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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6880 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    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

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                                 A BILL

 
 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to promote 
        the domestic hardwood industry, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hardwood Products Access and 
Development Program Act''.

SEC. 2. HARDWOOD PRODUCTS ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (in this section 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') may award grants, on a competitive 
basis, to eligible entities to promote the domestic hardwood industry 
through the following activities:
            (1) Research related to the low carbon footprint, carbon 
        storage capacity, and resource sustainability of domestically 
        produced hardwood products.
            (2) Promotion of research and education related to 
        domestically produced hardwood products.
            (3) Promotion of the low carbon footprint, carbon storage 
        capacity, and resource sustainability of the domestic hardwood 
        industry.
            (4) Market promotion of domestically produced hardwood 
        products.
            (5) Consumer market research related to domestically 
        produced hardwood products.
            (6) Demonstration projects demonstrating the natural 
        qualities, low carbon footprint, carbon storage capacity, and 
        resource sustainability of domestically harvested hardwood and 
        domestically produced hardwood products.
    (b) Eligible Entities.--An entity is eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a) if such entity is 1 of the following:
            (1) A State.
            (2) A nonprofit organization representing the domestic 
        hardwood products industry.
            (3) An institution of higher education (as defined in 
        section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1001)).
            (4) A nonprofit research institution.
    (c) Applications.--To receive a grant under subsection (a), an 
eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, including--
            (1) a description of the activities to be supported using 
        the grant funds;
            (2) a description of the goals that the eligible entity 
        intends to achieve as a result of supporting such activities; 
        and
            (3) an estimate of the increase in hardwood production or 
        consumer awareness that the eligible entity anticipates will 
        occur as a result of supporting such activities.
    (d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations 
as are necessary to carry out this section.
    (e) No Preemption of State or Tribal Laws.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to preempt any law (including a law regarding 
liability) of a State or Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304)).
    (f) Domestically Produced Hardwood Product Defined.--The term 
``domestically produced hardwood product'' means a domestically 
produced product that is 90 percent by volume domestically sourced 
hardwood material.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2029.
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