SEC. 2. REFORESTATION FOLLOWING WILDFIRES AND 
OTHER UNPLANNED EVENTS. 
(a) FOREST
AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RE-
SOURCES PLANNING ACT OF 1974.— 
(1) NATIONAL FOREST COVER POLICY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601) is amended— 
(i) by redesignating subsection (e) as 
subsection (f); 
(ii) by redesignating the second sub-
section (d) (relating to the policy of Con-
gress regarding forested land in the Na-
tional Forest System) as subsection (e); 
and 
(iii) in subsection (e) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(I) in paragraph (2)— 
(aa) in the first sentence— 
(AA) by striking ‘‘9 of 
this Act, the Secretary shall 
annually for eight years fol-
lowing the enactment of this 
subsection’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘9, the Secretary shall, an-
nually during each of the 10 
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years beginning after the 
date of enactment of the 
REPLANT Act’’; and 
(BB) 
by 
striking 
‘‘eight-year’’ and inserting 
‘‘10-year’’; 
(bb) in the second sentence, 
by striking ‘‘such eight-year pe-
riod’’ and inserting ‘‘the 10-year 
period’’; and 
(cc) in the third sentence, by 
striking ‘‘1978’’ and inserting 
‘‘2021’’; 
(II) in paragraph (3), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection’’; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) REFORESTATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) NATURAL REGENERATION.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The term 
‘natural regeneration’ means the es-
tablishment of a tree or tree age class 
from natural seeding, sprouting, or 
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suckering in accordance with the man-
agement objectives of an applicable 
land management plan. 
‘‘(II) 
INCLUSION.—The 
term 
‘natural regeneration’ may include 
any site preparation activity to en-
hance the success of regeneration to 
the desired species composition and 
structure. 
‘‘(ii) PRIORITY LAND.—The term ‘pri-
ority land’ means National Forest System 
land that, due to an unplanned event— 
‘‘(I) does not meet the conditions 
for appropriate forest cover described 
in paragraph (1); 
‘‘(II) requires reforestation to 
meet the objectives of an applicable 
land management plan; and 
‘‘(III) is unlikely to experience 
natural regeneration without assist-
ance. 
‘‘(iii) 
REFORESTATION.—The 
term 
‘reforestation’ means the act of renewing 
tree cover, taking into consideration spe-
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cies composition and resilience, by estab-
lishing young trees through— 
‘‘(I) natural regeneration; 
‘‘(II) natural regeneration with 
site preparation; or 
‘‘(III) planting or direct seeding. 
‘‘(iv) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Sec-
retary’ 
means 
the 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(v) UNPLANNED EVENT.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The term 
‘unplanned event’ means any un-
planned disturbance that— 
‘‘(aa) disrupts ecosystem or 
forest structure or composition; 
or 
‘‘(bb) 
changes 
resources, 
substrate 
availability, 
or 
the 
physical environment. 
‘‘(II) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
term 
‘unplanned event’ may include— 
‘‘(aa) a wildfire; 
‘‘(bb) an infestation of in-
sects or disease; 
‘‘(cc) a weather event; and 
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‘‘(dd) animal damage. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—Each reforestation 
activity under this section shall be carried out 
in accordance with applicable Forest Service 
management practices and definitions, including 
definitions relating to silvicultural practices and 
forest management. 
‘‘(C) REFORESTATION PRIORITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
priority to projects on the priority list de-
scribed in clause (ii). 
‘‘(ii) PRIORITY LIST.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—The Sec-
retary shall, based on recommenda-
tions from regional foresters, create a 
priority list of reforestation projects 
that— 
‘‘(aa) primarily take place 
on priority land; 
‘‘(bb) promote effective re-
forestation following unplanned 
events; and 
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‘‘(cc) may include activities 
to ensure adequate and appro-
priate seed availability. 
‘‘(II) RANKING.—The Secretary 
shall rank projects on the priority list 
under subclause (I) based on— 
‘‘(aa) documentation of an 
effective 
reforestation 
project 
plan; 
‘‘(bb) the ability to measure 
the progress and success of the 
project; and 
‘‘(cc) the ability of a project 
to provide benefits relating to 
forest function and health, soil 
health and productivity, wildlife 
habitat, improved air and water 
quality, carbon sequestration po-
tential, resilience, job creation, 
and enhanced recreational oppor-
tunities.’’. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105) is amended, in the un-
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designated matter following paragraph (5) of 
subsection (g)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 3(d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (e) of section 3’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘1601(d)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1601’’. 
(2) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM PROGRAM ELE-
MENTS.—Section 9 of the Forest and Rangeland Re-
newable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 
1607) is amended, in the second sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘2000’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
(b) REFORESTATION TRUST FUND.—Section 303 of 
Public Law 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Proper adjustment’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) ADJUSTMENT OF ESTIMATES.—Proper ad-
justment’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘(3) The amounts’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) FREQUENCY.—The amounts’’; and 
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(C) by striking the subsection designation 
and all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’ in 
paragraph (1) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 3(d)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (e) of section 3’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘1601(d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘1601’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and make 
publicly available on the website of the Forest Service, a 
report that describes, with respect to the preceding year— 
(1) an evaluation of the degree to which the 
Secretary has achieved compliance with the require-
ments contained in the amendments made by this 
Act, including, as a result of those amendments, the 
number of acres covered by reforestation projects 
that follow unplanned events (such as wildfires); 
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(2) the total number of acres of land reforested 
under each authority of the Secretary under which 
reforestation projects have been carried out; 
(3) the number of acres of National Forest Sys-
tem land affected by, and the substance of reforest-
ation needs on that land resulting from, unplanned 
events; and 
(4) the number of acres in need of reforestation 
under subsection (e)(1) of section 3 of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601). 
Æ 
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