(D) barriers to expanding, enhancing, or 
creating new infrastructure to increase nursery 
capacity. 
SEC. 8. WHITE OAK RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may 
enter into a memorandum of understanding with an In-
dian Tribe or institution, including a covered land grant 
college, to collaboratively conduct research on— 
(1) white oak genes with resistance or tolerance 
to stress; 
(2) white oak trees that exhibit vigor for the 
purpose of increasing survival and growth; 
(3) establishing a genetically diverse white oak 
seeds bank capable of responding to stressors; 
(4) providing a sustainable supply of white oak 
seedlings and genetic resources; 
(5) improved methods for aligning seed sources 
with the future climate at planting sites; 
(6) reforestation of white oak through natural 
and artificial regeneration; 
(7) improved methods for retaining and increas-
ing white oak trees in forests; 
(8) improved methods for reforesting aban-
doned mine land sites; and 
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(9) economic and social aspects of white oak 
forest management across land ownerships. 
(b) CONSULT.—In carrying out the research under 
subsection (a), the Indian Tribe or institution, including 
a covered land grant college, that enters into the memo-
randum of understanding under such subsection may con-
sult with such States, nonprofit organizations, institutions 
of higher education, and other scientific bodies, as the en-
tity subject to such memorandum determines appropriate. 
(c) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 
terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(d) COVERED LAND GRANT COLLEGE DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘covered land grant college’’ 
means an 1862 Institution, an 1890 Institution, or a 1994 
Institution (as such terms are defined, respectively, in sec-
tion 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)). 
SEC. 9. USDA FORMAL INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service and in coordination with the Chief of the For-
est Service, shall establish a formal initiative on white oak 
to— 
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(1) re-establish white oak forests where appro-
priate; 
(2) improve management of existing white oak 
forests to foster natural regeneration of white oak; 
(3) provide technical assistance to private land-
owners to re-establish, improve management of, and 
naturally regenerate white oak; 
(4) improve and expand white oak nursery 
stock; and 
(5) adapt and improve white oak seedlings. 
(b) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 
terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORITIES. 
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall use the 
authorities provided under this title in combination with 
other authorities to carry out projects, including— 
(1) good neighbor agreements entered into 
under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(16 U.S.C. 2113a); and 
(2) stewardship contracting projects entered 
into under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c). 
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