meanings given such terms in section 403 of the Plant 
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7702).’’. 
SEC. 4. FOREST RESTORATION IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS. 
Subtitle K of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310 
et seq.), as amended by section 3, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
1473I. 
FOREST 
RESTORATION 
IMPLEMENTATION 
GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants 
on a competitive basis under this section to eligible entities 
to support— 
‘‘(1) the implementation of research conducted 
pursuant to section 1473H; or 
‘‘(2) any other solution that the committee es-
tablished under subsection (f)(1) of such section de-
termines to be an effective solution to restore forest 
tree species native to forests in the United States 
that have suffered severe levels of mortality caused 
by non-native plant pests or noxious weeds. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section is any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A cooperating forestry school. 
‘‘(2) A land-grant college or university. 
‘‘(3) A State agricultural experimental station. 
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‘‘(4) A non-profit, non-governmental organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—Each eligible institution seeking 
to receive a grant under this section shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
Such application shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of 
the Secretary that the entity has a program in effect with 
a forest restoration strategy that incorporates a majority 
of the following components: 
‘‘(1) Collection and conservation of native tree 
genetic material. 
‘‘(2) Production of propagules of native trees in 
numbers large enough for landscape scale restora-
tion. 
‘‘(3) Preparation of planting sites in former 
habitats of the native tree species that is the subject 
of the proposal. 
‘‘(4) Planting of native tree seedlings. 
‘‘(5) Post-planting maintenance of native trees. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—The Secretary shall se-
lect an eligible entity to receive a grant under this section 
based on the degree to which the entity’s application ad-
dresses the following criteria: 
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‘‘(1) Risk posed to the forests of the State in 
which the work is to be conducted by non-native 
plant pest or noxious weed species present in the 
State. 
‘‘(2) The proportion of such State’s forest com-
posed of species vulnerable to non-native plant pests 
or noxious weeds present in the United States. 
‘‘(3) The non-native plant pests or noxious 
weeds’ rate of spread via natural or human-assisted 
means. 
‘‘(4) The environmental and public health safe-
ty of the proposed project, as demonstrated by sup-
porting research. 
‘‘(e) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—An eligible institu-
tion receiving a grant under this section shall provide 
matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount 
equal to not less than 10 percent of the grant. Indirect 
costs charged against a grant awarded under this section 
shall not exceed 30 percent of the total Federal funds pro-
vided under the grant award. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 
for each fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
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‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Of the funds made available 
under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, not more than 
5 percent of such amounts may be used by the Sec-
retary for expenses related to administering the pro-
gram under this section.’’. 
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