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Union Calendar No. 155 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1450 
[Report No. 118–168, Parts I and II] 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the treatment of revenue 
from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties to 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior under 
good neighbor agreements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2023 
Mr. FULCHER (for himself, Ms. PEREZ, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Mr. KILMER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Agriculture 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 
Additional sponsors: Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. ZINKE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. VASQUEZ, 
Mr. STAUBER, and Ms. SALINAS 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment, com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 8, 2023] 
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A BILL 
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. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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), 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— 
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‘‘(I) to carry out authorized res-
toration services under the good 
neighbor agreement; and 
‘‘(II) if there are funds remain-
ing after carrying out subclause (I), 
to carry out authorized restoration 
services under other good neighbor 
agreements.’’; 
(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 
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of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or 
(2) on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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 ‘‘, In-
dian 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 
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used by the Governor, Indian tribe, or coun-
ty, as applicable— 
‘‘(I) to carry out authorized res-
toration services under the good neigh-
bor agreement; and 
‘‘(II) if there are funds remaining 
after carrying out subclause (I), to 
carry out authorized restoration serv-
ices under other good neighbor agree-
ments.’’; 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 
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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 
(2) on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 155 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1450 
[Report No. 118–168, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify 
the treatment of revenue from timber sale con-
tracts and certain payments made by counties to 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
the Interior under good neighbor agreements, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment, committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered 
to be printed 
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