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Subtitle B—Reauthorization of Co-
operative 
Forestry 
Assistance 
Act of 1978 Programs 
SEC. 8101. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES FOR 
FOREST RESOURCES. 
Section 2A(f)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assist-
ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(f)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
Subtitle C—Reauthorization of 
Other Forestry-Related Laws 
SEC. 8201. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 8202. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY. 
Section 2405(d) of the Global Climate Change Pre-
vention Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6704(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
SEC. 8203. INSECT AND DISEASE INFESTATION. 
Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF TREATMENT AREAS. 
‘‘(a) 
DEFINITION
OF
DECLINING
FOREST 
HEALTH.—In this section, the term ‘declining forest 
health’ means a forest that is experiencing— 
‘‘(1) substantially increased tree mortality due 
to insect or disease infestation; or 
‘‘(2) dieback due to infestation or defoliation by 
insects or disease. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF TREATMENT AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL AREAS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of the Agriculture Re-
form, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, the Secretary 
shall, if requested by the Governor of the State, des-
ignate as part of an insect and disease treatment 
program 1 or more subwatersheds (sixth-level hydro-
logic units, according to the System of Hydrologic 
Unit Codes of the United States Geological Survey) 
in at least 1 national forest in each State that is ex-
periencing an insect or disease epidemic. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—After the end of the 
60-day period described in paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may designate additional subwatersheds 
under this section as needed to address insect or dis-
ease threats. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—To be designated a subwater-
shed under subsection (b), the subwatershed shall be— 
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‘‘(1) experiencing declining forest health, based 
on annual forest health surveys conducted by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(2) at risk of experiencing substantially in-
creased tree mortality over the next 15 years due to 
insect or disease infestation, based on the most re-
cent National Insect and Disease Risk Map pub-
lished by the Forest Service; or 
‘‘(3) in an area in which the risk of hazard 
trees poses an imminent risk to public infrastruc-
ture, health, or safety. 
‘‘(d) TREATMENT OF AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry 
out priority projects on Federal land in the sub-
watersheds designated under subsection (b) to re-
duce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience 
to, insect or disease infestation in the subwater-
sheds. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—Any project under para-
graph (1) for which a public notice to initiate 
scoping is issued on or before September 30, 2018, 
may be carried out in accordance with subsections 
(b), (c), and (d) of section 102, and sections 104, 
105, and 106. 
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