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cluding the ecology and etiology of emerging 
diseases, control methods, and implementation 
strategies to enhance preparedness and re-
sponse efforts to protect the livestock and poul-
try industry. 
‘‘(K) FORESTRY.—A center of excellence 
established under this subsection may engage in 
research, extension, or education activities fo-
cused on forest productivity and forest health, 
including invasive species control, biochar and 
pyrolysis development and commercialization, 
reforestation and restoration of damaged land-
scapes, and new wood-based materials. 
‘‘(L) INVASIVE SPECIES.—A center of ex-
cellence established under this subsection may 
engage in research, extension, or education ac-
tivities focused on the control and eradication of 
invasive species that pose a persistent and 
growing threat to United States agricultural 
production, forest resources, global food secu-
rity, and rural economies. 
‘‘(M) LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY.—A cen-
ter of excellence established under this sub-
section may engage in research, extension, or 
education activities focused on issues impacting 
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livestock (including equines) and poultry pro-
duction in the United States, including eco-
nomic research to understand policy implica-
tions for producers. 
‘‘(N) VETERINARY MEDICINE.—A center of 
excellence established under this subsection may 
engage in research, extension, or education ac-
tivities focused on developing additional veteri-
narians, including large animal veterinarians, to 
address the veterinarian shortage in rural 
areas. 
‘‘(O) WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY.—A 
center of excellence established under this sub-
section may engage in research, extension, or 
education activities focused on water quality 
and quantity efforts, including drought, water 
management, natural resource benefits, and the 
health and resilience of the water supply in the 
United States. 
‘‘(4) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) DURATION.—The term of an award 
under this subsection shall be for a five-year pe-
riod, and may be renewed for not more than 
one additional five-year period. 
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‘‘(B) 
CONSTRUCTION
PROHIBITED.— 
Funds made available under this subsection 
shall not be used for the construction of a new 
building or facility or the acquisition, expan-
sion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing 
building or facility (including site grading and 
improvement, and architect fees). 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
and every year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report de-
scribing— 
‘‘(A) the projects initiated by each center 
of excellence established under this subsection 
in the preceding year; 
‘‘(B) the amount of funding for each such 
project and the funding source; 
‘‘(C) the institutions participating in each 
such project and their shares of the overall 
funding for each project; 
‘‘(D) the level of cost sharing for each such 
project; 
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‘‘(E) any technology transfer and intellec-
tual property management actions taken by 
each such center of excellence, such as the num-
ber of relevant invention disclosures, any provi-
sional patents filed, any non-provisional patents 
filed and issued, the number of licenses exe-
cuted, and any start-up companies registered; 
and 
‘‘(F) any additional information deemed 
necessary.’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (b); 
(3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘In addition to the centers of ex-
cellence established under subsection (a), 
the Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘not less than 3 cen-
ters of excellence’’ and inserting ‘‘not less 
than 8 centers of excellence’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in the subparagraph heading, 
by striking ‘‘AND WORKFORCE DEVEL-
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OPMENT’’ and inserting ‘‘, WORK-
FORCE
DEVELOPMENT, AND
RURAL 
STUDIES’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘economics, psy-
chology, 
rural 
sociology, 
data 
sciences,’’ after ‘‘mathematics,’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting 
‘‘and nature-based solutions to improve the 
composition of soil organic compounds, in-
cluding carbon, that are beneficial to soil 
quality and the environment’’ before the 
period at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) FOREST
HEALTH
AND
CONSERVA-
TION.—A center of excellence established under 
paragraph (1) may focus on forest health, sus-
tainable forest management, agroforestry, en-
hancing forest resilience to catastrophic wild-
fire, supporting rural infrastructure, and urban 
and community forestry programs to promote 
healthy forest ecosystems and resilient commu-
nities. 
‘‘(H) FOOD SAFETY, BIOPROCESSING, AND 
VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE.—A center of ex-
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cellence established under paragraph (1) may 
focus on food safety, bioprocessing, value-added 
agriculture enterprise development, and innova-
tive food and agriculture product develop-
ment.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7209. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARM-
ERS 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)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) provide education and support to 
youth and young adults with disabilities inter-
ested in farming and farm-related occupa-
tions.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
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SEC. 7210. FARMING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING AND OUT-
REACH. 
Section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Agri-
culture’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Agri-
culture, acting through the Director of the 
National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture,’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears in 
subsections (d)(1) and (l)(2) and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 
7211. 
NATIONAL 
RURAL 
INFORMATION 
CENTER 
CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7212. REPEAL. 
Subtitle D of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5851 et seq.) 
is repealed. 
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Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 
SEC. 7301. NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, 
EXTENSION, OUTREACH, AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 405 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (j) 
as subsections (d) through (i), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (i), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7302. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX-
TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7626(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
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SEC. 7303. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES 
OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED 
BY 
FUSARIUM 
GRAMINEARUM 
OR 
BY 
TILLETIA INDICA. 
Section 408(e)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7628(e)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7304. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 410(d)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7630(d)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7305. SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE. 
Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(d) and (j)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (d), (j), and 
(k)’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(3), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive 
the matching funds requirement under subpara-
graph (A) with respect to a grant if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
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‘‘(i) the results of the grant are of a 
particular benefit to a specific specialty 
crop, but such results are likely to be ap-
plicable to specialty crops or agricultural 
commodities, generally; or 
‘‘(ii)(I) the grant— 
‘‘(aa) involves a minor com-
modity; and 
‘‘(bb) deals with scientifically im-
portant research; and 
‘‘(II) the recipient is unable to satisfy 
the matching funds requirement.’’; 
(3) in subsection (j)(5), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(k)(1)(C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (l)(1)(C)’’; 
(4) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub-
section (l); 
(5) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) SPECIALTY CROP MECHANIZATION AND AUTO-
MATION RESEARCH
AND EXTENSION PROGRAM.—The 
Secretary shall establish a competitive research and exten-
sion grant program to award grants to eligible entities to 
increase the competitiveness of specialty crops in the 
United States through the advancement and acceleration 
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‘‘(i) utilize new technologies; or 
‘‘(ii) manage a more tech-focused 
farm workforce; or 
‘‘(3) accelerate automation and mechanization 
through— 
‘‘(A) prototype development; 
‘‘(B) in-field trial testing; 
‘‘(C) ongoing industry engagement; or 
‘‘(D) rapid commercialization.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (l), as redesignated by para-
graph (4)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (C) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(C) RESERVATION FOR SPECIALTY CROP 
MECHANIZATION AND AUTOMATION RESEARCH 
AND EXTENSION PROGRAM.—For each of fiscal 
years 2027 through 2031, the Secretary shall 
reserve not less than $30,000,000 of the funds 
made available under subparagraph (B) to 
carry out the program established under sub-
section (k).’’; and 
(ii) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(D) 
REALLOCATION.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (4), any funds reserved under sub-
paragraph (C) that remain unobligated at the 
end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year 
in which such funds are first made available 
shall be reallocated to carry out activities of the 
specialty crop research initiative established 
under subsection (b).’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FOR FISCAL YEARS 2014 THROUGH 
2023’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. 
SEC. 7306. AGRICULTURE GRANTS FOR VETERAN EDU-
CATION AND TRAINING SERVICES. 
Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 414. AGRICULTURE GRANTS FOR VETERAN EDU-
CATION AND TRAINING SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program under which the Secretary will award competitive 
grants to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing 
and enhancing farming and ranching opportunities for 
veterans (as defined in section 101(2) of title 38, United 
States Code). 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity is eligible for 
a grant under this section if such entity is— 
‘‘(1) a cooperative extension service; 
‘‘(2) a land-grant college or university (as de-
fined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)); 
‘‘(3) a non-land-grant college of agriculture (as 
defined in such section); 
‘‘(4) a Hispanic-serving agricultural college and 
university (as defined in such section); 
‘‘(5) a State department of agriculture; 
‘‘(6) a nonprofit organization; 
‘‘(7) a community-based organization; or 
‘‘(8) a combination of 2 or more eligible entities 
described in paragraphs (1) through (7). 
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‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section shall use the funds received 
through the grant— 
‘‘(1) to provide training and classroom edu-
cation that leads to a comprehensive understanding 
of farm and ranch business operations and manage-
ment practices; 
‘‘(2) to develop or identify curriculum that vet-
eran farmers and ranchers can adopt to help man-
age their enterprise; 
‘‘(3) to offer education, workshops, tours, and 
instructor-supervised field experiences; or 
‘‘(4) to support any other activity, as identified 
by the Secretary, to increase the number of veterans 
pursuing knowledge and skills development in agri-
culture. 
‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall provide non-Federal match-
ing funds for the purposes of carrying out this section in 
an amount equal to not less than the amount of the grant. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2031.’’. 
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SEC. 7307. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE 
PROGRAM. 
Section 604(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7642(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7308. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
Section 614(f)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7653(f)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7309. FORESTRY PRODUCTS ADVANCED UTILIZATION 
RESEARCH. 
Section 617(f)(1) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7655b(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7310. REPEALS. 
The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking section 404 (7 U.S.C. 7624); 
and 
(2) by striking section 411 (7 U.S.C. 7631). 
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Subtitle D—Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 
SEC. 7401. 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 ‘‘, or otherwise be conveyed or trans-
ferred in whole or in part, for the period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on Sep-
tember 30, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘, beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act’’. 
SEC. 7402. FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NET-
WORK. 
Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding crisis hotlines’’ after ‘‘websites’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) REFERRALS TO PROVIDERS.—As part of the ef-
forts of the recipient of a grant under subsection (a) to 
connect individuals to behavioral health counseling and 
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wellness support and to ensure individuals have access to 
a comprehensive scope of mental health and substance use 
treatments and supports, when applicable, the grant re-
cipient may establish referral relationships with— 
‘‘(1) certified community behavioral health clin-
ics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access 
to Medicare Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note; 
Public Law 113–93); 
‘‘(2) health centers (as defined in section 
330(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254b(a))); 
‘‘(3) rural health clinics (as defined in section 
1861(aa) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(aa))); 
‘‘(4) Federally qualified health centers (as de-
fined in that section); and 
‘‘(5) critical access hospitals (as defined in sec-
tion 1861(mm) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(mm))).’’. 
SEC. 7403. SUN GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 7526 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
bioproduct’’ before ‘‘technologies’’; 
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(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘prod-
uct’’ and inserting ‘‘bioproduct’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘prod-
uct’’ and inserting ‘‘bioproduct’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘4 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7404. REPEALS. 
The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 8701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking section 7521 (7 U.S.C. 3202); 
and 
(2) by striking section 7525 (7 U.S.C. 5937). 
Subtitle E—Amendments to Other 
Laws 
SEC. 7501. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 
ACT OF 1994. 
The Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act 
of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is 
amended— 
(1) in section 533(b), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; 
(2) in section 534(a)(1), by striking ‘‘equal to’’ 
and inserting ‘‘that is not less than’’; 
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(3) in section 535, by striking ‘‘2023’’ each 
place it appears in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and in-
serting ‘‘2031’’; 
(4) in section 536— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); 
(B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b); and 
(C) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7502. RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 
Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7503. AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH INITIA-
TIVE. 
Subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Fa-
cilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(iii)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘regionally adapted’’ 
before ‘‘cultivar’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘breeding for environ-
mental 
resilience,’’ 
before 
‘‘and 
participatory breeding’’; 
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(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
including methods of increasing survival rate 
and adaptability of shellfish’’ after ‘‘aqua-
culture’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E)— 
(i) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (v), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) 
hydroponics, 
aquaponics, 
aeroponics, and other production tech-
nologies used in controlled-environment ag-
riculture production.’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing supply chain coordination and capacity 
building’’ after ‘‘overseas markets’’; 
(ii) in clause (vii), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(iii) in clause (viii), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(ix) workforce training and develop-
ment, including meat and poultry proc-
essing (including rendering) and precision 
agriculture.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (J), 
respectively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) area career and technical education 
schools;’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (J), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘(I)’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (11)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7504. EXTENSION DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATION INI-
TIATIVE. 
Subsection (d)(6) of the Competitive, Special, and 
Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(d)(6)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
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SEC. 7505. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 9008(h)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8108(h)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7506. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 
1978. 
The Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1671 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 6 (16 U.S.C. 1675), in the first 
sentence, by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’; 
and 
(2) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 1671 note), by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7507. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 
The National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 
2801 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 2803)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 
‘‘acquaculture’’ and inserting ‘‘aquaculture’’; 
(B) in subsection (d), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, not less 
than once every 3 years,’’ after ‘‘periodic re-
views’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘, not less than once 
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every 3 years,’’ after ‘‘undertake a con-
tinuing assessment of aquaculture in the 
United States’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(iii) in paragraph (6), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) a catalog of new and existing capital con-
straints, as described in the capital requirements 
plan formulated under section 8(b), that affect the 
development of the aquaculture industry in the 
United States; and 
‘‘(8) a catalog of new and existing Federal or 
State regulatory barriers, as described in the regu-
latory constraints plan formulated under section 
9(b), to the initiation and operation of commercial 
aquaculture ventures.’’; 
(2) in section 5 (16 U.S.C. 2804), by striking 
subsection (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) AQUACULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and 
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National Security Act of 2026, the Secretary shall 
establish an advisory committee, to be known as the 
Aquaculture Advisory Committee (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘Committee’), to advise the Sec-
retary on— 
‘‘(A) oversight of programs of the Depart-
ment and other members of the coordinating 
group to support development of, and to ad-
vance, aquaculture best practices using the best 
available science, in consultation with farmers 
and industry partners; 
‘‘(B) providing technical assistance to 
aquaculture farmers and businesses, including 
technical assistance that pertains to shellfish, 
algae, and land-based aquaculture systems, 
using the best available science; and 
‘‘(C) any other aspects of the implementa-
tion of this Act. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
be composed of 14 members, who are not offi-
cers or employees of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—The Sec-
retary shall appoint the members of the Com-
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mittee not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(C) PERIOD
OF
INITIAL
APPOINTMENT; 
VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), a member of the Com-
mittee shall be appointed for a term of 3 
years. 
‘‘(ii) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Of the 
members first appointed to the Com-
mittee— 
‘‘(I) 5 of the members, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, shall be ap-
pointed for a term of 3 years; 
‘‘(II) 5 of the members, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, shall be ap-
pointed for a term of 2 years; and 
‘‘(III) 4 of the members, as de-
termined by the Secretary, shall be 
appointed for a term of 1 year. 
‘‘(iii) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in 
the Committee— 
‘‘(I) shall not affect the powers of 
the Committee; and 
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‘‘(II) shall be filled as soon as 
practicable in the same manner as the 
original appointment. 
‘‘(D) CONSECUTIVE
TERMS.—An initial 
appointee of the Committee may serve an addi-
tional consecutive term if the member is re-
appointed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(A) FREQUENCY.—The Committee shall 
meet not fewer than 3 times per year. 
‘‘(B) INITIAL
MEETING.—Not later than 
180 days after the date on which the members 
are appointed under paragraph (2)(B), the 
Committee shall hold the first meeting of the 
Committee. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) develop recommendations and advise 
the Secretary on aquaculture policies, initia-
tives, and outreach administered by the Depart-
ment; 
‘‘(B) evaluate and review ongoing research 
and extension activities relating to aquaculture 
practices; 
‘‘(C) identify new and existing barriers to 
successful aquaculture practices; and 
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‘‘(D) provide additional assistance and ad-
vice to the Secretary as appropriate. 
‘‘(5) PERSONNEL MATTERS.— 
‘‘(A) COMPENSATION.—A member of the 
Committee shall serve without compensation. 
‘‘(B) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of 
the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, 
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac-
cordance with section 5703 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(6) TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Committee shall terminate on 
the date that is 5 years after the date on which 
the members are appointed under paragraph 
(2)(B). 
‘‘(B) EXTENSIONS.—Before the date on 
which the Committee terminates, the Secretary 
may renew the Committee for 1 or more 2-year 
periods. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of the Farm, Food, and Na-
tional Security Act of 2026, and each year thereafter, the 
Secretary, acting through the coordinating group and in 
consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Sec-
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retary of the Interior, shall prepare on an annual basis, 
and submit to Congress, a report on the status of aqua-
culture in the United States. Such report shall contain— 
‘‘(1) a description and evaluation of the actions 
undertaken with respect to the Plan during the re-
porting period; 
‘‘(2) an explanation of any revisions made to 
the Plan during the reporting period; 
‘‘(3) the results of the continuing assessment 
established under section 4(e); 
‘‘(4) an evaluation of the role each Federal de-
partment or agency has in supporting the aqua-
culture industry; 
‘‘(5) the total amount and value of expenditures 
of Federal departments or agencies on— 
‘‘(A) aquaculture purchases; 
‘‘(B) aquaculture promotion and outreach 
supporting the aquaculture industry; 
‘‘(C) grants made to the aquaculture in-
dustry; and 
‘‘(D) grants to facilitate aquaculture re-
search and the subject matter of such research; 
‘‘(6) a summary of the activities and rec-
ommendations of the Aquaculture Advisory Com-
mittee established under subsection (d); 
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‘‘(7) a summary of the activities and rec-
ommendations of the coordinating group; and 
‘‘(8) such other comments and recommenda-
tions as the Secretary determines appropriate.’’; and 
(3) in section 10 (16 U.S.C. 2809), by striking 
‘‘2023’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7508. REPORTS ON DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FOR AG-
RICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION AT 
1862 AND 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, IN-
CLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY. 
Section 7116 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 (7 U.S.C. 2207d) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘Not later than’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) OUTREACH.—Not later than February 1 of each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide information relat-
ing to each matching requirement applicable to the State 
under the programs referred to in subsection (a) to the 
Governor and legislature of each State in which an 1862 
Institution or 1890 Institution (as those terms are defined 
in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
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Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)) is lo-
cated. 
‘‘(c) ATTESTATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than 
once each calendar year, the Governor of each State 
described in subsection (b) shall submit to the Sec-
retary an attestation that describes if the State is 
able to fulfill each matching requirement with re-
spect to which information is provided by the Sec-
retary under such subsection for such State and cal-
endar year. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS.—Not later than December 31 
of each calendar year, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress, and make publicly available on the website 
of the Department of Agriculture, an annual report 
describing the attestations received under paragraph 
(1) during that calendar year.’’. 
SEC. 7509. REPEAL. 
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 re-
pealed. 
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Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 7601. FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RE-
SEARCH. 
Section 7601 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
U.S.C. 5939) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘of Agri-
culture; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(ii) by striking clause (iii); and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the 
roadmap for agricultural research, education, 
and extension authorized by section 7504 of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 7614a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the national re-
search policies and priorities set forth in section 
1402 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3101)’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(2)(C)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘National 
Academy of Sciences’’ and inserting ‘‘National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, 
and Economics Advisory Board established 
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under section 1408 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123)’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘indus-
try’’ and inserting ‘‘national farm, producer, or 
research organizations’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(3)(B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I)— 
(i) in the matter preceding item (aa), 
by striking ‘‘and post online’’ and inserting 
‘‘online and submit to the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate’’; 
(ii) in item (bb), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(iii) in item (cc), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(dd) the source and a de-
scription of all gifts to the Foun-
dation of real or personal prop-
erty; 
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‘‘(ee) the source and amount 
of each gift to the Foundation of 
money, including a specification 
of any restrictions on the pur-
poses for which a gift to the 
Foundation may be used; 
‘‘(ff) the source and amount 
of any Federal or State grant, 
contract, or cooperative agree-
ment awarded to the Foundation; 
‘‘(gg) an accounting of the 
use of funds made available 
under subsection (g)(1); 
‘‘(hh) a description of the 
Foundation’s outreach activities 
to agricultural stakeholders and 
potential research partners; and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the 
Foundation’s consultation proc-
ess with the Department under 
subsection (d)(1)(B).’’; 
(B) by striking subclauses (II) and (III); 
and 
(C) by redesignating subclause (IV) as 
subclause (II). 
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SEC. 7602. AGRICULTURE INNOVATION CENTER DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 6402 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1632b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Each Agriculture In-
novation Center’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
paragraph (3), each Agriculture Innovation 
Center’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘following::’’ and in-
serting ‘‘following:’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
requirement described in paragraph (2) with respect 
to an eligible entity if the Secretary determines that 
the eligible entity has a board of directors adequate 
for the purpose of carrying out this section.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 7603. LIVESTOCK INSECTS LABORATORY. 
The Act of December 23, 1987 (Public Law 100– 
208; 101 Stat. 1439) is amended by striking ‘‘Knipling- 
Bushland Research Laboratory’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Knipling-Bushland Research Center’’. 
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SEC. 7604. U.S. ABIT MASSEY NATIONAL POULTRY RE-
SEARCH CENTER. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The U.S. National Poultry Re-
search Center of the Department of Agriculture located 
in Athens, Georgia shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘U.S. Abit Massey National Poultry Research Center’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘U. S. Abit Massey 
National Poultry Research Center’’. 
SEC. 7605. HATCH ACT OF 1887. 
Section 5 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361e) 
is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘known as a director’’ and 
inserting ‘‘known as an experiment station di-
rector’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or other officer appointed 
by the government board of the station’’; 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘or other 
officer’’; and 
(3) in the fourth sentence, by striking ‘‘the au-
thorized receiving officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the experi-
ment station director’’. 
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SEC. 7606. COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STA-
TISTICS SERVICE MODERNIZATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com-
mission to be known as the Commission on National Agri-
cultural Statistics Service Modernization (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) STUDY.—The Commission shall conduct a study 
of the National Agricultural Statistics Service and provide 
recommendations on— 
(1) how data collection can be modernized and 
streamlined to— 
(A) improve the quality of statistics re-
ported; 
(B) account for differences of national, re-
gional, and local production; 
(C) accelerate adoption of new and innova-
tive technologies to reduce the number of sur-
veys needed; 
(D) improve producer response rates in 
statistical surveys and identifying ways to re-
duce survey fatigue; 
(E) increase transparency and confidence 
in statistical reports through improved collabo-
ration with agricultural stakeholders; 
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(F) use more real-time statistical and envi-
ronmental data to complement existing survey- 
based data and reporting; and 
(G) improve collection and generation of 
timely data on the specialty crop industry; and 
(2) how the recommendations under paragraph 
(1) with respect to modernizing and streamlining 
data collection can be implemented and the esti-
mated costs of such implementation. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 11 members, as follows: 
(A) The Administrator of the National Ag-
ricultural Statistics Service. 
(B) The Administrator of the Economic 
Research Service. 
(C) The Chief Economist of the Depart-
ment. 
(D) The Chair of the World Agricultural 
Outlook Board of the Department. 
(E) A representative from the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics. 
(F) 3 members appointed by the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate, of which— 
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(i) 1 shall be appointed by the chair 
of the Committee; 
(ii) 1 shall be appointed by the rank-
ing member of the Committee; and 
(iii) 1 shall be appointed jointly by the 
chair and ranking member of the Com-
mittee. 
(G) 3 members appointed by the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives, of which— 
(i) 1 shall be appointed by the chair 
of the Committee; 
(ii) 1 shall be appointed by the rank-
ing member of the Committee; and 
(iii) 1 shall be appointed jointed by 
the chair and ranking member of the Com-
mittee. 
(2) DATE
OF
APPOINTMENTS.—The appoint-
ment of all members of the Commission shall be 
made not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) TERM; VACANCIES.— 
(A) TERM.—A member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Commission. 
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(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the Com-
mission— 
(i) shall not affect the powers of the 
Commission; and 
(ii) shall be filled in the same manner 
as the original appointment was made. 
(4) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which all members of the Commis-
sion have been appointed, the Commission shall hold 
the initial meeting of the Commission. 
(d) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of business, but a lesser number of members may hold 
hearings. 
(e) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Commission shall be 
selected by a majority of the members of the Commission. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to 
the President, the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report containing 
the results of the study required by subsection (b), includ-
ing— 
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(1) an inventory of surveys conducted by the 
Commission, and the frequency with which they are 
conducted; and 
(2) such recommendations for administrative, 
regulatory, and legislative changes as the Commis-
sion considers appropriate. 
(g) HEARINGS.—The Commission shall hold such 
hearings, meet and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission 
considers advisable to carry out this section. 
(h) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.—The Commission 
shall establish a process to collect feedback from agricul-
tural stakeholders to inform the results of the study re-
quired under subsection (b) and the report required under 
subsection (f). 
(i) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The 
Commission may secure directly from a Federal agency 
such information as the Commission considers necessary 
to carry out this section. On request of the Chairperson 
of the Commission, the head of the agency shall provide 
the information to the Commission. 
(j) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may use 
the United States mail in the same manner and under the 
same conditions as other agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment. 
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(k) ASSISTANCE FROM SECRETARY.—The Secretary 
shall provide to the Commission appropriate office space 
and such reasonable administrative and support services 
as the Commission may request. 
(l) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 
(1) NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of 
the Commission who is not an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government shall be compensated at a 
rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate 
of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive 
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
States Code, for each day (including travel time) 
during which the member is engaged in the perform-
ance of the duties of the Commission. 
(2) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—A member of the 
Commission who is an officer or employee of the 
Federal Government shall serve without compensa-
tion in addition to the compensation received for the 
services of the member as an officer or employee of 
the Federal Government. 
(3) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—A member of the 
Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates author-
ized for an employee of an agency under subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while 
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away from the home or regular place of business of 
the member in the performance of the duties of the 
Commission. 
(m) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—Sec-
tions 1009 and 1013 of title 5, United States Code, shall 
not apply to the Commission or any proceeding of the 
Commission. 
(n) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
on September 30, 2031. 
(o) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this 
section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2026, to remain avail-
able until expended. 
SEC. 7607. RESTORATION OF 4–H NAME AND EMBLEM AU-
THORITY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 4–H CLUB.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘4–H club’’ 
means a 4–H club recognized under the 4–H 
Program. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘4–H club’’ 
includes an authorized agent of a 4–H club. 
(2) 4–H EMBLEM OR NAME.—The term ‘‘4–H 
emblem or name’’ means the 4–H sign or emblem, 
consisting of a green four-leaf clover with stem and 
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the letter ‘‘H’’ in white or gold on each leaflet, and 
the words ‘‘4–H’’, ‘‘4–H Club’’, and ‘‘4–H Clubs’’, 
used to identify and distinguish the 4–H Program 
and the activities, clubs, members, goods, and serv-
ices of the 4–H Program. 
(3) 4–H PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘4–H Pro-
gram’’— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘4–H Pro-
gram’’ means the youth development program 
of the land-grant colleges or universities, the 
Cooperative Extension System (as defined by 
the Secretary), and the Department. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘4–H Pro-
gram’’ includes an authorized agent of the 4– 
H Program. 
(4) LAND-GRANT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.— 
The term ‘‘land-grant college or university’’— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘land-grant 
college or university’’ means an 1862 Institu-
tion, an 1890 Institution, or a 1994 Institution 
(as those terms are defined in section 2 of the 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)). 
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(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘land-grant 
college or university’’ includes an authorized 
agent of a land-grant college or university. 
(b) EFFECT OF REPEAL; RATIFICATION.— 
(1) CIVIL ACTS.—Any civil act or action of the 
4–H Program, a 4–H club, the Secretary, or a land- 
grant college or university taken with respect to the 
use of the 4–H emblem or name, or the recognition 
of any 4–H club, during the period beginning on 
May 8, 1914, and ending on the date of enactment 
of this Act, is deemed to be of legal force and effect 
and ratified as if section 1002(3) of the Clean Up 
the Code Act of 2019 (title X of division O of Public 
Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 2155) had not been en-
acted into law. 
(2) EFFECT ON CRIMINAL LAW.—Nothing in 
this subsection affects the effect on criminal law of 
the repeal made by section 1002(3) of the Clean Up 
the Code Act of 2019 (title X of division O of Public 
Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 2155). 
(c) AUTHORIZATIONS FOR USE OF 4–H EMBLEM OR 
NAME; FEES; DEPOSITS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may— 
(A) use the 4–H emblem or name; and 
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(B) grant authorizations to use the 4–H 
emblem or name, as provided by regulations 
issued by the Secretary. 
(2) FEES.—An authorization under paragraph 
(1) may be granted— 
(A) without a fee or other consideration; or 
(B) for a fee or other consideration. 
(3) USE OF FEES.—The Secretary shall deposit 
into a special account any fees collected under para-
graph (2)(B), the amounts in which shall remain 
available to the Secretary until expended, without 
further appropriation, for furthering the 4–H Pro-
gram. 
(d) UNAUTHORIZED USE
OF 4–H EMBLEM
OR 
NAME.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—Whoever, other than the 4– 
H Program, a 4–H club, the Department, a land- 
grant college or university, and those authorized by 
them, uses in commerce the 4–H emblem or name 
or any reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable 
imitation of the 4–H emblem or name to indicate 
membership in an association, organization, or other 
collective group, or in connection with the sale, offer-
ing for sale, distribution, or advertising of goods or 
services, on or in connection with which that use is 
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likely to cause confusion, to cause mistake, or to de-
ceive as to membership or participation in, an affili-
ation, connection, or association with, or authoriza-
tion or approval by, a 4–H club or the 4–H Pro-
gram, shall be subject to the civil action under para-
graph (2). 
(2) CIVIL ACTION.—The Attorney General, on 
behalf of the Secretary, or contract counsel procured 
by the Secretary, may bring a civil action in an ap-
propriate district court of the United States against 
whoever engages in any of the prohibited acts de-
scribed in paragraph (1) for the remedies provided 
in the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Trademark Act of 1946’’ or the ‘‘Lanham Act’’) 
(15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.). 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSES.— 
(1) PRIOR AUTHORIZED USES.—Nothing in this 
section makes unlawful the use of any emblem, 
name, sign, symbol, insignia, or words that was law-
ful on December 26, 2020. 
(2) DELEGATION.—Nothing in this section lim-
its the authority of the Secretary to delegate the au-
thority of the Secretary as otherwise authorized by 
law. 
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SEC. 7608. UNDER SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FOR RE-
SEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS. 
Section 251 of the Department of Agriculture Reor-
ganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) be responsible for the coordination of re-
search activities with other Federal agencies.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 1 year’’; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out cross-cutting and collaborative research and de-
velopment activities focused on the joint advance-
ment of the mission requirements and priorities of 
the Department of Agriculture and other Federal 
agencies. 
‘‘(2) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.— 
‘‘(A) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 
2026, the Secretary and the Secretary of 
Energy(referred to in this subparagraph as 
the ‘Secretaries’) shall coordinate the ac-
tivities under paragraph (1) through the 
establishment of memoranda of under-
standing or other appropriate interagency 
agreements. Such a memorandum or such 
an agreement shall require the use of a 
competitive, merit-reviewed process as ap-
propriate. Activities may include compo-
nents proposed by Federal agencies, Na-
tional Laboratories, institutions of higher 
education, nonprofit organizations, and 
other entities deemed appropriate under 
the memorandum or agreement. 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
the activities under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retaries may— 
‘‘(I) conduct collaborative re-
search in a variety of focus areas; 
‘‘(II) develop methods to accom-
modate large voluntary standardized 
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and integrated data sets on agricul-
tural, environmental, supply chain, 
and economic information with vari-
able accuracy and scale; 
‘‘(III) promote collaboration and 
open community-based development 
between— 
‘‘(aa) Federal agencies; 
‘‘(bb) National Laboratories; 
‘‘(cc) institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 
101 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 
‘‘(dd) nonprofit institutions; 
‘‘(ee) industry partners; and 
‘‘(ff) other entities deemed 
appropriate under the memo-
randum or agreement involved; 
‘‘(IV) support research infra-
structure, including new facilities and 
equipment, and workforce develop-
ment as the Secretaries determine 
necessary; 
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‘‘(V) conduct collaborative re-
search, development, and demonstra-
tion of methods and technologies; and 
‘‘(VI) facilitate relations between 
public and private entities to carry on 
the activities of this clause upon the 
termination of any agreement estab-
lished under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iii) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
the activities under this subparagraph, the 
Secretaries are authorized to— 
‘‘(I) 
carry 
out 
reimbursable 
agreements between the Department 
of Agriculture, the Department of De-
fense, and other entities in order to 
maximize the effectiveness of research 
and development; and 
‘‘(II) collaborate with other Fed-
eral agencies, as appropriate. 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 
2026, the Secretary and the Director of 
the National Science Foundation (referred 
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to in this subparagraph as the ‘‘Director’’) 
shall coordinate the activities under para-
graph (1) through the establishment of 
memoranda of understanding or other ap-
propriate interagency agreements. Such a 
memorandum or such an agreement shall 
require the use of a competitive, merit-re-
viewed process as appropriate. Activities 
may include components proposed by Fed-
eral agencies, institutions of higher edu-
cation, nonprofit organizations, and other 
entities deemed appropriate under the 
memorandum or agreement. 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
the activities under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary and the Director may— 
‘‘(I) conduct collaborative re-
search in a variety of focus areas; 
‘‘(II) promote collaboration and 
open, community-based development 
between— 
‘‘(aa) Federal agencies; 
‘‘(bb) institutions of higher 
education; 
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‘‘(cc) community colleges (as 
defined in section 3167B of the 
Energy Science Education En-
hancement 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
7381c–3)); 
‘‘(dd) area career and tech-
nical education schools (as de-
fined in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302)); 
‘‘(ee) nonprofit institutions; 
‘‘(ff) industry partners; and 
‘‘(gg) other entities deemed 
appropriate under the memo-
randum or agreement; 
‘‘(III) support research infra-
structure, including new facilities, 
equipment and broadband deploy-
ment, as the Secretary and Director 
determine necessary; 
‘‘(IV) develop translational tech-
nologies for commercial utilization; 
‘‘(V) organize education, train-
ing, and research initiatives relating 
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to STEM education and workforce de-
velopment, which may include— 
‘‘(aa) activities supported by 
the Cooperative Extension Sys-
tem; 
‘‘(bb) industrial partnership 
programs; 
‘‘(cc) workshops for edu-
cating 
kindergarten 
through 
grade 12 teachers on how to in-
crease agricultural literacy; 
‘‘(dd) development of agri-
cultural-based science curricula 
for kindergarten through grade 
12 students; and 
‘‘(ee) 
distribution 
of 
re-
sources for educators to imple-
ment curricula; and 
‘‘(VI) facilitate relationships be-
tween public and private entities to 
carry on the activities under this 
clause upon the termination of any 
agreement established under this sub-
paragraph. 
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‘‘(iii) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
the activities under this subparagraph, the 
Secretary and the Director are authorized 
to— 
‘‘(I) 
carry 
out 
reimbursable 
agreements between the Department 
of Agriculture, the National Science 
Foundation, and other entities in 
order to maximize the effectiveness of 
research and development; and 
‘‘(II) collaborate with other Fed-
eral agencies as appropriate. 
‘‘(C) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the 
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 
2026, the Secretary and the Secretary of 
Defense (referred to in this subparagraph 
as the ‘Secretaries’) shall coordinate the 
activities under paragraph (1) through the 
establishment of memoranda of under-
standing or other appropriate interagency 
agreements. Such a memorandum or such 
an agreement shall require the use of a 
competitive, merit-reviewed process as ap-
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propriate. Activities may include compo-
nents proposed by Federal agencies, Na-
tional Laboratories, institutions of higher 
education, nonprofit organizations, indus-
try, and other entities deemed appropriate 
under the memorandum or agreement. 
‘‘(ii) COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
the activities under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retaries may— 
‘‘(I) conduct collaborative re-
search in a variety of focus areas, in-
cluding the areas specified in clause 
(iv); 
‘‘(II) develop methods to accom-
modate large voluntary standardized 
and integrated data sets on agricul-
tural, environmental, supply chain, 
and economic information with vari-
able accuracy and scale; 
‘‘(III) promote collaboration and 
secure information sharing with stake-
holders that are capable of increasing 
market-based adoption of technologies 
developed pursuant to the memoranda 
of understanding or other appropriate 
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interagency agreements entered into 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(IV) promote collaboration and 
open community-based development 
between— 
‘‘(aa) Federal agencies; 
‘‘(bb) National Laboratories; 
‘‘(cc) institutions of higher 
education (as defined in section 
101 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); 
‘‘(dd) nonprofit institutions; 
‘‘(ee) industry partners; and 
‘‘(ff) other entities deemed 
appropriate under the memo-
randum or agreement involved; 
‘‘(V) support research infrastruc-
ture, including new facilities and 
equipment, and workforce develop-
ment as the Secretaries determine 
necessary; 
‘‘(VI) conduct collaborative re-
search, development, and demonstra-
tion of methods and technologies; and 
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‘‘(VII) facilitate relations be-
tween public and private entities to 
carry on the activities of this clause 
upon the termination of any agree-
ment established under this subpara-
graph. 
‘‘(iii) AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
the activities under this subparagraph, the 
Secretaries are authorized to— 
‘‘(I) 
carry 
out 
reimbursable 
agreements between the Department 
of Agriculture, the Department of De-
fense, and other entities in order to 
maximize the effectiveness of research 
and development; and 
‘‘(II) collaborate with other Fed-
eral agencies, as appropriate. 
‘‘(iv) FOCUS AREAS DESCRIBED.—The 
focus areas described in this clause are the 
following: 
‘‘(I) Management strategies for 
water, energy, soil, forests, and food 
to reduce scarcity risks to civilian and 
military operations. 
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‘‘(II) Innovations applicable to 
defense objectives and beneficial to 
rural agricultural economies, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(aa) precision agriculture 
technologies; 
‘‘(bb) drones; 
‘‘(cc) remote sensing; and 
‘‘(dd) positioning, naviga-
tion, and timing capabilities. 
‘‘(III) Mitigation of the impacts 
of 
chemicals, 
specifically 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances (commonly referred to as 
PFAS), released through activities 
carried out by the Department of De-
fense, to farmland contiguous to mili-
tary bases. 
‘‘(D) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—In ad-
dition to the memoranda of understanding with 
Federal agencies described in subparagraphs 
(A) and (B), the Secretary shall, as appro-
priate, enter into memoranda of understanding 
with the heads of other Federal agencies to co-
ordinate the activities under paragraph (1). 
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‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than two years after 
the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and Na-
tional Security Act of 2026, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report detailing— 
‘‘(A) interagency coordination between 
each Federal agency involved in the research 
and development activities carried out under 
this section; 
‘‘(B) potential opportunities to expand the 
technical capabilities of each Federal agency in-
volved in the research and development activi-
ties carried out under this section; 
‘‘(C) collaborative research achievements; 
‘‘(D) areas of future mutually beneficial 
successes; 
‘‘(E) continuation of coordination activities 
between each Federal agency involved in the re-
search and development activities carried out 
under this section; 
‘‘(F) potential opportunities for additional 
memoranda of understanding with other Fed-
eral agencies; and 
‘‘(G) any additional information as the 
Secretary deems appropriate. 
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‘‘(4) RESEARCH SECURITY.—The activities au-
thorized under this section shall be applied in a 
manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI of the 
Research and Development, Competition, and Inno-
vation Act (enacted as division B of the CHIPS Act 
of 2022 (Public Law 117–167; 42 U.S.C. 19231 et 
seq.)).’’. 
SEC. 7609. AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish an 
Agricultural Innovation Corps (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Ag I–Corps’’) to promote technology transfer and 
increase the economic impact of federally-funded research 
through— 
(1) supporting agricultural researchers, stu-
dents, and institutions of higher education (as de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), in exploring the commer-
cial potential of technologies developed in labora-
tories through a standardized entrepreneurial train-
ing program; and 
(2) bringing together Agriculture Research 
Service researchers and institutions of higher edu-
cation within a distinct geographical region to col-
laborate and deliver a standardized entrepreneurial 
training curriculum. 
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(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Agricultural researchers, stu-
dents, and institutions of higher education receiving funds 
from the Department shall be eligible to participate in Ag 
I–Corps. 
(c) FOLLOW-ON GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may make 
funds available from the Small Business Innovation 
Research Program for competitive grants to Ag I– 
Corps participants to help support— 
(A) prototype or proof-of-concept develop-
ment; and 
(B) such activities as the Secretary con-
siders necessary to build local, regional, and na-
tional infrastructure for agricultural entrepre-
neurship. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Grants under paragraph (1) 
shall be limited to participants in Ag I–Corps with 
innovations that, because of the early stage of devel-
opment of such innovations, are not eligible to par-
ticipate in a Small Business Innovation Research 
Program or Small Business Technology Transfer 
Program (as defined in section 9 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638)). 
(d) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary may engage in 
partnerships with other Federal agencies, State and local 
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governments, economic development organizations, and 
nonprofit organizations to provide access to Ag I–Corps 
to support entrepreneurship education and training for ag-
ricultural researchers, students, and institutions of higher 
education under this section. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2027, 
and not less frequently than once every other year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port on the efficacy of Ag I–Corps, including metrics on 
the effectiveness of the program. 
TITLE VIII—FORESTRY 
Subtitle A—Cooperative Forestry 
Assistance Act of 1978 
SEC. 8101. SUPPORT FOR STATE ASSESSMENTS AND STRAT-
EGIES FOR FOREST RESOURCES. 
Section 2A(f) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to carry out 
this section,’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘the Sec-
retary may use any other funds made available 
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under this Act to develop and implement the State- 
wide assessment and State-wide strategy required by 
subsection (a), except that the total amount of com-
bined funding used to develop and implement such 
assessment 
and 
strategy 
may 
not 
exceed 
$10,000,000 in any fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 8102. FOREST LEGACY PROGRAM TECHNICAL COR-
RECTION. 
Section 7(l)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assist-
ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c(l)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘the State 
of Vermont’’ and inserting ‘‘a State’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), in the matter pre-
ceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘of Vermont’’ and 
inserting ‘‘involved’’. 
SEC. 8103. STATE AND PRIVATE FOREST LANDSCAPE-SCALE 
RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
Section 13A(l)(3) of the Cooperative Forestry Assist-
ance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2109a(l)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
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Subtitle B—Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 
SEC. 8201. PROMOTING CROSS-BOUNDARY WILDFIRE MITI-
GATION. 
Section 103(e)(5) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6513(e)(5)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 8202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR HAZ-
ARDOUS FUEL REDUCTION ON FEDERAL 
LAND. 
Section 108 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6518) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 8203. WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
Section 303 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), re-
spectively; 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) ADJACENT
LAND.—The term ‘adjacent 
land’ means non-Federal land, including State, local, 
and private land, that is adjacent to, and within the 
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same watershed as, National Forest System land on 
which a watershed protection and restoration project 
is carried out under this section.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(G) and (H) as subparagraphs (K) and 
(L), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F) the following: 
‘‘(G) an acequia association; 
‘‘(H) a local, regional, or other public enti-
ty that manages stormwater or wastewater re-
sources or other related water infrastructure; 
‘‘(I) a land-grant mercedes; 
‘‘(J) a local, regional, or other private enti-
ty that has water delivery authority;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A watershed protection 
and restoration project under the Program shall be 
designed to— 
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‘‘(A) protect and restore watershed health, 
water supply and quality, a municipal or agri-
cultural water supply system, and water-related 
infrastructure; 
‘‘(B) protect and restore forest health from 
insect infestation and disease or wildfire; or 
‘‘(C) advance any combination of the pur-
poses described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(3) PRIORITIES.—In selecting watershed pro-
tection and restoration projects under the Program, 
the Secretary shall give priority to projects that— 
‘‘(A) provide risk management benefits as-
sociated with drought; wildfire; post-wildfire 
conditions; extreme weather; flooding; resilience 
to climate change; and watershed and fire resil-
ience, including minimizing risks to watershed 
health, water supply and quality, and water-re-
lated infrastructure, including municipal and 
agricultural water supply systems; 
‘‘(B) support aquatic restoration and con-
servation efforts that complement existing or 
planned forest restoration or wildfire risk re-
duction efforts; or 
‘‘(C) provide quantifiable benefits to water 
supply or quality and include the use of nature- 
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based solutions, such as restoring wetland and 
riparian ecosystems. 
‘‘(4) CONDITIONS FOR PROJECTS ON ADJACENT 
LAND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No project or activity 
may be carried out under this section on adja-
cent land unless the owner of the adjacent land 
agrees in writing that the owner is a willing and 
engaged partner in carrying out that project or 
activity. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to authorize any change in— 
‘‘(i) the ownership of adjacent land on 
which a project or activity is carried out 
under this section; or 
‘‘(ii) the management of adjacent land 
on which a project or activity is carried out 
under this section, except during the car-
rying out of that project or activity.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘water-
sheds that provide water to the end water 
users’’ and inserting ‘‘watersheds, and lands 
adjacent to any such watershed, that provide 
water— 
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‘‘(A) to the end water users subject to the 
agreement; or 
‘‘(B) for the benefit of another end water 
user.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(D) as subparagraph (E); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(C) the following: 
‘‘(D) a good neighbor agreement entered 
into under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act 
of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a); or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) COOPERATION WITH NON-FEDERAL PART-
NERS.—The Secretary shall cooperate with non-Fed-
eral partners in carrying out assessments, planning, 
project design, and project implementation under 
this section.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—A water source manage-
ment plan shall be— 
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‘‘(A) designed to protect and restore eco-
logical integrity (as defined in section 219.19 of 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this subpara-
graph)); 
‘‘(B) based on the best available scientific 
information; and 
‘‘(C) conducted in a manner consistent 
with the forest plan applicable to the National 
Forest System land on which the watershed 
protection and restoration project is carried 
out.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REDUCING
REDUNDANCY.—An existing 
watershed plan, such as a watershed protection and 
restoration action plan developed under section 
304(a)(3), or other applicable watershed planning 
documents as approved by the Secretary may be 
used as the basis for a water source management 
plan under this subsection.’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘primary 
purpose of’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘primary purpose of ad-
vancing any of the purposes described in subsection 
(b)(2).’’; 
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(6) in subsection (g), by amending paragraph 
(2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall require the con-
tribution of funds or in-kind support from non- 
Federal partners to be in an amount that is not 
less than 50 percent of the amount of Federal 
funds. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER.—The requirement in sub-
paragraph (A) may be waived at the discretion 
of the Secretary.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (g)(4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘2019 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2027 
through 2031’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) SET-ASIDE FOR PARTNER PARTICIPA-
TION
IN
PLANNING
AND
TECHNICAL
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Of the amounts made available under 
subparagraph (B) to carry out this section for 
each fiscal year, the Secretary may not use 
more than 10 percent for non-Federal partner 
planning and technical assistance efforts in de-
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veloping or implementing a water source man-
agement plan under subsection (d).’’. 
SEC. 8204. WATERSHED CONDITION FRAMEWORK TECH-
NICAL CORRECTIONS. 
Section 304(a) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6543(a)) is amended in para-
graphs (3) and (5) by striking ‘‘protection and’’. 
SEC. 8205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO COM-
BAT INSECT INFESTATIONS AND RELATED 
DISEASES. 
Section 406 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6556) is amended by striking ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2031’’. 
SEC. 8206. INSECT AND DISEASE INFESTATION. 
Section 602(d)(2) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591a(d)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 8207. STEWARDSHIP END RESULT CONTRACTING 
PROJECTS. 
Section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, including 
retaining and expanding existing forest products in-
frastructure necessary to carry out an agreement or 
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contract under this subsection’’ before the period at 
the end; 
(2) in subsection (d)(3)(B), by striking ‘‘10 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘20 years’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR LONG-TERM STEWARD-
SHIP CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION
OF
MULTIYEAR
CON-
TRACT.—In this paragraph, the term ‘multiyear 
contract’ means a contract entered into under 
subsection (b) that— 
‘‘(i) has a term of at least 5 years; 
and 
‘‘(ii) is entered into on or after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULE.—A multiyear con-
tract entered into under subsection (b) by the 
Chief or the Director with an entity shall pro-
vide that, in the case of cancellation or termi-
nation of the multiyear contract by the Chief or 
the Director, the Chief or the Director, as ap-
plicable, shall provide to the entity a cancella-
tion or termination payment equal to the lesser 
of— 
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‘‘(i) an amount equal to 10 percent of 
the multiyear contract; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of unrecovered costs 
that would have been recouped through 
amortization over the full term of the con-
tract (including the term canceled).’’. 
Subtitle C—Other Forestry 
Programs 
SEC. 8301. NATIONAL AND REGIONAL AGROFORESTRY CEN-
TERS. 
Section 1243 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1642 note; Public Law 
101–624) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and insert-
ing 
‘‘NATIONAL
AND
REGIONAL
AGRO-
FORESTRY CENTERS’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), 
and (d) as subsections (b), (d), (e), and (h), respec-
tively; 
(3) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF AGROFORESTRY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘agroforestry’ means a management system 
that intentionally integrates trees and shrubs into crop 
and animal farming systems to build more profitable and 
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weather-resilient farms, ranches, and communities, ad-
dress natural resource concerns and conservation needs, 
and establish productive and sustainable land use prac-
tices, including— 
‘‘(1) riparian forest buffers; 
‘‘(2) alley cropping; 
‘‘(3) silvopasture; 
‘‘(4) forest farming and multistory cropping; 
and 
‘‘(5) windbreaks, shelterbelts, hedgerows, and, 
where applicable, field borders, and living snow 
fences.’’; 
(4) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘SEMIARID’’ and inserting ‘‘NATIONAL’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘(referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Secretary’)’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Ag-
riculture’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘Semiarid Agroforestry Re-
search, Development, and Demonstration Cen-
ter (hereafter referred to in this section as the 
‘Center’)’’ and inserting ‘‘National Agroforestry 
Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Center’’; and 
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(D) by striking ‘‘at the Center under sub-
section (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection 
(d)’’; 
(5) by inserting after subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(c) REGIONAL AGROFORESTRY CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service and in co-
operation with the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, establish 1 or more regional agroforestry 
centers to advance agroforestry research, outreach, 
technical assistance, and adoption. 
‘‘(2) 
DIRECTOR.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service and in co-
operation with the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, shall appoint a Director to manage and co-
ordinate the 1 or more regional agroforestry centers 
established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) LOCATION.—In selecting the locations for 
the 1 or more regional agroforestry centers under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall prioritize loca-
tions at which the Department of Agriculture has, 
on the date of enactment of the Farm, Food, and 
National Security Act of 2026, at least 1 employee 
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providing coordination among a diverse group of re-
search institutions and other partners. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION.—Regional agroforestry 
centers established under paragraph (1) shall by ad-
ministered by the National Agroforestry Center.’’; 
(6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the Center’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of the centers established 
under subsections (b) and (c) (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Centers’)’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and organizations’’ 
after ‘‘nonprofit foundations’’; and 
(iii) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘demonstration 
projects,’’ after ‘‘studies,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘on semiarid lands 
that’’ and inserting ‘‘that build soil health 
and’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, including agro-
forestry systems on semiarid land and 
other fragile agroecosystems where perma-
nent woody perennial plant communities 
can enhance carbon sequestration and re-
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duce greenhouse gas emissions’’ before the 
semicolon; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘forestry 
products for commercial sale from semiarid 
land’’ and inserting ‘‘agroforestry products for 
commercial sale’’; 
(D) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘in semiarid regions’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Great Plains re-
gion’’ and inserting ‘‘particular regions’’; 
(E) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘tech-
nical assistance, demonstration projects, and’’ 
before ‘‘technology’’; 
(F) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7) 
through (11) as paragraphs (8) through (12), 
respectively; 
(G) by striking paragraph (6) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(6) develop improved silvopasture, alley crop-
ping, forest farming, multistory cropping, riparian 
buffer, windbreak and shelterbelt, and other peren-
nial production and conservation systems and tech-
nologies to improve soil health, carbon sequestration, 
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drought preparedness, soil and water conservation, 
environmental quality, and biological diversity; 
‘‘(7) address barriers to the adoption of agro-
forestry practices, including— 
‘‘(A) insufficient access to plant material; 
‘‘(B) insufficient infrastructure to contain 
equipment and plant material; 
‘‘(C) insufficient machinery to implement 
agroforestry practices; 
‘‘(D) insufficient technical service assist-
ance; and 
‘‘(E) insufficient research related to agro-
forestry systems, including silvopasture and 
alley cropping;’’; 
(H) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘on semiarid lands’’; 
(I) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘on semiarid lands worldwide’’ and 
inserting ‘‘worldwide, including on semiarid 
land’’; and 
(J) in paragraph (10) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘on semiarid lands’’; 
and 
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘and extreme weath-
er’’ after ‘‘pollution’’; 
(7) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘the Center’’ and inserting ‘‘each of 
the Centers’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘forestry’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘forestry, agroforestry,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) facilitate agroforestry adoption by dissemi-
nating comprehensive information on Federal, State, 
local, and Tribal programs that provide support for 
agroforestry.’’; 
(8) by inserting after subsection (e) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(f) REGIONAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide targeted regional support for agroforestry projects, 
including demonstration sites. 
‘‘(g) SURVEY.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of the Farm, Food, and National Secu-
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rity Act of 2026 and every 5 years thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a National Agroforestry Producers 
Survey.’’; and 
(9) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘There are’’ and inserting 
‘‘In addition to amounts otherwise available, 
there is’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 
through 2031’’. 
SEC. 8302. NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT. 
(a) MATCHING FUNDS.—Section 405(b) of the Na-
tional Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3(b)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
(b) WHITE OAK RESTORATION FUND.—Section 409 
of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j– 
7) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The activities’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The activities’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) WHITE OAK RESTORATION FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Funds described in para-
graph (2) shall be made available for activities— 
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‘‘(A) on national forests that are approved 
by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service; and 
‘‘(B) to— 
‘‘(i) re-establish white oak forests 
where appropriate; 
‘‘(ii) improve management of existing 
white oak forests to foster natural regen-
eration of white oak; 
‘‘(iii) improve and expand white oak 
nursery stock; and 
‘‘(iv) adapt and improve white oak 
seedlings. 
‘‘(2) FUND.—The National Forest Foundation 
may accept gifts, devises, or bequests for the pur-
poses of carrying out the activities specified in para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) SUMMARY.—Beginning 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the National 
Forest Foundation shall include in the budget jus-
tification materials submitted to Congress in support 
of the budget of each such Foundation for each fis-
cal year (as submitted with the budget of the Presi-
dent under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States 
Code) a summary of the activities carried out under 
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paragraph (1) and the funds accepted under para-
graph (2) that includes— 
‘‘(A) the amount— 
‘‘(i) accepted under paragraph (2) in 
the preceding fiscal year; and 
‘‘(ii) described in clause (i) that is un-
obligated on the date of the report; and 
‘‘(B) a description of the activities under 
paragraph (1) funded during the preceding fis-
cal year.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 
583j-8(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 8303. CONVEYANCES AND LEASES OF FOREST SERV-
ICE ADMINISTRATIVE SITES. 
(a) CONVEYANCE OF FOREST SERVICE ADMINISTRA-
TIVE SITES.—Section 503(f) of the Forest Service Facility 
Realignment and Enhancement Act of 2005 (16 U.S.C. 
580d note; Public Law 109–54) is amended by striking 
‘‘September 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2031’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION FOR LEASE OF FOREST SERV-
ICE SITES.—Section 8623(i) of the Agriculture Improve-
ment Act of 2018 (16 U.S.C. 580d note; Public Law 115– 
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334) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 8304. FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(e) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 1642(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘their resources’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the resources of those forests, includ-
ing forest carbon,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘In compliance’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In compliance’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL METHODS.—Under the 
program under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall carry out, as a data collection method— 
‘‘(i) a national timber products output 
survey; and 
‘‘(ii) a national woodland owner sur-
vey.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘including 
with respect to available forest carbon data,’’ after 
‘‘2 decades,’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
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(A) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The standards’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The standards de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(4) NATIONAL
STAND-
ARDS AND DEFINITIONS.—To ensure’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL CONSISTENCY.— 
‘‘(A) STANDARDS AND DEFINITIONS.—To 
ensure’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) TERMINOLOGY.—The Secretary shall 
include a clear description of the definition of 
‘forest’ used for purposes of reporting data 
from inventories and analyses of forests and the 
resources of forests under this subsection 
with— 
‘‘(i) any data or report provided under 
the program under this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) Renewable Resource Assessments 
prepared under section 3(a) of the Forest 
and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601(a)); and 
‘‘(iii) any data or report provided to 
an entity outside the United States.’’; 
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(4) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘In accordance with paragraph (7),’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subparagraphs (D) and (E) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) the organization and procedures nec-
essary to understand and report on changes in 
land cover and use; 
‘‘(E) the organization and procedures nec-
essary to sample and evaluate carbon-related 
data variables, including soil carbon, collected 
from forest inventory and analysis plots, timber 
products output surveys, and national woodland 
owner surveys to ensure that carbon accounting 
information needs can be met; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) UPDATES TO STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall prepare an update to 
the strategic plan under paragraph (6) to in-
clude— 
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‘‘(i) a plan to implement nationally 
consistent data collection protocols and 
procedures to improve the statistical preci-
sion of base program estimates; 
‘‘(ii) pathways to integrate and report 
on status and trends in forest carbon 
pools, including below-ground carbon; 
‘‘(iii) plans, including the identifica-
tion of challenges, to collaborate with other 
Federal agencies, non-Federal partners, 
and the private sector to integrate existing 
nationally available data sets and best 
available commercial technologies, such as 
remote sensing, spatial analysis techniques, 
and other new technologies; 
‘‘(iv) a plan to increase transparency 
and clarity in reporting in accordance with 
paragraph (4)(C); 
‘‘(v) a plan to expand current data 
collection, further integrate remote sensing 
technology, or both, to include procedures 
to improve the statistical precision of esti-
mates at the sub-State level; 
‘‘(vi) a plan to expand current data 
collection, further integrate remote sensing 
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technology, or both, to include information 
on renewable biomass supplies and carbon 
stocks at the local, State, regional, and na-
tional levels, including by ownership type; 
and 
‘‘(vii) such other matters as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate based 
on recommendations of the Forest Inven-
tory and Analysis National User Group. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate and the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives the up-
date to the strategic plan prepared under sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(C) FURTHER UPDATES.—Not later than 
5 years after the date on which the update is 
submitted under subparagraph (B), and every 5 
years thereafter, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) prepare an additional update to 
the strategic plan; and 
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‘‘(ii) submit the additional update to 
the committees described in subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(8) ACCESSIBILITY.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that data collected under this subsection is— 
‘‘(A) easily accessible to all public- and pri-
vate-sector entities; and 
‘‘(B) collected and made accessible using 
means that ensure the confidentiality, in ac-
cordance with section 1770 of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2276), of— 
‘‘(i) plot locations; 
‘‘(ii) nonaggregated data of woodland 
owners; and 
‘‘(iii) nonaggregated data from timber 
product output survey. 
‘‘(9) BIENNIAL COMPILATIONS.—Biennially, the 
Secretary shall prepare and make publicly available 
a compilation of national forest inventory and anal-
ysis forest statistics, which shall be similar to the ta-
bles contained in the Renewable Resource Assess-
ments prepared under section 3(a) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601(a)), accompanied by relevant 
geospatial products. 
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‘‘(10) EXTERNAL COMPLEX DATA REQUESTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish an office, a data platform, or team to 
process and respond to complex data requests 
submitted by external organizations relating to 
the program under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) FEES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To cover the costs 
of processing of and responding to complex 
data requests described in subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary may impose fees on ex-
ternal organizations submitting the re-
quests. 
‘‘(ii) FEES
COLLECTED.—Fees col-
lected under clause (i) may only be used 
for the purposes described in such clause. 
‘‘(11) REPORTS.—Each year, the Secretary 
shall publish as part of the forest inventory and 
analysis business report a detailed description of the 
progress of the Secretary in implementing the pro-
grammatic elements of the strategic plan described 
in paragraph (6), including— 
‘‘(A) the costs and priorities of the stra-
tegic plan; and 
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‘‘(B) how the program under this sub-
section leverages new technology, improves and 
standardizes collection protocols, and increases 
workforce capacity.’’. 
(b) REMOTE
SENSING
TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 
8632(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (16 
U.S.C. 1642 note; Public Law 115–334) is amended by 
striking ‘‘technologies’’ and inserting ‘‘technologies, such 
as microwave, LiDAR, hyperspectral, and high-resolution 
remote sensing data, and advanced computing tech-
nologies for improved modeling to provide tabular statis-
tical estimates and geospatial products,’’. 
SEC. 8305. REFORESTATION, NURSERY, AND SEED OR-
CHARD SUPPORT. 
(a) PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATION, AND OTHER 
ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF NURSERIES AND SEED OR-
CHARDS.—The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the 
Forest Service, shall— 
(1) partner with Federal and State agencies, 
Indian Tribes, private nurseries, and other relevant 
entities to provide training, technical assistance, and 
research to nursery and tree establishment programs 
that support natural regeneration, reforestation, 
agroforestry, and afforestation; 
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(2) promote information sharing to improve the 
technical knowledge, practices, and understanding of 
the demands, climate change impacts, and other 
issues necessary to address all facets of the reforest-
ation pipeline; 
(3) provide technical and financial assistance to 
international nursery and tree establishment pro-
grams through— 
(A) international programs conducted by 
the Forest Service pursuant to the Inter-
national Forestry Cooperation Act of 1990 (16 
U.S.C. 4501 et seq.); 
(B) the Institute of Pacific Islands For-
estry of the Forest Service; and 
(C) the International Institute of Tropical 
Forestry of the Forest Service; 
(4) collaborate with other relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies, including the Foreign Agri-
cultural Service of the Department, the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department 
of the Interior, and international organizations to 
provide technical and financial assistance related to 
nurseries and reforestation; 
(5) coordinate the efforts of the Department 
to— 
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(A) address the challenges associated with 
the reforestation pipeline; and 
(B) leverage economic development assist-
ance for work with private nurseries; and 
(6) expand science-based reforestation supply 
chains through research, seed collection and storage, 
and nursery infrastructure and operations in coordi-
nation with the Administrator of the Agricultural 
Research Service. 
(b) NURSERY AND SEED ORCHARD FINANCIAL AS-
SISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall establish a program to provide grants to eligi-
ble recipients to support nurseries and seed or-
chards. 
(2) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The Secretary may 
make a grant under this subsection to an eligible re-
cipient for a project to carry out at least one of the 
following: 
(A) Develop, expand, enhance, or improve 
nursery production capacity or other infrastruc-
ture to— 
(i) improve seed collection, processing, 
and storage; 
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(ii) increase seedling production, stor-
age, and distribution; or 
(iii) enhance seedling survival and 
properly manage tree genetic resources. 
(B) Establish, improve, or expand a nurs-
ery or seed orchard, including by acquiring 
equipment for such nursery or seed orchard. 
(C) Develop or implement quality control 
measures at nurseries or seed orchards. 
(D) Promote workforce development within 
any facet of the reforestation pipeline. 
(E) Carry out such other activity as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
recipient’’ means— 
(A) a State forestry agency; 
(B) an Indian Tribe; 
(C) a private nursery that has experience 
growing high-quality native trees of appropriate 
genetic sources in bareroot or container 
stocktypes specific for reforestation, restoration, 
or conservation, including native plants and 
seeds that are of cultural significance to Indian 
Tribes; 
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(D) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)); and 
(E) a county or local government with a 
nursery or seed orchard. 
(2) NURSERY.—The term ‘‘nursery’’ means a 
tree or native plant nursery. 
(3) SEED ORCHARD.—The term ‘‘seed orchard’’ 
means a tree or native plant seed orchard. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031. 
Subtitle D—Forest Management 
PART I—NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
MANAGEMENT 
SEC. 8401. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR HIGH PRIORITY 
HAZARD TREES. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a categorical exclusion (as defined in 
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section 111 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4336e)) for high-priority 
hazard tree activities. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—In developing and ad-
ministering the categorical exclusion under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.); and 
(B) apply the extraordinary circumstances 
procedures under section 220.6 of title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions), in determining whether to use the cat-
egorical exclusion. 
(3) PROJECT SIZE LIMITATION.—A project car-
ried out using the categorical exclusion developed 
under paragraph (1) may not exceed 6,000 acres. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HIGH-PRIORITY HAZARD TREE.—The term 
‘‘high-priority hazard tree’’ means a standing tree 
that— 
(A) presents a visible hazard to people or 
property due to conditions such as deterioration 
of, or damage to, the root system, trunk, stem, 
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or limbs of the tree, or the direction or lean of 
the tree, as determined by the Secretary; 
(B) is determined by the Secretary to be 
highly likely to fail and, on failure, would be 
highly likely to cause injury to people or dam-
age to Federal property; and 
(C) is located— 
(i) within 300 feet of a National For-
est System road with a maintenance level 
of 3, 4, or 5; 
(ii) along a National Forest System 
trail; or 
(iii) in a developed recreation site— 
(I) that is operated and main-
tained by the Secretary; and 
(II) on National Forest System 
land. 
(2) HIGH-PRIORITY HAZARD TREE ACTIVITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘high-pri-
ority hazard tree activity’’ means a forest man-
agement activity that mitigates the risks associ-
ated with high-priority hazard trees, including 
pruning, felling, and disposal of a high-priority 
hazard tree. 
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(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘high-pri-
ority hazard tree activity’’ does not include any 
activity— 
(i) conducted in a wilderness area or 
wilderness study area; 
(ii) for the construction of a perma-
nent road or permanent trail; 
(iii) conducted on Federal land on 
which, by Act of Congress or Presidential 
proclamation, the removal of vegetation is 
restricted or prohibited; 
(iv) conducted in an area in which ac-
tivities described in subparagraph (A) 
would be inconsistent with the applicable 
land and resource management plan; or 
(v) 
conducted 
in 
an 
inventoried 
roadless area. 
SEC. 8402. COLLABORATIVE RESTORATION PROJECTS. 
Section 603(c)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(c)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘3000 acres’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000 acres’’. 
SEC. 8403. WILDFIRE RESILIENCE PROJECT SIZE. 
Section 605(c)(1) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591d(c)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘3000 acres’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000 acres’’. 
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SEC. 
8404. 
FUEL 
BREAKS 
IN 
FORESTS 
AND 
OTHER 
WILDLAND VEGETATION. 
Section 40806(d)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (16 U.S.C. 6592b(d)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘3,000 acres’’ and inserting ‘‘10,000 acres’’. 
SEC. 8405. GREATER SAGE-GROUSE AND MULE DEER HABI-
TAT. 
Section 606 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591e) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)— 
(A) by striking clause (ii); 
(B) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 
(vii) as clauses (ii) through (vi), respectively; 
and 
(C) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘in a sagebrush steppe ecosystem’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘concurrently 
for both greater sage-grouse and’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
greater sage-grouse or’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (g) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION.—A covered vegetation manage-
ment activity that is covered by the categorical exclusion 
under subsection (b) may not exceed 4,500 acres in a for-
ested ecosystem or 7,500 acres in a rangeland eco-
system.’’. 
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SEC. 8406. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR ELECTRIC UTIL-
ITY LINES RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION ESTABLISHED.—For-
est management activities described in subsection (b) are 
a category of activities designated as being categorically 
excluded from the preparation of an environmental assess-
ment or an environmental impact statement under section 
102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332). 
(b) FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DESIGNATED 
FOR CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.—The forest management 
activities designated as being categorically excluded under 
subsection (a) are— 
(1) the development and approval of a vegeta-
tion management, facility inspection, and operation 
and maintenance plan submitted under section 
512(c)(1) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1772(c)(1)) to the 
Secretary; and 
(2) the implementation of routine activities con-
ducted under the plan referred to in paragraph (1). 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION.— 
On and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary may use the categorical exclusion established 
under subsection (a) in accordance with this section. 
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(d) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN AREAS.—The categor-
ical exclusion established under subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any forest management activity conducted— 
(1) in a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System; or 
(2) on National Forest System lands on which, 
by Act of Congress, the removal of vegetation is re-
stricted or prohibited. 
(e) PERMANENT ROADS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT.—A for-
est management activity designated under subsection 
(b) shall not include the establishment of a perma-
nent road. 
(2) EXISTING
ROADS.—The Secretary may 
carry out necessary maintenance and repair on an 
existing permanent road for the purposes of con-
ducting a forest management activity designated 
under subsection (b). 
(3) TEMPORARY ROADS.—The Secretary shall 
decommission any temporary road constructed for a 
forest management activity designated under sub-
section (b) not later than 3 years after the date on 
which the action is completed. 
(f) APPLICABLE LAW.—A forest management activity 
designated under subsection (b) shall not be subject to sec-
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tion 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1536) or section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act. 
SEC. 8407. FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ON NA-
TIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may conduct forest 
management activities on National Forest System land. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out forest manage-
ment activities, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, coordi-
nate with impacted parties to increase efficiency and maxi-
mize the compatibility of management practices across 
National Forest System lands. 
(c) OBJECTIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
forest management activities on National Forest 
System land in a manner that attains multiple eco-
system benefits, including.— 
(A) reducing forest fuels; 
(B) maintaining the diversity of plant and 
animal communities; 
(C) improving soil, streams, lakes, wet-
lands, and water quality, including in riparian 
areas; and 
(D) increasing resilience to changing water 
temperature and precipitation regimes. 
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(d) GROUND DISTURBANCE.—Consistent with appli-
cable Federal law and any applicable forest plan, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(1) establish criteria for ground conditions fol-
lowing a forest management activity carried out 
under a forest plan that results in ground disturb-
ances; and 
(2) monitor such ground conditions to deter-
mine whether desired outcomes or conditions are 
achieved. 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR 
CERTAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—A forest 
management activity conducted on National Forest Sys-
tem land for the purpose of reducing forest fuels is cat-
egorically excluded from the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) if the forest management activity— 
(1) does not exceed 10,000 acres, including not 
more than 3,000 acres of mechanical thinning; 
(2) is developed— 
(A) in coordination with impacted parties, 
specifically including representatives of local 
governments, such as county supervisors or 
county commissioners; and 
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(B) in consultation with other entities, as 
determined by the Secretary/any other entity 
determined relevant by the Secretary; and 
(3) is consistent with any applicable forest plan. 
(f) COOPERATIVE
AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary 
may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with 
an impacted party to provide for fuel reduction, soil res-
toration, erosion control, reforestation, riparian restora-
tion, revegetation, and similar management activities on 
Federal land and non-Federal land. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOREST
MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITY.—The 
term ‘‘forest management activity’’ means a project 
or activity that is carried out by the Secretary on 
National Forest System land and is consistent with 
any applicable forest plan. 
(2) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means a land and resource management plan under 
section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1406). 
(3) IMPACTED PARTIES.—The term ‘‘impacted 
parties’’ includes— 
(A) State, local, and Tribal governments; 
(B) local fire departments; 
(C) other relevant volunteer groups. 
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(4) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
SEC. 8408. SUPPRESSION OF WILDFIRES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to National Forest 
System lands described in subsection (b), the Secretary, 
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service— 
(1) shall— 
(A) use available resources to carry out 
wildfire suppression with the purpose of con-
taining wildfires detected on such lands not 
later than 24 hours after such a wildfire is de-
tected; and 
(B) carry out wildfire suppression under 
subparagraph (A) in a manner that is con-
sistent with interagency agreements and appli-
cable standards of firefighter safety; 
(2) shall not inhibit the suppression efforts of 
State or local firefighting agencies that are author-
ized to respond to wildfire on such lands; 
(3) may only use fire as a resource manage-
ment tool if the fire is a prescribed fire that com-
plies with applicable law and regulations; 
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(4) may only initiate a backfire or burnout dur-
ing a wildfire— 
(A) by order of the responsible incident 
commander, in consultation with the appro-
priate Forest Service line officer; or 
(B) in instances that are necessary to pro-
tect the health and safety of firefighting per-
sonnel; 
(5) shall use available resources to control any 
such initiated backfire or burnout until contained; 
(6) shall use available resources, including in-
frared technologies, to ensure prescribed fires are 
contained; and 
(7) shall update the prescribed fire policies of 
the Forest Service to reflect the findings and rec-
ommendations included in the report entitled ‘‘Na-
tional Prescribed Fire Program Review’’ published 
in September 2022 by the Forest Service. 
(b) LIMITATIONS ON SCOPE.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), the National Forest System lands described 
in this subsection are National Forest System lands 
that— 
(1) the National Interagency Fire Center has 
established as a National Wildland Fire Prepared-
ness Level of 5; 
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(2) contain areas that the U.S. Drought Mon-
itor has rated as having a D2 (severe drought) in-
tensity, D3 (extreme drought) intensity, or D4 (ex-
ceptional drought) intensity; or 
(3) the Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service, has identified as being located in 
a fireshed ranked in the top 10 percent of wildfire 
exposure, as determined using the most recent pub-
lished models of fireshed risk exposure published by 
the Forest Service. 
(c) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘National Forest System’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 11(a) of the Forest and 
Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
(16 U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
PART II—FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 8411. NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED. 
(a) FOREST SERVICE PLANS.—Section 6(d)(2) of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) NO
ADDITIONAL
CONSULTATION
RE-
QUIRED
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary shall not be required to reinitiate consultation 
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under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of 
title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation), on a land management plan approved, 
amended, or revised under this section when— 
‘‘(A) a new species is listed or critical habi-
tat is designated under the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 
‘‘(B) new information reveals effects of the 
land management plan that may affect a spe-
cies listed or critical habitat designated under 
that Act in a manner or to an extent not pre-
viously considered.’’. 
(b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—Sec-
tion 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(g) NO ADDITIONAL CONSULTATION REQUIRED 
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be re-
quired to reinitiate consultation under section 7(a)(2) of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1536(a)(2)) or section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or a successor regulation), on a land use plan 
approved, amended, or revised under this section when— 
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‘‘(1) a new species is listed or critical habitat 
is designated under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 
‘‘(2) new information reveals effects of the land 
use plan that may affect a species listed or critical 
habitat designated under that Act in a manner or to 
an extent not previously considered.’’. 
SEC. 8412. GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY. 
(a) GOOD NEIGHBOR AUTHORITY.—Section 8206 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking ‘‘or Indian 
tribe’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(11) SPECIAL
DISTRICT.—The term ‘special 
district’ means a political subdivision of a State 
that— 
‘‘(A) has significant budgetary autonomy 
or control; 
‘‘(B) was created by or pursuant to the 
laws of the State for the purpose of performing 
a limited and specific governmental or propri-
etary function; and 
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‘‘(C) is distinct from any other local gov-
ernment unit within the State.’’. 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘, 
Indian Tribe, special district,’’ after ‘‘Gov-
ernor’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘special district,’’ 
after ‘‘Indian Tribe,’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(II) in subclause (I)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘on’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(III) in subclause (II)(bb), by 
striking the period at the end and in-
serting a semicolon; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(III) to construct new perma-
nent roads on Federal lands that 
are— 
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‘‘(aa) necessary to imple-
ment authorized restoration ac-
tivities; and 
‘‘(bb) approved by the Fed-
eral agency through environ-
mental analysis or categorical ex-
clusion decision; 
‘‘(IV) to complete new permanent 
road construction to replace and de-
commission an existing permanent 
road that is adversely impacting for-
est, rangeland, or watershed health; 
and 
‘‘(V) if there are funds remaining 
after carrying out subclauses (I) 
through (IV), to carry out authorized 
restoration services under other good 
neighbor agreements and for the ad-
ministration of a good neighbor au-
thority program by a Governor, In-
dian Tribe, special district, or coun-
try.’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2028’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2030’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, In-
dian Tribe, special district,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; 
and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 8206(a) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 
Tribe, special district,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, Indian 
Tribe, special district,’’ after ‘‘Governor’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section apply to any project initiated pursuant to a 
good neighbor agreement (as defined in section 8206(a) 
of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a(a)))— 
(1) before the date of enactment of this Act, if 
the project was initiated after the date of enactment 
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–334; 132 Stat. 4490); or 
(2) on or after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 8413. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORA-
TION PROGRAM. 
Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘or 
pathogens’’ after ‘‘species’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (H), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) address standardized monitoring ques-
tions and indicators;’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(G) proposals that seek to use innovative 
implementation mechanisms, including good 
neighbor agreements entered into under section 
8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 
U.S.C. 2113a), and similar implementation 
mechanisms; and 
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‘‘(H) proposals that seek to reduce the risk 
of uncharacteristic wildfire or increase ecologi-
cal restoration activities— 
‘‘(i) within areas across land owner-
ships, including State, Tribal, and private 
land; and 
‘‘(ii) within the wildland-urban inter-
face; and 
‘‘(I) proposals that seek to enhance water-
shed health and drinking water sources.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) 4 proposals in any 1 region of the 
National Forest System to be funded during 
any fiscal year; and’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (B); and 
(3) in subsection (f)(6), by striking ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2027 through 2031’’. 
SEC. 8414. PUBLIC-PRIVATE WILDFIRE TECHNOLOGY DE-
PLOYMENT AND TESTBED PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Agriculture, Nat-
ural Resources, and Science, Space, and Tech-
nology of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committees on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry, Energy and Natural Re-
sources, and Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means— 
(A) the National Park Service; 
(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service; 
(C) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(D) the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(E) the Forest Service; 
(F) the Department of Defense; 
(G) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; 
(H) the United States Fire Administra-
tion; 
(I) the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; 
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(J) the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; 
(K) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and 
(L) any other Federal agency involved in 
wildfire response. 
(3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means— 
(A) a private entity; 
(B) a nonprofit organization; or 
(C) an institution of higher education (as 
defined in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)). 
(4) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Pilot Pro-
gram’’ means the deployment and testbed pilot pro-
gram developed under subsection (b). 
(5) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior, acting jointly. 
(b) DEPLOYMENT AND TESTBED PILOT PROGRAM 
ESTABLISHED.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in coordination 
with the heads of the covered agencies, shall establish a 
deployment and testbed pilot program for new and innova-
tive wildfire prevention, detection, communication, and 
mitigation technologies. 
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(c) FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out the Pilot Program, 
the Secretaries shall— 
(1) incorporate the Pilot Program into an exist-
ing interagency coordinating group on wildfires; 
(2) in consultation with the heads of covered 
agencies, identify key technology priority areas with 
respect to the deployment of wildfire prevention, de-
tection, communication, and mitigation technologies, 
including— 
(A) hazardous fuels reduction treatments 
or activities; 
(B) dispatch communications; 
(C) remote sensing and tracking; 
(D) safety equipment; and 
(E) common operating pictures or oper-
ational dashboards; and 
(3) partner with each covered entity selected to 
participate in the Pilot Program with the appro-
priate covered agency to coordinate real-time and 
on-the-ground testing of technology during wildland 
fire mitigation activities and training. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To participate in the Pilot Pro-
gram, a covered entity shall submit to the Secretaries an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Secretaries may require, which 
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shall include a proposal to test technologies specific to key 
technology priority areas identified under subsection 
(c)(2). 
(e) 
PRIORITIZATION
OF
EMERGING
TECH-
NOLOGIES.—In selecting covered entities to participate in 
the Pilot Program, the Secretaries shall give priority to 
covered entities developing and applying emerging tech-
nologies that address issues identified by the Secretaries, 
including artificial intelligence, quantum sensing, com-
puting and quantum-hybrid applications, augmented re-
ality, and 5G private networks and device-to-device com-
munications supporting nomadic mesh networks, for wild-
fire mitigation. 
(f) OUTREACH.—The Secretaries, in coordination 
with the heads of the covered agencies, shall make publicly 
available the key technology priority areas identified under 
subsection (c)(2) and invite covered entities to apply to 
test and demonstrate their technologies to address those 
priority areas. 
(g) REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and each year thereafter for the duration of the Pilot Pro-
gram, the Secretaries shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees a report that includes the following with respect 
to the Pilot Program: 
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(1) A list of participating covered entities. 
(2) A brief description of the technologies test-
ed by such covered entities. 
(3) An estimate of the cost of acquiring the 
technology tested in the program and applying it at 
scale. 
(4) Outreach efforts by Federal agencies to cov-
ered entities developing wildfire technologies. 
(5) Assessments of, and recommendations relat-
ing to, new technologies with potential adoption and 
application at-scale in Federal land management 
agencies’ wildfire prevention, detection, communica-
tion, and mitigation efforts. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The Pilot Program shall expire 
on September 30, 2031. 
SEC. 8415. FOREST SERVICE PARTICIPATION IN EXPERI-
ENCED SERVICES PROGRAM. 
Section 8302 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 
U.S.C. 3851a) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘ACES’’ 
and inserting ‘‘EXPERIENCED SERVICES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Agriculture Conserva-
tion’’; and 
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(C) by inserting ‘‘, professional, or admin-
istrative’’ after ‘‘technical’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (b). 
SEC. 8416. TIMBER SALES ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
LAND. 
Section 14 of the National Forest Management Act 
of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$55,000’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) In the event of extreme risks to a unit of Na-
tional Forest System land, including catastrophic wildfire, 
insect and disease outbreak, wind, hurricane, flood, 
drought, or to avoid impacts from such extreme events, 
the Secretary may, without an appraisal and under such 
rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary, dispose 
of by sale or otherwise, portions of trees, or forest prod-
ucts located on such unit of National Forest System 
land.’’. 
SEC. 8417. PERMITS AND AGREEMENTS WITH ELECTRICAL 
UTILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In any special use permit or ease-
ment on National Forest System lands provided to an elec-
tric utility company (as defined in section 1262 of the En-
ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451)) the Secretary 
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may provide permission to cut and remove trees or other 
vegetation from within the vicinity of distribution lines or 
transmission lines, including hazardous vegetation that in-
creases fire risk, without requiring a separate timber sale 
if that cutting and removal is consistent with the applica-
ble land management plan. 
(b) USE OF PROCEEDS.—A special use permit or 
easement that includes permission for the cutting and re-
moval of trees or other vegetation described in subsection 
(a), shall include a requirement that, if the applicable elec-
trical utility sells any portion of the material removed 
under the permit or easement, the electrical utility shall 
provide to the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the 
Forest Service, any proceeds received from the sale, less 
any transportation costs incurred in the sale. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to require the sale of any material 
removed under a special use permit or easement that in-
cludes permission for the cutting and removal of trees or 
other vegetation described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 8418. UTILIZING GRAZING FOR WILDFIRE RISK RE-
DUCTION. 
(a) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary concerned shall develop and implement a 
strategy to utilize livestock grazing as a wildfire risk 
reduction tool on Federal land under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary concerned. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The strategy under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) the completion of any reviews required 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) to allow a per-
mittee with a grazing permit in effect to graze 
on vacant grazing allotments during instances 
of drought, wildfire, or other natural disaster 
that disrupt grazing on the allotments covered 
by such grazing permit; 
(B) the use of targeted grazing to reduce 
hazardous fuels; 
(C) an increase in the use of temporary 
grazing permits to promote targeted fuels re-
duction and reduction of invasive annual 
grasses; 
(D) an increase in the use of livestock 
grazing— 
(i) 
to 
eradicate 
invasive 
annual 
grasses; and 
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(ii) as a restoration strategy and for 
post-fire recovery, as appropriate; 
(E) the integrated use of advanced tech-
nologies to dynamically adjust livestock place-
ment on Federal land under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary concerned; 
(F) an increase in the use of any authori-
ties applicable to livestock grazing, including 
modifications to grazing permits or leases to 
allow variances; and 
(G) the use of grazing on Federal land 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary con-
cerned in a manner that— 
(i) avoids conflicts with other uses of 
such land; and 
(ii) is consistent with any applicable 
land management plan. 
(b) EFFECT ON EXISTING GRAZING PROGRAMS.— 
Nothing in this section affects— 
(1) any livestock grazing program carried out 
by the Secretary concerned as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(2) any statutory authority for any program de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
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(c) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
National Forest System lands; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
to public lands. 
SEC. 8419. JOINT CHIEFS LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PART-
NERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 40808 of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g)(2), by inserting ‘‘and at 
least once every 2 fiscal years thereafter’’ after ‘‘and 
2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ‘‘and 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2031’’. 
SEC. 8420. TRIBAL FOREST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TECH-
NICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 8703 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 
2018 is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECT’’ and inserting ‘‘PROGRAM’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘demonstra-
tion projects by’’ and inserting ‘‘a program under’’. 
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PART III—TIMBER INNOVATION 
SEC. 8431. COMMUNITY WOOD FACILITIES PROGRAM. 
Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8113) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘COMMUNITY 
WOOD ENERGY AND WOOD INNOVATION PRO-
GRAM’’ and inserting ‘‘COMMUNITY WOOD FA-
CILITIES PROGRAM’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), in the matter 
preceding subclause (I) by striking ‘‘woody bio-
mass, including residuals’’ and inserting ‘‘pri-
marily forest biomass, including processing or 
manufacturing residuals’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘Com-
munity Wood Energy and Wood Innovation 
Program’’ and inserting ‘‘Community Wood Fa-
cilities Program’’; 
(3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘to be known 
as’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘to be known as the ‘Community 
Wood Facilities Program’.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘exceed—’’ in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
and inserting ‘‘exceed $5,000,000.’’; 
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(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (8) as (1) through (7), respectively; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘or market competitiveness’’ after 
‘‘cost effectiveness’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by striking ‘‘use or retrofitting (or both) of ex-
isting sawmill’’ and inserting ‘‘construction, use 
or retrofitting of forest products manufac-
turing’’; 
(7) in subsection (g)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 
megawatts of thermal energy or combined ther-
mal and electric energy’’ and inserting ‘‘15 
megawatts of thermal energy or combined ther-
mal and electric energy’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘25 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 percent’’; and 
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(8) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 8432. WOOD INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) APPLICATION
TO TRANSPORTATION COSTS.— 
Section 8643(b)(1) of the Agriculture Improvement Act 
of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(b)(1)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘, including the construction of new facilities that advance 
the purposes of the program and for the hauling of mate-
rial removed to reduce hazardous fuels to locations where 
that material can be utilized’’ before the period at the end. 
(b) TARGETING TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT, ENHANCED BUILDING DESIGN, AND IMPACT AS-
SESSMENT.—Section 8643(c) of the Agriculture Improve-
ment Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d(c)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(c) TARGETING TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOP-
MENT, ENHANCED BUILDING DESIGN, AND IMPACT AS-
SESSMENT.—In selecting among proposals of eligible enti-
ties under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may give pri-
ority to proposals for projects that— 
‘‘(1) include the use or retrofitting (or both) of 
existing sawmill facilities located in counties in 
which the average annual unemployment rate ex-
ceeded the national average unemployment rate by 
more than 1 percent in the previous calendar year; 
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‘‘(2) recognize or enhance carbon reduction 
strategies in building design and interior wood prod-
ucts, including forest impacts, which can be im-
proved or by North American manufacturing; or 
‘‘(3) includes in the proposal of the entity an 
analysis of the benefits that forest management 
under the proposal will have on the resilience and 
economy of the community, including benefits associ-
ated with— 
‘‘(A) wood products from anticipated wood 
supply areas; 
‘‘(B) wildfire risk reduction; 
‘‘(C) increased fiber flow; 
‘‘(D) the increase of forest or mill jobs; 
and 
‘‘(E) support for forested communities.’’. 
(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Section 8643(d) of 
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 
7655d(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘50 percent of’’ before 
‘‘the amount’’. 
SEC. 8433. FOREST AND WOOD PRODUCTS DATA TRACKER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, in collaboration 
with the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
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Service and in consultation with federally-recognized In-
dian Tribes, State foresters, and private sector partners, 
shall establish a publicly available platform to provide 
measurement, monitoring, verification, and reporting data 
regarding the carbon emissions, sequestration, storage, 
and related atmospheric impacts of forest management 
and wood products. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall source data, information, and data anal-
ysis from Department programs and interagency pro-
grams, including— 
(1) the Forest Inventory and Analysis program, 
including the Timber Products Output survey; 
(2) Forest Service and Natural Resources Con-
servation Service soil carbon estimations; 
(3) the Forest Products Laboratory; 
(4) the Federal Life Cycle Assessment Com-
mons; 
(5) Department entity level guidelines; and 
(6) other relevant programmatic data and infor-
mation sources, as published and made available. 
(c) PRIORITIES.—The platform established by sub-
section (a) shall provide tools that calculate— 
(1) the above- and below-ground forest carbon 
stocks and stock changes associated with species 
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composition, forest management regime, and land-
owner types (including small area estimations for re-
gional and localized geographies across the United 
States) made available through Forest Inventory and 
Analysis updates and annual reports; 
(2) the embodied carbon involved in the manu-
facture of products, using data from published envi-
ronmental product declarations and life cycle assess-
ments, updated as new and more refined data be-
comes available; 
(3) the long-term stored carbon in manufac-
tured timber products; and 
(4) the carbon displacement of wood products, 
compared to other materials, using substitution fac-
tors. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to provide authority with respect 
to the generation, consumption, or trading of carbon or 
environmental credits from National Forest System lands 
in any voluntary or compliance environmental markets. 
SEC. 
8434. 
BIOCHAR 
APPLICATION 
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BIOCHAR.—The term ‘‘biochar’’ means car-
bonized biomass produced by converting feedstock 
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through reductive thermal processing for non-fuel 
uses. 
(2) COVERED SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered Secretaries’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service; 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management; and 
(C) the Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Science. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a private, non-private, or cooperative 
entity or organization; 
(B) a State, local, special district, or Trib-
al government; 
(C) an eligible institution; 
(D) a National Laboratory (as such term 
is defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act 
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)); or 
(E) a partnership or consortium of two or 
more entities described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D). 
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(4) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble institution’’ means land-grant colleges and uni-
versities, including institutions eligible for funding 
under— 
(A) the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503, 
chapter 130; 7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 
(B) the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 
417, chapter 841; 7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), includ-
ing Tuskegee University; 
(C) Public Law 87–788 (commonly known 
as the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962’’); or 
(D) the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public 
Law 103–382). 
(5) FEEDSTOCK.—The term ‘‘feedstock’’ means 
excess biomass in the form of plant matter or mate-
rials that serves as the raw material for the produc-
tion of biochar. 
(b) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations made in advance for 
such purpose, not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the covered 
Secretaries shall establish a program to enter 
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into partnerships with eligible entities to carry 
out demonstration projects to support the devel-
opment and commercialization of biochar in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
(B) 
LOCATION
OF
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS.—In carrying out the program estab-
lished under subparagraph (A), the covered 
Secretaries shall, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, enter into partnerships with eligible en-
tities such that not fewer than one demonstra-
tion project is carried out in each region of the 
Forest Service and each region of the Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(2) PROPOSALS.—To be eligible to enter into a 
partnership to carry out a biochar demonstration 
project under paragraph (1)(A), an eligible entity 
shall submit to the covered Secretaries a proposal at 
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the covered Secretaries may require. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—In carrying out the pro-
gram established under paragraph (1)(A), the cov-
ered Secretaries may enter into partnerships and 
provide funding to such partnerships to carry out 
demonstration projects to— 
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(A) acquire and test various feedstocks and 
their efficacy; 
(B) develop and optimize commercially and 
technologically viable biochar production units, 
including mobile and permanent units; 
(C) demonstrate— 
(i) the production of biochar from for-
est residue; and 
(ii) the use of biochar to restore forest 
health and resiliency; 
(D) build, expand, or establish biochar fa-
cilities; 
(E) conduct research on new and innova-
tive uses of biochar; 
(F) demonstrate cost-effective market op-
portunities for biochar and biochar-based prod-
ucts; 
(G) carry out any other activities the cov-
ered Secretaries determine appropriate; or 
(H) any combination of the purposes speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (F). 
(4) PRIORITY.—In selecting proposals under 
paragraph (2), the covered Secretaries shall give pri-
ority to entering into partnerships with eligible enti-
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ties that submit proposals to carry out biochar dem-
onstration projects that— 
(A) have the most potential to create new 
jobs and contribute to local economies, particu-
larly in rural areas; 
(B) have the most potential to dem-
onstrate— 
(i) new and innovative uses of biochar; 
(ii) market viability for cost effective 
biochar-based products; 
(iii) the restorative benefits of biochar 
with respect to forest heath and resiliency, 
including forest soils and watersheds; or 
(iv) any combination of purposes spec-
ified in clauses (i) through (iii); 
(C) are located in areas that have a high 
need for biochar production, as determined by 
the covered Secretaries, due to— 
(i) nearby lands identified as having 
high or very high or extreme risk of wild-
fire; 
(ii) availability of sufficient quantities 
of feedstocks; or 
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(iii) a high level of demand for 
biochar or other commercial byproducts of 
biochar; or 
(D) satisfy any combination of purposes 
specified in subparagraphs (A) through (C). 
(5) FEEDSTOCK REQUIREMENTS.—To the max-
imum extent practicable, an eligible entity that car-
ries out a biochar demonstration project under this 
subsection shall, with respect to the feedstock used 
under such project, derive at least 50 percent of 
such feedstock from forest thinning and manage-
ment activities, including mill residues, conducted on 
National Forest System lands or public lands. 
(6) REVIEW OF BIOCHAR DEMONSTRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The covered Secretaries 
shall conduct regionally-specific research, in-
cluding economic analyses and life-cycle assess-
ments, on any biochar produced from a dem-
onstration project carried out under the pro-
gram established in paragraph (1)(A), includ-
ing— 
(i) the effects of such biochar on— 
(I) forest health and resiliency; 
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(II) carbon capture and seques-
tration, including increasing soil car-
bon in the short-term and long-term; 
(III) productivity, reduced input 
costs, and water retention in agricul-
tural practices; 
(IV) the health of soil and grass-
lands used for grazing activities, in-
cluding grazing activities on National 
Forest System land and public land; 
and 
(V) environmental remediation 
activities, including abandoned mine 
land remediation; 
(ii) the effectiveness of biochar as a 
co-product of biofuels or in biochemicals; 
and 
(iii) the effectiveness of other poten-
tial uses of biochar to determine if any 
such use is technologically and commer-
cially viable. 
(B) COORDINATION.—The covered Secre-
taries shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
provide data, analyses, and other relevant infor-
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mation collected under subparagraph (A) with 
recipients of a grant under subsection (b). 
(7) LIMITATION
ON
FUNDING
FOR
ESTAB-
LISHING BIOCHAR FACILITIES.—If the covered Sec-
retaries provide to an eligible entity that enters into 
a partnership with the covered Secretaries under 
paragraph (1)(A) funding for establishing a biochar 
facility, such funding may not exceed 35 percent of 
the capital cost of establishing such biochar facility. 
(c) BIOCHAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the In-
terior, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 
shall establish or expand an existing applied biochar 
research and development grant program to make 
competitive grants to eligible institutions to carry 
out the activities described in paragraph (3). 
(2) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an eligible institution 
shall submit to the Secretary a proposal at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require. 
(3) USE
OF
FUNDS.—An eligible institution 
that receives a grant under this subsection shall use 
the grant funds to conduct applied research on— 
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(A) the effect of biochar on forest health 
and resiliency, accounting for variations in 
biochar, soil, climate, and other factors; 
(B) the effect of biochar on soil health and 
water retention, accounting for variations in 
biochar, soil, climate, and other factors; 
(C) the long-term carbon sequestration po-
tential of biochar; 
(D) the best management practices with 
respect to biochar and biochar-based product 
that maximize— 
(i) carbon sequestration benefits; and 
(ii) the commercial viability and appli-
cation of such products in forestry, agri-
culture, environmental remediation, water 
quality improvement, and any other similar 
uses, as determined by the Secretary; 
(E) the regional uses of biochar to increase 
productivity and profitability, including— 
(i) uses in agriculture and environ-
mental remediation; and 
(ii) use as a co-product in fuel produc-
tion; 
(F) new and innovative uses for biochar 
byproducts; and 
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(G) opportunities to expand markets for 
biochar and create related jobs, particularly in 
rural areas. 
(d) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
covered Secretaries shall submit to Congress a re-
port that— 
(A) includes policy and program rec-
ommendations to improve the widespread use of 
biochar; 
(B) identifies any area of research needed 
to advance biochar commercialization; and 
(C) identifies barriers to further biochar 
commercialization, including permitting and 
siting considerations. 
(2) MATERIALS
SUBMITTED
IN
SUPPORT
OF 
THE
PRESIDENT’S
BUDGET.—Beginning with the 
second fiscal year that begins after the date of en-
actment of this Act and annually thereafter until the 
date described in subsection (e), the covered Secre-
taries shall include in the materials submitted to 
Congress in support of the President’s budget pursu-
ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
a report describing, for the fiscal year covered by the 
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report, the status of each demonstration project car-
ried out under subsection (a) and each research and 
development grant carried out under subsection (b). 
(e) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out this section 
shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 8501. RURAL REVITALIZATION TECHNOLOGIES. 
Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 8502. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
nity Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) APPOINTMENTS BY APPLICABLE REGIONAL 
FORESTERS.—In making appointments under this 
subsection, the Secretary concerned may act through 
the applicable regional forester so long as before the 
applicable regional forester makes an appointment, 
the applicable regional forester conducts the review 
and analysis that would otherwise be conducted for 
an appointment to a resource advisory committee, 
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including any review and analysis with respect to 
civil rights, budgetary requirements, vetting, and re-
porting, as the Secretary concerned determines ap-
propriate.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(6), by striking ‘‘October 1, 
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2031’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (g). 
SEC. 8503. ACCURATE HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION RE-
PORTS. 
(a) MATERIALS SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF PRESI-
DENT’S BUDGET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the first fis-
cal year that begins after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
concerned shall include in the materials submitted to 
Congress in support of the President’s budget pursu-
ant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, 
a report describing the number of acres of Federal 
land on which the Secretary concerned carried out 
hazardous fuels reduction activities during the pre-
ceding fiscal year, as determined using— 
(A) the methodology of the Secretary con-
cerned in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act; and 
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(B) the methodology described in para-
graph (2). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—For purposes of a report 
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary con-
cerned shall— 
(A) in determining the number of acres of 
Federal land on which the Secretary concerned 
carried out hazardous fuels reduction activities 
during the period covered by the report— 
(i) record acres of Federal land on 
which hazardous fuels reduction activities 
were completed during that period; and 
(ii) record each acre described in 
clause (i) once in the report, regardless of 
whether multiple hazardous fuels reduction 
activities were carried out on that acre 
during the applicable period; and 
(B) with respect to the acres of Federal 
land recorded in the report, include information 
relating to— 
(i) which acres are located in the 
wildland-urban interface; 
(ii) the level of hazard potential of the 
acres on the first and last day of the pe-
riod covered by the report; 
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(iii) the types of hazardous fuels re-
duction activities completed with respect to 
the acres, including a description of wheth-
er those hazardous fuels reduction activi-
ties were conducted— 
(I) in a wildfire managed for re-
source benefits; or 
(II) through a planned hazardous 
fuels reduction project; 
(iv) the cost per-acre of the hazardous 
fuels reduction activities carried out during 
the period covered by the report; 
(v) the region or System unit in which 
the acres are located; and 
(vi) the effectiveness of the hazardous 
fuels reduction activities with respect to re-
ducing the risk of wildfire. 
(3) TRANSPARENCY.—The Secretary concerned 
shall make each report submitted under paragraph 
(1) publicly available on the website of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture or the Department of the Inte-
rior, as applicable. 
(b) ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con-
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cerned shall implement standardized procedures for 
tracking data related to hazardous fuels reduction 
activities carried out by the Secretary concerned. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The standardized procedures 
required under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) regular, standardized data reviews of 
the accuracy and timely input of data used to 
track hazardous fuels reduction activities; 
(B) verification methods that validate 
whether those data accurately correlate to the 
hazardous fuels reduction activities carried out 
by the Secretary concerned; 
(C) an analysis of the short- and long-term 
effectiveness of the hazardous fuels reduction 
activities on reducing the risk of wildfire; and 
(D) for hazardous fuels reduction activities 
that occur partially within the wildland-urban 
interface, methods to distinguish which acres 
are located within the wildland-urban interface 
and which acres are located outside the 
wildland-urban interface. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 45 days after im-
plementing the standardized procedures required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 
submit to Congress a report that describes— 
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(A) the standardized procedures; and 
(B) any programmatic or policy rec-
ommendations to Congress to address limita-
tions in tracking data relating to hazardous 
fuels reduction activities under this subsection. 
(c) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study regarding the implementa-
tion of this section, including any limitations with 
respect to— 
(A) reporting hazardous fuels reduction ac-
tivities under subsection (a); or 
(B) tracking data relating to hazardous 
fuels reduction activities under subsection (b); 
and 
(2) submit to Congress a report that describes 
the results of the study under paragraph (1). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HAZARDOUS
FUELS
REDUCTION
ACTIV-
ITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘hazardous 
fuels reduction activity’’ means any vegetation 
management activity to reduce the risk of wild-
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fire, including mechanical treatments, grazing, 
and prescribed burning. 
(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘hazardous 
fuels reduction activity’’ does not include the 
awarding of a contract to conduct an activity 
described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means any land under the jurisdiction of— 
(A) the Secretary; or 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) 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. 
(e) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No additional funds are au-
thorized to carry out this section. 
(2) SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATIONS.—The activi-
ties authorized by this section are subject to the 
availability of appropriations made in advance for 
those purposes. 
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SEC. 8504. SPECIAL USE AUTHORIZATION RENTAL FEE 
WAIVER. 
All or part of the programmatic administrative fee, 
and any fees related to the special use authorization, as 
appropriate, may be waived by the Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, when equitable 
and in the public interest as determined by the Chief of 
the Forest Service, for the use and occupancy of National 
Forest System land in the following circumstances: 
(1) The holder of the special use authorization 
is a State or local government or any agency or in-
strumentality thereof, excluding municipal utilities 
and cooperatives whose principal source of revenue is 
customer charges. 
(2) The holder is— 
(A) an organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code; 
(B) not controlled or owned by profit-mak-
ing corporation or business enterprise; and 
(C) is engaged in public or semi-public ac-
tivity to further public health, safety, or wel-
fare. 
(3) The holder is an amateur station, amateur 
operator, or provides amateur radio services, as 
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those terms are defined in section 97.3 of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions). 
(4) Other circumstances the Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, determines 
appropriate. 
SEC. 8505. CHARGES AND FEES FOR HARVEST OF FOREST 
BOTANICAL PRODUCTS. 
(a) RECOVERY OF FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR PROD-
UCTS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall estab-
lish and carry out a program to charge and collect 
fees under subsection (b) for forest botanical prod-
ucts harvested on National Forest System lands. 
(2) APPRAISAL
METHODS; BIDDING
PROCE-
DURES.—The Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service, shall establish a fee system based 
on fair market value for forest botanical products 
harvested on National Forest System lands. 
(b) FEES.— 
(1) IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION.—The Sec-
retary shall charge and collect fees from persons who 
harvest forest botanical products on National Forest 
System lands. 
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(2) AMOUNT OF FEE.—The fees collected under 
paragraph (1) shall be based on the fair market 
value of the harvested forest botanical products and 
the costs incurred by the Secretary associated with 
the granting, modifying, or monitoring the author-
ization for harvest of the forest botanical products, 
including the costs of any environmental or other 
analysis. 
(3) SECURITY.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Chief of the Forest Service, may require a per-
son assessed a fee under this subsection to provide 
security to ensure that the Secretary receives the 
fees imposed under this subsection from the person. 
(c) SUSTAINABLE HARVEST LEVELS FOR FOREST 
BOTANICAL PRODUCTS.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall— 
(A) conduct appropriate analyses to deter-
mine whether and how the harvest of forest bo-
tanical products on National Forest System 
lands can be conducted on a sustainable basis; 
and 
(B) establish procedures and timeframes to 
monitor and revise the harvest levels established 
for forest botanical products. 
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(2) PROHIBITION ON HARVEST IN EXCESS OF 
SUSTAINABLE
LEVELS.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, may not 
permit under the program under this section the 
harvest of forest botanical products on National 
Forest System lands at levels in excess of sustain-
able harvest levels, as defined under section 4 of the 
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 
U.S.C. 531). 
(d) WAIVER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) PERSONAL
USE.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall estab-
lish a personal use harvest level for each forest bo-
tanical product, and the harvest of a forest botanical 
product below that level by a person for personal use 
shall not be subject to charges and fees under sub-
sections (a) and (b). 
(2) OTHER EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Chief of the Forest Service, may 
also waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) 
pursuant to such regulations as the Secretary may 
prescribe. 
(e) DEPOSIT AND USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) DEPOSIT.—Funds collected under the pro-
gram in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) 
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shall be deposited into a special account in the 
United States Treasury. 
(2) FUNDS AVAILABLE.—Funds deposited into 
the special account in accordance with paragraph (1) 
shall remain available until expended without further 
appropriation. 
(3) AUTHORIZED USES.—The funds made avail-
able under paragraph (2) shall be expended at units 
of the National Forest System in proportion to the 
charges and fees collected at that unit under the 
program under this section to pay for— 
(A) the costs of conducting inventories of 
forest botanical products, determining sustain-
able levels of harvest, monitoring and assessing 
the impacts of harvest levels and methods, and 
for restoration activities, including any nec-
essary revegetation; and 
(B) the costs described in subsection 
(b)(2). 
(4) TREATMENT
OF
FEES.—Funds collected 
under the program in accordance with subsections 
(a) and (b) shall not be taken into account for the 
purposes of the following laws: 
(A) The sixth paragraph under the head-
ing ‘‘forest service’’ in the Act of May 23, 1908 
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(16 U.S.C. 500), and section 13 of the Act of 
March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks 
Act; 16 U.S.C. 500). 
(B) The fourteenth paragraph under the 
heading ‘‘forest service’’ in the Act of March 4, 
1913 (16 U.S.C. 501). 
(C) Section 33 of the Bankhead-Jones 
Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1012). 
(D) The Act of August 28, 1937 (43 
U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) and the Act of May 24, 
1939 (43 U.S.C. 2621 et seq.). 
(E) Section 6 of the Act of June 14, 1926 
(commonly known as the Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act; 43 U.S.C. 869–4). 
(F) Chapter 69 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
(G) Section 401 of the Act of June 15, 
1935 (16 U.S.C. 715s). 
(H) Section 100904 of title 54, United 
States Code. 
(I) Any other provision of law relating to 
revenue allocation. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the end of each fiscal year in which the Sec-
retary collects charges and fees under the program in ac-
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cordance with subsections (a) and (b) or expends funds 
from the special account under subsection (e), the Sec-
retary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 
shall submit to the Congress a report summarizing the ac-
tivities of the Secretary under the program under this sec-
tion, including the funds collected under the program in 
accordance with subsections (a) and (b), the expenses in-
curred to carry out the program under this section, and 
the expenditures made from the special account during 
that fiscal year. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) FOREST BOTANICAL PRODUCT.—The term 
‘‘forest botanical product’’— 
(A) means any naturally occurring mush-
room, fungus, flower, seed, root, bark, leaf, 
berry, bough, bryophyte, bulb, burl, cone, 
epiphyte, fern, forb, grass, moss, nut, pine 
straw, sedge, shrub, transplant, tree sap, or 
other vegetation (or portion thereof) that grows 
on National Forest System lands; and 
(B) does not include trees, or portions of 
trees, except as provided in regulations issued 
under section 339 of the Department of the In-
terior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 
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of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 528 note) by the Secretary 
before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
SEC. 8506. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROAD AND TRAIL RE-
MEDIATION PROGRAM TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 8 of Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 538a) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) solicit and consider public input re-
gionally in selecting projects for funding under 
the Program by— 
‘‘(i) publishing annually, for each re-
gion, a list of projects considered for fund-
ing under the Program; 
‘‘(ii) accepting public comment on the 
projects described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) considering public comments in 
selecting projects for funding under the 
Program;’’; and 
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(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘annually, for each region,’’ 
before ‘‘publish’’; and 
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(ii) a list that includes a description 
of— 
‘‘(I) each project considered for 
funding under the Program; 
‘‘(II) public comments received 
on each project described in subclause 
(I); 
‘‘(III) the ranking within the ap-
plicable region of each project de-
scribed in subclause (I); and 
‘‘(IV) the proposed outcome of 
each project funded under the Pro-
gram for the applicable fiscal year.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF REGION.—In this section, the 
term ‘region’ means one of the 9 regions of the Forest 
Service.’’. 
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SEC. 8507. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY. 
For fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Secretary may appoint, without regard to the provi-
sions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code, other than sections 3303 and 3328 of that 
title, a Job Corps graduate (as defined in section 142(5) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3192(5))) to a position in the competitive service 
in the Forest Service for which the graduate meets the 
qualification standards. 
SEC. 8508. IMPROVING THE EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORA-
TION PROGRAM. 
Section 407 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2206) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) ADVANCE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall give an 
owner of nonindustrial private forest land the option 
of receiving, before the owner carries out emergency 
measures under this section, not more than 75 per-
cent of the cost of the emergency measures, as de-
termined by the Secretary based on the fair market 
value of the cost of the emergency measures using 
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the estimated cost of the applicable practice pub-
lished in the Field Office Technical Guide of each 
State by the Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice. 
‘‘(2) RETURN OF FUNDS.—If the funds pro-
vided under paragraph (1) are not expended by the 
end of the 180-day period beginning on the date on 
which the owner of nonindustrial private forest land 
receives those funds, the funds shall be returned to 
the Secretary within a reasonable timeframe, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 8509. EXEMPTION FOR PREVIOUSLY ANALYZED AREAS 
OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The requirements under the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) or division A of subtitle 54, United States Code, 
shall not apply to an application for a communications use 
authorization on National Forest System lands, including 
National Forest System lands on which authorized utili-
ties, communications facilities, powerline facilities or roads 
have been installed, if— 
(1) the communications equipment is located in 
or on existing infrastructure; or 
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(2) the communications facility is located on 
previously analyzed areas of National Forest System 
lands. 
(b) NO
ADDITIONAL
CONSULTATION
REQUIRED 
UNDER
CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be re-
quired to reinitiate consultation of the requirements under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) or division A of subtitle 54, United States 
Code, for an application for a communications use author-
ization on previously analyzed areas of National Forest 
System lands if new information concerning a previously 
analyzed area of National Forest System lands becomes 
available. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY; COMMUNICA-
TIONS USE AUTHORIZATION.—The terms ‘‘commu-
nications facility’’ and ‘‘communications use author-
ization’’ have the meanings given the terms, respec-
tively, in section 8705 of the Agriculture Improve-
ment Act of 2018 (43 U.S.C. 1761a). 
(2) PREVIOUSLY
ANALYZED
AREAS
OF
NA-
TIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS.—The term ‘‘pre-
viously analyzed areas of National Forest System 
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lands’’ means any National Forest System lands 
with respect to which the Secretary has— 
(A) granted, issued, and executed a com-
munications use authorization; and 
(B) conducted sufficient environmental or 
historical reviews. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 8510. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST IN 
BLACK RIVER STATE FOREST. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DELI, INC.—The term ‘‘Deli, Inc.’’ means 
Deli, Inc., a sphagnum moss production business lo-
cated in Millston, Wisconsin. 
(2) DELI LAND.—The term ‘‘Deli land’’ means 
the approximately 37.27 acres of land owned or 
optioned to acquire, subject to the approval of the 
land exchange by the Wisconsin Department of Nat-
ural Resources, the Wisconsin Natural Resources 
Board, and the Governor of Wisconsin, in 2 separate 
parcels, by Deli, Inc., and located in Millston, Wis-
consin, as depicted on the map and as described as 
follows: 
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(A) A parcel of real property containing 
approximately 31.3 acres (which includes land 
within the road right-of-way), together with any 
improvements— 
(i) comprising the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 sec. 
29, T. 20 N., R. 2 W., Town of Millston, 
Jackson County, Wisconsin; 
(ii) excluding— 
(I) land lying north of the rail-
road right-of-way; and 
(II) a parcel 150 feet wide, with 
50 feet lying to the northeast, and 
100 feet to the southwest, of a line 
commencing at a point 5 feet east of 
the northwest corner of the quarter- 
quarter section described in clause (i), 
thence south 56° east 39‘‘ a distance 
of 222 feet, thence south 57° east 31’’ 
a distance of 1359 feet; and 
(iii) subject to— 
(I) any public water use or ease-
ments on Lee Lake; and 
(II) any easements or restrictions 
of record, public roadways, zoning and 
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use ordinances, and the railroad right- 
of-way. 
(B) A parcel of real property containing 
approximately 
5.97 
acres 
located 
in 
the 
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4 sec. 20, T. 20 N., R. 4 W., Town 
of Millston, Jackson County, Wisconsin, com-
prising lot 7 of Certified Survey Map No. 4483, 
as recorded in volume 19S of the certified sur-
vey maps, page 334, as Document No. 413440 
in the Jackson County Register of Deeds. 
(3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Black River State Forest–Deli, Inc.’’ and 
dated June 26, 2023. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Wisconsin. 
(5) STATE
FOREST
LAND.—The term ‘‘State 
forest land’’ means the approximately 31.83 acres of 
land located in the Black River State Forest in 
Millston, Wisconsin, as depicted on the map and as 
described as follows: 
(A) A parcel containing 23.13 acres— 
(i) comprising the portion of the 
E1⁄2SE1⁄4 sec. 20, T. 20 N., R. 2. W., 
Town of Millston, Jackson County, Wis-
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consin, lying south of the Interstate High-
way 94 southern right-of-way; and 
(ii) excluding a triangular parcel in 
the southwest corner described as com-
mencing at the southwest corner, thence 
east 260 feet, thence northwesterly to a 
point on the west boundary thereof 200 
feet north of the southwest corner, thence 
south to the place of beginning. 
(B) A parcel containing 8.70 acres com-
prising the portion of the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 sec. 29, 
T. 20 N., R. 2. W., Town of Millston, Jackson 
County, Wisconsin, lying north of the railroad 
right-of-way, forming a triangular piece and de-
scribed as commencing at the northeast corner 
of that quarter-quarter section, thence west 
1010 feet to the north line of the railroad right- 
of-way, thence southeasterly along the boundary 
of the railroad to the east line of that quarter- 
quarter section, thence north on the east line 
750 feet to the place of beginning. 
(b) CONDITIONAL RELEASE.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(A) the State forest land is subject to a re-
versionary interest of the United States pursu-
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ant to section 32(c) of The Bankhead-Jones 
Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1011(c)), requiring 
that the State forest land be used for public 
purposes in perpetuity; and 
(B) the State and Deli, Inc. have agreed 
that the State will convey the State forest land 
in exchange for the Deli land, and the Deli land 
will be added to Black River State Forest in the 
State. 
(2) CONDITIONAL RELEASE.—If the State of-
fers in a written agreement to convey the State for-
est land to Deli, Inc., in exchange for the conveyance 
of the Deli land to the State— 
(A) the reversionary interest of the United 
States in the State forest land shall be released; 
and 
(B) the Secretary shall provide, as expedi-
tiously as possible, recordable evidence of the 
release under subparagraph (A) in the form of 
a quitclaim deed, which shall— 
(i) convey any interest of the United 
States in the State forest land without 
consideration; and 
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(ii) be provided to the State for re-
cording before the exchange deeds are re-
corded. 
(3) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the State, may make any necessary correc-
tions to the legal description of the State forest land 
for purposes of the quitclaim deed described in para-
graph (2)(B). 
TITLE IX—ENERGY 
SEC. 9001. DEFINITION OF ADVANCED BIOFUEL. 
Section 9001(3)(B)(iv) of the Farm Security and 
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101(3)(B)(iv)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and sustainable aviation fuel’’ 
after ‘‘diesel-equivalent fuel’’. 
SEC. 9002. BIOBASED MARKETS PROGRAM. 
Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(G) PROCUREMENT
RESOURCES.—The 
Office of Federal Procurement Policy, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary, shall provide edu-
cational materials to procuring agencies to con-
sider the longevity of a product, economic sav-
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ings, and the efficacy and performance of a 
product when making procurement decisions 
under this subsection.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
clause (ii) and redesignating clauses (iii) 
and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respec-
tively; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘and the 
Secretary’’ after ‘‘Policy’’; and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘informa-
tion concerning—’’ and inserting 
‘‘a report that describes, for the 
year covered by the report—’’; 
(II) in subclause (I), by inserting 
‘‘, including the actions taken by the 
procuring agency to establish and im-
plement the biobased procurement 
program of the procuring agency 
under that paragraph’’ before the 
semicolon; 
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(III) in subclause (IV), by strik-
ing ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(IV) in subclause (V), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(V) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(VI)(aa) the specific categories 
of biobased products that are unavail-
able to meet procurement needs of the 
procuring agencies; and 
‘‘(bb) the desired performance 
characteristics 
and 
other 
relevant 
specifications for those products; and 
‘‘(VII) if applicable, an expla-
nation of the procurement require-
ment or updated procurement require-
ment established under paragraph 
(2)(A)(i) 
that 
procuring 
agencies 
failed to meet and reasons for the fail-
ure; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy, in consultation 
with the Secretary, shall annually— 
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‘‘(i) collect the information required to 
be reported under subparagraph (B) and 
make the information publicly available; 
‘‘(ii) using the information collected 
under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, 
document 
relevant 
procuring 
agencies 
under paragraph (2)(A)(i) that, as applica-
ble, have established a procurement pro-
gram 
in 
accordance 
with 
paragraph 
(2)(A)(i)(I); and 
‘‘(iii) make the information publicly 
available, subject to the exemptions from 
disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, 
United States Code.’’; 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
NAPCS’’ before ‘‘CODES’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and North American 
Products Classification System codes’’ be-
fore ‘‘for—’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) renewable chemicals manufacturers 
and biobased products manufacturers; and 
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‘‘(B) renewable chemicals and biobased 
products.’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (3) and inserting after paragraph 
(1) the following: 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—To inform the development of 
codes under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, 
within 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this paragraph, submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate, a report that provides— 
‘‘(A) the Federal statistical collections of 
information related to the North American In-
dustry Classification System codes and the 
North American Product Classification System 
codes that utilize bioeconomy-specific data; 
‘‘(B) recommendations to implement any 
bioeconomy related changes as part of the 2027 
revisions of the North American Industry Clas-
sification System codes and the North Amer-
ican Product Classification System codes; and 
‘‘(C) an assessment of the impacts that 
bioeconomy-specific North American Industry 
Classification System codes and North Amer-
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ican Products Classification System codes 
would have on the measurement by the agency 
of the economic contributions of the bio-
economy.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (k)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 9003. BIOREFINERY ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Farm Secu-
rity and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or innovative’’ before 
‘‘commercial-scale’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, renewable chemicals, or 
biobased products’’ after ‘‘end-user products’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking all that precedes ‘‘a 
loan guarantee’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) FEASIBILITY.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—In approving’’; 
and 
(ii) by adding after and below the end 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) WAIVER.—The Secretary may 
waive the requirement that the applicant 
must demonstrate commercial viability for 
projects adopting commercially available 
technology.’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following: 
‘‘(C) TECHNICAL REVIEW AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall enter into an agreement with each 
project applicant that clearly outlines the 
specific objectives, outcomes, and condi-
tions by which the Secretary determines 
successful 
technical 
feasibility 
of 
the 
project under this section. 
‘‘(ii) CONDITIONS OF AGREEMENT.— 
The agreement provided under clause (i) 
shall include clear guidelines and expecta-
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tions for the methodologies, protocols, and 
procedures, and what the eligible tech-
nology must demonstrate, for the Depart-
ment to determine technical feasibility 
from an integrated demonstration unit, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) a set timeline for the inte-
grated demonstration unit campaign 
and final technical report to show reli-
able evidence of continuous, steady- 
state production; 
‘‘(II) criteria and methods for 
evaluating the project’s success, in-
cluding any third-party assessments 
or evaluations that may be conducted 
during the demonstration period and 
at the conclusion of the set timeline; 
‘‘(III) criteria and methods to 
prove the ability of the integrated 
demonstration unit to use project-spe-
cific feedstock for the production of 
advanced biofuels, renewable chemi-
cals, or biobased products at a yield 
and quality consistent with the design 
basis of the project; 
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‘‘(IV) required information and 
conditions that demonstrate operation 
duration, quality, and quantity speci-
fications; and 
‘‘(V) any other information that, 
if supplied to the Secretary, would as-
sist the eligible entity in sufficiently 
demonstrating a project’s technical 
feasibility. 
‘‘(iii) FAILURE
TO
COMPLY
WITH 
AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(I) NONCOMPLIANCE NOTIFICA-
TION.—If a project applicant fails to 
comply with the technical feasibility 
requirements as provided under clause 
(ii), the Secretary shall issue a written 
notice to the project applicant detail-
ing the specific deficiencies and pro-
viding a reasonable timeframe for the 
project applicant to rectify the issues. 
‘‘(II) CORRECTIVE
ACTION
PE-
RIOD.—The project applicant shall 
have a period of not more than 90 
days from the date of issuance of the 
noncompliance notice to address the 
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identified deficiencies and submit a 
revised technical feasibility assessment 
for reconsideration. 
‘‘(iv) TECHNICAL
FEASIBILITY
AP-
PROVAL.—Upon fulfillment of the condi-
tions of agreement established under 
clause (ii) or approval of the revised tech-
nical feasibility assessment under clause 
(iii)(II), the Secretary shall determine the 
project to be technically feasible.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking all that precedes ‘‘is au-
thorized’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(g) FUNDING.—There’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘2031’’. 
(b) RESCISSION.—Of the unobligated balances of 
amounts made available under section 9003 of the Farm 
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, $18,000,000 
are rescinded. 
SEC. 9004. BIOPRODUCT LABELING TERMINOLOGY. 
Title IX of the Farm Security and Rural Investment 
Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8101–8115) is amended by insert-
ing after section 9003 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 9004. BIOPRODUCT LABELING TERMINOLOGY. 
‘‘(a) UNIFORM STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Within 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall issue rules implementing national uniform la-
beling standards for, and ensuring the proper use of, 
the following terms in the labeling and marketing of 
bioproducts: 
‘‘(A) Bio-attributed plastic. 
‘‘(B) Bio-attributed product. 
‘‘(C) Biobased plastic. 
‘‘(D) Plant-based product. 
‘‘(2) 
INCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
DEFINED 
TERMS.—In implementing the national uniform la-
beling standards under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall include the following terms, as defined in sec-
tion 9001: 
‘‘(A) Biobased product. 
‘‘(B) Intermediate ingredient or feedstock. 
‘‘(C) Renewable biomass. 
‘‘(D) Renewable chemical. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In defining terms under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall consult with— 
‘‘(1) biomanufacturers; 
‘‘(2) entities engaged in research and develop-
ment of bioproducts; 
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‘‘(3) feedstock growers; and 
‘‘(4) other industry stakeholders.’’. 
SEC. 
9005. 
BIOENERGY 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
ADVANCED 
BIOFUELS. 
Section 9005(g)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8105(g)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2031’’. 
SEC. 9006. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106) is repealed. 
SEC. 9007. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM. 
Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘, 
cost savings,’’ after ‘‘savings’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) the potential of the proposed program 
to meaningfully improve the financial conditions 
of the agricultural producers or rural small 
businesses.’’; 
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(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(G) as subparagraph (H); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(F) the following: 
‘‘(G) the potential improvements to the fi-
nancial conditions of the agricultural producer 
or rural small business; and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2031’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PROJECT DIVERSITY.—In approving grant or 
loan guarantee applications under this section, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, there 
is diversity in the types of projects approved for grants 
or loan guarantees to ensure that as wide a range as pos-
sible of technologies, products, and approaches are as-
sisted.’’. 
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