Climate Stewardship Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.2534 | Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis (D-VA)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Climate Stewardship Act of 2021
This bill provides funding and incentives for states, Indian tribes, local governments, and other entities to carry out climate stewardship practices, including farm and ranch conservation practices, reforestation projects, and wetland restoration projects.
For example, the bill extends through FY2030 the Conservation Reserve Program, the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. It also modifies and increases funding levels for some of these programs.
The Forest Service must award cost-share grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit entities to conduct projects to reforest certain land.
The bill also establishes a civilian conservation corps to provide youth from low-income communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color with the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term, productive careers in the forest sector and the wetland restoration sector.
Further, the bill sets forth a grant program for states, Indian tribes, local governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit entities to conduct coastal wetland restoration projects, including projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

To provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate 
 stewardship practices, to provide for increased reforestation across 
  the United States, to establish the Coastal and Estuary Resilience 
                 Grant Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Climate 
Stewardship Act of 2021''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                          TITLE I--AGRICULTURE

Sec. 101. Conservation reserve program.
Sec. 102. Environmental quality incentives program.
Sec. 103. Conservation stewardship program.
Sec. 104. Funding.
Sec. 105. Regional conservation partnership program.
Sec. 106. Funding for climate stewardship agriculture research.
Sec. 107. Conservation technical assistance.
Sec. 108. Rural Energy for America Program.
Sec. 109. Local Agriculture Market Program.
Sec. 110. Soil health equipment grant program.
Sec. 111. Farm and ranch stress assistance network.
Sec. 112. Assistance for community food projects.
                           TITLE II--FORESTS

Sec. 201. Reforestation Trust Fund.
Sec. 202. Reforest America Grant Program.
Sec. 203. Funding for the community forest and open space conservation 
                            program.
Sec. 204. Forest Stewardship Practice Program.
Sec. 205. Urban wood programs.
Sec. 206. Stewardship Corps.
                       TITLE III--COASTAL WETLAND

Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program.
Sec. 303. Data collection.
Sec. 304. Outreach and technical assistance.
Sec. 305. Annual restoration and funding.
Sec. 306. Prevailing wage requirement.
Sec. 307. Department of the Interior coastal wetland restoration; 
                            funding.

                          TITLE I--AGRICULTURE

SEC. 101. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Conservation Reserve.--Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``25,000,000'' and inserting ``28,000,000'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``25,500,000 acres; and'' and inserting 
                        ``30,500,000 acres;'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
                        ``27,000,000 acres.'' and inserting 
                        ``33,000,000 acres;''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) fiscal year 2024, not more than 34,000,000 
                acres;
                    ``(G) fiscal year 2025, not more than 35,000,000 
                acres;
                    ``(H) fiscal year 2026, not more than 36,000,000 
                acres;
                    ``(I) fiscal year 2027, not more than 37,000,000 
                acres;
                    ``(J) fiscal year 2028, not more than 38,000,000 
                acres;
                    ``(K) fiscal year 2029, not more than 39,000,000 
                acres; and
                    ``(L) fiscal year 2030, not less than 40,000,000 
                acres.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``2,000,000'' and 
                                inserting ``4,600,000''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``2023'' and 
                                inserting ``2030''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) in subclause (II), by striking 
                                ``and'' at the end;
                                    (II) in subclause (III), by 
                                striking ``through 2023, 2,000,000 
                                acres.'' and inserting ``and 2022, 
                                2,000,000 acres;''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                                    ``(IV) fiscal year 2023, 2,500,000 
                                acres;
                                    ``(V) fiscal year 2024, 2,800,000 
                                acres;
                                    ``(VI) fiscal year 2025, 3,100,000 
                                acres;
                                    ``(VII) fiscal year 2026, 3,400,000 
                                acres;
                                    ``(VIII) fiscal year 2027, 
                                3,700,000 acres;
                                    ``(IX) fiscal year 2028, 4,000,000 
                                acres;
                                    ``(X) fiscal year 2029, 4,300,000 
                                acres; and
                                    ``(XI) fiscal year 2030, not less 
                                than 4,600,000 acres.''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (6)(B)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by striking ``8,600,000'' and 
                                inserting ``17,700,000''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``2023'' and 
                                inserting ``2030''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii)--
                                    (I) in subclause (III), by striking 
                                ``8,500,000 acres; and'' and inserting 
                                ``10,000,000 acres;''; and
                                    (II) by striking subclause (IV) and 
                                inserting the following:
                                    ``(IV) fiscal year 2022, 12,500,000 
                                acres;
                                    ``(V) fiscal year 2023, 14,500,000 
                                acres;
                                    ``(VI) fiscal year 2024, 15,500,000 
                                acres;
                                    ``(VII) fiscal year 2025, 
                                16,500,000 acres;
                                    ``(VIII) fiscal year 2026, 
                                17,500,000 acres;
                                    ``(IX) fiscal year 2027, 18,500,000 
                                acres;
                                    ``(X) fiscal year 2028, 19,500,000 
                                acres; and
                                    ``(XI) fiscal years 2029 and 2030, 
                                20,000,000 acres.'';
            (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``, nor more than 
        15,''; and
            (3) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (B) by striking ``Consideration.--'' in the 
                subsection heading and all that follows through ``On 
                the'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``Consideration.--
                On the''.
    (b) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.--Section 
1231A(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831a(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ``, including reducing 
agricultural greenhouse gas emissions or increasing carbon 
sequestration,'' after ``concerns''.

SEC. 102. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM.

    (a) Purposes.--Section 1240(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end; 
        and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) reducing agricultural greenhouse gas 
                emissions;
                    ``(E) increasing carbon sequestration; and
                    ``(F) adapting to, or mitigating against, 
                increasing weather volatility; and''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (10) as 
        paragraphs (2) through (11), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(1) Climate stewardship practice.--The term `climate 
        stewardship practice' means any of the following practices:
                    ``(A) Alley cropping.
                    ``(B) Biochar incorporation.
                    ``(C) Compost application.
                    ``(D) Conservation activity plans.
                    ``(E) Conservation cover.
                    ``(F) Conservation crop rotation.
                    ``(G) Contour buffer strips.
                    ``(H) Contour farming.
                    ``(I) Cover crops.
                    ``(J) Critical area planting.
                    ``(K) Cross wind trap strips.
                    ``(L) Field borders.
                    ``(M) Filter strips.
                    ``(N) Forage and biomass planting, including the 
                use of native prairie and seed mixtures.
                    ``(O) Forest stand improvements.
                    ``(P) Grassed waterways.
                    ``(Q) Hedgerow planting.
                    ``(R) Herbaceous wind barriers.
                    ``(S) Irrigation water management.
                    ``(T) Mulching to improve soil health.
                    ``(U) Multistory cropping.
                    ``(V) Nutrient management.
                    ``(W) Pollinator or beneficial insect or monarch 
                habitat establishment.
                    ``(X) Prescribed grazing.
                    ``(Y) Range planting.
                    ``(Z) Residue and tillage management with no till.
                    ``(AA) Residue and tillage management with reduced 
                till.
                    ``(BB) Riparian forest buffers.
                    ``(CC) Riparian herbaceous buffers.
                    ``(DD) Silvopasture establishment.
                    ``(EE) Stripcropping.
                    ``(FF) Tree and shrub establishment.
                    ``(GG) Upland wildlife habitat.
                    ``(HH) Vegetative barriers.
                    ``(II) Wetland restoration.
                    ``(JJ) Windbreak renovation.
                    ``(KK) Windbreaks and shelterbelts.
                    ``(LL) Woody residue treatment.
                    ``(MM) Any other highly effective vegetative or 
                management practice that significantly reduces 
                agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, increases carbon 
                sequestration, or assists producers in adapting to, or 
                mitigating against, increasing weather volatility, as 
                determined by the Secretary.''.
    (c) Establishment and Administration.--Section 1240B of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-2) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(H) reductions in agricultural greenhouse gas 
                emissions; or
                    ``(I) long-term carbon sequestration.''; and
            (2) in subsection (j)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in clause (i)--
                                            (aa) by striking 
                                        ``maintenance of incentive 
                                        practices'' and inserting the 
                                        following: ``maintenance of--
                                    ``(I) incentive practices''; and
                                            (bb) in subclause (I) (as 
                                        so designated), by striking the 
                                        period at the end and inserting 
                                        the following: ``; or
                                    ``(II) 1 or more climate 
                                stewardship practices.''; and
                                    (II) in clause (ii)--
                                            (aa) in subclause (I), by 
                                        inserting ``, or climate 
                                        stewardship practices to attain 
                                        increased levels of carbon 
                                        sequestration and reduced 
                                        agricultural greenhouse gas 
                                        emissions,'' after 
                                        ``conservation''; and
                                            (bb) in subclause (II), by 
                                        inserting ``or a climate 
                                        stewardship practice'' after 
                                        ``incentive practice''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)--
                                    (I) by redesignating clauses (i) 
                                and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), 
                                respectively, and indenting 
                                appropriately;
                                    (II) in the matter preceding 
                                subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by 
                                striking ``Notwithstanding section 
                                1240C'' and inserting the following:
                            ``(i) Incentive practices.--Notwithstanding 
                        section 1240C, in the case of applications for 
                        contracts under subparagraph (A)(i)(I)''; and
                                    (III) by adding at the end the 
                                following:
                            ``(ii) Climate stewardship practices.--
                        Notwithstanding section 1240C, in the case of 
                        applications for contracts under subparagraph 
                        (A)(i)(II), the Secretary shall give priority 
                        to applications that contain the greatest 
                        number of climate stewardship practices.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
                        ``and climate stewardship practice'' after 
                        ``Incentive practice'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or 
                        climate stewardship practices'' after 
                        ``incentive practices'' each place it appears;
                            (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
                        ``or climate stewardship practice'' after 
                        ``incentive practice'' each place it appears; 
                        and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting 
                        ``or a climate stewardship practice'' after 
                        ``incentive practice''.
    (d) Limitation on Payments.--Section 1240G of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-7) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2018, or'' and inserting ``2018,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``the period of fiscal years 2024 through 
        2028, or the period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033,'' before 
        ``regardless''.
    (e) Conservation Innovation Grants and Payments.--Section 1240H(c) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-8(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i)--
                    (A) in subclause (VI), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(VIII) practices that 
                                significantly increase carbon 
                                sequestration, reduce agricultural 
                                greenhouse gas emissions, or assist 
                                producers to adapt to, or mitigate 
                                against, increasing weather volatility; 
                                and'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A), by striking ``through 2023'' and inserting ``and 2020, and 
        $200,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation 
        for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030''; and
            (3) in paragraph (7), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
        (A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``not less than $100,000,000 for 
                each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 of the'' after 
                ``Using''; and
                    (B) by striking ``a soil'' and inserting ``an 
                ongoing soil''.

SEC. 103. CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

    (a) Supplemental Payments for Climate Stewardship Practices.--
Section 1240L(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-
24(d)) is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``Rotations and 
        Advanced Grazing Management'' and inserting ``Rotations, 
        Advanced Grazing Management, and Climate Stewardship 
        Practices'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
                subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) Climate stewardship practice.--The term 
                `climate stewardship practice' means any of the 
                following practices and enhancements associated with 
                the following practices:
                            ``(i) Alley cropping.
                            ``(ii) Biochar incorporation.
                            ``(iii) Compost application.
                            ``(iv) Conservation activity plans.
                            ``(v) Conservation cover.
                            ``(vi) Conservation crop rotation.
                            ``(vii) Contour buffer strips.
                            ``(viii) Contour farming.
                            ``(ix) Cover crops.
                            ``(x) Critical area planting.
                            ``(xi) Cross wind trap strips.
                            ``(xii) Field borders.
                            ``(xiii) Filter strips.
                            ``(xiv) Forage and biomass planting, 
                        including the use of native prairie seed 
                        mixtures.
                            ``(xv) Forest stand improvements.
                            ``(xvi) Grassed waterways.
                            ``(xvii) Hedgerow planting.
                            ``(xviii) Herbaceous wind barriers.
                            ``(xix) Irrigation water management.
                            ``(xx) Mulching to improve soil health.
                            ``(xxi) Multistory cropping.
                            ``(xxii) Nutrient management, including 
                        nitrogen stewardship activities.
                            ``(xxiii) Pollinator or beneficial insect 
                        or monarch habitat establishment.
                            ``(xxiv) Prescribed grazing.
                            ``(xxv) Range planting.
                            ``(xxvi) Residue and tillage management 
                        with no till.
                            ``(xxvii) Residue and tillage management 
                        with reduced till.
                            ``(xxviii) Riparian forest buffers.
                            ``(xxix) Riparian herbaceous buffers.
                            ``(xxx) Silvopasture establishment.
                            ``(xxxi) Stripcropping.
                            ``(xxxii) Tree and shrub establishment, 
                        including planting for a high rate of carbon 
                        sequestration.
                            ``(xxxiii) Upland wildlife habitat.
                            ``(xxxiv) Vegetative barriers.
                            ``(xxxv) Wetland restoration.
                            ``(xxxvi) Windbreak renovation.
                            ``(xxxvii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts.
                            ``(xxxviii) Woody residue treatment.
                            ``(xxxix) Any other vegetative or 
                        management conservation activity that 
                        significantly--
                                    ``(I) reduces greenhouse gas 
                                emissions;
                                    ``(II) increases carbon 
                                sequestration; or
                                    ``(III) enhances resilience to 
                                increased weather volatility.'';
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) conservation activities relating to climate 
                stewardship practices.''; and
            (4) in paragraph (3), by striking ``rotations or advanced 
        grazing management'' and inserting ``rotations, advanced 
        grazing management, or conservation activities relating to 
        climate stewardship practices''.
    (b) Payment Limitations.--Section 1240L(f) of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-24(f)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 
2019 through 2023'' and inserting ``the period of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or the 
period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033''.

SEC. 104. FUNDING.

    (a) Annual Funding.--Section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
        ``2023'' and inserting ``2030'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``through 
                2023.'' and inserting ``and 2020; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) $900,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
                through 2030.''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (iii), by striking 
                        ``$1,800,000,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$3,800,000,000'';
                            (ii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,850,000,000'' 
                                and inserting ``$4,850,000,000''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (iii) in clause (v), by striking 
                        ``$2,025,000,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$6,025,000,000''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2024 through 2030; and''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in clause (iii), by striking 
                        ``$750,000,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$2,750,000,000'';
                            (ii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$800,000,000'' 
                                and inserting ``$3,800,000,000''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (iii) in clause (v)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$1,000,000,000'' 
                                and inserting ``$5,000,000,000''; and
                                    (II) by striking the period at the 
                                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
                        and
                            ``(vii) $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2025 through 2030.''.
    (b) Availability of Funds.--Section 1241(b) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(b)) is amended by striking ``2023'' and 
inserting ``2030''.
    (c) Funding for Climate Stewardship Practices.--Section 1241 of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(k) Funding for Climate Stewardship Practices.--
            ``(1) Environmental quality incentives program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Of the funds made available 
                under subsection (a)(3)(A), the Secretary shall set 
                aside the following amounts to be used exclusively for 
                climate stewardship practices (as defined in section 
                1240A) under contracts under section 
                1240B(j)(2)(A)(i)(II):
                            ``(i) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                            ``(ii) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
                            ``(iii) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 
                        2023.
                            ``(iv) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2024 through 2030.
                    ``(B) Nonapplicability of allocation of funding.--
                Section 1240B(f) shall not apply to amounts set aside 
                under subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Conservation stewardship program.--Of the funds made 
        available under subsection (a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall set 
        aside the following amounts to be used exclusively to enroll in 
        the conservation stewardship program contracts comprised 
        predominantly of conservation activities relating to climate 
        stewardship practices (as defined in section 1240L(d)(1)) or 
        bundles of practices comprised predominantly of conservation 
        activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as so 
        defined):
                    ``(A) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
                    ``(B) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
                    ``(C) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
                    ``(D) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
                through 2030.
            ``(3) Set-asides for socially disadvantaged and beginning 
        farmers and ranchers.--Of the funds set aside under each of 
        paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary shall allocate--
                    ``(A) 5 percent to provide assistance to socially 
                disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (as defined in 
                section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
                and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a))); and
                    ``(B) 5 percent to provide assistance to beginning 
                farmers and ranchers (as defined in that section (7 
                U.S.C. 2279(a))).''.

SEC. 105. REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

    Section 1271D of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871d) is 
amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Availability of Funds.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the program--
            ``(1) $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2023;
            ``(2) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
        2025;
            ``(3) $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 
        2027; and
            ``(4) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 
        2030.''.

SEC. 106. FUNDING FOR CLIMATE STEWARDSHIP AGRICULTURE RESEARCH.

    (a) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.--Subsection (b) of 
the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 
3157(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Climate stewardship.--Climate change 
                mitigation through--
                            ``(i) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
                        increasing resilience in the agricultural 
                        sector;
                            ``(ii) increasing carbon sequestration;
                            ``(iii) improving soil health; and
                            ``(iv) increasing soil carbon levels.''; 
                        and
            (2) in paragraph (11)--
                    (A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting 
                ``Funding.--'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``There is'' and all that follows 
                        through ``2023'' and inserting  ``On the first 
                        October 1 after the date of enactment of the 
                        Climate Stewardship Act of 2021, and on each 
                        October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2029, 
                        out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
                        appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 
                        shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out 
                        this subsection $830,000,000, to remain 
                        available until expended'';
                            (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at 
                        the end;
                            (iii) in clause (ii), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) not less than 50 percent for each 
                        fiscal year shall be used to address the 
                        priority area described in paragraph (2)(G).''; 
                        and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall 
                be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
                carry out this subsection the funds transferred under 
                subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.''.
    (b) Agriculture Research Service Climate Stewardship Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
        $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 to 
        carry out, through the Administrator of the Agricultural 
        Research Service, the research mission of the Department of 
        Agriculture with respect to the issues described in clauses (i) 
        through (iv) of subparagraph (G) of subsection (b)(2) of the 
        Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
        U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)).
            (2) Set-aside.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall set 
        aside 25 percent of the amounts made available by paragraph (1) 
        for research relating to pulse crops, other legumes, and high-
        biomass crops.
    (c) Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research.--Section 7601 of 
the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 5939) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(1)(D), by inserting after 
        ``environment'' the following: ``, including--
                            ``(i) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
                        increasing resilience in the agricultural 
                        sector;
                            ``(ii) increasing carbon sequestration;
                            ``(iii) improving soil health; and
                            ``(iv) increasing soil carbon levels''; and
            (2) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by adding at the end the 
        following:
                            ``(iii) Climate stewardship funding.--On 
                        the date of enactment of the Climate 
                        Stewardship Act of 2021, and each fiscal year 
                        thereafter through fiscal year 2030, of the 
                        funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 
                        Secretary shall transfer to the Foundation 
                        $40,000,000 to advance the research mission of 
                        the Department with respect to the issues 
                        described in clauses (i) through (iv) of 
                        subsection (c)(1)(D), to remain available until 
                        expended.''.
    (d) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Projects.--
Section 1621 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5811) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) facilitate--
                    ``(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
                increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;
                    ``(B) increasing carbon sequestration;
                    ``(C) improving soil health; and
                    ``(D) increasing soil carbon levels.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to amounts appropriated 
        under section 1624, on the first October 1 after the date of 
        enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2021, and on each 
        October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2029, out of any funds 
        in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of 
        the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this 
        section $74,000,000, to remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be 
        entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out 
        this section the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without 
        further appropriation.
            ``(3) Climate stewardship.--Of the funds made available 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not less than 50 
        percent to conduct projects described in subsection (a)(3).''.
    (e) Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative.--Section 
1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 5925b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9)(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing 
        resilience in the agricultural sector;
            ``(B) increasing carbon sequestration;
            ``(C) improving soil health; and
            ``(D) increasing soil carbon levels.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (E), by adding ``and'' 
                        at the end after the semicolon;
                            (iii) by striking subparagraphs (F) and 
                        (G); and
                            (iv) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) on the first October 1 after the date of 
                enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2021, and 
                on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2029, 
                $100,000,000.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Climate stewardship.--Of the funds made available 
        under paragraph (1)(F), the Secretary shall use not less than 
        50 percent to support activities under this section for the 
        purposes described in subsection (a)(9).''.
    (f) Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas Program.--
Section 310B(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
U.S.C. 1932(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase 
                resilience in the agricultural sector;
                    ``(F) increase carbon sequestration;
                    ``(G) improve soil health; and
                    ``(H) increase soil carbon levels.''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
            ``(4) Funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--On the first October 1 after the 
                date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 
                2021, and on each October 1 thereafter through October 
                1, 2029, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
                appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
                transfer to the Secretary to carry out this subsection 
                $5,600,000, to remain available until expended.
                    ``(B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall 
                be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
                carry out this subsection the funds transferred under 
                subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.
                    ``(C) Climate stewardship.--Of the funds made 
                available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                use not less than 50 percent to provide assistance 
                described in subparagraphs (E) through (H) of paragraph 
                (2).''.
    (g) Research Under Hatch Act.--The Hatch Act of 1887 is amended by 
inserting after section 3 (7 U.S.C. 361c) the following:

``SEC. 3A. MANDATORY FUNDING.

    ``(a) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to any amounts authorized to 
        be appropriated under section 3, on the first October 1 after 
        the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2021, 
        and on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2029, out 
        of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 
        carry out this Act $518,000,000, to remain available until 
        expended.
            ``(2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be 
        entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out 
        this Act the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without 
        further appropriation.
    ``(b) Climate Stewardship.--Of the funds made available under 
subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent shall be used for research 
relating to--
            ``(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing 
        resilience in--
                    ``(A) the agricultural sector; and
                    ``(B) communities;
            ``(2) increasing carbon sequestration;
            ``(3) improving soil health; and
            ``(4) increasing soil carbon levels.''.
    (h) Activities Under Smith-Lever Act.--The Smith-Lever Act is 
amended by inserting after section 3 (7 U.S.C. 343) the following:

``SEC. 3A. MANDATORY FUNDING.

    ``(a) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to any amounts authorized to 
        be appropriated under section 3, on the first October 1 after 
        the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2021, 
        and on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2029, out 
        of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 
        carry out this Act $649,400,000, to remain available until 
        expended.
            ``(2) 1994 institutions.--Of the funds transferred under 
        paragraph (1), $19,400,000 shall be for payment on behalf of 
        the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity 
        in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 
        note; Public Law 103-382)) for the purposes described in 
        section 2, to be distributed in accordance with the process 
        described in section 3(b)(3).
            ``(3) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be 
        entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out 
        this Act the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without 
        further appropriation.
    ``(b) Climate Stewardship.--Of the funds made available under 
subsection (a)(1), and of the funds designated for 1994 Institutions 
under subsection (a)(2), not less than 50 percent shall be used for 
activities relating to--
            ``(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing 
        resilience in--
                    ``(A) the agricultural sector; and
                    ``(B) communities;
            ``(2) increasing carbon sequestration;
            ``(3) improving soil health; and
            ``(4) increasing soil carbon levels.''.
    (i) Extension at 1890 Land-Grant Colleges, Including Tuskegee 
University and the University of the District of Columbia.--Section 
1444 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Mandatory Funding.--
            ``(1) Funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to any amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), on 
                the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the 
                Climate Stewardship Act of 2021, and on each October 1 
                thereafter through October 1, 2029, out of any funds in 
                the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary 
                of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 
                carry out this section $200,000,000, to remain 
                available until expended.
                    ``(B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall 
                be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
                carry out this section the funds transferred under 
                subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.
            ``(2) Climate stewardship.--Of the funds made available 
        under paragraph (1)(A), not less than 50 percent shall be used 
        for programs and activities relating to--
                    ``(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
                increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;
                    ``(B) increasing carbon sequestration;
                    ``(C) improving soil health; and
                    ``(D) increasing soil carbon levels.''.
    (j) Agricultural Research at 1890 Land-Grant Colleges, Including 
Tuskegee University and the University of the District of Columbia.--
Section 1445 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Mandatory Funding.--
            ``(1) Funding.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to any amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), on 
                the first October 1 after the date of enactment of the 
                Climate Stewardship Act of 2021, and on each October 1 
                thereafter through October 1, 2029, out of any funds in 
                the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary 
                of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 
                carry out this section $250,000,000, to remain 
                available until expended.
                    ``(B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall 
                be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
                carry out this section the funds transferred under 
                subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.
            ``(2) Climate stewardship.--Of the funds made available 
        under paragraph (1)(A), not less than 50 percent shall be used 
        for research relating to--
                    ``(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
                increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;
                    ``(B) increasing carbon sequestration;
                    ``(C) improving soil health; and
                    ``(D) increasing soil carbon levels.''.
    (k) Nonland-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program.--Section 1473F 
of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319i) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting after 
        ``agriculture'' the following: ``, including--
                            ``(i) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
                        increasing resilience in the agricultural 
                        sector;
                            ``(ii) increasing carbon sequestration;
                            ``(iii) improving soil health; and
                            ``(iv) increasing soil carbon levels;''; 
                        and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section 
        $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030, to 
        remain available until expended.
            ``(2) Climate stewardship.--Of the funds made available 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use not less than 50 
        percent to conduct the activities described in clauses (i) 
        through (iv) of subsection (a)(1)(A).''.
    (l) McIntire-Stennis.--
            (1) Funds.--Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the 
        ``McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act'') is amended by 
        inserting after section 3 (16 U.S.C. 582a-2) the following:

``SEC. 3A. MANDATORY FUNDING.

    ``(a) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to any amounts authorized to 
        be appropriated under section 3, on the first October 1 after 
        the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2021, 
        and on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2029, out 
        of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 
        carry out this Act $72,000,000, to remain available until 
        expended.
            ``(2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be 
        entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out 
        this Act the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without 
        further appropriation.
    ``(b) Climate Stewardship.--Of the funds made available under 
subsection (a)(1), not less than 50 percent shall be used for 
activities relating to--
            ``(1) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing 
        resilience in the agricultural sector;
            ``(2) increasing carbon sequestration;
            ``(3) improving soil health; and
            ``(4) increasing soil carbon levels.''.
    (m) 1994 Institutions Research.--Section 536 of the Equity in 
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public 
Law 103-382) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Mandatory Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to any amounts authorized to 
        be appropriated under subsection (c), on the first October 1 
        after the date of enactment of the Climate Stewardship Act of 
        2021, and on each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2029, 
        out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
        the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary 
        to carry out this section $11,400,000, to remain available 
        until expended.
            ``(2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be 
        entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out 
        this section the funds transferred under paragraph (1), without 
        further appropriation.
            ``(3) Climate stewardship.--Of the funds made available 
        under paragraph (1), not less than 50 percent shall be used for 
        activities relating to--
                    ``(A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and 
                increasing resilience in the agricultural sector;
                    ``(B) increasing carbon sequestration;
                    ``(C) improving soil health; and
                    ``(D) increasing soil carbon levels.''.

SEC. 107. CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    Section 6 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 
U.S.C. 590f) is amended--
            (1) by striking the section designation and heading and all 
        that follows through ``There is'' in subsection (a) and 
        inserting the following:

``SEC. 6. FUNDING; CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUND.

    ``(a) Funding.--
            ``(1) Mandatory funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity 
        Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall use to 
        carry out this Act $2,100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
        through 2030.
            ``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are'';
            (2) in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2) (as 
        so designated) of subsection (a), by striking 
        ``Appropriations'' and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Availability of appropriations for nursery stock.--
        Appropriations''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Priority for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers.--In 
using amounts made available by subsection (a)(1) for conservation 
technical assistance under this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
give priority to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (as 
defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a))).''.

SEC. 108. RURAL ENERGY FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.

    Section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 
(7 U.S.C. 8107) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A)--
                            (i) in clause (i)(II), by striking ``and'' 
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iii) loan guarantees and grants to 
                        agricultural producers, rural small businesses, 
                        and farmer-owned cooperatives to carry out 
                        solar projects that include the creation of 
                        pollinator habitat.'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively;
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Priority.--In providing loan guarantees and grants 
        under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall give priority to 
        solar projects that include the creation of pollinator 
        habitat.''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) (as so 
                redesignated)--
                            (i) by striking ``The amount'' and 
                        inserting the following:
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        clause (ii), the amount''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Solar projects.--The amount of a 
                        grant under paragraph (1)(A)(iii) shall not 
                        exceed 60 percent of the cost of the activity 
                        carried out using funds from the grant, 
                        including the cost of the creation of a 
                        pollinator habitat.''; and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end;
                            (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``for 
                        fiscal'' and all that follows through the 
                        period at the end and inserting ``for each of 
                        fiscal years 2014 through 2020;''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                    ``(G) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022;
                    ``(H) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and
                    ``(I) $3,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
                through 2030.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Set-asides for socially disadvantaged and beginning 
        farmers and ranchers.--Of the funds made available under 
        paragraph (1) for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
        allocate--
                    ``(A) 5 percent to provide assistance under this 
                section to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers 
                (as defined in section 2501(a) of the Food, 
                Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
                U.S.C. 2279(a))); and
                    ``(B) 5 percent to provide assistance under this 
                section to beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined 
                in that section (7 U.S.C. 2279(a))).''.

SEC. 109. LOCAL AGRICULTURE MARKET PROGRAM.

    Section 210A(i)(1) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1627c(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``$50,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2019'' and inserting ``$500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021''.

SEC. 110. SOIL HEALTH EQUIPMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible land.--The term ``eligible land'' means land 
        on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related 
        products are produced.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program under 
which the Secretary shall award grants to agricultural producers to 
acquire equipment for the purpose of implementing climate stewardship 
practices (as defined in section 1240A of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1)) on eligible land to increase soil health.
    (c) Priority.--In providing grants under subsection (b), the 
Secretary shall give priority to equipment for--
            (1) projects to carry out nonchemical termination of cover 
        crops; and
            (2) on-farm composting facilities.
    (d) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2021 through 2030.
            (2) Set-asides for socially disadvantaged and beginning 
        farmers and ranchers.--Of the amount made available under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall set aside--
                    (A) 5 percent to provide assistance to socially 
                disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (as defined in 
                section 2501(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
                and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a))); and
                    (B) 5 percent to provide assistance to beginning 
                farmers and ranchers (as defined in that section (7 
                U.S.C. 2279(a))).

SEC. 111. FARM AND RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK.

    Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 5936) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(d) Mandatory Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.''.

SEC. 112. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

    Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``including 
                amounts made available under subsection (i) to carry 
                out this section,'' after ``Act,''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking ``$5,000,000'' 
                and inserting ``$25,000,000'';
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking the period at 
                the end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) address food security in urban low-income communities 
        by making those communities more climate resilient through the 
        creation or expansion of urban farms, community gardens, and 
        rooftop gardens that grow produce for personal use or for local 
        sale through farm stands, farmers' markets, community supported 
        agriculture subscriptions, and other delivery methods.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Funding.--Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2020 through 2030, to remain available until 
expended.''.

                           TITLE II--FORESTS

SEC. 201. REFORESTATION TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--Section 303 of Public Law 96-451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Subject to'' 
                and all that follows through ``the Secretary'' and 
                inserting ``The Secretary'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (2);
            (2) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking the subsection designation 
                        and all that follows through ``The Secretary'' 
                        and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Reforestation by Secretary of Agriculture.--The Secretary''; 
and
                            (ii) by striking ``for'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``for'' before 
                        ``reforestation''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (7);
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) to the Chief of the Forest Service to reforest, in 
        accordance with subsection (f), National Forest System land--
                    ``(A)(i) that was subject to a mortality event 
                caused by a high-intensity wildfire, pest infestation, 
                invasive species, disease, or drought or other extreme 
                weather event; or
                    ``(ii) to reclaim abandoned mine land, an orphaned 
                oil or gas well, or a decommissioned logging road or 
                landing; and
                    ``(B) that is determined to be in need of active 
                reforestation based on field surveys assessing 
                regeneration potential;
            ``(3) to carry out the Reforest America Grant Program 
        established under section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry 
        Assistance Act of 1978;
            ``(4) to carry out the Forest Stewardship Practice Program 
        established under section 7B of the Cooperative Forestry 
        Assistance Act of 1978;
            ``(5) to carry out the urban wood programs established 
        under section 21 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
        1978;
            ``(6) to operate the Stewardship Corps established under 
        section 206 of the Climate Stewardship Act of 2021; and''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (7) (as so redesignated), by 
                inserting ``for'' before ``properly''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Reforestation by Secretary of the Interior.--The Secretary of 
the Interior shall obligate from amounts in the Trust Fund not more 
than $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030, as 
necessary to reforest, in accordance with subsection (f)--
            ``(1) land--
                    ``(A)(i) that was subject to a mortality event 
                caused by a high-intensity wildfire, pest infestation, 
                invasive species, disease, or drought or other extreme 
                weather event; or
                    ``(ii) to reclaim abandoned mine land, an orphaned 
                oil or gas well, or a decommissioned logging road or 
                landing; and
                    ``(B) that is determined to be in need of active 
                reforestation based on field surveys assessing 
                regeneration potential and is managed by the Bureau of 
                Land Management; and
            ``(2) land that is determined to be in need of active 
        reforestation and is managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
        by planting--
                    ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 12,500,000 
                trees in each of calendar years 2021 and 2022;
                    ``(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 25,000,000 
                trees in each of calendar years 2023 and 2024;
                    ``(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 37,500,000 
                trees in each of calendar years 2025 and 2026; and
                    ``(D) to the maximum extent practicable, 50,000,000 
                trees in--
                            ``(i) each of calendar years 2027 through 
                        2029; and
                            ``(ii) the period beginning on January 1, 
                        2030, and ending on September 30, 2030.
    ``(f) Reforestation.--
            ``(1) Definition of connectivity.--In this subsection, the 
        term `connectivity' means the degree to which the landscape 
        facilitates native species movement.
            ``(2) Reforestation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Reforestation under subsections 
                (d)(2) and (e) shall consist of ecologically based site 
                preparation, tree planting, and subsequent management 
                using practices that--
                            ``(i) are informed by climate change 
                        science and the importance of spatial pattern;
                            ``(ii) enhance forest health, resilience, 
                        and biodiversity; and
                            ``(iii) reduce vulnerability to future 
                        forest mortality and catastrophic wildfire.
                    ``(B) Post-wildfire reforestation.--In the case of 
                reforestation under subsections (d)(2) and (e), sums 
                available in the Trust Fund shall not be used for post-
                wildfire salvage logging.
            ``(3) Priority.--In carrying out reforestation under 
        subsections (d)(2) and (e), the Chief of the Forest Service and 
        the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, shall give 
        priority to planting--
                    ``(A) that will restore and maintain resilient 
                landscapes;
                    ``(B) on land on which the planting provides 
                increased habitat connectivity for wildlife; and
                    ``(C) that will provide the largest potential long-
                term increase in carbon sequestration.
    ``(g) Mandatory Funding.--To carry out paragraphs (2) through (6) 
of subsection (d) and subsection (e), the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall transfer from the general fund of the Treasury into the Trust 
Fund $5,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall issue regulations necessary to carry out the 
amendments made by this section.

SEC. 202. REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM.

    The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by 
inserting after section 5 (16 U.S.C. 2103a) the following:

``SEC. 6. REFOREST AMERICA GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Community of color.--The term `community of color' 
        means, in a State, a census block group in an urban area for 
        which the aggregate percentage of residents who identify as 
        Black, African-American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, 
        Latino, other nonwhite race, or linguistically isolated is--
                    ``(A) not less than 50 percent; or
                    ``(B) is significantly higher than the State 
                average.
            ``(2) Eligible cost.--The term `eligible cost' means, with 
        respect to a project of an eligible entity under the Program--
                    ``(A) the cost of implementing a reforestation 
                project, including by--
                            ``(i) planning and designing the 
                        reforestation activity, including considering 
                        relevant science;
                            ``(ii) establishing tree nurseries;
                            ``(iii) purchasing trees; and
                            ``(iv) ecologically based site preparation, 
                        including the labor and cost associated with 
                        the use of machinery;
                    ``(B) the cost of maintaining and monitoring 
                planted trees for a period of up to 3 years to ensure 
                successful establishment of the trees;
                    ``(C) with respect to reforestation in an urban 
                area under subsection (e) in a low income community 
                that has an existing tree canopy cover of not more than 
                20 percent, not more than 50 percent of the cost of the 
                maintenance of any nearby tree canopy; and
                    ``(D) any other relevant cost, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(3) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State agency;
                    ``(B) a local governmental entity;
                    ``(C) an Indian Tribe; and
                    ``(D) a nonprofit organization.
            ``(4) Eligible land.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible land' means--
                            ``(i) land owned in fee simple by an 
                        eligible entity--
                                    ``(I)(aa) for which, at the time of 
                                application to the Program under 
                                subsection (c), the forest stocking 
                                level of the land is less than 25 
                                percent of regional norms for forest 
                                properties with comparable tree species 
                                and soil characteristics; and
                                    ``(bb) that is in need of active 
                                reforestation due to events such as--
                                            ``(AA) high-intensity 
                                        wildfire;
                                            ``(BB) pest infestation;
                                            ``(CC) invasive species; 
                                        and
                                            ``(DD) drought and other 
                                        extreme weather; or
                                    ``(II) that was formerly forest 
                                land and has been abandoned or 
                                incompletely reclaimed from mining, 
                                commercial development, clearing for 
                                agriculture, or other nonforest use; 
                                and
                            ``(ii) with respect to reforestation in an 
                        urban area under subsection (e), land in that 
                        urban area that is owned in fee simple by an 
                        eligible entity.
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `eligible land' does not 
                include land on which the eligible entity conducted a 
                timber harvest--
                            ``(i) not later than 5 years before the 
                        date on which the eligible entity submits an 
                        application under subsection (c); and
                            ``(ii) that resulted in a forest stocking 
                        level described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I)(aa).
            ``(5) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            ``(6) Local governmental entity.--The term `local 
        governmental entity' means any municipal government or county 
        government with jurisdiction over local land use decisions.
            ``(7) Low income community.--The term `low income 
        community' means any census block group in an urban area in 
        which not less than 30 percent of the population lives below 
        the poverty line (as defined in section 673 of the Community 
        Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902)).
            ``(8) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit 
        organization' means an organization that--
                    ``(A) is described in section 170(h)(3) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
                    ``(B) operates in accordance with 1 or more of the 
                purposes described in section 170(h)(4)(A) of that 
                Code.
            ``(9) Program.--The term `Program' means the Reforest 
        America Grant Program established under subsection (b)(1).
            ``(10) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
            ``(11) Urban area.--The term `urban area' means an area 
        identified by the Bureau of the Census as an `urban area' in 
        the most recent census.
    ``(b) Establishment.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program, 
        to be known as the `Reforest America Grant Program', under 
        which the Secretary shall award grants to eligible entities to 
        conduct projects to reforest eligible land in accordance with 
        this section.
            ``(2) Reforestation.--In carrying out the Program, the 
        Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, award 
        sufficient grants each year to plant--
                    ``(A) 50,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 
                2021 and 2022;
                    ``(B) 100,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 
                2023 and 2024;
                    ``(C) 150,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 
                2025 and 2026; and
                    ``(D) 250,000,000 trees in--
                            ``(i) each of calendar years 2027 through 
                        2029; and
                            ``(ii) the period beginning on January 1, 
                        2030, and ending on September 30, 2030.
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that seeks to receive 
        a grant under the Program shall submit an application at such 
        time, in such form, and containing such information as the 
        Secretary may require, including the information described in 
        paragraph (2), to--
                    ``(A) the State forester or equivalent official of 
                the State in which the eligible entity is located; or
                    ``(B) in the case of an eligible entity that is an 
                Indian Tribe, an official of the governing body of the 
                Indian Tribe.
            ``(2) Contents.--An application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) the reason that the forest stocking level of 
                the land is less than 25 percent of regional norms for 
                forest properties with comparable tree species and soil 
                characteristics, if applicable;
                    ``(B) the natural, economic, and environmental 
                benefits of returning the eligible land to forested 
                condition;
                    ``(C) an estimate of the annual carbon 
                sequestration that will be achieved by the replanted 
                forests, using processes determined by the Secretary;
                    ``(D) a reforestation plan that includes--
                            ``(i) a list of expected eligible costs;
                            ``(ii) a description of the site 
                        preparation and the tree species to be planted;
                            ``(iii) a description of the manner in 
                        which the design of the project is informed by 
                        climate change science and will enhance forest 
                        health, resilience, and biodiversity;
                            ``(iv) an explanation of the manner in 
                        which the land will be maintained for 36 months 
                        after planting to ensure successful 
                        establishment; and
                            ``(v) an explanation of the manner in which 
                        the land will be managed later than 36 months 
                        after planting, including whether that 
                        management shall include a timber harvest;
                    ``(E) in the case of an application for an urban 
                reforestation project under subsection (e)--
                            ``(i) a description of the manner in which 
                        the tree planting shall address disparities in 
                        local environmental quality, such as lower tree 
                        canopy cover; and
                            ``(ii) a description of the anticipated 
                        community and stakeholder engagement in the 
                        project; and
                    ``(F) any other relevant information required by 
                the Secretary.
            ``(3) Applications to secretary.--Each official that 
        receives an application under paragraph (1) shall submit the 
        application to the Secretary with a description of the 
        application and any other relevant information that the 
        Secretary may require.
    ``(d) Priority.--
            ``(1) Definition of connectivity.--In this subsection, the 
        term `connectivity' means the degree to which the landscape 
        facilitates native species movement.
            ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under the Program, the 
        Secretary shall give priority--
                    ``(A) to projects that provide the largest 
                potential increase in carbon sequestration per dollar;
                    ``(B) to projects that provide increased habitat 
                connectivity for wildlife;
                    ``(C) to projects under which an eligible entity 
                will enter into a contract or cooperative agreement 
                with 1 or more qualified youth or conservation corps 
                (as the term is defined in section 203 of Public Law 
                91-378 (commonly known as the `Youth Conservation Corps 
                Act of 1970') (16 U.S.C. 1722)); and
                    ``(D) in the case of urban reforestation projects 
                under subsection (e), to projects that--
                            ``(i) are located in a community of color 
                        or a low-income community;
                            ``(ii) are located in a neighborhood with 
                        poor local environmental quality, including 
                        lower tree canopy cover and higher maximum 
                        daytime summer temperatures;
                            ``(iii) are located in a neighborhood with 
                        high amounts of senior citizens or children;
                            ``(iv) are located immediately adjacent to 
                        large numbers of residents;
                            ``(v) will collaboratively engage neighbors 
                        and community members that will be closely 
                        affected by the tree planting in as many 
                        aspects of project development and 
                        implementation as possible; and
                            ``(vi) will employ a substantial percentage 
                        of the workforce locally, with a focus on 
                        engaging unemployed and underemployed persons 
                        in communities of color and low-income 
                        communities.
    ``(e) Urban Reforestation.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the Program, the 
        Secretary shall award sufficient grants each year to projects 
        carried out in urban areas to plant, to the maximum extent 
        practicable--
                    ``(A) 5,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 
                2021 through 2023;
                    ``(B) 10,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 
                2024 through 2027; and
                    ``(C) 15,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 
                2028 through 2030.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Secretary shall award a grant to 
        an eligible entity under the Program to conduct a reforestation 
        project in an urban area in an amount equal to not more than 90 
        percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Matching requirement.--As a condition of receiving a 
        grant described in paragraph (2), an eligible entity shall 
        provide, in cash or through in-kind contributions from non-
        Federal sources, matching funds in an amount equal to not less 
        than 10 percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, 
        as determined by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Prohibited Conversion to Nonforest Use.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an 
        eligible entity that receives a grant under the Program shall 
        not sell or convert land that was reforested under the Program 
        to nonforest use.
            ``(2) Reimbursement of funds.--An eligible entity that 
        receives a grant under this Program and sells or converts land 
        that was reforested under the Program to nonforest use shall 
        pay to the Federal Government an amount equal to the greater 
        of--
                    ``(A) the amount of the grant; and
                    ``(B) the current appraised value of timber stocks 
                on that land.
            ``(3) Loss of eligibility.--An eligible entity that 
        receives a grant under this Program and sells or converts land 
        that was reforested under the Program to nonforest use shall 
        not be eligible for additional grants under the Program.
    ``(g) Costs.--
            ``(1) Federal share.--Unless otherwise provided under this 
        section, the Secretary shall award a grant to an eligible 
        entity under the Program in an amount equal to not more than 75 
        percent of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Matching requirement.--Unless otherwise provided 
        under this section, as a condition of receiving a grant under 
        the Program, an eligible entity shall provide, in cash or 
        through in-kind contributions from non-Federal sources, 
        matching funds in an amount equal to not less than 25 percent 
        of the cost of reforesting the eligible land, as determined by 
        the Secretary.
    ``(h) Planting Survival.--An eligible entity that receives a grant 
under the Program shall--
            ``(1) not later than 36 months after planting has been 
        completed using the grant funds, submit to the responsible 
        State or Tribal official, as applicable, a monitoring report 
        that describes project implementation, including the survival 
        rate of all plantings made under the grant; and
            ``(2) if the survival rate reported in the monitoring 
        report under paragraph (1) is, after 36 months, less than the 
        required minimum survival rate for the geographic area in which 
        the planting is located, as determined by a State forester or 
        equivalent State or Tribal official, as applicable, replant 
        tree seedlings in a quantity equivalent to half of the original 
        planting, using comparable means to the original planting.
    ``(i) Prevailing Wage Requirement.--Any contractor or subcontractor 
entering into a service contract in connection with a project under the 
Program shall--
            ``(1) be treated as a Federal contractor or subcontractor 
        for purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code 
        (commonly known as the `McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 
        1965'); and
            ``(2) pay each class of employee employed by the contractor 
        or subcontractor wages and fringe benefits at rates in 
        accordance with prevailing rates for the class in the locality, 
        or, where a collective-bargaining agreement covers the 
        employee, in accordance with the rates provided for in the 
        agreement, including prospective wage increases provided for in 
        the agreement.
    ``(j) Report.--The Secretary shall annually submit to the relevant 
committees of Congress a report that describes the activities of the 
Program, including the total amount of carbon sequestered by replanted 
forests during the year covered by the report.
    ``(k) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--Of the funds of the Reforestation Trust 
        Fund established under section 303 of Public Law 96-451 (16 
        U.S.C. 1606a), the Secretary shall use such sums as are 
        necessary to carry out the Program.
            ``(2) Administrative costs and technical assistance.--Of 
        the funds used under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        allocate not more than 10 percent for each fiscal year to State 
        foresters or equivalent officials, including equivalent 
        officials of Indian Tribes, for administrative costs and 
        technical assistance under the Program.''.

SEC. 203. FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY FOREST AND OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION 
              PROGRAM.

    In addition to amounts otherwise made available, of the funds of 
the Reforestation Trust Fund established under section 303 of Public 
Law 96-451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall use 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2030 to carry out 
the community forest and open space conservation program established 
under section 7A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 2103d).

SEC. 204. FOREST STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE PROGRAM.

    The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 is amended by 
inserting after section 7A (16 U.S.C. 2103d) the following:

``SEC. 7B. FOREST STEWARDSHIP PRACTICE PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a Forest 
Stewardship Practice Program (referred to in this section as the 
`program') to provide funding to carry out forest practices determined 
by the Secretary to increase carbon sequestration and storage on 
private forest land, including extended timber harvest rotations.
    ``(b) Practices and Payment Rates.--The Secretary shall--
            ``(1) establish a schedule of eligible forest practices and 
        payment rates under the program, calibrated to forest type and 
        other relevant considerations; and
            ``(2) update the schedule established under paragraph (1) 
        annually with statistical sampling of projects funded under the 
        program.
    ``(c) Priority.--In awarding funding under the program, the 
Secretary shall give priority to projects that incentivize the largest 
quantity of carbon sequestration and storage by--
            ``(1) increasing timber harvest intervals; and
            ``(2) removing less carbon during timber harvest 
        operations.
    ``(d) Funding.--Of the funds of the Reforestation Trust Fund 
established under section 303 of Public Law 96-451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), 
the Secretary shall use not more than $1,000,000,000 for each fiscal 
year to carry out this section.''.

SEC. 205. URBAN WOOD PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--The Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 21. URBAN WOOD PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Innovative urban wood product.--The term `innovative 
        urban wood product' means a wood product that uses wood 
        residues and byproducts from urban forest management, building 
        deconstruction, and other related sources of wood generated in 
        urban areas.
            ``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary, 
        acting through the Research and Development Deputy Area and the 
        State and Private Forestry Deputy Area of the Forest Service.
            ``(3) Wood product.--The term `wood product' includes--
                    ``(A) building material made of wood;
                    ``(B) a durable home product made of wood; and
                    ``(C) a woody residue used for bioenergy.
    ``(b) Urban Wood Research and Development Program.--
            ``(1) Definition of eligible entity.--In this subsection, 
        the term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a unit of State, Tribal, or local government;
                    ``(B) a land-grant college or university (as 
                defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural 
                Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
                U.S.C. 3103)) or other institution of higher education;
                    ``(C) a nonprofit organization; and
                    ``(D) any other entity, as determined by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(2) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
        program to facilitate the use of innovative urban wood products 
        in incorporated cities and towns in the United States by--
                    ``(A) conducting performance-driven research and 
                development relating to the potential sources and uses 
                of urban wood products;
                    ``(B) providing education and technical assistance 
                to eligible entities relating to the potential sources 
                and uses of urban wood products; and
                    ``(C) awarding grants under paragraph (5).
            ``(3) Collaboration.--In carrying out the program 
        established under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall obtain 
        input and guidance from, and collaborate with--
                    ``(A) the wood products industry;
                    ``(B) conservation organizations;
                    ``(C) community organizations; and
                    ``(D) institutions of higher education.
            ``(4) Research and development, education, and technical 
        assistance.--The Secretary shall carry out subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B) of paragraph (2) at the Forest Products Laboratory of 
        the Department of Agriculture or through the State and Private 
        Forestry Deputy Area in a manner that meets the needs of 
        municipalities, private companies, trade and technical schools, 
        and other entities that work with urban wood.
            ``(5) Grants.--After obtaining input and guidance from the 
        entities described in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall award 
        grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to conduct 
        research and development and provide education and technical 
        assistance that--
                    ``(A) increases the use of urban wood; and
                    ``(B) provides increased employment opportunities 
                in the urban wood industry and related fields.
            ``(6) Priorities.--In carrying out the program established 
        under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall give priority to 
        projects and activities that--
                    ``(A)(i) identify new products that can be created 
                from urban wood; or
                    ``(ii) improve on existing processes to produce 
                innovative urban wood products with greater efficiency 
                and quality;
                    ``(B) facilitate improved commercialization of 
                innovative urban wood products;
                    ``(C) engage unemployed and underemployed persons 
                in disadvantaged communities in worker training, full-
                time employment, and incubation of new commercial 
                enterprises; and
                    ``(D) increase the carbon mitigation benefit of the 
                management of urban wood, as measured by the lifecycle 
                environmental footprint of a wood product or production 
                process, beginning with the collection of raw urban 
                wood materials and ending with the manufacturing 
                process.
            ``(7) Timeframe.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
        measurable performance goals for the research and development, 
        education, and technical assistance conducted under the program 
        established under paragraph (2) shall be achievable within a 
        10-year timeframe beginning on the date of establishment of the 
        program.
    ``(c) Urban Wood Building Competition.--Beginning in fiscal year 
2021, the Secretary shall carry out an annual competition, in 
accordance with section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719), for--
            ``(1) innovative urban wood products and manufacturing 
        processes; or
            ``(2) other innovative wood product demonstrations.
    ``(d) Funding.--Of the funds of the Reforestation Trust Fund 
established under section 303 of Public Law 96-451 (16 U.S.C. 1606a), 
the Secretary shall use $35,000,000 each fiscal year to carry out this 
section.''.
    (b) Urban Wood Innovation Grants.--Section 8643 of the Agriculture 
Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 7655d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (3); and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Innovative urban wood product.--The term `innovative 
        urban wood product' means a wood product that uses wood 
        residues and byproducts from urban forest management, building 
        deconstruction, and other related sources of wood generated in 
        urban areas.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(October 20, 
                2015)), may'' and inserting the following: ``(October 
                20, 2015))--
                    ``(A) may'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by 
                striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
                award 1 or more wood innovation grants each year to 
                eligible entities for the purpose of advancing the use 
                of innovative urban wood products.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by striking ``under subsection 
        (b)(2)'' and inserting ``for grants under subsection 
        (b)(1)(A)''.

SEC. 206. STEWARDSHIP CORPS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary''), in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Interior, shall establish a civilian conservation corps, to be 
known as the ``Stewardship Corps'' (referred to in this section as the 
``Stewardship Corps''), to provide youth with the academic, vocational, 
and social skills necessary to pursue long term, productive careers in 
the forest sector and the wetland restoration sector.
    (b) Priority Requirement.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall prioritize recruitment for the Stewardship Corps of 
youth from--
            (1) low-income communities;
            (2) indigenous communities; and
            (3) communities of color.
    (c) Reforestation and Restoration on Federal Land.--To the maximum 
extent practicable, members of the Stewardship Corps shall perform--
            (1)(A) in each of calendar years 2021 through 2025, not 
        less than 20 percent of the reforestation required under 
        subsections (d)(2) and (e) of section 303 of Public Law 96-451 
        (16 U.S.C. 1606a); and
            (B) in calendar years 2026 and each calendar year 
        thereafter, not less than 40 percent of the reforestation 
        described in subparagraph (A); and
            (2)(A) in each of calendar years 2021 through 2025, not 
        less than 20 percent of the wetlands restoration required under 
        section 307; and
            (B) in calendar year 2026 and each calendar year 
        thereafter, not less than 40 percent of the wetlands 
        restoration described in subparagraph (A).
    (d) Duration of Participation.--An individual shall serve in the 
Stewardship Corps for not more than 2 years.
    (e) Housing and Care.--The Secretary shall provide to each member 
of the Stewardship Corps housing, subsistence, clothing, medical 
attention (including hospitalization), transportation, and a cash 
allowance, as determined necessary by the Secretary.
    (f) Compensation.--Members of the Stewardship Corps shall be paid 
at a rate in accordance with the prevailing rate for a similar class of 
Federal employees in the locality.
    (g) Job Placement.--The Secretary shall assist members of the 
Stewardship Corps with obtaining employment in the forest sector and 
the wetlands restoration sector on the completion of service under the 
Stewardship Corps.

                       TITLE III--COASTAL WETLAND

SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and 
        Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration.
            (2) Coastal wetland.--The term ``coastal wetland'' means 
        estuarine vegetated coastal habitat, including salt marsh, 
        seagrass, mangrove, and other vegetated marine habitats.
            (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            (4) Institution of higher education.--The term 
        ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 1001).
            (5) Natural infrastructure.--The term ``natural 
        infrastructure'' means infrastructure that--
                    (A) uses, restores, or emulates natural ecological 
                processes; and
                    (B)(i) is created through the action of natural 
                physical, geological, biological, and chemical 
                processes over time;
                    (ii) is created by human design, engineering, and 
                construction to emulate or act in concert with natural 
                processes; or
                    (iii) involves the use of plants, soils, and other 
                natural features, including through the creation, 
                restoration, or preservation of vegetated areas using 
                materials appropriate to the area.
            (6) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
        organization'' means an organization that is described in 
        section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
        from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
            (7) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Coastal and 
        Estuary Resilience Grant Program as established by section 302.
            (8) Restoration.--The term ``restoration'' means renewing, 
        enhancing, or replacing degraded, damaged, vulnerable, or 
        destroyed wetlands to improve the ecosystem function and 
        resilience through active human intervention and action, such 
        as--
                    (A) improving hydrological conditions (such as by 
                removing tidal barriers, improving connectivity, or 
                changing water levels);
                    (B) altering sediment supply (such as through the 
                beneficial use of dredge material, thin-layer spraying, 
                or reconnecting river sediment);
                    (C) changing salinity characteristics;
                    (D) improving water quality (such as by reducing 
                excess nutrients, sedimentation, or contaminants);
                    (E) planting of native plants, removal of invasive 
                species, and other improved management practices;
                    (F) controlling erosion of wetland edges; and
                    (G) enabling future inland migration as sea levels 
                rise, including through the enhancement of adjacent 
                fresh water wetlands.
            (9) State.--The term ``State'' means a State, the District 
        of Columbia, or any territory or possession of the United 
        States.

SEC. 302. COASTAL AND ESTUARY RESILIENCE GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish a 
program, to be known as the ``Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant 
Program'', under which the Secretary awards grants to entities that 
eligible under subsection (b) to fund coastal wetland restoration 
projects that are eligible under subsection (c).
    (b) Eligible Entities.--An entity is eligible to apply for a grant 
under the Program if the entity is an institution of higher education, 
a nonprofit organization, a State or local government, or an Indian 
Tribe.
    (c) Eligible Projects.--A project is eligible for a grant under the 
Program if the project is designed to reduce net greenhouse gases 
through one of the following:
            (1) The sequestration of additional carbon dioxide 
        through--
                    (A) the active restoration of degraded coastal 
                wetland; and
                    (B) the protection of threatened coastal wetland.
            (2) The halting of ongoing carbon dioxide emissions, and 
        the resumption of the natural rate of carbon capture, through 
        the restoration of drained coastal wetland.
            (3) The halting of ongoing methane emissions, and the 
        resumption of the natural rate of carbon storage, through the 
        restoration of formerly tidal wetland that has lost tidal 
        connectivity and become fresh wetland (commonly known as 
        ``impounded wetland'').
    (d) Grant Evaluation Criteria.--In reviewing applications for 
grants under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to projects 
that exhibit the highest potential to--
            (1) mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by--
                    (A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions; or
                    (B) capturing and storing greenhouse gases;
            (2) reinforce ecosystem resilience and adaptation by--
                    (A) preparing for sea level rise in order to reduce 
                vulnerability to sea level rise and erosion;
                    (B) supporting resilience against flooding and sea 
                level rise; or
                    (C) restoring or enhancing ecosystem function; or
            (3) provide economic and social co-benefits by--
                    (A) reducing the potential impact and damage of 
                storms on the built environment;
                    (B) advancing environmental justice by reducing the 
                disproportionate impacts of environmental hazards on 
                communities of color, indigenous communities, and low-
                income communities;
                    (C) providing jobs in coastal communities;
                    (D) including elements of natural infrastructure;
                    (E) incorporating collaborative partnerships; or
                    (F) involving local communities in project planning 
                and implementation.
    (e) Matching Funds.--
            (1) Inclusion in applications.--An eligible entity under 
        subsection (b) may include in an application for a grant under 
        the Program a commitment to provide non-Federal resources 
        (including in-kind contributions and volunteer hours) to match 
        the amount of grant.
            (2) Consideration.--In reviewing an application for a grant 
        under the Program, the Secretary may consider the inclusion of 
        a commitment under paragraph (1) but may not require such a 
        commitment as a condition of receiving a grant.
    (f) Eligible Costs.--A grant awarded under the Program shall be 
available for all phases of the development, implementation, and 
monitoring of projects that are eligible under subsection (c), 
including--
            (1) preliminary community engagement, planning, and 
        prioritization;
            (2) preliminary design and site assessment, including--
                    (A) assessments of feasibility;
                    (B) planning; and
                    (C) community engagement;
            (3) final design and permitting;
            (4) restoration and project implementation; and
            (5) monitoring, reporting, and stewardship.
    (g) Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--An entity that receives a grant under the 
        Program for a project shall--
                    (A) collect data on the development and 
                implementation of the project and stewardship following 
                completion of the project; and
                    (B) submit that data to the Administrator for 
                inclusion in the database required by section 303(a).
            (2) Report after project completion.--Not later than 1 year 
        after the completion of a project for which a grant is provided 
        under the Program, the entity that received the grant shall 
        submit to the Administrator a report on the outputs, outcomes, 
        and impacts of the project, including with respect to--
                    (A) the amount of area restored;
                    (B) the estimated net climate benefit;
                    (C) benefits to nearby communities; and
                    (D) involvement of partners and communities.
    (h) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall establish guidelines providing 
for monitoring a project for which a grant is provided under the 
Program for the 10-year period after the grant is awarded.
    (i) Role of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.--In carrying out 
the Program, the Secretary may consult, partner, or otherwise 
coordinate with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation established 
by section 2(a) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(a)).

SEC. 303. DATA COLLECTION.

    (a) Database.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall maintain a coastal 
        wetland restoration database to collect information about 
        projects that receive grants under the Program.
            (2) Design.--The Administrator shall design the database 
        required by paragraph (1) to collect performance metrics on the 
        development and implementation of projects that receive grants 
        under the Program and stewardship following completion of such 
        projects to evaluate the success of those projects and inform 
        the design of future projects in an adaptive manner.
            (3) Included metrics.--The database required by paragraph 
        (1) shall include standardized metrics for reporting such as--
                    (A) acres restored, protected, or created;
                    (B) habitat type;
                    (C) restoration technique;
                    (D) estimated net greenhouse gas reduction effect;
                    (E) jobs created;
                    (F) quantified ecosystem services; and
                    (G) other metrics selected by the Administrator.
            (4) Public availability.--The Administrator shall make 
        products of the database publicly available and disseminate 
        important findings to the public.
            (5) Privacy.--To protect the privacy of private landowners, 
        the Administrator shall ensure that any data collected from 
        private landowners under this section are anonymized before the 
        data are made publicly available.
    (b) Inventory of Coastal Wetland.--The Administrator shall compile 
an inventory of coastal wetland.

SEC. 304. OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

    The Administrator shall establish a technical assistance program to 
help entities outside of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration in all phases of coastal wetland restoration project 
work, including outreach to potential applicants for grants under 
section 302.

SEC. 305. ANNUAL RESTORATION AND FUNDING.

    (a) Acreage Requirements.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary of Commerce shall award grants under the Program to conduct 
coastal wetland restoration on 1,500,000 acres over 10 years, as 
follows:
            (1) On 50,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022.
            (2) On 100,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
            (3) On 150,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
            (4) On 225,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2027 through 
        2030.
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, out of 
        any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of 
        Commerce to provide grants under the Program, to remain 
        available until expended--
                    (A) $1,250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
                and 2022;
                    (B) $2,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
                and 2024;
                    (C) $3,750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
                and 2026; and
                    (D) $5,625,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 
                through 2030.
            (2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary of Commerce 
        shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
        provide grants under the Program in accordance with paragraph 
        (1) the funds transferred under that paragraph, without further 
        appropriation. 
    (c) Supplement Not Supplant.--The amount authorized to be 
appropriated by subsection (a) shall supplement and not supplant other 
amounts available to the Secretary of Commerce.

SEC. 306. PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT.

    Any contractor or subcontractor entering into a service contract in 
connection with a project under the Program shall--
            (1) be treated as a Federal contractor or subcontractor for 
        purposes of chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code 
        (commonly known as the ``McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act 
        of 1965''); and
            (2) pay each class of employee employed by the contractor 
        or subcontractor wages and fringe benefits at rates in 
        accordance with prevailing rates for the class in the locality, 
        or, where a collective-bargaining agreement covers the 
        employee, in accordance with the rates provided for in the 
        agreement, including prospective wage increases provided for in 
        the agreement.

SEC. 307. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR COASTAL WETLAND RESTORATION; 
              FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct 
coastal wetland restoration on land managed by the Secretary of the 
Interior to achieve at least 1 of the following:
            (1) The sequestration of additional carbon dioxide 
        through--
                    (A) the active restoration of degraded coastal 
                wetland; and
                    (B) the protection of threatened coastal wetland.
            (2) The halting of ongoing carbon dioxide emissions, and 
        the resumption of the natural rate of carbon capture, through 
        the restoration of drained coastal wetland.
            (3) The halting of ongoing methane emissions, and the 
        resumption of the natural rate of carbon storage, through the 
        restoration of formerly tidal wetland that has lost tidal 
        connectivity and become fresh wetland (commonly known as 
        ``impounded wetland'').
    (b) Acreage Requirements.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall conduct coastal wetland restoration 
under subsection (a)--
            (1) on land managed by the Director of the United States 
        Fish and Wildlife Service--
                    (A) on 10,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2021 
                and 2022;
                    (B) on 20,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2023 
                and 2024; and
                    (C) on 30,000 acres in fiscal year 2025 and each 
                fiscal year thereafter; and
            (2) on land managed by the Director of the National Park 
        Service--
                    (A) on 10,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2021 
                and 2022;
                    (B) on 20,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2023 
                and 2024;
                    (C) on 40,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2025 
                and 2026;
                    (D) on 80,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2027 
                and 2028; and
                    (E) on 160,000 acres in each of fiscal years 2029 
                and 2030.
    (c) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--On October 1 of each fiscal year, out of 
        any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
        Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary of 
        the Interior to carry out this section, to remain available 
        until expended--
                    (A) for coastal wetland restoration on land managed 
                by the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service--
                            (i) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2021 and 2022;
                            (ii) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2023 and 2024; and
                            (iii) $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2025 through 2030; and
                    (B) for coastal wetland restoration on land managed 
                by the Director of the National Park Service--
                            (i) $250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2021 and 2022;
                            (ii) $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2023 and 2024;
                            (iii) $1,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2025 and 2026;
                            (iv) $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal 
                        years 2027 and 2028; and
                            (v) $4,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2029 and 2030.
            (2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary of the Interior 
        shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
        carry out this section in accordance with paragraph (1) the 
        funds transferred under that paragraph, without further 
        appropriation. 
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