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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4269 

To provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate stewardship practices, to provide for increased reforestation across the United 

States, to establish the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 

Ms. HAALAND (for herself and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 

the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 

A BILL 

To provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out 

climate stewardship practices, to provide for increased 

reforestation across the United States, to establish the 

Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program, 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 ‘‘Climate Stewardship Act of 2019’’. 


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—AGRICULTURE 

Sec. 101. Conservation reserve program. 

Sec. 102. Environmental Quality Incentives Program. 

Sec. 103. Conservation Stewardship Program. 

Sec. 104. Funding. 

Sec. 105. Regional Conservation Partnership Program. 

Sec. 106. Funding for climate stewardship agriculture research. 

Sec. 107. Conservation technical assistance. 

Sec. 108. Rural Energy for America Program. 

Sec. 109. Local Agriculture Market Program. 

Sec. 110. Farm and ranch stress assistance network. 

Sec. 111. Assistance for community food projects. 

TITLE II—FORESTS 

Sec. 201. Reforestation Trust Fund. 

Sec. 202. Reforest America Grant Program. 

Sec. 203. Urban wood programs. 

Sec. 204. Stewardship Corps. 

TITLE III—COASTAL WETLAND 

Sec. 301. Definitions. 

Sec. 302. Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program. 

Sec. 303. Data collection. 

Sec. 304. Outreach and technical assistance. 

Sec. 305. Annual restoration and funding. 

Sec. 306. Prevailing wage requirement. 

Sec. 307. Department of the Interior coastal wetland restoration; funding. 

3 TITLE I—AGRICULTURE 

4 SEC. 101. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM. 

5 (a) CONSERVATION RESERVE.—Section 1231 of the 

6 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in subsection (d)— 

9 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

11 ‘‘24,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘26,000,000’’; 


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1 (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

2 ‘‘25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘28,000,000’’; 

3 (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

4 ‘‘25,500,000 acres; and’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘30,500,000 acres;’’; 

6 (iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

7 ‘‘27,000,000 acres.’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘33,000,000 acres;’’; and 

9 (v) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(F) fiscal year 2024, not more than 

11 34,000,000 acres; 

12 ‘‘(G) fiscal year 2025, not more than 

13 35,000,000 acres; 

14 ‘‘(H) fiscal year 2026, not more than 

15 36,000,000 acres; 

16 ‘‘(I) fiscal year 2027, not more than 

17 37,000,000 acres; 

18 ‘‘(J) fiscal year 2028, not more than 

19 38,000,000 acres; 

20 ‘‘(K) fiscal year 2029, not more than 

21 39,000,000 acres; and 

22 ‘‘(L) fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year 

23 thereafter, not less than 40,000,000 acres.’’; 

24 (B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

25 (i) in clause (i)— 


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1 (I) by striking ‘‘2,000,000’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘4,600,000’’; and 

3 (II) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in4 serting ‘‘2030’’; and 

5 (ii) in clause (ii)— 

6 (I) in subclause (II), by striking 

7 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

8 (II) in subclause (III), by strik9 ing ‘‘through 2023, 2,000,000 acres.’’ 

10 and inserting ‘‘and 2022, 2,000,000 

11 acres;’’; and 

12 (III) by adding at the end the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(IV) fiscal year 2023, 2,500,000 

15 acres; 

16 ‘‘(V) fiscal year 2024, 2,800,000 

17 acres; 

18 ‘‘(VI) fiscal year 2025, 3,100,000 

19 acres; 

20 ‘‘(VII) fiscal year 2026, 

21 3,400,000 acres; 

22 ‘‘(VIII) fiscal year 2027, 

23 3,700,000 acres; 

24 ‘‘(IX) fiscal year 2028, 

25 4,000,000 acres; 


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1 ‘‘(X) fiscal year 2029, 4,300,000 

2 acres; and 

3 ‘‘(XI) fiscal year 2030 and each 

4 fiscal year thereafter, not less than 

5 4,600,000 acres.’’; and 

6 (C) in paragraph (6)(B)— 

7 (i) in clause (i)— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘8,600,000’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘17,700,000’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in11 serting ‘‘2030’’; and 

12 (ii) in clause (ii)— 

13 (I) in subclause (II), by striking 

14 ‘‘8,250,000’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘9,000,000’’; 

16 (II) in subclause (III), by strik17 ing ‘‘8,500,000 acres; and’’ and in18 serting ‘‘10,000,000 acres;’’; and 

19 (III) by striking subclause (IV) 

20 and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(IV) fiscal year 2022, 

22 12,000,000 acres; 

23 ‘‘(V) fiscal year 2023, 

24 13,500,000 acres; 


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1 ‘‘(VI) fiscal year 2024, 

2 14,100,000 acres; 

3 ‘‘(VII) fiscal year 2025, 

4 14,700,000 acres; 

5 ‘‘(VIII) fiscal year 2026, 

6 15,300,000 acres; 

7 ‘‘(IX) fiscal year 2027, 

8 15,900,000 acres; 

9 ‘‘(X) fiscal year 2028, 

10 16,500,000 acres; 

11 ‘‘(XI) fiscal year 2029, 

12 17,100,000 acres; and 

13 ‘‘(XII) fiscal year 2030 and each 

14 fiscal year thereafter, not less than 

15 17,700,000 acres.’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘, nor more 

17 than 15,’’; and 

18 (3) in subsection (h)— 

19 (A) by striking paragraph (2); and 

20 (B) by striking ‘‘CONSIDERATION.—’’ in 

21 the subsection heading and all that follows 

22 through ‘‘On the’’ in paragraph (1) and insert23 ing ‘‘CONSIDERATION.—On the’’. 

24 (b) CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PRO25 GRAM.—Section 1231A(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Food Security 


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1 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by 

2 inserting ‘‘, including reducing agricultural greenhouse 

3 gas emissions or increasing carbon sequestration,’’ after 

4 ‘‘concerns’’. 

5 SEC. 102. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PRO6 GRAM. 

7 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 1240(3) of the Food Secu8 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa(3)) is amended— 

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

10 the end; 

11 (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

12 the end; and 

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

14 ‘‘(D) reducing agricultural greenhouse gas 

15 emissions; 

16 ‘‘(E) increasing carbon sequestration; and 

17 ‘‘(F) adapting to, or mitigating against, in18 creasing weather volatility; and’’. 

19 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1240A of the Food Secu20 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1) is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 

22 (10) as paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively; 

23 and 

24 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re25 designated) the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE.—The 

2 term ‘climate stewardship practice’ means any of the 

3 following practices: 

4 ‘‘(A) Alley cropping. 

5 ‘‘(B) Biochar incorporation. 

6 ‘‘(C) Conservation cover. 

7 ‘‘(D) Conservation crop rotation. 

8 ‘‘(E) Contour buffer strips. 

9 ‘‘(F) Contour farming. 

10 ‘‘(G) Cover crops. 

11 ‘‘(H) Critical area planting. 

12 ‘‘(I) Cross wind trap strips. 

13 ‘‘(J) Field borders. 

14 ‘‘(K) Filter strips. 

15 ‘‘(L) Forage and biomass planting, includ16 ing the use of native prairie and seed mixtures. 

17 ‘‘(M) Forest stand improvements. 

18 ‘‘(N) Grassed waterways. 

19 ‘‘(O) Hedgerow planting. 

20 ‘‘(P) Herbaceous wind barriers. 

21 ‘‘(Q) Multistory cropping. 

22 ‘‘(R) Nutrient management. 

23 ‘‘(S) Prescribed grazing. 

24 ‘‘(T) Range planting. 


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1 ‘‘(U) Residue and tillage management with 

2 no till. 

3 ‘‘(V) Residue and tillage management with 

4 reduced till. 

5 ‘‘(W) Riparian forest buffers. 

6 ‘‘(X) Riparian herbaceous buffers. 

7 ‘‘(Y) Silvopasture establishment. 

8 ‘‘(Z) Stripcropping. 

9 ‘‘(AA) Tree and shrub establishment. 

10 ‘‘(BB) Upland wildlife habitat. 

11 ‘‘(CC) Vegetative barriers. 

12 ‘‘(DD) Wetland restoration. 

13 ‘‘(EE) Windbreak renovation. 

14 ‘‘(FF) Windbreaks and shelterbelts. 

15 ‘‘(GG) Woody residue treatment. 

16 ‘‘(HH) Any other highly effective vegeta17 tive or management practice that significantly 

18 reduces agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, 

19 increases carbon sequestration, or assists pro20 ducers in adapting to, or mitigating against, in21 creasing weather volatility, as determined by 

22 the Secretary.’’. 

23 (c) ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.—Sec24 tion 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 

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1 (1) in subsection (d)(3)— 

2 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

3 at the end; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 

5 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

6 and 

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

8 ‘‘(H) reductions in agricultural greenhouse 

9 gas emissions; or 

10 ‘‘(I) long-term carbon sequestration.’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (j)— 

12 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

13 (i) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (I) in clause (i)— 

15 (aa) by striking ‘‘mainte16 nance of incentive practices’’ and 

17 inserting the following: ‘‘mainte18 nance of— 

19 ‘‘(I) incentive practices’’; and 

20 (bb) in subclause (I) (as so 

21 designated), by striking the pe22 riod at the end and inserting the 

23 following: ‘‘; or 

24 ‘‘(II) one or more climate stew25 ardship practices.’’; and 


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1 (II) in clause (ii)— 

2 (aa) in subclause (I), by in3 serting ‘‘, or climate stewardship 

4 practices to attain increased lev5 els of carbon sequestration and 

6 reduced agricultural greenhouse 

7 gas emissions,’’ after ‘‘conserva8 tion’’; and 

9 (bb) in subclause (II), by in10 serting ‘‘or a climate stewardship 

11 practice’’ after ‘‘incentive prac12 tice’’; and 

13 (ii) in subparagraph (C)— 

14 (I) by redesignating clauses (i) 

15 and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), re16 spectively, and indenting appro17 priately; 

18 (II) in the matter preceding sub19 clause (I) (as so redesignated), by 

20 striking ‘‘Notwithstanding section 

21 1240C’’ and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(i) INCENTIVE PRACTICES.—Not23 withstanding section 1240C, in the case of 

24 applications for contracts under subpara25 graph (A)(i)(I)’’; and 


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1 (III) by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(ii) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC4 TICES.—Notwithstanding section 1240C, 

5 in the case of applications for contracts 

6 under subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the Sec7 retary shall give priority to applications 

8 that contain the greatest number of cli9 mate stewardship practices.’’; and 

10 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

11 (i) in the paragraph heading, by in12 serting ‘‘AND CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP

13 PRACTICE’’ after ‘‘INCENTIVE PRACTICE’’; 

14 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

15 ‘‘or climate stewardship practices’’ after 

16 ‘‘incentive practices’’ each place it appears; 

17 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

18 ‘‘or climate stewardship practice’’ after 

19 ‘‘incentive practice’’ each place it appears; 

20 and 

21 (iv) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by insert22 ing ‘‘or a climate stewardship practice’’ 

23 after ‘‘incentive practice’’. 


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1 (d) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—Section 1240G of 

2 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is 

3 amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘2018, or’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘2018,’’; and 

6 (2) by inserting ‘‘the period of fiscal years 2024 

7 through 2028, or the period of fiscal years 2029 

8 through 2033,’’ before ‘‘regardless’’. 

9 (e) CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAY10 MENTS.—Section 1240H(c) of the Food Security Act of 

11 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)— 

13 (A) in subclause (VI), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

14 the end; and 

15 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(VIII) practices that signifi17 cantly increase carbon sequestration, 

18 reduce agricultural greenhouse gas 

19 emissions, or assist producers to 

20 adapt to, or mitigate against, increas21 ing weather volatility; and’’; 

22 (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 

23 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 

24 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 

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1 modity Credit Corporation for each of fiscal years 

2 2020 through 2030’’; and 

3 (3) in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding 

4 subparagraph (A)— 

5 (A) by inserting ‘‘not less than 

6 $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

7 through 2030 of the’’ after ‘‘Using’’; and 

8 (B) by striking ‘‘a soil’’ and inserting ‘‘an 

9 ongoing soil’’. 

10 SEC. 103. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 

11 (a) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FOR CLIMATE STEW12 ARDSHIP PRACTICES.—Section 1240L(d) of the Food Se13 curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d)) is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RO16 TATIONS AND ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘ROTATIONS, ADVANCED GRAZING

18 MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC19 TICES’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

21 (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 

22 and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec23 tively; and 

24 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(B) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE.— 

2 The term ‘climate stewardship practice’ means 

3 any of the following practices: 

4 ‘‘(i) Alley cropping. 

5 ‘‘(ii) Biochar incorporation. 

6 ‘‘(iii) Conservation cover. 

7 ‘‘(iv) Conservation crop rotation. 

8 ‘‘(v) Contour buffer strips. 

9 ‘‘(vi) Contour farming. 

10 ‘‘(vii) Cover crops. 

11 ‘‘(viii) Critical area planting. 

12 ‘‘(ix) Cross wind trap strips. 

13 ‘‘(x) Field borders. 

14 ‘‘(xi) Filter strips. 

15 ‘‘(xii) Forage and biomass planting, 

16 including the use of native prairie seed 

17 mixtures. 

18 ‘‘(xiii) Forest stand improvements. 

19 ‘‘(xiv) Grassed waterways. 

20 ‘‘(xv) Hedgerow planting. 

21 ‘‘(xvi) Herbaceous wind barriers. 

22 ‘‘(xvii) Multistory cropping. 

23 ‘‘(xviii) Nutrient management, includ24 ing nitrogen stewardship activities. 

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1 ‘‘(xx) Range planting. 

2 ‘‘(xxi) Residue and tillage manage3 ment with no till. 

4 ‘‘(xxii) Residue and tillage manage5 ment with reduced till. 

6 ‘‘(xxiii) Riparian forest buffers. 

7 ‘‘(xxiv) Riparian herbaceous buffers. 

8 ‘‘(xxv) Silvopasture establishment. 

9 ‘‘(xxvi) Stripcropping. 

10 ‘‘(xxvii) Tree and shrub establish11 ment, including planting for a high rate of 

12 carbon sequestration. 

13 ‘‘(xxviii) Upland wildlife habitat. 

14 ‘‘(xxix) Vegetative barriers. 

15 ‘‘(xxx) Wetland restoration. 

16 ‘‘(xxxi) Windbreak renovation. 

17 ‘‘(xxxii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts. 

18 ‘‘(xxxiii) Woody residue treatment. 

19 ‘‘(xxxiv) Any other vegetative or man20 agement conservation activity that signifi21 cantly— 

22 ‘‘(I) reduces greenhouse gas 

23 emissions; 

24 ‘‘(II) increases carbon sequestra25 tion; or 


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1 ‘‘(III) enhances resilience to in2 creased weather volatility.’’; 

3 (3) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 

5 at the end; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

7 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(C) conservation activities relating to cli10 mate stewardship practices.’’; and 

11 (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘rotations or 

12 advanced grazing management’’ and inserting ‘‘rota13 tions, advanced grazing management, or conserva14 tion activities relating to climate stewardship prac15 tices’’. 

16 (b) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Section 1240L(f) of 

17 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f)) 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘the period of fiscal years 2019 through 

20 2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or 

21 the period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033’’. 

22 SEC. 104. FUNDING. 

23 (a) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Section 1241(a) of the Food 

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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 

2 striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’; 

3 (2) in paragraph (2)— 

4 (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

5 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

6 (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

7 ‘‘through 2023.’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2020; 

8 and’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(G) $900,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

11 2021 through 2030.’’; and 

12 (3) in paragraph (3)— 

13 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

14 (i) in clause (ii), by striking 

15 ‘‘$1,750,000,000’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘$2,750,000,000’’; 

17 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking 

18 ‘‘$1,800,000,000’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘$3,800,000,000’’; 

20 (iii) in clause (iv)— 

21 (I) by striking ‘‘$1,850,000,000’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘$4,850,000,000’’; and 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 


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1 (iv) in clause (v), by striking 

2 ‘‘$2,025,000,000’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘$6,025,000,000’’; and 

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

5 ‘‘(vi) $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 

6 years 2024 through 2030; and’’; and 

7 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

8 (i) in clause (ii), by striking 

9 ‘‘$725,000,000’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$1,725,000,000’’; 

11 (ii) in clause (iii), by striking 

12 ‘‘$750,000,000’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘$2,750,000,000’’; 

14 (iii) in clause (iv)— 

15 (I) by striking ‘‘$800,000,000’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘$3,800,000,000’’; and 

17 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

18 (iv) in clause (v)— 

19 (I) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000,000’’; and 

21 (II) by striking the period at the 

22 end and inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (v) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(vi) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 

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1 ‘‘(vii) $7,000,000,000 for each of fis2 cal years 2025 through 2030.’’. 

3 (b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 1241(b) of 

4 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(b)) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 

6 (c) FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC7 TICES.—Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 

8 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC11 TICES.— 

12 ‘‘(1) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES

13 PROGRAM.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds made 

15 available under subsection (a)(3)(A), the Sec16 retary shall set aside the following amounts to 

17 be used exclusively for climate stewardship 

18 practices (as defined in section 1240A) under 

19 contracts under section 1240B(j)(2)(A)(i)(II): 

20 ‘‘(i) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 

21 2020. 

22 ‘‘(ii) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 

23 2021. 

24 ‘‘(iii) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 

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1 ‘‘(iv) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 

2 2023. 

3 ‘‘(v) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 

4 years 2024 through 2030. 

5 ‘‘(B) NONAPPLICABILITY OF ALLOCATION

6 OF FUNDING.—Section 1240B(f) shall not 

7 apply to amounts set aside under subparagraph 

8 (A). 

9 ‘‘(2) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PRO10 GRAM.—Of the funds made available under sub11 section (a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall set aside the 

12 following amounts to be used exclusively to enroll in 

13 the conservation stewardship program contracts 

14 comprised predominantly of conservation activities 

15 relating to climate stewardship practices (as defined 

16 in section 1240L(d)(1)) or bundles of practices com17 prised predominantly of conservation activities relat18 ing to climate stewardship practices (as so defined): 

19 ‘‘(A) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 

20 ‘‘(B) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 

21 ‘‘(C) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 

22 ‘‘(D) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 

23 ‘‘(E) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 

24 years 2024 through 2030.’’. 


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1 SEC. 105. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PRO2 GRAM. 

3 Section 1271D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 

4 U.S.C. 3871d) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 

5 inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds of the 

7 Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to 

8 carry out the program— 

9 ‘‘(1) $300,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 

10 through 2023; 

11 ‘‘(2) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 

12 through 2025; 

13 ‘‘(3) $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 

14 through 2027; and 

15 ‘‘(4) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 

16 through 2030.’’. 

17 SEC. 106. FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP AGRI18 CULTURE RESEARCH. 

19 (a) AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIA20 TIVE.—Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and 

21 Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) is 

22 amended— 

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

24 following: 

25 ‘‘(G) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Climate 

26 change mitigation through— 


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1 ‘‘(i) reducing greenhouse gas emis2 sions and increasing resilience in the agri3 cultural sector; 

4 ‘‘(ii) increasing carbon sequestration; 

5 ‘‘(iii) improving soil health; and 

6 ‘‘(iv) increasing soil carbon levels.’’; 

7 and 

8 (2) in paragraph (11)— 

9 (A) by striking the paragraph heading and 

10 inserting ‘‘FUNDING.—’’; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (A)— 

12 (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 

13 by striking ‘‘There is’’ and all that follows 

14 through ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘On the 

15 first October 1 after the date of enactment 

16 of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, 

17 and on each October 1 thereafter, out of 

18 any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 

19 appropriated, the Secretary of the Treas20 ury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry 

21 out this subsection $830,000,000, to re22 main available until expended’’; 

23 (ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

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1 (iii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe2 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (iv) by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(iii) not less than 50 percent for 

6 each fiscal year shall be used to address 

7 the priority area described in paragraph 

8 (2)(G).’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(C) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The 

11 Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac12 cept, and shall use to carry out this subsection 

13 the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 

14 without further appropriation.’’. 

15 (b) FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RE16 SEARCH.—Section 7601 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 

17 (7 U.S.C. 5939) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by inserting after 

19 ‘‘environment’’ the following: ‘‘, including— 

20 ‘‘(i) reducing greenhouse gas emis21 sions and increasing resilience in the agri22 cultural sector; 

23 ‘‘(ii) increasing carbon sequestration; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) increasing soil carbon levels’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by adding at the 

4 end the following: 

5 ‘‘(iii) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP FUND6 ING.—On the date of enactment of the Cli7 mate Stewardship Act of 2019, and each 

8 year thereafter, of the funds of the Com9 modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 

10 shall transfer to the Foundation 

11 $40,000,000 to advance the research mis12 sion of the Department with respect to the 

13 issues described in clauses (i) through (iv) 

14 of subsection (c)(1)(D), to remain available 

15 until expended.’’. 

16 (c) SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EX17 TENSION PROJECTS.—Section 1621 of the Food, Agri18 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

19 5811) is amended— 

20 (1) in subsection (a)— 

21 (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

22 at the end; 

23 (B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking the 

24 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(3) facilitate— 

2 ‘‘(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 

3 and increasing resilience in the agricultural sec4 tor; 

5 ‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 

6 ‘‘(C) improving soil health; and 

7 ‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(j) FUNDS.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts ap11 propriated under section 1624, on the first October 

12 1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stew13 ardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 there14 after, out of any funds in the Treasury not other15 wise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 

16 shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this sec17 tion $74,000,000, to remain available until ex18 pended. 

19 ‘‘(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec20 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 

21 shall use to carry out this section the funds trans22 ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro23 priation. 

24 ‘‘(3) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 

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1 shall use not less than 50 percent to conduct 

2 projects described in subsection (a)(3).’’. 

3 (d) ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN4 SION INITIATIVE.—Section 1672B of the Food, Agri5 culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 

6 5925b) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

9 the end; 

10 (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the pe11 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(9)(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 

14 increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; 

15 ‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 

16 ‘‘(C) improving soil health; and 

17 ‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (f)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

20 (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

21 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

22 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by adding 

23 ‘‘and’’ at the end after the semicolon; 

24 (iii) by striking subparagraphs (E) 

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1 (iv) by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(E) on the first October 1 after the date 

4 of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 

5 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, 

6 $100,000,000.’’; and 

7 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(4) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 

9 made available under paragraph (1)(E), the Sec10 retary shall use not less than 50 percent to support 

11 activities under this section for the purposes de12 scribed in subsection (a)(9).’’. 

13 (e) APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR

14 RURAL AREAS PROGRAM.—Section 310B(i) of the Con15 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

16 1932(i)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

20 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 

21 period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

22 and 

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

24 ‘‘(E) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and 

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1 ‘‘(F) increase carbon sequestration; 

2 ‘‘(G) improve soil health; and 

3 ‘‘(H) increase soil carbon levels.’’; and 

4 (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(4) FUNDING.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the first October 1 

8 after the date of enactment of the Climate 

9 Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 

10 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury 

11 not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 

12 Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 

13 carry out this subsection $5,600,000, to remain 

14 available until expended. 

15 ‘‘(B) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The 

16 Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac17 cept, and shall use to carry out this subsection 

18 the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 

19 without further appropriation. 

20 ‘‘(C) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the 

21 funds made available under subparagraph (A), 

22 the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent 

23 to provide assistance described in subpara24 graphs (E) through (H) of paragraph (2).’’. 


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1 (f) RESEARCH UNDER HATCH ACT.—The Hatch Act 

2 of 1887 is amended by inserting after section 3 (7 U.S.C. 

3 361c) the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 3A. MANDATORY FUNDING. 

5 ‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts 

7 authorized to be appropriated under section 3, on 

8 the first October 1 after the date of enactment of 

9 the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each 

10 October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treas11 ury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 

12 Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out 

13 this Act $518,000,000, to remain available until ex14 pended. 

15 ‘‘(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec16 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 

17 shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred 

18 under paragraph (1), without further appropriation. 

19 ‘‘(b) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds made 

20 available under subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent 

21 shall be used for research relating to— 

22 ‘‘(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and in23 creasing resilience in the agricultural sector; 

24 ‘‘(2) increasing carbon sequestration; 

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1 ‘‘(4) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 

2 (g) ACTIVITIES UNDER SMITH-LEVER ACT.—The 

3 Smith-Lever Act is amended by inserting after section 3 

4 (7 U.S.C. 343) the following: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 3A. MANDATORY FUNDING. 

6 ‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts 

8 authorized to be appropriated under section 3, on 

9 the first October 1 after the date of enactment of 

10 the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each 

11 October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treas12 ury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 

13 Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out 

14 this Act $649,400,000, to remain available until ex15 pended. 

16 ‘‘(2) 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Of the funds trans17 ferred under paragraph (1), $19,400,000 shall be 

18 for payment on behalf of the 1994 Institutions (as 

19 defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational 

20 Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 

21 Public Law 103–382)) for the purposes described in 

22 section 2, to be distributed in accordance with the 

23 process described in section 3(b)(3). 

24 ‘‘(3) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec25 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 


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1 shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred 

2 under paragraph (1), without further appropriation. 

3 ‘‘(b) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds made 

4 available under subsection (a)(1), and of the funds des5 ignated for 1994 Institutions under subsection (a)(2), not 

6 less than 50 percent shall be used for activities relating 

7 to— 

8 ‘‘(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and in9 creasing resilience in the agricultural sector; 

10 ‘‘(2) increasing carbon sequestration; 

11 ‘‘(3) improving soil health; and 

12 ‘‘(4) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 

13 (h) EXTENSION AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, 

14 INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVER15 SITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Section 1444 of 

16 the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221) 

17 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(g) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 

19 ‘‘(1) FUNDING.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 

21 amounts authorized to be appropriated under 

22 subsection (a), on the first October 1 after the 

23 date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship 

24 Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, 

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1 appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 

2 shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this 

3 section $97,200,000, to remain available until 

4 expended. 

5 ‘‘(B) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The 

6 Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac7 cept, and shall use to carry out this section the 

8 funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 

9 without further appropriation. 

10 ‘‘(2) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 

11 made available under paragraph (1)(A), not less 

12 than 50 percent shall be used for programs and ac13 tivities relating to— 

14 ‘‘(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 

15 and increasing resilience in the agricultural sec16 tor; 

17 ‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 

18 ‘‘(C) improving soil health; and 

19 ‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 

20 (i) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT

21 COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY AND THE

22 UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Section 

23 1445 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

24 3222) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘(1) FUNDING.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any 

3 amounts authorized to be appropriated under 

4 subsection (a), on the first October 1 after the 

5 date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship 

6 Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, 

7 out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 

8 appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 

9 shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this 

10 section $116,000,000, to remain available until 

11 expended. 

12 ‘‘(B) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The 

13 Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac14 cept, and shall use to carry out this section the 

15 funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 

16 without further appropriation. 

17 ‘‘(2) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 

18 made available under paragraph (1)(A), not less 

19 than 50 percent shall be used for research relating 

20 to— 

21 ‘‘(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 

22 and increasing resilience in the agricultural sec23 tor; 

24 ‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 

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1 ‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 

2 (j) NONLAND-GRANT COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE

3 PROGRAM.—Section 1473F of the Food and Agriculture 

4 Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319i) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting after 

6 ‘‘agriculture’’ the following: ‘‘, including— 

7 ‘‘(i) reducing greenhouse gas emis8 sions and increasing resilience in the agri9 cultural sector; 

10 ‘‘(ii) increasing carbon sequestration; 

11 ‘‘(iii) improving soil health; and 

12 ‘‘(iv) increasing soil carbon levels;’’; 

13 and 

14 (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(b) FUNDS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com18 modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 

19 to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each fiscal 

20 year, to remain available until expended. 

21 ‘‘(2) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 

22 made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

23 shall use not less than 50 percent to conduct the ac24 tivities described in clauses (i) through (iv) of sub25 section (a)(1)(A).’’. 


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1 (k) MCINTIRE-STENNIS.— 

2 (1) FUNDS.—Public Law 87–788 (commonly 

3 known as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Cooperative For4 estry Act’’) is amended by inserting after section 3 

5 (16 U.S.C. 582a–2) the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 3A. MANDATORY FUNDING. 

7 ‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts 

9 authorized to be appropriated under section 3, on 

10 the first October 1 after the date of enactment of 

11 the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each 

12 October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treas13 ury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 

14 Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out 

15 this Act $72,000,000, to remain available until ex16 pended. 

17 ‘‘(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec18 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 

19 shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred 

20 under paragraph (1), without further appropriation. 

21 ‘‘(b) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds made 

22 available under subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent 

23 shall be used for activities relating to— 

24 ‘‘(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and in25 creasing resilience in the agricultural sector; 


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1 ‘‘(2) increasing carbon sequestration; 

2 ‘‘(3) improving soil health; and 

3 ‘‘(4) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 

4 (l) 1994 INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH.—Section 536 of 

5 the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 

6 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended by 

7 adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(d) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts 

10 authorized to be appropriated under subsection (c), 

11 on the first October 1 after the date of enactment 

12 of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on 

13 each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the 

14 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary 

15 of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 

16 carry out this section $11,400,000, to remain avail17 able until expended. 

18 ‘‘(2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec19 retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 

20 shall use to carry out this section the funds trans21 ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro22 priation. 

23 ‘‘(3) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 

24 made available under paragraph (1), not less than 

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1 ‘‘(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 

2 and increasing resilience in the agricultural sec3 tor; 

4 ‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 

5 ‘‘(C) improving soil health; and 

6 ‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 

7 SEC. 107. CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

8 Section 6 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Al9 lotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590f) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking the section designation and 

11 heading and all that follows through ‘‘There is’’ in 

12 subsection (a) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 6. FUNDING; CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSIST14 ANCE FUND. 

15 ‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 

16 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 

17 the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of 

18 Agriculture shall use to carry out this Act 

19 $2,100,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

20 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

21 There are’’; and 

22 (2) in the undesignated matter following para23 graph (2) (as so designated) of subsection (a), by 

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1 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR

2 NURSERY STOCK.—Appropriations’’. 

3 SEC. 108. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 

4 Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest5 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended— 

6 (1) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘25’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘40’’; and 

8 (2) in subsection (f)(1)— 

9 (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

10 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

11 (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘for 

12 fiscal’’ and all that follows through the period 

13 at the end and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal 

14 years 2014 through 2019;’’; and 

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

16 ‘‘(F) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 

17 ‘‘(G) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 

18 ‘‘(H) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 

19 ‘‘(I) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(J) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 

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1 SEC. 109. LOCAL AGRICULTURE MARKET PROGRAM. 

2 Section 201A(i)(1) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 

3 of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(i)(1)) is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘2019 and’’ and inserting ‘‘2019, and $500,000,000 for’’. 

5 SEC. 110. FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NET6 WORK. 

7 Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 

8 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) is amended by striking sub9 section (d) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(d) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of the 

11 Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to 

12 carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 

13 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 

14 SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 

15 Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

16 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended— 

17 (1) in subsection (b)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘includ19 ing amounts made available under subsection 

20 (i) to carry out this section,’’ after ‘‘Act,’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking 

22 ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (d)— 

24 (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 

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1 (B) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the 

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

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

4 ‘‘(6) address food security in urban low-income 

5 communities by making those communities more cli6 mate resilient through the creation or expansion of 

7 urban farms, community gardens, and rooftop gar8 dens that grow produce for personal use or for local 

9 sale through farm stands, farmers’ markets, commu10 nity supported agriculture subscriptions, and other 

11 delivery methods.’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(i) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity 

14 Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out 

15 this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fis16 cal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.’’. 

17 TITLE II—FORESTS 

18 SEC. 201. REFORESTATION TRUST FUND. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of Public Law 96– 

20 451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Subject 

23 to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec24 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 

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1 (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 

2 paragraph (2); 

3 (2) in subsection (d)— 

4 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph 

5 (1)— 

6 (i) by striking the subsection designa7 tion and all that follows through ‘‘The Sec8 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(d) REFORESTATION BY SECRETARY OF AGRI10 CULTURE.—The Secretary’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘for’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) by inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘reforest14 ation’’; and 

15 (ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

16 (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

17 paragraph (6); 

18 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(2) to the Chief of the Forest Service to refor21 est National Forest System land determined to be in 

22 need of active reforestation based on field surveys 

23 assessing regeneration potential, in accordance with 

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1 ‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 

2 75,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 

3 2021 and 2022; 

4 ‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

5 100,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 

6 2023 and 2024; 

7 ‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

8 150,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 

9 2025 and 2026; and 

10 ‘‘(D) to the maximum extent practicable, 

11 200,000,000 trees in calendar year 2027 and 

12 each calendar year thereafter; 

13 ‘‘(3) to carry out the Reforest America Grant 

14 Program established under section 6 of the Coopera15 tive Forestry Assistance Act of 1978; 

16 ‘‘(4) to carry out the urban wood programs es17 tablished under section 21 of the Cooperative For18 estry Assistance Act of 1978; 

19 ‘‘(5) to operate the Stewardship Corps estab20 lished under section 204 of the Climate Stewardship 

21 Act of 2019; and’’; and 

22 (E) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), 

23 by inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘properly’’; and 

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1 ‘‘(e) REFORESTATION BY SECRETARY OF THE INTE2 RIOR.—The Secretary of the Interior shall obligate such 

3 sums from the Trust Fund as are necessary to reforest, 

4 in accordance with subsection (f)— 

5 ‘‘(1) by planting on land determined to be in 

6 need of active reforestation based on field surveys 

7 assessing regeneration potential and managed by the 

8 Bureau of Land Management— 

9 ‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 

10 25,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 

11 2021 and 2022; 

12 ‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

13 50,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 

14 2023 and 2024; 

15 ‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

16 75,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 

17 2025 and 2026; and 

18 ‘‘(D) to the maximum extent practicable, 

19 100,000,000 trees in calendar year 2027 and 

20 each calendar year thereafter; and 

21 ‘‘(2) by planting on land that is in need of ac22 tive reforestation and is managed by the Bureau of 

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1 ‘‘(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 

2 12,500,000 trees in each of calendar years 

3 2021 and 2022; 

4 ‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 

5 25,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 

6 2023 and 2024; 

7 ‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 

8 37,500,000 trees in each of calendar years 

9 2025 and 2026; and 

10 ‘‘(D) to the maximum extent practicable, 

11 50,000,000 trees in calendar year 2027 and 

12 each calendar year thereafter. 

13 ‘‘(f) REFORESTATION.— 

14 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF CONNECTIVITY.—In this 

15 subsection, the term ‘connectivity’ means the degree 

16 to which the landscape facilitates native species 

17 movement. 

18 ‘‘(2) REFORESTATION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Reforestation under 

20 subsection (d)(2) and subsection (e) shall con21 sist of ecologically based site preparation, tree 

22 planting, and subsequent management using 

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1 ‘‘(i) are informed by climate change 

2 science and the importance of spatial pat3 tern; 

4 ‘‘(ii) enhance forest health, resilience, 

5 and biodiversity; and 

6 ‘‘(iii) reduce vulnerability to future 

7 forest mortality and catastrophic wildfire. 

8 ‘‘(B) POST-WILDFIRE REFORESTATION.— 

9 In the case of reforestation under subsection 

10 (d)(2) and subsection (e), sums available in the 

11 Trust Fund shall not be used for post-wildfire 

12 salvage logging. 

13 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In carrying out reforestation 

14 under subsection (d)(2) and subsection (e), the Chief 

15 of the Forest Service and the Secretary of the Inte16 rior, as applicable, shall give priority to planting— 

17 ‘‘(A) on land that was subject to a mor18 tality event caused by a high intensity wildfire, 

19 pest infestation, invasive species, or drought or 

20 other extreme weather; 

21 ‘‘(B) that will restore and maintain resil22 ient landscapes; 

23 ‘‘(C) on land on which the planting pro24 vides increased habitat connectivity for wildlife; 

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1 ‘‘(D) that will provide the largest potential 

2 long-term increase in carbon sequestration. 

3 ‘‘(g) MANDATORY FUNDING.—To carry out para4 graphs (2) through (5) of subsection (d) and subsection 

5 (e), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the 

6 general fund of the Treasury into the Trust Fund 

7 $4,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year 

8 thereafter, to remain available until expended.’’. 

9 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri11 culture and the Secretary of the Interior shall issue regu12 lations necessary to carry out the amendments made by 

13 this section. 

14 SEC. 202. REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM. 

15 The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is 

16 amended by inserting after section 5 (16 U.S.C. 2103a) 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 6. REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM. 

19 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 ‘‘(1) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘com21 munity of color’ means, in a State, a census block 

22 group in an urban area for which the aggregate per23 centage of residents who identify as Black, African24 American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Latino, 

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1 ‘‘(A) not less than 50 percent; or 

2 ‘‘(B) is significantly higher than the State 

3 average. 

4 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE COST.—The term ‘eligible cost’ 

5 means, with respect to a project of an eligible entity 

6 under the Program— 

7 ‘‘(A) the cost of implementing a reforest8 ation project, including by— 

9 ‘‘(i) planning and designing the refor10 estation activity, including considering rel11 evant science; 

12 ‘‘(ii) establishing tree nurseries; 

13 ‘‘(iii) purchasing trees; and 

14 ‘‘(iv) ecologically based site prepara15 tion, including the labor and cost associ16 ated with the use of machinery; 

17 ‘‘(B) the cost of maintaining and moni18 toring planted trees for a period of up to 3 

19 years to ensure successful establishment of the 

20 trees; 

21 ‘‘(C) with respect to reforestation in an 

22 urban area under subsection (e) in a low in23 come community that has an existing tree can24 opy cover of not more than 20 percent, not 


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1 more than 50 percent of the cost of the mainte2 nance of any nearby tree canopy; and 

3 ‘‘(D) any other relevant cost, as deter4 mined by the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en6 tity’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) a State agency; 

8 ‘‘(B) a local governmental entity; 

9 ‘‘(C) an Indian Tribe; and 

10 ‘‘(D) a nonprofit organization. 

11 ‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE LAND.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 

13 land’ means— 

14 ‘‘(i) land owned in fee simple by an el15 igible entity— 

16 ‘‘(I)(aa) for which, at the time of 

17 application to the Program under sub18 section (c), the forest stocking level of 

19 the land is less than 25 percent of re20 gional norms for forest properties 

21 with comparable tree species and soil 

22 characteristics; and 

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1 ‘‘(AA) high intensity wild2 fire; 

3 ‘‘(BB) pest infestation; 

4 ‘‘(CC) invasive species; and 

5 ‘‘(DD) drought and other 

6 extreme weather; or 

7 ‘‘(II) that was formerly forest 

8 land and has been abandoned or in9 completely reclaimed from mining, 

10 commercial development, clearing for 

11 agriculture, or other nonforest use; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(ii) with respect to reforestation in 

14 an urban area under subsection (e), land 

15 in that urban area that is owned in fee 

16 simple by an eligible entity. 

17 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘eligible land’ 

18 does not include land on which the eligible enti19 ty conducted a timber harvest— 

20 ‘‘(i) not later than 5 years before the 

21 date on which the eligible entity submits 

22 an application under subsection (c); and 

23 ‘‘(ii) that resulted in a forest stocking 

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1 ‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 

2 has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in sec3 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu4 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

5 ‘‘(6) LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—The 

6 term ‘local governmental entity’ means any munic7 ipal government or county government with jurisdic8 tion over local land use decisions. 

9 ‘‘(7) LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term ‘low 

10 income community’ means any census block group in 

11 an urban area in which not less than 30 percent of 

12 the population lives below the poverty line (as de13 fined in section 673 of the Community Services 

14 Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902)). 

15 ‘‘(8) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

16 ‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization 

17 that— 

18 ‘‘(A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of 

19 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 

20 ‘‘(B) operates in accordance with 1 or 

21 more of the purposes described in section 

22 170(h)(4)(A) of that Code. 

23 ‘‘(9) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 

24 the Reforest America Grant Program established 

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

2 means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 

3 the Chief of the Forest Service. 

4 ‘‘(11) URBAN AREA.—The term ‘urban area’ 

5 means an area identified by the Bureau of the Cen6 sus as an ‘urban area’ in the most recent census. 

7 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab9 lish a program, to be known as the ‘Reforest Amer10 ica Grant Program’, under which the Secretary shall 

11 award grants to eligible entities to conduct projects 

12 to reforest eligible land in accordance with this sec13 tion. 

14 ‘‘(2) REFORESTATION.—In carrying out the 

15 Program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum ex16 tent practicable, award sufficient grants each year to 

17 plant— 

18 ‘‘(A) 50,000,000 trees in each of calendar 

19 years 2021 and 2022; 

20 ‘‘(B) 100,000,000 trees in each of calendar 

21 years 2023 and 2024; 

22 ‘‘(C) 150,000,000 trees in each of calendar 

23 years 2025 and 2026; and 

24 ‘‘(D) 250,000,000 trees in calendar year 

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1 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 

3 seeks to receive a grant under the Program shall 

4 submit an application at such time, in such form, 

5 and containing such information as the Secretary 

6 may require, including the information described in 

7 paragraph (2), to— 

8 ‘‘(A) the State forester or equivalent offi9 cial of the State in which the eligible entity is 

10 located; or 

11 ‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that 

12 is an Indian Tribe, an official of the governing 

13 body of the Indian Tribe. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 

15 under paragraph (1) shall include— 

16 ‘‘(A) the reason that the forest stocking 

17 level of the land is less than 25 percent of re18 gional norms for forest properties with com19 parable tree species and soil characteristics, if 

20 applicable; 

21 ‘‘(B) the natural, economic, and environ22 mental benefits of returning the eligible land to 

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1 planted forests, using processes determined by 

2 the Secretary; 

3 ‘‘(D) a reforestation plan that includes— 

4 ‘‘(i) a list of expected eligible costs; 

5 ‘‘(ii) a description of the site prepara6 tion and the tree species to be planted; 

7 ‘‘(iii) a description of the manner in 

8 which the design of the project is informed 

9 by climate change science and will enhance 

10 forest health, resilience, and biodiversity; 

11 ‘‘(iv) an explanation of the manner in 

12 which the land will be maintained for 36 

13 months after planting to ensure successful 

14 establishment; and 

15 ‘‘(v) an explanation of the manner in 

16 which the land will be managed later than 

17 36 months after planting, including wheth18 er that management shall include a timber 

19 harvest; 

20 ‘‘(E) in the case of an application for an 

21 urban reforestation project under subsection 

22 (e)— 

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1 parities in local environmental quality, 

2 such as lower tree canopy cover; and 

3 ‘‘(ii) a description of the anticipated 

4 community and stakeholder engagement in 

5 the project; and 

6 ‘‘(F) any other relevant information re7 quired by the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS TO SECRETARY.—Each offi9 cial that receives an application under paragraph (1) 

10 shall submit the application to the Secretary with a 

11 description of the application and any other relevant 

12 information that the Secretary may require. 

13 ‘‘(d) PRIORITY.— 

14 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF CONNECTIVITY.—In this 

15 subsection, the term ‘connectivity’ means the degree 

16 to which the landscape facilitates native species 

17 movement. 

18 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the 

19 Program, the Secretary shall give priority— 

20 ‘‘(A) to projects that provide the largest 

21 potential increase in carbon sequestration per 

22 dollar; 

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1 ‘‘(C) to projects under which an eligible 

2 entity will enter into a contract or cooperative 

3 agreement with 1 or more qualified youth or 

4 conservation corps (as the term is defined in 

5 section 203 of Public Law 91–378 (commonly 

6 known as the ‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of 

7 1970’) (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and 

8 ‘‘(D) in the case of urban reforestation 

9 projects under subsection (e), to projects that— 

10 ‘‘(i) are located in a community of 

11 color or a low-income community; 

12 ‘‘(ii) are located in a neighborhood 

13 with poor local environmental quality, in14 cluding lower tree canopy cover and higher 

15 maximum daytime summer temperatures; 

16 ‘‘(iii) are located in a neighborhood 

17 with high amounts of senior citizens or 

18 children; 

19 ‘‘(iv) are located immediately adjacent 

20 to large numbers of residents; 

21 ‘‘(v) will collaboratively engage neigh22 bors and community members that will be 

23 closely affected by the tree planting in as 

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1 ‘‘(vi) will employ a substantial per2 centage of the workforce locally, with a 

3 focus on engaging unemployed and under4 employed persons in communities of color 

5 and low-income communities. 

6 ‘‘(e) URBAN REFORESTATION.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro8 gram, the Secretary shall award sufficient grants 

9 each year to projects carried out in urban areas to 

10 plant, to the maximum extent practicable— 

11 ‘‘(A) 5,000,000 trees in each of calendar 

12 years 2021 through 2023; 

13 ‘‘(B) 10,000,000 trees in each of calendar 

14 years 2024 through 2027; and 

15 ‘‘(C) 15,000,000 trees in calendar year 

16 2028 and each calendar year thereafter. 

17 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary shall 

18 award a grant to an eligible entity under the Pro19 gram to conduct a reforestation project in an urban 

20 area in an amount equal to not more than 90 per21 cent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as 

22 determined by the Secretary. 

23 ‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condi24 tion of receiving a grant described in paragraph (2), 

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1 in-kind contributions from non-Federal sources, 

2 matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 

3 10 percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible 

4 land, as determined by the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(f) PROHIBITED CONVERSION TO NONFOREST

6 USE.— 

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 

8 and (3), an eligible entity that receives a grant 

9 under the Program shall not sell or convert land 

10 that was reforested under the Program to nonforest 

11 use. 

12 ‘‘(2) REIMBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—An eligible 

13 entity that receives a grant under this Program and 

14 sells or converts land that was reforested under the 

15 Program to nonforest use shall pay to the Federal 

16 Government an amount equal to the greater of— 

17 ‘‘(A) the amount of the grant; and 

18 ‘‘(B) the current appraised value of timber 

19 stocks on that land. 

20 ‘‘(3) LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY.—An eligible entity 

21 that receives a grant under this Program and sells 

22 or converts land that was reforested under the Pro23 gram to nonforest use shall not be eligible for addi24 tional grants under the Program. 

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1 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Unless otherwise pro2 vided under this section, the Secretary shall award 

3 a grant to an eligible entity under the Program in 

4 an amount equal to not more than 75 percent of the 

5 cost of reforesting the eligible land, as determined by 

6 the Secretary. 

7 ‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Unless other8 wise provided under this section, as a condition of 

9 receiving a grant under the Program, an eligible en10 tity shall provide, in cash or through in-kind con11 tributions from non-Federal sources, matching funds 

12 in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of 

13 the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as deter14 mined by the Secretary. 

15 ‘‘(h) PLANTING SURVIVAL.—An eligible entity that 

16 receives a grant under the Program shall— 

17 ‘‘(1) not later than 36 months after planting 

18 has been completed using the grant funds, submit to 

19 the responsible State or Tribal official, as applicable, 

20 a monitoring report that describes project implemen21 tation, including the survival rate of all plantings 

22 made under the grant; and 

23 ‘‘(2) if the survival rate reported in the moni24 toring report under paragraph (1) is, after 36 

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1 rate for the geographic area in which the planting 

2 is located, as determined by a State forester or 

3 equivalent State or Tribal official, as applicable, re4 plant tree seedlings in a quantity equivalent to half 

5 of the original planting, using comparable means to 

6 the original planting. 

7 ‘‘(i) PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT.—Any con8 tractor or subcontractor entering into a service contract 

9 in connection with a project under the Program shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or sub11 contractor for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, 

12 United States Code (commonly known as the 

13 ‘McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965’); 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(2) pay each class of employee employed by 

16 the contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe 

17 benefits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates 

18 for the class in the locality, or, where a collective19 bargaining agreement covers the employee, in ac20 cordance with the rates provided for in the agree21 ment, including prospective wage increases provided 

22 for in the agreement. 

23 ‘‘(j) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually submit 

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1 amount of carbon sequestered by replanted forests during 

2 the year covered by the report. 

3 ‘‘(k) FUNDING.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Refor5 estation Trust Fund established under section 303 

6 of Public Law 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), the Sec7 retary shall use such sums as are necessary to carry 

8 out the Program. 

9 ‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND TECHNICAL

10 ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds used under paragraph 

11 (1), the Secretary shall allocate not more than 10 

12 percent for each fiscal year to State foresters or 

13 equivalent officials, including equivalent officials of 

14 Indian Tribes, for administrative costs and technical 

15 assistance under the Program.’’. 

16 SEC. 203. URBAN WOOD PROGRAMS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Cooperative Forestry Assist18 ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended 

19 by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 21. URBAN WOOD PROGRAMS. 

21 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 ‘‘(1) INNOVATIVE URBAN WOOD PRODUCT.— 

23 The term ‘innovative urban wood product’ means a 

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1 deconstruction, and other related sources of wood 

2 generated in urban areas. 

3 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

4 the Secretary, acting through the Research and De5 velopment Deputy Area and the State and Private 

6 Forestry Deputy Area of the Forest Service. 

7 ‘‘(3) WOOD PRODUCT.—The term ‘wood prod8 uct’ includes— 

9 ‘‘(A) building material made of wood; 

10 ‘‘(B) a durable home product made of 

11 wood; and 

12 ‘‘(C) a woody residue used for bioenergy. 

13 ‘‘(b) URBAN WOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

14 PROGRAM.— 

15 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In 

16 this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 

17 ‘‘(A) a unit of State, Tribal, or local gov18 ernment; 

19 ‘‘(B) a land-grant college or university (as 

20 defined in section 1404 of the National Agricul21 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 

22 Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) or other institu23 tion of higher education; 

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1 ‘‘(D) any other entity, as determined by 

2 the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es4 tablish a program to facilitate the use of innovative 

5 urban wood products in incorporated cities and 

6 towns in the United States by— 

7 ‘‘(A) conducting performance-driven re8 search and development relating to the potential 

9 sources and uses of urban wood products; 

10 ‘‘(B) providing education and technical as11 sistance to eligible entities relating to the poten12 tial sources and uses of urban wood products; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(C) awarding grants under paragraph 

15 (5). 

16 ‘‘(3) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out the 

17 program established under paragraph (2), the Sec18 retary shall obtain input and guidance from, and 

19 collaborate with— 

20 ‘‘(A) the wood products industry; 

21 ‘‘(B) conservation organizations; 

22 ‘‘(C) community organizations; and 

23 ‘‘(D) institutions of higher education. 

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1 retary shall carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

2 paragraph (2) at the Forest Products Laboratory of 

3 the Department of Agriculture or through the State 

4 and Private Forestry Deputy Area in a manner that 

5 meets the needs of municipalities, private companies, 

6 trade and technical schools, and other entities that 

7 work with urban wood. 

8 ‘‘(5) GRANTS.—After obtaining input and guid9 ance from the entities described in paragraph (3), 

10 the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive 

11 basis to eligible entities to conduct research and de12 velopment and provide education and technical as13 sistance that— 

14 ‘‘(A) increases the use of urban wood; and 

15 ‘‘(B) provides increased employment oppor16 tunities in the urban wood industry and related 

17 fields. 

18 ‘‘(6) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the program 

19 established under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 

20 give priority to projects and activities that— 

21 ‘‘(A)(i) identify new products that can be 

22 created from urban wood; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) improve on existing processes to 

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1 ‘‘(B) facilitate improved commercialization 

2 of innovative urban wood products; 

3 ‘‘(C) engage unemployed and under4 employed persons in disadvantaged communities 

5 in worker training, full-time employment, and 

6 incubation of new commercial enterprises; and 

7 ‘‘(D) increase the carbon mitigation benefit 

8 of the management of urban wood, as measured 

9 by the lifecycle environmental footprint of a 

10 wood product or production process, beginning 

11 with the collection of raw urban wood materials 

12 and ending with the manufacturing process. 

13 ‘‘(7) TIMEFRAME.—To the maximum extent 

14 practicable, the measurable performance goals for 

15 the research and development, education, and tech16 nical assistance conducted under the program estab17 lished under paragraph (2) shall be achievable with18 in a 10-year timeframe beginning on the date of es19 tablishment of the program. 

20 ‘‘(c) URBAN WOOD BUILDING COMPETITION.—Be21 ginning in fiscal year 2021, the Secretary shall carry out 

22 an annual competition, in accordance with section 24 of 

23 the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 

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1 ‘‘(1) innovative urban wood products and manu2 facturing processes; or 

3 ‘‘(2) other innovative wood product demonstra4 tions. 

5 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Reforestation 

6 Trust Fund established under section 303 of Public Law 

7 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), the Secretary shall use 

8 $35,000,000 each fiscal year to carry out this section.’’. 

9 (b) URBAN WOOD INNOVATION GRANTS.—Section 

10 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 

11 U.S.C. 7655d) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

14 paragraph (3); and 

15 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(2) INNOVATIVE URBAN WOOD PRODUCT.— 

18 The term ‘innovative urban wood product’ means a 

19 wood product that uses wood residues and byprod20 ucts from urban forest management, building 

21 deconstruction, and other related sources of wood 

22 generated in urban areas.’’; 

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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(Octo2 ber 20, 2015)), may’’ and inserting the fol3 lowing: ‘‘(October 20, 2015))— 

4 ‘‘(A) may’’; 

5 (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so des6 ignated), by striking the period at the end and 

7 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

9 ‘‘(B) shall, to the maximum extent prac10 ticable, award 1 or more wood innovation 

11 grants each year to eligible entities for the pur12 pose of advancing the use of innovative urban 

13 wood products.’’; and 

14 (3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘under sub15 section (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘for grants under sub16 section (b)(1)(A)’’. 

17 SEC. 204. STEWARDSHIP CORPS. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re19 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in consulta20 tion with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a 

21 civilian conservation corps, to be known as the ‘‘Steward22 ship Corps’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Steward23 ship Corps’’), to provide youth from low-income commu24 nities, indigenous communities, and communities of color 

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1 to pursue long term, productive careers in the forest sector 

2 and the wetland restoration sector. 

3 (b) REFORESTATION AND RESTORATION ON FED4 ERAL LAND.—To the maximum extent practicable, mem5 bers of the Stewardship Corps shall perform— 

6 (1)(A) in each of calendar years 2021 through 

7 2025, not less than 20 percent of the reforestation 

8 required under subsections (d)(2) and (e) of section 

9 303 of Public Law 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a); and 

10 (B) in calendar years 2026 and each calendar 

11 year thereafter, not less than 40 percent of the re12 forestation described in subparagraph (A); and 

13 (2)(A) in each of calendar years 2021 through 

14 2025, not less than 20 percent of the wetlands res15 toration required under section 307; and 

16 (B) in calendar year 2026 and each calendar 

17 year thereafter, not less than 40 percent of the wet18 lands restoration described in subparagraph (A). 

19 (c) DURATION OF PARTICIPATION.—An individual 

20 shall serve in the Stewardship Corps for not more than 

21 2 years. 

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1 pitalization), transportation, and a cash allowance, as de2 termined necessary by the Secretary. 

3 (e) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Stewardship 

4 Corps shall be paid at a rate in accordance with the pre5 vailing rate for a similar class of Federal employees in the 

6 locality. 

7 (f) JOB PLACEMENT.—The Secretary shall assist 

8 members of the Stewardship Corps with obtaining employ9 ment in the forest sector and the wetlands restoration sec10 tor on the completion of service under the Stewardship 

11 Corps. 

12 TITLE III—COASTAL WETLAND 

13 SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this title: 

15 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis16 trator’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for 

17 Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the 

18 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

19 (2) COASTAL WETLAND.—The term ‘‘coastal 

20 wetland’’ means estuarine vegetated coastal habitat, 

21 including salt marsh, seagrass, mangrove, and other 

22 vegetated marine habitats. 

23 (3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

24 has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 


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1 section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu2 cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 

3 (4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 

4 term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 

5 meaning given that term in section 101 of the High6 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 

7 (5) NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 

8 ‘‘natural infrastructure’’ means infrastructure 

9 that— 

10 (A) uses, restores, or emulates natural eco11 logical processes; and 

12 (B)(i) is created through the action of nat13 ural physical, geological, biological, and chem14 ical processes over time; 

15 (ii) is created by human design, engineer16 ing, and construction to emulate or act in con17 cert with natural processes; or 

18 (iii) involves the use of plants, soils, and 

19 other natural features, including through the 

20 creation, restoration, or preservation of vege21 tated areas using materials appropriate to the 

22 area. 

23 (6) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term 

24 ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 

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1 enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under sec2 tion 501(a) of such Code. 

3 (7) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

4 the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program 

5 as established by section 302. 

6 (8) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 

7 means renewing, enhancing, or replacing degraded, 

8 damaged, vulnerable, or destroyed wetlands to im9 prove the ecosystem function and resilience through 

10 active human intervention and action, such as— 

11 (A) improving hydrological conditions 

12 (such as by removing tidal barriers, improving 

13 connectivity, or changing water levels); 

14 (B) altering sediment supply (such as 

15 through the beneficial use of dredge material, 

16 thin-layer spraying, or reconnecting river sedi17 ment); 

18 (C) changing salinity characteristics; 

19 (D) improving water quality (such as by 

20 reducing excess nutrients, sedimentation, or 

21 contaminants); 

22 (E) planting of native plants, removal of 

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1 (F) controlling erosion of wetland edges; 

2 and 

3 (G) enabling future inland migration as 

4 sea levels rise, including through the enhance5 ment of adjacent fresh water wetlands. 

6 (9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, 

7 the District of Columbia, or any territory or posses8 sion of the United States. 

9 SEC. 302. COASTAL AND ESTUARY RESILIENCE GRANT PRO10 GRAM. 

11 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce 

12 shall establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Coastal 

13 and Estuary Resilience Grant Program’’, under which the 

14 Secretary awards grants to entities that are eligible under 

15 subsection (b) to fund coastal wetland restoration projects 

16 that are eligible under subsection (c). 

17 (b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity is eligible to 

18 apply for a grant under the Program if the entity is an 

19 institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, 

20 a State or local government, or an Indian Tribe. 

21 (c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project is eligible for a 

22 grant under the Program if the project is designed to re23 duce net greenhouse gases through one of the following: 

24 (1) The sequestration of additional carbon diox25 ide through— 


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1 (A) the active restoration of degraded 

2 coastal wetland; and 

3 (B) the protection of threatened coastal 

4 wetland. 

5 (2) The halting of ongoing carbon dioxide emis6 sions, and the resumption of the natural rate of car7 bon capture, through the restoration of drained 

8 coastal wetland. 

9 (3) The halting of ongoing methane emissions, 

10 and the resumption of the natural rate of carbon 

11 storage, through the restoration of formerly tidal 

12 wetland that has lost tidal connectivity and become 

13 fresh wetland (commonly known as ‘‘impounded wet14 land’’). 

15 (d) GRANT EVALUATION CRITERIA.—In reviewing 

16 applications for grants under the Program, the Secretary 

17 shall give priority to projects that exhibit the highest po18 tential to— 

19 (1) mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by— 

20 (A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; or 

21 (B) capturing and storing greenhouse 

22 gases; 

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1 (A) preparing for sea level rise in order to 

2 reduce vulnerability to sea level rise and ero3 sion; 

4 (B) supporting resilience against flooding 

5 and sea level rise; or 

6 (C) restoring or enhancing ecosystem func7 tion; or 

8 (3) provide economic and social co-benefits by— 

9 (A) reducing the potential impact and 

10 damage of storms on the built environment; 

11 (B) advancing environmental justice by re12 ducing the disproportionate impacts of environ13 mental hazards on communities of color, indige14 nous communities, and low-income commu15 nities; 

16 (C) providing jobs in coastal communities; 

17 (D) including elements of natural infra18 structure; 

19 (E) incorporating collaborative partner20 ships; or 

21 (F) involving local communities in project 

22 planning and implementation. 

23 (e) MATCHING FUNDS.— 

24 (1) INCLUSION IN APPLICATIONS.—An eligible 

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1 cation for a grant under the Program a commitment 

2 to provide non-Federal resources (including in-kind 

3 contributions and volunteer hours) to match the 

4 amount of grant. 

5 (2) CONSIDERATION.—In reviewing an applica6 tion for a grant under the Program, the Secretary 

7 may consider the inclusion of a commitment under 

8 paragraph (1) but may not require such a commit9 ment as a condition of receiving a grant. 

10 (f) ELIGIBLE COSTS.—A grant awarded under the 

11 Program shall be available for all phases of the develop12 ment, implementation, and monitoring of projects that are 

13 eligible under subsection (c), including— 

14 (1) preliminary community engagement, plan15 ning, and prioritization; 

16 (2) preliminary design and site assessment, in17 cluding— 

18 (A) assessments of feasibility; 

19 (B) planning; and 

20 (C) community engagement; 

21 (3) final design and permitting; 

22 (4) restoration and project implementation; and 

23 (5) monitoring, reporting, and stewardship. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that receives a 

2 grant under the Program for a project shall— 

3 (A) collect data on the development and 

4 implementation of the project and stewardship 

5 following completion of the project; and 

6 (B) submit that data to the Administrator 

7 for inclusion in the database required by section 

8 303(a). 

9 (2) REPORT AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION.— 

10 Not later than 1 year after the completion of a 

11 project for which a grant is provided under the Pro12 gram, the entity that received the grant shall submit 

13 to the Administrator a report on the outputs, out14 comes, and impacts of the project, including with re15 spect to— 

16 (A) the amount of area restored; 

17 (B) the estimated net climate benefit; 

18 (C) benefits to nearby communities; and 

19 (D) involvement of partners and commu20 nities. 

21 (h) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall establish 

22 guidelines providing for monitoring a project for which a 

23 grant is provided under the Program for the 10-year pe24 riod after the grant is awarded. 


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1 (i) ROLE OF NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUN2 DATION.—In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may 

3 consult, partner, or otherwise coordinate with the National 

4 Fish and Wildlife Foundation established by section 2(a) 

5 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establish6 ment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(a)). 

7 SEC. 303. DATA COLLECTION. 

8 (a) DATABASE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 

10 maintain a coastal wetland restoration database to 

11 collect information about projects that receive grants 

12 under the Program. 

13 (2) DESIGN.—The Administrator shall design 

14 the database required by paragraph (1) to collect 

15 performance metrics on the development and imple16 mentation of projects that receive grants under the 

17 Program and stewardship following completion of 

18 such projects to evaluate the success of those 

19 projects and inform the design of future projects in 

20 an adaptive manner. 

21 (3) INCLUDED METRICS.—The database re22 quired by paragraph (1) shall include standardized 

23 metrics for reporting such as— 

24 (A) acres restored, protected, or created; 

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1 (C) restoration technique; 

2 (D) estimated net greenhouse gas reduc3 tion effect; 

4 (E) jobs created; 

5 (F) quantified ecosystem services; and 

6 (G) other metrics selected by the Adminis7 trator. 

8 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 

9 shall make products of the database publicly avail10 able and disseminate important findings to the pub11 lic. 

12 (b) INVENTORY OF COASTAL WETLAND.—The Ad13 ministrator shall compile an inventory of coastal wetland. 

14 SEC. 304. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 

15 The Administrator shall establish a technical assist16 ance program to help entities outside of the National Oce17 anic and Atmospheric Administration in all phases of 

18 coastal wetland restoration project work, including out19 reach to potential applicants for grants under section 302. 

20 SEC. 305. ANNUAL RESTORATION AND FUNDING. 

21 (a) ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS.—To the maximum ex22 tent practicable, the Secretary of Commerce shall award 

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1 (1) On 50,000 acres in each of fiscal years 

2 2021 and 2022. 

3 (2) On 100,000 acres in each of fiscal years 

4 2023 and 2024. 

5 (3) On 150,000 acres in each of fiscal years 

6 2025 and 2026. 

7 (4) On 225,000 acres in fiscal year 2027 and 

8 each fiscal year thereafter. 

9 (b) FUNDING.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal 

11 year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 

12 appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

13 transfer to the Secretary of Commerce to provide 

14 grants under the Program, to remain available until 

15 expended— 

16 (A) $1,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

17 2021 and 2022; 

18 (B) $2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

19 2023 and 2024; 

20 (C) $3,750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

21 2025 and 2026; and 

22 (D) $5,625,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2027 through 2030. 

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1 accept, and shall use to provide grants under the 

2 Program in accordance with paragraph (1) the funds 

3 transferred under that paragraph, without further 

4 appropriation. 

5 (c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount au6 thorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall supple7 ment and not supplant other amounts available to the Sec8 retary of Commerce. 

9 SEC. 306. PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT. 

10 Any contractor or subcontractor entering into a serv11 ice contract in connection with a project under the Pro12 gram shall— 

13 (1) be treated as a Federal contractor or sub14 contractor for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, 

15 United States Code (commonly known as the 

16 ‘‘McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 

17 1965’’); and 

18 (2) pay each class of employee employed by the 

19 contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe bene20 fits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates for 

21 the class in the locality, or, where a collective-bar22 gaining agreement covers the employee, in accord23 ance with the rates provided for in the agreement, 

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1 SEC. 307. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR COASTAL WET2 LAND RESTORATION; FUNDING. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

4 conduct coastal wetland restoration on land managed by 

5 the Secretary of the Interior to achieve at least 1 of the 

6 following: 

7 (1) The sequestration of additional carbon diox8 ide through— 

9 (A) the active restoration of degraded 

10 coastal wetland; and 

11 (B) the protection of threatened coastal 

12 wetland. 

13 (2) The halting of ongoing carbon dioxide emis14 sions, and the resumption of the natural rate of car15 bon capture, through the restoration of drained 

16 coastal wetland. 

17 (3) The halting of ongoing methane emissions, 

18 and the resumption of the natural rate of carbon 

19 storage, through the restoration of formerly tidal 

20 wetland that has lost tidal connectivity and become 

21 fresh wetland (commonly known as ‘‘impounded wet22 land’’). 

23 (b) ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS.—To the maximum ex24 tent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall con25 duct coastal wetland restoration under subsection (a)— 


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1 (1) on land managed by the Director of the 

2 United States Fish and Wildlife Service— 

3 (A) on 10,000 acres in each of fiscal years 

4 2021 and 2022; 

5 (B) on 20,000 acres in each of fiscal years 

6 2023 and 2024; and 

7 (C) on 30,000 acres in fiscal year 2025 

8 and each fiscal year thereafter; and 

9 (2) on land managed by the Director of the Na10 tional Park Service— 

11 (A) on 10,000 acres in each of fiscal years 

12 2021 and 2022; 

13 (B) on 20,000 acres in each of fiscal years 

14 2023 and 2024; 

15 (C) on 40,000 acres in each of fiscal years 

16 2025 and 2026; 

17 (D) on 80,000 acres in each of fiscal years 

18 2027 and 2028; and 

19 (E) on 160,000 acres in fiscal year 2029 

20 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

21 (c) FUNDING.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal 

23 year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 

24 appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 


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1 transfer to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 

2 this section, to remain available until expended— 

3 (A) for coastal wetland restoration on land 

4 managed by the Director of the United States 

5 Fish and Wildlife Service— 

6 (i) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal 

7 years 2021 and 2022; 

8 (ii) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal 

9 years 2023 and 2024; and 

10 (iii) $750,000,000 for each of fiscal 

11 years 2025 through 2030; and 

12 (B) for coastal wetland restoration on land 

13 managed by the Director of the National Park 

14 Service— 

15 (i) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal 

16 years 2021 and 2022; 

17 (ii) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal 

18 years 2023 and 2024; 

19 (iii) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 

20 years 2025 and 2026; 

21 (iv) $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 

22 years 2027 and 2028; and 

23 (v) $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 

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1 (2) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec2 retary of the Interior shall be entitled to receive, 

3 shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section 

4 in accordance with paragraph (1) the funds trans5 ferred under that paragraph, without further appro6 priation. 

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