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‘‘(3) EFFECT.—Projects carried out under this 
subsection shall be considered authorized hazardous 
fuel reduction projects for purposes of the authori-
ties described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 
2018, the Secretary shall issue a report on actions 
taken to carry out this subsection, including— 
‘‘(A) an evaluation of the progress towards 
project goals; and 
‘‘(B) recommendations for modifications to 
the projects and management treatments. 
‘‘(e) TREE RETENTION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out projects under subsection (d) in a manner that maxi-
mizes the retention of old-growth and large trees, as ap-
propriate for the forest type, to the extent that the trees 
promote stands that are resilient to insects and disease. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 
2018.’’. 
SEC. 8204. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 
PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VI of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591) (as amended 
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by section 8203) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 603. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 
PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHIEF.—The term ‘Chief’ means the Chief 
of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(b) PROJECTS.—The Chief and the Director, via 
agreement or contract as appropriate, may enter into 
stewardship contracting projects with private persons or 
other public or private entities to perform services to 
achieve land management goals for the national forests 
and the public lands that meet local and rural community 
needs. 
‘‘(c) LAND MANAGEMENT GOALS.—The land man-
agement goals of a project under subsection (b) may in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) road and trail maintenance or obliteration 
to restore or maintain water quality; 
‘‘(2) soil productivity, habitat for wildlife and 
fisheries, or other resource values; 
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‘‘(3) setting of prescribed fires to improve the 
composition, structure, condition, and health of 
stands or to improve wildlife habitat; 
‘‘(4) removing vegetation or other activities to 
promote healthy forest stands, reduce fire hazards, 
or achieve other land management objectives; 
‘‘(5) watershed restoration and maintenance; 
‘‘(6) restoration and maintenance of wildlife 
and fish; or 
‘‘(7) control of noxious and exotic weeds and re-
establishing native plant species. 
‘‘(d) AGREEMENTS OR CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) PROCUREMENT
PROCEDURE.—A source 
for performance of an agreement or contract under 
subsection (b) shall be selected on a best-value basis, 
including consideration of source under other public 
and private agreements or contracts. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT FOR SALE OF PROPERTY.—A 
contract entered into under this section may, at the 
discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, be consid-
ered a contract for the sale of property under such 
terms as the Secretary may prescribe without regard 
to any other provision of law. 
‘‘(3) TERM.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Chief and the Director 
may enter into a contract under subsection (b) 
in accordance with section 3903 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(B) MAXIMUM.—The period of the con-
tract under subsection (b) may exceed 5 years 
but may not exceed 10 years. 
‘‘(4) OFFSETS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief and the Di-
rector may apply the value of timber or other 
forest products removed as an offset against the 
cost of services received under the agreement or 
contract described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) METHODS OF APPRAISAL.—The value 
of timber or other forest products used as an 
offset under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) shall be determined using appro-
priate methods of appraisal commensurate 
with the quantity of products to be re-
moved; and 
‘‘(ii) may— 
‘‘(I) be determined using a unit 
of measure appropriate to the con-
tracts; and 
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