eligible recipients to— 

12 ‘‘(1) provide 5th grade students with a seedling 

13 to plant; 

14 ‘‘(2) educate students about forestry, forest 

15 management, active stewardship, and carbon stor16 age; and 

17 ‘‘(3) encourage, accept, and administer private 

18 gifts of money, technical expertise, and of real and 

19 personal property for the benefit of this program. 

20 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—The following entities 

21 are eligible to receive a grant under this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) A local educational agency. 

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1 engagement and education on natural resource 

2 issues. 

3 ‘‘(3) Other recipients as the Secretary deter4 mines to be appropriate. 

5 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program 

6 required by this section, the Foundation may coordinate 

7 on an ongoing basis with appropriate Federal, State, Trib8 al, and local resource management departments, local edu9 cational agencies, nonprofit organizations, private citizens, 

10 and corporations to— 

11 ‘‘(1) identify lands suitable for reforestation (as 

12 defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act); 

13 ‘‘(2) encourage, accept, and administer private 

14 gifts of money, technical expertise, and of real and 

15 personal property for the benefit of such program; 

16 ‘‘(3) manage and maintain reforested lands; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(4) further educate students and the public 

19 about forestry and forest carbon stock (as defined in 

20 section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act). 

21 ‘‘(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 years 

22 after the date on which the Foundation establishes the 

23 grant program under this section, the Secretary shall sub24 mit to the relevant committees a report on the determina25 tion of the Secretary as to whether the grant program is 


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1 a financially effective means to educate students in the 

2 fields described in subsection (a)(2). 

3 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

4 ‘‘(1) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 

5 ‘local educational agency’ has the meaning given 

6 that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 

7 Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 

8 ‘‘(2) RELEVANT COMMITTEES.—The term ‘rel9 evant committees’ means— 

10 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

11 of the House of Representatives; 

12 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Agriculture of the 

13 House of Representatives; 

14 ‘‘(C) the Committee on Energy and Nat15 ural Resources of the Senate; and 

16 ‘‘(D) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri17 tion, and Forestry of the Senate.’’. 

18 Subtitle B—Regeneration 

19 SEC. 111. REFORESTATION PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) NATIONAL FOREST COVER POLICY.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Forest and 

22 Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 

23 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601), as amended by section 105, 

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1 (A) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub2 section (f); 

3 (B) by redesignating the second subsection 

4 (d) (relating to the policy of Congress regarding 

5 forested land in the National Forest System) as 

6 subsection (e); and 

7 (C) in subsection (e), as so redesignated— 

8 (i) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (I) in the first sentence— 

10 (aa) by striking ‘‘eight years 

11 following the enactment of this 

12 subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘10 

13 years following the date of enact14 ment of the ‘Trillion Trees Act’ ’’; 

15 and 

16 (bb) by striking ‘‘eight-year 

17 period’’ and inserting ‘‘10-year 

18 period’’; 

19 (II) in the second sentence, by 

20 striking ‘‘such eight-year period’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘the 10-year period’’; and 

22 (III) in the third sentence, by 

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1 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

2 paragraph (4); 

3 (iii) in the first sentence of paragraph 

4 (4), as so redesignated, by striking ‘‘sub5 section (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’; 

6 and 

7 (iv) by inserting after paragraph (2) 

8 the following: 

9 ‘‘(3) REFORESTATION PRIORITIZATION.— 

10 ‘‘(A) REFORESTATION PRIORITY.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out 

12 this subsection, the Secretary shall give 

13 priority to projects on the priority list de14 scribed in clause (ii). 

15 ‘‘(ii) RANKED PRIORITY LIST.—The 

16 Chief of the Forest Service shall, based on 

17 recommendations from regional foresters, 

18 create a ranked priority list of projects 

19 that— 

20 ‘‘(I) primarily take place on pri21 ority land; 

22 ‘‘(II) promote reforestation (as 

23 defined in section 2 of the Trillion 

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1 ‘‘(III) deliver measurable 

2 progress and cost-effective results; 

3 ‘‘(IV) increase forest carbon 

4 stock (as defined in section 2 of the 

5 Trillion Trees Act) in a sustainable 

6 manner; and 

7 ‘‘(V) provide additional benefits 

8 relating to forest function and health, 

9 soil health and productivity, wildlife 

10 habitat and biodiversity, improved air 

11 and water quality, job creation, en12 hanced outdoor recreation, and forest 

13 products and byproducts. 

14 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY LAND DEFINED.—In this 

15 paragraph, the term ‘priority land’ means Na16 tional Forest System land that, due to an un17 planned adverse disturbance (including a wild18 fire, ice storm, blowdown, flooding, insect infes19 tation, disease, volcanic activity, or seismic 

20 event)— 

21 ‘‘(i) does not meet the conditions for 

22 appropriate forest cover described in para23 graph (1); 

24 ‘‘(ii) requires reforestation (as defined 

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1 meet the objectives of an applicable forest 

2 plan; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) is unlikely to experience natural 

4 regeneration without assistance.’’. 

5 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

6 (A) COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE

7 ACT OF 1978.—Section 9 of the Cooperative 

8 Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

9 2105) is amended in the matter following para10 graph (5) of subsection (g)— 

11 (i) by striking ‘‘section 3(d)’’ and in12 serting ‘‘subsection (e) of section 3’’; and 

13 (ii) by striking ‘‘1601(d)’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘1601’’. 

15 (B) REFORESTATION TRUST FUND.—Sec16 tion 303 of the Act of October 14, 1980 (Public 

17 Law 96–451; 16 U.S.C. 1606a) is amended in 

18 subsection (d)(1)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘section 3(d)’’ and in20 serting ‘‘subsection (e) of section 3’’; and 

21 (ii) by striking ‘‘1601(d)’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘1601’’. 

23 (C) STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CON24 TRACTING PROJECTS.—Section 604(c) of the 

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1 U.S.C. 6591c(c)) is amended by adding at the 

2 end the following: 

3 ‘‘(8) Reforestation (as defined in section 2 of 

4 the Trillion Trees Act), except the Chief shall give 

5 priority to reforestation projects in accordance with 

6 the priorities specified in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) of 

7 section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

8 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601).’’. 

9 (b) TARGET YEAR FOR NATIONAL FOREST SYS10 TEM.—Section 9 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

11 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1607) is 

12 amended by striking ‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 

13 SEC. 112. REFORESTATION TRUST FUND. 

14 Section 303 of the Act of October 14, 1980 (Public 

15 Law 96–451; 16 U.S.C. 1606a) is amended in subsection 

16 (b)(2), by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘$180,000,000’’. 

18 SEC. 113. SOLVING SHORTAGES FOR SEEDLINGS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

20 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 

21 through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall develop and 

22 implement a national strategy to increase the capacity of 

23 Federal, State, Tribal, and private nurseries to address 

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1 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub2 section (a) shall— 

3 (1) be based on the best available science and 

4 data; and 

5 (2) identify and address— 

6 (A) regional seedling shortages of bareroot 

7 and container tree seedlings; 

8 (B) regional reforestation opportunities 

9 and the seedling supply necessary to fulfill such 

10 opportunities; 

11 (C) opportunities to enhance seedling di12 versity and close gaps in seed inventories; and 

13 (D) barriers to expanding, enhancing, or 

14 creating new infrastructure to increase nursery 

15 capacity. 

16 (c) FEDERAL NURSERIES.—Section 2 of the Act of 

17 June 9, 1930 (16 U.S.C. 576a; commonly known as the 

18 ‘‘Knutson-Vandenberg Act’’), is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘each fiscal year after year ending June 30, 1934, not 

20 to exceed $400,000,’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 

21 2021 through 2030, $25,000,000,’’. 

22 (d) LOAN PROGRAM FOR STATE, TRIBAL, AND PRI23 VATE NURSERIES.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 

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1 nursery loans to eligible entities under this sub2 section. 

3 (2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 

4 qualified nursery loan or loan guarantee under this 

5 subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Sec6 retary an application at such time, in such manner, 

7 and containing such information as the Secretary 

8 may require, including a plan to maintain the ge9 netic and physical quality of seedlings of the eligible 

10 entity. 

11 (3) PRIORITY.—In making qualified nursery 

12 loans or loan guarantees under this subsection, the 

13 Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 

14 that— 

15 (A) are small businesses, in particular 

16 small businesses located in rural areas; 

17 (B) create or support jobs, particularly in 

18 rural areas; and 

19 (C) serve regions with high demand for re20 forestation. 

21 (4) QUALIFIED NURSERY PROJECT.—A loan or 

22 loan guarantee under this subsection may only be 

23 used to carry out a qualified nursery project to— 

24 (A) develop, expand, enhance, or improve 

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1 (B) establish nurseries; or 

2 (C) develop or implement quality control 

3 measures at nurseries. 

4 (5) LOAN AND LOAN GUARANTEE TERMS.— 

5 (A) AMOUNT GUARANTEED.—The portion 

6 of a loan that the Secretary may guarantee 

7 under this subsection may not be greater than 

8 80 percent of the principal amount of such 

9 loan. 

10 (B) REPAYMENT.—The period of repay11 ment for a loan made under this subsection 

12 shall not exceed 20 years. 

13 (6) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 

14 (A) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—The 

15 total amount of qualified nursery loans made or 

16 guaranteed under this subsection by the Sec17 retary may not exceed $1,000,000,000. 

18 (B) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall 

19 ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that 

20 loans made or guaranteed under this subsection 

21 are distributed across diverse geographic re22 gions. 

23 (7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

24 (A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible 

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1 (i) a State, Tribal, or local govern2 ment; or 

3 (ii) a domestic private, non-profit, or 

4 cooperative organization. 

5 (B) NURSERY.—The term ‘‘nursery’’ 

6 means a State, Tribal, or local government or 

7 privately-owned facility that grows, stores, ex8 tracts, or monitors bareroot or container tree 

9 seedlings. 

10 (C) QUALIFIED NURSERY LOAN.—The 

11 term ‘‘qualified nursery loan’’ means a low-in12 terest loan, the proceeds of which are used to 

13 cover the costs to the borrower of carrying out 

14 a qualified nursery project described in para15 graph (4). 

16 SEC. 114. HEALTHY FOREST RESERVE PROGRAM. 

17 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Section 501(a) of the Healthy 

18 Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571(a)) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

21 end; 

22 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

23 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(5) to promote the management and conserva2 tion of existing forests and regeneration of addi3 tional trees in pursuit of the targets for increased 

4 forest carbon stock established under section 101 of 

5 the Trillion Trees Act.’’. 

6 (b) ENROLLMENT PRIORITY.—Section 502(f)(1) of 

7 the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 

8 6572) is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri10 culture shall give priority to the enrollment of land 

11 that— 

12 ‘‘(A) provides the greatest conservation 

13 benefit to— 

14 ‘‘(i) primarily, species listed as endan15 gered or threatened under section 4 of the 

16 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

17 U.S.C. 1533); and 

18 ‘‘(ii) secondarily, species that— 

19 ‘‘(I) are not listed as endangered 

20 or threatened under section 4 of the 

21 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

22 U.S.C. 1533); but 

23 ‘‘(II)(aa) are candidates for such 

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1 ‘‘(bb) are deemed a species of 

2 greatest conservation need under a 

3 State wildlife action plan; or 

4 ‘‘(B) promotes the restoration of marginal 

5 farmland or degraded forestland into healthy 

6 forest ecosystems.’’. 

7 (c) RESTORATION PLANS.—Section 503(b)(4) of the 

8 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 

9 6573(b)) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(4) Practices to increase forest carbon stock 

11 (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) 

12 over a period of at least 20 years, including through 

13 reforestation of degraded forestland and 

14 afforestation (as such terms are defined in such sec15 tion) of marginal farmland.’’. 

16 (d) COST SHARING.—Section 504 of the Healthy 

17 Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6574) is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(e) COST-SHARE PERMITTED.—In the case of land 

20 enrolled in the healthy forest reserve program for the pur21 pose of promoting the restoration of marginal farmland 

22 or degraded forestland into healthy forest ecosystems, the 

23 Secretary of Agriculture may pay up to 75 percent for the 

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1 afforestation (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees 

2 Act) of such land.’’. 

3 SEC. 115. FORESTRY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVEL4 OPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 

6 competitive grant program to make grants to eligible insti7 tutions to carry out forestry education and workforce de8 velopment programs to prepare students for careers in for9 estry. 

10 (b) PROPOSAL.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

11 under this section, an eligible institution shall submit to 

12 the Secretary a proposal at such time, in such manner, 

13 and containing such information as the Secretary may re14 quire. 

15 (c) EQUITABLE AWARDS.—For each fiscal year for 

16 which grants are awarded under this section, the amount 

17 of grant funds awarded to eligible institutions described 

18 in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) shall be equal to the 

19 amount of grant funds awarded to eligible institutions de20 scribed in paragraphs (2) and (3) of such subsection. 

21 (d) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Grants made under this sec23 tion shall be used to— 

24 (A) award scholarships to students enrolled 

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1 in forestry, including students historically 

2 underrepresented in the field of forestry; 

3 (B) expand, enhance, or improve forestry 

4 educational capacities of the eligible institution, 

5 including libraries, curriculum, faculty, and sci6 entific instrumentation; 

7 (C) recruit and retain— 

8 (i) secondary school or undergraduate 

9 students to pursue certifications in forestry 

10 or acquire training in technical forestry 

11 skills, including students historically 

12 underrepresented in the field of forestry; or 

13 (ii) undergraduate and graduate stu14 dents to pursue degrees in forestry, includ15 ing students historically underrepresented 

16 in the field of forestry; 

17 (D) design and develop resources or pro18 grams that prepare students enrolled in the eli19 gible institution for careers in forestry, includ20 ing internship and apprenticeship programs; 

21 (E) provide hands-on training and research 

22 opportunities for such students; or 

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1 (2) CLARIFICATION OF FORESTRY EDU2 CATION.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the terms 

3 ‘‘degrees in forestry’’, ‘‘certifications in forestry’’, 

4 and ‘‘training in technical forestry skills’’ include de5 grees, certifications, and training in forestry, forest 

6 sciences, natural resources management, or other re7 lated educational disciplines. 

8 (e) PAYMENT OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—As a con9 dition of receiving a grant under this section, the Sec10 retary shall require the recipient of the grant to provide 

11 funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an 

12 amount that is specified by the Secretary and based on 

13 assessed institutional needs. 

14 (f) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this sec15 tion, the term ‘‘eligible institution’’ means— 

16 (1) a land grant college or university, including 

17 an institution eligible to receive funding under— 

18 (A) the Act of July 2, 1862; 

19 (B) the Act of August 30, 1890, including 

20 Tuskegee University; 

21 (C) Public Law 87–788 (commonly known 

22 as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962’’); or 

23 (D) the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 

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1 (2) a community college or area career and 

2 technical education school (as defined in section 3 of 

3 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 

4 Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)); or 

5 (3) an institution of higher education (as de6 fined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 

7 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)). 

8 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 

10 $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 

11 to carry out this section. 

12 SEC. 116. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTERS REFOREST13 ATION ACTIVITIES. 

14 Section 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Op15 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(d)) is amended by adding 

16 at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(4) REFORESTATION ACTIVITIES.—Enrollees 

18 in Civilian Conservation Centers may provide assist19 ance in carrying out priority reforestation (as de20 fined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) projects 

21 in accordance with subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) of section 

22 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

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1 SEC. 117. FOREST TECHNOLOGY ENHANCEMENTS FOR CON2 SERVATION AND HABITAT IMPROVEMENT. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—Not 

4 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

5 this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec6 retary of the Interior, shall either establish a research, de7 velopment, and testing pilot program or expand an appli8 cable existing program to— 

9 (1) assess new technologies, including un10 manned aircraft system, geospatial, or remote sens11 ing technologies, across all reforestation activities; 

12 (2) accelerate the deployment and integration of 

13 such technologies into the operations of the Secre14 taries; and 

15 (3) collaborate and cooperate with State, Trib16 al, and private geospatial information system organi17 zations with respect to such technologies. 

18 (b) EXPANDING USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS19 TEMS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

20 of this section, the Secretaries shall enter into an agree21 ment to develop consistent protocols and plans for the use 

22 of unmanned aircraft system technologies for reforestation 

23 activities. 

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1 manned aircraft system technology used under this section 

2 shall be made and manufactured in the United States. 

3 (d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec4 tion shall be construed as prohibiting the Secretary of Ag5 riculture from using unmanned aircraft systems tech6 nologies in effect on the date of the enactment of this sec7 tion. 

8 (e) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM DEFINED.—In 

9 this section, the term ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the 

10 meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49, 

11 United States Code. 

12 (f) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out this section 

13 shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date 

14 of the enactment of this section. 

15 Subtitle C—Urban Forests 

16 SEC. 121. URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY ASSISTANCE. 

17 (a) TREE CITY USA GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 9 

18 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 

19 U.S.C. 2105) is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 

21 subsections (j) and (k), respectively; and 

22 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol23 lowing; 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab2 lish a grant program to be known as the ‘Tree City 

3 USA Grant Program’ to provide competitive grants 

4 to eligible entities to enhance and maintain urban 

5 forests. 

6 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to be 

8 awarded a grant under paragraph (1), an eligi9 ble entity shall submit an application to the 

10 Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 

11 containing such information as the Secretary 

12 may require, including a proposal to enhance 

13 and maintain urban forests. 

14 ‘‘(B) APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.—A non15 profit organization that partners with an eligi16 ble entity may submit an application under sub17 paragraph (A) on behalf of such eligible entity. 

18 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 

19 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to el20 igible entities that submit proposals under para21 graph (2)(A) that— 

22 ‘‘(A) enhance, maintain, or improve access 

23 to urban forests in— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) areas with low tree or environ2 mental equity; 

3 ‘‘(B) further a statewide assessment or 

4 local government initiative to enhance and 

5 maintain urban forests; 

6 ‘‘(C) include a plan to mitigate risks from 

7 insects, disease, and non-native invasive species; 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(D) include a plan to monitor and main10 tain new and existing trees. 

11 ‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

12 may provide technical assistance to local govern13 ments to assist such local governments with— 

14 ‘‘(A) becoming eligible entities; and 

15 ‘‘(B) proposals under paragraph (2)(A). 

16 ‘‘(5) MATCHING FUNDS.—An eligible entity 

17 that receives a grant under this subsection shall con18 tribute an amount of non-Federal funds (in cash or 

19 in kind) that is at least equal to the amount of the 

20 Federal funds received. 

21 ‘‘(6) PREMIER TREE CITY.—Not later than 1 

22 year after the date of the enactment of the Trillion 

23 Trees Act, and annually through 2030 thereafter, 

24 the Secretary shall designate as a ‘Premier Tree 

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1 subsection to recognize the superior efforts of such 

2 eligible entity in enhancing and maintaining urban 

3 forests. 

4 ‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 

5 addition to the amounts authorized under subsection 

6 (k), there are authorized to be appropriated 

7 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 

8 2030 to carry out this subsection. 

9 ‘‘(8) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this sub10 section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a local gov11 ernment that— 

12 ‘‘(A) serves an urban and community area; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(B) a tree planting non-profit organiza15 tion recognizes as having— 

16 ‘‘(i) a tree board or department; 

17 ‘‘(ii) a tree care ordinance; 

18 ‘‘(iii) a community forestry program 

19 with an annual budget of at least $2 per 

20 capita; and 

21 ‘‘(iv) an Arbor Day observance and 

22 proclamation.’’. 

23 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR URBAN WOOD

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1 subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after sub2 section (h) the following: 

3 ‘‘(i) PILOT PROJECT FOR COOPERATIVE AGREE4 MENTS FOR URBAN WOOD UTILIZATION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec6 retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 

7 State and local governments, institutions of higher 

8 education, private or non-profit organizations, and 

9 other entities that support projects that create wood 

10 products from dead and fallen trees in urban and 

11 community areas. 

12 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall 

13 prioritize entering into cooperative agreements 

14 that— 

15 ‘‘(A) support local job creation; 

16 ‘‘(B) are located in typically underserved 

17 areas or areas with low tree or environmental 

18 equity; 

19 ‘‘(C) develop new uses for dead and fallen 

20 trees; and 

21 ‘‘(D) improve urban forest health and re22 siliency. 

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1 erative agreement under paragraph (1) to facili2 tate— 

3 ‘‘(A) research on new uses for dead and 

4 fallen trees in urban and community areas; and 

5 ‘‘(B) market expansion opportunities for 

6 products made from dead and fallen trees in 

7 urban and community areas. 

8 ‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

9 date of the enactment of the Trillion Trees Act, the 

10 Secretary shall provide a report to the relevant com11 mittees on— 

12 ‘‘(A) the implementation of this subsection; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(B) recommendations to encourage eco15 nomic development and job creation by creating 

16 new markets for wood products made from 

17 urban timber sources. 

18 ‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

19 ‘‘(A) DEAD AND FALLEN TREES.—The 

20 term ‘dead and fallen trees’ means trees that— 

21 ‘‘(i) are dying or have died; 

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1 ‘‘(iii) have been negatively impacted 

2 by insects, disease, or weather-related dis3 turbances. 

4 ‘‘(B) RELEVANT COMMITTEES.—The term 

5 ‘relevant committees’ means— 

6 ‘‘(i) the Committees on Natural Re7 sources and Agriculture of the House of 

8 Representatives; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) the Committees on Energy and 

10 Natural Resources and Agriculture, Nutri11 tion, and Forestry of the Senate.’’. 

12 (c) PROGRAM OF EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL AS13 SISTANCE CLARIFICATION FOR CARBON STORAGE.—Sec14 tion 9(d)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 

15 of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(d)(3)) is amended— 

16 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

17 after the semicolon; 

18 (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

19 after the semicolon; and 

20 (3) by inserting at the end the following new 

21 subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(E) identifying opportunities to increase 

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1 scientific urban and community forestry man2 agement;’’. 

3 (d) NATIONAL URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY

4 ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 9(g) of the Cooperative 

5 Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(g)) is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 

8 following new subparagraph: 

9 ‘‘(F) MEETINGS.—The Council established 

10 under this subsection shall meet not less than 

11 twice annually.’’; and 

12 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(7) RENEWAL OF COUNCIL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 

16 days after the date of the enactment of the 

17 Trillion Trees Act, the Secretary shall renew 

18 the Council. 

19 ‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—The Council shall 

20 not terminate except as provided by an Act of 

21 Congress.’’. 

22 (e) URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY ACTION

23 PLAN CLARIFICATION FOR CARBON STORAGE.—Section 

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1 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(g)(3)) is amended by adding at the 

2 end the following: 

3 ‘‘(G) Recommendations for identifying op4 portunities to increase carbon storage through 

5 afforestation (as defined in section 2 of the 

6 Trillion Trees Act) and scientific urban and 

7 community forestry management.’’. 

8 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub9 section (k) of section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assist10 ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105), as redesignated by 

11 subsection (a), is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1991 through 

15 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 

16 2025’’. 

17 SEC. 122. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTER URBAN FOR18 ESTRY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

19 Section 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Op20 portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(d)), as amended by section 

21 116, is further amended by adding at the end the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(5) URBAN FORESTRY.— 

24 ‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 

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1 paragraph, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 

2 Secretary of Labor shall jointly establish Civil3 ian Conservation Centers in urban and commu4 nity areas (as defined in subsection (j) of sec5 tion 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 

6 Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105)). 

7 ‘‘(B) FOCUS.—In addition to the training 

8 and skills required under paragraph (1), the Ci9 vilian Conservation Centers established pursu10 ant to subparagraph (A) shall provide training 

11 on urban forestry issues, including urban forest 

12 conservation, management, maintenance, and 

13 monitoring.’’. 

14 SEC. 123. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO COORDI15 NATE URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAMS. 

16 Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact17 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a memo18 randum of understanding with the Secretaries of Health 

19 and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, 

20 Interior, Labor, and Transportation and the Adminis21 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to— 

22 (1) identify strategies to increase equitable ac23 cess to urban forests through existing programs and 

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1 (2) coordinate existing urban forestry pro2 grams; 

3 (3) conduct research on the benefits of urban 

4 forests for air quality, heat island mitigation, energy 

5 burden reduction, and enhanced shading for heat-re6 silient housing and active transit; and 

7 (4) conduct research on improving coordination 

8 between the agencies to address insects, disease, and 

9 non-native invasive species in urban and community 

10 areas. 

11 Subtitle D—International Forests 

12 SEC. 131. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

13 It is the sense of Congress that— 

14 (1) the Trillion Trees Initiative established by 

15 the World Economic Forum should be supported; 

16 (2) under such Trillion Trees Initiative, coun17 tries, corporations, and individuals around the globe 

18 will contribute to conserving, restoring, and growing 

19 one trillion trees; 

20 (3) one trillion new trees globally would seques21 ter a significant amount of atmospheric carbon and 

22 constitute a pragmatic step towards addressing glob23 al carbon emissions; and 

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2 restoring, and growing one trillion trees glob3 ally; 

4 (B) use the vast natural assets, robust for5 est products market, and technical expertise of 

6 the United States, to conserve, regenerate, 

7 manage, and utilize domestic forestland; and 

8 (C) incentivize the use of sustainable build9 ing products to store carbon. 

10 SEC. 132. INTERNATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 

12 United States Agency for International Development may 

13 enter into an agreement with a non-profit organization to 

14 establish an ‘‘International Forest Foundation’’ (in this 

15 section referred to as the ‘‘Foundation’’), which shall not 

16 be an agency or instrumentality of the United States Gov17 ernment. 

18 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Foundation 

19 shall be— 

20 (1) to encourage, accept, and administer private 

21 gifts of money and of real and personal property for 

22 the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities 

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1 estation, afforestation, and the prevention of defor2 estation around the world; 

3 (2) to use private funds to support, undertake, 

4 and conduct activities that further the goals estab5 lished under section 101; and 

6 (3) to undertake, conduct, and encourage edu7 cational, technical, and other assistance and other 

8 activities that support international goals to increase 

9 global carbon capture and storage through the pro10 motion of healthy forests and responsible forest 

11 management. 

12 (c) TRANSFER OF FUNDS; LIABILITY.— 

13 (1) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The Administrator 

14 may authorize, pursuant to an agreement entered 

15 into in accordance with this section, the transfer of 

16 funds of the United States Agency for International 

17 Development to a nonprofit organization for the pur18 pose of offsetting any administrative costs of the 

19 Foundation. 

20 (2) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be 

21 liable for any debts, defaults, acts, or omissions of 

22 the Foundation. The full faith and credit of the 

23 United States shall not extend to any obligations of 

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1 SEC. 133. INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum extent prac3 ticable, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 

4 International Development shall prioritize programs to 

5 support reforestation and afforestation, and to prevent de6 forestation, in developing countries and in regions that 

7 have experienced significant levels of deforestation or 

8 whose biodiversity, local economy, and stability would be 

9 significantly impacted by deforestation or loss of forest 

10 canopy cover around the world. 

11 (b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the programs 

12 prioritized in accordance with subsection (a), the Adminis13 trator shall, to the maximum extent practicable, make use 

14 of public-private partnerships to facilitate engagement by 

15 nonprofit organizations and industry partners. 

16 SEC. 134. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAM. 

17 (a) FORESTRY INCLUDED.—Section 2402(c)(2) of 

18 the Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990 (7 

19 U.S.C. 6701(c)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and for20 estry’’ after ‘‘agriculture’’. 

21 (b) STUDY OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRI22 CULTURE, AND FORESTRY.—Section 2403(b) of the Glob23 al Climate Change Prevention Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) in the first proviso, by striking ‘‘The Sec2 retary shall conduct a study’’ and inserting the fol3 lowing: 

4 ‘‘The Secretary shall, not later than 2 years after the 

5 date of enactment of the Trillion Trees Act, conduct a 

6 study and submit a report to Congress’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

8 end; 

9 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

10 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(5) identify and address programs which could 

13 lead to increased forest carbon stock (as defined in 

14 section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) globally, healthy 

15 international forest ecosystems, and a globally sus16 tainable forest products market.’’. 

17 (c) OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY.—Section 

18 2405(c) of the Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 

19 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6704(c)) is amended— 

20 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking the ‘‘and’’ at 

21 the end; 

22 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

23 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(4) identify and implement programs which 

2 lead to— 

3 ‘‘(A) increased forest carbon stock (as de4 fined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) 

5 globally; 

6 ‘‘(B) healthy international forest eco7 systems; and 

8 ‘‘(C) a globally sustainable forest products 

9 market.’’. 

10 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

11 2412 of the Global Climate Change Prevention Act of 

12 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6710) is amended by striking ‘‘1991 

13 through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2021 through 2025’’. 

14 SEC. 135. INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY COOPERATION. 

15 Section 602(b)(1) of the International Forestry Co16 operation Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4501(b)(1)) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

19 the end; 

20 (2) in subparagraph (H), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at 

21 the end; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(I) activities that increase forest carbon 

24 stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion 

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1 afforestation (as such terms are defined in such 

2 section) programs.’’. 

3 SEC. 136. MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITIES RELATING TO 

4 TROPICAL FORESTS. 

5 Section 118 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 

6 (22 U.S.C. 2151p–1) is amended as follows: 

7 (1) In subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘, includ8 ing by reducing global forest carbon stock (as de9 fined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act)’’ before 

10 the period at the end. 

11 (2) In subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, refor12 estation (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees 

13 Act),’’ after ‘‘conservation’’. 

14 (3) In subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 

15 impact on global carbon emissions’’ after ‘‘irrevers16 ible losses’’. 

17 (4) In subsection (c)(6), by inserting ‘‘(includ18 ing projects to increase forest carbon stock)’’ after 

19 ‘‘sustainable forestry projects and practices’’. 

20 (5) In subsection (c)(8), by inserting ‘‘increas21 ing forest carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of 

22 the Trillion Trees Act),’’ after ‘‘soil conservation,’’. 

23 (6) In subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘and a study 

24 on the total carbon sequestered through increases in 

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1 of the Trillion Trees Act) globally as a result of pro2 grams, projects, and activities carried out under this 

3 section’’ before the period at the end. 

4 TITLE II—CARBON SEQUESTRA5 TION THROUGH IMPROVED 

6 FOREST MANAGEMENT AC7 TIVITIES 

8 SEC. 201. LAND USE PLANNING; SUPPLEMENTS TO PRO9 GRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 

10 STATEMENTS. 

11 (a) PRIORITY AREAS.— 

12 (1) AREAS IDENTIFIED.—The Secretary shall 

13 designate a landscape-level area on covered land as 

14 a priority area if— 

15 (A) the Secretary has identified such area 

16 as having a high or very high risk of wildfire; 

17 (B) the completion of covered projects in 

18 such area would reduce the risk of carbon emis19 sions as a result of wildfire or tree mortality; 

20 and 

21 (C) the area is covered by an existing pro22 grammatic environmental impact statement ap23 plicable to such covered projects. 

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1 of the National Environmental Policy Act of covered 

2 projects in a priority area over the completion of any 

3 other review under such section. 

4 (3) DEADLINE FOR IDENTIFICATION.—The Sec5 retary shall establish the priority areas required 

6 under paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) in the case of priority areas for water8 shed protection projects, critical infrastructure 

9 protection projects, or wildlife habitat restora10 tion projects, not later than 60 days after the 

11 date of the enactment of this section; and 

12 (B) in the case of priority areas for 

13 wildland-urban interface protection projects, not 

14 later than 60 days after the programmatic envi15 ronmental impact statement required under 

16 subsection (b) is completed. 

17 (4) REVIEW AND MODIFICATION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except with respect to 

19 areas subject to review under subparagraph 

20 (B), not later than 5 years after the date of the 

21 enactment of this section and not less than once 

22 every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall re23 view the priority areas established under para24 graph (1) and modify, add, or remove such pri25 ority areas. 


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1 (B) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE PRO2 TECTION PRIORITY AREAS.—Not later than 5 

3 years after the date on which the programmatic 

4 environmental impact statement required by 

5 subsection (b) is complete and not less than 

6 once every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 

7 shall review the priority areas established under 

8 paragraph (1) and covered by such statement 

9 and modify, add, or remove such priority areas. 

10 (b) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

11 STATEMENT FOR WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE PRO12 TECTION PROJECTS.—Not later than 5 years after the 

13 date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 

14 complete a programmatic environmental impact statement 

15 in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National En16 vironmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) 

17 for wildland-urban interface protection on public lands, in18 cluding with respect to— 

19 (1) lands classified as high or very high risk of 

20 wildfire; and 

21 (2) areas with at-risk communities (as defined 

22 in section 101 of the Healthy Forest Restoration Act 

23 of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of section 

2 102(2)(C) of National Environmental Policy Act of 

3 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) with respect to a major 

4 Federal action taken under this section shall be 

5 deemed to be met— 

6 (A) for wildland-urban interface protection 

7 projects proposed after the date of completion 

8 of the programmatic environmental impact 

9 statement required by subsection (b), by 

10 supplementing such programmatic environ11 mental impact statement and incorporating rel12 evant additional regional analyses that have 

13 been completed by Federal agencies since such 

14 statement was finalized; 

15 (B) for watershed protection projects, by 

16 supplementing the programmatic environmental 

17 impact statement entitled ‘‘National Forest 

18 System Land Management Planning’’ published 

19 in January 2012 and incorporating relevant ad20 ditional regional analyses that have been com21 pleted by Federal agencies since such statement 

22 was finalized; 

23 (C) for critical infrastructure protection 

24 projects, by supplementing the programmatic 

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1 ignation of Energy Corridors on Federal Land 

2 in the 11 Western States (DOE/EIS–0386)’’ 

3 published on November 28, 2008 and incor4 porating relevant additional regional analyses 

5 that have been completed by Federal agencies 

6 since such statement was finalized; and 

7 (D) for wildlife habitat restoration 

8 projects, by supplementing the programmatic 

9 environmental impact statement entitled ‘‘Na10 tional Forest System Land Management Plan11 ning’’ published in January 2012 and incor12 porating relevant additional regional analyses 

13 that have been completed by Federal agencies 

14 since such statement was finalized. 

15 (2) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In 

16 developing a supplement under subparagraphs (A) 

17 through (D) of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

18 consult and coordinate with— 

19 (A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local 

20 governments; 

21 (B) transmission infrastructure and water 

22 infrastructure owners, operators, and devel23 opers; and 

24 (C) other appropriate entities. 


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1 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IN PRIORITY

2 AREAS.— 

3 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Regional Forester de4 termines that a proposed covered project has been 

5 sufficiently analyzed by a previously completed pro6 grammatic environmental impact statement, such 

7 statement shall be deemed to fulfill the requirements 

8 of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

9 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) with re10 spect to such project. The applicable Regional For11 ester shall publish any such determinations on a 

12 publicly available website. 

13 (2) ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—If 

14 the Regional Forester determines that a proposed 

15 covered project has not been sufficiently analyzed 

16 under paragraph (1) and additional environmental 

17 review under the National Environmental Policy Act 

18 of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) is necessary, the 

19 applicable Regional Forester shall rely on analysis in 

20 previously completed environmental reviews under 

21 such Act in analyzing the potential impacts of the 

22 proposed covered project. 

23 (e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than Feb24 ruary 1 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date 

25 of the enactment of this section, and each February 1 


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1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant com2 mittees a report that includes— 

3 (1) a description, with respect to the preceding 

4 year, of the progress of covered projects in priority 

5 areas established under this section; and 

6 (2) projections for how such covered projects 

7 will reduce the risk and severity of carbon emissions 

8 from wildfires and tree mortality. 

9 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 

11 means National Forest System lands that are not 

12 excluded from forest management activities as a re13 sult of— 

14 (A) an applicable forest plan; 

15 (B) inclusion in the National Wilderness 

16 Preservation System; 

17 (C) inclusion within a National or State18 specific inventoried roadless area established by 

19 the Secretary, unless— 

20 (i) the forest management activity to 

21 be carried out is consistent with the forest 

22 plan applicable to the area; and 

23 (ii) the Secretary, or their designee, 

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1 is allowed under the roadless rule gov2 erning such lands; or 

3 (D) any other Federal law. 

4 (2) COVERED PROJECTS.—The term ‘‘covered 

5 projects’’ means critical infrastructure protection 

6 projects, watershed protection projects, wildland7 urban interface protection projects, and wildlife 

8 habitat restoration projects. 

9 (3) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION

10 PROJECT.—The term ‘‘critical infrastructure protec11 tion project’’ means a forest or rangeland manage12 ment project with the primary objective of— 

13 (A) reducing the risk of wildfire ignition 

14 within or adjacent to— 

15 (i) a utility infrastructure right-of16 way; or 

17 (ii) public transportation infrastruc18 ture; 

19 (B) protecting public infrastructure from 

20 wildfire; or 

21 (C) removing hazard trees and or other 

22 hazardous fuels from a utility infrastructure 

23 right-of-way. 

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1 (A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri2 tion, and Forestry of the Senate; 

3 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

4 Resources of the Senate; 

5 (C) the Committee on Agriculture of the 

6 House of Representatives; and 

7 (D) the Committee on Natural Resources 

8 of the House of Representatives. 

9 (5) WATERSHED PROTECTION PROJECT.—The 

10 term ‘‘watershed protection project’’ means a forest 

11 or rangeland management project with the objective 

12 of— 

13 (A) protecting a municipal or Tribal water 

14 source from damage or destruction caused by 

15 wildfire; 

16 (B) improving, maintaining, or restoring 

17 water quality or yield; or 

18 (C) any combination of the purposes speci19 fied in subparagraphs (A) through (B). 

20 (6) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE PROTECTION

21 PROJECT.—The term ‘‘wildland-urban interface pro22 tection project’’ means a forest or rangeland man23 agement project which takes place within the bound24 aries of, or adjacent to, an at-risk community (as 


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1 defined in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Res2 toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)). 

3 (7) WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

4 PROJECT.—The term ‘‘wildlife habitat restoration 

5 project’’ means a forest or rangeland management 

6 project with the primary objective of— 

7 (A) protecting, improving, maintaining, or 

8 restoring wildlife habitat; or 

9 (B) protecting, improving, maintaining, re10 storing, or enhancing management with respect 

11 to critical habitat (as defined in section 4 of the 

12 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

13 1532)). 

14 SEC. 202. FOREST CARBON STOCK ON STATE AND PRIVATE 

15 FORESTS. 

16 (a) ADDING INCREASING FOREST CARBON STOCK AS

17 A PRIORITY.—Section 2(b) of the Cooperative Forestry 

18 Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (6) through 

20 (10) as subparagraphs (7) through (11), respec21 tively; and 

22 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol23 lowing: 

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1 estation, management, and related optimizations of 

2 forest carbon stock (as such terms are defined in 

3 such section) for climate and other ecological bene4 fits;’’. 

5 (b) SUPPORT FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND STRAT6 EGIES FOR FOREST RESOURCES WHEN CONSIDERING

7 CARBON EMISSIONS.—Section 2A(a)(1) of the Coopera8 tive Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

9 2101a(a)(1)) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) and (D) 

11 as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and 

12 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(C) the current amount of forest carbon 

15 stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion 

16 Trees Act and incorporating data from the for17 est inventory and analysis program under sec18 tion 3(e)) on State lands and opportunities for 

19 increased forest carbon stock;’’. 

20 (c) INCREASING FOREST CARBON STOCK THROUGH

21 THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 5(d)(1) 

22 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 

23 U.S.C. 2103a(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘carbon seques24 tration and storage’’ before ‘‘and the aesthetic’’. 


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1 (d) INCREASING FOREST CARBON STOCK THROUGH

2 THE COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CONSERVA3 TION PROGRAM.—Section 7A(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Coopera4 tive Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 

5 2103d(c)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘ increasing 

6 forest carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion 

7 Trees Act) and promoting,’’ after ‘‘including’’. 

8 (e) INCREASING FOREST CARBON STOCK THROUGH

9 THE PROMOTION OF FOREST HEALTH.—Section 8(a) of 

10 the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 

11 U.S.C. 2104(a)) is amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 

13 (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7); and 

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(4) protect or enhance forest carbon stock (as 

17 defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) on 

18 healthy forestland;’’. 

19 (f) INCREASING FOREST CARBON STOCK THROUGH

20 THE REDUCTION OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE.—Section 

21 10A(b)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 

22 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2106c(b)(1)) is amended— 

23 (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

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1 (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period 

2 and inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

3 (3) by inserting at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(E) to educate the public about the car5 bon stored in healthy forests and carbon emit6 ted through wildfire and forest decline.’’. 

7 (g) INCREASING FOREST CARBON STOCK THROUGH

8 THE STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE

9 RESTORATION.—Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry 

10 Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (e)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

13 the end; 

14 (B) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 

15 paragraph (8); and 

16 (C) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(7) to improve the potential to increase forest 

19 carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion 

20 Trees Act); and’’; and 

21 (2) in subsection (l), by amending paragraph 

22 (3) to read as follows: 

23 ‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 

25 $25,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with the 


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1 first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment 

2 of the Trillion Trees Act through fiscal year 2025, 

3 to remain available until expended.’’. 

4 SEC. 203. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY. 

5 Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 

6 U.S.C. 2113a) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)(4)(A)— 

8 (A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (B) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 

11 (iv); 

12 (C) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(iii) activities to increase forest car15 bon stock (as defined in section 2 of the 

16 Trillion Trees Act), including reforestation 

17 (as defined in such section) activities;’’; 

18 (D) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, by 

19 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

20 or’’; and 

21 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(v) any combination of activities 

23 specified in clauses (i) through (iv).’’; 

24 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end 

25 of the following: 


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1 ‘‘(C) REFORESTATION PRIORITY.—With 

2 respect to forest, rangeland, and watershed res3 toration services described in subsection 

4 (a)(4)(A)(iii), the Secretary of Agriculture may 

5 enter into good neighbor agreements under this 

6 section in accordance with the priorities speci7 fied in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) of section 3 of 

8 the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

9 Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601).’’; and 

10 (3) in subsection (b)(2), by amending subpara11 graph (C) to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF REVENUE.—Funds 

13 received from the sale of timber by a Governor 

14 of a State under a good neighbor agreement 

15 shall be retained and used by the Governor— 

16 ‘‘(i) to carry out authorized restora17 tion services under such good neighbor 

18 agreement; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) if funds are remaining after car20 rying out the services under clause (i), to 

21 carry out authorized restoration services 

22 within the State under other good neighbor 

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1 SEC. 204. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. 

2 Section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

3 Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642) is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(6) Renewable resource assessment research 

8 shall also include, as appropriate, research activities 

9 related to the sequestration of carbon, including the 

10 increased carbon storage through afforestation (as 

11 defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act), refor12 estation (as defined in such section), forest and 

13 rangeland management, and the utilization of wood 

14 and other materials derived from forest and range15 land renewable resources to store carbon in building 

16 materials, industrial and consumer products.’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(F) Carbon sequestration.’’. 

20 TITLE III—MARKET INCENTIVES 

21 FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION 

22 SEC. 301. BIOCHAR DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AND GRANT 

23 PROGRAM. 

24 (a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

2 after the date of the enactment of this section, 

3 the Secretaries shall establish a program to 

4 enter into partnerships with eligible entities to 

5 carry out demonstration projects to support the 

6 development and commercialization of biochar 

7 in accordance with this subsection. 

8 (B) LOCATION OF DEMONSTRATION

9 PROJECTS.—The Secretaries shall, to the max10 imum extent practicable, establish at least one 

11 biochar demonstration project in each Forest 

12 Service region. 

13 (2) PROPOSALS.—To be eligible to enter into a 

14 partnership to carry out a biochar demonstration 

15 project under paragraph (1)(A), an eligible entity 

16 shall submit to the Secretaries a proposal at such 

17 time, in such manner, and containing such informa18 tion as the Secretaries may require. 

19 (3) PRIORITY.—In selecting proposals under 

20 paragraph (2), the Secretaries shall give priority to 

21 partnering with eligible entities that submit pro22 posals to carry out biochar demonstration projects 

23 that— 

24 (A) have the most carbon sequestration po25 tential; 


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1 (B) will create new jobs and contribute to 

2 local economies, particularly in rural areas; 

3 (C) will demonstrate— 

4 (i) new and innovative uses of biochar; 

5 (ii) viable markets for cost-effective 

6 biochar-based products; 

7 (iii) the ecosystem services of biochar; 

8 (iv) the benefits of biochar to restore 

9 forest heath and resiliency, including for 

10 forest soils and watersheds; or 

11 (v) any combination of purposes speci12 fied in clauses (i) through (iv); 

13 (D) are located in local markets that have 

14 the greatest need for the biochar production 

15 units due to— 

16 (i) nearby lands identified as having 

17 high or very high or extreme risk of wild18 fire; 

19 (ii) availability of sufficient quantities 

20 of feedstocks; or 

21 (iii) a high level of demand for 

22 biochar or other commercial byproducts of 

23 biochar; or 

24 (E) any combination of purposes specified 

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1 (4) USE OF FUNDS.—In carrying out the pro2 gram established under paragraph (1)(A), the Secre3 taries may enter into partnerships and provide fund4 ing to carry out demonstration projects that— 

5 (A) acquire and test various feedstocks and 

6 their efficacy; 

7 (B) develop and optimize commercially and 

8 technologically viable biochar production units, 

9 including mobile and permanent units; 

10 (C) demonstrate the production of biochar 

11 from forest residues and the use of biochar to 

12 restore forest health and resiliency; 

13 (D) build, expand, or establish biochar fa14 cilities; 

15 (E) conduct research on new and innova16 tive uses of biochar or demonstrate cost-effec17 tive market opportunities for biochar and 

18 biochar-based products; 

19 (F) carry out any other activities the Sec20 retaries determine appropriate; or 

21 (G) any combination of the purposes speci22 fied in subparagraphs (A) through (F). 

23 (5) FEEDSTOCK REQUIREMENTS.—To the max24 imum extent practicable, a biochar demonstration 

25 project under this subsection shall, with respect to 


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1 the feedstock used under such project, derive at 

2 least 50 percent of such feedstock from forest 

3 thinning and management activities, including mill 

4 residues, conducted on National Forest System 

5 lands. 

6 (6) REVIEW OF BIOCHAR DEMONSTRATION.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall 

8 conduct regionally-specific research, including 

9 economic analyses and life-cycle assessments, on 

10 the biochar produced from the demonstration 

11 projects under this subsection, including— 

12 (i) the effects of such biochar on— 

13 (I) forest health and resiliency; 

14 (II) carbon capture and seques15 tration, including increasing soil car16 bon in the short-term and long-term; 

17 (III) productivity, reduced input 

18 costs, and water retention in agricul19 tural practices; 

20 (IV) soil and grassland health for 

21 grazing activities, including grazing 

22 activities on Federal land; 

23 (V) environmental remediation 

24 activities, including abandoned mine 

25 land remediation; and 


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1 (VI) other ecosystem services of 

2 biochar; 

3 (ii) the efficacy of biochar as a co4 product of biofuels or in biochemicals; and 

5 (iii) whether biochar can effectively be 

6 used to produce any other technologically 

7 and commercially viable outcome. 

8 (B) COORDINATION.—The Secretaries 

9 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, pro10 vide data, analysis, and other relevant informa11 tion collected under subparagraph (A) to eligi12 ble institutions conducting research and devel13 opment activities on biochar pursuant to receiv14 ing a grant under subsection (b). 

15 (7) LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR ESTAB16 LISHING BIOCHAR FACILITIES.—In the case of an el17 igible entity that enters in to a partnership to carry 

18 out a biochar demonstration project under this sub19 section and seeks to establish a biochar facility 

20 under such demonstration project, the Secretaries 

21 may not provide funding to such eligible entity in an 

22 amount greater than 35 percent of the capital cost 

23 of establishing such biochar facility. 

24 (b) BIOCHAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT

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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agri2 culture shall establish an applied biochar research 

3 and development grant program to make competitive 

4 grants to eligible institutions to carry out the activi5 ties described in paragraph (3). 

6 (2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 

7 grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall 

8 submit to the Secretary a proposal at such time, in 

9 such manner, and containing such information as 

10 the Secretary may require. 

11 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution 

12 that receives a grant under this subsection shall use 

13 the grant funds to conduct applied research on— 

14 (A) the effect of biochar on forest health 

15 and resiliency, accounting for variations in 

16 biochar, soil, climate, and other factors; 

17 (B) the effect of biochar on soil health and 

18 water retention, accounting for variations in 

19 biochar, soil, climate, and other factors; 

20 (C) the long-term carbon sequestration po21 tential of biochar; 

22 (D) the best management practices of 

23 biochar and biochar based-products to— 

24 (i) maximize carbon sequestration 

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1 (ii) maximize the commercial viability 

2 and application of such products in for3 estry, agriculture, environmental remedi4 ation, water quality improvement, and 

5 other uses; 

6 (E) the regional uses of biochar to increase 

7 productivity and profitability, including— 

8 (i) uses in agriculture and environ9 mental remediation; and 

10 (ii) use as a co-product in fuel produc11 tion; 

12 (F) new and innovative uses from biochar 

13 byproducts; and 

14 (G) opportunities to expand markets for 

15 biochar and create jobs, particularly in rural 

16 areas. 

17 (c) REPORTS.— 

18 (1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 

19 years after the date of the enactment of this section, 

20 the Secretaries shall submit a report to Congress 

21 that— 

22 (A) includes policy and program rec23 ommendations to improve the widespread use of 

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1 (B) identifies the areas of research needed 

2 to advance biochar commercialization; and 

3 (C) identifies barriers to further biochar 

4 commercialization, including permitting and 

5 siting considerations. 

6 (2) PRESIDENT’S ANNUAL BUDGET REQUEST.— 

7 Beginning 2 years after the date of the enactment 

8 of this section and annually until the date described 

9 in subsection (d), the Secretaries shall include in the 

10 budget materials submitted to Congress in support 

11 of the President’s annual budget request (submitted 

12 to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, 

13 United States Code) for each fiscal year a report on 

14 the status of the demonstration projects carried out 

15 under subsection (a) and the research and develop16 ment grants carried out under subsection (b). 

17 (d) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out this section 

18 shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date 

19 of the enactment of this section. 

20 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) BIOCHAR.—The term ‘‘biochar’’ means car22 bonized biomass produced by converting feedstock 

23 through reductive thermal processing for non-fuel 

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1 (2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti2 ty’’ means— 

3 (A) State, local, and Tribal governments; 

4 (B) eligible institutions; and 

5 (C) private, non-private, or cooperative en6 tities. 

7 (3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi8 ble institution’’ means land-grant colleges and uni9 versities, including institutions eligible for funding 

10 under the— 

11 (A) Act of July 2, 1862; 

12 (B) Act of August 30, 1890, including 

13 Tuskegee University; 

14 (C) Public Law 87–788 (commonly known 

15 as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962’’); or 

16 (D) Equity in Educational Land-Grant 

17 Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note). 

18 (4) FEEDSTOCK.—The term ‘‘feedstock’’ means 

19 excess biomass in the form of plant matter or mate20 rials that serves as the raw material for the produc21 tion of biochar. 

22 (5) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

23 means— 

24 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

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1 (B) the Secretary of Energy, acting 

2 through the Director of the Office of Science. 

3 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

4 authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fis5 cal years 2021 through 2023 to carry out this section. 

6 SEC. 302. SUSTAINABLE BUILDING AND RESIDENCE CRED7 IT. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart B of part IV of sub9 chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

10 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 

11 section: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 30E. SUSTAINABLE BUILDING AND RESIDENCE CRED13 IT. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be allowed as a cred15 it against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable 

16 year an amount equal to the sustainability percentage of— 

17 ‘‘(1) the taxpayer’s purchase price of a quali18 fying building or residence, and 

19 ‘‘(2) the taxpayer’s remodeling price of a build20 ing or structure described in subsection (c)(3)(B). 

21 ‘‘(b) SUSTAINABILITY PERCENTAGE.—For purposes 

22 of this section: 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

24 ‘‘(A) PURCHASE PRICE.—The sustain25 ability percentage with respect to the purchase 


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1 price of any qualifying building or residence 

2 shall be a percentage equal to the lesser of— 

3 ‘‘(i) the percentage by which the sus4 tainability score for such qualifying build5 ing or residence exceeds the average sus6 tainability score for the class to which such 

7 building or residence belongs, or 

8 ‘‘(ii) 25 percent. 

9 ‘‘(B) REMODELING PRICE.—The sustain10 ability percentage with respect to the remod11 eling price of a building or structure shall be a 

12 percentage equal to the lesser of— 

13 ‘‘(i) the percentage by which, after re14 modeling, the sustainability score for such 

15 building or structure exceeds the average 

16 sustainability score for the class to which 

17 such building or structure belongs, or 

18 ‘‘(ii) 12.5 percent. 

19 ‘‘(2) SUSTAINABILITY SCORING.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

21 after the date of the enactment of this section, 

22 the Secretary (in consultation with the Sec23 retary of Energy) shall establish— 

24 ‘‘(i) a certification process for deter25 mining a sustainability score with respect 


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1 to any building for purposes of the credit 

2 allowed under this section, and 

3 ‘‘(ii) an average sustainability score 

4 for different classes of buildings for pur5 poses of the comparison under subsection 

6 (b)(1)(A)(i) or subsection (b)(1)(B)(i). 

7 ‘‘(B) FACTORS FOR SCORE.—Such score 

8 shall at least take into account the following 

9 factors: 

10 ‘‘(i) The net carbon emitted during 

11 the production and delivery of materials 

12 used in construction of the building. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The net carbon emitted during 

14 the operation of the building on a yearly 

15 basis. 

16 ‘‘(iii) The amount of carbon retained 

17 by the building, taking into account build18 ing construction materials and processes 

19 and continuing use or disposal of carbon in 

20 connection with the use of the building. 

21 ‘‘(iv) The climate in which the build22 ing is located. 

23 ‘‘(C) AVERAGE SUSTAINABILITY.—The 

24 classes for which average sustainability scores 


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1 are determined shall at least take into account 

2 the following distinguishing characteristics: 

3 ‘‘(i) Residential and commercial build4 ings. 

5 ‘‘(ii) Multi-family and single-family 

6 residential. 

7 ‘‘(iii) The size, volume, and intended 

8 use of the building. 

9 ‘‘(D) UPDATES.—The Secretary (in con10 sultation with the Secretary of Energy) shall 

11 update the sustainability scoring and the sus12 tainability score averages established under sub13 paragraph (A) not less frequently than once 

14 every 5 calendar years. 

15 ‘‘(E) ADVISORY BOARD.—The Secretary 

16 shall establish a volunteer board that advises 

17 the Secretary on the sustainability score devel18 opment and updates. Such board shall be ap19 pointed at the discretion of the Secretary and 

20 shall include experts in relevant fields, including 

21 energy, construction, transportation, agri22 culture, and labor. 

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1 ‘‘(1) PURCHASE PRICE.—The term ‘purchase 

2 price’ means so much of the adjusted basis of the 

3 property as is not attributable to land. 

4 ‘‘(2) REMODELING PRICE.—The term ‘remod5 eling price’ means the price of remodeling or expan6 sion of a property, as defined by the Secretary after 

7 consultation with the Secretary of Energy. 

8 ‘‘(3) QUALIFYING BUILDING OR RESIDENCE.— 

9 The term ‘qualifying building or residence’ means, 

10 with respect to a taxpayer— 

11 ‘‘(A) any dwelling unit first used as a resi12 dence by the taxpayer, or 

13 ‘‘(B) any other building or structure of a 

14 character subject to the allowance for deprecia15 tion and first placed in service by the taxpayer. 

16 ‘‘(4) CONSTRUCTION.—Any qualifying building 

17 or residence constructed by the taxpayer shall be 

18 treated as purchased by the taxpayer on the date the 

19 taxpayer first occupies the residence, or places such 

20 building in service, as the case may be. 

21 ‘‘(5) TRANSFER OF CREDIT.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a taxpayer elects 

23 the application of this paragraph for any tax24 able year, the amount of credit determined 

25 under this section for such year which would 


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1 (but for this paragraph) be allowable to the tax2 payer shall be allowable to the person des3 ignated by the taxpayer. The person so des4 ignated shall be treated as the taxpayer for pur5 poses of this title. 

6 ‘‘(B) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS PAID FOR

7 ASSIGNMENT.—If any amount is paid to the 

8 person who assigns the credit determined under 

9 this section, then no portion of such amount 

10 shall be includible in such person’s gross in11 come. 

12 ‘‘(6) BASIS ADJUSTMENT.—For purposes of 

13 this subtitle, if a credit is allowed under this section 

14 with respect to any qualified building or residence, 

15 the basis of such building or residence shall be re16 duced by the amount of the credit so allowed. 

17 ‘‘(7) APPLICATION WITHOUT CREDITS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) BUSINESS CREDIT TREATED AS PART

19 OF GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT.—So much of 

20 the credit which would be allowed under sub21 section (a) for any taxable year (determined 

22 without regard to this paragraph) that is attrib23 utable to property of a character subject to an 

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1 credit listed in section 38(b) for such taxable 

2 year (and not allowed under subsection (a)). 

3 ‘‘(B) PERSONAL CREDIT.—For purposes of 

4 this title, the credit allowed under subsection 

5 (a) for any taxable year (determined after ap6 plication of subparagraph (A)) shall be treated 

7 as a credit allowable under subpart A for such 

8 taxable year. 

9 ‘‘(8) CARBON STORAGE CERTIFICATION.— 

10 Under the certification process established under 

11 subsection (b)(2)(A), the Secretaries shall addition12 ally establish a process for certifying to the taxpayer 

13 the amount of carbon dioxide stored by a building or 

14 residence as determined under (b)(2)(B)(iii).’’. 

15 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

16 for subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 

17 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 30E. Sustainable building and residence credit.’’. 

19 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

20 this section shall apply to property purchased after De21 cember 31, 2020. 


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1 SEC. 303. CLARIFICATION OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOP2 MENT PROGRAM FOR CELLULOSIC BIO3 CHEMICAL AND BIOPLASTICS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the 

5 Research and Development deputy area and the State and 

6 Private Forestry deputy area of the Forest Service, shall 

7 conduct performance-driven research and development and 

8 provide for education and technical assistance for the pur9 pose of facilitating the use of cellulosic biochemical and 

10 bioplastics products in the United States. 

11 (b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 

12 Secretary shall— 

13 (1) after collaboration with the forest products 

14 industry, conservation organizations, and institutions 

15 of higher education, conduct research and develop16 ment and provide for education and technical assist17 ance at the Forest Products Laboratory or through 

18 the State and Private Forestry deputy area that 

19 meets measurable performance goals for the achieve20 ment of the priorities listed in subsection (c); and 

21 (2) after coordination and collaboration with 

22 the entities referred to in paragraph (1), make com23 petitive grants to institutions of higher education for 

24 such institutions to conduct research and develop25 ment and carry out educational programs and pro26 vide technical assistance. 


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1 (c) PRIORITIES.—In awarding grants under sub2 section (b)(2), the Secretary shall give priority to applica3 tions from institutions of higher education proposing 

4 projects— 

5 (1) to address ways to improve the commer6 cialization of cellulosic biochemical and bioplastics 

7 products; 

8 (2) for the conduct of applied research, includ9 ing projects designed— 

10 (A) to bring products from benchtop to 

11 production scale; and 

12 (B) for end-of-life reuse, recycling, and dis13 posal of the project; 

14 (3) which, based upon the lifecycle analysis of 

15 forest carbon stock developed under section 105(c), 

16 will lead to an increase in forest carbon stock 

17 through the extraction of raw materials through the 

18 manufacture of biochemical and bioplastics products; 

19 or 

20 (4) to address one or more other research areas 

21 identified by the Secretary, in consultation with con22 servation organizations, institutions of higher edu23 cation, and the forest products industry. 

24 (d) TIMEFRAME.—To the maximum extent prac25 ticable, the measurable performance goals for the research 


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1 and development, education, and technical assistance 

2 under subsection (a) shall be achievable within 5 years. 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) CELLULOSIC BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCT.—The 

5 term ‘‘cellulosic biochemical product’’ means any 

6 biochemical, including bioethanol and its derivatives, 

7 that is derived from wood or plant cellulose fiber. 

8 (2) CELLULOSIC BIOPLASTICS PRODUCT.—The 

9 term ‘‘cellulosic bioplastics product’’ means any bio10 plastic that is derived from wood or plant cellulose 

11 fiber. 

12 (3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

13 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

14 meaning given such term in of sections 101 and 102 

15 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

16 1001 and 1002). 

17 SEC. 304. TRIBAL AND ALASKA NATIVE BIOMASS DEM18 ONSTRATION PROJECT EXTENSION. 

19 (a) TRIBAL BIOMASS.—Section 3(a) of the Tribal 

20 Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 3104 note) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2017 through 2021’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’. 

23 (b) ALASKA NATIVE BIOMASS.—Section 202(c)(2) of 

24 the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Deter25 mination Act Amendments of 2017 (25 U.S.C. 3104 note) 


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1 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2017 through 2021’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 2025’’. 

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