3.0.0 1743 2025-12-05T08:45:27Z 2025-12-05T08:45:27Z Senate S S 2023-05-18 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1743 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-05-18T19:49:24Z 118 8467 HR 2024-05-24 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 21. Related bill CRS 118 3990 HR 2023-07-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry. Related bill CRS 2023-05-18 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2023-05-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA N C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2023-05-18 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2023-06-21 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2023-06-21 False W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA 2023-06-22 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2023-07-10 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Advanced technology and technological innovations 2024-01-23T14:00:25Z Climate change and greenhouse gases 2024-01-23T14:00:25Z Congressional oversight 2024-01-23T14:00:24Z Department of Agriculture 2024-01-23T14:00:24Z Environmental assessment, monitoring, research 2024-01-23T14:00:24Z Forests, forestry, trees 2024-01-23T14:00:25Z Government information and archives 2024-01-23T14:00:25Z Scientific communication 2024-01-23T14:00:24Z User charges and fees 2024-01-23T14:00:24Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2023-06-08T16:46:10Z

00 2023-05-18 Introduced in Senate 2024-03-15T15:46:10Z <p><strong>Forest Data Modernization Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program of the Forest Service.</p> <p>Specifically, FIA must include forest carbon in its inventory. Further, FIA must carry out, as a data collection method, a timber products output study and a national woodland owner survey.</p> <p>FIA must include a clear definition of <em>forest</em> when reporting data.</p> <p>FIA's strategic plan must describe in detail the organization and procedures necessary to</p> <ul> <li>understand and report on changes in land cover and use, and</li> <li>evaluate carbon-related data variables.</li> </ul> <p>FIA must update the strategic plan not later than 180 days after this bill's enactment to include, among other things</p> <ul> <li>a plan to implement nationally consistent data collection protocols and procedures to improve the statistical precision of base program estimates;</li> <li>pathways to integrate and report on changes in forest carbon, including below-ground carbon;</li> <li>plans to collaborate with other federal agencies, nonfederal partners, and the private sector to integrate existing nationally available data sets and best available commercial technologies; and </li> <li>a plan to increase transparency and clarity in reporting.</li> </ul> <p>FIA (1) must establish an office, a data platform, or both to process and respond to complex data requests submitted by external organizations; and (2) may impose fees on the organizations submitting the requests.</p>

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