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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6880 

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to promote the 

domestic hardwood industry, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 19, 2023 

Mr. TIFFANY (for himself and Ms. KUSTER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants 

to promote the domestic hardwood industry, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hardwood Products 

5 Access and Development Program Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. HARDWOOD PRODUCTS ACCESS AND DEVELOP7 MENT PROGRAM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (in 

9 this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may award 

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1 mote the domestic hardwood industry through the fol2 lowing activities: 

3 (1) Research related to the low carbon foot4 print, carbon storage capacity, and resource sustain5 ability of domestically produced hardwood products. 

6 (2) Promotion of research and education related 

7 to domestically produced hardwood products. 

8 (3) Promotion of the low carbon footprint, car9 bon storage capacity, and resource sustainability of 

10 the domestic hardwood industry. 

11 (4) Market promotion of domestically produced 

12 hardwood products. 

13 (5) Consumer market research related to do14 mestically produced hardwood products. 

15 (6) Demonstration projects demonstrating the 

16 natural qualities, low carbon footprint, carbon stor17 age capacity, and resource sustainability of domesti18 cally harvested hardwood and domestically produced 

19 hardwood products. 

20 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity is eligible to re21 ceive a grant under subsection (a) if such entity is 1 of 

22 the following: 

23 (1) A State. 

24 (2) A nonprofit organization representing the 

25 domestic hardwood products industry. 

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1 (3) An institution of higher education (as de2 fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 

3 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)). 

4 (4) A nonprofit research institution. 

5 (c) APPLICATIONS.—To receive a grant under sub6 section (a), an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 

7 an application at such time, in such manner, and con8 taining such information as the Secretary may require, in9 cluding— 

10 (1) a description of the activities to be sup11 ported using the grant funds; 

12 (2) a description of the goals that the eligible 

13 entity intends to achieve as a result of supporting 

14 such activities; and 

15 (3) an estimate of the increase in hardwood 

16 production or consumer awareness that the eligible 

17 entity anticipates will occur as a result of supporting 

18 such activities. 

19 (d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 

20 such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 

21 (e) NO PREEMPTION OF STATE OR TRIBAL LAWS.— 

22 Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt any 

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1 termination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

2 5304)). 

3 (f) DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED HARDWOOD PROD4 UCT DEFINED.—The term ‘‘domestically produced hard5 wood product’’ means a domestically produced product 

6 that is 90 percent by volume domestically sourced hard7 wood material. 

8 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

9 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

10 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029. 

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