IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1450 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry 
AN ACT 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treat-
ment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain 
payments made by counties to the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of the Interior under good 
neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treating Tribes and 
Counties as Good Neighbors Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF THE TREATMENT OF CERTAIN 
REVENUE 
AND 
PAYMENTS 
UNDER 
GOOD 
NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS. 
(a) GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.—Section 8206 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘or Indian 
tribe’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 
Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C)— 
(i) by striking clause (i) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Funds received 
from the sale of timber by a Governor, an 
Indian tribe, or a county under a good 
neighbor agreement shall be retained and 
used by the Governor, Indian tribe, or 
county, as applicable— 
‘‘(I) to carry out authorized res-
toration services under the good 
neighbor agreement; and 
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‘‘(II) if there are funds remain-
ing after carrying out subclause (I), 
to carry out authorized restoration 
services under other good neighbor 
agreements.’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2028’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, In-
dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 8206(a) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 
tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 
tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act apply to any project initiated pursuant to a good 
neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) of the 
Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)))— 
(1) before the date of enactment of this Act, if 
the project was initiated after the date of enactment 
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or 
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(2) on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2023. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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