(C) the suitability and feasibility of estab-
lishing a new Federal agency with the responsi-
bility of responding and suppressing wildland 
fires on Federal lands; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report that describes the 
results of the study required under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 305. FOREST SERVICE WESTERN HEADQUARTERS 
STUDY. 
Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Chief of the Forest Service shall— 
(1) conduct a study evaluating— 
(A) potential locations for a Western head-
quarters for the Forest Service, including poten-
tial locations in at least 3 different States lo-
cated west of the Mississippi river; and 
(B) the potential benefits of creating a 
Western headquarters for the Forest Service, in-
cluding expected— 
(i) improvements to customer service; 
(ii) improvements to employee recruit-
ment and retention; and 
(iii) operational efficiencies and cost 
savings; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report that describes the 
results of the study required under paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 306. KEEPING FOREST PLANS CURRENT AND MON-
ITORED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary— 
(1) to the greatest extent practicable and subject 
to the availability of appropriations made in advance 
for such purpose— 
(A) ensure forest plans comply with the re-
quirements of section 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)); and 
(B) prioritize revising any forest plan not 
in compliance with such section 6(f)(5)(A); 
(2) not be considered to be in violation of section 
6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources 
Planning 
Act 
of 
1974 
(16 
U.S.C. 
1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years have 
passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the 
National Forest System; 
(3) not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, submit to the relevant Congres-
sional Committees the date on which each forest plan 
required by such section 6 was most recently revised, 
amended, or modified; 
(4) seek to publish a new, complete version of a 
forest plan that the Secretary has been directed to 
amend, revise, or modify by a court order within 60 
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days of such amendment, revision, or modification, 
subject to the availability of appropriations made in 
advance for such purpose; and 
(5) maintain a central, publicly accessible 
website with links to— 
(A) the most recently available forest plan 
adopted, amended, or modified by a court order 
as a single document; and 
(B) the most recently published forest plan 
monitoring report for each unit of the National 
Forest System. 
(b) GOOD FAITH UPDATES.—If the Secretary is not 
acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding 
available to revise, amend, or modify a plan for a unit of 
the National Forest System as required by law or a court 
order, subsection (a) shall be void with respect to such plan 
and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion 
of the plan on an accelerated basis. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a re-
port to the relevant Congressional Committees summarizing 
the implementation of this section. 
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Union Calendar No. 570 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8790 
[Report No. 118–674, Part I] 
A BILL 
To expedite under the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 and improve forest management 
activities on National Forest System lands, on 
public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 
of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to re-
turn resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested 
lands, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 
Committees on Agriculture and Science, Space, and 
Technology discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
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