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SEC. 7206. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER INFORMA-
TION SYSTEM. 
Section 1641(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5855(c)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7207. AGRICULTURAL GENOME TO PHENOME INITIA-
TIVE. 
Section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘TO 
PHENOME’’ after ‘‘GENOME’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) GOALS.—The goals of this section are— 
‘‘(1) to expand knowledge concerning genomes 
and phenomes of crops of importance to United States 
agriculture; 
‘‘(2) to understand how variable weather, envi-
ronments, and production systems impact the growth 
and productivity of specific varieties of crops, thereby 
providing greater accuracy in predicting crop per-
formance under variable growing conditions; 
‘‘(3) to support research that leverages plant 
genomic information with phenotypic and environ-
mental data through an interdisciplinary framework, 
leading to a novel understanding of plant processes 
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that affect crop growth, productivity, and the ability 
to predict crop performance, resulting in the deploy-
ment of superior varieties to growers and improved 
crop management recommendations for farmers; 
‘‘(4) to promote and coordinate research linking 
genomics and predictive phenomics at different sites 
nationally to achieve advances in crops that generate 
societal benefits; 
‘‘(5) to combine fields such as genetics, genomics, 
plant physiology, agronomy, climatology, and crop 
modeling with computation and informatics, statis-
tics, and engineering; 
‘‘(6) to focus on crops that will yield scientif-
ically important results that will enhance the useful-
ness of many other crops; 
‘‘(7) to build on genomic research, such as the 
Plant Genome Research Project, to understand gene 
function in production environments that are ex-
pected to have considerable payoffs for crops of impor-
tance to United States agriculture; 
‘‘(8) to develop improved data analytics to en-
hance understanding of the biological function of crop 
genes; 
‘‘(9) to allow resources developed under this sec-
tion, including data, software, germplasm, and other 
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biological materials, to be openly accessible to all per-
sons, subject to any confidentiality requirements im-
posed by law; and 
‘‘(10) to encourage international partnerships 
with each partner country responsible for financing 
its own research.’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall conduct a research initiative (to be known as 
the ‘Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative’) for the 
purpose of— 
‘‘(1) studying agriculturally significant crops in 
production environments to achieve sustainable and 
secure agricultural production; 
‘‘(2) ensuring that current gaps in existing 
knowledge 
of 
agricultural 
crop 
genetics 
and 
phenomics knowledge are filled; 
‘‘(3) identifying and developing a functional un-
derstanding of agronomically relevant genes from 
crops of importance to United States agriculture; 
‘‘(4) ensuring future genetic improvement of 
crops of importance to United States agriculture; 
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‘‘(5) studying the relevance of diverse germplasm 
as a source of unique genes that may be of importance 
to United States agriculture in the future; 
‘‘(6) enhancing crop genetics to reduce the eco-
nomic impact of plant pathogens on crops of impor-
tance to United States agriculture; and 
‘‘(7) disseminating findings to relevant audi-
ences.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘, acting 
through the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture,’’ after ‘‘The Secretary’’; 
(5) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘to Phenome’’ 
after ‘‘Genome’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 7208. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI-
TIATIVES. 
Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)— 
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(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AL-
FALFA
AND
FORAGE’’ and inserting ‘‘AL-
FALFA
SEED
AND
ALFALFA
FORAGE
SYS-
TEMS’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘alfalfa and forage’’ 
and inserting ‘‘alfalfa seed and alfalfa for-
age systems’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘alfalfa and other for-
ages, and’’ and inserting ‘‘alfalfa seed and 
other alfalfa forage’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(11) MACADAMIA TREE HEALTH INITIATIVE.— 
Research and extension grants may be made under 
this section for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) developing and disseminating science- 
based tools and treatments to combat the maca-
damia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and 
‘‘(B) establishing an areawide integrated 
pest management program in areas affected by, 
or areas at risk of being affected by, the maca-
damia felted coccid. 
‘‘(12) NATIONAL TURFGRASS RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE.—Research and extension grants may be made 
under this section for the purposes of— 
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‘‘(A) carrying out or enhancing research re-
lated to turfgrass and sod issues; 
‘‘(B) enhancing production and uses of 
turfgrass for the general public; 
‘‘(C) identifying new turfgrass varieties 
with superior drought, heat, cold, and pest toler-
ance to reduce water, fertilizer, and pesticide use; 
‘‘(D) 
selecting 
genetically 
superior 
turfgrasses and developing improved technologies 
for managing commercial, residential, and rec-
reational turfgrass areas; 
‘‘(E) producing turfgrasses that— 
‘‘(i) aid in mitigating soil erosion; 
‘‘(ii) protect against pollutant runoff 
into waterways; or 
‘‘(iii) provide other environmental ben-
efits; 
‘‘(F) investigating, preserving, and pro-
tecting native plant species, including grasses 
not currently utilized in turfgrass systems; 
‘‘(G) creating systems for more economical 
and viable turfgrass seed and sod production 
throughout the United States; and 
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‘‘(H) investigating the turfgrass phytobiome 
and developing biologic products to enhance soil, 
enrich plants, and mitigate pests. 
‘‘(13) FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Research and extension 
grants may be made under this section for the 
purpose of carrying out research to improve fer-
tilizer use efficiency in crops— 
‘‘(i) to maximize crop yield; and 
‘‘(ii) to minimize nutrient losses to 
surface and groundwater and the atmos-
phere. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall give pri-
ority to research examining the impact of the 
source, rate, timing, and placement of plant nu-
trients. 
‘‘(14) CATTLE FEVER TICK PROGRAM.—Research 
and extension grants may be made under this section 
to study cattle fever ticks— 
‘‘(A) to facilitate the understanding of the 
role of wildlife in the persistence and spread of 
cattle fever ticks; 
‘‘(B) to develop advanced methods for eradi-
cation of cattle fever ticks, including— 
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‘‘(i) alternative treatment methods for 
cattle and other susceptible species; 
‘‘(ii) field treatment for premises, in-
cluding corral pens and pasture loafing 
areas; 
‘‘(iii) methods for treatment and con-
trol on infested wildlife; 
‘‘(iv) biological control agents; and 
‘‘(v) new and improved vaccines; 
‘‘(C) to evaluate rangeland vegetation that 
impacts the survival of cattle fever ticks; 
‘‘(D) to improve management of diseases re-
lating to cattle fever ticks that are associated 
with wildlife, livestock, and human health; 
‘‘(E) to improve diagnostic detection of tick- 
infested or infected animals and pastures; and 
‘‘(F) to conduct outreach to impacted ranch-
ers, hunters, and landowners to integrate tactics 
and document sustainability of best practices. 
‘‘(15) LAYING HEN AND TURKEY RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM.—Research grants may be made under this sec-
tion for the purpose of improving the efficiency and 
sustainability of laying hen and turkey production 
through integrated, collaborative research and tech-
nology transfer. Emphasis may be placed on laying 
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hen and turkey disease prevention, antimicrobial re-
sistance, nutrition, gut health, and alternative hous-
ing systems under extreme seasonal weather condi-
tions. 
‘‘(16) ALGAE
AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH
PRO-
GRAM.—Research and extension grants may be made 
under this section for the development and testing of 
algae and algae systems (including micro- and 
macro-algae systems).’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(5), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(4) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2018’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7209. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(7), by inserting ‘‘, soil 
health,’’ after ‘‘conservation’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2019 through 2023.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH 
2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7210. FARM BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. 
Section 1672D of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925f) is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make competi-
tive research and extension grants for the purpose of im-
proving the farm management knowledge and skills of agri-
cultural producers by maintaining and expanding a na-
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tional, publicly available farm financial management data-
base to support improved farm management.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and pro-
ducer’’ and inserting ‘‘educational programs 
and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘use and 
support’’ and inserting ‘‘contribute data to’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7211. CLARIFICATION OF VETERAN ELIGIBILITY FOR 
ASSISTIVE 
TECHNOLOGY 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION OF PROVI-
SIONS TO VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES.—This sub-
section shall apply with respect to veterans with dis-
abilities, and their families, who— 
‘‘(A) are engaged in farming or farm-re-
lated occupations; or 
‘‘(B) are pursuing new farming opportuni-
ties.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including veterans)’’ 
after ‘‘individuals’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or, in the case of veterans 
with disabilities, who are pursuing new farming 
opportunities’’ before the period at the end; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 
7212. 
NATIONAL 
RURAL 
INFORMATION 
CENTER 
CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 
SEC. 7300. ENDING LIMITATION ON FUNDING UNDER NA-
TIONAL 
FOOD 
SAFETY 
TRAINING, 
EDU-
CATION, EXTENSION, OUTREACH, AND TECH-
NICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 405(e)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, And Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7625(e)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) mechanization and automation of 
labor-intensive tasks on farms and in packing 
facilities; 
‘‘(C) decision support systems driven by 
phenology and environmental factors; 
‘‘(D) improved monitoring systems for agri-
cultural pests; and 
‘‘(E) effective systems for pre- and post-har-
vest management of quarantine pests; and’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND EX-
TENSION PROGRAM.—Section 412 of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
U.S.C. 7632) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (j)(5), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
412(k)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(k)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7306. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7642(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7307. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
Section 614(f)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7653(f)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7308. FORESTRY PRODUCTS ADVANCED UTILIZATION 
RESEARCH. 
Section 617(f)(1) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7655b(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle D—Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 
PART I—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY 
SEC. 7401. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY COMMUNICATION 
CENTER. 
Section 14112(c)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8912(c)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 7402. ASSISTANCE TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN AG-
RICULTURAL BIOSECURITY PLANNING, PREP-
ARATION, AND RESPONSE. 
Section 14113 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8913) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(B), by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7403. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURAL COUNTERMEASURES. 
Section 14121(b)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8921(b)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7404. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 14122(e)(2) of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8922(e)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
PART II—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 7411. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY. 
Section 7502 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 2019) is 
amended by striking ‘‘10-year period’’ and inserting ‘‘15- 
year period’’. 
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SEC. 7412. NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 7525(e) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5937(e)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7413. SUN GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 7526(g) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114(g)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle E—Amendments to Other 
Laws 
SEC. 7501. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 
Section 16(a)(2) of the Critical Agricultural Materials 
Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7502. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 
ACT OF 1994. 
(a) 1994 INSTITUTION DEFINED.—Section 532 of the 
Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 532. DEFINITION OF 1994 INSTITUTION. 
‘‘In this part, the term ‘1994 Institution’ means any 
of the following colleges: 
‘‘(1) Aaniiih Nakoda College. 
‘‘(2) Bay Mills Community College. 
‘‘(3) Blackfeet Community College. 
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‘‘(4) Cankdeska Cikana Community College. 
‘‘(5) Chief Dull Knife College. 
‘‘(6) College of Menominee Nation. 
‘‘(7) College of the Muscogee Nation. 
‘‘(8) D–Q University. 
‘‘(9) Dine College. 
‘‘(10) Fond du Lac Tribal and Community Col-
lege. 
‘‘(11) Fort Peck Community College. 
‘‘(12) Haskell Indian Nations University. 
‘‘(13) Ilisagvik College. 
‘‘(14) Institute of American Indian and Alaska 
Native Culture and Arts Development. 
‘‘(15) Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community Col-
lege. 
‘‘(16) Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community 
College. 
‘‘(17) Leech Lake Tribal College. 
‘‘(18) Little Big Horn College. 
‘‘(19) Little Priest Tribal College. 
‘‘(20) Navajo Technical University. 
‘‘(21) Nebraska Indian Community College. 
‘‘(22) Northwest Indian College. 
‘‘(23) Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College. 
‘‘(24) Oglala Lakota College. 
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‘‘(25) Red Lake Nation College. 
‘‘(26) Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College. 
‘‘(27) Salish Kootenai College. 
‘‘(28) Sinte Gleska University. 
‘‘(29) Sisseton Wahpeton College. 
‘‘(30) Sitting Bull College. 
‘‘(31) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. 
‘‘(32) Stone Child College. 
‘‘(33) Tohono O’odham Community College. 
‘‘(34) Turtle Mountain Community College. 
‘‘(35) United Tribes Technical College. 
‘‘(36) White Earth Tribal and Community Col-
lege.’’. 
(b) ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status 
Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’. 
(c) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 
Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta-
tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ each place it appears in 
subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(d) RESEARCH GRANTS.—Section 536(c) of the Equity 
in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
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301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended in the first sen-
tence by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7503. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 
(a) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITY DEFINED.— 
The Research Facilities Act is amended— 
(1) in section 2(1) (7 U.S.C. 390(1)) by striking 
‘‘a college, university, or nonprofit institution’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an entity eligible to receive funds under a 
capacity and infrastructure program (as defined in 
section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture 
Reorganization 
Act 
of 
1994 
(7 
U.S.C. 
6971(f)(1)(C)))’’; and 
(2) 
in 
section 
3(c)(2)(D) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
390a(c)(2)(D)), by striking ‘‘recipient college, univer-
sity, or nonprofit institution’’ and inserting ‘‘recipi-
ent entity’’. 
(b) LONG-TERM SUPPORT.—Section 3(c)(2)(D) of the 
Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(D)), as 
amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking 
‘‘operating costs’’ and inserting ‘‘operating and mainte-
nance costs’’. 
(c) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.—The Research 
Facilities Act is amended by inserting after section 3 (7 
U.S.C. 390a) the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 4. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘The Secretary shall establish a program to make com-
petitive grants to assist in the construction, alteration, ac-
quisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agri-
cultural research facilities.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND FUND-
ING LIMITATIONS.—Section 6 of the Research Facilities Act 
(7 U.S.C. 390d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subsection (b),’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections (b), (c), and (d),’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘Funds appropriated pursuant to the 
preceding sentence shall be available until ex-
pended.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(c) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Not more than 25 percent 
of the funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) for 
any fiscal year shall be used for any single agricultural 
research facility project. 
‘‘(d) PROJECT LIMITATION.—An entity eligible to re-
ceive funds under this Act may receive funds for only one 
project at a time.’’. 
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SEC. 7504. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE-
SEARCH GRANT ACT. 
Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facili-
ties Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) 
by 
redesignating 
clauses 
(iii) 
through (vii) as clauses (iv) through (viii), 
respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(iii) soil health;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iv), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(v) tools that accelerate the use of au-
tomation or mechanization for labor-inten-
sive tasks in the production and distribu-
tion of crops.’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(ii) in clause (vii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(viii) barriers and bridges to entry 
and farm viability for young, beginning, so-
cially disadvantaged, veteran, and immi-
grant farmers and ranchers, including farm 
succession, transition, transfer, entry, and 
profitability issues.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting the following: 
‘‘that— 
‘‘(i) is of national scope; or 
‘‘(ii) is commodity-specific, so long as 
any such funds allocated for commodity-spe-
cific research are matched with funds from 
a non-Federal source at least equal to the 
amount of such funds so allocated.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause 
(iii); and 
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(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clauses 
(ii) and (iii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clause (ii)’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking clause (iii); and 
(4) in paragraph (11)(A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘4’’ and in-
serting ‘‘5’’. 
SEC. 7505. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 
1978. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 6 
of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1675) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renewable 
Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 note; Pub-
lic Law 95–306) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7506. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 
Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 
(16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 7507. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
Section 7405 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating 
subsection (c) as subsection (b); 
(2) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘GRANTS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘PROGRAMS’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 
a beginning farmer and rancher development pro-
gram to provide training, education, outreach, and 
technical assistance initiatives to increase opportuni-
ties for beginning farmers or ranchers.’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘or cooperative agree-
ments’’ after ‘‘grants’’ each place it appears; 
(D) by inserting ‘‘or cooperative agreement’’ 
after ‘‘grant’’ each place it appears; 
(E) by striking ‘‘subsection’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘section’’; 
(F) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), to be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, a recipient shall 
provide a match in the form of cash or in-kind 
contributions in an amount equal to 25 percent 
of the funds provided by the grant. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
Secretary 
may 
waive or reduce the matching requirement in 
subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines 
such a waiver or modification is necessary to ef-
fectively reach an underserved area or popu-
lation.’’; and 
(G) by striking paragraph (8), and redesig-
nating paragraphs (9), (10), (11), and (12) as 
paragraphs (8), (9), (10), and (11), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b), as so redes-
ignated, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall make competitive grants to sup-
port new and established local and regional training, 
education, outreach, and technical assistance initia-
tives to increase opportunities for beginning farmers 
or ranchers, including programs and services (as ap-
propriate) relating to— 
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‘‘(A) basic livestock, forest management, 
and crop farming practices; 
‘‘(B) innovative farm, ranch, and private 
nonindustrial forest land access, and transfer 
and succession strategies and programs; 
‘‘(C) entrepreneurship and business train-
ing; 
‘‘(D) financial and risk management train-
ing (including the acquisition and management 
of agricultural credit); 
‘‘(E) natural resource management and 
planning; 
‘‘(F) diversification and marketing strate-
gies; 
‘‘(G) curriculum development; 
‘‘(H) mentoring, apprenticeships, and in-
ternships; 
‘‘(I) resources and referral; 
‘‘(J) farm financial benchmarking; 
‘‘(K) technical assistance to help beginning 
farmers or ranchers acquire land from retiring 
farmers and ranchers; 
‘‘(L) agricultural rehabilitation and voca-
tional training for veterans; 
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‘‘(M) food safety (including good agricul-
tural practices training); 
‘‘(N) farm safety and awareness; and 
‘‘(O) other similar subject areas of use to be-
ginning farmers or ranchers. 
‘‘(2) SET-ASIDE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less than 5 percent 
of the funds used to carry out this subsection for 
a fiscal year shall be used to support programs 
and services that address the needs of— 
‘‘(i) limited resource beginning farmers 
or ranchers (as defined by the Secretary); 
‘‘(ii) socially disadvantaged farmers or 
ranchers (as defined in section 355(e) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e))) who are beginning 
farmers and ranchers; and 
‘‘(iii) farmworkers desiring to become 
farmers or ranchers. 
‘‘(B) VETERAN FARMERS AND RANCHERS.— 
Not less than 5 percent of the funds used to carry 
out this subsection for a fiscal year shall be used 
to support programs and services that address 
the needs of veteran farmers and ranchers (as de-
fined in section 2501(e) of the Food, Agriculture, 
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Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
2279(e))).’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and conduct’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, conduct’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘, or provide training and 
technical assistance initiatives for begin-
ning farmers or ranchers or for trainers 
and service providers that work with begin-
ning farmers or ranchers.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, educational pro-
grams and workshops, or training and tech-
nical assistance initiatives’’ after ‘‘cur-
ricula’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘modules’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘content’’; 
(5) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including retiring farm-
ers and nonfarming landowners)’’ before ‘‘from 
participating in programs’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘educating’’ and inserting 
‘‘increasing opportunities for’’; and 
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(6) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR 
FISCAL YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2018’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FOR
FISCAL
YEARS
2014
THROUGH 
2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
SEC. 7508. FEDERAL AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES. 
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 amended 
by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 7509. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 9008(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108(h)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 7601. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PROGRAM. 
(a) TRANSITION TO PERMANENT PROGRAM.—Section 
308 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a 
note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘pilot’’. 
(b) NO ONSITE SALES.—Section 308(b)(1)(C) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Reform and Department of Agri-
culture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting 
‘‘onsite’’ before ‘‘public’’. 
(c) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY EXTENDED.—Sec-
tion 308(b)(6)(A) of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform 
and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 
(7 U.S.C. 3125a note) is amended by striking ‘‘on the date 
that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘on June 18, 2023’’. 
(d) REPORTS.—Section 308(d)(2) of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorga-
nization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 3125a note) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Not later than 6, 8, and 10 years after the date 
of enactment of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than 
June 18, 2019, June 18, 2021, and June 18, 2023’’. 
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SEC. 7602. FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF THE UNDER SEC-
RETARY. 
Subparagraph (B) of section 251(d)(2) of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 
6971(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) ensure that agricultural research, edu-
cation, extension, economics, and statistical pro-
grams— 
‘‘(i) are effectively coordinated and in-
tegrated— 
‘‘(I) across disciplines, agencies, 
and institutions; and 
‘‘(II) among applicable partici-
pants, grantees, and beneficiaries; and 
‘‘(ii) address the priority areas of the 
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative 
specified in subsection (b)(2) of the Com-
petitive, Special, and Facilities Research 
Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2));’’. 
SEC. 7603. REINSTATEMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
MATCHING 
REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 209(c) of the District of Co-
lumbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization 
Act (Public Law 93–471; sec. 38–1202.09(c), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended in the first sentence, by striking the pe-
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riod at the end and inserting ‘‘, which may be used to pay 
no more than one-half of the total cost of providing such 
extension work.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this 
section shall take effect on October 1, 2018. 
SEC. 7604. FARMLAND TENURE, TRANSITION, AND ENTRY 
DATA INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall collect and re-
port data and analysis on farmland ownership, tenure, 
transition, and entry of beginning farmers or ranchers. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall— 
(1) collect and distribute comprehensive annual 
reporting of trends in farmland ownership, tenure, 
transition, barriers to entry, profitability, and viabil-
ity of beginning farmers or ranchers; and 
(2) develop surveys and report statistical and 
economic analysis on farmland ownership, tenure, 
transition, barriers to entry, profitability, and viabil-
ity of beginning farmers. 
(c) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2019 through 2023, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
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(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REGARDING CONFIDEN-
TIALITY OF INFORMATION.—Section 1770(d) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (12), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(13) section 7604 of the Agriculture and Nutri-
tion Act of 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7605. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, 
PORTION OF HENRY A. WALLACE BELTSVILLE 
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER, BELTS-
VILLE, MARYLAND. 
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Treasury a parcel of real property at 
the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Cen-
ter consisting of approximately 100 acres, which was origi-
nally acquired by the United States through land acquisi-
tions in 1910 and 1925 and is generally located off of Poul-
try Road lying between Powder Mill Road and Odell Road 
in Beltsville, Maryland, for the purpose of facilitating the 
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establishment of Bureau of Engraving and Printing facili-
ties on the parcel. 
(b) LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND MAP.— 
(1) PREPARATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall prepare a legal description and map of the par-
cel of real property to be transferred under subsection 
(a). 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description and 
map prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct errors 
in the legal description and map. 
(c) RETENTION OF INTERESTS.—The transfer of ad-
ministrative jurisdiction under subsection (a) shall be sub-
ject to easements and rights of record and such other res-
ervations, terms, and conditions as the Secretary of Agri-
culture considers to be necessary. 
(d) WAIVER.—The parcel of real property to be trans-
ferred under subsection (a) is exempt from Federal screen-
ing for other possible use as there is an identified Federal 
need for the parcel as the site for Bureau of Engraving and 
Printing facilities. 
(e) CONDITION ON TRANSFER.—As a condition of the 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction under subsection (a), 
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the Secretary of the Treasury shall agree to pay the Sec-
retary of Agriculture the following costs: 
(1) The appraisal required under subsection (f). 
(2) Any environmental or administrative anal-
ysis required by Federal law with respect to the real 
property so transferred. 
(3) Any necessary survey of such real property. 
(4) Any hazardous substances assessment of such 
real property. 
(f) APPRAISAL.—To determine the fair market value 
of the parcel of real property to be transferred under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall have the par-
cel appraised for its highest and best use in conformity with 
the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acqui-
sitions developed by the Interagency Land Acquisition Con-
ference. The appraisal shall be subject to the review and 
approval by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(g) HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.—For the parcel of real 
property to be transferred under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall meet disclosure requirements for 
hazardous substances, but shall otherwise not be required 
to remediate or abate those substances or any other haz-
ardous pollutants, contaminants, or waste that might be 
present on the parcel at the time of transfer of administra-
tive jurisdiction. 
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SEC. 7606. SIMPLIFIED PLAN OF WORK. 
(a) SMITH-LEVER ACT.—The Smith-Lever Act is 
amended— 
(1) in section 3(h)(2) (7 U.S.C. 343(h)(2)), by 
striking subparagraph (D); and 
(2) in section 4 (7 U.S.C. 344)— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking para-
graphs (1) through (5) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) A summary of planned projects or programs 
in the State using formula funds. 
‘‘(2) A description of the manner in which the 
State will meet the requirements of section 3(h). 
‘‘(3) A description of the manner in which the 
State will meet the requirements of section 3(i)(2) of 
the Hatch Act of 1887. 
‘‘(4) A description of matching funds provided 
by the State with respect to the previous fiscal year.’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP
TO
AUDITS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the procedures established pur-
suant to subsection (c) shall not be subject to audit to deter-
mine the sufficiency of such procedures.’’. 
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(b) HATCH ACT.—The Hatch Act of 1887 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 3 (7 U.S.C. 361c)— 
(A) by amending subsection (h) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(h) PEER REVIEW.—Research carried out under sub-
section (c)(3) shall be subject to scientific peer review. The 
review of a project conducted under this subsection shall be 
considered to satisfy the merit review requirements of sec-
tion 103(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(2) in section 7 (7 U.S.C. 361g)— 
(A) in subsection (e), by striking para-
graphs (1) through (4) and inserting the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) A summary of planned projects or programs 
in the State using formula funds. 
‘‘(2) A description of the manner in which the 
State will meet the requirements of subsections (c)(3) 
and (i)(2) of section 3. 
‘‘(3) A description of matching funds provided 
by the State with respect to the previous fiscal year.’’; 
and 
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(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(h) RELATIONSHIP
TO AUDITS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the procedures established pur-
suant to subsection (e) shall not be subject to audit to deter-
mine the sufficiency of such procedures.’’. 
(c) EXTENSION AND RESEARCH AT 1890 INSTITU-
TIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Section 1444(d) of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(d)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) A summary of planned projects or pro-
grams in the State using formula funds. 
‘‘(B) A description of matching funds pro-
vided by the State with respect to the previous 
fiscal year.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
AUDITS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the procedures 
established pursuant to paragraph (3) shall not be 
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subject to audit to determine the sufficiency of such 
procedures.’’. 
(2) RESEARCH.—Section 1445(c) of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(c)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (E) and inserting the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) A summary of planned projects or pro-
grams in the State using formula funds. 
‘‘(B) A description of matching funds pro-
vided by the State with respect to the previous 
fiscal year.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(6) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
AUDITS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the procedures 
established pursuant to paragraph (3) shall not be 
subject to audit to determine the sufficiency of such 
procedures.’’. 
SEC. 7607. TIME AND EFFORT REPORTING EXEMPTION. 
Any entity receiving funds under a program referred 
to in clause (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii), or (xii) of section 
251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)) shall be exempt 
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from the time and effort reporting requirements under part 
200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor reg-
ulations), with respect to the use of such funds. 
SEC. 7608. PUBLIC EDUCATION ON BIOTECHNOLOGY IN 
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE SECTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary 
of Education, and such other persons and organizations as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate, shall develop 
and carry out a national science-based education campaign 
to increase public awareness regarding the use of technology 
in food and agriculture production, including— 
(1) the science of biotechnology as applied to the 
development of products in the food and agricultural 
sectors, including information about which products 
of biotechnology in the food and agricultural sectors 
have been approved for use in the United States; 
(2) the Federal science-based regulatory review 
process for products made using biotechnology in the 
food and agricultural sectors conducted under the Co-
ordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology 
published by the Office of Science and Technology 
Policy in the Federal Register on June 26, 1986 (51 
Fed. Reg. 23302), including the studies performed 
and analyses conducted to ensure that such products 
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are as safe to produce and as safe to eat as products 
that are not produced using biotechnology; 
(3) developments in the science of plant and ani-
mal breeding over time and the impacts of such devel-
opments on farmers, consumers, the environment, and 
the rural economy; and 
(4) the effects of the use of biotechnology on food 
security, nutrition, and the environment. 
(b) 
CONSUMER
FRIENDLY
INFORMATIONAL 
WEBSITE.—The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, and such other persons and 
organizations as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate, shall develop, establish, and update as necessary, a 
single Federal government-sponsored public Internet website 
through which the public may obtain, in an easy to under-
stand and user-friendly format, information about bio-
technology used in the food and agricultural sectors, includ-
ing— 
(1) scientific findings and other data on bio-
technology used in the food and agricultural sectors; 
(2) Federal agencies’ decisions regarding specific 
products made using biotechnology in the food and 
agricultural sectors; 
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(3) a list of frequently asked questions per-
taining to the use of biotechnology in the food and ag-
ricultural sectors; 
(4) an easy-to-understand description of the role 
of Federal agencies in overseeing the use of bio-
technology in the food and agricultural sectors; 
(5) information about novel, emerging tech-
nologies within the broader field of biotechnology; and 
(6) a glossary of terms with respect to bio-
technology used in the food and agricultural sectors. 
(c) SOCIAL MEDIA RESOURCES.—The Secretary may, 
as appropriate, utilize publicly-available social media plat-
forms to supplement the campaign established under sub-
section (a), and as an extension of the website established 
under subsection (b). 
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 
Subtitle 
A—Reauthorization 
and 
Modification of Certain Forestry 
Programs 
SEC. 8101. SUPPORT FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND STRAT-
EGIES FOR FOREST RESOURCES. 
Section 2A(f)(1) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(f)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
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SEC. 8102. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM. 
Subsection (m) of section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 8103. COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CON-
SERVATION PROGRAM. 
Subsection (g) of section 7A of the Cooperative For-
estry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103d) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 8104. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE 
RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
Section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act 
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 13A. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE 
RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish a landscape-scale restoration program to support 
landscape-scale restoration and management that results in 
measurable improvements to public benefits derived from 
State and private forest land, as identified in— 
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‘‘(1) a State-wide assessment described in section 
2A(a)(1); and 
‘‘(2) a long-term State-wide forest resource strat-
egy described in section 2A(a)(2). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) PRIVATE FOREST LAND.—The term ‘private 
forest land’ means land that— 
‘‘(A)(i) has existing tree cover; or 
‘‘(ii) is suitable for growing trees; and 
‘‘(B) is owned by— 
‘‘(i) an Indian Tribe (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304)); or 
‘‘(ii) any private individual or entity. 
‘‘(2) REGIONAL.—The term ‘regional’ means of 
any region of the National Association of State For-
esters. 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(4) STATE FOREST LAND.—The term ‘State for-
est land’ means land that is owned by a State or unit 
of local government. 
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‘‘(5) STATE FORESTER.—The term ‘State For-
ester’ means a State Forester or equivalent State offi-
cial. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with State Foresters or other appropriate State agencies, 
shall establish a landscape-scale restoration program— 
‘‘(1) to provide financial and technical assist-
ance for landscape-scale restoration projects on State 
forest land or private forest land; and 
‘‘(2) that maintains or improves benefits from 
trees and forests on such land. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS.—The landscape-scale restora-
tion program established under subsection (c) shall— 
‘‘(1) measurably address the national private 
forest conservation priorities described in section 2(c); 
‘‘(2) enhance public benefits from trees and for-
ests, as identified in— 
‘‘(A) a State-wide assessment described in 
section 2A(a)(1); and 
‘‘(B) a long-term State-wide forest resource 
strategy described in section 2A(a)(2); and 
‘‘(3) in accordance with the purposes described 
in section 2(b), include one or more of the following 
objectives— 
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‘‘(A) protecting or improving water quality 
or quantity; 
‘‘(B) reducing wildfire risk, including 
through hazardous fuels treatment; 
‘‘(C) protecting or enhancing wildlife habi-
tat, consistent with wildlife objectives established 
by the applicable State fish and wildlife agency; 
‘‘(D) improving forest health and forest eco-
systems, including addressing native, nonnative, 
and invasive pests; or 
‘‘(E) enhancing opportunities for new and 
existing markets in which the production and 
use of wood products strengthens local and re-
gional economies. 
‘‘(e) MEASUREMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with State Foresters, shall establish a measurement system 
(including measurement tools) that— 
‘‘(1) consistently measures the results of land-
scape-scale restoration projects described in subsection 
(c); and 
‘‘(2) is consistent with the measurement systems 
of other Federal programs delivered by State For-
esters. 
‘‘(f) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
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‘‘(1) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made avail-
able for the landscape-scale restoration program estab-
lished under subsection (c), the Secretary shall allo-
cate to State Foresters— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent for the competitive process 
in accordance with subsection (g); and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent proportionally to States, in 
consultation with State Foresters— 
‘‘(i) to maximize the achievement of the 
objectives described in subsection (d)(3); and 
‘‘(ii) to address the highest national 
priorities, as identified in— 
‘‘(I) State-wide assessments de-
scribed in section 2A(a)(1); and 
‘‘(II) long-term State-wide forest 
resource strategies described in section 
2A(a)(2). 
‘‘(2) MULTIYEAR
PROJECTS.—The Secretary 
may 
provide 
amounts 
under 
this 
section 
for 
multiyear projects. 
‘‘(g) COMPETITIVE PROCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall dis-
tribute amounts described in subsection (f)(1)(A) 
through a competitive process for landscape-scale res-
toration projects described in subsection (c) to maxi-
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mize the achievement of the objectives described in 
subsection (d)(3). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for funding 
through the competitive process under paragraph (1), 
a State Forester, or another entity on approval of the 
State Forester, shall submit to the Secretary one or 
more landscape-scale restoration proposals that— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with paragraph (3)(A), 
include priorities identified in— 
‘‘(i) State-wide assessments described 
in section 2A(a)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) long-term State-wide forest re-
source 
strategies 
described 
in 
section 
2A(a)(2); 
‘‘(B) identify one or more measurable re-
sults to be achieved through the project; 
‘‘(C) to the maximum extent practicable, in-
clude activities on all land necessary to accom-
plish the measurable results in the applicable 
landscape; 
‘‘(D) to the maximum extent practicable, 
are developed in collaboration with other public 
and private sector organizations and local com-
munities; and 
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‘‘(E) derive not less than 50 percent of the 
funding for the project from non-Federal sources, 
unless the Secretary determines— 
‘‘(i) the applicant is unable to derive 
not less than 50 percent of the funding for 
the project from non-Federal sources; and 
‘‘(ii) the benefits of the project justify 
pursuing the project. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out the com-
petitive process under paragraph (1), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall give priority to projects that, as 
determined by the Secretary, best carry out pri-
orities identified in State-wide assessments de-
scribed in section 2A(a)(1) and long-term State- 
wide forest resource strategies described in sec-
tion 2A(a)(2), including— 
‘‘(i) involvement of public and private 
partnerships; 
‘‘(ii) inclusion of cross-boundary ac-
tivities on— 
‘‘(I) Federal forest land; 
‘‘(II) State forest land; or 
‘‘(III) private forest land; 
‘‘(iii) involvement of areas also identi-
fied for cost-share funding by the Natural 
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Resources Conservation Service or any other 
relevant Federal agency; 
‘‘(iv) protection or improvement of 
water quality or quantity; 
‘‘(v) reduction of wildfire risk; and 
‘‘(vi) otherwise addressing the national 
private forest conservation priorities de-
scribed in section 2(c); and 
‘‘(B) may give priority to projects in prox-
imity to other landscape-scale projects on other 
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, the 
Secretary of the Interior, or a Governor of a 
State, including— 
‘‘(i) ecological restoration treatments 
under the Collaborative Forest Landscape 
Restoration Program established under sec-
tion 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303); 
‘‘(ii) projects on landscape-scale areas 
designated for insect and disease treatment 
under section 602 of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a); 
‘‘(iii) authorized restoration services 
under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a); 
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‘‘(iv) watershed restoration and protec-
tion services under section 331 of the De-
partment of the Interior and Related Agen-
cies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 
106–291; 16 U.S.C. 1011 note); 
‘‘(v) stewardship end result contracting 
projects under section 604 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 
6591c); or 
‘‘(vi) projects under other relevant pro-
grams, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) PROPOSAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a process for the review of proposals sub-
mitted under paragraph (2) that ranks each pro-
posal based on— 
‘‘(i) the extent to which the proposal 
would achieve the requirements described in 
subsection (d); and 
‘‘(ii) the priorities described in para-
graph (3)(A). 
‘‘(B) REGIONAL
REVIEW.—The Secretary 
may carry out the process described in subpara-
graph (A) at a regional level. 
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‘‘(5) COMPLIANCE WITH NEPA.—Financial and 
technical assistance carried out under this section for 
landscape restoration projects on State forest land or 
private forest land shall not constitute a major Fed-
eral action for the purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). 
‘‘(h) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 
2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port that includes— 
‘‘(1) a description of the status of the develop-
ment, execution, and administration of landscape- 
scale projects selected under the program under this 
section; 
‘‘(2) an accounting of expenditures under such 
program; and 
‘‘(3) specific accomplishments that have resulted 
from landscape-scale projects under such program. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for the land-
scape-scale restoration program established under sub-
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section (c) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023, to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 8105. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 8106. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD INNOVA-
TION PROGRAM. 
Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9013. COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD INNO-
VATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY WOOD ENERGY SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘community 
wood energy system’ means an energy system 
that— 
‘‘(i) produces thermal energy or com-
bined thermal energy and electricity where 
thermal is the primary energy output; 
‘‘(ii) services public facilities owned or 
operated by State or local governments (in-
cluding schools, town halls, libraries, and 
other public buildings) or private or non-
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profit facilities (including commercial and 
business facilities, such as hospitals, office 
buildings, apartment buildings, and manu-
facturing and industrial buildings); and 
‘‘(iii) uses woody biomass, including 
residuals from wood processing facilities, as 
the primary fuel. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘community 
wood energy system’ includes single-facility cen-
tral heating, district heating systems serving 
multiple buildings, combined heat and electric 
systems where thermal energy is the primary en-
ergy output, and other related biomass energy 
systems. 
‘‘(2) INNOVATIVE
WOOD
PRODUCT
FACILITY.— 
The term ‘innovative wood product facility’ means a 
manufacturing or processing plant or mill that pro-
duces— 
‘‘(A) building components or systems that 
use large panelized wood construction, including 
mass timber; 
‘‘(B) wood products derived from nanotech-
nology or other new technology processes, as de-
termined by the Secretary; or 
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‘‘(C) other innovative wood products that 
use low-value, low-quality wood, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) MASS TIMBER.—The term ‘mass timber’ in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) cross-laminated timber; 
‘‘(B) nail-laminated timber; 
‘‘(C) glue-laminated timber; 
‘‘(D) laminated strand lumber; and 
‘‘(E) laminated veneer lumber. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means the 
Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Pro-
gram established under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish 
a competitive grant program to be known as the ‘Commu-
nity Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program’. 
‘‘(c) MATCHING GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under the Program, the Sec-
retary shall make grants to cover not more than 35 
percent of the capital cost for installing a community 
wood energy system or building an innovative wood 
product facility. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.—The Secretary 
may establish special circumstances, such as in the 
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case of a community wood energy system project or 
innovative wood product facility project involving a 
school or hospital in a low-income community, under 
which grants under the Program may cover up to 50 
percent of the capital cost. 
‘‘(3) SOURCE OF MATCHING FUNDS.—Matching 
funds required pursuant to this subsection from a 
grant recipient must be derived from non-Federal 
funds. 
‘‘(d) PROJECT CAP.—The total amount of grants 
under the Program for a community wood energy system 
project or innovative wood product facility project may not 
exceed— 
‘‘(1) in the case of grants under the general au-
thority provided under subsection (c)(1), $1,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(2) in the case of grants for which the special 
circumstances 
apply 
under 
subsection 
(c)(2), 
$1,500,000. 
‘‘(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting applicants 
for grants under the Program, the Secretary shall consider 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The energy efficiency of the proposed com-
munity wood energy system or innovative wood prod-
uct facility. 
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‘‘(2) The cost effectiveness of the proposed com-
munity wood energy system or innovative wood prod-
uct facility. 
‘‘(3) The extent to which the proposed commu-
nity wood energy system or innovative wood product 
facility represents the best available commercial tech-
nology. 
‘‘(4) The extent to which the applicant has dem-
onstrated a high likelihood of project success by com-
pleting detailed engineering and design work in ad-
vance of the grant application. 
‘‘(5) Other technical, economic, conservation, and 
environmental criteria that the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(f) GRANT PRIORITIES.—In selecting applicants for 
grants under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority 
to proposals that— 
‘‘(1) would be carried out in a location where 
markets are needed for the low-value, low-quality 
wood; 
‘‘(2) would be carried out in a location with lim-
ited access to natural gas pipelines; 
‘‘(3) would include the use or retrofitting (or 
both) of existing sawmill facilities located in a loca-
tion where the average annual unemployment rate ex-
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ceeded the national average unemployment rate by 
more than 1 percent during the previous calendar 
year; or 
‘‘(4) would be carried out in a location where the 
project will aid with forest restoration. 
‘‘(g) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) CAPACITY
OF
COMMUNITY
WOOD
ENERGY 
SYSTEMS.—A community wood energy system ac-
quired with grant funds under the Program shall not 
exceed nameplate capacity of 10 megawatts of thermal 
energy or combined thermal and electric energy. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE WOOD PRODUCT 
FACILITIES.—Not more than 25 percent of funds pro-
vided as grants under the Program for a fiscal year 
may go to applicants proposing innovative wood 
product facilities, unless the Secretary has received an 
insufficient number of qualified proposals for commu-
nity wood energy systems. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the Program $25,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2019 through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 8107. HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT OF 2003 
AMENDMENTS. 
(a) HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM.— 
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(1) ADDITIONAL PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 501(a) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) to conserve forest land that provides habitat 
for species described in section 502(b)(1); and’’. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR ENROLLMENT.—Subsection 
(b) of section 502 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for enrollment in the 
healthy forests reserve program, land shall be private forest 
land, or private land being restored to forest land, the en-
rollment of which will maintain, restore, enhance, or other-
wise measurably— 
‘‘(1) increase the likelihood of recovery of a spe-
cies that is listed as endangered or threatened under 
section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533); or 
‘‘(2) improve the well-being of a species that— 
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‘‘(A) is— 
‘‘(i) not listed as endangered or threat-
ened under such section; and 
‘‘(ii) a candidate for such listing, a 
State-listed species, or a special concern 
species; or 
‘‘(B) is deemed a species of greatest con-
servation need by a State wildlife action plan.’’. 
(3) OTHER
ENROLLMENT
CONSIDERATIONS.— 
Section 502(c) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(c)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) conserve forest lands that provide habitat 
for species described in subsection (b)(1); and’’. 
(4) ELIMINATION
OF
LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF 
EASEMENTS.—Section 502(e) of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6572(e)) is 
amended by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating 
paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
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(5) ENROLLMENT OF ACREAGE OWNED BY AN IN-
DIAN
TRIBE.—Section 502(e)(2)(B) of the Healthy 
Forests 
Restoration 
Act 
of 
2003 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6572(e)(3)(B)), as redesignated under paragraph (4), 
is amended by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and in-
serting the following new clauses: 
‘‘(ii) a 10-year, cost-share agreement; 
‘‘(iii) a permanent easement; or 
‘‘(iv) any combination of the options 
described in clauses (i) through (iii).’’. 
(6) SPECIES-RELATED ENROLLMENT PRIORITY.— 
Subparagraph (B) of section 502(f)(1) of the Healthy 
Forests 
Restoration 
Act 
of 
2003 
(16 
U.S.C. 
6572(f)(1)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) secondarily, species that— 
‘‘(i) are— 
‘‘(I) not listed as endangered or 
threatened under section 4 of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1533); and 
‘‘(II) candidates for such listing, 
State-listed species, or special concern 
species; or 
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‘‘(ii) are species of greatest conserva-
tion need, as identified in State wildlife ac-
tion plans.’’. 
(7) RESTORATION PLANS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 503 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6573) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) PRACTICES.—The restoration plan shall require 
such restoration practices and measures, as are necessary 
to restore and enhance habitat for species described in sec-
tion 502(b), including the following: 
‘‘(1) Land management practices. 
‘‘(2) Vegetative treatments. 
‘‘(3) Structural practices and measures. 
‘‘(4) Other practices and measures.’’. 
(8) FUNDING.—Section 508(b) of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6578(b)) 
is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
(9) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 503(a) of 
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
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U.S.C. 6573(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of 
Interior’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’. 
(b) INSECT AND DISEASE INFESTATION.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF AREAS.—Section 602(d)(1) 
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6591a(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase 
the resilience to, insect or disease infestation in the 
areas.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘subsection (b)— 
‘‘(A) to reduce the risk or extent of, or in-
crease the resilience to, insect or disease infesta-
tion; or 
‘‘(B) to reduce hazardous fuels.’’. 
(2) PERMANENT AUTHORITY.—Section 602(d)(2) 
of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
U.S.C. 6591a(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘for 
which a public notice to initiate scoping is issued on 
or before September 30, 2018,’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.— 
(1) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF AREAS.— 
Section 603(a) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘in accordance with section 602(d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘in accordance with section 602(d)(1)’’. 
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(2) PROJECT
SIZE
AND
LOCATION.—Section 
603(c)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘3000’’ and inserting ‘‘6,000’’. 
SEC. 8108. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT AUTHORI-
TIES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE MATCH-
ING FUNDS
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
AND PROJECT EX-
PENSES.—Section 405(b) of the National Forest Founda-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 583j–3(b)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 
583j–8(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
Subtitle B—Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determina-
tion Act of 2000 Amendments 
SEC. 8201. USE OF RESERVED FUNDS FOR TITLE II 
PROJECTS ON FEDERAL LAND AND CERTAIN 
NON-FEDERAL LAND. 
Section 204(f) of the Secure Rural Schools and Com-
munity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7124(f)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT FUNDS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary concerned shall ensure that at least 50 per-
cent of the project funds reserved under section 102(d) 
by a participating county shall be available only for 
projects that— 
‘‘(A) include— 
‘‘(i) the sale of timber or other forest 
products; 
‘‘(ii) reduce fire risks; or 
‘‘(iii) improve water supplies; and 
‘‘(B) implement stewardship objectives that 
enhance forest ecosystems or restore and improve 
land health and water quality. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—The requirement in para-
graph (1) shall apply only to project funds reserved 
by a participating county whose boundaries include 
Federal land that the Secretary concerned determines 
has been subject to a timber or other forest products 
program within 5 fiscal years before the fiscal year 
in which the funds are reserved.’’. 
SEC. 8202. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) RECOGNITION OF RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEES.—Section 205(a)(4) of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
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7125(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) REDUCTION IN COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES.— 
Section 205(d) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘15 members’’ 
and inserting ‘‘9 members’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘5 persons’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘3 persons’’. 
(c) EXPANDING LOCAL PARTICIPATION ON COMMIT-
TEES.—Section 205(d) of the Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7125(d)) is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting before the pe-
riod at the end the following: ‘‘, consistent with the 
requirements of paragraph (4)’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The members 
of a resource advisory committee shall reside within 
the county or counties in which the committee has ju-
risdiction, or an adjacent county.’’. 
(d) APPOINTMENT OF RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEES BY APPLICABLE DESIGNEE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 205 of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination 
Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) is further amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(or 
applicable designee)’’ after ‘‘The Secretary 
concerned’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘(or applicable designee)’’ after ‘‘the Sec-
retary concerned’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘(or applicable designee)’’ after ‘‘the Sec-
retary concerned’’ both places it appears; 
(B) in subsection (b)(6), by inserting ‘‘(or 
applicable designee)’’ after ‘‘the Secretary con-
cerned’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in the subsection heading, by insert-
ing ‘‘OR APPLICABLE DESIGNEE’’ after ‘‘BY 
THE SECRETARY’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘(or applicable designee)’’ after ‘‘The Sec-
retary concerned’’ both places it appears; 
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(iii) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘(or applicable designee)’’ after ‘‘The Sec-
retary concerned’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘(or applicable designee)’’ after ‘‘The Sec-
retary concerned’’; and 
(v) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) APPLICABLE
DESIGNEE.—In this section, 
the term ‘applicable designee’ means— 
‘‘(A) with respect to Federal land described 
in section 3(7)(A), the applicable Regional For-
ester; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to Federal land described 
in section 3(7)(B), the applicable Bureau of 
Land Management State Director.’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ‘‘(or 
applicable designee)’’ after ‘‘the Secretary con-
cerned’’; and 
(E) in subsection (f)(1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(or applicable des-
ignee)’’ after ‘‘the Secretary concerned’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(or applicable des-
ignee)’’ after ‘‘of the Secretary’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 201(3) 
of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-De-
termination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121(3)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(or applicable designee (as de-
fined in section 205(c)(6)))’’ after ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned’’ both places it appears. 
SEC. 8203. PROGRAM FOR TITLE II SELF-SUSTAINING RE-
SOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROJECTS. 
(a) SELF-SUSTAINING RESOURCE ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE PROJECTS.—Title II of the Secure Rural Schools 
and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
7121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 209. PROGRAM FOR SELF-SUSTAINING RESOURCE AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) RAC PROGRAM.—The Chief of the Forest Service 
shall conduct a program (to be known as the ‘self-sustaining 
resource advisory committee program’ or ‘RAC program’) 
under which 10 resource advisory committees will propose 
projects authorized by subsection (c) to be carried out using 
project funds reserved by a participating county under sec-
tion 102(d). 
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING RESOURCE ADVI-
SORY COMMITTEES.—The selection of resource advisory 
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committees to participate in the RAC program is in the 
sole discretion of the Chief of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the 
project purposes specified in sections 202(b), 203(c), and 
204(a)(5), projects under the RAC program are intended 
to— 
‘‘(1) accomplish forest management objectives or 
support community development; and 
‘‘(2) generate receipts. 
‘‘(d) DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY OF REVENUES.— 
Any revenue generated by a project conducted under the 
RAC program, including any interest accrued from the rev-
enues, shall be— 
‘‘(1) deposited in the special account in the 
Treasury established under section 102(d)(2)(A); and 
‘‘(2) available, in such amounts as may be pro-
vided in advance in appropriation Acts, for addi-
tional projects under the RAC program. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The authority to initiate a 
project under the RAC program shall terminate on 
September 30, 2023. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS IN TREASURY.—Any funds avail-
able for projects under the RAC program and not ob-
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ligated by September 30, 2024, shall be deposited in 
the Treasury of the United States.’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION
TO
GENERAL
RULE
REGARDING 
TREATMENT OF RECEIPTS.—Section 403(b) of the Secure 
Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7153(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘All reve-
nues’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in section 209, 
all revenues’’. 
Subtitle C—Availability of Categor-
ical Exclusions To Expedite For-
est Management Activities 
PART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 8301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) CATASTROPHIC
EVENT.—The term ‘‘cata-
strophic event’’ means any natural disaster (such as 
hurricane, tornado, windstorm, snow or ice storm, 
rain storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal 
wave, 
earthquake, 
volcanic 
eruption, 
landslide, 
mudslide, drought, or insect or disease outbreak) or 
any fire, flood, or explosion, regardless of cause. 
(2) COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS.—The 
term ‘‘Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands’’ means 
the lands reconveyed to the United States pursuant to 
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the first section of the Act of February 26, 1919 (40 
Stat. 1179). 
(3) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY.—The term 
‘‘forest management activity’’ means a project or ac-
tivity carried out by the Secretary concerned on Na-
tional Forest System lands or public lands consistent 
with the forest plan covering the lands. 
(4) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means— 
(A) a land use plan prepared by the Bureau 
of Land Management for public lands pursuant 
to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); or 
(B) a land and resource management plan 
prepared by the Forest Service for a unit of the 
National Forest System pursuant to section 6 of 
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(5) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Forest System’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland 
Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
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(6) OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD GRANT 
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Oregon and California Railroad 
Grant lands’’ means the following lands: 
(A) All lands in the State of Oregon re-
vested in the United States under the Act of 
June 9, 1916 (39 Stat. 218), that are adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Land Management, pur-
suant to the first section of the Act of August 28, 
1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181a). 
(B) All lands in that State obtained by the 
Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the land ex-
changes authorized and directed by section 2 of 
the Act of June 24, 1954 (43 U.S.C. 1181h). 
(C) All lands in that State acquired by the 
United States at any time and made subject to 
the provisions of title II of the Act of August 28, 
1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181f). 
(7) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 103 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1702), except that the term includes Coos 
Bay Wagon Road Grant lands and Oregon and Cali-
fornia Railroad Grant lands. 
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(8) REFORESTATION ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘refor-
estation activity’’ means a forest management activ-
ity carried out by the Secretary concerned where the 
primary purpose is the reforestation of impacted 
lands following a catastrophic event. The term in-
cludes planting, evaluating and enhancing natural 
regeneration, clearing competing vegetation, and other 
activities related to reestablishment of forest species 
on the impacted lands. 
(9) 
RESOURCE
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘‘resource advisory committee’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 201 of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 7121). 
(10) SALVAGE OPERATION.—The term ‘‘salvage 
operation’’ means a forest management activity car-
ried out in response to a catastrophic event where the 
primary purpose is— 
(A) to prevent wildfire as a result of the 
catastrophic event, or, if the catastrophic event 
was wildfire, to prevent a re-burn of the fire-im-
pacted area; 
(B) to provide an opportunity for utiliza-
tion of forest materials damaged as a result of 
the catastrophic event; or 
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(C) to provide a funding source for reforest-
ation for the National Forest System lands or 
public lands impacted by the catastrophic event. 
(11) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to National Forest System lands; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to public lands. 
SEC. 8302. RULE OF APPLICATION FOR NATIONAL FOREST 
SYSTEM LANDS AND PUBLIC LANDS. 
Unless specifically provided by a provision of this sub-
title, the authorities provided by this subtitle do not apply 
with respect to any National Forest System lands or public 
lands— 
(1) that are included in the National Wilderness 
Preservation System; 
(2) that are located within a national or State- 
specific inventoried roadless area established by the 
Secretary of Agriculture through regulation, unless— 
(A) the forest management activity to be 
carried out under such authority is consistent 
with the forest plan applicable to the area; or 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture determines 
the forest management activity is permissible 
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under the applicable roadless rule governing such 
lands; or 
(3) on which timber harvesting for any purpose 
is prohibited by Federal statute. 
SEC. 8303. CONSULTATION UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPE-
CIES ACT. 
(a) NO CONSULTATION IF ACTION NOT LIKELY TO AD-
VERSELY AFFECT
A LISTED SPECIES
OR DESIGNATED 
CRITICAL HABITAT.—With respect to a forest management 
activity carried out pursuant to this subtitle, consultation 
under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1536) shall not be required if the Secretary con-
cerned determines that such forest management activity is 
not likely to adversely affect a listed species or designated 
critical habitat. 
(b) EXPEDITED CONSULTATION.—With respect to a 
forest management activity carried out pursuant to this 
subtitle, consultation required under section 7 of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) shall be con-
cluded within the 90-day period beginning on the date on 
which such consultation was requested by the Secretary con-
cerned. 
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SEC. 8304. SECRETARIAL DISCRETION IN THE CASE OF TWO 
OR MORE CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS. 
To the extent that a forest management activity may 
be categorically excluded under more than one of the sec-
tions of this subtitle, the Secretary concerned shall have full 
discretion to determine which categorical exclusion to use. 
PART II—CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS 
SEC. 8311. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO EXPEDITE CER-
TAIN CRITICAL RESPONSE ACTIONS. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION ESTABLISHED.—Forest 
management activities described in subsection (b) are a cat-
egory of actions hereby designated as being categorically ex-
cluded 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 category of forest 
management activities designated under this section for a 
categorical exclusion are forest management activities car-
ried out by the Secretary concerned on National Forest Sys-
tem lands or public lands where the primary purpose of 
such activity is— 
(1) to address an insect or disease infestation; 
(2) to reduce hazardous fuel loads; 
(3) to protect a municipal water source; 
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(4) to maintain, enhance, or modify critical 
habitat to protect it from catastrophic disturbances; 
(5) to increase water yield; or 
(6) any combination of the purposes specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (5). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—On 
and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
concerned may use the categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a) in accordance with this section. 
(d) ACREAGE LIMITATIONS.—A forest management ac-
tivity covered by the categorical exclusion established under 
subsection (a) may not contain treatment units exceeding 
a total of 6,000 acres. 
SEC. 8312. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO EXPEDITE SAL-
VAGE OPERATIONS IN RESPONSE TO CATA-
STROPHIC EVENTS. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION ESTABLISHED.—Sal-
vage operations carried out by the Secretary concerned on 
National Forest System lands or public lands are a cat-
egory of actions hereby designated as being categorically ex-
cluded 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). 
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(b) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—On 
and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
concerned may use the categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a) in accordance with this section. 
(c) ACREAGE LIMITATION.—A salvage operation cov-
ered by the categorical exclusion established under sub-
section (a) may not contain treatment units exceeding a 
total of 6,000 acres. 
(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) STREAM BUFFERS.—A salvage operation cov-
ered by the categorical exclusion established under 
subsection (a) shall comply with the standards and 
guidelines for stream buffers contained in the applica-
ble forest plan, except that the Regional Forester, in 
the case of National Forest System lands, or the State 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, in the 
case of public lands, may, on a case-by-case basis, 
waive the standards and guidelines. 
(2) REFORESTATION PLAN.—A reforestation plan 
shall be developed under section 3 of the Act of June 
9, 1930 (commonly known as the Knutson-Vanden-
berg Act; (16 U.S.C. 576b)), as part of a salvage oper-
ation covered by the categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 8313. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION TO MEET FOREST 
PLAN GOALS FOR EARLY SUCCESSIONAL FOR-
ESTS. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION ESTABLISHED.—Forest 
management activities described in subsection (b) are a cat-
egory of actions hereby designated as being categorically ex-
cluded 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 category of forest 
management activities designated under this section for a 
categorical exclusion are forest management activities car-
ried out by the Secretary concerned on National Forest Sys-
tem lands or public lands where the primary purpose of 
such activity is to improve, enhance, or create early succes-
sional forests for wildlife habitat improvement and other 
purposes, consistent with the applicable forest plan. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—On 
and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
concerned may use the categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a) in accordance with this section. 
(d) PROJECT GOALS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the Secretary concerned shall design a forest man-
agement activity under this section to meet early succes-
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mits to the Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘In response to 
the submission by an Indian Tribe of’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) TIME PERIODS FOR CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL
RESPONSE.—Not later than 
120 days after the date on which the Secretary 
receives a Tribal request under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall provide an initial response to 
the Indian Tribe regarding— 
‘‘(i) whether the request may meet the 
selection criteria described in subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(ii) the likelihood of the Secretary en-
tering into an agreement or contract with 
the Indian Tribe under paragraph (2) for 
activities described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) NOTICE
OF
DENIAL.—Notice under 
subsection (d) of the denial of a Tribal request 
under paragraph (1) shall be provided not later 
than 1 year after the date on which the Sec-
retary received the request. 
‘‘(C) COMPLETION.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date on which the Secretary receives a 
Tribal request under paragraph (1), other than 
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