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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2477 
To provide support for urban forests, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2021 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS (for herself, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. YOUNG, 
and Mr. BISHOP of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee 
on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide support for urban forests, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Urban Forests Act 
of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) TREE CITY USA GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 9 
of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2105) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (j) and (k), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing; 
‘‘(h) TREE CITY USA GRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a grant program to be known as the ‘Tree City 
USA Grant Program’ to provide competitive grants 
to eligible entities to enhance and maintain urban 
forests. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible to be 
awarded a grant under paragraph (1), an eligi-
ble entity shall submit an application to the 
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary 
may require, including a proposal to enhance 
and maintain urban forests. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.—A non- 
profit organization that partners with an eligi-
ble entity may submit an application under sub-
paragraph (A) on behalf of such eligible entity. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to el-
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igible entities that submit proposals under para-
graph (2)(A) that— 
‘‘(A) enhance, maintain, or improve access 
to urban forests in— 
‘‘(i) typically underserved areas; or 
‘‘(ii) areas with low tree or environ-
mental equity; 
‘‘(B) further a statewide assessment or 
local government initiative to enhance and 
maintain urban forests; 
‘‘(C) include a plan to mitigate risks from 
insects, disease, and non-native invasive species; 
and 
‘‘(D) include a plan to monitor and main-
tain new and existing trees. 
‘‘(4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may provide technical assistance to local govern-
ments to assist such local governments with— 
‘‘(A) becoming eligible entities; and 
‘‘(B) proposals under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(5) MATCHING
FUNDS.—An eligible entity 
that receives a grant under this subsection shall con-
tribute an amount of non-Federal funds (in cash or 
in kind) that is at least equal to the amount of the 
Federal funds received. 
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‘‘(6) PREMIER TREE CITY.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of the Urban 
Forests Act of 2021, and annually through 2030 
thereafter, the Secretary shall designate as a ‘Pre-
mier Tree City’ one eligible entity awarded a grant 
under this subsection to recognize the superior ef-
forts of such eligible entity in enhancing and main-
taining urban forests. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
addition to the amounts authorized under subsection 
(k), there are authorized to be appropriated 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2030 to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(8) ELIGIBLE ENTITY DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means a local gov-
ernment that— 
‘‘(A) serves an urban and community area; 
and 
‘‘(B) a tree planting non-profit organiza-
tion recognizes as having— 
‘‘(i) a tree board or department; 
‘‘(ii) a tree care ordinance; 
‘‘(iii) a community forestry program 
with an annual budget of at least $2 per 
capita; and 
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‘‘(iv) an Arbor Day observance and 
proclamation.’’. 
(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR URBAN WOOD 
UTILIZATION.—Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry As-
sistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105), as amended by 
subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after sub-
section (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) PILOT PROJECT
FOR COOPERATIVE AGREE-
MENTS FOR URBAN WOOD UTILIZATION.— 
‘‘(1) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
State and local governments, institutions of higher 
education, private or non-profit organizations, and 
other entities that support projects that create wood 
products from dead and fallen trees in urban and 
community areas. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall 
prioritize entering into cooperative agreements 
that— 
‘‘(A) support local job creation; 
‘‘(B) are located in typically underserved 
areas or areas with low tree or environmental 
equity; 
‘‘(C) develop new uses for dead and fallen 
trees; and 
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‘‘(D) improve urban forest health and re-
siliency. 
‘‘(3) TECHNICAL
AND
FINANCIAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Secretary may provide technical or fi-
nancial assistance to entities that enter into a coop-
erative agreement under paragraph (1) to facili-
tate— 
‘‘(A) research on new uses for dead and 
fallen trees in urban and community areas; and 
‘‘(B) market expansion opportunities for 
products made from dead and fallen trees in 
urban and community areas. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Urban Forests Act of 
2021, the Secretary shall provide a report to the rel-
evant committees on— 
‘‘(A) the implementation of this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(B) recommendations to encourage eco-
nomic development and job creation by creating 
new markets for wood products made from 
urban timber sources. 
‘‘(5) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) DEAD
AND
FALLEN
TREES.—The 
term ‘dead and fallen trees’ means trees that— 
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‘‘(i) are dying or have died; 
‘‘(ii) have partially or completely fall-
en over; or 
‘‘(iii) have been negatively impacted 
by insects, disease, or weather-related dis-
turbances. 
‘‘(B) RELEVANT COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘relevant committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committees on Natural Re-
sources and Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committees on Energy and 
Natural Resources and Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate.’’. 
(c) PROGRAM OF EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE CLARIFICATION FOR CARBON STORAGE.—Sec-
tion 9(d)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(d)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
(3) by inserting at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
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‘‘(E) identifying opportunities to increase 
carbon storage through afforestation and sci-
entific urban and community forestry manage-
ment;’’. 
(d) NATIONAL URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY 
ADVISORY COUNCIL.—Section 9(g) of the Cooperative 
Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(g)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) MEETINGS.—The Council established 
under this subsection shall meet not less than 
twice annually.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) RENEWAL OF COUNCIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of the 
Urban Forests Act of 2021, the Secretary shall 
renew the Council. 
‘‘(B) TERMINATION.—The Council shall 
not terminate except as provided by an Act of 
Congress.’’. 
(e) URBAN
AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY ACTION 
PLAN CLARIFICATION FOR CARBON STORAGE.—Section 
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9(g)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(g)(3)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(G) Recommendations for identifying op-
portunities to increase carbon storage through 
afforestation and scientific urban and commu-
nity forestry management.’’. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—Sub-
section (k) of section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assist-
ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105), as redesignated by 
subsection (a), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$30,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1991 through 
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 
2025’’. 
SEC. 3. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CENTER URBAN FOR-
ESTRY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(d)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) URBAN FORESTRY.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this 
paragraph, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
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Secretary of Labor shall jointly establish Civil-
ian Conservation Centers in urban and commu-
nity areas (as defined in subsection (j) of sec-
tion 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105)). 
‘‘(B) FOCUS.—In addition to the training 
and skills required under paragraph (1), the Ci-
vilian Conservation Centers established pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) shall provide training 
on urban forestry issues, including urban forest 
conservation, management, maintenance, and 
monitoring.’’. 
SEC. 4. FOREST INVENTORY 5-YEAR REPORTS. 
Section 3(e)(3) of the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
1642(e)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, including forest car-
bon’’ before ‘‘over the previous’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(D) demonstrates the efforts taken by the 
Forest Service to— 
‘‘(i) conduct a strategic national forest 
inventory by measuring a statistically de-
signed consistent historical series of field 
plots in combination with advanced tech-
nology to improve data, information, and 
estimates of precision; and 
‘‘(ii) use advanced geospatial tech-
nologies to improve the area and volume 
estimates described in clause (i), especially 
for sub-State regions and smaller areas.’’. 
SEC. 5. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO COORDI-
NATE URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAMS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter 
into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretaries 
of Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban De-
velopment, Interior, Labor, and Transportation and the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
to— 
(1) identify strategies to increase equitable ac-
cess to urban forests through existing programs and 
authorities; 
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and lending activities at the national and sub-
national level; 
(F) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean with which China has negotiated, or 
is in the process of negotiating, trade agree-
ments; 
(G) the steps China has taken to benefit 
from the presence of natural resources in Latin 
America and the Caribbean, including oil, nat-
ural gas, rare earth metals, fisheries, and agri-
culture products; 
(H) the estimated number of students 
from countries in Latin America and the Carib-
bean who are earning degrees in China, includ-
ing through scholarships provided by the Chi-
nese Government or Chinese entities, and their 
courses of study; 
(I) recent visits by senior Chinese leaders 
to countries of Latin America and the Carib-
bean, and visits by senior leaders from Latin 
America and the Caribbean to China; and 
(J) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean that maintain diplomatic relations 
with Taiwan and any steps that China has 
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taken to encourage those countries to switch re-
lations to China. 
(2) A detailed description of— 
(A) the relationship between the Chinese 
Government and the Government of Venezuela 
and the Government of Cuba; 
(B) Chinese military installations, assets, 
and activities in Latin America and the Carib-
bean that currently exist or are planned for the 
future; 
(C) Chinese sales or transfers of defense 
articles and services to countries of Latin 
America and the Caribbean; 
(D) any other form of military, para-
military, or internal security cooperation be-
tween the Chinese Government and the govern-
ments of countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean; 
(E) the nature, extent, and purpose of Chi-
nese intelligence activities in Latin America and 
the Caribbean, including in the space domain; 
(F) China’s role in transnational crime, in-
cluding drug trafficking and money laundering, 
in Latin America and the Caribbean; 
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(G) Chinese efforts to build its media pres-
ence in Latin America and the Caribbean and 
any government-directed disinformation or in-
formation warfare campaigns in the region, in-
cluding any campaigns conducted by China’s 
United Front Work Department; and 
(H) efforts by the Chinese Government to 
cultivate ties with political parties in Latin 
America and the Caribbean as a means to build 
influence, including any such efforts by the 
International Liaison Department of the Cen-
tral Committee of the Chinese Communist 
Party. 
(3) An assessment of— 
(A) the specific objectives that China seeks 
to achieve by expanding its presence and influ-
ence in Latin America and the Caribbean, in-
cluding any objectives articulated in official 
Chinese government documents; 
(B) whether certain Chinese investments in 
the region, including in port projects, Panama 
Canal 
projects, 
and 
telecommunications 
projects, could have military uses or dual uses 
or could enable China to monitor or intercept 
United States communications; 
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(C) the degree to which Chinese economic 
engagement in Latin America and the Carib-
bean has contributed to China’s economic lever-
age over countries in the region; 
(D) the degree to which China uses its 
presence and influence in Latin America and 
the Caribbean to encourage, pressure, or coerce 
governments in the region to support China’s 
foreign policy goals, including policy positions 
taken by China at international institutions 
such as the United Nations, the World Trade 
Organization, and the World Health Organiza-
tion; 
(E) documented instances of governments 
of countries of Latin America and the Carib-
bean silencing, or attempting to silence, local 
critics of China, including journalists, aca-
demics, and civil society representatives, in 
order to placate China; 
(F) environmental degradation resulting 
from China’s activities in Latin America and 
the Caribbean, including deforestation, air and 
water pollution, and illegal, unreported, or un-
regulated fishing; 
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(G) the rationale for China becoming an 
observer at the Organization of American 
States and a non-borrowing member of the 
Inter-American Development Bank and the 
Caribbean Development Bank; 
(H) China’s relationship with the Commu-
nity of Latin American and Caribbean States 
(CELAC), a regional organization that excludes 
the United States, and the role of the China- 
CELAC Forum in coordinating this relation-
ship; 
(I) public opinion about China, and about 
China’s presence in Latin America and the Car-
ibbean, within different countries in the region; 
and 
(J) the specific actions and activities un-
dertaken by China in Latin America and the 
Caribbean that present the greatest threat or 
challenge to the United States interests in the 
region. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include 
a classified annex. 
(d) BRIEFING ON UNITED STATES STRATEGY.—Not 
later than 30 days after submission of the report required 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
allot to each eligible State or eligible Indian en-
tity that submits its first application for a 
grant under subsection (b)(1) for the second or 
a subsequent year of the program under this 
section, an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the product of— 
‘‘(I) the allotment the eligible 
State or eligible Indian entity would 
have received in the first award year 
of the program under this section if 
the State or eligible Indian entity had 
submitted an application for such 
year; 
‘‘(II) 
the 
projected 
full-time 
equivalent eligible students figure for 
all community colleges and public 4- 
year institutions of higher education 
of the eligible State, or all 2-year 
Tribal Colleges and Universities and 
4-year Tribal Colleges and Univer-
sities of the eligible Indian entity, for 
the award year for which the allot-
ment is made; and 
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under subsection (a), the Secretary of State or the Sec-
retary’s designee shall provide a briefing to the appro-
priate congressional committees on the United States 
strategy to respond to the efforts by the People’s Republic 
of China to expand its presence and influence in Latin 
America and the Caribbean, including a description of the 
public policies, legal authorities, and financial resources 
required for the United States to appropriately and effec-
tively counter these efforts. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.— 
The terms ‘‘Latin America and the Caribbean’’ and 
‘‘countries of Latin America and the Caribbean’’ 
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mean the countries and non-United States territories 
of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, 
and Mexico. 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 247 
To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of certain Federal land 
under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National 
Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest 
Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2021 
Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, 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 for no net increase in the total acreage of certain 
Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Land Management, the National Park Service, the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest 
Service, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Acre In, Acre Out 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NO NET INCREASE IN CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For acquisition of land by the 
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 
that would result in a net increase of total land acreage 
under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of 
Land Management, or the Forest Service, the Secretary 
concerned shall offer for sale an equal number of acres 
of Federal land that is under the same jurisdictional sta-
tus. 
(b) EXEMPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
easements acquired— 
(1) by the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate 
management of Federal lands; or 
(2) by the Secretary of Agriculture to facilitate 
management of Federal lands. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Land sold pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be offered for sale— 
(A) at fair market value (based on local 
comparable sales); and 
(B) at a price that is reduced by 10 per-
cent each month if the land is not sold or under 
contract to be sold by the date that is 6 months 
after the land was first offered for sale. 
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(2) for each of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027— 
(A) $20,000 to implement such training 
pursuant to subsections (a) and (b); and 
(B) such sums as may be necessary to re-
view and make recommendations for such train-
ing pursuant to subsection (c). 
SEC. 3. STAFFING BORDER FACILITIES AND DETENTION 
CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To adequately evaluate the men-
tal health needs of immigrants, refugees, border patrol 
agents, and staff, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection shall assign at least one qualified men-
tal or behavioral health expert to each U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection facility. 
(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be qualified for purposes 
of subsection (a), a mental or behavioral health expert 
shall be— 
(1) bilingual; 
(2) well-versed in culturally appropriate and 
trauma-informed interventions; and 
(3) have particular expertise in child or adoles-
cent mental health or family mental health. 
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