558 
(3) in section 535, by striking ‘‘2023’’ each 
place it appears in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and in-
serting ‘‘2029’’; 
(4) in section 536— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b); and 
(C) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 7502. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 
Section 6 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
390d) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘AU-
THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘FUNDING’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Sub-
ject to’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY FUNDING.—Of the funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall make available to carry out the competitive 
grant program under section 4, $2,500,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2025, to remain available until expended. 
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‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Subject to’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), as so designated, by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 7503. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE. 
Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Fa-
cilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘regionally adapted’’ 
before ‘‘cultivar’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘breeding for environ-
mental 
resilience,’’ 
before 
‘‘and 
participatory breeding’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
including methods of increasing survival rate 
and adaptability of shellfish’’ after ‘‘aqua-
culture’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (v), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) 
hydroponics, 
aquaponics, 
aeroponics, and other production tech-
nologies used in controlled-environment ag-
riculture production.’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing supply chain coordination and capacity 
building’’ after ‘‘overseas markets’’; 
(ii) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) in clause (viii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ix) workforce training and develop-
ment, including meat and poultry proc-
essing (including rendering) and precision 
agriculture.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), 
respectively; 
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(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) area career and technical education 
schools;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (J), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(I)’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (11)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 7504. EXTENSION DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATION INI-
TIATIVE. 
Subsection (d)(6) of the Competitive, Special, and 
Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(d)(6)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 7505. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 9008(h)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108(h)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 7506. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 
1978. 
The Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) is amended— 
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(iii) in paragraph (6), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) a catalog of new and existing capital con-
straints, as described in the capital requirements 
plan formulated under section 8(b), that affect the 
development of the aquaculture industry in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(8) a catalog of new and existing Federal or 
State regulatory barriers, as described in the regu-
latory constraints plan formulated under section 
9(b), to the initiation and operation of commercial 
aquaculture ventures.’’; 
(2) in section 5 (16 U.S.C. 2804), by striking 
subsection (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) AQUACULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and 
National Security Act of 2024, the Secretary shall 
establish an advisory committee, to be known as the 
Aquaculture Advisory Committee (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘Committee’), to advise the Sec-
retary on— 
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‘‘(A) oversight of programs of the Depart-
ment and other members of the coordinating 
group to support development of, and to ad-
vance, aquaculture best practices using the best 
available science, in consultation with farmers 
and industry partners; 
‘‘(B) providing technical assistance to 
aquaculture farmers and businesses, including 
technical assistance that pertains to shellfish, 
algae, and land-based aquaculture systems, 
using the best available science; and 
‘‘(C) any other aspects of the implementa-
tion of this Act. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
be composed of 14 members, who are not offi-
cers or employees of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall appoint the members of the Com-
mittee not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(C) PERIOD
OF
INITIAL
APPOINTMENT; 
VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), a member of the Com-
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mittee shall be appointed for a term of 3 
years. 
‘‘(ii) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Of the 
members first appointed to the Com-
mittee— 
‘‘(I) 5 of the members, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, shall be ap-
pointed for a term of 3 years; 
‘‘(II) 5 of the members, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, shall be ap-
pointed for a term of 2 years; and 
‘‘(III) 4 of the members, as de-
termined by the Secretary, shall be 
appointed for a term of 1 year. 
‘‘(iii) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in 
the Committee— 
‘‘(I) shall not affect the powers of 
the Committee; and 
‘‘(II) shall be filled as soon as 
practicable in the same manner as the 
original appointment. 
‘‘(D) CONSECUTIVE
TERMS.—An initial 
appointee of the Committee may serve an addi-
tional consecutive term if the member is re-
appointed by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(3) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(A) FREQUENCY.—The Committee shall 
meet not fewer than 3 times per year. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL
MEETING.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the members 
are appointed under paragraph (2)(B), the 
Committee shall hold the first meeting of the 
Committee. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) develop recommendations and advise 
the Secretary on aquaculture policies, initia-
tives, and outreach administered by the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(B) evaluate and review ongoing research 
and extension activities relating to aquaculture 
practices; 
‘‘(C) identify new and existing barriers to 
successful aquaculture practices; and 
‘‘(D) provide additional assistance and ad-
vice to the Secretary as appropriate. 
‘‘(5) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
‘‘(A) COMPENSATION.—A member of the 
Committee shall serve without compensation. 
‘‘(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of 
the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, 
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including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac-
cordance with section 5703 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(6) TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Committee shall terminate on 
the date that is 5 years after the date on which 
the members are appointed under paragraph 
(2)(B). 
‘‘(B) EXTENSIONS.—Before the date on 
which the Committee terminates, the Secretary 
may renew the Committee for 1 or more 2-year 
periods. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of the Farm, Food, and Na-
tional Security Act of 2024, and each year thereafter, the 
Secretary, acting through the coordinating group and in 
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Sec-
retary of the Interior, shall prepare on an annual basis, 
and submit to Congress, a report on the status of aqua-
culture in the United States. Such report shall contain— 
‘‘(1) a description and evaluation of the actions 
undertaken with respect to the Plan during the re-
porting period; 
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‘‘(2) an explanation of any revisions made to 
the Plan during the reporting period; 
‘‘(3) the results of the continuing assessment 
established under section 4(e); 
‘‘(4) an evaluation of the role each Federal de-
partment or agency has in supporting the aqua-
culture industry; 
‘‘(5) the total amount and value of expenditures 
of Federal departments or agencies on— 
‘‘(A) aquaculture purchases; 
‘‘(B) aquaculture promotion and outreach 
supporting the aquaculture industry; 
‘‘(C) grants made to the aquaculture in-
dustry; and 
‘‘(D) grants to facilitate aquaculture re-
search and the subject matter of such research; 
‘‘(6) a summary of the activities and rec-
ommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Com-
mittee established under subsection (d); 
‘‘(7) a summary of the activities and rec-
ommendations of the coordinating group; and 
‘‘(8) such other comments and recommenda-
tions as the Secretary determines appropriate.’’; and 
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(3) in section 10 (16 U.S.C. 2809), by striking 
‘‘2023’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 7508. REPORTS ON DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR AG-
RICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION AT 
1862 AND 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, IN-
CLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY. 
Section 7116 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (7 U.S.C. 2207d) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) OUTREACH.—Not later than February 1 of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide information relat-
ing to each matching requirement applicable to the State 
under the programs referred to in subsection (a) to the 
Governor and legislature of each State in which an 1862 
Institution or 1890 Institution (as those terms are defined 
in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)) is lo-
cated. 
‘‘(c) ATTESTATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each calendar year, the Governor of each State 
described in subsection (b) shall submit to the Sec-
retary an attestation that describes if the State is 
able to fulfill each matching requirement with re-
spect to which information is provided by the Sec-
retary under such subsection for such State and cal-
endar year. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than December 31 
of each calendar year, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress, and make publicly available on the website 
of the Department of Agriculture, an annual report 
describing the attestations received under paragraph 
(1) during that calendar year.’’. 
SEC. 7509. REPEAL. 
Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 
(title XIV of Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1556) is re-
pealed. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 7601. 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 (d)(1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘of Agri-
culture; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(ii) by striking clause (iii); and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the 
roadmap for agricultural research, education, 
and extension authorized by section 7504 of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 7614a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the national re-
search policies and priorities set forth in section 
1402 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3101)’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(C)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘National 
Academy of Sciences’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, 
and Economics Advisory Board established 
under section 1408 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123)’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘indus-
try’’ and inserting ‘‘national farm, producer, or 
research organizations’’; and 
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(3) in subsection (f)(3)(B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I)— 
(i) in the matter preceding item (aa), 
by striking ‘‘and post online’’ and inserting 
‘‘online and submit to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate’’; 
(ii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(iii) in item (cc), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(dd) the source and a de-
scription of all gifts to the Foun-
dation of real or personal prop-
erty; 
‘‘(ee) the source and amount 
of each gift to the Foundation of 
money, including a specification 
of any restrictions on the pur-
poses for which a gift to the 
Foundation may be used; 
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‘‘(ff) the source and amount 
of any Federal or State grant, 
contract, or cooperative agree-
ment awarded to the Foundation; 
‘‘(gg) an accounting of the 
use of funds made available 
under subsection (g)(1); 
‘‘(hh) a description of the 
Foundation’s outreach activities 
to agricultural stakeholders and 
potential research partners; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the 
Foundation’s consultation proc-
ess with the Department under 
subsection (d)(1)(B).’’; 
(B) by striking subclauses (II) and (III); 
and 
(C) by redesignating subclause (IV) as 
subclause (II). 
SEC. 7602. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 6402 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘Each Agriculture In-
novation Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
paragraph (3), each Agriculture Innovation 
Center’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘following::’’ and in-
serting ‘‘following:’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
requirement described in paragraph (2) with respect 
to an eligible entity if the Secretary determines that 
the eligible entity has a board of directors adequate 
for the purpose of carrying out this section.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 7603. LIVESTOCK INSECTS LABORATORY. 
The Act of December 23, 1987 (Public Law 100– 
208; 101 Stat. 1439) is amended by striking ‘‘Knipling- 
Bushland Research Laboratory’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Knipling-Bushland Research Center’’. 
SEC. 7604. HATCH ACT OF 1887. 
Section 5 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361e) 
is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘known as a director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘known as an experiment station di-
rector’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or other officer appointed 
by the government board of the station’’; 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘or other 
officer’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘the authorized receiving offi-
cer’’ and inserting ‘‘the experiment station director’’. 
SEC. 7605. COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STA-
TISTICS SERVICE MODERNIZATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the Commission on National Agri-
cultural Statistics Service Modernization (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) STUDY.—The Commission shall conduct a study 
of the National Agricultural Statistics Service and provide 
recommendations on— 
(1) how data collection can be modernized and 
streamlined to— 
(A) improve the quality of statistics re-
ported; 
(B) account for differences of national, re-
gional, and local production; 
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(C) accelerate adoption of new and innova-
tive technologies to reduce the number of sur-
veys needed; 
(D) improve producer response rates in 
statistical surveys and identifying ways to re-
duce survey fatigue; 
(E) increase transparency and confidence 
in statistical reports through improved collabo-
ration with agricultural stakeholders; 
(F) use more real-time statistical and envi-
ronmental data to complement existing survey- 
based data and reporting; and 
(G) improve collection and generation of 
timely data on the specialty crop industry; and 
(2) how the recommendations under paragraph 
(1) with respect to modernizing and streamlining 
data collection can be implemented and the esti-
mated costs of such implementation. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 11 members, as follows: 
(A) The Administrator of the National Ag-
ricultural Statistics Service. 
(B) The Administrator of the Economic 
Research Service. 
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(C) The Chief Economist of the Depart-
ment. 
(D) The Chair of the World Agricultural 
Outlook Board of the Department. 
(E) A representative from the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics. 
(F) 3 members appointed by the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate, of which— 
(i) 1 shall be appointed by the chair 
of the Committee; 
(ii) 1 shall be appointed by the rank-
ing member of the Committee; and 
(iii) 1 shall be appointed jointly by the 
chair and ranking member of the Com-
mittee. 
(G) 3 members appointed by the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives, of which— 
(i) 1 shall be appointed by the chair 
of the Committee; 
(ii) 1 shall be appointed by the rank-
ing member of the Committee; and 
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(iii) 1 shall be appointed jointed by 
the chair and ranking member of the Com-
mittee. 
(2) DATE
OF
APPOINTMENTS.—The appoint-
ment of all members of the Commission shall be 
made not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) TERM; VACANCIES.— 
(A) TERM.—A member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. 
(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Com-
mission— 
(i) shall not affect the powers of the 
Commission; and 
(ii) shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment was made. 
(4) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which all members of the Commis-
sion have been appointed, the Commission shall hold 
the initial meeting of the Commission. 
(d) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of business, but a lesser number of members may hold 
hearings. 
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(e) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Commission shall be 
selected by a majority of the members of the Commission. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 
the President, the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing 
the results of the study required by subsection (b), includ-
ing— 
(1) an inventory of surveys conducted by the 
Commission, and the frequency with which they are 
conducted; and 
(2) such recommendations for administrative, 
regulatory, and legislative changes as the Commis-
sion considers appropriate. 
(g) HEARINGS.—The Commission shall hold such 
hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 
considers advisable to carry out this section. 
(h) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.—The Commission 
shall establish a process to collect feedback from agricul-
tural stakeholders to inform the results of the study re-
quired under subsection (b) and the report required under 
subsection (f). 
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(i) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The 
Commission may secure directly from a Federal agency 
such information as the Commission considers necessary 
to carry out this section. On request of the Chairperson 
of the Commission, the head of the agency shall provide 
the information to the Commission. 
(j) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mail in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
(k) ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall provide to the Commission appropriate office space 
and such reasonable administrative and support services 
as the Commission may request. 
(l) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(1) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of 
the Commission who is not an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government shall be compensated at a 
rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which the member is engaged in the perform-
ance of the duties of the Commission. 
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(2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of the 
Commission who is an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall serve without compensa-
tion in addition to the compensation received for the 
services of the member as an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government. 
(3) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—A member of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for an employee of an agency under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
away from the home or regular place of business of 
the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission. 
(m) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Sec-
tions 1009 and 1013 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
not apply to the Commission or any proceeding of the 
Commission. 
(n) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on September 30, 2029. 
(o) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this 
section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
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SEC. 7606. RESTORATION OF 4–H NAME AND EMBLEM AU-
THORITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 4–H CLUB.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘4–H club’’ 
means a 4–H club recognized under the 4–H 
Program. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘4–H club’’ 
includes an authorized agent of a 4–H club. 
(2) 4–H EMBLEM OR NAME.—The term ‘‘4–H 
emblem or name’’ means the 4–H sign or emblem, 
consisting of a green four-leaf clover with stem and 
the letter ‘‘H’’ in white or gold on each leaflet, and 
the words ‘‘4–H’’, ‘‘4–H Club’’, and ‘‘4–H Clubs’’, 
used to identify and distinguish the 4–H Program 
and the activities, clubs, members, goods, and serv-
ices of the 4–H Program. 
(3) 4–H PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘4–H Pro-
gram’’— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘4–H Pro-
gram’’ means the youth development program 
of the land-grant colleges or universities, the 
Cooperative Extension System (as defined by 
the Secretary), and the Department. 
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(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘4–H Pro-
gram’’ includes an authorized agent of the 4– 
H Program. 
(4) LAND-GRANT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.— 
The term ‘‘land-grant college or university’’— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘land-grant 
college or university’’ means an 1862 Institu-
tion, an 1890 Institution, or a 1994 Institution 
(as those terms are defined in section 2 of the 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)). 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘land-grant 
college or university’’ includes an authorized 
agent of a land-grant college or university. 
(b) EFFECT OF REPEAL; RATIFICATION.— 
(1) CIVIL ACTS.—Any civil act or action of the 
4–H Program, a 4–H club, the Secretary, or a land- 
grant college or university taken with respect to the 
use of the 4–H emblem or name, or the recognition 
of any 4–H club, during the period beginning on 
May 8, 1914, and ending on the date of enactment 
of this Act, is deemed to be of legal force and effect 
and ratified as if section 1002(3) of the Clean Up 
the Code Act of 2019 (title X of division O of Public 
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Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 2155) had not been en-
acted into law. 
(2) EFFECT ON CRIMINAL LAW.—Nothing in 
this subsection affects the effect on criminal law of 
the repeal made by section 1002(3) of the Clean Up 
the Code Act of 2019 (title X of division O of Public 
Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 2155). 
(c) AUTHORIZATIONS FOR USE OF 4–H EMBLEM OR 
NAME; FEES; DEPOSITS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may— 
(A) use the 4–H emblem or name; and 
(B) grant authorizations to use the 4–H 
emblem or name, as provided by regulations 
issued by the Secretary. 
(2) FEES.—An authorization under paragraph 
(1) may be granted— 
(A) without a fee or other consideration; or 
(B) for a fee or other consideration. 
(3) USE OF FEES.—The Secretary shall deposit 
into a special account any fees collected under para-
graph (2)(B), the amounts in which shall remain 
available to the Secretary until expended, without 
further appropriation, for furthering the 4–H Pro-
gram. 
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(d) UNAUTHORIZED USE
OF 4–H EMBLEM
OR 
NAME.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Whoever, other than the 4– 
H Program, a 4–H club, the Department, a land- 
grant college or university, and those authorized by 
them, uses in commerce the 4–H emblem or name 
or any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable 
imitation of the 4–H emblem or name to indicate 
membership in an association, organization, or other 
collective group, or in connection with the sale, offer-
ing for sale, distribution, or advertising of goods or 
services, on or in connection with which that use is 
likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to de-
ceive as to membership or participation in, an affili-
ation, connection, or association with, or authoriza-
tion or approval by, a 4–H club or the 4–H Pro-
gram, shall be subject to the civil action under para-
graph (2). 
(2) CIVIL ACTION.—The Attorney General, on 
behalf of the Secretary, or contract counsel procured 
by the Secretary, may bring a civil action in an ap-
propriate district court of the United States against 
whoever engages in any of the prohibited acts de-
scribed in paragraph (1) for the remedies provided 
in the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the 
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‘‘Trademark Act of 1946’’ or the ‘‘Lanham Act’’) 
(15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSES.— 
(1) PRIOR AUTHORIZED USES.—Nothing in this 
section makes unlawful the use of any emblem, 
name, sign, symbol, insignia, or words that was law-
ful on December 26, 2020. 
(2) DELEGATION.—Nothing in this section lim-
its the authority of the Secretary to delegate the au-
thority of the Secretary as otherwise authorized by 
law. 
SEC. 7607. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR RE-
SEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS. 
Section 251 of the Department of Agriculture Reor-
ganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) be responsible for the coordination of re-
search activities with other Federal agencies.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 1 year’’; 
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(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out cross-cutting and collaborative research and de-
velopment activities focused on the joint advance-
ment of the mission requirements and priorities of 
the Department of Agriculture and other Federal 
agencies. 
‘‘(2) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
‘‘(A) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 
2024, the Secretary and the Secretary of 
Energy (referred to in this subparagraph 
as the ‘Secretaries’) shall coordinate the 
activities under paragraph (1) through the 
establishment of memoranda of under-
standing or other appropriate interagency 
agreements. Such a memorandum or such 
an agreement shall require the use of a 
competitive, merit-reviewed process as ap-
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propriate. Activities may include compo-
nents proposed by Federal agencies, Na-
tional Laboratories, institutions of higher 
education, nonprofit organizations, and 
other entities deemed appropriate under 
the memorandum or agreement. 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
the activities under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retaries may— 
‘‘(I) conduct collaborative re-
search in a variety of focus areas; 
‘‘(II) develop methods to accom-
modate large voluntary standardized 
and integrated data sets on agricul-
tural, environmental, supply chain, 
and economic information with vari-
able accuracy and scale; 
‘‘(III) promote collaboration and 
open community-based development 
between— 
‘‘(aa) Federal agencies; 
‘‘(bb) National Laboratories; 
‘‘(cc) institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 
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101 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 
‘‘(dd) nonprofit institutions; 
‘‘(ee) industry partners; and 
‘‘(ff) other entities deemed 
appropriate under the memo-
randum or agreement involved; 
‘‘(IV) support research infra-
structure, including new facilities and 
equipment, and workforce develop-
ment as the Secretaries determine 
necessary; 
‘‘(V) conduct collaborative re-
search, development, and demonstra-
tion of methods and technologies; and 
‘‘(VI) facilitate relations between 
public and private entities to carry on 
the activities of this clause upon the 
termination of any agreement estab-
lished under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iii) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
the activities under this subparagraph, the 
Secretaries are authorized to— 
‘‘(I) 
carry 
out 
reimbursable 
agreements between the Department 
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of Agriculture, the Department of En-
ergy, and other entities in order to 
maximize the effectiveness of research 
and development; and 
‘‘(II) collaborate with other Fed-
eral agencies, as appropriate. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 
2024, the Secretary and the Director of 
the National Science Foundation (referred 
to in this subparagraph as the ‘‘Director’’) 
shall coordinate the activities under para-
graph (1) through the establishment of 
memoranda of understanding or other ap-
propriate interagency agreements. Such a 
memorandum or such an agreement shall 
require the use of a competitive, merit-re-
viewed process as appropriate. Activities 
may include components proposed by Fed-
eral agencies, institutions of higher edu-
cation, nonprofit organizations, and other 
entities deemed appropriate under the 
memorandum or agreement. 
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‘‘(ii) COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
the activities under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary and the Director may— 
‘‘(I) conduct collaborative re-
search in a variety of focus areas; 
‘‘(II) promote collaboration and 
open, community-based development 
between— 
‘‘(aa) Federal agencies; 
‘‘(bb) institutions of higher 
education; 
‘‘(cc) community colleges (as 
defined in section 3167B of the 
Energy Science Education En-
hancement 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
7381c–3)); 
‘‘(dd) area career and tech-
nical education schools (as de-
fined in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302)); 
‘‘(ee) nonprofit institutions; 
‘‘(ff) industry partners; and 
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‘‘(gg) other entities deemed 
appropriate under the memo-
randum or agreement; 
‘‘(III) support research infra-
structure, including new facilities, 
equipment and broadband deploy-
ment, as the Secretary and Director 
determine necessary; 
‘‘(IV) develop translational tech-
nologies for commercial utilization; 
‘‘(V) organize education, train-
ing, and research initiatives relating 
to STEM education and workforce de-
velopment, which may include— 
‘‘(aa) activities supported by 
the Cooperative Extension Sys-
tem; 
‘‘(bb) industrial partnership 
programs; 
‘‘(cc) workshops for edu-
cating 
kindergarten 
through 
grade 12 teachers on how to in-
crease agricultural literacy; 
‘‘(dd) development of agri-
cultural-based science curricula 
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for kindergarten through grade 
12 students; and 
‘‘(ee) 
distribution 
of 
re-
sources for educators to imple-
ment curricula; and 
‘‘(VI) facilitate relationships be-
tween public and private entities to 
carry on the activities under this 
clause upon the termination of any 
agreement established under this sub-
paragraph. 
‘‘(iii) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
the activities under this subparagraph, the 
Secretary and the Director are authorized 
to— 
‘‘(I) 
carry 
out 
reimbursable 
agreements between the Department 
of Agriculture, the National Science 
Foundation, and other entities in 
order to maximize the effectiveness of 
research and development; and 
‘‘(II) collaborate with other Fed-
eral agencies as appropriate. 
‘‘(C) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—In ad-
dition to the memoranda of understanding with 
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Federal agencies described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B), the Secretary shall, as appro-
priate, enter into memoranda of understanding 
with the heads of other Federal agencies to co-
ordinate the activities under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than two years after 
the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and Na-
tional Security Act of 2024, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report detailing— 
‘‘(A) interagency coordination between 
each Federal agency involved in the research 
and development activities carried out under 
this section; 
‘‘(B) potential opportunities to expand the 
technical capabilities of each Federal agency in-
volved in the research and development activi-
ties carried out under this section; 
‘‘(C) collaborative research achievements; 
‘‘(D) areas of future mutually beneficial 
successes; 
‘‘(E) continuation of coordination activities 
between each Federal agency involved in the re-
search and development activities carried out 
under this section; 
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‘‘(F) potential opportunities for additional 
memoranda of understanding with other Fed-
eral agencies; and 
‘‘(G) any additional information as the 
Secretary deems appropriate. 
‘‘(4) RESEARCH SECURITY.—The activities au-
thorized under this section shall be applied in a 
manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the 
Research and Development, Competition, and Inno-
vation Act (enacted as division B of the CHIPS Act 
of 2022 (Public Law 117–167; 42 U.S.C. 19231 et 
seq.)).’’. 
SEC. 7608. AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
Agricultural Innovation Corps (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Ag I–Corps’’) to promote technology transfer and 
increase the economic impact of federally-funded research 
through— 
(1) supporting agricultural researchers, stu-
dents, and institutions of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), in exploring the commer-
cial potential of technologies developed in labora-
tories through a standardized entrepreneurial train-
ing program; and 
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(2) bringing together Agriculture Research 
Service researchers and institutions of higher edu-
cation within a distinct geographical region to col-
laborate and deliver a standardized entrepreneurial 
training curriculum. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Agricultural researchers, stu-
dents, and institutions of higher education receiving funds 
from the Department shall be eligible to participate in Ag 
I–Corps. 
(c) FOLLOW-ON GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
funds available from the Small Business Innovation 
Research Program for competitive grants to Ag I– 
Corps participants to help support— 
(A) prototype or proof-of-concept develop-
ment; and 
(B) such activities as the Secretary con-
siders necessary to build local, regional, and na-
tional infrastructure for agricultural entrepre-
neurship. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Grants under paragraph (1) 
shall be limited to participants in Ag I–Corps with 
innovations that, because of the early stage of devel-
opment of such innovations, are not eligible to par-
ticipate in a Small Business Innovation Research 
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Program or Small Business Technology Transfer 
Program (as defined in section 9 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638)). 
(d) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary may engage in 
partnerships with other Federal agencies, State and local 
governments, economic development organizations, and 
nonprofit organizations to provide access to Ag I–Corps 
to support entrepreneurship education and training for ag-
ricultural researchers, students, and institutions of higher 
education under this section. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2025, 
and not less frequently than once every other year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port on the efficacy of Ag I–Corps, including metrics on 
the effectiveness of the program. 
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 
Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 
SEC. 8101. SUPPORT FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND STRAT-
EGIES FOR FOREST RESOURCES. 
Section 2A(f) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(f)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to carry out 
this section’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘the Sec-
retary may use any other funds made available 
under this Act to develop and implement the State- 
wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by 
subsection (a), except that the total amount of com-
bined funding used to develop and implement such 
assessment 
and 
strategy 
may 
not 
exceed 
$10,000,000 in any fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 8102. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM TECHNICAL COR-
RECTION. 
Section 7(l)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assist-
ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the State 
of Vermont’’ and inserting ‘‘any State’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), in the matter pre-
ceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘of Vermont’’ and 
inserting ‘‘involved’’. 
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SEC. 8103. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE 
RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
Section 13A(l)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assist-
ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a(l)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
Subtitle B—Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 
SEC. 8201. DEFINITION OF AT-RISK COMMUNITY. 
Section 101(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(1)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) AT-RISK COMMUNITY.—The term ‘at-risk 
community’ means an area that is comprised of— 
‘‘(A) an interface community as defined in 
the notice entitled ‘Wildland Urban Interface 
Communities Within the Vicinity of Federal 
Lands That Are at High Risk From Wildfire’ 
issued by the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior in accordance with 
title IV of the Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 
(114 Stat. 1009) (66 Fed. Reg. 753, January 
4, 2001); or 
‘‘(B) a group of homes or other structures 
with basic infrastructure and services (such as 
utilities and collectively maintained transpor-
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tation routes) at risk from wildfire as recog-
nized by a local, State, regional, Tribal, terri-
torial, or national wildfire risk assessment.’’. 
SEC. 8202. PROMOTING CROSS-BOUNDARY WILDFIRE MITI-
GATION. 
Section 103(e)(5) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6513(e)(5)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 8203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HAZ-
ARDOUS FUEL REDUCTION ON FEDERAL 
LAND. 
Section 108 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6518) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 8204. WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
Section 303 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542(g)(4)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) ADJACENT
LAND.—The term ‘adjacent 
land’ means non-Federal land, including State, local, 
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and private land, that is adjacent to, and within the 
same watershed as, National Forest System land on 
which a watershed protection and restoration project 
is carried out under this section.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(G) and (H) as subparagraphs (K) and 
(L), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F) the following: 
‘‘(G) an acequia association; 
‘‘(H) a local, regional, or other public enti-
ty that manages stormwater or wastewater re-
sources or other related water infrastructure; 
‘‘(I) a land-grant mercedes; 
‘‘(J) a local, regional, or other private enti-
ty that has water delivery authority;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A watershed protection 
and restoration project under the Program shall be 
designed to— 
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‘‘(A) protect and restore watershed health, 
water supply and quality, a municipal or agri-
cultural water supply system, and water-related 
infrastructure; 
‘‘(B) protect and restore forest health from 
insect infestation and disease or wildfire; or 
‘‘(C) advance any combination of the pur-
poses described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(3) PRIORITIES.—In selecting watershed pro-
tection and restoration projects under the Program, 
the Secretary shall give priority to projects that 
would— 
‘‘(A) provide risk management benefits as-
sociated with: drought; wildfire; post-wildfire 
conditions; extreme weather; flooding; resilience 
to climate change; and watershed and fire resil-
ience, including minimizing risks to watershed 
health, water supply and quality, and water-re-
lated infrastructure, including municipal and 
agricultural water supply systems; 
‘‘(B) support aquatic restoration and con-
servation efforts that complement existing or 
planned forest restoration or wildfire risk re-
duction efforts; or 
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‘‘(C) provide quantifiable benefits to water 
supply or quality and include the use of nature- 
based solutions, such as restoring wetland and 
riparian ecosystems. 
‘‘(4) CONDITIONS FOR PROJECTS ON ADJACENT 
LAND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No project or activity 
may be carried out under this section on adja-
cent land unless the owner of the adjacent land 
agrees in writing that the owner is a willing and 
engaged partner in carrying out that project or 
activity. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to authorize any change in— 
‘‘(i) the ownership of adjacent land on 
which a project or activity is carried out 
under this section; or 
‘‘(ii) the management of adjacent land 
on which a project or activity is carried out 
under this section, except during the car-
rying out of that project or activity.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘with 
end water users’’ and inserting ‘‘with end water 
users to protect and restore the condition of 
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National Forest watersheds and adjacent land 
that provide water— 
‘‘(A) to the end water users subject to the 
agreement; or 
‘‘(B) for the benefit of another end water 
user.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (E); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) a good neighbor agreement entered 
into under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a); or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) COOPERATION WITH NON-FEDERAL PART-
NERS.—The Secretary shall cooperate with non-Fed-
eral partners in carrying out assessments, planning, 
project design, and project implementation under 
this section.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—A water source manage-
ment plan shall be— 
‘‘(A) designed to protect and restore eco-
logical integrity (as defined in section 219.19 of 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this subpara-
graph)); 
‘‘(B) based on the best available scientific 
information; and 
‘‘(C) conducted in a manner consistent 
with the forest plan applicable to the National 
Forest System land on which the watershed 
protection and restoration project is carried 
out.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REDUCING
REDUNDANCY.—An existing 
watershed plan, such as a watershed protection and 
restoration action plan developed under section 
304(a)(3), or other applicable watershed planning 
documents as approved by the Secretary may be 
used as the basis for a water source management 
plan under this subsection.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘primary 
purpose of’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘primary purpose of ad-
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vancing any of the purposes described in subsection 
(b)(2).’’; 
(6) in subsection (g), by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall require the con-
tribution of funds or in-kind support from non- 
Federal partners to be in an amount that is not 
less than 50 percent of the amount of Federal 
funds. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The requirement in sub-
paragraph (A) may be waived at the discretion 
of the Secretary.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (g)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 
through 2029’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) SET-ASIDE FOR PARTNER PARTICIPA-
TION
IN
PLANNING
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Of the amounts made available under 
subparagraph (B) to carry out this section for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary may not use 
more than 10 percent for non-Federal partner 
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planning and technical assistance efforts in de-
veloping or implementing a water source man-
agement plan under subsection (d).’’. 
SEC. 8205. WATERSHED CONDITION FRAMEWORK TECH-
NICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Section 304(a) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6543(a)) is amended in para-
graphs (3) and (5) by striking ‘‘protection and’’. 
SEC. 8206. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO COM-
BAT INSECT INFESTATIONS AND RELATED 
DISEASES. 
Section 406 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6556) is amended by striking ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2029’’. 
SEC. 8207. INSECT AND DISEASE INFESTATION. 
Section 602(d)(2) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a(d)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 8208. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 
PROJECTS. 
Section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, including 
retaining and expanding existing forest products in-
frastructure’’ before the period at the end; 
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(2) in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘10’’ 
and inserting ‘‘20’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘OTHER LAWS.—’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘OTHER
LAWS.—Notwithstanding’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B). 
Subtitle C—Other Forestry 
Programs 
SEC. 8301. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AGROFORESTRY CEN-
TERS. 
Section 1243 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1642 note; Public Law 
101–624) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing 
‘‘NATIONAL
AND
REGIONAL
AGRO-
FORESTRY CENTERS’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), 
and (d) as subsections (b), (d), (e), and (h), respec-
tively; 
(3) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF AGROFORESTRY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘agroforestry’ means a management system 
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that intentionally integrates trees and shrubs into crop 
and animal farming systems to build more profitable and 
weather-resilient farms, ranches, and communities, ad-
dress natural resource concerns and conservation needs, 
and establish productive and sustainable land use prac-
tices, including— 
‘‘(1) riparian forest buffers; 
‘‘(2) alley cropping; 
‘‘(3) silvopasture; 
‘‘(4) forest farming and multistory cropping; 
and 
‘‘(5) windbreaks, shelterbelts, hedgerows, and, 
where applicable, field borders, and living snow 
fences.’’; 
(4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘SEMIARID’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Secretary’)’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Ag-
riculture’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Semiarid Agroforestry Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Cen-
ter (hereafter referred to in this section as the 
‘Center’)’’ and inserting ‘‘National Agroforestry 
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Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Center’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(c) REGIONAL AGROFORESTRY CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service and in co-
operation with the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, establish 1 or more regional agroforestry 
centers to advance agroforestry research, outreach, 
technical assistance, and adoption. 
‘‘(2) 
DIRECTOR.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service and in co-
operation with the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, shall appoint a Director to manage and co-
ordinate the 1 or more regional agroforestry centers 
established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) LOCATION.—In selecting the locations for 
the 1 or more regional agroforestry centers under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize loca-
tions at which the Department of Agriculture has, 
on the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and 
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National Security Act of 2024, at least 1 employee 
providing coordination among a diverse group of re-
search institutions and other partners. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Regional agroforestry 
centers established under paragraph (1) shall by ad-
ministered by the National Agroforestry Center.’’; 
(6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Center’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of the centers established 
under subsections (b) and (c) (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Centers’)’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and organizations’’ 
after ‘‘nonprofit foundations’’; and 
(iii) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘demonstration 
projects,’’ after ‘‘studies,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘on semiarid lands 
that’’ and inserting ‘‘that build soil health 
and’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including agro-
forestry systems on semiarid land and 
other fragile agroecosystems where perma-
nent woody perennial plant communities 
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can enhance carbon sequestration and re-
duce greenhouse gas emissions’’ before the 
semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘forestry 
products for commercial sale from semiarid 
land’’ and inserting ‘‘agroforestry products for 
commercial sale’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in semiarid regions’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Great Plains re-
gion’’ and inserting ‘‘particular regions’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘tech-
nical assistance, demonstration projects, and’’ 
before ‘‘technology’’; 
(F) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7) 
through (11) as paragraphs (8) through (12), 
respectively; 
(G) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) develop improved silvopasture, alley crop-
ping, forest farming, multistory cropping, riparian 
buffer, windbreak and shelterbelt, and other peren-
nial production and conservation systems and tech-
nologies to improve soil health, carbon sequestration, 
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drought preparedness, soil and water conservation, 
environmental quality, and biological diversity; 
‘‘(7) address barriers to the adoption of agro-
forestry practices, including— 
‘‘(A) insufficient access to plant material; 
‘‘(B) insufficient infrastructure to contain 
equipment and plant material; 
‘‘(C) insufficient machinery to implement 
agroforestry practices; 
‘‘(D) insufficient technical service assist-
ance; and 
‘‘(E) insufficient research related to agro-
forestry systems, including silvopasture and 
alley cropping;’’; 
(H) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘on semiarid lands’’; 
(I) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘on semiarid lands worldwide’’ and 
inserting ‘‘worldwide, including on semiarid 
land’’; and 
(J) in paragraph (10) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘on semiarid lands’’; 
and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘and extreme weath-
er’’ after ‘‘pollution’’; 
(7) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘the Center’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 
the Centers’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘forestry’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘forestry, agroforestry,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) facilitate agroforestry adoption by dissemi-
nating comprehensive information on Federal, State, 
local, and Tribal programs that provide support for 
agroforestry.’’; 
(8) by inserting after subsection (e) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(f) REGIONAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide targeted regional support for agroforestry projects, 
including demonstration sites. 
‘‘(g) SURVEY.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Secu-
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rity Act of 2024 and every 5 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a National Agroforestry Producers 
Survey.’’; and 
(9) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘There are’’ and inserting 
‘‘In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2029’’. 
SEC. 8302. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT. 
(a) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 405(b) of the Na-
tional Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
(b) WHITE OAK RESTORATION FUND.—Section 409 
of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j– 
7) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The activities’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The activities’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) WHITE OAK RESTORATION FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds described in para-
graph (2) shall be made available for activities— 
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‘‘(A) on national forests that are approved 
by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service; and 
‘‘(B) to— 
‘‘(i) re-establish white oak forests 
where appropriate; 
‘‘(ii) improve management of existing 
white oak forests to foster natural regen-
eration of white oak; 
‘‘(iii) improve and expand white oak 
nursery stock; and 
‘‘(iv) adapt and improve white oak 
seedlings. 
‘‘(2) FUND.—The National Forest Foundation 
may accept gifts, devises, or bequests for the pur-
poses of carrying out the activities specified in para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) SUMMARY.—Beginning 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the National 
Forest Foundation shall include in the budget jus-
tification materials submitted to Congress in support 
of the budget of each such Foundation for each fis-
cal year (as submitted with the budget of the Presi-
dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) a summary of the activities carried out under 
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paragraph (1) and the funds accepted under para-
graph (2) that includes— 
‘‘(A) the amount— 
‘‘(i) accepted under paragraph (2) in 
the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) described in clause (i) that is un-
obligated on the date of the report; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the activities under 
paragraph (1) funded during the preceding fis-
cal year.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 
583j-8(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 8303. CONVEYANCES AND LEASES OF FOREST SERV-
ICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRA-
TIVE SITES.—Section 503(f) of the Forest Service Facility 
Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 
580d note; Public Law 109–54) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2029’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF FOREST SERV-
ICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES.—Section 8623 of the Agri-
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‘‘(cc) support activities oc-
curring within the unit of the 
National Forest System in which 
the administrative site is located; 
or’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) LEASE TERM.—The term of a lease of an 
administrative site under this section shall be not 
greater than 100 years.’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(or other party)’’ after 
‘‘leaseholder’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or constructed’’ after 
‘‘improved’’; and 
(4) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘2023’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 8304. FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(e) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘their resources’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the resources of those forests, includ-
ing forest carbon,’’; 
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(B) by striking ‘‘In compliance’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In compliance’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL METHODS.—Under the 
program under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall carry out, as a data collection method— 
‘‘(i) a national timber products output 
survey; and 
‘‘(ii) a national woodland owner sur-
vey.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘including 
with respect to available forest carbon data,’’ after 
‘‘2 decades,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The standards’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The standards de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(4) NATIONAL STANDARDS 
AND DEFINITIONS.—To ensure’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL CONSISTENCY.— 
‘‘(A) STANDARDS AND DEFINITIONS.—To 
ensure’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) TERMINOLOGY.—The Secretary shall 
include a clear description of the definition of 
‘forest’ used for purposes of reporting data 
from inventories and analyses of forests and the 
resources of forests under this subsection 
with— 
‘‘(i) any data or report provided under 
the program under this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) Renewable Resource Assessments 
prepared under section 3(a) of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601(a)); and 
‘‘(iii) any data or report provided to 
an entity outside the United States.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘In accordance with paragraph (7),’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) 
and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(D) the organization and procedures nec-
essary to understand and report on changes in 
land cover and use; 
‘‘(E) the organization and procedures nec-
essary to sample and evaluate carbon-related 
data variables, including soil carbon, collected 
from forest inventory and analysis plots, timber 
products output surveys, and national woodland 
owner surveys to ensure that carbon accounting 
information needs can be met; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) UPDATES TO STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall prepare an update to 
the strategic plan under paragraph (6) to in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) a plan to implement nationally 
consistent data collection protocols and 
procedures to improve the statistical preci-
sion of base program estimates; 
‘‘(ii) pathways to integrate and report 
on status and trends in forest carbon 
pools, including below-ground carbon; 
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‘‘(iii) plans, including the identifica-
tion of challenges, to collaborate with other 
Federal agencies, non-Federal partners, 
and the private sector to integrate existing 
nationally available data sets and best 
available commercial technologies, such as 
remote sensing, spatial analysis techniques, 
and other new technologies; 
‘‘(iv) a plan to increase transparency 
and clarity in reporting in accordance with 
paragraph (4)(C); 
‘‘(v) a plan to expand current data 
collection, further integrate remote sensing 
technology, or both, to include procedures 
to improve the statistical precision of esti-
mates at the sub-State level; 
‘‘(vi) a plan to expand current data 
collection, further integrate remote sensing 
technology, or both, to include information 
on renewable biomass supplies and carbon 
stocks at the local, State, regional, and na-
tional levels, including by ownership type; 
and 
‘‘(vii) such other matters as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate based 
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on recommendations of the Forest Inven-
tory and Analysis National User Group. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate and the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives the up-
date to the strategic plan prepared under sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(C) FURTHER UPDATES.—Not later than 
5 years after the date on which the update is 
submitted under subparagraph (B), and every 5 
years thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare an additional update to 
the strategic plan; and 
‘‘(ii) submit the additional update to 
the committees described in subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(8) ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that data collected under this subsection is— 
‘‘(A) easily accessible to all public- and pri-
vate-sector entities; and 
‘‘(B) collected and made accessible using 
means that ensure the confidentiality, in ac-
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cordance with section 1770 of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276), of— 
‘‘(i) plot locations; 
‘‘(ii) nonaggregated data of woodland 
owners; and 
‘‘(iii) nonaggregated data from timber 
product output survey. 
‘‘(9) BIENNIAL COMPILATIONS.—Biennially, the 
Secretary shall prepare and make publicly available 
a compilation of national forest inventory and anal-
ysis forest statistics, which shall be similar to the ta-
bles contained in the Renewable Resource Assess-
ments prepared under section 3(a) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601(a)), accompanied by relevant 
geospatial products. 
‘‘(10) EXTERNAL COMPLEX DATA REQUESTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish an office, a data platform, or team to 
process and respond to complex data requests 
submitted by external organizations relating to 
the program under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) FEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To cover the costs 
of processing of and responding to complex 
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data requests described in subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary may impose fees on ex-
ternal organizations submitting the re-
quests. 
‘‘(ii) FEES
COLLECTED.—Fees col-
lected under clause (i) may only be used 
for the purposes described in such clause. 
‘‘(11) REPORTS.—Each year, the Secretary 
shall publish as part of the forest inventory and 
analysis business report a detailed description of the 
progress of the Secretary in implementing the pro-
grammatic elements of the strategic plan described 
in paragraph (6), including— 
‘‘(A) the costs and priorities of the stra-
tegic plan; and 
‘‘(B) how the program under this sub-
section leverages new technology, improves and 
standardizes collection protocols, and increases 
workforce capacity.’’. 
(b) REMOTE
SENSING
TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 
8632(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (16 
U.S.C. 1642 note; Public Law 115–334) is amended by 
striking ‘‘technologies’’ and inserting ‘‘technologies, such 
as microwave, LiDAR, hyperspectral, and high-resolution 
remote sensing data, and advanced computing tech-
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nologies for improved modeling to provide tabular statis-
tical estimates and geospatial products,’’. 
SEC. 8305. REFORESTATION, NURSERY, AND SEED OR-
CHARD SUPPORT. 
(a) PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATION, AND OTHER 
ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF NURSERIES AND SEED OR-
CHARDS.—The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the 
Forest Service, shall— 
(1) partner with Federal and State agencies, 
Indian Tribes, private nurseries, and other relevant 
entities to provide training, technical assistance, and 
research to nursery and tree establishment programs 
that support natural regeneration, reforestation, 
agroforestry, and afforestation; 
(2) promote information sharing to improve the 
technical knowledge, practices, and understanding of 
the demands, climate change impacts, and other 
issues necessary to address all facets of the reforest-
ation pipeline; 
(3) provide technical and financial assistance to 
international nursery and tree establishment pro-
grams through— 
(A) international programs conducted by 
the Forest Service pursuant to the Inter-
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national Forestry Cooperation Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.); 
(B) the Institute of Pacific Islands For-
estry of the Forest Service; and 
(C) the International Institute of Tropical 
Forestry of the Forest Service; 
(4) collaborate with other relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies, including the Foreign Agri-
cultural Service of the Department, the United 
States Agency for International Development, the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the De-
partment of the Interior, and international organiza-
tions to provide technical and financial assistance re-
lated to nurseries and reforestation; 
(5) coordinate the efforts of the Department 
to— 
(A) address the challenges associated with 
the reforestation pipeline; and 
(B) leverage economic development assist-
ance for work with private nurseries; and 
(6) expand science-based reforestation supply 
chains through research, seed collection and storage, 
and nursery infrastructure and operations in coordi-
nation with the Administrator of the Agricultural 
Research Service. 
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(b) NURSERY AND SEED ORCHARD FINANCIAL AS-
SISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish a program to provide grants to eligi-
ble recipients to support nurseries and seed or-
chards. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may 
make a grant under this subsection to an eligible re-
cipient for a project to carry out at least one of the 
following: 
(A) Develop, expand, enhance, or improve 
nursery production capacity or other infrastruc-
ture to— 
(i) improve seed collection, processing, 
and storage; 
(ii) increase seedling production, stor-
age, and distribution; or 
(iii) enhance seedling survival and 
properly manage tree genetic resources. 
(B) Establish, improve, or expand a nurs-
ery or seed orchard, including by acquiring 
equipment for such nursery or seed orchard. 
(C) Develop or implement quality control 
measures at nurseries or seed orchards. 
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(D) Promote workforce development within 
any facet of the reforestation pipeline. 
(E) Carry out such other activity as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ means— 
(A) a State forestry agency; 
(B) an Indian Tribe; 
(C) a private nursery that has experience 
growing high-quality native trees of appropriate 
genetic sources in bareroot or container 
stocktypes specific for reforestation, restoration, 
or conservation, including native plants and 
seeds that are of cultural significance to Indian 
Tribes; 
(D) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); and 
(E) a county or local government with a 
nursery or seed orchard. 
(2) NURSERY.—The term ‘‘nursery’’ means a 
tree or native plant nursery. 
(3) SEED ORCHARD.—The term ‘‘seed orchard’’ 
means a tree or native plant seed orchard. 
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(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 
Subtitle D—Forest Management 
PART I—NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 8401. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR HIGH PRIORITY 
HAZARD TREES. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall develop a categorical exclusion (as defined in 
section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or a successor regulation)) for high priority 
hazard tree activities. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—In developing and ad-
ministering the categorical exclusion under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.); and 
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(B) apply the extraordinary circumstances 
procedures under section 220.6 of title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions), in determining whether to use the cat-
egorical exclusion. 
(b) PROJECT SIZE LIMITATIONS.—A project under 
this section may not exceed 3,000 acres. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HIGH-PRIORITY HAZARD TREE.—The term 
‘‘high-priority hazard tree’’ means a standing tree 
that— 
(A) presents a visible hazard to people or 
Federal property due to conditions such as de-
terioration of or damage to the root system, 
trunk, stem, or limbs of the tree, or the direc-
tion or lean of the tree, as determined by the 
Secretary; 
(B) is determined by the Secretary to be 
highly likely to fail and, if it failed, would be 
highly likely to cause injury to people or dam-
age to Federal property; and 
(C) is within 300 feet of a National Forest 
System road with a maintenance level of 3, 4, 
or 5, a National Forest System trail, or a devel-
oped recreation site on National Forest System 
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lands that is operated and maintained by the 
Secretary. 
(2) HIGH-PRIORITY
HAZARD
TREE
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The term ‘‘high priority hazard tree activi-
ties’’— 
(A) means forest management activities 
that mitigate the risks associated with high-pri-
ority hazard trees, including pruning, felling, 
and disposal of those trees; and 
(B) does not include any activity— 
(i) conducted in a wilderness area or 
wilderness study area; 
(ii) for the construction of a perma-
nent road or permanent trail; 
(iii) conducted on Federal land on 
which, by Act of Congress or Presidential 
proclamation, the removal of vegetation is 
restricted or prohibited; 
(iv) that would be inconsistent with 
the applicable land and resource manage-
ment plan; or 
(v) 
conducted 
in 
an 
inventoried 
roadless area. 
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SEC. 8402. COLLABORATIVE RESTORATION PROJECTS. 
Section 603(c)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(c)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘3000 acres’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000 acres’’. 
SEC. 8403. WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROJECT SIZE. 
Section 605(c)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591d(c)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘3000 acres’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000 acres’’. 
SEC. 
8404. 
FUEL 
BREAKS 
IN 
FORESTS 
AND 
OTHER 
WILDLAND VEGETATION. 
Section 40806(d)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592b(d)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘3,000 acres’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000 acres’’. 
SEC. 8405. GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AND MULE DEER HABI-
TAT. 
Section 606 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)— 
(A) by striking clause (ii); 
(B) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 
(vii) as clauses (ii) through (vi), respectively; 
and 
(C) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘in a sagebrush steppe ecosystem’’; 
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘concurrently 
for both greater sage-grouse and’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
greater sage-grouse or’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION.—A covered vegetation manage-
ment activity that is covered by the categorical exclusion 
under subsection (b) may not exceed 4,500 acres in a for-
ested ecosystem or 7,500 acres in a rangeland eco-
system.’’. 
PART II—FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 8411. NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED. 
(a) FOREST SERVICE PLANS.—Section 6(d)(2) of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) NO
ADDITIONAL
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIRED
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation 
under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of 
title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation), on an approved land management plan 
prepared, amended, or revised under this section 
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when, after the date of such approval, amendment, 
or revision— 
‘‘(A) a species is listed as a threatened or 
endangered species under section 4 of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1533); 
‘‘(B) a critical habitat for a threatened or 
endangered species is designated under that 
section; or 
‘‘(C) new information concerning a threat-
ened or endangered species or critical habitat 
for such a species becomes available.’’. 
(b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Sec-
tion 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(g) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED 
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be re-
quired to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or a successor regulation), on an approved 
land management plan prepared, amended, or revised 
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under this section when, after the date of such approval, 
amendment, or revision— 
‘‘(1) a species is listed as a threatened or en-
dangered species under section 4 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533); 
‘‘(2) a critical habitat for a threatened or en-
dangered species is designated under that section; or 
‘‘(3) new information concerning a threatened 
or endangered species or critical habitat for such a 
species becomes available.’’. 
SEC. 8412. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY. 
(a) TREATING TRIBES
AND COUNTIES
AS GOOD 
NEIGHBORS.—Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘or Indian 
tribe’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 
Indian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking clause 
(i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Funds received 
from the sale of timber by a Governor, an 
Indian tribe, or a county under a good 
neighbor agreement shall be retained and 
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used by the Governor, Indian tribe, or 
county, as applicable— 
‘‘(I) to carry out authorized res-
toration services under the good 
neighbor agreement; and 
‘‘(II) if there are funds remain-
ing after carrying out subclause (I), 
to carry out authorized restoration 
services under other good neighbor 
agreements.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, In-
dian tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 8206(a) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 
tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 
tribe,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to any project initiated pursuant to a 
good neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)))— 
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(1) before the date of enactment of this Act, if 
the project was initiated after the date of enactment 
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or 
(2) on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 8413. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORA-
TION PROGRAM. 
Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 
pathogens’’ after ‘‘species’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (H), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) address standardized monitoring ques-
tions and indicators;’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) proposals that seek to use innovative 
implementation mechanisms, including con-
servation finance agreements, good neighbor 
agreements entered into under section 8206 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
2113a), and similar implementation mecha-
nisms; and 
‘‘(H) proposals that seek to reduce the risk 
of uncharacteristic wildfire or increase ecologi-
cal restoration activities— 
‘‘(i) within areas across land owner-
ships, including State, Tribal, and private 
land; and 
‘‘(ii) within the wildland-urban inter-
face; and 
‘‘(I) proposals that seek to enhance water-
shed health and drinking water sources.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(A) 4 proposals in any 1 region of the 
National Forest System to be funded during 
any fiscal year; and’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (B); and 
(3) in subsection (f)(6), by striking ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
SEC. 8414. PUBLIC-PRIVATE WILDFIRE TECHNOLOGY DE-
PLOYMENT AND TESTBED PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Agriculture, Nat-
ural Resources, and Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committees on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry, Energy and Natural Re-
sources, and Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means— 
(A) the National Park Service; 
(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; 
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(C) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(D) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(E) the Forest Service; 
(F) the Department of Defense; 
(G) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(H) the United States Fire Administra-
tion; 
(I) the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; 
(J) the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; 
(K) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and 
(L) any other Federal agency involved in 
wildfire response. 
(3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means— 
(A) a private entity; 
(B) a nonprofit organization; or 
(C) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)). 
(4) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting jointly. 
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(5) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Pilot Pro-
gram’’ means the deployment and testbed pilot pro-
gram developed under subsection (b). 
(b) DEPLOYMENT AND TESTBED PILOT PROGRAM 
ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in coordination 
with the heads of the covered agencies, shall establish a 
deployment and testbed pilot program for new and innova-
tive wildfire prevention, detection, communication, and 
mitigation technologies. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out the Pilot Program, 
the Secretaries shall— 
(1) incorporate the Pilot Program into an exist-
ing interagency coordinating group on wildfires; 
(2) in consultation with the heads of covered 
agencies, identify key technology priority areas with 
respect to the deployment of wildfire prevention, de-
tection, communication, and mitigation technologies, 
including— 
(A) hazardous fuels reduction treatments 
or activities; 
(B) dispatch communications; 
(C) remote sensing and tracking; 
(D) safety equipment; and 
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(E) common operating pictures or oper-
ational dashboards; and 
(3) partner with each covered entity selected to 
participate in the Pilot Program with the appro-
priate covered agency to coordinate real-time and 
on-the-ground testing of technology during wildland 
fire mitigation activities and training. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To participate in the Pilot Pro-
gram, a covered entity shall submit to the Secretaries an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretaries may require, which 
shall include a proposal to test technologies specific to key 
technology priority areas identified under subsection 
(c)(2). 
(e) 
PRIORITIZATION
OF
EMERGING
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—In selecting covered entities to participate in 
the Pilot Program, the Secretaries shall give priority to 
covered entities developing and applying emerging tech-
nologies that address issues identified by the Secretaries, 
including artificial intelligence, quantum sensing, com-
puting and quantum-hybrid applications, augmented re-
ality, and 5G private networks and device-to-device com-
munications supporting nomadic mesh networks, for wild-
fire mitigation. 
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(f) OUTREACH.—The Secretaries, in coordination 
with the heads of the covered agencies, shall make publicly 
available the key technology priority areas identified under 
subsection (c)(2) and invite covered entities to apply to 
test and demonstrate their technologies to address those 
priority areas. 
(g) REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and each year thereafter for the duration of the Pilot Pro-
gram, the Secretaries shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees a report that includes the following with respect 
to the Pilot Program: 
(1) A list of participating covered entities. 
(2) A brief description of the technologies test-
ed by such covered entities. 
(3) An estimate of the cost of acquiring the 
technology tested in the program and applying it at 
scale. 
(4) Outreach efforts by Federal agencies to cov-
ered entities developing wildfire technologies. 
(5) Assessments of, and recommendations relat-
ing to, new technologies with potential adoption and 
application at-scale in Federal land management 
agencies’ wildfire prevention, detection, communica-
tion, and mitigation efforts. 
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(h) TERMINATION.—The Pilot Program shall expire 
on September 30, 2029. 
SEC. 8415. FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN EXPERI-
ENCED SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Section 8302 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 
U.S.C. 3851a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ACES’’ 
and inserting ‘‘EXPERIENCED SERVICES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Agriculture Conserva-
tion’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘, professional, or admin-
istrative’’ after ‘‘technical’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 8416. TIMBER SALES ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
LAND. 
Section 14 of the National Forest Management Act 
of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$50,000’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) In the event of extreme risks to a unit of Na-
tional Forest System land, including catastrophic wildfire, 
insect and disease outbreak, wind, hurricane, flood, 
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drought, or to avoid impacts from such extreme events, 
the Secretary may, without an appraisal and under such 
rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary, dispose 
of by sale or otherwise, portions of trees, or forest prod-
ucts located on such unit of National Forest System 
lands.’’. 
SEC. 8417. PERMITS AND AGREEMENTS WITH ELECTRICAL 
UTILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In any special use permit or ease-
ment on National Forest System lands provided to an elec-
tric utility company (as defined in section 1262 of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451)) the Secretary 
may provide permission to cut and remove trees or other 
vegetation from within the vicinity of distribution lines or 
transmission lines, including hazardous vegetation that in-
creases fire risk, without requiring a separate timber sale 
if that cutting and removal is consistent with the applica-
ble land management plan. 
(b) USE OF PROCEEDS.—A special use permit or 
easement that includes permission for the cutting and re-
moval of trees or other vegetation described in subsection 
(a), shall include a requirement that, if the applicable elec-
trical utility sells any portion of the material removed 
under the permit or easement, the electrical utility shall 
provide to the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the 
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Forest Service, any proceeds received from the sale, less 
any transportation costs incurred in the sale. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require the sale of any material 
removed under a special use permit or easement that in-
cludes permission for the cutting and removal of trees or 
other vegetation described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 8418. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS 
FOR PRESCRIBED FIRE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS AND 
CONTRACTS FOR PRESCRIBED FIRE.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, the Sec-
retary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense 
may each enter into a cooperative agreement or con-
tract with an eligible entity, for a period of less than 
or equal to 10 years, that authorizes the eligible en-
tity to coordinate, plan, or conduct a prescribed fire 
on Federal land or to conduct a prescribed fire 
training event. 
(2) SUBCONTRACTS.—A State, Indian Tribe, or 
county that enters into a cooperative agreement or 
contract under paragraph (1) may enter into a sub-
contract, in accordance with applicable contracting 
procedures of the State, Indian Tribe, or county, to 
conduct a prescribed fire on Federal land or to con-
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duct a prescribed fire training event pursuant to 
that cooperative agreement or contract. 
(3) APPLICABLE LAW.—A prescribed fire con-
ducted under this subsection shall be carried out on 
a project-by-project basis under existing authorities 
of the applicable Federal agency responsible for the 
management of the Federal land. 
(4) PRESERVATION OF DECISION AUTHORITY.— 
An eligible entity may not carry out a project au-
thorized under this subsection pursuant to a cooper-
ative agreement or contract without the prior writ-
ten approval of each Secretary that entered in to 
such cooperative agreement or contract. 
(5) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a State, 
Indian Tribe, county or local government, Depart-
ment of Defense military installation (as defined in 
section 2801(c) of title 10, United States Code), fire 
district, nongovernmental organization, or private 
entity. 
(b) TRIBAL FOREST PROTECTION ACT
OF 2004 
AMENDMENTS.—The Tribal Forest Protection Act of 
2004 (25 U.S.C. 3115a et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 3. TRIBAL PRESCRIBED BURN DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter into a 
contract or agreement with an Indian tribe under this Act 
that provides for prescribed burns on Federal land under 
the additional authorities provided in this section. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE OF CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT.—Con-
tracts or agreements entered into under this section may, 
notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
‘‘(1) utilize burn plans that, once approved by 
the Secretary, allow multiple prescribed burns to be 
conducted in accordance with the burn plan to elimi-
nate the need for individual burn plans for each pre-
scribed burn and enable forest managers to have the 
flexibility to conduct prescribed burns when condi-
tions allow; and 
‘‘(2) include terms that— 
‘‘(A) authorize the Secretary to delegate 
their authority to an Indian tribe to plan, co-
ordinate, and execute prescribed burns on the 
behalf of the Secretary within the scope of the 
burn plan including, but not limited to, apply-
ing the National Wildfire Coordinating Group 
standards for Prescribed Fire Planning and Im-
plementation, to the extent authorized by Fed-
eral law; 
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‘‘(B) any applicable Federal standard that 
requires a certain number of personnel to be 
on-hand during prescribed burns may be satis-
fied by regional Federal, State, or tribal re-
sources and personnel; and 
‘‘(C) where appropriate, the Secretary shall 
work with other Federal agencies and Tribal, 
State, and local governments to coordinate and 
communicate the shared objectives of the pre-
scribed burn and ensure activities comply with 
applicable law and regulations.’’. 
(c) COOPERATIVE
FUNDS
AND
DEPOSITS
ACT 
AMENDMENTS.—Public Law 94–148 is amended— 
(1) in section 1 (16 U.S.C. 565a–1), by insert-
ing ‘‘prescribed fire and prescribed fire training 
events,’’ after ‘‘including fire protection,’’; and 
(2) in section 2 (16 U.S.C. 565a–2), by insert-
ing ‘‘, section 3 of the Tribal Forest Protection Act 
of 2004, or section 8418(a) of the Farm, Food, and 
National Security Act of 2024’’ after ‘‘authorized by 
section 1’’. 
SEC. 8419. UTILIZING GRAZING FOR WILDFIRE RISK RE-
DUCTION. 
The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service, in coordination with holders of permits to graze 
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livestock on Federal land, shall develop a strategy to in-
crease opportunities to utilize livestock grazing and associ-
ated rangeland improvements as a wildfire risk reduction 
strategy, including— 
(1) completing the reviews required under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) to allow permitted grazing on 
vacant grazing allotments during instances of 
drought, wildfire, or other natural disasters that dis-
rupt grazing on allotments already permitted; 
(2) using targeted grazing; 
(3) increasing the use of all instruments appli-
cable to grazing, including temporary permits, to 
promote targeted grazing to reduce fuels and 
invasive annual grasses; and 
(4) increasing the use of grazing as a postfire 
recovery and restoration strategy, where appropriate. 
SEC. 8420. JOINT CHIEFS LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PART-
NERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 40808 of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(2), by inserting ‘‘and at 
least once every 2 fiscal years thereafter’’ after ‘‘and 
2023’’; and 
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(2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘and 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2029’’. 
SEC. 8421. TRIBAL FOREST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TECH-
NICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 8703 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECT’’ and inserting ‘‘PROGRAM’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘demonstra-
tion projects by’’ and inserting ‘‘a program under’’. 
PART III—TIMBER INNOVATION 
SEC. 8431. COMMUNITY WOOD FACILITIES PROGRAM. 
Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘COMMUNITY 
WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD INNOVATION PRO-
GRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘COMMUNITY WOOD FA-
CILITIES PROGRAM’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), in the matter 
preceding subclause (I) by striking ‘‘woody bio-
mass, including residuals’’ and inserting ‘‘pri-
marily forest biomass, including processing or 
manufacturing residuals’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Com-
munity Wood Energy and Wood Innovation 
Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Community Wood Fa-
cilities Program’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘to be known 
as’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘to be known as the ‘Community 
Wood Facilities Program’.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘exceed—’’ in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
and inserting ‘‘exceed $5,000,000.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (8) as (1) through (7), respectively; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘or market competitiveness’’ after 
‘‘cost effectiveness’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
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(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘use or retrofitting (or both) of ex-
isting sawmill’’ and inserting ‘‘construction, use 
or retrofitting of forest products manufac-
turing’’; 
(7) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 
megawatts of thermal energy or combined ther-
mal and electric energy’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
megawatts of thermal energy or combined ther-
mal and electric energy’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘25 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; and 
(8) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 8432. WOOD INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) APPLICATION
TO TRANSPORTATION COSTS.— 
Section 8643(b)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(b)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, including the construction of new facilities that advance 
the purposes of the program and for the hauling of mate-
rial removed to reduce hazardous fuels to locations where 
that material can be utilized’’ before the period at the end. 
(b) TARGETING TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT, ENHANCED BUILDING DESIGN, AND IMPACT AS-
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SESSMENT.—Section 8643(c) of the Agriculture Improve-
ment Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(c)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) TARGETING TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT, ENHANCED BUILDING DESIGN, AND IMPACT AS-
SESSMENT.—In selecting among proposals of eligible enti-
ties under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may give pri-
ority to proposals for projects that— 
‘‘(1) include the use or retrofitting (or both) of 
existing sawmill facilities located in counties in 
which the average annual unemployment rate ex-
ceeded the national average unemployment rate by 
more than 1 percent in the previous calendar year; 
‘‘(2) recognize or enhance carbon reduction 
strategies in building design and interior wood prod-
ucts, including forest impacts, which can be im-
proved or by North American manufacturing; or 
‘‘(3) includes in the proposal of the entity an 
analysis of the benefits that forest management 
under the proposal will have on the resilience and 
economy of the community, including benefits associ-
ated with— 
‘‘(A) wood products from anticipated wood 
supply areas; 
‘‘(B) wildfire risk reduction; 
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‘‘(C) increased fiber flow; 
‘‘(D) the increase of forest or mill jobs; 
and 
‘‘(E) support for forested communities.’’. 
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 8643(d) of 
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 
7655d(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘50 percent of’’ before 
‘‘the amount’’. 
SEC. 8433. FOREST AND WOOD PRODUCTS DATA TRACKER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, in collaboration 
with the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service and in consultation with federally-recognized In-
dian Tribes, State foresters, and private sector partners, 
shall establish a publicly available platform to provide 
measurement, monitoring, verification, and reporting data 
regarding the carbon emissions, sequestration, storage, 
and related atmospheric impacts of forest management 
and wood products. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall source data, information, and data anal-
ysis from Department programs and interagency pro-
grams, including— 
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(1) the Forest Inventory and Analysis program, 
including the Timber Products Output survey; 
(2) Forest Service and Natural Resources Con-
servation Service soil carbon estimations; 
(3) the Forest Products Laboratory; 
(4) the Federal Life Cycle Assessment Com-
mons; 
(5) Department entity level guidelines; and 
(6) other relevant programmatic data and infor-
mation sources, as published and made available. 
(c) PRIORITIES.—The platform established by sub-
section (a) shall provide tools that calculate— 
(1) the above- and below-ground forest carbon 
stocks and stock changes associated with species 
composition, forest management regime, and land-
owner types (including small area estimations for re-
gional and localized geographies across the United 
States) made available through Forest Inventory and 
Analysis updates and annual reports; 
(2) the embodied carbon involved in the manu-
facture of products, using data from published envi-
ronmental product declarations and life cycle assess-
ments, updated as new and more refined data be-
comes available; 
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(3) the long-term stored carbon in manufac-
tured timber products; and 
(4) the carbon displacement of wood products, 
compared to other materials, using substitution fac-
tors. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to provide authority with respect 
to the generation, consumption, or trading of carbon or 
environmental credits from National Forest System lands 
in any voluntary or compliance environmental markets. 
SEC. 
8434. 
BIOCHAR 
APPLICATION 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BIOCHAR.—The term ‘‘biochar’’ means car-
bonized biomass produced by converting feedstock 
through reductive thermal processing with limited 
oxygen for non-fuel uses. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) an individual; 
(B) a public or private entity; or 
(C) a State, local, or Tribal government. 
(3) FEEDSTOCK.—The term ‘‘feedstock’’ means 
excess woody and agricultural biomass in the form 
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of plant matter or materials that serves as the raw 
material for the production of biochar. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the For-
est Service. 
(b) 
BIOCHAR
APPLICATION
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall conduct performance-driven research 
and development, education, technical assistance, 
outreach, and demonstration projects for the pur-
pose of facilitating the use of biochar, developing ad-
ditional biochar applications, and commercializing 
biochar in accordance with this subsection. 
(2) 
LOCATION
OF
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, establish a biochar application 
demonstration project in each Forest Service region. 
(3) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) conduct research and development, 
education, technical assistance, outreach, and 
demonstration projects— 
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(i) in close coordination with the For-
est Products Lab after receipt of input 
from the forest products industry, con-
servation organizations, and institutions of 
higher education; and 
(ii) that meets measurable perform-
ance goals for the achievement of the pri-
orities described in paragraph (4); and 
(B) enter into partnerships and provide fi-
nancial and technical assistance to carry out 
demonstration projects with eligible entities 
that –— 
(i) acquire and test various feedstocks 
and their efficacy; 
(ii) develop and optimize commercially 
and technologically viable biochar produc-
tion units, including mobile and permanent 
units; 
(iii) demonstrate the production of 
biochar from forest residues and the use of 
biochar to restore forest health and resil-
iency; 
(iv) build, expand, or establish biochar 
facilities; 
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(v) conduct research on new and inno-
vative uses of biochar or demonstrate cost- 
effective market opportunities for biochar 
and biochar-based products; 
(vi) carry out any activities the Sec-
retary determines appropriate that meet 
the measurable performance goals for the 
achievement of priorities described in para-
graph (4). 
(4) PRIORITIES.—The research and develop-
ment, education, technical assistance, outreach, and 
demonstration projects conducted under paragraph 
(1) shall give priority to— 
(A) projects to improve the commercializa-
tion of biochar and create the greatest potential 
for long-term market growth; 
(B) projects that create new jobs and con-
tribute to local economies, particularly in rural 
areas; 
(C) projects demonstrating— 
(i) new and innovative applications of 
biochar; 
(ii) viable markets for cost-effective 
biochar-based products; 
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(iii) economic viability of production 
and markets; 
(iv) the ecosystem services of biochar; 
(v) the benefits of biochar to restore 
forest heath and resiliency, including for 
forest soils and watersheds; 
(vi) have the most carbon sequestra-
tion potential; or 
(vii) any combination of purposes 
specified in clauses (i) through (vi); or 
(D) projects located in local markets that 
have the greatest need for the biochar produc-
tion units— 
(i) near forestlands identified as hav-
ing high or very high or extreme risk of 
wildfire, forestlands experiencing signifi-
cant die off due to insects and diseases, 
forestlands impacted by extreme weather 
events, or forestlands needing soil or water 
quality remediation; 
(ii) near sufficient quantities of feed-
stocks; or 
(iii) where a high level of demand for 
biochar or other commercial byproducts of 
biochar exists. 
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(c) FEEDSTOCK REQUIREMENTS.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, a biochar application demonstration 
project under this subsection shall derive such feedstock 
from forest thinning and management activities conducted 
for science-based restoration on National Forest System 
lands, and other Federal, State, Tribal, and private 
forestlands, including mill residuals. 
(d) TIMEFRAME.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the measurable performance goals for the research 
and development, education, technical assistance, and 
demonstration projects conducted under subsection (a) 
shall be achievable within a 5-year timeframe. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—In the case of an eligible en-
tity that enters into a partnership to carry out a 
demonstration project under this section and seeks 
to establish a biochar facility under such demonstra-
tion project, the Secretary may not provide funding 
to such eligible entity in an amount greater than 35 
percent of the capital cost of establishing such 
biochar facility. 
(2) FUNDING SOURCE.—Funds made available 
to carry out the wood innovation grant program 
under section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement 
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Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d) may also be used to 
carry out this section. 
Subtitle E—Save Our Sequoias 
SEC. 8501. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Save Our Sequoias 
Act’’. 
SEC. 8502. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ASSESSMENT.—The term ‘‘Assessment’’ 
means the Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency As-
sessment required by section 8505. 
(2) COALITION.—The term ‘‘Coalition’’ means 
the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition codified under 
section 8504(a). 
(3) COLLABORATIVE PROCESS.—The term ‘‘col-
laborative process’’ means a process relating to the 
management of covered National Forest system 
lands or covered public lands by which a project or 
forest management activity is developed and imple-
mented by the Secretary concerned through collabo-
ration with multiple interested persons representing 
diverse interests. 
(4) COVERED
NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM 
LANDS.—The term ‘‘covered National Forest System 
lands’’ means the proclaimed National Forest Sys-
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tem lands reserved or withdrawn from the public do-
main of the United States covering the Sequoia Na-
tional Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monu-
ment, Sierra National Forest, and Tahoe National 
Forest. 
(5) COVERED PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered public lands’’ means— 
(A) the Case Mountain Extensive Recre-
ation Management Area in California managed 
by the Bureau of Land Management; and 
(B) Kings Canyon National Park, Sequoia 
National Park, and Yosemite National Park in 
California managed by the National Park Serv-
ice. 
(6) GIANT
SEQUOIA.—The term ‘‘giant se-
quoia’’ means a tree of the species Sequoiadendron 
giganteum. 
(7) GROVE-SPECIFIC
HAZARDOUS
FUELS
RE-
DUCTION
PLAN.—The term ‘‘grove-specific haz-
ardous fuels reduction plan’’ means a plan developed 
by the applicable land management agency prior to 
conducting an analysis under the National Environ-
mental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to ad-
dress hazardous fuels in 1 or more giant sequoia 
groves. 
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(8) PROTECTION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Protec-
tion Project’’ means a Giant Sequoia Protection 
Project carried out under section 8506. 
(9) REFORESTATION.—The term ‘‘reforest-
ation’’ means the act of renewing tree cover, taking 
into consideration species composition and resilience, 
by establishing young trees through natural regen-
eration, artificial or natural regeneration with site 
preparation, planting or direct seeding, or vegetation 
competition control following artificial or natural re-
generation. 
(10) REHABILITATION.—The term ‘‘rehabilita-
tion’’ means any action taken during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the last day of a wildland fire to 
repair or improve fire-impacted lands which are un-
likely to recover to management-approved conditions. 
(11) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant Congressional Commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Natural Resources, 
Agriculture, and Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committees on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources, Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry, and Appropriations of the Senate. 
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(12) RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘re-
sponsible official’’ means an employee of the Depart-
ment of the Interior or Forest Service who has the 
authority to make and implement a decision on a 
proposed action. 
(13) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior. 
(14) 
SECRETARY
CONCERNED.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to covered National Forest System lands, 
or their designee; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to covered public lands, or their designee. 
(15) STRATEGY.—The term ‘‘Strategy’’ means 
the Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation 
Strategy established under section 8507. 
(16) STRIKE TEAM.—The term ‘‘Strike Team’’ 
means a Giant Sequoia Strike Team established 
under section 8508. 
(17) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reserva-
tion, California. 
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SEC. 8503. SHARED STEWARDSHIP AGREEMENT FOR GIANT 
SEQUOIAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after re-
ceiving a request from the Governor of the State of Cali-
fornia or the Tribe, the Secretary shall enter into or ex-
pand an existing shared stewardship agreement or enter 
into a similar agreement with the Secretary, the Governor 
of the State of California, and the Tribe to jointly carry 
out the short-term and long-term management and con-
servation of giant sequoias. 
(b) PARTICIPATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary has not re-
ceived a request from the Governor of the State of 
California or the Tribe under subsection (a) before 
the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall enter into the agree-
ment under subsection (a) and jointly implement 
such agreement with the Secretary. 
(2) FUTURE PARTICIPATION.—If the Secretary 
receives a request from the Governor of the State of 
California or the Tribe any time after entering into 
the agreement with the Secretary under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall accept the Governor of the 
State of California or the Tribe as a party to such 
agreement. 
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SEC. 8504. GIANT SEQUOIA LANDS COALITION. 
(a) CODIFICATION.—The Coalition is the entity es-
tablished under the charter titled ‘‘Giant Sequoia Lands 
Coalition Charter’’ (or successor charter) signed during 
the period beginning June 2, 2022 and ending August 2, 
2022 by each of the following: 
(1) The National Park Service, representing Se-
quoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. 
(2) The National Park Service, representing 
Yosemite National Park. 
(3) The Forest Service, representing Sequoia 
National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monu-
ment. 
(4) The Forest Service, representing Sierra Na-
tional Forest. 
(5) The Forest Service, representing Tahoe Na-
tional Forest. 
(6) The Bureau of Land Management, rep-
resenting Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Man-
agement Area. 
(7) The Tribe, representing the Tule River In-
dian Reservation. 
(8) The State of California, representing 
Calaveras Big Trees State Park. 
(9) The State of California, representing Moun-
tain Home Demonstration State Forest. 
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(10) The University of California, Berkeley, 
representing Whitaker’s Research Forest. 
(11) The County of Tulare, California, rep-
resenting Balch Park. 
(b) DUTIES.—In addition to the duties specified in 
the charter referenced in subsection (a), the Coalition 
shall— 
(1) produce the Assessment under section 8505; 
(2) observe implementation, and provide policy 
recommendations to the Secretary concerned, with 
respect to— 
(A) Protection Projects carried out under 
section 8506; and 
(B) the Strategy established under section 
8507; 
(3) facilitate collaboration and coordination on 
Protection Projects, particularly projects that cross 
jurisdictional boundaries; 
(4) facilitate information sharing, including best 
available science as described in section 8505(c) and 
mapping resources; and 
(5) support the development and dissemination 
of educational materials and programs that inform 
the public about the threats to the health and resil-
iency of giant sequoia groves and actions being 
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taken to reduce the risk to such groves from high- 
severity wildfire, insects, and drought. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECHNICAL SERV-
ICES, AND STAFF SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall make 
personnel of the Department of the Interior available to 
the Coalition for administrative support, technical serv-
ices, development and dissemination of educational mate-
rials, and staff support that the Secretary determines nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 8505. GIANT SEQUOIA HEALTH AND RESILIENCY AS-
SESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Coalition shall sub-
mit to the relevant Congressional Committees a Giant Se-
quoia Health and Resiliency Assessment that, based on 
the best available science— 
(1) identifies— 
(A) each giant sequoia grove that has ex-
perienced a— 
(i) stand-replacing disturbance; or 
(ii) disturbance but continues to have 
living giant sequoias within the grove, in-
cluding identifying the tree mortality and 
regeneration of giant sequoias within such 
grove; 
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(B) each giant sequoia grove that is at 
high risk of experiencing a stand-replacing dis-
turbance; 
(C) lands located near giant sequoia groves 
that are at risk of experiencing high-severity 
wildfires that could adversely impact such giant 
sequoia groves; and 
(D) each giant sequoia grove that has ex-
perienced a disturbance and is unlikely to natu-
rally regenerate and is in need of reforestation; 
(2) analyzes the resiliency of each giant sequoia 
grove to threats, such as— 
(A) high-severity wildfire; 
(B) insects, including beetle kill; and 
(C) drought; 
(3) with respect to Protection Projects, pro-
poses a list of highest priority Protection Projects to 
be carried out under section 8506, giving priority to 
projects located on lands identified under subpara-
graphs (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(1); 
(4) examines how historical, Tribal, or current 
approaches to wildland fire suppression and forest 
management activities across various jurisdictions 
have impacted the health and resiliency of giant se-
quoia groves with respect to— 
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(A) high-severity wildfires; 
(B) insects, including beetle kill; and 
(C) drought; and 
(5) includes program and policy recommenda-
tions that address— 
(A) Federal and State policies that impede 
activities to improve the health and resiliency of 
giant sequoias and proposed policy changes to 
address such impediments; 
(B) new Federal and State policies nec-
essary to increase the pace and scale of treat-
ments that improve the health and resiliency of 
giant sequoias; 
(C) options to enhance communication, co-
ordination, and collaboration, particularly for 
cross-boundary projects, to improve the health 
and resiliency of giant sequoias; and 
(D) research gaps that should be ad-
dressed to improve the best available science on 
the giant sequoias. 
(b) ANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the submission of the Assessment under subsection (a), 
and annually thereafter, the Coalition shall submit an up-
dated Assessment to the relevant Congressional Commit-
tees that— 
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(1) includes any new data, information, or best 
available science that has changed or become avail-
able since the previous Assessment was submitted; 
(2) with respect to Protection Projects— 
(A) includes information on the number of 
Protection Projects initiated the previous year 
and the estimated timeline for completing those 
projects; 
(B) includes information on the number of 
Protection Projects planned in the upcoming 
year and the estimated timeline for completing 
those projects; 
(C) provides status updates and long-term 
monitoring reports on giant sequoia groves 
after the completion of Protection Projects; 
(D) if the Secretary concerned failed to re-
duce hazardous fuels in at least 3 giant sequoia 
groves in the previous year, a written expla-
nation that includes— 
(i) a detailed explanation of what im-
pediments resulted in failing to reduce haz-
ardous fuels in at least 3 giant sequoia 
groves; 
(ii) a detailed explanation of what ac-
tions the Secretary concerned is taking to 
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ensure that hazardous fuels are reduced in 
at least 3 giant sequoia groves the fol-
lowing year; and 
(iii) recommendations to Congress on 
any policies that need to be changed to as-
sist the Secretary concerned in reducing 
hazardous fuels in giant sequoia groves; 
and 
(3) with respect to reforestation and rehabilita-
tion of giant sequoias— 
(A) contains updates on the implementa-
tion of the Strategy under section 8507, includ-
ing grove-level data on reforestation and reha-
bilitation activities; and 
(B) provides status updates and moni-
toring reports on giant sequoia groves that have 
experienced natural or artificial regeneration as 
part of the Strategy under section 8507. 
(c) DASHBOARD.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN.—The Coali-
tion shall create and maintain a website that— 
(A) publishes the Assessment, annual up-
dates to the Assessment, and other educational 
materials developed by the Coalition; 
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(B) contains searchable information about 
individual giant sequoia groves, including the— 
(i) resiliency of such groves to threats 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a); 
(ii) Protection Projects that have been 
proposed, initiated, or completed in such 
groves; and 
(iii) reforestation and rehabilitation 
activities that have been proposed, initi-
ated, or completed in such groves; and 
(C) maintains a searchable database to 
track— 
(i) the status of Federal environ-
mental reviews and authorizations for spe-
cific Protection Projects and reforestation 
and rehabilitation activities; and 
(ii) the projected cost of Protection 
Projects and reforestation and rehabilita-
tion activities. 
(2) SEARCHABLE
DATABASE.—The Coalition 
shall include information on the status of Protection 
Projects in the searchable database created under 
paragraph (1)(C), including— 
(A) a comprehensive permitting timetable; 
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(B) the status of the compliance of each 
lead agency, cooperating agency, and partici-
pating agency with the permitting timetable; 
(C) any modifications of the permitting 
timetable required under subparagraph (A), in-
cluding an explanation as to why the permitting 
timetable was modified; and 
(D) information about project-related pub-
lic meetings, public hearings, and public com-
ment periods, which shall be presented in 
English and the predominant language of the 
community or communities most affected by the 
project, as that information becomes available. 
(d) BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.—In utilizing the best 
available science for the Assessment, the Coalition shall 
include— 
(1) data and peer-reviewed research from aca-
demic institutions with a demonstrated history of 
studying giant sequoias and with experience ana-
lyzing distinct management strategies to improve 
giant sequoia resiliency; 
(2) traditional ecological knowledge from the 
Tribe related to improving the health and resiliency 
of giant sequoia groves; and 
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(3) data from Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
governments or agencies. 
(e) TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may enter into memorandums 
of understanding or agreements with other Federal agen-
cies or departments, State or local governments, Tribal 
governments, private entities, or academic institutions to 
improve, with respect to the Assessment, the use and inte-
gration of— 
(1) advanced remote sensing and geospatial 
technologies; 
(2) statistical modeling and analysis; or 
(3) any other technology the Secretary deter-
mines will benefit the quality of information used in 
the Assessment. 
(f) PLANNING.—The Coalition shall make informa-
tion from this Assessment available to the Secretary con-
cerned and State of California to integrate into the— 
(1) State of California’s Wildfire and Forest 
Resilience Action Plan; 
(2) Forest Service’s 10-year Wildfire Crisis 
Strategy (or successor plan); and 
(3) Department of the Interior’s Wildfire Risk 
Five-Year Monitoring, Maintenance, and Treatment 
Plan (or successor plan). 
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(g) RELATION TO THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 
POLICY ACT OF 1969.—The development and submission 
of the Assessment under subsection (a) shall not be sub-
ject to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
SEC. 8506. GIANT SEQUOIA EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
(a) EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO PROTECT GIANT SE-
QUOIAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) EMERGENCY
DETERMINATION.—Con-
gress determines that— 
(i) an emergency exists on covered 
public lands and covered National Forest 
System lands that makes it necessary to 
carry out Protection Projects that take 
needed actions to respond to the threat of 
wildfires, insects, and drought to giant se-
quoias; and 
(ii) Protection Projects are necessary 
to control the immediate impacts of the 
emergency described in clause (i) and are 
needed to mitigate harm to life, property, 
or important natural or cultural resources 
on covered public lands and covered Na-
tional Forest System lands. 
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(B) APPLICATION.—The emergency deter-
mination established under subparagraph (A) 
shall apply to all covered public lands and cov-
ered National Forest System lands. 
(C) EXPIRATION.—The emergency deter-
mination established under subparagraph (A) 
shall expire on the date that is 7 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—While the emergency 
determination established under subsection (a) is in 
effect, the following shall apply: 
(A) The following shall have the force and 
effect of law: 
(i) Section 220.4(b) of title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect July 
21, 2022), with respect to covered Na-
tional Forest System lands. 
(ii) Section 46.150 of title 43, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect October 
12, 2022), with respect to covered public 
lands. 
(iii) Section 402.05 of title 50, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect July 
21, 2022), with respect to covered Na-
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tional Forest System lands and covered 
public lands. 
(iv) Section 800.12 of title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect July 
21, 2022), with respect to covered Na-
tional Forest System lands and covered 
public lands. 
(B) A responsible official may carry out a 
Protection Project described by paragraph (4) 
before initiating— 
(i) an analysis under section 102 of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); 
(ii) consultation under section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1536); and 
(iii) consultation under section 106 of 
the National Historic Preservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 470(f)). 
(C) The rules established under sub-
sections (d) and (e) of section 40807 of the In-
frastructure Investment and Jobs Act (16 
U.S.C. 6592c(d) and (e)) shall apply with re-
spect to Protection Projects by substituting 
‘‘Protection Projects’’ for ‘‘authorized emer-
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gency action under this section’’ each place it 
appears in such subsections. 
(D) Protection Projects shall be subject to 
the requirements of section 106 of title I of the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6511 et seq.). 
(3) PROTECTION
PROJECTS.—The responsible 
official shall carry out the following forest manage-
ment activities, consistent with applicable grove-spe-
cific hazardous fuels reduction plans or activities 
recommend by the Assessment under section 8505, 
as Protection Projects under the emergency deter-
mination under this section: 
(A) Conducting hazardous fuels manage-
ment, including mechanical thinning, mastica-
tion, and prescribed burning. 
(B) Removing hazard trees, dead trees, 
dying trees, or trees at risk of dying, as deter-
mined by the responsible official. 
(C) Removing trees to address over-
stocking or crowding in a forest stand, con-
sistent with the appropriate basal area of the 
forest stand as determined by the responsible 
official. 
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(D) Activities included in the applicable 
grove-specific hazardous fuels reduction plan. 
(E) Using chemical treatments to address 
insects and disease and control vegetation com-
petition. 
(F) Any combination of activities described 
in this paragraph. 
(4) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Protection Projects 
carried out under paragraph (3) and reforest-
ation and rehabilitation activities carried out 
under this Act that are described by subpara-
graph (D) are a category of actions hereby des-
ignated as being categorically excluded from the 
preparation of an environmental assessment or 
an environmental impact statement under sec-
tion 102 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall use the categorical exclusion estab-
lished under subparagraph (A) in accordance 
with this section. 
(C) INTERAGENCY
COOPERATION.—Con-
gress finds that Protection Projects carried out 
under this section are consistent with improving 
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the health and resiliency of critical habitat for 
threatened and endangered species, including 
the Pacific fisher and California spotted owl. 
(D) 
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
Protection 
Project or reforestation or rehabilitation activity 
is described by this subparagraph if such Pro-
tection Project or reforestation or rehabilitation 
activity— 
(i) covers an area of no more than— 
(I) 2,000 acres within giant se-
quoia groves where a grove-specific 
hazardous fuels reduction plan has 
been developed by the relevant land 
management agency or on lands iden-
tified under section 8505(a)(1)(B); 
and 
(II) 3,000 acres on lands identi-
fied under section 8505(a)(1)(C); and 
(ii) was— 
(I) proposed by the Assessment 
under section 8505(a)(3); 
(II) developed through a collabo-
rative process; or 
(III) proposed by a resource advi-
sory committee (as defined in section 
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201 of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121)); and 
(iii) occurs on Federal land or non- 
Federal land with the consent of the non- 
Federal landowner. 
(E) USE OF OTHER AUTHORITIES.—To the 
maximum extent practicable, the Secretary con-
cerned shall use the authorities provided under 
this section in combination with other authori-
ties to carry out Protection Projects, includ-
ing— 
(i) good neighbor agreements entered 
into under section 8206 of the Agricultural 
Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a); and 
(ii) stewardship contracting projects 
entered into under section 604 of the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6591c). 
(F) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—With respect to 
joint Protection Projects and reforestation and 
rehabilitation activities involving the Tribe, 
nothing in this section shall be construed to add 
any additional regulatory requirements onto the 
Tribe. 
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary concerned shall reduce haz-
ardous fuels in no fewer than 3 giant sequoia groves each 
year. 
SEC. 8507. GIANT SEQUOIA REFORESTATION AND REHA-
BILITATION STRATEGY. 
(a) REFORESTATION AND REHABILITATION STRAT-
EGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Coalition, shall develop and implement 
a strategy, to be known as the Giant Sequoia Reforest-
ation and Rehabilitation Strategy, to enhance the reforest-
ation and rehabilitation of giant sequoia groves that— 
(A) identifies giant sequoia groves in need of natural 
or artificial regeneration, giving highest priority to groves 
identified under section 8505(a)(1)(A)(i); 
(B) creates a priority list of reforestation and reha-
bilitation activities; 
(C) identifies and addresses— 
(i) barriers to reforestation or rehabilitation includ-
ing— 
(I) regulatory and funding barriers; 
(II) seedling shortages or related nursery infrastruc-
ture capacity constraints; 
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(III) labor and workforce shortages; 
(IV) technology and science gaps; and 
(V) site preparation challenges; 
(ii) potential public-private partnership opportunities 
to complete high-priority reforestation or rehabilitation 
projects; 
(iii) a timeline for addressing the backlog of reforest-
ation for giant sequoias in the 10-year period after the 
agreement is entered into under section 8503; and 
(iv) strategies to ensure genetic diversity across giant 
sequoia groves; and 
(D) includes program and policy recommendations 
needed to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the 
Strategy. 
(2) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary may incorporate 
the Strategy into the Assessment under section 8505. 
(b) PRIORITY REFORESTATION PROJECTS AMEND-
MENT.—Section 3(e)(4)(C)(ii)(I) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
(16 U.S.C. 1601(e)(4)(C)(ii)(I)) is amended— 
(1) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in item (cc), by striking the period and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(dd) shall include reforest-
ation and rehabilitation activities 
conducted under section 8507 of 
the Save Our Sequoias Act.’’. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 4(d)(1) of the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘Nothing in this Act precludes reforestation (as defined 
in section 8502 of the Save our Sequoias Act) activities 
to reestablish giant sequoias following a wildfire.’’ after 
the period at the end. 
SEC. 8508. GIANT SEQUOIA STRIKE TEAMS. 
(a) GIANT SEQUOIA STRIKE TEAMS.— 
(1) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
con-
cerned shall each establish a Giant Sequoia Strike 
Team to assist the Secretary concerned with the im-
plementation of— 
(A) primarily, section 8506; and 
(B) secondarily, section 8507. 
(2) DUTIES.—Each Strike Team shall— 
(A) assist the Secretary concerned with 
any reviews, including analysis under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), consultations under the 
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 
U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and consultations under the 
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Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.); 
(B) implement any necessary site prepara-
tion work in advance of or as part of a Protec-
tion Project or reforestation or rehabilitation 
activity; 
(C) implement Protection Projects under 
section 8506; and 
(D) implement reforestation or rehabilita-
tion activities under section 8507. 
(3) MEMBERS.—The Secretary concerned may 
appoint no more than 10 individuals each to serve 
on a Strike Team comprised of— 
(A) employees of the Department of the 
Interior; 
(B) employees of the Forest Service; 
(C) private contractors from any nonprofit 
organization, State government, Tribal Govern-
ment, local government, academic institution, or 
private organization; and 
(D) volunteers from any nonprofit organi-
zation, State government, Tribal Government, 
local government, academic institution, or pri-
vate organization. 
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SEC. 8509. GIANT SEQUOIA COLLABORATIVE RESTORATION 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the parties to the agreement under section 8503, 
shall establish a program to award grants to eligible enti-
ties to advance, facilitate, or improve giant sequoia health 
and resiliency. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The Secretary may award 
grants under this section to any nonprofit organization, 
Tribal Government, local government, academic institu-
tion, or private organization to help advance, facilitate, or 
improve giant sequoia health and resiliency. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that— 
(1) primarily, are likely to have the greatest im-
pact on giant sequoia health and resiliency; and 
(2) secondarily— 
(A) are small businesses or tribal entities, 
particularly in rural areas; and 
(B) create or support jobs, particularly in 
rural areas. 
(d) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Funds from grants 
awarded under this section shall be used to— 
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(1) create, expand, or develop markets for haz-
ardous fuels removed under section 8506, including 
markets for biomass and biochar; 
(2) facilitate hazardous fuel removal under sec-
tion 8506, including by reducing the cost of trans-
porting hazardous fuels removed as part of a Protec-
tion Project; 
(3) expand, enhance, develop, or create facilities 
or land that can store or process hazardous fuels re-
moved under section 8506; 
(4) establish, develop, expand, enhance, or im-
prove nursery capacity or infrastructure necessary to 
facilitate the Strategy established under section 
8507; or 
(5) support tribal management and conserva-
tion of giant sequoias, including funding for tribal 
historic preservation officers. 
SEC. 8510. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY FOR GIANT SE-
QUOIAS. 
Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 
U.S.C. 2113a), as amended by section 8412, is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3)(A)— 
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as 
clause (iii); 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) Kings Canyon National Park, 
Sequoia National Park, and Yosemite Na-
tional Park; or’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 
clause (iv); 
(iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following: 
‘‘(iii) activities conducted under sec-
tion 8506 of the Save Our Sequoias Act;’’; 
(iv) in clause (iv), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and in-
serting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) any combination of activities 
specified in clauses (i) through (iv).’’. 
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(C) in paragraph (10)(B) by striking 
‘‘land.’’ and inserting ‘‘land, Kings Canyon Na-
tional Park, Sequoia National Park, and Yo-
semite National Park.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(C)— 
(i) by striking clause (ii); and 
(ii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN NA-
TIONAL PARKS.—Funds received from the 
sale of timber by a Governor, an Indian 
tribe, or a county under a good neighbor 
agreement carried out within the bound-
aries of Kings Canyon National Park, Se-
quoia National Park, or Yosemite National 
Park shall be retained and used by the 
Governor, Indian tribe, or county, as appli-
cable— 
‘‘(I) to carry out authorized res-
toration services under such good 
neighbor agreement; 
‘‘(II) if there are funds remain-
ing after carrying out the services 
under clause (i), to carry out author-
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ized restoration services under other 
good neighbor agreements within the 
boundaries of the park unit in which 
the initial good neighbor agreement 
occurred; and 
‘‘(III) if there are no further 
good neighbor agreements to carry 
out under clause (ii), to transfer to 
the park unit in which the initial good 
neighbor agreement occurred to be 
used for giant sequoia conservation 
and management. 
‘‘(iii) TERMINATION
OF
EFFECTIVE-
NESS.—The authority provided by this 
subparagraph terminates effective October 
1, 2029.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZED RESTORATION SERVICES IN 
CERTAIN NATIONAL PARKS.—Authorized restoration 
services occurring in Kings Canyon National Park, 
Sequoia National Park, and Yosemite National Park 
shall be carried out in accordance with section 
100753 of title 54, United States Code.’’. 
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SEC. 8511. STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING FOR GIANT SE-
QUOIAS. 
(a) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—Section 604(a)(2) of 
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6591c(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
with respect to Bureau of Land Management lands 
and the Director of the National Park Service with 
respect to lands within Kings Canyon National 
Park, Sequoia National Park, and Yosemite Na-
tional Park.’’. 
(b) GIANT SEQUOIA STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS.— 
Section 604(c) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(c)) is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) Promoting the health and resiliency of 
giant sequoias.’’. 
SEC. 8512. GIANT SEQUOIA EMERGENCY PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM AND FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1011 of title 54, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 101123. Giant Sequoia Emergency Protection Pro-
gram and Fund 
‘‘(a) GIANT
SEQUOIA
EMERGENCY
PROTECTION 
PROGRAM.—The National Park Foundation, in coordina-
tion with the National Forest Foundation, shall design 
and implement a comprehensive program to assist and 
promote philanthropic programs of support that benefit— 
‘‘(1) primarily, the management and conserva-
tion of giant sequoias on National Park Service and 
covered National Forest System lands to promote re-
siliency to wildfires, insects, and drought; and 
‘‘(2) secondarily, the reforestation of giant se-
quoias on National Park Service and covered Na-
tional Forest System lands impacted by wildfire. 
‘‘(b) GIANT
SEQUOIA
EMERGENCY
PROTECTION 
FUND.—The National Park Foundation, in coordination 
with the National Forest Foundation, shall establish a 
joint special account to be known as the Giant Sequoia 
Emergency Protection Fund (referred to as ‘the Fund’ in 
this section), to be administered in support of the program 
established under subsection (a). 
‘‘(1) FUNDS FOR GIANT SEQUOIA EMERGENCY 
PROTECTION.—The Fund shall consist of any gifts, 
devises, or bequests that are provided to the Na-
tional Park Foundation or National Forest Founda-
tion for such purpose. 
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‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds shall be available 
to the National Park Foundation and National For-
est Foundation without further appropriation, sub-
ject to the provisions in paragraph (3), for projects 
and activities approved by the Chief of the Forest 
Service or the Director of the National Park Service 
as appropriate, or their designees, to— 
‘‘(A) primarily, support the management 
and conservation of giant sequoias on National 
Park Service and covered National Forest Sys-
tem lands to promote resiliency to wildfires, in-
sects, and drought; and 
‘‘(B) secondarily, support the reforestation 
of giant sequoias on National Park Service and 
covered National Forest System lands impacted 
by wildfire. 
‘‘(3) TRIBAL SUPPORT.—Of the funds provided 
to the National Park Foundation and National For-
est Foundation under paragraph (2), not less than 
15 percent of such funds shall be used to support 
tribal management and conservation of giant se-
quoias including funding for tribal historic preserva-
tion officers. 
‘‘(c) SUMMARY.—Beginning 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the National Park Foundation 
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and National Forest Foundation shall include with their 
annual reports a summary of the status of the program 
and Fund created under this section that includes— 
‘‘(1) a statement of the amounts deposited in 
the Fund during the fiscal year; 
‘‘(2) the amount of the balance remaining in 
the Fund at the end of the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(3) a description of the program and projects 
funded during the fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) COVERED NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘covered National 
Forest System lands’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 8502 of the Save Our Sequoias Act. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The au-
thority provided by this section shall terminate 7 years 
after the date of enactment of the Save Our Sequoias 
Act.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘101123. Giant Sequoia Emergency Protection Program and Fund.’’. 
SEC. 8513. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 8701. 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 ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 8702. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) APPOINTMENTS BY APPLICABLE REGIONAL 
FORESTERS.—In making appointments under this 
subsection, the Secretary concerned may act through 
the applicable regional forester so long as before the 
applicable regional forester makes an appointment, 
the applicable regional forester conducts the review 
and analysis that would otherwise be conducted for 
an appointment to a resource advisory committee, 
including any review and analysis with respect to 
civil rights, budgetary requirements, vetting, and re-
porting, as the Secretary concerned determines ap-
propriate.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(6), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2029’’; and 
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(3) by striking subsection (g). 
SEC. 8703. ACCURATE HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION RE-
PORTS. 
(a) INCLUSION OF HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION 
REPORT IN MATERIALS SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THE 
PRESIDENT’S BUDGET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the first fis-
cal year that begins after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Sec-
retary concerned shall include in the materials sub-
mitted in support of the President’s budget pursuant 
to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a re-
port on the number of acres of Federal land on 
which the Secretary concerned carried out hazardous 
fuels reduction activities during the preceding fiscal 
year. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of the re-
port required under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
concerned shall— 
(A) in determining the number of acres of 
Federal land on which the Secretary concerned 
carried out hazardous fuels reduction activities 
during the period covered by the report— 
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(i) record acres of Federal land on 
which hazardous fuels reduction activities 
were completed during such period; and 
(ii) record each acre described in 
clause (i) once in the report, regardless of 
whether multiple hazardous fuels reduction 
activities were carried out on such acre 
during such period; and 
(B) with respect to the acres of Federal 
land recorded in the report, include information 
on— 
(i) which such acres are located in the 
wildland-urban interface; 
(ii) the level of wildfire risk (high, 
moderate, or low) on the first and last day 
of the period covered by the report; 
(iii) the types of hazardous fuels ac-
tivities completed for such acres, delin-
eating between whether such activities 
were conducted— 
(I) in a wildfire managed for re-
source benefits; or 
(II) through a planned project; 
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(iv) the cost per acre of hazardous 
fuels activities carried out during the pe-
riod covered by the report; 
(v) the region or system unit in which 
the acres are located; and 
(vi) the effectiveness of the hazardous 
fuels reduction activities on reducing the 
risk of wildfire. 
(3) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary concerned 
shall make each report submitted under paragraph 
(1) publicly available on the website of the Depart-
ment and the Department of the Interior, as appli-
cable. 
(b) ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
concerned shall implement standardized procedures 
for tracking data related to hazardous fuels reduc-
tion activities carried out by the Secretary con-
cerned. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The standardized procedures 
required under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) regular, standardized data reviews of 
the accuracy and timely input of data used to 
track hazardous fuels reduction activities; 
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(B) verification methods that validate 
whether such data accurately correlates to the 
hazardous fuels reduction activities carried out 
by the Secretary concerned; 
(C) an analysis of the short- and long-term 
effectiveness of the hazardous fuels reduction 
activities on reducing the risk of wildfire; and 
(D) for hazardous fuels reduction activities 
that occur partially within the wildland-urban 
interface, methods to distinguish which acres 
are located within the wildland-urban interface 
and which acres are located outside the 
wildland-urban interface. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 weeks after im-
plementing the standardized procedures required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 
submit to Congress a report that describes— 
(A) such standardized procedures; and 
(B) program and policy recommendations 
to Congress to address any limitations in track-
ing data related to hazardous fuels reduction 
activities under this subsection. 
(c) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall— 
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(1) conduct a study on the implementation of 
this section, including any limitations with respect 
to— 
(A) reporting hazardous fuels reduction ac-
tivities under subsection (a); or 
(B) tracking data related to hazardous 
fuels reduction activities under subsection (b); 
and 
(2) submit to Congress a report that describes 
the results of the study under paragraph (1). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HAZARDOUS
FUELS
REDUCTION
ACTIV-
ITY.—The term ‘‘hazardous fuels reduction activ-
ity’’— 
(A) means any vegetation management ac-
tivity to reduce the risk of wildfire, including 
mechanical treatments and prescribed burning; 
and 
(B) does not include the awarding of con-
tracts to conduct hazardous fuels reduction ac-
tivities. 
(2) FEDERAL
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
lands’’ means lands under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary. 
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(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary, with respect to National 
Forest System lands; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to public lands and units of the National 
Park System. 
(4) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term 
‘‘wildland-urban interface’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 
(e) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this section, and the activities authorized by this section 
are subject to the availability of appropriations made in 
advance for such purposes. 
SEC. 8704. SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATION RENTAL FEE 
WAIVER. 
All or part of the programmatic administrative fee, 
and any fees related to the special use authorization, as 
appropriate, may be waived by the Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, when equitable 
and in the public interest as determined by the Chief of 
the Forest Service, for the use and occupancy of National 
Forest System land in the following circumstances: 
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(1) The holder of the special use authorization 
is a State or local government or any agency or in-
strumentality thereof, excluding municipal utilities 
and cooperatives whose principal source of revenue is 
customer charges. 
(2) The holder is— 
(A) an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code; 
(B) not controlled or owned by profit-mak-
ing corporation or business enterprise; and 
(C) is engaged in public or semi-public ac-
tivity to further public health, safety, or wel-
fare. 
(3) The holder is an amateur station, amateur 
operator, or provides amateur radio services, as 
those terms are defined in section 97.3 of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions). 
(4) Other circumstances the Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, determines 
appropriate. 
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SEC. 8705. CHARGES AND FEES FOR HARVEST OF FOREST 
BOTANICAL PRODUCTS. 
(a) RECOVERY OF FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR PROD-
UCTS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall estab-
lish and carry out a program to charge and collect 
fees under subsection (b) for forest botanical prod-
ucts harvested on National Forest System lands. 
(2) APPRAISAL
METHODS; BIDDING
PROCE-
DURES.—The Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service, shall establish a fee system based 
on fair market value for forest botanical products 
harvested on National Forest System lands. 
(b) FEES.— 
(1) IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION.—The Sec-
retary shall charge and collect fees from persons who 
harvest forest botanical products on National Forest 
System lands. 
(2) AMOUNT OF FEE.—The fees collected under 
paragraph (1) shall be based on the fair market 
value of the harvested forest botanical products and 
the costs incurred by the Secretary associated with 
the granting, modifying, or monitoring the author-
ization for harvest of the forest botanical products, 
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including the costs of any environmental or other 
analysis. 
(3) SECURITY.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Chief of the Forest Service, may require a per-
son assessed a fee under this subsection to provide 
security to ensure that the Secretary receives the 
fees imposed under this subsection from the person. 
(c) SUSTAINABLE HARVEST LEVELS FOR FOREST 
BOTANICAL PRODUCTS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall— 
(A) conduct appropriate analyses to deter-
mine whether and how the harvest of forest bo-
tanical products on National Forest System 
lands can be conducted on a sustainable basis; 
and 
(B) establish procedures and timeframes to 
monitor and revise the harvest levels established 
for forest botanical products. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON HARVEST IN EXCESS OF 
SUSTAINABLE
LEVELS.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, may not 
permit under the program under this section the 
harvest of forest botanical products on National 
Forest System lands at levels in excess of sustain-
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able harvest levels, as defined under section 4 of the 
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 
U.S.C. 531). 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) PERSONAL
USE.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall estab-
lish a personal use harvest level for each forest bo-
tanical product, and the harvest of a forest botanical 
product below that level by a person for personal use 
shall not be subject to charges and fees under sub-
sections (a) and (b). 
(2) OTHER EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Chief of the Forest Service, may 
also waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) 
pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may 
prescribe. 
(e) DEPOSIT AND USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) DEPOSIT.—Funds collected under the pro-
gram in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) 
shall be deposited into a special account in the 
United States Treasury. 
(2) FUNDS AVAILABLE.—Funds deposited into 
the special account in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall remain available until expended without further 
appropriation. 
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(3) AUTHORIZED USES.—The funds made avail-
able under paragraph (2) shall be expended at units 
of the National Forest System in proportion to the 
charges and fees collected at that unit under the 
program under this section to pay for— 
(A) the costs of conducting inventories of 
forest botanical products, determining sustain-
able levels of harvest, monitoring and assessing 
the impacts of harvest levels and methods, and 
for restoration activities, including any nec-
essary revegetation; and 
(B) the costs described in subsection 
(b)(2). 
(4) TREATMENT
OF
FEES.—Funds collected 
under the program in accordance with subsections 
(a) and (b) shall not be taken into account for the 
purposes of the following laws: 
(A) The sixth paragraph under the head-
ing ‘‘forest service’’ in the Act of May 23, 1908 
(16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the Act of 
March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks 
Act; 16 U.S.C. 500). 
(B) The fourteenth paragraph under the 
heading ‘‘forest service’’ in the Act of March 4, 
1913 (16 U.S.C. 501). 
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(C) Section 33 of the Bankhead-Jones 
Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012). 
(D) The Act of August 28, 1937 (43 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) and the Act of May 24, 
1939 (43 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.). 
(E) Section 6 of the Act of June 14, 1926 
(commonly known as the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act; 43 U.S.C. 869–4). 
(F) Chapter 69 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
(G) Section 401 of the Act of June 15, 
1935 (16 U.S.C. 715s). 
(H) Section 100904 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(I) Any other provision of law relating to 
revenue allocation. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the end of each fiscal year in which the Sec-
retary collects charges and fees under the program in ac-
cordance with subsections (a) and (b) or expends funds 
from the special account under subsection (e), the Sec-
retary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 
shall submit to the Congress a report summarizing the ac-
tivities of the Secretary under the program under this sec-
tion, including the funds collected under the program in 
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accordance with subsections (a) and (b), the expenses in-
curred to carry out the program under this section, and 
the expenditures made from the special account during 
that fiscal year. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCT.—The term 
‘‘forest botanical product’’— 
(A) means any naturally occurring mush-
room, fungus, flower, seed, root, bark, leaf, 
berry, bough, bryophyte, bulb, burl, cone, 
epiphyte, fern, forb, grass, moss, nut, pine 
straw, sedge, shrub, transplant, tree sap, or 
other vegetation (or portion thereof) that grows 
on National Forest System lands; and 
(B) does not include trees, or portions of 
trees, except as provided in regulations issued 
under section 339 of the Department of the In-
terior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 528 note) by the Secretary 
before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
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SEC. 8706. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROAD AND TRAIL RE-
MEDIATION PROGRAM TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 8 of Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 538a) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) solicit and consider public input re-
gionally in selecting projects for funding under 
the Program by— 
‘‘(i) publishing annually, for each re-
gion, a list of projects considered for fund-
ing under the Program; 
‘‘(ii) accepting public comment on the 
projects described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) considering public comments in 
selecting projects for funding under the 
Program;’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘annually, for each region,’’ 
before ‘‘publish’’; and 
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(ii) a list that includes a description 
of— 
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‘‘(I) each project considered for 
funding under the Program; 
‘‘(II) public comments received 
on each project described in subclause 
(I); 
‘‘(III) the ranking within the ap-
plicable region of each project de-
scribed in subclause (I); and 
‘‘(IV) the proposed outcome of 
each project funded under the Pro-
gram for the applicable fiscal year.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF REGION.—In this section, the 
term ‘region’ means one of the 9 regions of the Forest 
Service.’’. 
SEC. 8707. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY. 
For fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Secretary may appoint, without regard to the provi-
sions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of that 
title, a Job Corps graduate (as defined in section 142(5) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3192(5))) to a position in the competitive service 
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in the Forest Service for which the graduate meets the 
qualification standards. 
SEC. 8708. IMPROVING THE EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORA-
TION PROGRAM. 
Section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2206) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall give an 
owner of nonindustrial private forest land the option 
of receiving, before the owner carries out emergency 
measures under this section, not more than 75 per-
cent of the cost of the emergency measures, as de-
termined by the Secretary based on the fair market 
value of the cost of the emergency measures using 
the estimated cost of the applicable practice pub-
lished in the Field Office Technical Guide of each 
State by the Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(2) RETURN OF FUNDS.—If the funds pro-
vided under paragraph (1) are not expended by the 
end of the 180-day period beginning on the date on 
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which the owner of nonindustrial private forest land 
receives those funds, the funds shall be returned 
within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the 
Secretary.’’. 
TITLE IX—ENERGY 
SEC. 9001. DEFINITION OF ADVANCED BIOFUEL. 
Section 9001(3)(B)(iv) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101(3)(B)(iv)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and sustainable aviation fuel’’ 
after ‘‘diesel-equivalent fuel’’. 
SEC. 9002. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 
Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(G) PROCUREMENT
RESOURCES.—The 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary, shall provide edu-
cational materials to procuring agencies to con-
sider the longevity of a product, economic sav-
ings, and the efficacy and performance of a 
product when making procurement decisions 
under this subsection.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
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(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(VI)(aa) the specific categories 
of biobased products that are unavail-
able to meet procurement needs of the 
procuring agencies; and 
‘‘(bb) the desired performance 
characteristics 
and 
other 
relevant 
specifications for those products; and 
‘‘(VII) if applicable, an expla-
nation of the procurement require-
ment or updated procurement require-
ment established under paragraph 
(2)(A)(i) 
that 
procuring 
agencies 
failed to meet and reasons for the fail-
ure; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation 
with the Secretary, shall annually— 
‘‘(i) collect the information required to 
be reported under subparagraph (B) and 
make the information publicly available; 
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‘‘(ii) using the information collected 
under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, 
document 
relevant 
procuring 
agencies 
under paragraph (2)(A)(i) that, as applica-
ble, have established a procurement pro-
gram 
in 
accordance 
with 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(i)(I); and 
‘‘(iii) make the information publicly 
available, subject to the exemptions from 
disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, 
United States Code.’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
NAPCS’’ before ‘‘CODES’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and North American 
Products Classification System codes’’ be-
fore ‘‘for—’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) renewable chemicals manufacturers 
and biobased products manufacturers; and 
‘‘(B) renewable chemicals and biobased 
products.’’; and 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3) and inserting after paragraph 
(1) the following: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—To inform the development of 
codes under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, 
within 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this paragraph, submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate, a report that provides— 
‘‘(A) the Federal statistical collections of 
information related to the North American In-
dustry Classification System codes and the 
North American Product Classification System 
codes that utilize bioeconomy-specific data; 
‘‘(B) recommendations to implement any 
bioeconomy related changes as part of the 2027 
revisions of the North American Industry Clas-
sification System codes and the North Amer-
ican Product Classification System codes; and 
‘‘(C) an assessment of the impacts that 
bioeconomy-specific North American Industry 
Classification System codes and North Amer-
ican Products Classification System codes 
would have on the measurement by the agency 
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of the economic contributions of the bio-
economy.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 9003. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE. 
Section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or innovative’’ before 
‘‘commercial-scale’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, renewable chemicals, or 
biobased products’’ after ‘‘end-user products’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking all that precedes ‘‘a 
loan guarantee’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) FEASIBILITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In approving’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding after and below the end 
the following: 
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‘‘(ii) WAIVER.—The Secretary may 
waive the requirement that the applicant 
must demonstrate commercial viability for 
projects adopting commercially available 
technology.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) TECHNICAL REVIEW AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall enter into an agreement with each 
project applicant that clearly outlines the 
specific objectives, outcomes, and condi-
tions by which the Secretary determines 
successful 
technical 
feasibility 
of 
the 
project under this section. 
‘‘(ii) CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT.— 
The agreement provided under clause (i) 
shall include clear guidelines and expecta-
tions for the methodologies, protocols, and 
procedures, and what the eligible tech-
nology must demonstrate, for the Depart-
ment to determine technical feasibility 
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from an integrated demonstration unit, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) a set timeline for the inte-
grated demonstration unit campaign 
and final technical report to show reli-
able evidence of continuous, steady- 
state production; 
‘‘(II) criteria and methods for 
evaluating the project’s success, in-
cluding any third-party assessments 
or evaluations that may be conducted 
during the demonstration period and 
at the conclusion of the set timeline; 
‘‘(III) criteria and methods to 
prove the ability of the integrated 
demonstration unit to use project-spe-
cific feedstock for the production of 
advanced biofuels, renewable chemi-
cals, or biobased products at a yield 
and quality consistent with the design 
basis of the project; 
‘‘(IV) required information and 
conditions that demonstrate operation 
duration, quality, and quantity speci-
fications; and 
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‘‘(V) any other information that, 
if supplied to the Secretary, would as-
sist the eligible entity in sufficiently 
demonstrating a project’s technical 
feasibility. 
‘‘(iii) FAILURE
TO
COMPLY
WITH 
AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(I) NONCOMPLIANCE NOTIFICA-
TION.—If a project applicant fails to 
comply with the technical feasibility 
requirements as provided under clause 
(ii), the Secretary shall issue a written 
notice to the project applicant detail-
ing the specific deficiencies and pro-
viding a reasonable timeframe for the 
project applicant to rectify the issues. 
‘‘(II) CORRECTIVE
ACTION
PE-
RIOD.—The project applicant shall 
have a period of not more than 90 
days from the date of issuance of the 
noncompliance notice to address the 
identified deficiencies and submit a 
revised technical feasibility assessment 
for reconsideration. 
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‘‘(iv) TECHNICAL
FEASIBILITY
AP-
PROVAL.—Upon fulfillment of the condi-
tions of agreement established under 
clause (ii) or approval of the revised tech-
nical feasibility assessment under clause 
(iii)(II), the Secretary shall determine the 
project to be technically feasible.’’; 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking all that precedes ‘‘is au-
thorized’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—There’’; and. 
(B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2029’’; 
(4) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2031’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2031’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; 
(5) in subsection (i)(1), by striking ‘‘2031’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(6) in subsection (j)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2031’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘2031’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2031’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 9004. BIOPRODUCT LABELING REPORT. 
Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101–8115) is amended by insert-
ing after section 9003 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9004. BIOPRODUCT LABELING REPORT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate, a report containing an anal-
ysis of the potential effects of a program to implement 
national uniform labeling standards for bioproducts de-
scribed under subsection (b), including the effects on— 
‘‘(1) consumer trust, certainty, and adoption; 
‘‘(2) the scope and accuracy of bioproduct in-
dustry data; and 
‘‘(3) market growth. 
‘‘(b) BIOPRODUCT TERMINOLOGY.—In preparing the 
report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consider national uniform labeling stand-
ards for— 
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‘‘(A) bio-attributed products; 
‘‘(B) biobased products; 
‘‘(C) biobased plastics; 
‘‘(D) bio-attributed plastics; 
‘‘(E) plant-based products; 
‘‘(F) renewable chemicals; and 
‘‘(G) renewable biomass; and 
‘‘(2) define the bioproducts identified in para-
graph (1), unless otherwise defined in statute. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION.—In defining the terminology 
described in subsection (b) and preparing the report re-
quired by subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 
with— 
‘‘(1) biomanufacturers; 
‘‘(2) entities engaged in research and develop-
ment of bioproducts; 
‘‘(3) feedstock growers; and 
‘‘(4) other industry stakeholders.’’. 
SEC. 
9005. 
BIOENERGY 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
ADVANCED 
BIOFUELS. 
Section 9005(g) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(F), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 9006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106) is repealed. 
SEC. 9007. 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 (b)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, 
cost savings,’’ after ‘‘savings’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) the potential of the proposed program 
to meaningfully improve the financial conditions 
of the agricultural producers or rural small 
businesses.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(G) as subparagraph (H); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F) the following: 
‘‘(G) the potential improvements to the fi-
nancial conditions of the agricultural producer 
or rural small business; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—With respect to grants 
made under paragraph (1)(A)(i), the amount of 
a grant shall not exceed— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent of the cost of the ac-
tivity carried out using funds from the 
grant for— 
‘‘(I) a beginning farmer or ranch-
er, a socially disadvantaged farmer or 
rancher, or a veteran farmer or ranch-
er (as those terms are defined in sec-
tion 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 2279(a))); and 
‘‘(II) a recipient with a proposed 
project located in an area where 20 
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percent or more of the population is 
living in poverty over the last 30 
years, as defined by the United States 
Census Bureau, or an area that has 
experienced long-term population de-
cline or loss of employment, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; or 
‘‘(ii) 35 percent of the cost of the ac-
tivity carried out using funds from the 
grant in all other cases.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$50,000,000’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PROJECT DIVERSITY.—In approving grant or 
loan guarantee applications under this section, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, there 
is diversity in the types of projects approved for grants 
or loan guarantees to ensure that as wide a range as pos-
sible of technologies, products, and approaches are as-
sisted.’’. 
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SEC. 9008. FEEDSTOCK FLEXIBILITY. 
Section 9010(b) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8110(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 9009. BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 9011(f)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8111(f)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2029’’. 
SEC. 9010. CARBON UTILIZATION AND BIOGAS EDUCATION 
PROGRAM. 
Section 9014 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8115) is repealed. 
SEC. 9011. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF SOLAR PANEL INSTALLA-
TIONS ON COVERED FARMLAND. 
Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101–8115) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9015. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF SOLAR PANEL INSTAL-
LATIONS ON COVERED FARMLAND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Energy, shall conduct a study on 
the effects of solar panel installations on the conversion 
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of covered farmland out of agricultural production in ac-
cordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) CONTENT.—In conducting the study under this 
section, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) analyze the economic effects of solar panel 
installations on covered farmland, including the ef-
fects on— 
‘‘(A) crop yields; 
‘‘(B) land values, including adjacent prop-
erties; 
‘‘(C) land access and tenure; 
‘‘(D) local economies; and 
‘‘(E) food security; 
‘‘(2) investigate impacts of solar panel installa-
tion, operation, and decommissioning on covered 
farmland, and suggest best practices to protect— 
‘‘(A) soil health; 
‘‘(B) water resources; 
‘‘(C) wildlife; 
‘‘(D) vegetation; 
‘‘(E) water drainage; and 
‘‘(F) air quality; 
‘‘(3) assess the impacts of shared solar energy 
and agricultural production on covered farmland, in-
cluding best practices to— 
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‘‘(A) maintain or increase agricultural pro-
duction; 
‘‘(B) increase agricultural resilience; 
‘‘(C) retain covered farmland; 
‘‘(D) increase economic opportunities in 
farming and rural communities, including new 
revenue streams and job creation; 
‘‘(E) reduce nonfarmer ownership of cov-
ered farmland; and 
‘‘(F) enhance biodiversity; 
‘‘(4) assess the types of agricultural land best 
suited and worst suited for shared solar energy and 
agricultural production; 
‘‘(5) study the compatibility of different species 
of livestock with different solar panel system de-
signs, including— 
‘‘(A) the optimal height of and distance be-
tween solar panels for livestock grazing and 
shade for livestock; 
‘‘(B) manure management considerations; 
‘‘(C) fencing requirements; and 
‘‘(D) other animal handling considerations; 
‘‘(6) study the compatibility of different crop 
types with different solar panel system designs, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(A) the optimal height of and distance be-
tween solar panels for plant shading and farm 
equipment use; and 
‘‘(B) the impact on crop yield; 
‘‘(7) evaluate the degree to which existing Fed-
eral, State, or local tax incentives result in the devel-
opment of covered farmland under study; 
‘‘(8) recommend effective incentives that could 
shift solar panel installations towards the built envi-
ronment, brownfield sites, and other contaminated 
sites; 
‘‘(9) evaluate the effectiveness of programs ad-
ministered by the federal government related to solar 
energy development that— 
‘‘(A) results in the development of con-
taminated lands, the built environment, and 
other preferred sites; and 
‘‘(B) discourages solar panel installations 
that would convert covered farmland out of ag-
ricultural production; and 
‘‘(10) estimate the loss of agricultural produc-
tion on covered farmland due to solar panel installa-
tions. 
‘‘(c) CONSULTATION
WITH
RELEVANT
STAKE-
HOLDERS.—In addition to consultation with the Secretary 
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