Title: 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act
This bill establishes and provides grants for the Civilian Conservation Corps Program and makes supplemental appropriations for various federal departments, agencies, and programs, including the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.
The bill removes the limitation on the amount that may be transferred to the Reforestation Trust Fund.
The bill establishes the Reforest America Grant Program for land in need of active reforestation due to high intensity wildfire, pest infestation, invasive species, and drought or other extreme weather.
The bill makes additional supplemental appropriations in FY2020 for various programs, including state fire assistance. It also makes supplemental payments for climate stewardship practices such as alley cropping, conservation crop rotation, critical area planning, forage and biomass planning, and multistory cropping.
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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4434 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4434

      To carry out a Civilian Conservation Corps program, provide 
  supplemental appropriations for certain conservation activities, to 
   provide for increased reforestation across the United States, to 
  provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate 
             stewardship practices, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 4, 2020

 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Booker) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
      To carry out a Civilian Conservation Corps program, provide 
  supplemental appropriations for certain conservation activities, to 
   provide for increased reforestation across the United States, to 
  provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate 
             stewardship practices, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Civilian Conservation 
Corps Act''.

SEC. 2. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS.

    (a) Establishment.--Title I of the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subtitle E (29 U.S.C. 3241 et seq.) as 
        subtitle F; and
            (2) by inserting after subtitle D the following:

               ``Subtitle E--Civilian Conservation Corps

``SEC. 176. CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Member organizations.--The term `member 
        organizations' means the boards, entities, and agencies that 
        agree to an agreement described in subsection (d).
            ``(2) Qualified entity.--The term `qualified entity' means 
        an entity carrying out a program using qualified youth or 
        conservation corps criteria.
            ``(3) Qualified youth or conservation corps criteria.--The 
        term `qualified youth or conservation corps criteria' means the 
        model and standards for a program described in section 203(11) 
        of the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722(11)).
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
Civilian Conservation Corps program. The program shall be carried out 
using qualified youth or conservation corps criteria and through 
Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
    ``(c) Grants.--In carrying out the Civilian Conservation Corps 
program, the Secretary shall make grants to eligible State boards and 
local boards, acting in partnership with member organizations, to carry 
out Civilian Conservation Corps projects.
    ``(d) Eligible Boards.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, a State board or local board shall have entered into an 
agreement with 1 or more qualified entities and, at the option of the 
board involved, 1 or more applicable State or local agencies, to carry 
out a Civilian Conservation Corps project. The agreement shall specify 
the roles of the State board or local board, of each qualified entity, 
and of any other applicable State or local agency involved, in carrying 
out the Civilian Conservation Corps project.
    ``(e) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section for a Civilian Conservation Corps project, the State board or 
local board shall submit an application to the Secretary, at such time 
and in such manner as the Secretary may require, that contains--
            ``(1) a description of the project, including how the 
        projects relates to goals described in subsection (h);
            ``(2) a copy of the agreement described in subsection (d);
            ``(3) the scope of work and budget for the project;
            ``(4) the number of enrollees needed to carry out the 
        project;
            ``(5) a description of the manner in which the member 
        organizations shall recruit, screen, and select enrollees;
            ``(6) a description of the manner in which the qualified 
        entities will provide, through the project--
                    ``(A) education, work experience, and work-based 
                learning; and
                    ``(B) training, such as basic skills training, the 
                development of job-specific occupational skills, or 
                other training activities, designed to lead to the 
                attainment of an industry-recognized credential, 
                including a description of the training that leads to 
                the credential;
            ``(7) a description of the stipend, allowance, or other 
        benefits an enrollee in the project will receive;
            ``(8) a description of the supportive services that an 
        enrollee in the project will receive; and
            ``(9) information specifying how the member organizations 
        will collect such information on the project and enrollees as 
        the Secretary may require, and submit a report containing that 
        information to the Secretary.
    ``(f) Priority.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Disadvantaged community.--The term 
                `disadvantaged community' means a community (including 
                a city, town, county, or reasonably isolated and 
                divisible segment of a larger municipality) with an 
                annual median household income that is less than 100 
                percent of the statewide annual median household income 
                for the State in which the community is located, 
                according to the most recent decennial census.
                    ``(B) High-poverty community.--The term `high-
                poverty 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)).
            ``(2) Grants.--In making grants under this section, the 
        Secretary of Labor shall give priority to funding projects 
        that--
                    ``(A) maximize quantifiable environmental benefits 
                for the least cost; and
                    ``(B) are carried out in high-poverty communities 
                or disadvantaged communities.
    ``(g) Fiscal Agent.--The State board or local board shall act as 
the fiscal agent for the grant and shall distribute funds for the 
Civilian Conservation Corps project to the member organizations 
involved.
    ``(h) Eligible Use of Funds.--Qualified entities may use funds 
distributed for each Civilian Conservation Corps project, with goals 
relating to conservation, outdoor recreation, or other environmental 
matters, for--
            ``(1) education, work experience, and workforce investment 
        activities outlined in section 129(c)(2) related to 
        conservation, outdoor recreation, and other environmental 
        industries;
            ``(2) other education and training activities that focus on 
        career development in such industries;
            ``(3) activities leading to development and completion of 
        the project;
            ``(4) activities for data collection, management, and 
        reporting;
            ``(5) other activities designed to lead to successful 
        completion of the project and workforce development outcomes; 
        and
            ``(6) any administrative activities supporting the project.
    ``(i) Qualified Youth or Conservation Corps.--In carrying out 
projects under this section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) consult with the National Association of Service and 
        Conservation Corps--
                    ``(A) to establish standards used to identify 
                appropriate types of Civilian Conservation Corps 
                projects, and activities to be provided and workforce 
                development outcomes sought, through those projects; 
                and
                    ``(B) to establish specific performance 
                accountability measures for evaluating Civilian 
                Conservation Corps projects; and
            ``(2) enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with 
        the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps to 
        develop recommendations for the standards and measures 
        described in paragraph (1).
    ``(j) Federal Coordination.--The Secretary of Labor shall monitor 
and track, through an online platform that is usable by personnel 
across Federal agencies, the expenditure of the amounts made available 
to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Funding.--The following amounts are appropriated, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of 
Labor for the Civilian Conservation Corps program established under 
subtitle E of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 
$9,000,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, to remain 
available through September 30, 2022.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) One-stop delivery systems.--Section 
        121(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Workforce Innovation and 
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by 
        striking ``subtitles C through E'' and inserting ``subtitles C, 
        D, and F''.
            (2) Transition.--Section 503(b) of the Workforce Innovation 
        and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3343(b)) is amended by inserting 
        before the period at the end the following: ``(as in effect on 
        the day before the date of enactment of the Workforce 
        Innovation and Opportunity Act)''.
    (d) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended--
            (1) by striking the item relating to the subtitle heading 
        for subtitle E of title I and inserting the following:

                    ``Subtitle F--Administration'';

and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 172 the 
        following:

               ``Subtitle E--Civilian Conservation Corps

``Sec. 176. Civilian Conservation Corps program.''.

SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FOREST SERVICE AND THE 
              BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The following amounts are appropriated, out of any 
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes:
            (1) Forest service supplemental appropriations.--For an 
        additional amount for the Forest Service, $3,500,000,000 for 
        ``National Forest System'', to remain available through 
        September 30, 2023, which shall be used for hazardous fuels 
        management activities, subject to the conditions described in 
        subsection (b).
            (2) Bureau of land management supplemental 
        appropriations.--For an additional amount for the Bureau of 
        Land Management, $2,000,000,000 for ``Management of Lands and 
        Resources'', to remain available until September 30, 2021, 
        which shall be used for hazardous fuels management activities, 
        subject to the conditions described in subsection (b).
    (b) Conditions.--In using amounts made available under paragraph 
(1) or (2) of subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, or the Secretary of the 
Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 
respectively (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary 
concerned'')--
            (1) shall prioritize hazardous fuels reduction projects 
        using those amounts for projects--
                    (A) for which any applicable processes under the 
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
                4321 et seq.) have been completed or are in the process 
                of being completed;
                    (B) that are noncommercial;
                    (C) that focus on small diameter trees, thinning, 
                strategic fuel breaks, and fire use to modify fire 
                behavior, as measured by the projected reduction of 
                uncharacteristically severe wildfire effects for the 
                forest type (such as adverse soil impacts, tree 
                mortality, or other impacts);
                    (D) that maximize the retention of large trees, as 
                appropriate for the forest type, to the extent that the 
                trees promote fire-resilient stands;
                    (E) that do not include the establishment of 
                permanent roads;
                    (F) that include a commitment of funding to 
                decommission all temporary roads constructed to carry 
                out the project;
                    (G) that are located in fire regime I, fire regime 
                II, or fire regime III (as those terms are defined in 
                section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 
                2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511)); and
                    (H) that are located in forests that exhibit the 
                greatest vulnerability to mortality and catastrophic 
                wildfire; and
            (2) shall not harvest vegetation using mechanical 
        treatment--
                    (A) from old growth stands, unless the old growth 
                stand is part of a science-based ecological restoration 
                project authorized by the Secretary concerned that 
                meets applicable protection and old growth enhancement 
                objectives, as determined by the Secretary concerned;
                    (B) within an inventoried roadless area;
                    (C) within a component of the National Wilderness 
                Preservation System;
                    (D) within a wilderness study area in which 
                restoration would impair the suitability of the area to 
                be designated as a component of the National Wilderness 
                Preservation System, as determined by the Secretary 
                concerned; or
                    (E) within a research natural area, as designated 
                by the Forest Service.
    (c) Reports.--The Secretary concerned shall complete and submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives an 
annual report describing the number of acres of land on which projects 
carried out using amounts made available under paragraph (1) or (2), as 
applicable, of subsection (a) effectively mitigated wildfire risk.

SEC. 4. REFORESTATION.

    (a) Reforestation Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Section 303 of Public Law 96-451 (16 
        U.S.C. 1606a) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Subject 
                        to'' and all that follows through ``the 
                        Secretary'' and inserting ``The Secretary'';
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                        paragraph (2);
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) 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'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``for'' before 
                                ``reforestation''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
                        paragraph (4);
                            (iv) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
                        following:
            ``(2) to the Chief of the Forest Service to reforest 
        National Forest System land determined to be in need of active 
        reforestation based on field surveys assessing regeneration 
        potential, in accordance with subsection (f), by planting--
                    ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 75,000,000 
                trees in each of calendar years 2021 and 2022;
                    ``(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
                100,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 2023 and 
                2024;
                    ``(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 
                150,000,000 trees in each of calendar years 2025 and 
                2026; and
                    ``(D) to the maximum extent practicable, 
                200,000,000 trees in calendar year 2027 and each 
                calendar year thereafter;
            ``(3) to carry out the Reforest America Grant Program 
        established under section 6 of the Cooperative Forestry 
        Assistance Act of 1978; and''; and
                            (v) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 
                        by inserting ``for'' before ``properly''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Reforestation by Secretary of the Interior.--The Secretary of 
the Interior shall obligate such sums from the Trust Fund as are 
necessary to reforest, in accordance with subsection (f)--
            ``(1) by planting on land determined to be in need of 
        active reforestation based on field surveys assessing 
        regeneration potential and managed by the Bureau of Land 
        Management--
                    ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, 25,000,000 
                trees in each of calendar years 2021 and 2022;
                    ``(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 50,000,000 
                trees in each of calendar years 2023 and 2024;
                    ``(C) to the maximum extent practicable, 75,000,000 
                trees in each of calendar years 2025 and 2026; and
                    ``(D) to the maximum extent practicable, 
                100,000,000 trees in calendar year 2027 and each 
                calendar year thereafter; and
            ``(2) by planting on land that is in need of active 
        reforestation and is managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs--
                    ``(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 calendar year 2027 and each calendar year 
                thereafter.
    ``(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) on land that was subject to a mortality event 
                caused by a high intensity wildfire, pest infestation, 
                invasive species, or drought or other extreme weather;
                    ``(B) that will restore and maintain resilient 
                landscapes;
                    ``(C) on land on which the planting provides 
                increased habitat connectivity for wildlife; and
                    ``(D) that will provide the largest potential long-
                term increase in carbon sequestration.
    ``(g) Mandatory Funding.--To carry out paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
subsection (d) and subsection (e), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
transfer from the general fund of the Treasury into the Trust Fund 
$3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, to 
remain available until expended.''.
            (2) 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.
    (b) 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 non-White 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 `Indian tribe' 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 calendar year 2027 and 
                each calendar year thereafter.
    ``(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 calendar year 2028 and 
                each calendar year thereafter.
            ``(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. 5. ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.

    The following amounts are appropriated, out of any amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020, and for other purposes:
            (1) State fire assistance.--For an additional amount for 
        the Forest Service, $100,000,000 for ``State and Private 
        Forestry'', to remain available through September 30, 2023, 
        which shall be used for State fire assistance (National Fire 
        Capacity).
            (2) Collaborative forest landscape restoration fund.--For 
        an additional amount for the Forest Service, $150,000,000 for 
        ``National Forest System'', to remain available through 
        September 30, 2023, which shall be deposited in the 
        Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological 
        restoration treatments, as authorized by section 4003(f) of the 
        Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(f)).
            (3) Natural resources conservation service.--For an 
        additional amount for the Natural Resources Conservation 
        Service, $5,500,000,000 for ``Conservation Operations'', to 
        remain available through September 30, 2023, which shall be 
        used to fund alternative funding arrangements under section 
        1271C(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871c(d)), 
        the eligible partner (as defined in section 1271A of that Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 3871a)) with respect to which demonstrates 
        quantifiable and cost-efficient sediment and nutrient 
        reductions, and near-term job creation, subject to the 
        conditions that--
                    (A) the amounts shall be used--
                            (i) to fund high-impact resiliency projects 
                        to restore watersheds, the eligible partner (as 
                        so defined) with respect to which 
                        demonstrates--
                                    (I) quantifiable reductions to 
                                nonpoint source pollution; or
                                    (II) quantified water savings that 
                                functionally benefit native fish and 
                                wildlife species; and
                            (ii) to provide $200,000,000 in technical 
                        assessment funding to eligible partners (as so 
                        defined) to analyze and quantify the sediment 
                        and nutrient benefits in advance of projects 
                        carried out using those amounts, on a State-by-
                        State and watershed-by-watershed basis, by 
                        December 31, 2022; and
                    (B) with respect to a project funded using amounts 
                made available under this paragraph--
                            (i) the project shall be approved on an 
                        expedited basis;
                            (ii) the project shall receive 100 percent 
                        Federal financial assistance, with eligible 
                        partners (as so defined) managing the projects 
                        receiving a 20 percent administrative rate; and
                            (iii) of the amount provided for the 
                        project, not more than 15 percent shall be used 
                        by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
                        technical assistance and measure project 
                        results.
            (4) Bureau of reclamation.--For an additional amount for 
        the Bureau of Reclamation, $4,500,000,000 for ``Water and 
        Related Resources'', to remain available through September 30, 
        2023, which shall be used to carry out the WaterSMART program 
        authorized by subtitle F of title IX of the Omnibus Public Land 
        Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10361 et seq.)--
                    (A) subject to the conditions that--
                            (i) projects funded using those amounts 
                        shall have--
                                    (I) quantifiable and high-
                                efficiency improvements to regional 
                                drought resiliency; or
                                    (II) quantifiable increases in 
                                streamflows that functionally benefit 
                                native fish and wildlife species; and
                            (ii) the amount of a grant provided using 
                        those amounts shall be not more than 
                        $50,000,000; and
                    (B) of which $100,000,000 shall be provided in 
                technical assessment funding to recipients of amounts 
                under that program to analyze and quantify the sediment 
                and nutrient benefits of projects carried out using 
                those amounts, on a State-by-State basis, by December 
                31, 2022.
            (5) United states fish and wildlife service.--For an 
        additional amount for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service, $300,000,000 for ``Resource Management'', to remain 
        available until September 30, 2021, of which--
                    (A) $150,000,000 shall be used for the partners for 
                fish and wildlife program; and
                    (B) $150,000,000 shall be used for migratory bird 
                management under the North American waterfowl joint 
                ventures program.
            (6) Bureau of indian affairs.--For an additional amount for 
        the Bureau of Indian Affairs, $45,000,000 for ``Operation of 
        Indian Programs'', of which--
                    (A) $20,000,000 shall be used for forestry, subject 
                to the condition that such amount shall be divided 
                equally between Tribal priority allocation and forest 
                projects;
                    (B) $20,000,000 shall be made available to Indian 
                Tribes on a competitive basis to build capacity for 
                participation in large landscape-scale forest health 
                treatments; and
                    (C) $5,000,000 shall be used for a workforce 
                development initiative to recruit and retain forestry 
                professionals on Indian land.
            (7) Department of homeland security supplemental 
        appropriations.--For an additional amount for the Department of 
        Homeland Security for ``Disaster Relief Fund'', $100,000,000 
        for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities 
        program under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5133), to remain 
        available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes of 
        increasing wildfire resiliency.
            (8) Department of commerce supplemental appropriations.--
        For an additional amount for the Department of Commerce for 
        ``Operations, Research, and Facilities'', $2,000,000,000 for 
        the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under 
        section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act (16 
        U.S.C. 7503) to award grants under section 906 of that Act (16 
        U.S.C. 7505), to remain available until September 30, 2031, for 
        the purposes of creating jobs, restoring wetlands, dunes, 
        reefs, marshes, kelp forests, mangroves, and other living 
        shorelines to reduce flood risks, create habitat, and restart 
        tourism.

SEC. 6. 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:
                            ``(i) Alley cropping.
                            ``(ii) Biochar incorporation.
                            ``(iii) Conservation cover.
                            ``(iv) Conservation crop rotation.
                            ``(v) Contour buffer strips.
                            ``(vi) Contour farming.
                            ``(vii) Cover crops.
                            ``(viii) Critical area planting.
                            ``(ix) Cross wind trap strips.
                            ``(x) Field borders.
                            ``(xi) Filter strips.
                            ``(xii) Forage and biomass planting, 
                        including the use of native prairie seed 
                        mixtures.
                            ``(xiii) Forest stand improvements.
                            ``(xiv) Grassed waterways.
                            ``(xv) Hedgerow planting.
                            ``(xvi) Herbaceous wind barriers.
                            ``(xvii) Multistory cropping.
                            ``(xviii) Nutrient management, including 
                        nitrogen stewardship activities.
                            ``(xix) Prescribed grazing.
                            ``(xx) Range planting.
                            ``(xxi) Residue and tillage management with 
                        no till.
                            ``(xxii) Residue and tillage management 
                        with reduced till.
                            ``(xxiii) Riparian forest buffers.
                            ``(xxiv) Riparian herbaceous buffers.
                            ``(xxv) Silvopasture establishment.
                            ``(xxvi) Stripcropping.
                            ``(xxvii) Tree and shrub establishment, 
                        including planting for a high rate of carbon 
                        sequestration.
                            ``(xxviii) Upland wildlife habitat.
                            ``(xxix) Vegetative barriers.
                            ``(xxx) Wetland restoration.
                            ``(xxxi) Windbreak renovation.
                            ``(xxxii) Windbreaks and shelterbelts.
                            ``(xxxiii) Woody residue treatment.
                            ``(xxxiv) 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''.
    (c) Funding.--Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3841) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2030''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                            (i) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``$725,000,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$1,725,000,000'';
                            (ii) in clause (iii), by striking 
                        ``$750,000,000'' and inserting 
                        ``$2,750,000,000'';
                            (iii) in clause (iv)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$800,000,000'' 
                                and inserting ``$3,800,000,000''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
                                end;
                            (iv) 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
                            (v) 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.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2023'' and inserting 
        ``2030''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Funding for Climate Stewardship Practices.--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):
            ``(1) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
            ``(2) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
            ``(3) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
            ``(4) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
            ``(5) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
        2030.''.
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