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‘‘(b) FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri-
culture to carry out this section $9,750,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL SOURCE OF FUNDS.—In addition 
to funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary may use such amount of the funds appropriated 
for that fiscal year to carry out the Soil Conservation and 
Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.) as the 
Secretary determines necessary to cover the cost of tech-
nical assistance, management, and enforcement respon-
sibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve 
program pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 
504.’’. 
Subtitle D—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 8301. MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY 
ACT. 
(a) 1890 WAIVERS.—Section 4 of Public Law 87– 
788 (commonly known as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Coopera-
tive Forestry Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 582a–3) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘The matching funds requirement shall not be 
applicable to eligible 1890 Institutions (as defined in sec-
tion 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
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cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)) if the alloca-
tion is below $200,000.’’ before ‘‘The Secretary is author-
ized’’ in the second sentence. 
(b) PARTICIPATION.—Section 8 of Public Law 87– 
788 (commonly known as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Coopera-
tive Forestry Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 582a–7) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘the Federated States of Micronesia, American 
Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the District of Co-
lumbia,’’ before ‘‘and Guam’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on October 1, 2013. 
SEC. 8302. REVISION OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FOREST IN-
VENTORY AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) REVISION REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall revise the strategic plan for forest inven-
tory and analysis initially prepared pursuant to section 
3(e) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) to address the 
requirements imposed by subsection (b). 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVISED STRATEGIC PLAN.—In 
revising the strategic plan, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall describe in detail the organization, procedures, and 
funding needed to achieve each of the following: 
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(1) 
Complete 
the 
transition 
to 
a 
fully 
annualized forest inventory program and include in-
ventory and analysis of interior Alaska. 
(2) Implement an annualized inventory of trees 
in urban settings, including the status and trends of 
trees and forests, and assessments of their eco-
system services, values, health, and risk to pests and 
diseases. 
(3) Report information on renewable biomass 
supplies and carbon stocks at the local, State, re-
gional, and national level, including by ownership 
type. 
(4) Engage State foresters and other users of 
information from the forest inventory and analysis 
in reevaluating the list of core data variables col-
lected on forest inventory and analysis plots with an 
emphasis on demonstrated need. 
(5) Improve the timeliness of the timber prod-
uct output program and accessibility of the 
annualized information on that database. 
(6) Foster greater cooperation among the forest 
inventory and analysis program, research station 
leaders, and State foresters and other users of infor-
mation from the forest inventory and analysis. 
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