tablish a pilot program in 2 or more National Park Service 
regions to promote the use of native plant materials. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out land man-
agement activities on Federal land under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary, including maintenance and restoration 
in response to degradation caused by human activity or 
natural events (such as fire, flood, or infestation), the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) to the extent practicable, give preference to 
the use of locally adapted native plant materials; 
(2) incorporate efforts to prevent, control, or 
eradicate the spread of invasive species; and 
(3) identify situations in which the use of non-
native or alien plant materials may be warranted, in-
cluding situations in which— 
(A) emergency conditions require the pro-
tection of basic resource values; 
(B) an interim nonpersistent measure is 
needed to aid in the reestablishment of a native 
plant species; 
(C) native plant materials are not reason-
ably available; and 
(D) the plant community subject to a land 
management activity has been permanently al-
tered. 
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(c) COORDINATION.—To accelerate the adoption of 
native plants throughout programs of the Department of 
the Interior, the Secretary shall, in carrying out the pilot 
program, coordinate activities with— 
(1) the National Seed Strategy of the Bureau 
of Land Management; 
(2) the Plant Conservation Alliance; and 
(3) the Plant Materials Centers of the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service. 
(d) DURATION.—The authority to carry out the pilot 
program terminates on the date that is 5 years after the 
date on which the pilot program is established under sub-
section (a). 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the authority to carry out the pilot program ter-
minates under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report describing the results of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this Act. 
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SEC. 5. STUDY ON COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF USING NATIVE 
PLANT MATERIALS IN CARRYING OUT LAND 
MANAGEMENT 
ACTIVITIES 
ON 
FEDERAL 
LAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, con-
sistent with section 4, conduct a study to review existing 
data to determine the cost-effectiveness of using native 
plant materials in land management activities on Federal 
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or other Fed-
eral land management agencies. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report describing the results 
of the study required under subsection (a). 
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