[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 133 (Saturday, August 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4233-S4237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 5209. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5194 submitted by Mr.
Schumer and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5376, to
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provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. 90002. CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
AND THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRUST.
(a) AmeriCorps State and National.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the
Corporation for National and Community Service,
$3,200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2026,
which shall be used to make funding adjustments to existing
(as of the date of enactment of this Act) awards and make new
awards to entities (whether or not such entities are already
recipients of a grant or other agreement on the date of
enactment of this Act) to support national service programs
with activities described in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B),
(3)(B), (4)(B), and (5)(B) of subsection (a), and subsection
(b)(2), of section 122 of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 to increase living allowances and improve
benefits of participants in such programs.
(2) Requirements.--For the purposes of carrying out
paragraph (1)--
(A) the Corporation shall waive the requirements described
in section 121(e)(1) of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990, in whole or in part, if a recipient of a grant
or other agreement for such a national service program
demonstrates--
(i) the recipient will serve underserved or low-income
communities, and a significant percentage of participants in
such program are low-income individuals; and
(ii) without such waiver, the recipient cannot meet the
requirements of this section;
(B) section 189(a) of such Act shall be applied by
substituting ``125 percent of the amount of the minimum
living allowance of a full-time participant per full-time
equivalent position'' for ``$18,000 per full-time equivalent
position''; and
(C) section 140(a)(1) of such Act shall be applied by
substituting ``200 percent of the poverty line'' for ``the
average annual subsistence allowance provided to VISTA
volunteers under section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer
Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4955)''.
(b) State Commissions.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the
Corporation for National and Community Service, $400,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2026, which shall be
used to make funding adjustments to existing (as of the date
of enactment of this Act) awards and make new awards to
States to establish or operate State Commissions on National
and Community Service.
(2) Match waiver.--For the purposes of carrying out
paragraph (1), the Corporation shall waive the matching
requirement described in section 126(a)(2) of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990, in whole or in part, for a
State Commission, if such State Commission demonstrates need
for such waiver.
(c) National Civilian Community Corps.--In addition to
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community
Service, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2029, which shall be used to increase the living allowance
and benefits of participants in the National Civilian
Community Corps authorized under section 152 of the National
and Community Service Act of 1990.
(d) AmeriCorps Vista.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the
Corporation for National and Community Service, $600,000,000
to remain available until September 30, 2029, which shall be
used to increase the subsistence allowances and improve
benefits of participants in the Volunteers in Service to
America program authorized under section 102 of the Domestic
Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
(2) Requirement.--For purposes of carrying out paragraph
(1)--
(A) section 105(b)(2)(A) of the Domestic Volunteer Service
Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting ``200 percent''
for ``95 percent''; and
(B) section 105(b)(2)(B) of the Domestic Volunteer Service
Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting ``210 percent''
for ``105 percent''.
(e) National Service in Support of Climate Resilience and
Mitigation.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the
Corporation for National and Community Service,
$6,915,000,000, which shall be used for the purposes
specified in paragraph (3).
(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts appropriated under
paragraph (1) shall--
(A) be available until September 30, 2026, for national
service programs with activities described in paragraphs
(1)(B), (2)(B), (3)(B), (4)(B), and (5)(B) of subsection (a),
and subsection (b)(2), of section 122 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990; and
(B) be available until September 30, 2029, for National
Civilian Community Corps programs authorized under section
152 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 and
Volunteers in Service to America programs authorized under
section 102 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.
(3) Use of funds.--
(A) In general.--The Corporation shall use amounts
appropriated under paragraph (1) to fund programs described
in subparagraph (B) to carry out projects or activities
described in section 122(a)(3)(B) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990.
(B) Programs.--The programs described in subparagraph (A)
shall include--
(i) national service programs with activities described in
paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), (3)(B), (4)(B), and (5)(B) of
subsection (a), and subsection (b)(2), of section 122 of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990;
(ii) National Civilian Community Corps programs authorized
under section 152 of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990; and
(iii) Volunteers in Service to America programs authorized
under section 102 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of
1973.
(C) Terms.--In funding programs described in subparagraph
(A), the Corporation shall ensure--
(i) awards are made to entities that serve, and have
representation from, low-income communities or communities
experiencing (or at risk of experiencing) adverse health and
environmental conditions;
(ii) such programs utilize culturally competent and
multilingual strategies;
(iii) projects carried out through such programs are
planned with community input, and implemented by diverse
participants who are from communities being served by such
programs; and
(iv) such programs provide participants with workforce
development opportunities, such as pre-apprenticeships that
articulate to registered apprenticeship programs, and
pathways to post-service employment in high-quality jobs,
including registered apprenticeships.
(4) Requirements.--For the purposes of carrying out
paragraph (1)--
(A) in implementing national service programs described in
paragraph (3)(B)(i) and funded by the appropriations
specified in paragraph (1)--
(i) the Corporation shall waive the requirements described
in section 121(e)(1) of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990, in whole or in part, if a recipient of a grant
or other agreement for the national service program involved
demonstrates--
(I) the recipient will serve underserved or low-income
communities, and a significant percentage of participants in
such program are low-income individuals; and
(II) without such waiver, the recipient cannot meet the
requirements of this section;
(ii) section 189(a) of the National and Community Service
Act of 1990 shall be applied by substituting ``125 percent of
the amount of the minimum living allowance of a full-time
participant per full-time equivalent position'' for ``$18,000
per full-time equivalent position'';
(iii) section 140(a)(1) of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 shall be applied by substituting ``200
percent of the poverty line'' for ``the average annual
subsistence allowance provided to VISTA volunteers under
section 105 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (42
U.S.C. 4955)''; and
(iv) the Corporation shall waive the matching requirement
described in section 126(a)(2) of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990, in whole or in part, for a State
Commission, if such State Commission demonstrates need for
such waiver; and
(B) in implementing national service programs described in
paragraph (3)(B)(iii) and funded by the appropriations
specified in paragraph (1)--
(i) section 105(b)(2)(A) of the Domestic Volunteer Service
Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting ``200 percent''
for ``95 percent''; and
(ii) section 105(b)(2)(B) of the Domestic Volunteer Service
Act of 1973 shall be applied by substituting ``210 percent''
for ``105 percent''.
(f) Administrative Costs.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the
Corporation for National and Community Service,
$1,010,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029,
which shall be used for Federal administrative expenses to
carry out programs and activities funded under this section,
including--
(A) corrective actions to address recommendations arising
from audits of the financial statements of the Corporation
and the National Service Trust, and, in consultation with the
Inspector General of the Corporation, the development of
fraud prevention and detection controls and risk-based anti-
fraud monitoring for grants and other financial assistance
funded under this section; and
(B) coordination of efforts and activities with the
Departments of Labor and Education to support the national
service programs funded under subsections (a), (c), (d), and
(e) in improving the readiness of participants to transition
to high-quality jobs or further education.
(2) Fiscal year 2030 program administration.--In addition
to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for
fiscal year 2030, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to the Corporation for National and
Community Service,
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$79,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030,
which shall be used, in fiscal year 2030, for Federal
administrative expenses to carry out programs and activities
funded under this section.
(3) Plan.--In addition to amounts otherwise available,
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the
Corporation, $300,000, to remain available until September
30, 2023, which shall be used by the Chief Executive Officer
of the Corporation to--
(A) develop, publish, and implement, not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, a project,
operations, and management plan for funds appropriated under
this section; and
(B) consult with the Secretary of Labor and the Inspector
General of the Corporation in developing the plan under
subparagraph (A).
(4) Outreach.--In addition to amounts otherwise made
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the
Corporation for National and Community Service, $49,500,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2030, for outreach to
and recruitment of members from communities traditionally
underrepresented in national service programs and members of
a community experiencing a significant dislocation of
workers, including energy transition communities.
(g) Office of Inspector General.--In addition to amounts
otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal year
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to the Corporation for National and Community
Service, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2030, which shall be used for the Office of Inspector General
of the Corporation for salaries and expenses necessary for
oversight and audit of programs and activities funded under
this section.
(h) National Service Trust.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the
National Service Trust, $1,150,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2030, for--
(A) administration of the National Service Trust; and
(B) payment to the Trust for the provision of national
service educational awards and interest expenses--
(i) for participants, for a term of service supported by
funds made available under subsection (e); and
(ii) pursuant to section 145(a)(1)(A) of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990.
(2) Supplemental educational awards.--
(A) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the
National Service Trust, $1,660,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2030, for payment to the National Service
Trust for the purpose of providing a supplemental national
service educational award to an individual eligible to
receive a national service educational award pursuant to
section 146(a), and the individual's transferee pursuant to
section 148(f), of the National and Community Service Act of
1990, for a term of service that began after the date of
enactment of this Act in a national service program
(including a term of service supported by funds made
available under subsection (e)).
(B) Award availability.--The supplemental educational award
referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be available to an
individual or their transferee described in subparagraph (A)
in accordance with the paragraph (3).
(C) Calculation.--The amount of the supplemental
educational award that shall be available to an individual or
their transferee described in subparagraph (A) shall be
calculated as follows:
(i) Amount for full-time national service.--For an
individual who completes a required term of full-time
national service, or the individual's transferee--
(I) in a case in which the award year for which the
national service position is approved by the Corporation is
award year 2022-2023, 50 percent of the maximum amount of a
Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of the Higher Education
Act of 1965 that a student eligible for such Grant may
receive in the aggregate for such award year; and
(II) in a case in which the award year for which the
national service position is approved by the Corporation is
award year 2023-2024 or a subsequent award year, 50 percent
of the total maximum Federal Pell Grant under section 401 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 that a student eligible for
such Grant may receive in the aggregate for such award year.
(ii) Amount for part-time national service.--For an
individual who completes a required term of part-time
national service, or the individual's transferee, 50 percent
of the amount determined under clause (i).
(iii) Amount for partial completion of national service.--
For an individual released from completing the full-time or
part-time term of service agreed to by the individuals, or
the individual's transferee, the portion of the amount
determined under clause (i) that corresponds to the portion
of the term of service completed by the individual.
(3) Period of availability for national service educational
awards.--
(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 146(d) of the
National and Community Service Act of 1990, relating to a
period of time for use of a national service educational
award, or any extensions to such time period granted under
section 146(d)(2) of such Act, an individual eligible to
receive a national service educational award for a term of
service supported by funds made available under subsection
(e), or the individual's transferee, and an individual
eligible to receive a supplemental educational award
described in paragraph (2) for a term of service, or the
individual's transferee, shall not use, after September 30,
2030, the national service educational award or supplemental
educational award for the term of service involved, and the
national service educational award and supplemental
educational award shall be available for the lengths of time
described in subparagraph (B).
(B) Lengths of time.--The lengths of time described in this
subparagraph are as follows:
(i) For an individual who completes the term of service
involved by September 30, 2023 or the individual's
transferee, until the end of the 7-year period beginning on
that date.
(ii) For an individual who completes such term of service
by September 30, 2024 or the individual's transferee, until
the end of the 6-year period beginning on that date.
(iii) For an individual who completes such term of service
by September 30, 2025 or the individual's transferee, until
the end of the 5-year period beginning on that date.
(iv) For an individual who completes such term of service
by September 30, 2026 or the individual's transferee, until
the end of the 4-year period beginning on that date.
(v) For an individual who completes such term of service by
September 30, 2027 or the individual's transferee, until the
end of the 3-year period beginning on that date.
(vi) For an individual who completes such term of service
by September 30, 2028 or the individual's transferee, until
the end of the 2-year period beginning on that date.
(vii) For an individual who completes such term of service
by September 30, 2029 or the individual's transferee, until
the end of the 1-year period beginning on that date.
(i) Limitation.--The funds made available under this
section are subject to the condition that the Corporation
shall not--
(1) use such funds to make any transfer to the National
Service Trust for any use, or enter into any agreement
involving such funds--
(A) that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031;
or
(B) for which or under which any payment could be outlaid
after September 30, 2031; and
(2) use any other funds available to the Corporation to
liquidate obligations made under this section.
(j) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term
``registered apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship
program registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the
Employment and Training Administration of the Department of
Labor, or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the
Office of Apprenticeship, pursuant to the Act of August 16,
1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'';
50 Stat. 664, chapter 663).
SEC. 90003. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN SUPPORT OF CLIMATE
RESILIENCE AND MITIGATION.
(a) YouthBuild.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Department of Labor
for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $450,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2026, to support activities aligned with
high-quality employment opportunities in industry sectors or
occupations related to climate resilience or mitigation and
aligned with the activities described in subsection (e)(3) of
section 90002 by--
(1) carrying out activities described in section 171(c)(2)
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; and
(2) improving and expanding access to services, stipends,
wages, and benefits described in subparagraphs (A)(vii) and
(F) of section 171(c)(2) of such Act.
(b) Job Corps.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Department of Labor
for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $450,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2026, to support activities aligned with
high-quality employment opportunities in industry sectors or
occupations related to climate resilience or mitigation and
aligned with the activities described in subsection (e)(3) of
section 90002 by--
(A) providing funds to operators and service providers to--
(i) carry out the activities and services described in
sections 148 and 149 of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act; and
(ii) improve and expand access to allowances and services
described in section 150 of such Act; and
(B) notwithstanding section 158(c) of such Act,
constructing, rehabilitating, and acquiring Job Corps centers
to support activities described in subparagraph (A).
(2) Eligibility.--For the purposes of carrying out
paragraph (1), an entity in a State or outlying area may be
eligible to be selected as an operator or service provider.
(c) Pre-apprenticeship, and Registered Apprenticeship
Programs.--
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(1) Pre-apprenticeship programs.--In addition to amounts
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department
of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out
activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts,
or other arrangements, to create or expand pre-apprenticeship
programs that articulate to registered apprenticeship
programs, are aligned with high-quality employment
opportunities in industry sectors or occupations related to
climate resilience or mitigation, and are aligned with the
activities described in subsection (e)(3) of section 90002.
(2) Pre-apprenticeship partnerships.--In addition to
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the
Department of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $150,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, to support
partnerships between entities carrying out pre-apprenticeship
programs that articulate to registered apprenticeship
programs and entities funded under subsection (e) of section
90002 to ensure past and current participants in programs
funded under subsection (e)(1) of section 90002 have access
to such pre-apprenticeship programs.
(3) Registered apprenticeship programs.--In addition to
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the
Department of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $450,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out
activities through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts,
or other arrangements, to create or expand registered
apprenticeship programs in climate-related nontraditional
apprenticeship occupations.
(4) Participants with barriers to employment and
nontraditional apprenticeship populations.--In addition to
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the
Department of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $350,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, for entities to
carry out pre-apprenticeship programs described in paragraph
(1), and registered apprenticeship program described in
paragraph (3), serving a high number or high percentage of
individuals with barriers to employment, including
individuals with disabilities, or nontraditional
apprenticeship populations.
(d) Reentry Employment Opportunities Program.--In addition
to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the
Department of Labor for fiscal year 2022, out of any amounts
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2026, for the Reentry
Employment Opportunities program, which amount shall be used
to support activities aligned with high-quality employment
opportunities in industry sectors or occupations related to
climate resilience or mitigation and aligned with the
activities described in subsection (e)(3) of section 90002.
(e) Paid Youth Employment Opportunities.--In addition to
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated for fiscal
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to the Department of Labor, $350,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, to carry out
activities through grants, contracts, or cooperative
agreements, for the purposes of providing in-school youth and
out-of-school youth with paid work experiences authorized
under section 129(c)(2)(C) of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act, notwithstanding section 194(10) of such Act,
that are--
(1) carried out by public agencies or private nonprofit
entities, including community-based organizations;
(2) provided in conjunction with supportive services and
other elements described in section 129(c)(2) of such Act;
(3) aligned with the activities described in subsection
(e)(3) of section 90002; and
(4) designed to prepare participants for--
(A) high-quality, unsubsidized employment opportunities in
industry sectors or occupations related to climate resilience
or mitigation;
(B) enrollment in an institution of higher education (as
defined in section 101 or 102(c) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965); and
(C) registered apprenticeship programs.
(f) Department of Labor Inspector General.--In addition to
amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of Labor for
fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available
until expended, for salaries and expenses necessary for
oversight, investigations, and audits of programs, grants,
and projects of the Department of Labor funded under this
section.
(g) Administration.--
(1) In general.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Department of Labor
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $69,800,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2029, for program administration within
the Department of Labor for salaries and expenses necessary
to implement this section.
(2) Plan.--In addition to amounts otherwise available,
there is appropriated for fiscal year 2022, out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Department
of Labor, $200,000, to remain available until September 30,
2023, which shall be used by the Secretary to--
(A) develop, publish, and implement, not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, a project,
operations, and management plan for funds appropriated under
this section; and
(B) consult with the Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation for National and Community Service in developing
the plan under subparagraph (A).
(h) Definition.--For purposes of this section:
(1) Climate-related nontraditional apprenticeship
occupation.--The term ``climate-related nontraditional
apprenticeship occupation'' means an apprenticeable
occupation--
(A) that aligns with the activities described in subsection
(e)(3) of section 90002;
(B) in an industry sector that trains less than 10 percent
of all civilian registered apprentices as of the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(C) that is related to climate resilience or mitigation.
(2) Registered apprenticeship program.-- The term
``registered apprenticeship program'' means an apprenticeship
program registered with the Office of Apprenticeship of the
Employment and Training Administration of the Department of
Labor, or a State apprenticeship agency recognized by the
Office of Apprenticeship, pursuant to the Act of August 16,
1937 (commonly known as the ``National Apprenticeship Act'';
50 Stat. 664, chapter 663).
(3) Wioa definitions.--The terms ``community-based
organization'', ``individual with a barrier to employment'',
``in-school youth'', ``outlying area'', and ``out-of-school
youth'' have the meanings given such terms in paragraphs
(10), (24), (27), (45), and (46), respectively, of section 3
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
TITLE X--ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
SEC. 100001. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
In this title, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
SEC. 100002. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM RESTORATION AND FUELS
REDUCTION PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--In addition to the amounts appropriated by
section 23001(a)(1), and any other amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031,
$2,250,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduction projects on
National Forest System land within the wildland-urban
interface. None of the funds provided under this section
shall be subject to cost-share or matching requirements.
(b) Priority; Restrictions; Limitations.--Subsections (b),
(c), and (d) of section 23001 shall apply the amounts
appropriated by, and projects carried out under, subsection
(a).
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Hazardous fuels reduction project.--The term
``hazardous fuels reduction project'' means an activity,
including the use of prescribed fire, to protect structures
and communities from wildfire that is carried out on National
Forest System land.
(2) Wildland-urban interface.--The term ``wildland-urban
interface'' has the meaning given the term in section 101 of
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511).
SEC. 100003. STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS.
In addition to the amounts appropriated by section
23003(a)(2), and any other amounts otherwise available, there
is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
remain available until September 30, 2031, $1,750,000,000 to
provide multiyear, programmatic, competitive grants to a
State agency, a local governmental entity, an agency or
governmental entity of the District of Columbia, an agency or
governmental entity of an insular area (as defined in section
1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)), an Indian
Tribe, or a nonprofit organization through the Urban and
Community Forestry Assistance program established under
section 9(c) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2105(c)) for tree planting and related
activities. Any non-Federal cost-share requirement otherwise
applicable to projects carried out under this section may be
waived at the discretion of the Secretary.
SEC. 100004. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR NON-FEDERAL FOREST
LANDOWNERS.
(a) In General.--In addition to amounts otherwise
available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal
year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031,
$500,000,000 to award grants to Tribal, State, or local
governments, the government of the District of Columbia,
regional organizations, special districts, or nonprofit
organizations to support, on non-Federal land, forest
restoration and resilience projects. Any non-Federal cost-
share requirement otherwise applicable to projects carried
out under this section may be waived at the discretion of the
Secretary.
(b) Limitations.--Nothing in this section shall be
interpreted to authorize funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation for activities
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under this section if such funds are not expressly authorized
or currently expended for such purposes.
(c) Definition of Restoration.--In this section, the term
``restoration'' has the meaning given the term in section
219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect
on the date of enactment of this Act).
SEC. 100005. LIMITATION.
The funds made available under this title are subject to
the condition that the Secretary shall not--
(1) enter into any agreement--
(A) that is for a term extending beyond September 30, 2031;
or
(B) under which any payment could be outlaid or funds
disbursed after September 30, 2031; or
(2) use any other funds available to the Secretary to
satisfy obligations initially made under this title.
TITLE XI--ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,
SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
SEC. 110001. INVESTING IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND CLIMATE
RESILIENCE.
(a) In General.--In addition to amounts appropriated by
section 40001(a), and any other amounts otherwise available,
there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $3,000,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2026, to provide funding
through direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative
agreements, or technical assistance to coastal states (as
defined in paragraph (4) of section 304 of the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1453(4))), the District of
Columbia, Tribal Governments, nonprofit organizations, local
governments, and institutions of higher education (as defined
in subsection (a) of section 101 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))), for the conservation,
restoration, and protection of coastal and marine habitats
and resources, including fisheries, to enable coastal
communities to prepare for extreme storms and other changing
climate conditions, and for projects that support natural
resources that sustain coastal and marine resource dependent
communities, and for related administrative expenses.
(b) Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements.--None of the
funds provided under this section shall be subject to cost-
sharing or matching requirements.
(c) Tribal Government Defined.--In this section, the term
``Tribal Government'' means the recognized governing body of
any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo,
village, community, component band, or component reservation,
individually identified (including parenthetically) in the
list published most recently as of the date of enactment of
this subsection pursuant to section 104 of the Federally
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).
TITLE XII--ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND
NATURAL RESOURCES
SEC. 120001. NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS CONSERVATION AND
RESILIENCE.
In addition to the amounts appropriated by section 50221,
and any other amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $1,250,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2031, to carry out projects for the
conservation, protection, and resiliency of lands and
resources administered by the National Park Service and
Bureau of Land Management. None of the funds provided under
this section shall be subject to cost-share or matching
requirements.
SEC. 120002. NATIONAL PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS CONSERVATION AND
ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.
In addition to the amounts appropriated by section 50222,
and any other amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $750,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2031, to carry out conservation, ecosystem and
habitat restoration projects on lands administered by the
National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. None of
the funds provided under this section shall be subject to
cost-share or matching requirements.
SEC. 120003. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION, RESILIENCY, AND
RESTORATION PROJECTS.
In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2031, to provide funding, including all
expenses necessary to provide funding, through direct
expenditure, grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements, to
perform conservation, resiliency, or restoration projects,
including all expenses necessary to carry out such projects,
on public land administered by the National Park Service or
the Bureau of Land Management. None of the funds provided
under this section shall be subject to cost-share or matching
requirements.
TITLE XIII--ADDITIONAL MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN
AFFAIRS
SEC. 130001. TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
(a) Tribal Climate Resilience and Adaptation.--In addition
to the amounts appropriated by section 80001(a), and any
other amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to
the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year
2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, $441,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2031, to carry out, through financial
assistance, technical assistance, direct expenditure, grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements, Tribal climate
resilience and adaptation programs.
(b) Administration.--In addition to the amounts
appropriated by section 80001(c), and any other amounts
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Director of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs for fiscal year 2022, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $9,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the
administrative costs of carrying out this section.
(c) Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements.--None of the
funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost-
sharing or matching requirements.
(d) Small and Needy Program.--Amounts made available under
this section shall be excluded from the calculation of funds
received by those Tribal governments that participate in the
``Small and Needy'' program.
(e) Distribution; Use of Funds.--Amounts made available
under this section that are distributed to Indian Tribes and
Tribal organizations for services pursuant to a self-
determination contract (as defined in subsection (j) of
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(j))) or a self-governance
compact entered into pursuant to subsection (a) of section
404 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 5364(a))--
(1) shall be distributed on a 1-time basis;
(2) shall not be part of the amount required by subsections
(a) through (b) of section 106 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5325(a)-(b)); and
(3) shall only be used for the purposes identified under
the applicable subsection.
SEC. 130002. NATIVE HAWAIIAN CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND
ADAPTATION.
(a) In General.--In addition to the amounts appropriated by
section 80002(a), and any other amounts otherwise available,
there is appropriated to the Senior Program Director of the
Office of Native Hawaiian Relations for fiscal year 2022, out
of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$49,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2031, to
carry out, through financial assistance, technical
assistance, direct expenditure, grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements, climate resilience and adaptation
activities that serve the Native Hawaiian Community.
(b) Administration.--In addition to the amounts
appropriated by section 80002(b), and any other amounts
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Senior
Program Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations
for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, $1,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2031, for the administrative costs of carrying
out this section.
(c) Cost-sharing and Matching Requirements.--None of the
funds provided by this section shall be subject to cost-
sharing or matching requirements.
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