3.0.0 517 2026-02-19T22:11:02Z 2026-02-19T22:11:02Z Senate S S 2025-02-11 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/517 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-02-11T20:27:17Z 119 7567 HR 2026-02-13 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Related bill CRS 119 1213 HR 2025-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Identical bill CRS 2025-02-11 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2025-02-11 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 2025-02-11 True W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA 2025-02-25 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2025-02-25 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Public Lands and Natural Resources 2025-05-12T14:49:26Z

00 2025-02-11 Introduced in Senate 2026-02-19T22:10:57Z <p><strong>Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Forest Service to expand and update its Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program. Under the existing program, the Forest Service collects, analyzes, and reports on information about the condition of forest resources in the United States, such as data concerning wildfires or other forest management issues.</p><p>The bill directs FIA to include forest carbon in its inventory.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also requires FIA's strategic plan to&nbsp;include a detailed description of the organization and procedures necessary to (1) understand and report on changes in land cover and use, and (2) evaluate carbon-related data variables.</p><p>FIA must&nbsp;update the strategic plan within six months and every five years thereafter. Among other items, the first update must include (1) a plan to implement nationally consistent data collection protocols and procedures; and (2) a plan to expand current data collection, further integrate remote sensing technology, or both.&nbsp;</p><p>FIA must also prepare and publish a&nbsp;compilation of certain forest statistics every two years.</p><p>Additionally, the bill requires FIA to continue (1) the Timber Products Output&nbsp;survey, and (2) the National Woodland Owner Survey.</p><p>To provide data consistency,&nbsp;FIA must include a clear definition of <em>forest</em> when reporting data.</p><p>Finally, FIA (1) must also 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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