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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8640 
To provide for the establishment of a National Interagency Seed and 
Restoration Center, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2024 
Mr. QUIGLEY 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 the establishment of a National Interagency 
Seed and Restoration Center, 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 ‘‘National Interagency 
Seed and Restoration Center Establishment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 
National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center 
established under section 3(a)(1). 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of the Interior. 
(3) ECOREGION.—The term ‘‘ecoregion’’ means 
a land area varying in size and having a unified cli-
mate, geology, topography, soil, potential natural 
vegetation, and predominant land use. 
(4) FEDERAL
INTERAGENCY
PARTNER.—The 
term ‘‘Federal interagency partner’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(B) the Secretary of Transportation; and 
(C) the Secretary of Defense. 
(5) GENETICALLY
APPROPRIATE.—The term 
‘‘genetically appropriate plant’’, with respect to a 
plant, means— 
(A) a native plant species that is locally 
adapted to target site conditions, such as a 
plant with effective establishment, vigor, and 
reproductive capabilities; 
(B) a native plant species that is suffi-
ciently genetically diverse to respond and adapt 
to changing climate and environment condi-
tions; 
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(C) a native plant species that is un-
likely— 
(i) to cause genetic contamination; 
and 
(ii) to undermine— 
(I) local adaptations; 
(II) community interactions; and 
(III) the function of native spe-
cies within the ecosystem; 
(D) a plant that is not likely— 
(i) to become an invasive species; and 
(ii) to displace other native species; 
(E) a plant that is not likely to be a source 
of nonnative invasive pathogens; and 
(F) a plant that is likely to maintain crit-
ical connections with pollinators. 
(6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, na-
tion, pueblo, village, or community individually iden-
tified (including parenthetically) in the list published 
most recently as of the date of enactment of this Act 
pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized 
Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). 
(7) INVASIVE
SPECIES.—The term ‘‘invasive 
species’’, with respect to a particular ecosystem, 
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means a non-native organism, including the seed, 
spores, or other biological material of the organism, 
the introduction of which causes or is likely to cause 
economic or environmental harm or harm to human, 
animal, or plant health. 
(8) LOCALLY
ADAPTED.—The term ‘‘locally 
adapted’’, with respect to a plant, means a plant 
from an area geographically near a planting site that 
is environmentally adapted and likely to establish 
and persist. 
(9) NATIONAL
SEED
STRATEGY.—The term 
‘‘National Seed Strategy’’ means— 
(A) the National Seed Strategy for Reha-
bilitation and Restoration 2015–2020; and 
(B) the National Seed Strategy Business 
Plan 2015–2020. 
(10) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 2 of the Native Amer-
ican Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 
U.S.C. 3001). 
(11) NATIVE PLANT SPECIES.—The term ‘‘na-
tive plant species’’ means a plant species that occurs 
naturally in a particular region, State, Tribal land 
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ecosystem, or habitat without direct or indirect 
human action. 
(12) NOXIOUS
WEED.—The term ‘‘noxious 
weed’’ means any plant or plant product that can di-
rectly or indirectly injure or cause damage to crops 
(including nursery stock or plant products), live-
stock, poultry, or other interests of agriculture, irri-
gation, navigation, the natural resources of the 
United States, public health, or the environment. 
(13) PLANT
CONSERVATION
ALLIANCE.—The 
term ‘‘Plant Conservation Alliance’’ means the pub-
lic-private collaboration established in 1994 among 
Federal agency members and non-Federal coopera-
tors that share the objective of protecting native 
plant species by ensuring that native plant species 
populations and communities are maintained, en-
hanced, and restored. 
(14) PLANT MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘plant ma-
terial’’ means a seed, spore, part of a plant, or whole 
plant, including seedlings and container stock. 
(15) PLANT MATERIAL SPECIALIST.—The term 
‘‘plant material specialist’’ includes a plant ecologist, 
botanist, geneticist, seed scientist, or restoration 
practitioner or ecologist with relevant expertise, in-
cluding local, Indigenous, and traditional ecological 
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knowledge, qualified to develop and recommend re-
vegetation, rehabilitation, and restoration plans, in-
cluding site preparation, species and source selec-
tion, and seeding and planting specifications and 
monitoring protocols. 
(16) REHABILITATION.—The term ‘‘rehabilita-
tion’’ means the reparation of ecosystem processes, 
productivity, and services based on functioning pre-
existing or existing ecosystems that allow for adapta-
tion of sites to specific current or future uses. 
(17) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 
means assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that 
has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed, including 
the reestablishment of the preexisting biotic integrity 
in terms of species composition and community 
structure. 
(18) REVEGETATION.—The term ‘‘revegeta-
tion’’ means the reestablishment of plants on a site. 
(19) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior. 
(20) SEED TRANSFER GUIDELINES.—The term 
‘‘seed transfer guidelines’’ means recommendations 
for protecting the integrity of the natural pattern of 
adaptive variation of wild populations by restricting 
seed transfers to areas within which seeds may be 
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moved about freely with the expectation that the 
seeds would— 
(A) grow and reproduce successfully; and 
(B) produce no adverse genetic effects. 
(21) TRIBAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Tribal land’’ 
means— 
(A) land located within the exterior bound-
aries of an Indian reservation; 
(B) land to which title is held by a depend-
ent Indian community; and 
(C) land held in trust for Native Hawai-
ians by the State of Hawaii pursuant to the 
Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42 
Stat. 108, chapter 42) or section 4 of Public 
Law 86–3 (73 Stat. 5) (commonly known as 
the ‘‘Hawaii Statehood Admissions Act, 1959’’). 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL INTERAGENCY SEED AND RESTORATION 
CENTER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Federal interagency partners, the 
Plant Conservation Alliance, Indian Tribes, and Na-
tive Hawaiian organizations, shall establish a Na-
tional Interagency Seed and Restoration Center to 
provide leadership and oversight with respect to— 
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(A) the research, development, coordina-
tion, and distribution of native plant species; 
and 
(B) the conduct of ecological restoration, 
revegetation, and rehabilitation projects across 
ecoregions throughout the United States. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Center is to 
facilitate the national coordination of all aspects of 
native plant species plant materials development 
process, including ecological restoration, by— 
(A) enhancing research on— 
(i) the development and use of native 
plant seeds and native plants for native 
plant species community restoration, in-
cluding for use as food and medicine; 
(ii) the restoration of native plant spe-
cies communities— 
(I) in response to natural disas-
ters; or 
(II) as part of mitigation of nox-
ious weed and invasive species remov-
als or treatments to prevent and deter 
further invasion or for other purposes; 
(iii) the propagation and storage and 
distribution of native plant materials; and 
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(iv) any other research needs identi-
fied by the National Seed Strategy; 
(B) providing land managers with— 
(i) appropriate, locally adapted or ge-
netically appropriate plant materials in a 
timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner; 
and 
(ii) the guidance, tools, and training 
necessary for the reclamation, restoration, 
and rehabilitation of landscapes using na-
tive plant species; 
(C) creating resilient native plant species 
communities to withstand multiple uses and cli-
mate change; 
(D) enhancing interagency coordination to 
implement the National Seed Strategy through 
the Federal Committee of the Plant Conserva-
tion Alliance; and 
(E) coordinating shared use and enhance-
ment of infrastructure for native plant material 
development. 
(b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In coordinating activities of 
the Center with the Federal interagency partners, 
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the Center shall focus on the coordination of activi-
ties relating to— 
(A) wildland seed and plant material col-
lection 
and 
storage, 
including 
long-term 
germplasm or cryopreservation to preserve wild 
genomes; 
(B) native plant materials research, devel-
opment, and production; 
(C) providing ecoregional liaisons, includ-
ing agricultural producers and natural resource 
managers, with native plant materials; 
(D) the assessment, improvement, and de-
livery of incentive programs and risk manage-
ment tools to encourage production of native 
plant seed and native plant materials on private 
land and Tribal land; 
(E) the development and coordination of 
seed procurement mechanisms, such as forward 
contracting, blanket purchase agreements, or 
other procurement vehicles for seed production 
across ecoregions; 
(F) coordination with State seed testing 
and seed certification agency partners; 
(G) revegetation, restoration, and rehabili-
tation of landscapes and reporting results of the 
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revegetation, restoration, and rehabilitation to 
the Center; 
(H) fostering and improving communica-
tion, education, information sharing, and train-
ing, including any employment, training, or re-
lated services that serve Tribally determined 
goals consistent with the policy of self-deter-
mination; 
(I) information technology and geospatial 
coordination; 
(J) restoring native plant species commu-
nities critical to Indigenous foodways and Indig-
enous medicines pursuant to Tribal and Native 
Hawaiian organization direction; and 
(K) ensuring adequate budget and con-
tracting with respect to the conduct of activities 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (J). 
(2) EXISTING NETWORKS.—In coordinating ac-
tivities of the Center with the Federal interagency 
partners, the Secretary shall leverage programs and 
expertise through existing networks such as— 
(A) the Federal Committee of the Plant 
Conservation Alliance; 
(B) Plant Conservation Alliance non-Fed-
eral cooperators; 
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(C) the Bureau of Land Management 
Plant Conservation and Restoration Program 
and the interagency Ecoregional Native Plant 
Programs; 
(D) the United States Geological Survey 
Climate Adaptation Science Centers and Water 
Science Centers; 
(E) the Department of Agriculture Climate 
Hubs, Plant Materials Centers, and Germplasm 
Resources Information Network of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture; 
(F) the Indigenous SeedKeepers Network 
of the Native American Food Sovereignty Alli-
ance; 
(G) the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine; 
(H) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service National Seed Strategy Implementation 
Team and Center for Pollinator Conservation; 
(I) the Office of Wildland Fire of the De-
partment; and 
(J) the Inventory and Monitoring Net-
works, Invasive Plant Management Teams, and 
ecoregional plant hubs of the National Park 
Service. 
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(c) RESEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To support the activities of 
the Center, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
Federal Committee of the Plant Conservation Alli-
ance and other Federal interagency partners, Native 
Hawaiian organizations, and Indian Tribes, shall 
support a robust and dedicated program of intra-
mural and extramural botanical science research 
that is relevant and appropriate to the native seed 
development process, including collection, germina-
tion, agricultural production, genetics, seed banking, 
seed storage, equipment for planting, distribution, 
and restoration techniques to support the land man-
agement responsibilities of the Federal Government. 
(2) AREAS OF EMPHASIS.—Research activities 
authorized under this subsection shall focus on the 
following: 
(A) Effective approaches to restoring eco-
systems that incorporate the use of appropriate 
locally adapted native plant materials. 
(B) Effective methods for developing— 
(i) locally adapted and genetically ap-
propriate native seed and plant materials; 
and 
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(ii) seed transfer guidelines for native 
plant species and land management activi-
ties. 
(C) Effective restoration strategies for 
using native seed and plant species— 
(i) to reduce— 
(I) the risk of wildfire; and 
(II) the likelihood of wildfire af-
fecting native ecosystems not adapted 
to fire; 
(ii) to manage invasive species and 
noxious weeds, including restoration activi-
ties to prevent reintroduction of invasive 
species; 
(iii) to rehabilitate, restore, and re-
vegetate 
ecosystems 
after 
catastrophic 
events, such as wildfires, flooding, drought 
events, or hurricanes; and 
(iv) to restore degraded native eco-
systems following habitat modification, 
such as hazardous substances releases or 
introduction of invasive species. 
(D) Effective methods to use native seed 
and native plant materials in response to the 
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impacts of long- and medium-term environ-
mental changes, such as changes in— 
(i) moisture levels; 
(ii) temperature; 
(iii) landscape fragmentation; 
(iv) invasive species; 
(v) human activity; and 
(vi) other features due to climate 
change. 
(E) Effective methods to use native seed 
and native plant materials to restore habitat 
and promote the recovery of threatened and en-
dangered native plant species and animal spe-
cies. 
(F) Economic or social issues relating to 
effective methods for collaborating with private 
and commercial sector partners to increase the 
availability of native plant material such as na-
tive seed grower incentives. 
(G) Restoration of native plant species 
communities critical to Indigenous foodways, 
Indigenous foods, and Indigenous medicines, in-
cluding the protection of intellectual property of 
Tribal and Indigenous seeds pursuant to Indig-
enous requests. 
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(H) Addressing the feasibility of seed 
banking and storage of native species— 
(i) to support ex situ collections; and 
(ii) to provide robust seed supply for 
habitat restoration. 
(I) Monitoring strategies for efficacy of 
treatment. 
(3) EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH.—As determined 
to be appropriate by the Secretary, in coordination 
with the Federal interagency partners, research con-
ducted under this subsection may be carried out 
through competitively awarded grants, contracts, 
contracts established under the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.) or cooperative agreements, to be 
awarded in accordance with applicable requirements 
established by the Secretary. 
(d) USE OF EXISTING SEED INFRASTRUCTURE.— 
The Center shall coordinate the use of existing seed infra-
structure of the Department and the Department of Agri-
culture for the purpose of carrying out this Act. 
(e) ECOREGIONAL HUBS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Federal interagency partners, Native 
Hawaiian organizations, and Indian Tribes, shall, 
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using and based on existing Bureau of Land Man-
agement Ecoregional Native Plant Programs, estab-
lish interagency ecoregional hubs available to each 
State and territory of the United States that consist 
of— 
(A) an Ecoregional Native Plant Coordi-
nator; 
(B) Tribal, Native Hawaiian organization, 
and other plant material specialists; 
(C) regional seed collection teams; 
(D) seed and plant material warehouses 
for local storage and seed cleaning facilities; 
(E) plant production centers; and 
(F) any other necessary subject matter ex-
perts placed at offices throughout the applicable 
region to support the ecoregional hub. 
(2) 
PURPOSES.—The 
purposes 
of 
an 
ecoregional hub are— 
(A) to assess the native plant material 
needs of the applicable ecoregion; and 
(B) to coordinate and facilitate the use of 
appropriate native plant materials in local res-
toration, 
rehabilitation, 
and 
reclamation 
projects. 
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(3) HIRING.—The Center may hire such staff 
as are necessary to carry out the duties of the 
ecoregional hubs. 
(f) OTHER PARTNERSHIPS.—The Center shall co-
ordinate with Indian Tribes, States, territories, units of 
local government, Alaska Native organizations, Native 
Hawaiian organizations, institutions of higher education, 
botanic gardens, and local stakeholders to assess, and pro-
vide expertise to address, local community revegetation, 
rehabilitation, and restoration needs. 
(g) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the Department and the Federal interagency partners 
that— 
(1) genetically appropriate plant materials shall 
be preferentially used for land revegetation, rehabili-
tation, and restoration; and 
(2) if the use of genetically appropriate plant 
materials is not feasible, as determined by the Sec-
retary or the Federal interagency partners, as appli-
cable, preference shall be given to the use of native 
plant species that meet the requirements of subpara-
graphs (C) and (D) of section 2(5). 
(h) ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES.—In addition to the co-
ordination and research activities otherwise authorized 
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under this section, the Center may carry out the following 
activities to develop and use native plant materials: 
(1) Identifying, evaluating, and protecting rare 
plants on public land managed by the Secretary and 
the Federal interagency partners. 
(2) Developing an understanding of the effects 
of human activity on native plant species and native 
plant species communities on public land managed 
by the Federal interagency partners. 
(3)(A) Supporting efforts to develop genetically 
appropriate and locally adapted native plant mate-
rials for restoring, rehabilitating, and revegetating 
ecosystems. 
(B) Monitoring the use and effectiveness of the 
plant materials developed under subparagraph (A). 
(4) Ensuring that the needs of the Department 
and the Federal interagency partners for native 
plant materials are met. 
(5) Supporting public-private partnerships to 
conduct research on the development of seed trans-
fer guidelines. 
(6) Supporting public-private partnerships to 
catalogue and store plant materials. 
(7) Coordinating a national network of seed 
cleaning facilities and seed storage warehouses. 
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(8) Implementing ecological restoration, reha-
bilitation, and revegetation on a landscape scale. 
(9) Supporting public-private efforts and volun-
teer efforts to support native plant species conserva-
tion. 
(10) Supporting and working with Indian 
Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations on efforts 
to restore native plant communities critical to Indig-
enous foodways, including edible and medicinal na-
tive plant species, and protecting Tribal intellectual 
property with respect to Indigenous seeds. 
(11) Providing technical assistance (including 
tools and training) on selection of appropriate plant 
materials used for restoration. 
(12) Supporting programs that provide finan-
cial and technical assistance and risk management 
tools for producers of native plant materials. 
(13) Facilitating native seed needs planning 
based on historic and project needs. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Federal Committee 
of the Plant Conservation Alliance, shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
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the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives a report identi-
fying— 
(A) ecoregional needs and recommenda-
tions for the establishment of ecoregional hubs, 
including— 
(i) recommended locations; 
(ii) recommended service areas; 
(iii) recommended investments in na-
tive plant materials capacity, including 
workforce, infrastructure, and research to 
support hubs; and 
(iv) estimated budgets (including esti-
mated budgets for infrastructure and staff-
ing needs) to carry out this Act; 
(B) a list of partners for— 
(i) the Center; and 
(ii) each ecoregional hub established 
in accordance with subparagraph (A); and 
(C) scenarios requiring the use of plants 
that are not native. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of enactment of this Act and 
every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Federal interagency partners, shall 
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submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives a re-
port identifying— 
(A) the adequacy of native seed inventories 
for post-disaster restoration, rehabilitation, and 
revegetation; 
(B) the adequacy of native seed collection, 
processing, and storage programs in light of 
current and anticipated post-disaster restora-
tion, rehabilitation, and revegetation needs; and 
(C) the adequacy of native seed and plant 
material capacity and distribution for post-dis-
aster restoration, rehabilitation, and revegeta-
tion. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out 
this 
Act, 
including 
necessary 
infrastructure, 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 
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