‘‘(A)(i) identify new products that can be 
created from urban wood; or 
‘‘(ii) improve on existing processes to 
produce innovative urban wood products with 
greater efficiency and quality; 
‘‘(B) facilitate improved commercialization 
of innovative urban wood products; 
‘‘(C) 
engage 
unemployed 
and 
under-
employed persons in disadvantaged communities 
in worker training, full-time employment, and 
incubation of new commercial enterprises; and 
‘‘(D) increase the carbon mitigation benefit 
of the management of urban wood, as measured 
by the lifecycle environmental footprint of a 
wood product or production process, beginning 
with the collection of raw urban wood materials 
and ending with the manufacturing process. 
‘‘(7) TIMEFRAME.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, the measurable performance goals for 
the research and development, education, and tech-
nical assistance conducted under the program estab-
lished under paragraph (2) shall be achievable with-
in a 10-year timeframe beginning on the date of es-
tablishment of the program. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00072
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
‘‘(c) URBAN WOOD BUILDING COMPETITION.—Be-
ginning in fiscal year 2021, the Secretary shall carry out 
an annual competition, in accordance with section 24 of 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
(15 U.S.C. 3719), for— 
‘‘(1) innovative urban wood products and manu-
facturing processes; or 
‘‘(2) other innovative wood product demonstra-
tions. 
‘‘(d) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Reforestation 
Trust Fund established under section 303 of Public Law 
96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), the Secretary shall use 
$35,000,000 each fiscal year to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) URBAN WOOD INNOVATION GRANTS.—Section 
8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 
U.S.C. 7655d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) INNOVATIVE
URBAN
WOOD
PRODUCT.— 
The term ‘innovative urban wood product’ means a 
wood product that uses wood residues and byprod-
ucts from urban forest management, building 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00073
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
deconstruction, and other related sources of wood 
generated in urban areas.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(Octo-
ber 20, 2015)), may’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘(October 20, 2015))— 
‘‘(A) may’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) (as so des-
ignated), by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, award 1 or more wood innovation 
grants each year to eligible entities for the pur-
pose of advancing the use of innovative urban 
wood products.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘under sub-
section (b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘for grants under sub-
section (b)(1)(A)’’. 
SEC. 206. STEWARDSHIP CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the Interior, shall establish a 
civilian conservation corps, to be known as the ‘‘Steward-
ship Corps’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Steward-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00074
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
ship Corps’’), to provide youth with the academic, voca-
tional, and social skills necessary to pursue long term, pro-
ductive careers in the forest sector and the wetland res-
toration sector. 
(b) PRIORITY REQUIREMENT.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary shall prioritize recruitment 
for the Stewardship Corps of youth from— 
(1) low-income communities; 
(2) indigenous communities; and 
(3) communities of color. 
(c) REFORESTATION AND RESTORATION ON FED-
ERAL LAND.—To the maximum extent practicable, mem-
bers of the Stewardship Corps shall perform— 
(1)(A) in each of calendar years 2021 through 
2025, not less than 20 percent of the reforestation 
required under subsections (d)(2) and (e) of section 
303 of Public Law 96–451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a); and 
(B) in calendar years 2026 and each calendar 
year thereafter, not less than 40 percent of the re-
forestation described in subparagraph (A); and 
(2)(A) in each of calendar years 2021 through 
2025, not less than 20 percent of the wetlands res-
toration required under section 307; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00075
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(B) in calendar year 2026 and each calendar 
year thereafter, not less than 40 percent of the wet-
lands restoration described in subparagraph (A). 
(d) DURATION OF PARTICIPATION.—An individual 
shall serve in the Stewardship Corps for not more than 
2 years. 
(e) HOUSING AND CARE.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to each member of the Stewardship Corps housing, 
subsistence, clothing, medical attention (including hos-
pitalization), transportation, and a cash allowance, as de-
termined necessary by the Secretary. 
(f) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Stewardship 
Corps shall be paid at a rate in accordance with the pre-
vailing rate for a similar class of Federal employees in the 
locality. 
(g) JOB PLACEMENT.—The Secretary shall assist 
members of the Stewardship Corps with obtaining employ-
ment in the forest sector and the wetlands restoration sec-
tor on the completion of service under the Stewardship 
Corps. 
TITLE III—COASTAL WETLAND 
SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00076
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(2) COASTAL
WETLAND.—The term ‘‘coastal 
wetland’’ means estuarine vegetated coastal habitat, 
including salt marsh, seagrass, mangrove, and other 
vegetated marine habitats. 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(5) NATURAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘natural 
infrastructure’’ 
means 
infrastructure 
that— 
(A) uses, restores, or emulates natural eco-
logical processes; and 
(B)(i) is created through the action of nat-
ural physical, geological, biological, and chem-
ical processes over time; 
(ii) is created by human design, engineer-
ing, and construction to emulate or act in con-
cert with natural processes; or 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00077
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(iii) involves the use of plants, soils, and 
other natural features, including through the 
creation, restoration, or preservation of vege-
tated areas using materials appropriate to the 
area. 
(6) NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION.—The term 
‘‘nonprofit organization’’ means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under sec-
tion 501(a) of such Code. 
(7) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program 
as established by section 302. 
(8) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 
means renewing, enhancing, or replacing degraded, 
damaged, vulnerable, or destroyed wetlands to im-
prove the ecosystem function and resilience through 
active human intervention and action, such as— 
(A) 
improving 
hydrological 
conditions 
(such as by removing tidal barriers, improving 
connectivity, or changing water levels); 
(B) altering sediment supply (such as 
through the beneficial use of dredge material, 
thin-layer spraying, or reconnecting river sedi-
ment); 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00078
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(C) changing salinity characteristics; 
(D) improving water quality (such as by 
reducing excess nutrients, sedimentation, or 
contaminants); 
(E) planting of native plants, removal of 
invasive species, and other improved manage-
ment practices; 
(F) controlling erosion of wetland edges; 
and 
(G) enabling future inland migration as 
sea levels rise, including through the enhance-
ment of adjacent fresh water wetlands. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State, 
the District of Columbia, or any territory or posses-
sion of the United States. 
SEC. 302. COASTAL AND ESTUARY RESILIENCE GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Commerce 
shall establish a program, to be known as the ‘‘Coastal 
and Estuary Resilience Grant Program’’, under which the 
Secretary awards grants to entities that eligible under 
subsection (b) to fund coastal wetland restoration projects 
that are eligible under subsection (c). 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity is eligible to 
apply for a grant under the Program if the entity is an 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00079
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, 
a State or local government, or an Indian Tribe. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A project is eligible for a 
grant under the Program if the project is designed to re-
duce net greenhouse gases through one of the following: 
(1) The sequestration of additional carbon diox-
ide through— 
(A) the active restoration of degraded 
coastal wetland; and 
(B) the protection of threatened coastal 
wetland. 
(2) The halting of ongoing carbon dioxide emis-
sions, and the resumption of the natural rate of car-
bon capture, through the restoration of drained 
coastal wetland. 
(3) The halting of ongoing methane emissions, 
and the resumption of the natural rate of carbon 
storage, through the restoration of formerly tidal 
wetland that has lost tidal connectivity and become 
fresh wetland (commonly known as ‘‘impounded wet-
land’’). 
(d) GRANT EVALUATION CRITERIA.—In reviewing 
applications for grants under the Program, the Secretary 
shall give priority to projects that exhibit the highest po-
tential to— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00080
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(1) mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by— 
(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; or 
(B) capturing and storing greenhouse 
gases; 
(2) reinforce ecosystem resilience and adapta-
tion by— 
(A) preparing for sea level rise in order to 
reduce vulnerability to sea level rise and ero-
sion; 
(B) supporting resilience against flooding 
and sea level rise; or 
(C) restoring or enhancing ecosystem func-
tion; or 
(3) provide economic and social co-benefits by— 
(A) reducing the potential impact and 
damage of storms on the built environment; 
(B) advancing environmental justice by re-
ducing the disproportionate impacts of environ-
mental hazards on communities of color, indige-
nous communities, and low-income commu-
nities; 
(C) providing jobs in coastal communities; 
(D) including elements of natural infra-
structure; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00081
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(E) incorporating collaborative partner-
ships; or 
(F) involving local communities in project 
planning and implementation. 
(e) MATCHING FUNDS.— 
(1) INCLUSION IN APPLICATIONS.—An eligible 
entity under subsection (b) may include in an appli-
cation for a grant under the Program a commitment 
to provide non-Federal resources (including in-kind 
contributions and volunteer hours) to match the 
amount of grant. 
(2) CONSIDERATION.—In reviewing an applica-
tion for a grant under the Program, the Secretary 
may consider the inclusion of a commitment under 
paragraph (1) but may not require such a commit-
ment as a condition of receiving a grant. 
(f) ELIGIBLE COSTS.—A grant awarded under the 
Program shall be available for all phases of the develop-
ment, implementation, and monitoring of projects that are 
eligible under subsection (c), including— 
(1) preliminary community engagement, plan-
ning, and prioritization; 
(2) preliminary design and site assessment, in-
cluding— 
(A) assessments of feasibility; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00082
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(B) planning; and 
(C) community engagement; 
(3) final design and permitting; 
(4) restoration and project implementation; and 
(5) monitoring, reporting, and stewardship. 
(g) REPORTING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An entity that receives a 
grant under the Program for a project shall— 
(A) collect data on the development and 
implementation of the project and stewardship 
following completion of the project; and 
(B) submit that data to the Administrator 
for inclusion in the database required by section 
303(a). 
(2) REPORT AFTER PROJECT COMPLETION.— 
Not later than 1 year after the completion of a 
project for which a grant is provided under the Pro-
gram, the entity that received the grant shall submit 
to the Administrator a report on the outputs, out-
comes, and impacts of the project, including with re-
spect to— 
(A) the amount of area restored; 
(B) the estimated net climate benefit; 
(C) benefits to nearby communities; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00083
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(D) involvement of partners and commu-
nities. 
(h) MONITORING.—The Secretary shall establish 
guidelines providing for monitoring a project for which a 
grant is provided under the Program for the 10-year pe-
riod after the grant is awarded. 
(i) ROLE OF NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUN-
DATION.—In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may 
consult, partner, or otherwise coordinate with the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation established by section 2(a) 
of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establish-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(a)). 
SEC. 303. DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) DATABASE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
maintain a coastal wetland restoration database to 
collect information about projects that receive grants 
under the Program. 
(2) DESIGN.—The Administrator shall design 
the database required by paragraph (1) to collect 
performance metrics on the development and imple-
mentation of projects that receive grants under the 
Program and stewardship following completion of 
such projects to evaluate the success of those 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00084
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
projects and inform the design of future projects in 
an adaptive manner. 
(3) INCLUDED
METRICS.—The database re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall include standardized 
metrics for reporting such as— 
(A) acres restored, protected, or created; 
(B) habitat type; 
(C) restoration technique; 
(D) estimated net greenhouse gas reduc-
tion effect; 
(E) jobs created; 
(F) quantified ecosystem services; and 
(G) other metrics selected by the Adminis-
trator. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator 
shall make products of the database publicly avail-
able and disseminate important findings to the pub-
lic. 
(5) PRIVACY.—To protect the privacy of private 
landowners, the Administrator shall ensure that any 
data collected from private landowners under this 
section are anonymized before the data are made 
publicly available. 
(b) INVENTORY OF COASTAL WETLAND.—The Ad-
ministrator shall compile an inventory of coastal wetland. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00085
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
SEC. 304. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 
The Administrator shall establish a technical assist-
ance program to help entities outside of the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration in all phases of 
coastal wetland restoration project work, including out-
reach to potential applicants for grants under section 302. 
SEC. 305. ANNUAL RESTORATION AND FUNDING. 
(a) ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary of Commerce shall award 
grants under the Program to conduct coastal wetland res-
toration on 1,500,000 acres over 10 years, as follows: 
(1) On 50,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022. 
(2) On 100,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024. 
(3) On 150,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2025 and 2026. 
(4) On 225,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2027 through 2030. 
(b) FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On October 1 of each fiscal 
year, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
transfer to the Secretary of Commerce to provide 
grants under the Program, to remain available until 
expended— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00086
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(A) $1,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022; 
(B) $2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024; 
(C) $3,750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2025 and 2026; and 
(D) $5,625,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2027 through 2030. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of Commerce shall be entitled to receive, shall 
accept, and shall use to provide grants under the 
Program in accordance with paragraph (1) the funds 
transferred under that paragraph, without further 
appropriation. 
(c) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—The amount au-
thorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall supple-
ment and not supplant other amounts available to the Sec-
retary of Commerce. 
SEC. 306. PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT. 
Any contractor or subcontractor entering into a serv-
ice contract in connection with a project under the Pro-
gram shall— 
(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or sub-
contractor for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, 
United States Code (commonly known as the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00087
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
‘‘McNamara-O’Hara 
Service 
Contract 
Act 
of 
1965’’); and 
(2) pay each class of employee employed by the 
contractor or subcontractor wages and fringe bene-
fits at rates in accordance with prevailing rates for 
the class in the locality, or, where a collective-bar-
gaining agreement covers the employee, in accord-
ance with the rates provided for in the agreement, 
including prospective wage increases provided for in 
the agreement. 
SEC. 307. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR COASTAL WET-
LAND RESTORATION; FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
conduct coastal wetland restoration on land managed by 
the Secretary of the Interior to achieve at least 1 of the 
following: 
(1) The sequestration of additional carbon diox-
ide through— 
(A) the active restoration of degraded 
coastal wetland; and 
(B) the protection of threatened coastal 
wetland. 
(2) The halting of ongoing carbon dioxide emis-
sions, and the resumption of the natural rate of car-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00088
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
bon capture, through the restoration of drained 
coastal wetland. 
(3) The halting of ongoing methane emissions, 
and the resumption of the natural rate of carbon 
storage, through the restoration of formerly tidal 
wetland that has lost tidal connectivity and become 
fresh wetland (commonly known as ‘‘impounded wet-
land’’). 
(b) ACREAGE REQUIREMENTS.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall con-
duct coastal wetland restoration under subsection (a)— 
(1) on land managed by the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service— 
(A) on 10,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022; 
(B) on 20,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024; and 
(C) on 30,000 acres in fiscal year 2025 
and each fiscal year thereafter; and 
(2) on land managed by the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service— 
(A) on 10,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2021 and 2022; 
(B) on 20,000 acres in each of fiscal years 
2023 and 2024; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00089
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS
(i) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 and 2022; 
(ii) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 and 2024; 
(iii) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2025 and 2026; 
(iv) $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2027 and 2028; and 
(v) $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2029 and 2030. 
(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall be entitled to receive, 
shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section 
in accordance with paragraph (1) the funds trans-
ferred under that paragraph, without further appro-
priation. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:46 Jun 08, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00091
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2534.IH
H2534
pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS