(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) 4 proposals in any 1 region of the Na-
tional 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 
(4) in subsection (f)(6), by striking ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2023 through 2029’’. 
Subtitle C—Litigation Reform 
SEC. 121. COMMONSENSE LITIGATION REFORM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A court shall not enjoin a covered 
agency action if the court determines that the plaintiff is 
unable to demonstrate that the claim of the plaintiff is like-
ly to succeed on the merits. 
(b) BALANCING SHORT-AND LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF 
COVERED AGENCY ACTION IN CONSIDERING INJUNCTIVE 
RELIEF.—As part of its weighing the equities while consid-
ering any request for an injunction that applies to a covered 
agency action, the court reviewing such action shall balance 
the impact to the ecosystem likely affected by such action 
of— 
(1) the short- and long-term effects of under-
taking such action; against 
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(2) the short- and long-term effects of not under-
taking such action. 
(c) LIMITATIONS ON JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law (except this section), in the case of 
a claim arising under Federal law seeking judicial re-
view of a covered agency action— 
(A) a court shall not hold unlawful, set 
aside, or otherwise limit, delay, stay, vacate, or 
enjoin such agency action unless the court deter-
mines that— 
(i) such action poses or will pose a risk 
of a proximate and substantial environ-
mental harm; and 
(ii) there is no other equitable remedy 
available as a matter of law; and 
(B) if a court determines that subparagraph 
(A) does not apply to the covered agency action 
the only remedy the court may order with regard 
to such agency action is to remand the matter to 
the agency with instructions to, during the 180- 
day period beginning on the date of the order, 
take such additional actions as may be necessary 
to redress any legal wrong suffered by, or adverse 
effect on, the plaintiff, except such additional ac-
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tions may not include the preparation of a new 
agency document unless the court finds the agen-
cy was required and failed to prepare such agen-
cy document. 
(2) EFFECT OF REMAND.—In the case of a cov-
ered agency action to which paragraph (1)(B) ap-
plies, the agency may— 
(A) continue to carry out such agency ac-
tion to the extent the action does not impact the 
additional actions required pursuant to such 
paragraph; and 
(B) if the agency action relates to an agen-
cy document, use any format to correct such doc-
ument (including a supplemental environmental 
document, memorandum, or errata sheet). 
(d) LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law (except this section), a claim arising 
under Federal law seeking judicial review of a covered agen-
cy action shall be barred unless— 
(1) with respect to an agency document or the 
application of a categorical exclusion noticed in the 
Federal Register, such claim is filed not later than 
120 days after the date of publication of a notice in 
the Federal Register of agency intent to carry out the 
fireshed management project relating to such agency 
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document or application, unless a shorter period is 
specified in such Federal law; 
(2) in the case of an agency document or the ap-
plication of a categorical exclusion not described in 
paragraph (1), such claim is filed not later than 120 
days after the date that is the earlier of— 
(A) the date on which such agency docu-
ment or application is published; and 
(B) the date on which such agency docu-
ment or application is noticed; and 
(3) in the case of a covered agency action for 
which there was a public comment period, such 
claim— 
(A) is filed by a party that— 
(i) participated in the administrative 
proceedings regarding the fireshed manage-
ment project relating to such action; and 
(ii) submitted a comment during such 
public comment period and such comment 
was sufficiently detailed to put the applica-
ble agency on notice of the issue upon which 
the party seeks judicial review; and 
(B) is related to such comment. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—ln this section: 
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(1) AGENCY DOCUMENT.—The term ‘‘agency doc-
ument’’ means, with respect to a fireshed management 
project, a record of decision, environmental document, 
or programmatic environmental document. 
(2) COVERED AGENCY ACTION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered agency action’’ means— 
(A) the establishment of a fireshed manage-
ment project by an agency; 
(B) the application of a categorical exclu-
sion to a fireshed management project; 
(C) the preparation of any agency docu-
ment for a fireshed management project; or 
(D) any other agency action as part of a 
fireshed management project. 
(3) NEPA TERMS.—The terms ‘‘categorical ex-
clusion’’, ‘‘environmental document’’, and ‘‘pro-
grammatic environmental document’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms, respectively, in section 111 of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4336e). 
SEC. 122. CONSULTATION ON FOREST PLANS. 
(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 fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(2) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED 
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary 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 
a land management plan approved, amended, or re-
vised under this section when— 
‘‘(A) a new species is listed or critical habi-
tat is designated under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 
‘‘(B) new information reveals effects of the 
land management plan that may affect a species 
listed or critical habitat designated under that 
Act in a manner or to an extent not previously 
considered.’’. 
(b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Section 
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 required 
to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of the En-
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dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or sec-
tion 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
successor regulation), on a land use plan approved, amend-
ed, or revised under this section when— 
‘‘(1) a new species is listed or critical habitat is 
designated under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 
‘‘(2) new information reveals effects of the land 
use plan that may affect a species listed or critical 
habitat designated under that Act in a manner or to 
an extent not previously considered.’’. 
TITLE II—PROTECTING COMMU-
NITIES IN THE WILDLAND- 
URBAN INTERFACE 
SEC. 201. COMMUNITY WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall joint-
ly establish an interagency program to be known as the 
‘‘Community Wildfire Risk Reduction Program’’ that shall 
consist of at least one representative from each of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The Office of Wildland Fire of the Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
(2) The National Park Service. 
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(3) The Bureau of Land Management. 
(4) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
(5) The Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
(6) The Forest Service. 
(7) The Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
(8) The United States Fire Administration. 
(9) The National Institute of Standards and 
Technology. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program established 
under subsection (a) is to support interagency coordination 
in reducing the risk of, and the damages resulting from, 
wildfires in communities (including tribal communities) in 
the wildland-urban interface through— 
(1) advancing research and science in wildfire 
resilience and land management, including support 
for non-Federal research partnerships; 
(2) supporting adoption by Indian Tribes and 
local governmental entities of fire-resistant building 
methods, codes, and standards; 
(3) supporting efforts by Indian Tribes or local 
governmental entities to address the effects of 
wildland fire on such communities, including prop-
erty damages, air quality, and water quality; 
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(4) encouraging public-private partnerships to 
conduct hazardous fuels management activities in the 
wildland-urban interface; 
(5) providing technical and financial assistance 
targeted towards communities, including tribal com-
munities, through streamlined and unified technical 
assistance and grant management mechanisms, in-
cluding the portal and grant application established 
under subsection (c), to— 
(A) encourage critical risk reduction meas-
ures on private property with high wildfire risk 
exposure in such communities; and 
(B) mitigate costs for and improve capacity 
among such communities. 
(c) PORTAL AND UNIFORM GRANT APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Secretaries and the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency shall establish a portal through which a per-
son may submit a single, uniform application for any 
of the following: 
(A) A community wildfire defense grant 
under section 40803(f) of the Infrastructure In-
vestment and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592(f)). 
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(B) An emergency management perform-
ance grant under section 662 of the Post-Katrina 
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (6 
U.S.C. 761). 
(C) A grant under section 33 of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2229). 
(D) A grant under section 34 of the Federal 
Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 
U.S.C. 2229a). 
(E) Financial or technical assistance or a 
grant under sections 203, 205, 404, 406, or 420 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133, 
5135, 5170c, 5172, 5187). 
(2) SIMPLIFICATION OF APPLICATION.—In estab-
lishing the portal and application under paragraph 
(1), the Secretaries and the Administrator shall seek 
to reduce the complexity and length of the application 
process for the grants described in paragraph (1). 
(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretaries 
shall provide technical assistance to communities or 
persons seeking to apply for financial assistance 
through the portal using the application established 
under paragraph (1). 
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(d) SUNSET.—The program established under this sec-
tion shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. COMMUNITY WILDFIRE DEFENSE RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall, acting joint-
ly, expand the Joint Fire Science Program to include a per-
formance-driven research and development program known 
as the ‘‘Community Wildfire Defense Research Program’’ 
for the purpose of testing and advancing innovative designs 
to create or improve the wildfire-resistance of structures and 
communities. 
(b) PROGRAM PRIORITIES.—In carrying out the pro-
gram established under subsection (a), the Secretaries shall 
evaluate opportunities to create wildfire-resistant structures 
and communities through— 
(1) different affordable building materials, in-
cluding mass timber; 
(2) home hardening, including policies to 
incentivize and incorporate defensible space; 
(3) subdivision design and other land use plan-
ning and design; 
(4) landscape architecture; and 
(5) other wildfire-resistant designs, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
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(c) COMMUNITY
WILDFIRE
DEFENSE
INNOVATION 
PRIZE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the program 
established under subsection (a), the Secretaries shall 
carry out a competition through which a person may 
submit to the Secretaries innovative designs for the 
creation or improvement of an ignition-resistant 
structure or fire-adapted communities. 
(2) PRIZE.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations made in advance for such purpose, the Sec-
retaries may award a prize under the competition de-
scribed in paragraph (1), based on criteria established 
by the Secretaries and in accordance with paragraph 
(3). 
(3) SCALE.—In awarding a prize under para-
graph (2), the Secretaries shall prioritize for an 
award designs with the most potential to scale to ex-
isting infrastructure. 
(d) SUNSET.—The program established under sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 203. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, FACILITY INSPEC-
TION, AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
RELATING TO ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION AND 
DISTRIBUTION FACILITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) HAZARD TREES WITHIN 150 FEET OF ELECTRIC 
POWER LINE.—Section 512(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1772(a)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘10’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘150’’. 
(b) CONSULTATION WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.— 
Section 512(c)(3)(E) of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(3)(E)) 
is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) consulting with a private land-
owner with respect to any hazard trees 
identified for removal from land owned by 
the private landowner.’’. 
(c) REVIEW
AND
APPROVAL
PROCESS.—Section 
512(c)(4)(A)(iv) of such Act (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(4)(A)(iv)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(iv) ensures that— 
‘‘(I) a plan submitted without a 
modification under clause (iii) shall be 
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automatically approved 120 days after 
being submitted; and 
‘‘(II) with respect to a plan sub-
mitted with a modification under 
clause (iii), if not approved within 120 
days after being submitted, the Sec-
retary concerned shall develop and sub-
mit a letter to the owner and operator 
describing— 
‘‘(aa) a detailed timeline (to 
conclude within 165 days after the 
submission of the plan) for com-
pleting review of the plan; 
‘‘(bb) any identified defi-
ciencies with the plan and specific 
opportunities for the owner and 
operator to address such defi-
ciencies; and 
‘‘(cc) any other relevant in-
formation, as determined by the 
Secretary concerned.’’. 
SEC. 204. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR ELECTRIC UTIL-
ITY LINES RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION ESTABLISHED.—Forest 
management activities described in subsection (b) are a cat-
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egory of activities hereby designated as being categorically 
excluded from the preparation of an environmental assess-
ment or an environmental impact statement under section 
102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332). 
(b) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED 
FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—The forest management 
activities designated under subsection (a) for a categorical 
exclusion are— 
(1) the development and approval of a vegetation 
management, facility inspection, and operation and 
maintenance plan submitted under section 512(c)(1) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(1)) by the Secretary con-
cerned; and 
(2) the implementation of routine activities con-
ducted under the plan referred to in paragraph (1). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—On 
and after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
concerned may use the categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a) in accordance with this section. 
(d) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AREAS FROM CATEGOR-
ICAL EXCLUSION.—The categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a) shall not apply to any forest manage-
ment activity conducted— 
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(1) in a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System; or 
(2) on National Forest System lands on which 
the removal of vegetation is restricted or prohibited by 
an Act of Congress. 
(e) PERMANENT ROADS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT.—A forest 
management activity designated under subsection (b) 
shall not include the establishment of a permanent 
road. 
(2) EXISTING ROADS.—The Secretary concerned 
may carry out necessary maintenance and repair on 
an existing permanent road for the purposes of con-
ducting a forest management activity designated 
under subsection (b). 
(3) TEMPORARY
ROADS.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall decommission any temporary road con-
structed for carrying out a forest management activ-
ity designated under subsection (b) not later than the 
date that is 3 years after the date on which the forest 
management activity is completed. 
(f) APPLICABLE LAWS.—Clauses (iii) and (iv) of sec-
tion 106(a)(3) shall apply to forest management activities 
designated under subsection (b). 
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SEC. 205. SEEDS OF SUCCESS. 
(a) STRATEGY ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries and 
the Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and imple-
ment a strategy, to be known as the ‘‘Seeds of Success strat-
egy’’, to enhance the domestic supply chain of seeds. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include a plan for each of the following: 
(1) Facilitating sustained interagency coordina-
tion in, and a comprehensive approach to, native 
plant materials development and restoration. 
(2) Promoting the re-seeding of native or fire-re-
sistant vegetation post-wildfire, particularly in the 
wildland-urban interface. 
(3) Creating and consolidating information on 
native or fire-resistant vegetation and sharing such 
information with State governments, Indian Tribes, 
and local governments. 
(4) Building regional programs and partner-
ships to promote the development of materials made 
from plants native to the United States and restore 
such plants to their respective, native habitats within 
the United States, giving priority to the building of 
such programs and partnerships in regions of the Bu-
reau of Land Management where such partnerships 
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and programs do not already exist as of the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(5) Expanding seed storage and seed-cleaning in-
frastructure. 
(6) Expanding the Warehouse System of the Bu-
reau of Land Management, particularly the cold stor-
age capacity of the Warehouse System. 
(7) Shortening the timeline for the approval of 
permits to collect seeds on public lands managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretaries and the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the relevant Congressional Committees 
the strategy developed under paragraph (1). 
TITLE III—TRANSPARENCY AND 
TECHNOLOGY 
SEC. 301. BIOCHAR INNOVATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES 
FOR 
CONSERVATION, 
HEALTH, 
AND 
AD-
VANCEMENTS IN RESEARCH. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the cov-
ered Secretaries shall establish a program to 
enter into partnerships with eligible entities to 
carry out demonstration projects to support the 
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(iii) a high level of demand for biochar 
or other commercial byproducts of biochar; 
or 
(iv) any combination of purposes spec-
ified in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 
(4) USE OF FUNDS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1)(A), the covered 
Secretaries may enter into partnerships and provide 
funding to such partnerships to carry out demonstra-
tion projects to— 
(A) acquire and test various feedstocks and 
their efficacy; 
(B) develop and optimize commercially and 
technologically viable biochar production units, 
including mobile and permanent units; 
(C) demonstrate— 
(i) the production of biochar from for-
est residue; and 
(ii) the use of biochar to restore forest 
health and resiliency; 
(D) build, expand, or establish biochar fa-
cilities; 
(E) conduct research on new and innovative 
uses of biochar; 
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(F) demonstrate cost-effective market oppor-
tunities for biochar and biochar-based products; 
(G) carry out any other activities the cov-
ered Secretaries determine appropriate; or 
(H) any combination of the purposes speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (F). 
(5) FEEDSTOCK REQUIREMENTS.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, an eligible entity that car-
ries out a biochar demonstration project under this 
subsection shall, with respect to the feedstock used 
under such project, derive at least 50 percent of such 
feedstock from forest thinning and management ac-
tivities, including mill residues, conducted on Na-
tional Forest System lands or public lands. 
(6) REVIEW OF BIOCHAR DEMONSTRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The covered Secretaries 
shall conduct regionally-specific research, includ-
ing economic analyses and life-cycle assessments, 
on any biochar produced from a demonstration 
project carried out under the program established 
in paragraph (1)(A), including— 
(i) the effects of such biochar on— 
(I) forest health and resiliency; 
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(II) carbon capture and sequestra-
tion, including increasing soil carbon 
in the short-term and long-term; 
(III) productivity, reduced input 
costs, and water retention in agricul-
tural practices; 
(IV) the health of soil and grass-
lands used for grazing activities, in-
cluding grazing activities on National 
Forest System land and public land; 
(V) 
environmental 
remediation 
activities, including abandoned mine 
land remediation; and 
(VI) other ecosystem services cre-
ated or supported by the use of biochar; 
(ii) the effectiveness of biochar as a co- 
product of biofuels or in biochemicals; and 
(iii) the effectiveness of other potential 
uses of biochar to determine if any such use 
is technologically and commercially viable. 
(B) COORDINATION.—The covered Secre-
taries shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
provide data, analyses, and other relevant infor-
mation collected under subparagraph (A) with 
recipients of a grant under subsection (b). 
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(7) LIMITATION ON FUNDING FOR ESTABLISHING 
BIOCHAR FACILITIES.—If the covered Secretaries pro-
vide to an eligible entity that enters into a partner-
ship with the covered Secretaries under paragraph 
(1)(A) funding for establishing a biochar facility, 
such funding may not exceed 35 percent of the total 
capital cost of establishing such biochar facility. 
(b) BIOCHAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall establish or expand an existing applied 
biochar research and development grant program to 
make competitive grants to eligible institutions to 
carry out the activities described in paragraph (3). 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible institution 
shall submit to the Secretary a proposal at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution that 
receives a grant under this subsection shall use the 
grant funds to conduct applied research on— 
(A) the effect of biochar on forest health and 
resiliency, accounting for variations in biochar, 
soil, climate, and other factors; 
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(B) the effect of biochar on soil health and 
water retention, accounting for variations in 
biochar, soil, climate, and other factors; 
(C) the long-term carbon sequestration po-
tential of biochar; 
(D) the best management practices with re-
spect to biochar and biochar-based products that 
maximize— 
(i) carbon sequestration benefits; and 
(ii) the commercial viability and ap-
plication of such products in forestry, agri-
culture, environmental remediation, water 
quality improvement, and any other similar 
uses, as determined by the Secretary; 
(E) the regional uses of biochar to increase 
productivity and profitability, including— 
(i) uses in agriculture and environ-
mental remediation; and 
(ii) use as a co-product in fuel produc-
tion; 
(F) new and innovative uses for biochar by-
products; and 
(G) opportunities to expand markets for 
biochar and create related jobs, particularly in 
rural areas. 
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(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the cov-
ered Secretaries shall submit to Congress a report 
that— 
(A) includes policy and program rec-
ommendations to improve the widespread use of 
biochar; 
(B) identifies any area of research needed to 
advance biochar commercialization; and 
(C) identifies barriers to further biochar 
commercialization, including permitting and 
siting considerations. 
(2) MATERIALS SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THE 
PRESIDENT’S
BUDGET.—Beginning with the second 
fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of 
this Act and annually thereafter until the date de-
scribed in subsection (d), the covered Secretaries shall 
include in the materials submitted to Congress in 
support of the President’s budget pursuant to section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, a report describ-
ing, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the sta-
tus of each demonstration project carried out under 
subsection (a) and each research and development 
grant carried out under subsection (b). 
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(d) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out this section 
shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BIOCHAR.—The term ‘‘biochar’’ means car-
bonized biomass produced by converting feedstock 
through reductive thermal processing for non-fuel 
uses. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State, local, or Tribal government; 
(B) an eligible institution; or 
(C) a private, non-private, or cooperative 
entity. 
(3) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligible 
institution’’ means land-grant colleges and univer-
sities, including institutions eligible for funding 
under the— 
(A) Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503, chap-
ter 130; 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 
(B) Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417, 
chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including 
Tuskegee University; 
(C) Public Law 87–788 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962’’); or 
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(D) Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public 
Law 103–382). 
(4) FEEDSTOCK.—The term ‘‘feedstock’’ means 
excess biomass in the form of plant matter or mate-
rials that serves as the raw material for the produc-
tion of biochar. 
(5) COVERED SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘covered 
Secretaries’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service; 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management; and 
(C) the Secretary of Energy, acting through 
the Director of the Office of Science. 
SEC. 302. 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 fiscal 
year that begins after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary con-
cerned shall include in the materials submitted to 
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Congress in support of the President’s budget pursu-
ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
a report 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 report 
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary con-
cerned 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— 
(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 dur-
ing 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; 
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(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, delineating 
between whether such activities were con-
ducted— 
(I) in a wildfire managed for re-
source benefits; or 
(II) through a planned project; 
(iv) the cost per acre of hazardous fuels 
activities carried out during the period cov-
ered 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 websites of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture and the Department of the Inte-
rior, as applicable. 
(b) ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con-
cerned shall implement standardized procedures for 
tracking data related to hazardous fuels reduction ac-
tivities carried out by the Secretary concerned. 
(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; 
(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 ac-
tivities 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 
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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 ac-
tivities 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— 
(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 ACTIVITY.— 
The term ‘‘hazardous fuels reduction activity’’— 
(A) means any vegetation management ac-
tivity to reduce the risk of wildfire, including 
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