[House Report 118-705]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


118th Congress }                                               {   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session    }                                               {  118-705

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3334) TO PROVIDE FOR THE 
  IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS ON MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNIST PARTY 
  CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; 
   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8205) TO AMEND THE 
  OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT OF 1968 TO PROVIDE THAT 
BYRNE GRANT FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT SYSTEMS, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 8790) TO 
   EXPEDITE UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969 AND 
 IMPROVE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS, 
     ON PUBLIC LANDS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE BUREAU OF LAND 
  MANAGEMENT, AND ON TRIBAL LANDS TO RETURN RESILIENCE TO OVERGROWN, 
   FIRE-PRONE FORESTED LANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR 
CONSIDERATION OF THE RESOLUTION (H. RES. 1469) ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY 
 FOR KEY OFFICIALS IN THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBLE FOR 
 DECISIONMAKING AND EXECUTION FAILURES THROUGHOUT THE WITHDRAWAL FROM 
                  AFGHANISTAN; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 September 23, 2024.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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               Mr. Burgess, from the Committee on Rules, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                      [To accompany H. Res. 1486]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 1486, by a record vote of 9 to 4, report the 
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution 
be adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3334, the 
Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese 
Communist Party Act, under a structured rule. The resolution 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The resolution provides one hour of general debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective 
designees. The resolution provides that the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment 
printed in part A of the report, shall be considered as 
adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
The resolution waives all points of order against provisions in 
the bill, as amended. The resolution further makes in order 
only the amendments printed in part B of the report. Each 
amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the 
report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 
the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question. All points of order against the amendments 
printed in part B of the report are waived. The resolution 
provides for one motion to recommit. The resolution further 
provides for consideration of H.R. 8205, the Keeping Violent 
Offenders Off Our Streets Act, under a closed rule. The 
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution provides that, in lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 118-51 shall be considered as adopted 
and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The 
resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended. The resolution provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their 
respective designees. The resolution provides for one motion to 
recommit. The resolution further provides for consideration of 
H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act, under a structured rule. 
The resolution waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. The resolution provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their 
respective designees. The resolution provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in part C of the report, 
shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. The resolution waives all points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The 
resolution further makes in order only the amendments printed 
in part D of the report. Each amendment shall be considered 
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question. All points of order 
against the amendments printed in part D of the report are 
waived. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit. The 
resolution further provides for consideration of H. Res. 1469, 
Ensuring accountability for key officials in the Biden-Harris 
administration responsible for decisionmaking and execution 
failures throughout the withdrawal from Afghanistan, under a 
closed rule. The resolution provides that upon adoption of the 
resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any 
point of order to consider H. Res. 1469. The resolution 
provides that H. Res. 1469 shall be considered as read. The 
resolution provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. The 
resolution provides that Section 3(j) of House Resolution 5 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3) 
DEFINITION.--For purposes of this subsection, `non-governmental 
capacity' shall mean any capacity except representing the 
executive branch of the United States government.''

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 3334, the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 3334, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part B of the report, the Committee 
is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic 
in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 8205 includes:
    --Clause 3(d) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of 
committee cost estimate in a committee report.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 8205, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
H.R. 8790 includes:
    --Clause 3(d) of rule XIII, which requires the inclusion of 
committee cost estimate in a committee report.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
provisions in H.R. 8790, as amended, the Committee is not aware 
of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part D of the report, the Committee 
is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic 
in nature.
    Although the resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of H. Res. 1469, the Committee is not aware of 
any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 271

    Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the language in the rule 
related to defining the governmental capacity of witnesses to 
remove that restriction entirely and remove the requirement for 
the Majority Leader to approve the remote participation of 
witnesses. Defeated: 4-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 272

    Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order 
amendment #11 to H.R. 8790, offered by Representative Dingell, 
which strikes anti-ESA riders from the bill. Defeated: 4-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 273

    Motion by Ms. Leger Fernandez to amend the rule to make in 
order amendment #3 to H.R. 8790, offered Representative Leger 
Fernandez, which inserts authorizations for appropriations 
including: Title I--Fireshed center, registry, assessment, and 
emergency management. Title II--Community Wildfire risk 
reduction program, defense research program, and seeds of 
success. Title III--Biochar innovations and opportunities for 
conservation, health, and advancements in research, and public-
private wildfire technology deployment and testbed partnership. 
Defeated: 4-9

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Nay   Mr. McGovern......................          Yea
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Nay   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Yea
Mr. Massie......................................          Nay   Mr. Neguse........................          Yea
Mr. Norman......................................          Nay   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Yea
Mr. Roy.........................................          Nay
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Nay
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Nay
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 274

    Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report the rule. Adopted: 9-
4

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                Majority Members                      Vote               Minority Members               Vote
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Mr. Reschenthaler...............................          Yea   Mr. McGovern......................          Nay
Mrs. Fischbach..................................          Yea   Ms. Scanlon.......................          Nay
Mr. Massie......................................          Yea   Mr. Neguse........................          Nay
Mr. Norman......................................          Yea   Ms. Leger Fernandez...............          Nay
Mr. Roy.........................................          Yea
Mrs. Houchin....................................          Yea
Mr. Langworthy..................................          Yea
Mr. Austin Scott................................          Yea
Mr. Burgess, Chairman...........................          Yea
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            SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3334 IN PART A 
                         CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. McClain (MI): Inserts an exception relating to 
importation of goods. (10 minutes)

           SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3334 IN PART B 
                             MADE IN ORDER

    1. Nunn (IA), Ogles (TN): Adds to the sanction list under 
section 4 any Chinese State-Owned Enterprise that knowingly 
manufactures or distributes any chemicals used in the 
production of illicit fentanyl. (10 minutes)
    2. Crockett (TX): Adds engaging in efforts to interfere in 
U.S. federal, state, and local elections to List of 
Qualifications for ``SANCTIONABLE CONDUCT.'' (10 minutes)
    3. Ogles (TN): Clarifies that alternate members of the 
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party are also 
subject to the sanctions described in subsection (c) of Section 
4. (10 minutes)
    4. Ogles (TN): Requires the President to certify that the 
PRC and CCP have ceased their oppression of the Tibetan people 
as a condition of terminating sanctions. (10 minutes)

            SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8790 IN PART C 
                         CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    1. Lucas (OK): Makes technical changes to ensure 
collaboration and coordination with the fire weather prediction 
and modeling activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) and subject certain funds to the 
availability of appropriations.

           SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 8790 IN PART D 
                             MADE IN ORDER

    1. Molinaro (NY), Harder (CA): Adds consideration of a 
strategy for reducing the threat of wildfires to wildland 
firefighters to the fireshed assessment. (10 minutes)
    2. LaMalfa (CA), Vasquez (NM): Directs the United States 
Forest Service to expand the use of proactive, targeted animal 
grazing in fuels management programs to reduce wildfire risk. 
(10 minutes)
    3. Valadao (CA), Costa (CA), Issa (CA): Requires the U.S. 
Forest Service to conduct an evaluation of the container aerial 
firefighting system (CAFFS) to assess the use of such a system 
to mitigate and suppress wildfires. (10 minutes)
    4. Garamendi (CA), Fallon (TX): Clarifies that special 
districts are eligible to participate in the wildfire-related 
programs authorized under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003. Clarifies that special districts are eligible to 
participate in the biochar research and development program 
established in Sec. 301 of H.R. 8790. Expands the Good Neighbor 
Authority to special districts. (10 minutes)
    5. Obernolte (CA), Pettersen (CO): Adds thermal mid-wave 
infrared equipped low earth orbit satellites as a prioritized 
emerging technology for agencies to implement through public-
private partnerships for wildfire mitigation and detection. (10 
minutes)
    6. Harder (CA): Authorizes a Department of Interior 
Casualty Assistance Program to provide assistance to 
firefighters and the families of firefighters who were 
critically injured, ill, or killed in the line-of-duty. (10 
minutes)
    7. Barr (KY), McGarvey (KY): Directs the the US Forest 
Service and the Department of the Interior to address 
reforestation and regeneration issues specific to the White Oak 
species through the White Oak Initiative and pilot projects. 
(10 minutes)
    8. Pettersen (CO): Expands nursery and seed capacity work 
to support reforestation and restoration by state, Tribal, and 
local governments and institutions of higher education. (10 
minutes)
    9. Mullin (CA): Adds artificial intelligence and other 
decision support tools for use by the Fireshed Center. (10 
minutes)
    10. Costa (CA), Valadao (CA): Expands public and private 
forestry and watershed management partnerships by reducing 
redundancy for existing water source management plans and 
increasing the number of eligible entities. (10 minutes)
    11. Zinke (MT): Allows GNA revenue to be used for 
reconstruction, repair, and restoration of non-NFS roads 
necessary to implement GNA projects on federal lands, allows 
GNA cooperators to construct new permanent roads on federal 
lands that is necessary to implement authorized restoration 
activities and approved by the federal agency through an 
Environmental Analysis or Categorical Exclusion decision, and 
allows GNA cooperators to complete new permanent road 
construction to replace and decommission existing permanent 
road(s) that are adversely impacting forest, rangeland, or 
watershed health. (10 minutes)
    12. Boebert (CO): Clarifies existing authorities may be 
utilized to prevent wildfires in Fire Regimes IV and V which 
are located in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, 
California, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Michigan, 
Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, Maine, West Virginia, New 
Jersey, Rhode Island, Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
Indiana, Ohio, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Virginia, 
North Carolina, Iowa, Florida, and Texas. (10 minutes)
    13. Boebert (CO): Ensures grazing is one of the hazardous 
fuels reduction activities authorized by the bill. (10 minutes)
    14. Boebert (CO): Requires regional foresters to submit a 
plan through the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration 
Program for the treatment and removal of trees killed by or 
infested with bark beetles in Western states. (10 minutes)
    15. Boebert (CO): Requires regional foresters to submit a 
plan for the sale of Christmas trees and firewood on federal 
lands. (10 minutes)
    16. LaLota (NY): Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to 
carry out a study on the impacts pine beetles have in the 
Northeastern region of the United States. (10 minutes)

      PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3334 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 14, after line 18, insert the following (and redesignate 
accordingly):
  (j) Exception Relating to Importation of Goods.--
          (1) In general.--The authorities and requirements to 
        impose sanctions authorized under this Act shall not 
        include the authority or requirement to impose 
        sanctions on the importation of goods.
          (2) Good defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        ``good'' means any article, natural or man-made 
        substance, material, supply or manufactured product, 
        including inspection and test equipment, and excluding 
        technical data.
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         PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 3334 MADE IN ORDER

  1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nunn of Iowa or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8. line 16, strike ``; and'' and insert a semicolon.
  Page 8, line 20, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
and''.
  Page 8, after line 20, insert the following:
          (4) each person the President determines is a Chinese 
        state-owned enterprise--
                  (A) illegally manufacturing or distributing 
                fentanyl; or
                  (B) knowingly or intentionally manufacturing 
                or distributing fentanyl precursor chemicals to 
                be used in the illegal production or 
                distribution of fentanyl.
  Page 14, beginning line 7, redesignate subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively.
  Page 14, after line 6, insert the following:
                  (A) if the person is described in any of 
                paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a)--
  Page 14, line 11, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
or''.
  Page 14, after line 11, insert the following
                  (B) if the person is described in paragraph 
                (4) of subsection (a), taken affirmative steps 
                to cease the manufacture and distribution of 
                fentanyl or any precursor chemical known or 
                intended to be used in the illegal production 
                or distribution of fentanyl.
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Crockett of Texas or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 9, line 2, strike ``or''.
  Page 9, line 6, strike the period and insert ``; or''.
  Page 9, after line 6, insert the following:
          (4) willfully and knowingly engage in malicious 
        activities, including online disinformation campaigns 
        and propaganda, for the purpose of interfering with 
        United States Federal, State, or local elections.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, line 8, after ``Chinese Communist Party'' insert ``, 
including alternate members thereof,''.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ogles of Tennessee or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 13, after line 13, insert the following:
                  (B) ceased all forms of oppression of the 
                Tibetan people, including those significant 
                human rights abuses detailed in the Tibet 
                section of the Department of State's 2023 
                Country Reports on Human Rights Practices;
  Page 13, line 14, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(C)''.
  Page 13, line 23, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''.
  Page 14, line 4, strike ``(D)'' and insert ``(E)''.
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      PART C--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 8790 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 13, beginning line 8, strike ``predictive'' and insert 
``land and fuels management''.
  Page 13, line 23, strike ``provide'' and insert ``amplify and 
distribute existing, and develop as necessary,''.
  Page 13, line 25, insert ``National Weather Service'' before 
``fire''.
  Page 14, line 2, insert ``while avoiding duplicative 
efforts'' after ``recovery''.
  Page 22, line 8, insert ``(including the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration)'' after ``departments''.
  Page 46, after line 8, insert the following:
          (10) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration.
  Page 50, after line 18 insert the following:
  (d) Collaboration and Nonduplication.--In carrying out the 
program established under subsection (a), the Secretaries shall 
ensure collaboration and nonduplication of activities with the 
Building Technologies Office of the Department of Energy.
  Page 50, line 19, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
  Page 56, line 21, strike ``Not'' and insert ``Subject to the 
availability of appropriations made in advance for such 
purpose, not''.
  Page 62, line 11, insert ``, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Energy,'' before ``shall''.
  Page 65, line 12, strike ``or''.
  Page 65, line 14, strike the period and insert ``or 
organization;''.
  Page 65, after line 14 insert the following:
                  (D) a National Laboratory (as such term is 
                defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act 
                of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15801)); or
                  (E) a partnership or consortium of two or 
                more entities described in subparagraphs (A) 
                through (D).
  Page 71, line 15, strike ``testbed'' and insert 
``demonstration''.
  Page 72, line 19, strike ``testbed'' and insert 
``demonstration''.
  Page 72, line 6, strike ``and''.
  Page 72, after line 6 insert the following:
                  (H) a State, Tribal, county, or municipal 
                fire department or district operating through 
                the United States Fire Administration or 
                pursuant to an agreement with a Federal agency; 
                and
  Page 72, line 7, strike ``(H)'' and insert ``(I)''.
  Page 72, line 16, strike ``60 days'' and insert ``1 year''.
  Page 73, beginning line 1, strike ``existing interagency 
coordinating groups on wildfires'' and insert ``the National 
Wildfire Coordinating Group''.
  Page 73, line 4, insert ``the demonstration and deployment 
of'' after ``advance''.
  Page 73, line 24, strike ``test'' and insert ``demonstrate''.
  Page 74, strike lines 3 through 10 and insert the following:
  (e) Prioritization of Emerging Technologies.--In selecting 
covered entities to participate in the Pilot Program, the 
Secretaries shall give priority to covered entities--
          (1) that have participated in the Fire Weather 
        Testbed of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration; or
          (2) developing and applying emerging technologies for 
        wildfire mitigation, including artificial intelligence, 
        quantum sensing, computing and quantum-hybrid 
        applications, augmented reality, 5G private networks, 
        and device-to-device communications supporting nomadic 
        mesh networks.
  Page 74, line 15, strike ``test'' and insert ``deploy''.
  Page 75, line 2, strike ``tested'' and insert ``deployed and 
demonstrated''.
  Page 75, after line 12 insert the following:
          (6) A description of the relationship and 
        coordination between the Pilot Program and the 
        activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration, including the Fire Weather Testbed.
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         PART D--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 8790 MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Molinaro of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 21, line 10, strike ``and''.
  Page 21, line 14, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
  Page 21, after line 14, insert the following:
                          (v) a strategy for reducing the 
                        threat of wildfire to improve the 
                        effectiveness of wildland firefighting, 
                        particularly the effectiveness of fuels 
                        treatments that would improve wildland 
                        firefighter safety during wildfires;
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 2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaMalfa of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  After section 116 insert the following:

SEC. 117. UTILIZING GRAZING FOR WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION.

  The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 
Forest Service, in coordination with holders of permits to 
graze livestock on Federal land, shall develop a strategy to 
increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a 
wildfire risk reduction strategy, including--
          (1) completion of reviews (as required under the 
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (U.S.C. 4321 
        et seq.)) to allow permitted grazing on vacant grazing 
        allotments during instances of drought, wildfire, or 
        other natural disasters that disrupt grazing on 
        allotments already permitted;
          (2) use of targeted grazing;
          (3) increased use of temporary permits to promote 
        targeted fuels reduction and reduction of invasive 
        annual grasses;
          (4) increased use of grazing as a postfire recovery 
        and restoration strategy, where appropriate; and
          (5) use of all applicable authorities under the law.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Valadao of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Wildfire Fighting 
Technology Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. CONTAINER AERIAL FIREFIGHTING SYSTEM (CAFFS).

  (a) Evaluation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National 
Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker 
Board, shall jointly conduct an evaluation of the container 
aerial firefighting system to assess the use of such system to 
mitigate and suppress wildfires.
  (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the National 
Interagency Aviation Committee and the Interagency Airtanker 
Board, shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees a 
report that includes the results of the evaluation required 
under subsection (a).
  (c) Appropriate Committees Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``appropriate committees'' means--
          (1) the Committees on Agriculture and Natural 
        Resources of the House of Representatives; and
          (2) the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
        Forestry and Energy and Natural Resources of the 
        Senate.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Garamendi of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 8, after line 8, insert the following (and redesignate 
subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
          (18) Special district.--The term ``special district'' 
        means a political subdivision of a State that--
                  (A) has significant budgetary autonomy or 
                control;
                  (B) was created by or pursuant to the laws of 
                the State for the purpose of performing a 
                limited and specific governmental or 
                proprietary function; and
                  (C) is distinct from any other local 
                government unit within the State.
  Page 29, before line 1, insert the following (and redesignate 
subsequent subparagraphs accordingly):
                  (A) in section 3 (16 U.S.C. 6502), by 
                inserting at the end the following:
          ``(3) Local government.--The term `local government' 
        means a county, municipality, or special district.
          ``(4) Special district.--The term `special district' 
        means a political subdivision of a State that--
                  ``(A) has significant budgetary autonomy or 
                control;
                  ``(B) was created by or pursuant to the laws 
                of the State for the purpose of performing a 
                limited and specific governmental or 
                proprietary function; and
                  ``(C) is distinct from any other local 
                government unit within the State.''.
  Page 30, line 15, strike ``and''.
  Page 30, after line 15, insert the following (and redesignate 
subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
          (2) in subsection (a), by inserting the following:
          ``(11) Special district.--The term `special district' 
        means a political subdivision of a State that--
                  ``(A) has significant budgetary autonomy or 
                control;
                  ``(B) was created by or pursuant to the laws 
                of the State for the purpose of performing a 
                limited and specific governmental or 
                proprietary function; and
                  ``(C) is distinct from any other local 
                government unit within the State.''.
  Page 30, line 18, insert ``special district,'' after 
``tribe,''.
  Page 30, line 24, insert ``a special district,'' after 
``Indian tribe,''.
  Page 31, line 2, insert ``special district,'' after 
``tribe,''.
  Page 31, line 12, insert ``special district,'' after ``Indian 
tribe,''.
  Page 31, line 17, insert ``special district,'' after 
``tribe,''.
  Page 31, line 23, insert ``special district,'' after 
``tribe,''.
  Page 31, line 25, insert ``special district,'' after 
``tribe,''.
  Page 65, line 11, insert ``special district,'' after 
``local,''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Obernolte of California 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 73, line 12, strike ``and''.
  Page 73, after line 14, insert the following:
                  (F) interoperable commercial data; and
  Page 74, line 8, insert ``thermal mid-wave infrared equipped 
low earth orbit satellites,'' after ``applications,''.
  Page 74, line 10, insert ``and detection'' before the period.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Harder of California or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill add the following:

      TITLE IV--ENSURING CASUALTY ASSISTANCE FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS

SEC. 401. WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT CASUALTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

  (a) Development of Program.--Not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall develop a Wildland Fire Management Casualty 
Assistance Program (referred to in this section as the 
``Program'') to provide assistance to the next-of-kin of--
          (1) firefighters who, while in the line of duty, 
        suffer illness or are critically injured or killed; and
          (2) wildland fire support personnel critically 
        injured or killed in the line of duty.
  (b) Aspects of Program.--The Program shall address the 
following:
          (1) The initial and any subsequent notifications to 
        the next-of-kin of a firefighter or wildland fire 
        support personnel who--
                  (A) is killed in the line of duty; or
                  (B) requires hospitalization or treatment at 
                a medical facility due to a line-of-duty injury 
                or illness.
          (2) The reimbursement of next-of-kin for expenses 
        associated with travel to visit a firefighter or 
        wildland fire support personnel who--
                  (A) is killed in the line of duty; or
                  (B) requires hospitalization or treatment at 
                a medical facility due to a line-of-duty injury 
                or illness.
          (3) The qualifications, assignment, training, duties, 
        supervision, and accountability for the performance of 
        casualty assistance responsibilities.
          (4) The relief or transfer of casualty assistance 
        officers, including notification to survivors of 
        critical injury or illness in the line of duty and 
        next-of-kin of the reassignment of such officers to 
        other duties.
          (5) Centralized, short-term and long-term case 
        management procedures for casualty assistance, 
        including rapid access by survivors of firefighters or 
        wildland fire support personnel and casualty assistance 
        officers to expert case managers and counselors.
          (6) The provision, through a computer accessible 
        website and other means and at no cost to survivors and 
        next-of-kin of firefighters or wildland fire support 
        personnel, of personalized, integrated information on 
        the benefits and financial assistance available to such 
        survivors from the Federal Government.
          (7) The provision of information to survivors and 
        next-of-kin of firefighters or wildland fire support 
        personnel on mechanisms for registering complaints 
        about, or requests for, additional assistance related 
        to casualty assistance.
          (8) Liaison with the Department of the Interior, the 
        Department of Justice, and the Social Security 
        Administration to ensure prompt and accurate resolution 
        of issues relating to benefits administered by those 
        agencies for survivors of firefighters or wildland fire 
        support personnel.
          (9) Data collection, in consultation with the United 
        States Fire Administration and the National Institute 
        for Occupational Safety and Health, regarding the 
        incidence and quality of casualty assistance provided 
        to survivors of firefighters or wildland fire support 
        personnel.
  (c) Line of Duty Death Benefits.--The Program shall not 
affect existing authorities for Line of Duty Death benefits for 
Federal firefighters and wildland fire support personnel.
  (d) Next-of-Kin Defined.--In this section, the term ``next-
of-kin'' means person or persons in the highest category of 
priority as determined by the following list (categories appear 
in descending order of priority):
          (1) Surviving legal spouse.
          (2) Children (whether by current or prior marriage) 
        age 18 years or older in descending precedence by age.
          (3) Father or mother, unless by court order custody 
        has been vested in another (adoptive parent takes 
        precedence over natural parent);
          (4) Siblings (whole or half) age 18 years or older in 
        descending precedence by age.
          (5) Grandfather or grandmother.
          (6) Any other relative (precedence to be determined 
        in accordance with the civil law of descent of the 
        deceased former member's State of domicile at time of 
        death).
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barr of Kentucky or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill insert the following:

                     TITLE IV--WHITE OAK RESILIENCE

SEC. 401. WHITE OAK RESTORATION INITIATIVE COALITION.

  (a) In General.--The White Oak Restoration Initiative 
Coalition shall be established--
          (1) as a voluntary collaborative group of Federal, 
        State, Tribal, and local governments and private and 
        non-governmental organizations to carry out the duties 
        described in subsection (b); and
          (2) in accordance with the charter titled ``White Oak 
        Initiative Coalition Charter'' adopted by the White Oak 
        Initiative Board of Directors on March 21, 2023 (or a 
        successor charter).
  (b) Duties.--In addition to the duties specified in the 
charter described in subsection (a)(2), the duties of the White 
Oak Restoration Initiative Coalition are--
          (1) to coordinate Federal, State, Tribal, local, 
        private, and non-governmental restoration of white oak 
        in the United States; and
          (2) to make program and policy recommendations, 
        consistent with applicable forest management plans, 
        with respect to--
                  (A) changes necessary to address Federal and 
                State policies that impede activities to 
                improve the health, resiliency, and natural 
                regeneration of white oak;
                  (B) adopting or modifying Federal and State 
                policies to increase the pace and scale of 
                white oak regeneration and resiliency of white 
                oak;
                  (C) options to enhance communication, 
                coordination, and collaboration between forest 
                land owners, particularly for cross-boundary 
                projects, to improve the health, resiliency, 
                and natural regeneration of white oak;
                  (D) research gaps that should be addressed to 
                improve the best available science on white 
                oak;
                  (E) outreach to forest landowners with white 
                oak or white oak regeneration potential; and
                  (F) options and policies necessary to improve 
                the quality and quantity of white oak in tree 
                nurseries.
  (c) Administrative Support, Technical Services, and Staff 
Support.--The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall make such personnel available to the White 
Oak Restoration Initiative Coalition for administrative 
support, technical services, and development and dissemination 
of educational materials as the Secretaries determine necessary 
to carry out this section.
  (d) Private Funding of White Oak Restoration Projects.--
Subject to the availability of appropriations made in advance 
for such purpose, the Secretary of Agriculture may make funds 
available to the White Oak Restoration Initiative Coalition to 
carry out this section from the account established pursuant to 
section 1241(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3841(f)).

SEC. 402. FOREST SERVICE PILOT PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish and carry out 
5 pilot projects in national forests to restore white oak in 
such forests through white oak restoration and natural 
regeneration practices that are consistent with applicable 
forest management plans.
  (b) National Forests Reserved or Withdrawn From the Public 
Domain.--At least 3 pilot projects required under subsection 
(a) shall be carried out on national forests reserved or 
withdrawn from the public domain.
  (c) Authority To Enter Into Cooperative Agreements.--The 
Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements 
to carry out the pilot projects required under subsection (a).
  (d) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate 
on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 403. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WHITE OAK REVIEW AND RESTORATION.

  (a) Assessment.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        carry out an assessment of land under the 
        administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the 
        Interior, including fish and wildlife refuges and 
        abandoned mine land, to evaluate--
                  (A) whether white oak is present on such 
                land; and
                  (B) the potential to restore white oak 
                forests on such land.
          (2) Use of information.--In carrying out the 
        assessment under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use 
        information from sources other than the Department of 
        the Interior, including from the White Oak Initiative 
        and the Forest Service.
          (3) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
        submit to Congress, and make publicly available on the 
        website of the Department of the Interior, a report 
        regarding the results of the assessment carried out 
        under this subsection.
  (b) Pilot Projects.--After the date on which the report 
required under subsection (a)(3) is submitted, the Secretary 
shall establish and carry out 5 pilot projects in different 
areas of land described in subsection (a)(1) to restore and 
naturally regenerate white oak.
  (c) Authority to Enter Into Cooperative Agreements.--The 
Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative agreements 
to carry out the pilot projects required under subsection (b).
  (d) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate 
on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 404. WHITE OAK REGENERATION AND UPLAND OAK HABITAT.

  (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (in 
this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall establish 
a non-regulatory program to be known as the ``White Oak and 
Upland Oak Habitat Regeneration Program'' (in this section 
referred to as the ``Program'').
  (b) Duties.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary 
shall--
          (1) draw upon the best available science and 
        management plans for species of white oak to identify, 
        prioritize, and implement restoration and conservation 
        activities that will improve the growth of white oak 
        within the United States;
          (2) collaborate and coordinate with the White Oak 
        Restoration Initiative Coalition to prioritize white 
        oak restoration initiatives;
          (3) adopt a white oak restoration strategy that--
                  (A) supports the implementation of a shared 
                set of science-based restoration and 
                conservation activities developed in accordance 
                with paragraph (1);
                  (B) targets cost effective projects with 
                measurable results; and
                  (C) maximizes restoration outcomes with no 
                net gain of Federal full-time equivalent 
                employees; and
          (4) establish the voluntary grant and technical 
        assistance programs in accordance with subsection (e).
  (c) Coordination.--In establishing the Program the Secretary, 
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall consult 
with--
          (1) the heads of Federal agencies, including--
                  (A) the Director of the United States Fish 
                and Wildlife Service; and
                  (B) the Chief of the Natural Resources 
                Conservation Service; and
          (2) the Governor of each State in which restoration 
        efforts will be carried out pursuant to the Program.
  (d) Purposes.--The purposes of the Program include--
          (1) coordinating restoration and conservation 
        activities among Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
        entities and conservation partners to address white oak 
        restoration priorities;
          (2) improving and regenerating white oak and upland 
        oak forests and the wildlife habitat such forests 
        provide;
          (3) carrying out coordinated restoration and 
        conservation activities that lead to the increased 
        growth of species of white oak in native white oak 
        regions on Federal, State, Tribal, and private land;
          (4) facilitating strategic planning to maximize the 
        resilience of white oak systems and habitats under 
        changing climate conditions;
          (5) engaging the public through outreach, education, 
        and citizen involvement to increase capacity and 
        support for coordinated restoration and conservation 
        activities for species of white oak; and
          (6) increasing scientific capacity to support the 
        planning, monitoring, and research activities necessary 
        to carry out such coordinated restoration and 
        conservation activities.
  (e) Grants and Assistance.--
          (1) In general.--To the extent that funds are 
        available to carry out this section, the Secretary 
        shall establish a voluntary grant and technical 
        assistance program (in this section referred to as the 
        ``grant program'') to achieve the purposes of the 
        Program described in subsection (d).
          (2) Administration.--
                  (A) In general.--The Secretary shall enter 
                into a cooperative agreement with the National 
                Fish and Wildlife Foundation (in this 
                subsection referred to as the ``Foundation'') 
                to manage and administer the grant program.
                  (B) Funding.--Subject to the availability of 
                appropriations made in advance for such 
                purpose, after the Secretary enters into a 
                cooperative agreement with the Foundation under 
                subparagraph (A), the Foundation shall for each 
                fiscal year, receive amounts to carry out this 
                subsection in an advance payment of the entire 
                amount on October 1, or as soon as practicable 
                thereafter, of that fiscal year.
          (3) Application of national fish and wildlife 
        foundation establishment act.--Amounts received by the 
        Foundation to carry out the grant program shall be 
        subject to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
        Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), excluding 
        section 10(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)).
  (f) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate 
on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 405. TREE NURSERY SHORTAGES.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall--
          (1) develop and implement a national strategy to 
        increase the capacity of Federal, State, Tribal, and 
        private tree nurseries to address the nationwide 
        shortage of tree seedlings; and
          (2) coordinate such strategy with--
                  (A) the national reforestation strategy of 
                the Forest Service; and
                  (B) each regional implementation plan for 
                National Forests.
  (b) Elements.--The strategy required under subsection (a) 
shall--
          (1) be based on the best available science and data; 
        and
          (2) identify and address--
                  (A) regional seedling shortages of bareroot 
                and container tree seedlings;
                  (B) regional reforestation opportunities and 
                the seedling supply necessary to fulfill such 
                opportunities;
                  (C) opportunities to enhance seedling 
                diversity and close gaps in seed inventories; 
                and
                  (D) barriers to expanding, enhancing, or 
                creating new infrastructure to increase nursery 
                capacity.

SEC. 406. WHITE OAK RESEARCH.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture may enter into 
a memorandum of understanding with a Tribe or institution, 
including a covered land grant college, to collaboratively 
conduct research on--
          (1) white oak genes with resistance or tolerance to 
        stress;
          (2) white oak trees that exhibit vigor for the 
        purpose of increasing survival and growth;
          (3) establishing a genetically diverse white oak 
        seeds bank capable of responding to stressors;
          (4) providing a sustainable supply of white oak 
        seedlings and genetic resources;
          (5) improved methods for aligning seed sources with 
        the future climate at planting sites;
          (6) reforestation of white oak through natural and 
        artificial regeneration;
          (7) improved methods for retaining and increasing 
        white oak trees in forests;
          (8) improved methods for reforesting abandoned mine 
        land sites; and
          (9) economic and social aspects of white oak forest 
        management across land ownerships.
  (b) Consult.--In carrying out the research under subsection 
(a), the Tribe or institution, including a covered land grant 
college, that enters into the memorandum of understanding under 
such subsection may consult with such States, nonprofit 
organizations, institutions of higher education, and other 
scientific bodies, as the entity subject to such memorandum 
determines appropriate.
  (c) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate 
on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
  (d) Covered Land Grant College Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``covered land grant college'' means an 1862 Institution, 
an 1890 Institution, or a 1994 Institution (as such terms are 
defined, respectively, in section 2 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7601)).

SEC. 407. USDA FORMAL INITIATIVE.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and in 
coordination with the Chief of the Forest Service, shall 
establish a formal initiative on white oak to--
          (1) re-establish white oak forests where appropriate;
          (2) improve management of existing white oak forests 
        to foster natural regeneration of white oak;
          (3) provide technical assistance to private 
        landowners to re-establish, improve management of, and 
        naturally regenerate white oak;
          (4) improve and expand white oak nursery stock; and
          (5) adapt and improve white oak seedlings.
  (b) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate 
on the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 408. AUTHORITIES.

  To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall use the 
authorities provided under this title in combination with other 
authorities to carry out projects, including--
          (1) good neighbor agreements entered into under 
        section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 
        2113); and
          (2) stewardship contracting projects entered into 
        under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
        Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591).
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 8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pettersen of Colorado 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of subtitle B of title I add the following:

SEC. 117. PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PRIORITY REFORESTATION AND RESTORATION 
                    PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in 
coordination with the heads of covered Federal agencies, shall 
establish a program to provide support for priority projects 
identified under subsection (c)(2), in accordance with this 
section.
  (b) Support.--In carrying out the program under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may provide support through--
          (1) cooperative agreements entered into in accordance 
        with processes established by the Secretary; and
          (2) contracts, including contracts established 
        pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
        Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
  (c) Annual Identification of Priority Projects.--Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the heads of covered Federal agencies, 
shall--
          (1) identify lands of the United States administered 
        by, or under the jurisdiction of, the Secretary of the 
        Interior that require reforestation and restoration due 
        to unplanned disturbances and that are unlikely to 
        experience natural regeneration without assistance; and
          (2) establish a list of priority projects for 
        reforestation and restoration for the upcoming year, 
        which may include activities to ensure adequate and 
        appropriate seed and seedling availability to further 
        the objectives of other priority projects.
  (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the program under 
subsection (a) and the requirements under subsection (c), the 
Secretary shall consult or collaborate with, as appropriate, 
and inform the following:
          (1) State and local governments.
          (2) Indian Tribes.
          (3) Covered institutions of higher education.
          (4) Federal agencies that administer lands of the 
        United States that adjoin or are proximal to lands that 
        are the subject of priority projects and potential 
        priority projects.
          (5) Other stakeholders, as determined by the 
        Secretary.
  (e) Annual Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall submit to the relevant Congressional 
Committees a report that includes the following:
          (1) An accounting of all lands identified under 
        subsection (c)(1) for the period covered by the report.
          (2) A list of priority projects identified under 
        subsection (c)(2) for the period covered by the report 
        and, with respect to each such priority project, any 
        support issued under the program under subsection (a) 
        and any progress made towards reforestation and 
        restoration.
          (3) An accounting of each contract and cooperative 
        agreement established under the program under 
        subsection (a).
          (4) A description of the actions taken in accordance 
        with subsection (d).
          (5) Assessments with respect to--
                  (A) gaps in--
                          (i) the implementation of the program 
                        under subsection (a); and
                          (ii) the progress made under the 
                        program with respect to priority 
                        projects; and
                  (B) opportunities to procure funding 
                necessary to address any such gaps.
  (f) Nonduplication.--In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall collaborate with the Secretary 
of Agriculture and the Secretary of Defense to ensure the 
nonduplication of activities carried out under section 205.
  (g) Sunset.--The authority provided under this section shall 
terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
  (h) Definitions.--In this section:
          (1) Covered federal agency.--The term ``covered 
        Federal agency'' means the National Park Service, the 
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of 
        Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, or the 
        Bureau of Indian Affairs.
          (2) Covered institution of higher education.--The 
        term ``covered institution of higher education'' has 
        the meaning given the term ``eligible institutions'' in 
        section 301(e)(3)).
          (3) Natural regeneration; reforestation.--The terms 
        ``natural regeneration'' and ``reforestation'' have the 
        meanings given such terms in section 3(e)(4)(A) of the 
        Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act 
        of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1601(3)(4)(A))
          (4) Restoration.--The term ``restoration'' means 
        activities that facilitate the recovery of an ecosystem 
        that has been degraded, damaged, or destroyed, 
        including the reestablishment of appropriate plant 
        species composition and community structure.
          (5) Unplanned ecosystem disturbance.--The term 
        ``unplanned ecosystem disturbance'' means any unplanned 
        disturbance that disrupts the structure or composition 
        of an ecosystem, including a wildfire, an infestation 
        of insects or disease, and a weather event.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Mullin of California or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 13, line 1, strike ``predict'' and insert ``predict, 
using data tools (including artificial intelligence) and other 
decision support products,''.
  Page 13, line 5, strike ``community'' and insert ``community 
(including at-risk communities identified in fireshed 
assessments conducted under section 105)''.
  Page 14, line 2, strike ``and'' at the end.
  Page 14, line 4, strike the period at the end and insert ``; 
and''.
  Page 14, after line 4, insert the following new paragraph:
          (8) disseminate data tools (including artificial 
        intelligence) and other decision support products, for 
        use in manners consistent with the purposes described 
        paragraphs (1) through (7), to the following:
                  (A) Federal agencies.
                  (B) Indian Tribes.
                  (C) State and local governments.
                  (D) Academic or research institutions.
                  (E) Other entities, public or private, 
                identified by the Director.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Costa of California or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of the bill add the following:

 TITLE IV--EXPANSION OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS UNDER WATER SOURCE 
                           PROTECTION PROGRAM

SEC. 401. WATER SOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAM.

  Section 303 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6542(g)(4)(B)) is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
                (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), 
                respectively;
                  (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
          ``(1) Adjacent land.--The term `adjacent land' means 
        non-Federal land, including State, local, and private 
        land, that is adjacent to, and within the same 
        watershed as, National Forest System land on which a 
        watershed protection and restoration project is carried 
        out under this section.''; and
                  (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                          (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 
                        (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (K) and 
                        (L), respectively; and
                          (ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
                        (F) the following:
                  ``(G) an acequia association;
                  ``(H) a local, regional, or other public 
                entity that manages stormwater or wastewater 
                resources or other related water 
                infrastructure;
                  ``(I) a land-grant mercedes;
                  ``(J) a local, regional, or other private 
                entity that has water delivery authority;'';
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) by striking ``The Secretary shall'' and 
                inserting the following:
          ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(2) Requirements.--A watershed protection and 
        restoration project under the Program shall be designed 
        to--
                  ``(A) protect and restore watershed health, 
                water supply and quality, a municipal or 
                agricultural water supply system, and water-
                related infrastructure;
                  ``(B) protect and restore forest health from 
                insect infestation and disease or wildfire; or
                  ``(C) advance any combination of the purposes 
                described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
          ``(3) Priorities.--In selecting watershed protection 
        and restoration projects under the Program, the 
        Secretary shall give priority to projects that would--
                  ``(A) provide risk management benefits 
                associated with: drought; wildfire; post-
                wildfire conditions; extreme weather; flooding; 
                resilience to climate change; and watershed and 
                fire resilience, including minimizing risks to 
                watershed health, water supply and quality, and 
                water-related infrastructure, including 
                municipal and agricultural water supply 
                systems;
                  ``(B) support aquatic restoration and 
                conservation efforts that complement existing 
                or planned forest restoration or wildfire risk 
                reduction efforts; or
                  ``(C) provide quantifiable benefits to water 
                supply or quality and include the use of 
                nature-based solutions, such as restoring 
                wetland and riparian ecosystems.
          ``(4) Conditions for projects on adjacent land.--
                  ``(A) In general.--No project or activity may 
                be carried out under this section on adjacent 
                land unless the owner of the adjacent land 
                agrees in writing that the owner is a willing 
                and engaged partner in carrying out that 
                project or activity.
                  ``(B) Effect.--Nothing in this section shall 
                be construed to authorize any change in--
                          ``(i) the ownership of adjacent land 
                        on which a project or activity is 
                        carried out under this section; or
                          ``(ii) the management of adjacent 
                        land on which a project or activity is 
                        carried out under this section, except 
                        during the carrying out of that project 
                        or activity.'';
          (3) in subsection (c)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``with end 
                water users'' and inserting ``with end water 
                users to protect and restore the condition of 
                National Forest watersheds and adjacent land 
                that provide water--
                  ``(A) to the end water users subject to the 
                agreement; or
                  ``(B) for the benefit of another end water 
                user.'';
                  (B) in paragraph (2)--
                          (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        ``or'' at the end;
                          (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 
                        (D) as subparagraph (E); and
                          (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
                        (C) the following:
                  ``(D) a good neighbor agreement entered into 
                under section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 
                2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a); or''; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(3) Cooperation with non-federal partners.--The 
        Secretary shall cooperate with non-Federal partners in 
        carrying out assessments, planning, project design, and 
        project implementation under this section.'';
          (4) in subsection (d)--
                  (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
                follows:
          ``(2) Requirement.--A water source management plan 
        shall be--
                  ``(A) designed to protect and restore 
                ecological integrity (as defined in section 
                219.19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
                (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
                subparagraph));
                  ``(B) based on the best available scientific 
                information; and
                  ``(C) conducted in a manner consistent with 
                the forest plan applicable to the National 
                Forest System land on which the watershed 
                protection and restoration project is carried 
                out.''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) Reducing redundancy.--An existing watershed 
        plan, such as a watershed protection and restoration 
        action plan developed under section 304(a)(3), or other 
        applicable watershed planning documents as approved by 
        the Secretary may be used as the basis for a water 
        source management plan under this subsection.''; and
          (5) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``primary 
        purpose of'' and all that follows through the period at 
        the end and inserting ``primary purpose of advancing 
        any of the purposes described in subsection (b)(2).''.

SEC. 402. WATERSHED CONDITION FRAMEWORK TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

  Section 304(a) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6543(a)) is amended in paragraphs (3) and (5) by 
striking ``protection and''.
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 11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Zinke of Montana or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 31, line 5, strike ``and''.
  Page 31, after line 5, insert the following:
                                  ``(II) to carry out 
                                reconstruction, repair, and 
                                restoration of non-National 
                                Forest System roads necessary 
                                to implement projects on 
                                Federal lands;
                                  ``(III) to construct new 
                                permanent roads on Federal 
                                lands that are--
                                          ``(aa) necessary to 
                                        implement authorized 
                                        restoration activities; 
                                        and
                                          ``(bb) approved by 
                                        the Federal agency 
                                        through an 
                                        environmental analysis 
                                        or categorical 
                                        exclusion decision;
                                  ``(IV) to complete new 
                                permanent road construction to 
                                replace and decommission an 
                                existing permanent road that is 
                                adversely impacting forest, 
                                rangeland, or watershed health; 
                                and''.
  Page 31, line 6, strike ``(II)'' and insert ``(V)''.
  Page 31, line 7, strike ``subclause (I)'' and insert 
``subclauses (I) through (IV)''.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 29, after line 3, insert the following:
                  (B) in section 603(c)(2)(B) (16 U.S.C. 
                6591b(c)(2)(B)), by striking ``Fire Regime 
                Groups I, II, or III'' and inserting ``Fire 
                Regime I, Fire Regime II, Fire Regime III, Fire 
                Regime IV, or Fire Regime V''.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 71, line 1, strike ``treatments'' and insert 
``treatments, grazing,''.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 38, after line 12, insert the following:
                  ``(H) proposals that seek to remove or treat 
                insects or diseases, including the removal of 
                trees killed by, or infested with, bark beetles 
                in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, 
                Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, 
                South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming;''.
  Page 38, line 13, strike ``(H)'' and insert ``(I)''.
  Page 38, line 23, strike ``(I)'' and insert ``(J)''.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Boebert of Colorado or 
                 Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 38, after line 12, insert the following:
                  ``(H) proposals that seek to facilitate the 
                sale of firewood and Christmas trees on lands 
                under the jurisdiction of the Secretary or the 
                Secretary of the Interior;''.
  Page 38, line 13, strike ``(H)'' and insert ``(I)''.
  Page 38, line 23, strike ``(I)'' and insert ``(J)''.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaLota of New York or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title III add the following:

SEC. 307. STUDY ON PINE BEETLE INFESTATION.

  Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of 
the Forest Service, shall--
          (1) carry out a study on the causes and effects of, 
        and solutions for, the infestation of pine beetles in 
        the North Eastern region of the United States; and
          (2) submit to the relevant Congressional Committees a 
        report that includes the results of the study required 
        under paragraph (1).