S.Amdt. 1646

SA 1646. Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Risch, Mr. Merkley,
and Mr. Sullivan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him
to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for military construction,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title I of division E, insert
the following:

extension of secure rural schools and community self-determination act
of 2000

Sec. 1__.  (a) Secure Payments for States and Counties
Containing Federal Land.--(1) Section 101 of the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7111) is amended, in subsections (a) and (b), by
striking ``2023'' each place it appears and inserting
``2026''.
(2) Section 103(d)(2) of the Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C.
7113(d)(2)) is amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting
``2026''.
(b) Extension of Authority To Conduct Special Projects on
Federal Land.--(1) Section 205(a)(4) of the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 7125(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``December 20,
2023'' each place it appears and inserting ``December 20,
2026''.
(2) Section 208 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7128) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``2025'' and inserting
``2028''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``2026'' and inserting
``2029''.
(c) Extension of Authority To Expend County Funds.--Section
305 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7144) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``2025'' and inserting
``2028''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2026'' and inserting
``2029''.
(d) Resource Advisory Committee Pilot Program Extension.--
Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) is amended by
striking subsection (g) and inserting the following:
``(g) Pilot Program for Resource Advisory Committee
Appointments by Regional Foresters.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall establish
and carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary
concerned shall allow the regional forester with jurisdiction
over a unit of Federal land to appoint members of the
resource advisory committee for that unit, in accordance with
the applicable requirements of this section.
``(2) Responsibilities of regional forester.--Before
appointing a member of a resource advisory committee under
the pilot program under this subsection, a regional forester
shall conduct the review and analysis that would otherwise be
conducted for an appointment to a resource advisory committee
if the pilot program was not in effect, including any review
and analysis with respect to civil rights and budgetary
requirements.
``(3) Savings clause.--Nothing in this subsection relieves
a regional forester or the Secretary concerned from an
obligation to comply with any requirement relating to an
appointment to a resource advisory committee, including any
requirement with respect to civil rights or advertising a
vacancy.
``(4) Termination of effectiveness.--The authority provided
under this subsection terminates on October 1, 2028.''.
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