I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4269 
To provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate steward-
ship practices, to provide for increased reforestation across the United 
States, to establish the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 
Ms. HAALAND (for herself and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out 
climate stewardship practices, to provide for increased 
reforestation across the United States, to establish the 
Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Climate Stewardship Act of 2019’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AGRICULTURE 
Sec. 101. Conservation reserve program. 
Sec. 102. Environmental Quality Incentives Program. 
Sec. 103. Conservation Stewardship Program. 
Sec. 104. Funding. 
Sec. 105. Regional Conservation Partnership Program. 
Sec. 106. Funding for climate stewardship agriculture research. 
Sec. 107. Conservation technical assistance. 
Sec. 108. Rural Energy for America Program. 
Sec. 109. Local Agriculture Market Program. 
Sec. 110. Farm and ranch stress assistance network. 
Sec. 111. Assistance for community food projects. 
TITLE II—FORESTS 
Sec. 201. Reforestation Trust Fund. 
Sec. 202. Reforest America Grant Program. 
Sec. 203. Urban wood programs. 
Sec. 204. Stewardship Corps. 
TITLE III—COASTAL WETLAND 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Sec. 302. Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program. 
Sec. 303. Data collection. 
Sec. 304. Outreach and technical assistance. 
Sec. 305. Annual restoration and funding. 
Sec. 306. Prevailing wage requirement. 
Sec. 307. Department of the Interior coastal wetland restoration; funding. 
TITLE I—AGRICULTURE 
SEC. 101. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) CONSERVATION RESERVE.—Section 1231 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘24,500,000’’ and inserting ‘‘26,000,000’’; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘28,000,000’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘25,500,000 acres; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘30,500,000 acres;’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘27,000,000 
acres.’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘33,000,000 acres;’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) fiscal year 2024, not more than 
34,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(G) fiscal year 2025, not more than 
35,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(H) fiscal year 2026, not more than 
36,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(I) fiscal year 2027, not more than 
37,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(J) fiscal year 2028, not more than 
38,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(K) fiscal year 2029, not more than 
39,000,000 acres; and 
‘‘(L) fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, not less than 40,000,000 acres.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
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(I) by striking ‘‘2,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘4,600,000’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2030’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(II) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘through 2023, 2,000,000 acres.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and 2022, 2,000,000 
acres;’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(IV) fiscal year 2023, 2,500,000 
acres; 
‘‘(V) fiscal year 2024, 2,800,000 
acres; 
‘‘(VI) fiscal year 2025, 3,100,000 
acres; 
‘‘(VII) 
fiscal 
year 
2026, 
3,400,000 acres; 
‘‘(VIII) 
fiscal 
year 
2027, 
3,700,000 acres; 
‘‘(IX) 
fiscal 
year 
2028, 
4,000,000 acres; 
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‘‘(X) fiscal year 2029, 4,300,000 
acres; and 
‘‘(XI) fiscal year 2030 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, not less than 
4,600,000 acres.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (6)(B)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘8,600,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘17,700,000’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2030’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in subclause (II), by striking 
‘‘8,250,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘9,000,000’’; 
(II) in subclause (III), by strik-
ing ‘‘8,500,000 acres; and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘10,000,000 acres;’’; and 
(III) by striking subclause (IV) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(IV) 
fiscal 
year 
2022, 
12,000,000 acres; 
‘‘(V) 
fiscal 
year 
2023, 
13,500,000 acres; 
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‘‘(1) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE.—The 
term ‘climate stewardship practice’ means any of the 
following practices: 
‘‘(A) Alley cropping. 
‘‘(B) Biochar incorporation. 
‘‘(C) Conservation cover. 
‘‘(D) Conservation crop rotation. 
‘‘(E) Contour buffer strips. 
‘‘(F) Contour farming. 
‘‘(G) Cover crops. 
‘‘(H) Critical area planting. 
‘‘(I) Cross wind trap strips. 
‘‘(J) Field borders. 
‘‘(K) Filter strips. 
‘‘(L) Forage and biomass planting, includ-
ing the use of native prairie and seed mixtures. 
‘‘(M) Forest stand improvements. 
‘‘(N) Grassed waterways. 
‘‘(O) Hedgerow planting. 
‘‘(P) Herbaceous wind barriers. 
‘‘(Q) Multistory cropping. 
‘‘(R) Nutrient management. 
‘‘(S) Prescribed grazing. 
‘‘(T) Range planting. 
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‘‘(U) Residue and tillage management with 
no till. 
‘‘(V) Residue and tillage management with 
reduced till. 
‘‘(W) Riparian forest buffers. 
‘‘(X) Riparian herbaceous buffers. 
‘‘(Y) Silvopasture establishment. 
‘‘(Z) Stripcropping. 
‘‘(AA) Tree and shrub establishment. 
‘‘(BB) Upland wildlife habitat. 
‘‘(CC) Vegetative barriers. 
‘‘(DD) Wetland restoration. 
‘‘(EE) Windbreak renovation. 
‘‘(FF) Windbreaks and shelterbelts. 
‘‘(GG) Woody residue treatment. 
‘‘(HH) Any other highly effective vegeta-
tive or management practice that significantly 
reduces agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, 
increases carbon sequestration, or assists pro-
ducers in adapting to, or mitigating against, in-
creasing weather volatility, as determined by 
the Secretary.’’. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT
AND ADMINISTRATION.—Sec-
tion 1240B of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–2) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (d)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) reductions in agricultural greenhouse 
gas emissions; or 
‘‘(I) long-term carbon sequestration.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘mainte-
nance of incentive practices’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘mainte-
nance of— 
‘‘(I) incentive practices’’; and 
(bb) in subclause (I) (as so 
designated), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting the 
following: ‘‘; or 
‘‘(II) one or more climate stew-
ardship practices.’’; and 
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(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) in subclause (I), by in-
serting ‘‘, or climate stewardship 
practices to attain increased lev-
els of carbon sequestration and 
reduced agricultural greenhouse 
gas emissions,’’ after ‘‘conserva-
tion’’; and 
(bb) in subclause (II), by in-
serting ‘‘or a climate stewardship 
practice’’ after ‘‘incentive prac-
tice’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by redesignating clauses (i) 
and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), re-
spectively, 
and 
indenting 
appro-
priately; 
(II) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I) (as so redesignated), by 
striking 
‘‘Notwithstanding 
section 
1240C’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) 
INCENTIVE
PRACTICES.—Not-
withstanding section 1240C, in the case of 
applications for contracts under subpara-
graph (A)(i)(I)’’; and 
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(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP
PRAC-
TICES.—Notwithstanding section 1240C, 
in the case of applications for contracts 
under subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to applications 
that contain the greatest number of cli-
mate stewardship practices.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by in-
serting 
‘‘AND
CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP 
PRACTICE’’ after ‘‘INCENTIVE PRACTICE’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘or climate stewardship practices’’ after 
‘‘incentive practices’’ each place it appears; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘or climate stewardship practice’’ after 
‘‘incentive practice’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(iv) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘or a climate stewardship practice’’ 
after ‘‘incentive practice’’. 
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(d) LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS.—Section 1240G of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2018, or’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘the period of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028, or the period of fiscal years 2029 
through 2033,’’ before ‘‘regardless’’. 
(e) CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS AND PAY-
MENTS.—Section 1240H(c) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–8(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (VI), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(VIII) practices that signifi-
cantly increase carbon sequestration, 
reduce agricultural greenhouse gas 
emissions, or assist producers to 
adapt to, or mitigate against, increas-
ing weather volatility; and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2019, and $200,000,000 of the funds of the Com-
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modity Credit Corporation for each of fiscal years 
2020 through 2030’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘not 
less 
than 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2030 of the’’ after ‘‘Using’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘a soil’’ and inserting ‘‘an 
ongoing soil’’. 
SEC. 103. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS FOR CLIMATE STEW-
ARDSHIP PRACTICES.—Section 1240L(d) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RO-
TATIONS AND ADVANCED GRAZING MANAGEMENT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ROTATIONS, ADVANCED GRAZING 
MANAGEMENT, AND CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC-
TICES’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
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‘‘(B) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE.— 
The term ‘climate stewardship practice’ means 
any of the following practices: 
‘‘(i) Alley cropping. 
‘‘(ii) Biochar incorporation. 
‘‘(iii) Conservation cover. 
‘‘(iv) Conservation crop rotation. 
‘‘(v) Contour buffer strips. 
‘‘(vi) Contour farming. 
‘‘(vii) Cover crops. 
‘‘(viii) Critical area planting. 
‘‘(ix) Cross wind trap strips. 
‘‘(x) Field borders. 
‘‘(xi) Filter strips. 
‘‘(xii) Forage and biomass planting, 
including the use of native prairie seed 
mixtures. 
‘‘(xiii) Forest stand improvements. 
‘‘(xiv) Grassed waterways. 
‘‘(xv) Hedgerow planting. 
‘‘(xvi) Herbaceous wind barriers. 
‘‘(xvii) Multistory cropping. 
‘‘(xviii) Nutrient management, includ-
ing nitrogen stewardship activities. 
‘‘(xix) Prescribed grazing. 
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‘‘(xx) Range planting. 
‘‘(xxi) Residue and tillage manage-
ment with no till. 
‘‘(xxii) Residue and tillage manage-
ment with reduced till. 
‘‘(xxiii) Riparian forest buffers. 
‘‘(xxiv) Riparian herbaceous buffers. 
‘‘(xxv) Silvopasture establishment. 
‘‘(xxvi) Stripcropping. 
‘‘(xxvii) Tree and shrub establish-
ment, including planting for a high rate of 
carbon sequestration. 
‘‘(xxviii) Upland wildlife habitat. 
‘‘(xxix) Vegetative barriers. 
‘‘(xxx) Wetland restoration. 
‘‘(xxxi) Windbreak renovation. 
‘‘(xxxii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts. 
‘‘(xxxiii) Woody residue treatment. 
‘‘(xxxiv) Any other vegetative or man-
agement conservation activity that signifi-
cantly— 
‘‘(I) 
reduces 
greenhouse 
gas 
emissions; 
‘‘(II) increases carbon sequestra-
tion; or 
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‘‘(III) enhances resilience to in-
creased weather volatility.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) conservation activities relating to cli-
mate stewardship practices.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘rotations or 
advanced grazing management’’ and inserting ‘‘rota-
tions, advanced grazing management, or conserva-
tion activities relating to climate stewardship prac-
tices’’. 
(b) PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.—Section 1240L(f) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the period of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or 
the period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033’’. 
SEC. 104. FUNDING. 
(a) ANNUAL FUNDING.—Section 1241(a) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘through 2023.’’ and inserting ‘‘and 2020; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) $900,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2030.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) 
in 
clause 
(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,750,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,750,000,000’’; 
(ii) 
in 
clause 
(iii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,800,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$3,800,000,000’’; 
(iii) in clause (iv)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘$1,850,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$4,850,000,000’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(iv) 
in 
clause 
(v), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$2,025,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$6,025,000,000’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2030; and’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) 
in 
clause 
(ii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$725,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$1,725,000,000’’; 
(ii) 
in 
clause 
(iii), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$750,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$2,750,000,000’’; 
(iii) in clause (iv)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘$800,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$3,800,000,000’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iv) in clause (v)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$5,000,000,000’’; and 
(II) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2024; and 
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‘‘(vii) $7,000,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2025 through 2030.’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 1241(b) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
(c) FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC-
TICES.—Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(k) FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP PRAC-
TICES.— 
‘‘(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
INCENTIVES 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Of the funds made 
available under subsection (a)(3)(A), the Sec-
retary shall set aside the following amounts to 
be used exclusively for climate stewardship 
practices (as defined in section 1240A) under 
contracts under section 1240B(j)(2)(A)(i)(II): 
‘‘(i) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2020. 
‘‘(ii) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021. 
‘‘(iii) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2022. 
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‘‘(iv) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
2023. 
‘‘(v) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2030. 
‘‘(B) NONAPPLICABILITY OF ALLOCATION 
OF
FUNDING.—Section 1240B(f) shall not 
apply to amounts set aside under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(2) 
CONSERVATION
STEWARDSHIP
PRO-
GRAM.—Of the funds made available under sub-
section (a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall set aside the 
following amounts to be used exclusively to enroll in 
the conservation stewardship program contracts 
comprised predominantly of conservation activities 
relating to climate stewardship practices (as defined 
in section 1240L(d)(1)) or bundles of practices com-
prised predominantly of conservation activities relat-
ing to climate stewardship practices (as so defined): 
‘‘(A) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(B) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(C) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(D) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
‘‘(E) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2024 through 2030.’’. 
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SEC. 105. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1271D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3871d) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to 
carry out the program— 
‘‘(1) $300,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023; 
‘‘(2) $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2025; 
‘‘(3) $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2027; and 
‘‘(4) $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 
through 2030.’’. 
SEC. 106. FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP AGRI-
CULTURE RESEARCH. 
(a) AGRICULTURE
AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE.—Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and 
Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(G) CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP.—Climate 
change mitigation through— 
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‘‘(i) reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions and increasing resilience in the agri-
cultural sector; 
‘‘(ii) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(iii) improving soil health; and 
‘‘(iv) increasing soil carbon levels.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (11)— 
(A) by striking the paragraph heading and 
inserting ‘‘FUNDING.—’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘There is’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘On the 
first October 1 after the date of enactment 
of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, 
and on each October 1 thereafter, out of 
any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry 
out this subsection $830,000,000, to re-
main available until expended’’; 
(ii) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(iii) in clause (ii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) not less than 50 percent for 
each fiscal year shall be used to address 
the priority area described in paragraph 
(2)(G).’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac-
cept, and shall use to carry out this subsection 
the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 
without further appropriation.’’. 
(b) FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RE-
SEARCH.—Section 7601 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(7 U.S.C. 5939) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by inserting after 
‘‘environment’’ the following: ‘‘, including— 
‘‘(i) reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions and increasing resilience in the agri-
cultural sector; 
‘‘(ii) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(iii) improving soil health; and 
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‘‘(iv) increasing soil carbon levels’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(iii) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP FUND-
ING.—On the date of enactment of the Cli-
mate Stewardship Act of 2019, and each 
year thereafter, of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall 
transfer 
to 
the 
Foundation 
$40,000,000 to advance the research mis-
sion of the Department with respect to the 
issues described in clauses (i) through (iv) 
of subsection (c)(1)(D), to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
(c) SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EX-
TENSION PROJECTS.—Section 1621 of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5811) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) facilitate— 
‘‘(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
and increasing resilience in the agricultural sec-
tor; 
‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(C) improving soil health; and 
‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts ap-
propriated under section 1624, on the first October 
1 after the date of enactment of the Climate Stew-
ardship Act of 2019, and on each October 1 there-
after, out of any funds in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this sec-
tion $74,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this section the funds trans-
ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro-
priation. 
‘‘(3) CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
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shall use not less than 50 percent to conduct 
projects described in subsection (a)(3).’’. 
(d) ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION INITIATIVE.—Section 1672B of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5925b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9)(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
increasing resilience in the agricultural sector; 
‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(C) improving soil health; and 
‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by adding 
‘‘and’’ at the end after the semicolon; 
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (E) 
through (G); and 
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(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) on the first October 1 after the date 
of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 
2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, 
$100,000,000.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1)(E), the Sec-
retary shall use not less than 50 percent to support 
activities under this section for the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (a)(9).’’. 
(e) APPROPRIATE
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER
FOR 
RURAL AREAS PROGRAM.—Section 310B(i) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1932(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and 
increase resilience in the agricultural sector; 
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‘‘(F) increase carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(G) improve soil health; and 
‘‘(H) increase soil carbon levels.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(4) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On the first October 1 
after the date of enactment of the Climate 
Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each October 
1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 
carry out this subsection $5,600,000, to remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘(B) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac-
cept, and shall use to carry out this subsection 
the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 
without further appropriation. 
‘‘(C) CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP.—Of the 
funds made available under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall use not less than 50 percent 
to provide assistance described in subpara-
graphs (E) through (H) of paragraph (2).’’. 
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(f) RESEARCH UNDER HATCH ACT.—The Hatch Act 
of 1887 is amended by inserting after section 3 (7 U.S.C. 
361c) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3A. MANDATORY FUNDING. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 3, on 
the first October 1 after the date of enactment of 
the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each 
October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out 
this Act $518,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred 
under paragraph (1), without further appropriation. 
‘‘(b) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds made 
available under subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent 
shall be used for research relating to— 
‘‘(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and in-
creasing resilience in the agricultural sector; 
‘‘(2) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(3) improving soil health; and 
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‘‘(4) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 
(g) ACTIVITIES UNDER SMITH-LEVER ACT.—The 
Smith-Lever Act is amended by inserting after section 3 
(7 U.S.C. 343) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3A. MANDATORY FUNDING. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 3, on 
the first October 1 after the date of enactment of 
the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each 
October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out 
this Act $649,400,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(2) 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Of the funds trans-
ferred under paragraph (1), $19,400,000 shall be 
for payment on behalf of the 1994 Institutions (as 
defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational 
Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 
Public Law 103–382)) for the purposes described in 
section 2, to be distributed in accordance with the 
process described in section 3(b)(3). 
‘‘(3) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
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shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred 
under paragraph (1), without further appropriation. 
‘‘(b) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds made 
available under subsection (a)(1), and of the funds des-
ignated for 1994 Institutions under subsection (a)(2), not 
less than 50 percent shall be used for activities relating 
to— 
‘‘(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and in-
creasing resilience in the agricultural sector; 
‘‘(2) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(3) improving soil health; and 
‘‘(4) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 
(h) EXTENSION AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, 
INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVER-
SITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Section 1444 of 
the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to any 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), on the first October 1 after the 
date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship 
Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, 
out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
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appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this 
section $97,200,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
‘‘(B) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac-
cept, and shall use to carry out this section the 
funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 
without further appropriation. 
‘‘(2) CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1)(A), not less 
than 50 percent shall be used for programs and ac-
tivities relating to— 
‘‘(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
and increasing resilience in the agricultural sec-
tor; 
‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(C) improving soil health; and 
‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 
(i) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT 
COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY AND THE 
UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—Section 
1445 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3222) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to any 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), on the first October 1 after the 
date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship 
Act of 2019, and on each October 1 thereafter, 
out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this 
section $116,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
‘‘(B) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac-
cept, and shall use to carry out this section the 
funds transferred under subparagraph (A), 
without further appropriation. 
‘‘(2) CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1)(A), not less 
than 50 percent shall be used for research relating 
to— 
‘‘(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
and increasing resilience in the agricultural sec-
tor; 
‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(C) improving soil health; and 
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‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 
(j) NONLAND-GRANT COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURE 
PROGRAM.—Section 1473F of the Food and Agriculture 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319i) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting after 
‘‘agriculture’’ the following: ‘‘, including— 
‘‘(i) reducing greenhouse gas emis-
sions and increasing resilience in the agri-
cultural sector; 
‘‘(ii) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(iii) improving soil health; and 
‘‘(iv) increasing soil carbon levels;’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use 
to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each fiscal 
year, to remain available until expended. 
‘‘(2) CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall use not less than 50 percent to conduct the ac-
tivities described in clauses (i) through (iv) of sub-
section (a)(1)(A).’’. 
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(k) MCINTIRE-STENNIS.— 
(1) FUNDS.—Public Law 87–788 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Cooperative For-
estry Act’’) is amended by inserting after section 3 
(16 U.S.C. 582a–2) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3A. MANDATORY FUNDING. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under section 3, on 
the first October 1 after the date of enactment of 
the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on each 
October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the Treas-
ury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out 
this Act $72,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred 
under paragraph (1), without further appropriation. 
‘‘(b) CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds made 
available under subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent 
shall be used for activities relating to— 
‘‘(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and in-
creasing resilience in the agricultural sector; 
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‘‘(2) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(3) improving soil health; and 
‘‘(4) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 
(l) 1994 INSTITUTIONS RESEARCH.—Section 536 of 
the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 
(7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any amounts 
authorized to be appropriated under subsection (c), 
on the first October 1 after the date of enactment 
of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2019, and on 
each October 1 thereafter, out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 
carry out this section $11,400,000, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this section the funds trans-
ferred under paragraph (1), without further appro-
priation. 
‘‘(3) CLIMATE
STEWARDSHIP.—Of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1), not less than 
50 percent shall be used for activities relating to— 
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‘‘(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions 
and increasing resilience in the agricultural sec-
tor; 
‘‘(B) increasing carbon sequestration; 
‘‘(C) improving soil health; and 
‘‘(D) increasing soil carbon levels.’’. 
SEC. 107. CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
Section 6 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Al-
lotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590f) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘There is’’ in 
subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6. FUNDING; CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE FUND. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall use to carry out this Act 
$2,100,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are’’; and 
(2) in the undesignated matter following para-
graph (2) (as so designated) of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘Appropriations’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
NURSERY STOCK.—Appropriations’’. 
SEC. 108. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘25’’ 
and inserting ‘‘40’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘for 
fiscal’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal 
years 2014 through 2019;’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(G) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(H) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(I) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
and 
‘‘(J) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
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SEC. 109. LOCAL AGRICULTURE MARKET PROGRAM. 
Section 201A(i)(1) of the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1627c(i)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2019 and’’ and inserting ‘‘2019, and $500,000,000 for’’. 
SEC. 110. FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NET-
WORK. 
Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) is amended by striking sub-
section (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to 
carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 111. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 
Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2034) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘includ-
ing amounts made available under subsection 
(i) to carry out this section,’’ after ‘‘Act,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
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(B) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) address food security in urban low-income 
communities by making those communities more cli-
mate resilient through the creation or expansion of 
urban farms, community gardens, and rooftop gar-
dens that grow produce for personal use or for local 
sale through farm stands, farmers’ markets, commu-
nity supported agriculture subscriptions, and other 
delivery methods.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity 
Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out 
this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fis-
cal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.’’. 
TITLE II—FORESTS 
SEC. 201. REFORESTATION TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 303 of Public Law 96– 
451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Subject 
to’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
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(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking the subsection designa-
tion and all that follows through ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) REFORESTATION
BY SECRETARY
OF AGRI-
CULTURE.—The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘for’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘for’’ before ‘‘reforest-
ation’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (6); 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) to the Chief of the Forest Service to refor-
est National Forest System land determined to be in 
need of active reforestation based on field surveys 
assessing regeneration potential, in accordance with 
subsection (f), by planting— 
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‘‘(i) are informed by climate change 
science and the importance of spatial pat-
tern; 
‘‘(ii) enhance forest health, resilience, 
and biodiversity; and 
‘‘(iii) reduce vulnerability to future 
forest mortality and catastrophic wildfire. 
‘‘(B) POST-WILDFIRE
REFORESTATION.— 
In the case of reforestation under subsection 
(d)(2) and subsection (e), sums available in the 
Trust Fund shall not be used for post-wildfire 
salvage logging. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In carrying out reforestation 
under subsection (d)(2) and subsection (e), the Chief 
of the Forest Service and the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, as applicable, shall give priority to planting— 
‘‘(A) on land that was subject to a mor-
tality event caused by a high intensity wildfire, 
pest infestation, invasive species, or drought or 
other extreme weather; 
‘‘(B) that will restore and maintain resil-
ient landscapes; 
‘‘(C) on land on which the planting pro-
vides increased habitat connectivity for wildlife; 
and 
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‘‘(D) that will provide the largest potential 
long-term increase in carbon sequestration. 
‘‘(g) MANDATORY FUNDING.—To carry out para-
graphs (2) through (5) of subsection (d) and subsection 
(e), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the 
general fund of the Treasury into the Trust Fund 
$4,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, to remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of the Interior shall issue regu-
lations necessary to carry out the amendments made by 
this section. 
SEC. 202. REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM. 
The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is 
amended by inserting after section 5 (16 U.S.C. 2103a) 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 6. REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY OF COLOR.—The term ‘com-
munity of color’ means, in a State, a census block 
group in an urban area for which the aggregate per-
centage of residents who identify as Black, African- 
American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Latino, 
other non-White race, or linguistically isolated is— 
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‘‘(A) not less than 50 percent; or 
‘‘(B) is significantly higher than the State 
average. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE COST.—The term ‘eligible cost’ 
means, with respect to a project of an eligible entity 
under the Program— 
‘‘(A) the cost of implementing a reforest-
ation project, including by— 
‘‘(i) planning and designing the refor-
estation activity, including considering rel-
evant science; 
‘‘(ii) establishing tree nurseries; 
‘‘(iii) purchasing trees; and 
‘‘(iv) ecologically based site prepara-
tion, including the labor and cost associ-
ated with the use of machinery; 
‘‘(B) the cost of maintaining and moni-
toring planted trees for a period of up to 3 
years to ensure successful establishment of the 
trees; 
‘‘(C) with respect to reforestation in an 
urban area under subsection (e) in a low in-
come community that has an existing tree can-
opy cover of not more than 20 percent, not 
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more than 50 percent of the cost of the mainte-
nance of any nearby tree canopy; and 
‘‘(D) any other relevant cost, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a State agency; 
‘‘(B) a local governmental entity; 
‘‘(C) an Indian Tribe; and 
‘‘(D) a nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE LAND.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible 
land’ means— 
‘‘(i) land owned in fee simple by an el-
igible entity— 
‘‘(I)(aa) for which, at the time of 
application to the Program under sub-
section (c), the forest stocking level of 
the land is less than 25 percent of re-
gional norms for forest properties 
with comparable tree species and soil 
characteristics; and 
‘‘(bb) that is in need of active re-
forestation due to events such as— 
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‘‘(AA) high intensity wild-
fire; 
‘‘(BB) pest infestation; 
‘‘(CC) invasive species; and 
‘‘(DD) drought and other 
extreme weather; or 
‘‘(II) that was formerly forest 
land and has been abandoned or in-
completely reclaimed from mining, 
commercial development, clearing for 
agriculture, or other nonforest use; 
and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to reforestation in 
an urban area under subsection (e), land 
in that urban area that is owned in fee 
simple by an eligible entity. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘eligible land’ 
does not include land on which the eligible enti-
ty conducted a timber harvest— 
‘‘(i) not later than 5 years before the 
date on which the eligible entity submits 
an application under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(ii) that resulted in a forest stocking 
level 
described 
in 
subparagraph 
(A)(i)(I)(aa). 
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‘‘(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian Tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘Indian tribe’ in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
‘‘(6) LOCAL
GOVERNMENTAL
ENTITY.—The 
term ‘local governmental entity’ means any munic-
ipal government or county government with jurisdic-
tion over local land use decisions. 
‘‘(7) LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.—The term ‘low 
income community’ means any census block group in 
an urban area in which not less than 30 percent of 
the population lives below the poverty line (as de-
fined in section 673 of the Community Services 
Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902)). 
‘‘(8) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization 
that— 
‘‘(A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 
‘‘(B) operates in accordance with 1 or 
more of the purposes described in section 
170(h)(4)(A) of that Code. 
‘‘(9) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 
the Reforest America Grant Program established 
under subsection (b)(1). 
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‘‘(10) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
the Chief of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(11) URBAN
AREA.—The term ‘urban area’ 
means an area identified by the Bureau of the Cen-
sus as an ‘urban area’ in the most recent census. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program, to be known as the ‘Reforest Amer-
ica Grant Program’, under which the Secretary shall 
award grants to eligible entities to conduct projects 
to reforest eligible land in accordance with this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) REFORESTATION.—In carrying out the 
Program, the Secretary shall, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, award sufficient grants each year to 
plant— 
‘‘(A) 50,000,000 trees in each of calendar 
years 2021 and 2022; 
‘‘(B) 100,000,000 trees in each of calendar 
years 2023 and 2024; 
‘‘(C) 150,000,000 trees in each of calendar 
years 2025 and 2026; and 
‘‘(D) 250,000,000 trees in calendar year 
2027 and each calendar year thereafter. 
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‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible entity that 
seeks to receive a grant under the Program shall 
submit an application at such time, in such form, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, including the information described in 
paragraph (2), to— 
‘‘(A) the State forester or equivalent offi-
cial of the State in which the eligible entity is 
located; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that 
is an Indian Tribe, an official of the governing 
body of the Indian Tribe. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) the reason that the forest stocking 
level of the land is less than 25 percent of re-
gional norms for forest properties with com-
parable tree species and soil characteristics, if 
applicable; 
‘‘(B) the natural, economic, and environ-
mental benefits of returning the eligible land to 
forested condition; 
‘‘(C) an estimate of the annual carbon se-
questration that will be achieved by the re-
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planted forests, using processes determined by 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(D) a reforestation plan that includes— 
‘‘(i) a list of expected eligible costs; 
‘‘(ii) a description of the site prepara-
tion and the tree species to be planted; 
‘‘(iii) a description of the manner in 
which the design of the project is informed 
by climate change science and will enhance 
forest health, resilience, and biodiversity; 
‘‘(iv) an explanation of the manner in 
which the land will be maintained for 36 
months after planting to ensure successful 
establishment; and 
‘‘(v) an explanation of the manner in 
which the land will be managed later than 
36 months after planting, including wheth-
er that management shall include a timber 
harvest; 
‘‘(E) in the case of an application for an 
urban reforestation project under subsection 
(e)— 
‘‘(i) a description of the manner in 
which the tree planting shall address dis-
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parities in local environmental quality, 
such as lower tree canopy cover; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the anticipated 
community and stakeholder engagement in 
the project; and 
‘‘(F) any other relevant information re-
quired by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATIONS TO SECRETARY.—Each offi-
cial that receives an application under paragraph (1) 
shall submit the application to the Secretary with a 
description of the application and any other relevant 
information that the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF CONNECTIVITY.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘connectivity’ means the degree 
to which the landscape facilitates native species 
movement. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under the 
Program, the Secretary shall give priority— 
‘‘(A) to projects that provide the largest 
potential increase in carbon sequestration per 
dollar; 
‘‘(B) to projects that provide increased 
habitat connectivity for wildlife; 
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‘‘(C) to projects under which an eligible 
entity will enter into a contract or cooperative 
agreement with 1 or more qualified youth or 
conservation corps (as the term is defined in 
section 203 of Public Law 91–378 (commonly 
known as the ‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of 
1970’) (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and 
‘‘(D) in the case of urban reforestation 
projects under subsection (e), to projects that— 
‘‘(i) are located in a community of 
color or a low-income community; 
‘‘(ii) are located in a neighborhood 
with poor local environmental quality, in-
cluding lower tree canopy cover and higher 
maximum daytime summer temperatures; 
‘‘(iii) are located in a neighborhood 
with high amounts of senior citizens or 
children; 
‘‘(iv) are located immediately adjacent 
to large numbers of residents; 
‘‘(v) will collaboratively engage neigh-
bors and community members that will be 
closely affected by the tree planting in as 
many aspects of project development and 
implementation as possible; and 
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‘‘(vi) will employ a substantial per-
centage of the workforce locally, with a 
focus on engaging unemployed and under-
employed persons in communities of color 
and low-income communities. 
‘‘(e) URBAN REFORESTATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall award sufficient grants 
each year to projects carried out in urban areas to 
plant, to the maximum extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) 5,000,000 trees in each of calendar 
years 2021 through 2023; 
‘‘(B) 10,000,000 trees in each of calendar 
years 2024 through 2027; and 
‘‘(C) 15,000,000 trees in calendar year 
2028 and each calendar year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Secretary shall 
award a grant to an eligible entity under the Pro-
gram to conduct a reforestation project in an urban 
area in an amount equal to not more than 90 per-
cent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as 
determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—As a condi-
tion of receiving a grant described in paragraph (2), 
an eligible entity shall provide, in cash or through 
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‘‘(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Unless otherwise pro-
vided under this section, the Secretary shall award 
a grant to an eligible entity under the Program in 
an amount equal to not more than 75 percent of the 
cost of reforesting the eligible land, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Unless other-
wise provided under this section, as a condition of 
receiving a grant under the Program, an eligible en-
tity shall provide, in cash or through in-kind con-
tributions from non-Federal sources, matching funds 
in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent of 
the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) PLANTING SURVIVAL.—An eligible entity that 
receives a grant under the Program shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 36 months after planting 
has been completed using the grant funds, submit to 
the responsible State or Tribal official, as applicable, 
a monitoring report that describes project implemen-
tation, including the survival rate of all plantings 
made under the grant; and 
‘‘(2) if the survival rate reported in the moni-
toring report under paragraph (1) is, after 36 
months, less than the required minimum survival 
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rate for the geographic area in which the planting 
is located, as determined by a State forester or 
equivalent State or Tribal official, as applicable, re-
plant tree seedlings in a quantity equivalent to half 
of the original planting, using comparable means to 
the original planting. 
‘‘(i) PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT.—Any con-
tractor or subcontractor entering into a service contract 
in connection with a project under the Program shall— 
‘‘(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or sub-
contractor for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, 
United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965’); 
and 
‘‘(2) pay each class of employee employed by 
the contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe 
benefits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates 
for the class in the locality, or, where a collective- 
bargaining agreement covers the employee, in ac-
cordance with the rates provided for in the agree-
ment, including prospective wage increases provided 
for in the agreement. 
‘‘(j) REPORT.—The Secretary shall annually submit 
to the relevant committees of Congress a report that de-
scribes the activities of the Program, including the total 
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amount of carbon sequestered by replanted forests during 
the year covered by the report. 
‘‘(k) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds of the Refor-
estation Trust Fund established under section 303 
of Public Law 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), the Sec-
retary shall use such sums as are necessary to carry 
out the Program. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND TECHNICAL 
ASSISTANCE.—Of the funds used under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall allocate not more than 10 
percent for each fiscal year to State foresters or 
equivalent officials, including equivalent officials of 
Indian Tribes, for administrative costs and technical 
assistance under the Program.’’. 
SEC. 203. URBAN WOOD PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Cooperative Forestry Assist-
ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 21. URBAN WOOD PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INNOVATIVE
URBAN
WOOD
PRODUCT.— 
The term ‘innovative urban wood product’ means a 
wood product that uses wood residues and byprod-
ucts from urban forest management, building 
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deconstruction, and other related sources of wood 
generated in urban areas. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary, acting through the Research and De-
velopment Deputy Area and the State and Private 
Forestry Deputy Area of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(3) WOOD PRODUCT.—The term ‘wood prod-
uct’ includes— 
‘‘(A) building material made of wood; 
‘‘(B) a durable home product made of 
wood; and 
‘‘(C) a woody residue used for bioenergy. 
‘‘(b) URBAN WOOD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION
OF
ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) a unit of State, Tribal, or local gov-
ernment; 
‘‘(B) a land-grant college or university (as 
defined in section 1404 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) or other institu-
tion of higher education; 
‘‘(C) a nonprofit organization; and 
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‘‘(D) any other entity, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a program to facilitate the use of innovative 
urban wood products in incorporated cities and 
towns in the United States by— 
‘‘(A) conducting performance-driven re-
search and development relating to the potential 
sources and uses of urban wood products; 
‘‘(B) providing education and technical as-
sistance to eligible entities relating to the poten-
tial sources and uses of urban wood products; 
and 
‘‘(C) awarding grants under paragraph 
(5). 
‘‘(3) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out the 
program established under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall obtain input and guidance from, and 
collaborate with— 
‘‘(A) the wood products industry; 
‘‘(B) conservation organizations; 
‘‘(C) community organizations; and 
‘‘(D) institutions of higher education. 
‘‘(4) RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT, 
EDU-
CATION, AND
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
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retary shall carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
paragraph (2) at the Forest Products Laboratory of 
the Department of Agriculture or through the State 
and Private Forestry Deputy Area in a manner that 
meets the needs of municipalities, private companies, 
trade and technical schools, and other entities that 
work with urban wood. 
‘‘(5) GRANTS.—After obtaining input and guid-
ance from the entities described in paragraph (3), 
the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive 
basis to eligible entities to conduct research and de-
velopment and provide education and technical as-
sistance that— 
‘‘(A) increases the use of urban wood; and 
‘‘(B) provides increased employment oppor-
tunities in the urban wood industry and related 
fields. 
‘‘(6) PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the program 
established under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
give priority to projects and activities that— 
‘‘(A)(i) identify new products that can be 
created from urban wood; or 
‘‘(ii) improve on existing processes to 
produce innovative urban wood products with 
greater efficiency and quality; 
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‘‘(B) facilitate improved commercialization 
of innovative urban wood products; 
‘‘(C) 
engage 
unemployed 
and 
under-
employed persons in disadvantaged communities 
in worker training, full-time employment, and 
incubation of new commercial enterprises; and 
‘‘(D) increase the carbon mitigation benefit 
of the management of urban wood, as measured 
by the lifecycle environmental footprint of a 
wood product or production process, beginning 
with the collection of raw urban wood materials 
and ending with the manufacturing process. 
‘‘(7) TIMEFRAME.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the measurable performance goals for 
the research and development, education, and tech-
nical assistance conducted under the program estab-
lished under paragraph (2) shall be achievable with-
in a 10-year timeframe beginning on the date of es-
tablishment of the program. 
‘‘(c) URBAN WOOD BUILDING COMPETITION.—Be-
ginning in fiscal year 2021, the Secretary shall carry out 
an annual competition, in accordance with section 24 of 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
(15 U.S.C. 3719), for— 
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‘‘(1) innovative urban wood products and manu-
facturing processes; or 
‘‘(2) other innovative wood product demonstra-
tions. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Reforestation 
Trust Fund established under section 303 of Public Law 
96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), the Secretary shall use 
$35,000,000 each fiscal year to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) URBAN WOOD INNOVATION GRANTS.—Section 
8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 
U.S.C. 7655d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) INNOVATIVE
URBAN
WOOD
PRODUCT.— 
The term ‘innovative urban wood product’ means a 
wood product that uses wood residues and byprod-
ucts from urban forest management, building 
deconstruction, and other related sources of wood 
generated in urban areas.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(Octo-
ber 20, 2015)), may’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(October 20, 2015))— 
‘‘(A) may’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, award 1 or more wood innovation 
grants each year to eligible entities for the pur-
pose of advancing the use of innovative urban 
wood products.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘under sub-
section (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘for grants under sub-
section (b)(1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 204. STEWARDSHIP CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a 
civilian conservation corps, to be known as the ‘‘Steward-
ship Corps’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Steward-
ship Corps’’), to provide youth from low-income commu-
nities, indigenous communities, and communities of color 
with the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary 
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to pursue long term, productive careers in the forest sector 
and the wetland restoration sector. 
(b) REFORESTATION AND RESTORATION ON FED-
ERAL LAND.—To the maximum extent practicable, mem-
bers of the Stewardship Corps shall perform— 
(1)(A) in each of calendar years 2021 through 
2025, not less than 20 percent of the reforestation 
required under subsections (d)(2) and (e) of section 
303 of Public Law 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a); and 
(B) in calendar years 2026 and each calendar 
year thereafter, not less than 40 percent of the re-
forestation described in subparagraph (A); and 
(2)(A) in each of calendar years 2021 through 
2025, not less than 20 percent of the wetlands res-
toration required under section 307; and 
(B) in calendar year 2026 and each calendar 
year thereafter, not less than 40 percent of the wet-
lands restoration described in subparagraph (A). 
(c) DURATION
OF PARTICIPATION.—An individual 
shall serve in the Stewardship Corps for not more than 
2 years. 
(d) HOUSING AND CARE.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to each member of the Stewardship Corps housing, 
subsistence, clothing, medical attention (including hos-
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pitalization), transportation, and a cash allowance, as de-
termined necessary by the Secretary. 
(e) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Stewardship 
Corps shall be paid at a rate in accordance with the pre-
vailing rate for a similar class of Federal employees in the 
locality. 
(f) JOB PLACEMENT.—The Secretary shall assist 
members of the Stewardship Corps with obtaining employ-
ment in the forest sector and the wetlands restoration sec-
tor on the completion of service under the Stewardship 
Corps. 
TITLE III—COASTAL WETLAND 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(2) COASTAL
WETLAND.—The term ‘‘coastal 
wetland’’ means estuarine vegetated coastal habitat, 
including salt marsh, seagrass, mangrove, and other 
vegetated marine habitats. 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
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section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(5) NATURAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘natural 
infrastructure’’ 
means 
infrastructure 
that— 
(A) uses, restores, or emulates natural eco-
logical processes; and 
(B)(i) is created through the action of nat-
ural physical, geological, biological, and chem-
ical processes over time; 
(ii) is created by human design, engineer-
ing, and construction to emulate or act in con-
cert with natural processes; or 
(iii) involves the use of plants, soils, and 
other natural features, including through the 
creation, restoration, or preservation of vege-
tated areas using materials appropriate to the 
area. 
(6) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev-
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enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under sec-
tion 501(a) of such Code. 
(7) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program 
as established by section 302. 
(8) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 
means renewing, enhancing, or replacing degraded, 
damaged, vulnerable, or destroyed wetlands to im-
prove the ecosystem function and resilience through 
active human intervention and action, such as— 
(A) 
improving 
hydrological 
conditions 
(such as by removing tidal barriers, improving 
connectivity, or changing water levels); 
(B) altering sediment supply (such as 
through the beneficial use of dredge material, 
thin-layer spraying, or reconnecting river sedi-
ment); 
(C) changing salinity characteristics; 
(D) improving water quality (such as by 
reducing excess nutrients, sedimentation, or 
contaminants); 
(E) planting of native plants, removal of 
invasive species, and other improved manage-
ment practices; 
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(F) controlling erosion of wetland edges; 
and 
(G) enabling future inland migration as 
sea levels rise, including through the enhance-
ment of adjacent fresh water wetlands. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, 
the District of Columbia, or any territory or posses-
sion of the United States. 
SEC. 302. COASTAL AND ESTUARY RESILIENCE GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Coastal 
and Estuary Resilience Grant Program’’, under which the 
Secretary awards grants to entities that are eligible under 
subsection (b) to fund coastal wetland restoration projects 
that are eligible under subsection (c). 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity is eligible to 
apply for a grant under the Program if the entity is an 
institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, 
a State or local government, or an Indian Tribe. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project is eligible for a 
grant under the Program if the project is designed to re-
duce net greenhouse gases through one of the following: 
(1) The sequestration of additional carbon diox-
ide through— 
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(A) the active restoration of degraded 
coastal wetland; and 
(B) the protection of threatened coastal 
wetland. 
(2) The halting of ongoing carbon dioxide emis-
sions, and the resumption of the natural rate of car-
bon capture, through the restoration of drained 
coastal wetland. 
(3) The halting of ongoing methane emissions, 
and the resumption of the natural rate of carbon 
storage, through the restoration of formerly tidal 
wetland that has lost tidal connectivity and become 
fresh wetland (commonly known as ‘‘impounded wet-
land’’). 
(d) GRANT EVALUATION CRITERIA.—In reviewing 
applications for grants under the Program, the Secretary 
shall give priority to projects that exhibit the highest po-
tential to— 
(1) mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by— 
(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; or 
(B) capturing and storing greenhouse 
gases; 
(2) reinforce ecosystem resilience and adapta-
tion by— 
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(A) preparing for sea level rise in order to 
reduce vulnerability to sea level rise and ero-
sion; 
(B) supporting resilience against flooding 
and sea level rise; or 
(C) restoring or enhancing ecosystem func-
tion; or 
(3) provide economic and social co-benefits by— 
(A) reducing the potential impact and 
damage of storms on the built environment; 
(B) advancing environmental justice by re-
ducing the disproportionate impacts of environ-
mental hazards on communities of color, indige-
nous communities, and low-income commu-
nities; 
(C) providing jobs in coastal communities; 
(D) including elements of natural infra-
structure; 
(E) incorporating collaborative partner-
ships; or 
(F) involving local communities in project 
planning and implementation. 
(e) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
(1) INCLUSION IN APPLICATIONS.—An eligible 
entity under subsection (b) may include in an appli-
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cation for a grant under the Program a commitment 
to provide non-Federal resources (including in-kind 
contributions and volunteer hours) to match the 
amount of grant. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—In reviewing an applica-
tion for a grant under the Program, the Secretary 
may consider the inclusion of a commitment under 
paragraph (1) but may not require such a commit-
ment as a condition of receiving a grant. 
(f) ELIGIBLE COSTS.—A grant awarded under the 
Program shall be available for all phases of the develop-
ment, implementation, and monitoring of projects that are 
eligible under subsection (c), including— 
(1) preliminary community engagement, plan-
ning, and prioritization; 
(2) preliminary design and site assessment, in-
cluding— 
(A) assessments of feasibility; 
(B) planning; and 
(C) community engagement; 
(3) final design and permitting; 
(4) restoration and project implementation; and 
(5) monitoring, reporting, and stewardship. 
(g) REPORTING.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—An entity that receives a 
grant under the Program for a project shall— 
(A) collect data on the development and 
implementation of the project and stewardship 
following completion of the project; and 
(B) submit that data to the Administrator 
for inclusion in the database required by section 
303(a). 
(2) REPORT AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION.— 
Not later than 1 year after the completion of a 
project for which a grant is provided under the Pro-
gram, the entity that received the grant shall submit 
to the Administrator a report on the outputs, out-
comes, and impacts of the project, including with re-
spect to— 
(A) the amount of area restored; 
(B) the estimated net climate benefit; 
(C) benefits to nearby communities; and 
(D) involvement of partners and commu-
nities. 
(h) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall establish 
guidelines providing for monitoring a project for which a 
grant is provided under the Program for the 10-year pe-
riod after the grant is awarded. 
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(i) ROLE OF NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUN-
DATION.—In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may 
consult, partner, or otherwise coordinate with the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation established by section 2(a) 
of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establish-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(a)). 
SEC. 303. DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) DATABASE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
maintain a coastal wetland restoration database to 
collect information about projects that receive grants 
under the Program. 
(2) DESIGN.—The Administrator shall design 
the database required by paragraph (1) to collect 
performance metrics on the development and imple-
mentation of projects that receive grants under the 
Program and stewardship following completion of 
such projects to evaluate the success of those 
projects and inform the design of future projects in 
an adaptive manner. 
(3) INCLUDED
METRICS.—The database re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include standardized 
metrics for reporting such as— 
(A) acres restored, protected, or created; 
(B) habitat type; 
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(C) restoration technique; 
(D) estimated net greenhouse gas reduc-
tion effect; 
(E) jobs created; 
(F) quantified ecosystem services; and 
(G) other metrics selected by the Adminis-
trator. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 
shall make products of the database publicly avail-
able and disseminate important findings to the pub-
lic. 
(b) INVENTORY OF COASTAL WETLAND.—The Ad-
ministrator shall compile an inventory of coastal wetland. 
SEC. 304. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
The Administrator shall establish a technical assist-
ance program to help entities outside of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration in all phases of 
coastal wetland restoration project work, including out-
reach to potential applicants for grants under section 302. 
SEC. 305. ANNUAL RESTORATION AND FUNDING. 
(a) ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary of Commerce shall award 
grants under the Program to conduct coastal wetland res-
toration on 1,500,000 acres over 10 years, as follows: 
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(1) On 50,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022. 
(2) On 100,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024. 
(3) On 150,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2025 and 2026. 
(4) On 225,000 acres in fiscal year 2027 and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal 
year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
transfer to the Secretary of Commerce to provide 
grants under the Program, to remain available until 
expended— 
(A) $1,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022; 
(B) $2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024; 
(C) $3,750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 and 2026; and 
(D) $5,625,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2027 through 2030. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of Commerce shall be entitled to receive, shall 
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accept, and shall use to provide grants under the 
Program in accordance with paragraph (1) the funds 
transferred under that paragraph, without further 
appropriation. 
(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount au-
thorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall supple-
ment and not supplant other amounts available to the Sec-
retary of Commerce. 
SEC. 306. PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT. 
Any contractor or subcontractor entering into a serv-
ice contract in connection with a project under the Pro-
gram shall— 
(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or sub-
contractor for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, 
United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘McNamara-O’Hara 
Service 
Contract 
Act 
of 
1965’’); and 
(2) pay each class of employee employed by the 
contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe bene-
fits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates for 
the class in the locality, or, where a collective-bar-
gaining agreement covers the employee, in accord-
ance with the rates provided for in the agreement, 
including prospective wage increases provided for in 
the agreement. 
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SEC. 307. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR COASTAL WET-
LAND RESTORATION; FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
conduct coastal wetland restoration on land managed by 
the Secretary of the Interior to achieve at least 1 of the 
following: 
(1) The sequestration of additional carbon diox-
ide through— 
(A) the active restoration of degraded 
coastal wetland; and 
(B) the protection of threatened coastal 
wetland. 
(2) The halting of ongoing carbon dioxide emis-
sions, and the resumption of the natural rate of car-
bon capture, through the restoration of drained 
coastal wetland. 
(3) The halting of ongoing methane emissions, 
and the resumption of the natural rate of carbon 
storage, through the restoration of formerly tidal 
wetland that has lost tidal connectivity and become 
fresh wetland (commonly known as ‘‘impounded wet-
land’’). 
(b) ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall con-
duct coastal wetland restoration under subsection (a)— 
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(1) on land managed by the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service— 
(A) on 10,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022; 
(B) on 20,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024; and 
(C) on 30,000 acres in fiscal year 2025 
and each fiscal year thereafter; and 
(2) on land managed by the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service— 
(A) on 10,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022; 
(B) on 20,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024; 
(C) on 40,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2025 and 2026; 
(D) on 80,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2027 and 2028; and 
(E) on 160,000 acres in fiscal year 2029 
and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal 
year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
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transfer to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 
this section, to remain available until expended— 
(A) for coastal wetland restoration on land 
managed by the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service— 
(i) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 and 2022; 
(ii) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024; and 
(iii) $750,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2030; and 
(B) for coastal wetland restoration on land 
managed by the Director of the National Park 
Service— 
(i) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 and 2022; 
(ii) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024; 
(iii) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 and 2026; 
(iv) $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2027 and 2028; and 
(v) $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2029 and 2030. 
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(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall be entitled to receive, 
shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section 
in accordance with paragraph (1) the funds trans-
ferred under that paragraph, without further appro-
priation. 
Æ 
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