[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).