S.Amdt. 3367

SA 3367. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation
of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

In section 8503, strike subsection (b) and insert the
following:
(b) Community Capacity and Land Stewardship Program.--The
National Forest Foundation Act is amended by inserting after
section 406 (16 U.S.C. 583j-4) the following:

``SEC. 406A. COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.

``The Foundation shall establish and administer a program,
to be known as the `Community Capacity and Land Stewardship
Program', under which the Secretary may provide grants to
collaborative groups and community-based organizations to
build the capacity of the collaborative group or community-
based organization--
``(1) to implement landscape-scale restoration projects;
and
``(2) to facilitate job creation and retention in the local
economy of the collaborative group or community-based
organization.''.
(c) Report on Best Practices.--Section 407 of the National
Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-5) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(c) Report on Best Practices.--
``(1) Review.--The Foundation shall conduct a review of the
organization and activities of collaboratives and groups
carrying out collaborative processes to increase the quantity
of projects or activities carried out on National Forest
System land or public land.
``(2) Report.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2019,
subject to the availability of appropriations, the Foundation
shall publish a report describing the findings of the review
conducted under paragraph (1).
``(B) Content.--At a minimum, the report under subparagraph
(A) shall identify and describe the tools and best practices
that are frequently used by the highest performing
collaboratives and groups carrying out collaborative
processes described in paragraph (1).''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations; Additional Funds.--
Section 410 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C.
583j-8) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``2018'' and inserting
``2023''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(c) Additional Funds.--
``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary to carry out sections 406A and 407(c)
$2,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
``(2) Use of funds.--The Secretary shall make available to
the Foundation the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1)
to match, on a 1-for-1 basis, private contributions made to
the Foundation to establish or administer the Community
Capacity and Land Stewardship Program established under
section 406A.''.
Strike section 8631 and insert the following:

SEC. 8631. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION
PROGRAM.

(a) Selection of New Proposals.--Section 4003(d) of the
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C.
7303(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) past performance.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Selection of new proposals.--During fiscal year 2019,
the Secretary shall
``(A) cease all expenditures from the Fund for proposals
selected prior to fiscal year 2019; and
``(B) subject to the availability of appropriations,
select, in a manner consistent with this subsection, the best
proposals that have been nominated during fiscal year 2019
under subsection (c).
``(5) Annual reevaluation.--For each of fiscal years 2020
through 2030, the Secretary shall--
``(A) in accordance with subsection (g)(3), determine
whether the targets included in a selected proposal for the
fiscal year were achieved;
``(B) discontinue transferring amounts from the Fund to
implement a selected proposal that did not achieve any target
during the preceding 2 fiscal years; and
``(C) subject to the availability of appropriations, select
an additional proposal to replace a proposal that did not
achieve any target during the preceding 2 fiscal years.''.
(b) Removal of Limitations on Selections.--Section
4003(d)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
(16 U.S.C.7303(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``than--'' and
all that follows through ``(C) the number'' and inserting
``than the number''.
(c) Non-federal Investment in the Priority Landscape.--
Section 4003(f)(4) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act
of 2009 (16 U.S.C.7303(f)(4)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(C) Non-federal investment.--The Secretary shall not
expend money from the Fund for a proposal if the investment
made by the Secretary would comprise more than 50 percent of
the total investment for carrying out the proposal.''.
(d) Reauthorization.--Section 4003(f)(6) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(f)(6)) is
amended by inserting ``and $80,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2020 through 2030'' after ``2019''.
(e) Reporting Requirements.--Section 4003(h) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303(h)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and'';
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs
(4) and (5), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
of the Senate;''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives.''.
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