,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ffa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjac ,mr4   
,?une introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,heal?y ,=e/s        
,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc to promote     
timely em]g5cy rehabilitation &         
re/oration ( ,f$]al =e/ l& impact$ by   
cata/rophic ev5ts1 to r$irect = a       
#e-ye>-p]iod fund+ normally made        
available = l& acquisition to me*anical 
=e/ treatm5t & salvage op]ations due to 
cata/rophic ev5ts1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,em]g5cy =e/ rehabilitation &       
re/oration ,title ,,vi ( ! ,heal?y ,=e/s
 ,re/oration ,act ( #bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #feia7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  #fjb4 ,em]g5cy =e/             
rehabilitation & re/oration  7a7        
,def9ition ,9 ?is section3  7#a7        
,cata/rophic ev5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m 
cata/rophic ev5t means any natural      
disa/] or any fire1 flood1 or explosion1

 reg>dless ( cause1 t ! ,secret>y       
det]m9es has caus$ or has ! pot5tial to 
cause damage ( significant sev]ity &    
magnitude to ,f$]al l&4  7,b7 ,natural  
disa/] ,= purposes ( subp>agraph 7,a71 a
 natural disa/]1 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y1 may include a hurricane1     
tornado1 w9d/orm1 sn[ or ice /orm1 ra9  
/orm1 high wat]1 w9d-driv5 wat]1 tidal  
wave1 e>?quake1 volcanic eruption1      
l&slide1 mudslide1 dr\ght1 or insect or 
disease outbreak4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y has ! mean+ giv5 t]m 9       
section #aja4  7b7 ,me*anical =e/       
treatm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y    
%all implem5t su* proc$ures z are       
necess>y to ensure t n less ?an #fjj1jjj
 acres ( ,f$]al l& ea* fiscal ye> are   
treat$ ) me*anical treatm5ts int5d$ to  
produce m]*antable wood4  7#b7 ,fund+ ,!
 ,secret>y %all use to c>ry out p>agraph
 7#a7--  7,a7 funds describ$ 9          
subsection 7f77#c72 &  7,b7 any o!r     
funds made available = ! purposes       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,em]g5cy 

circum/ances  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 %all--  7,a7 decl>e t em]g5cy          
circum/ances exi/ = all ,f$]al l&       
subject to ! effects ( a cata/rophic    
ev5t1 includ+ on ,f$]al l& outside urban
 int]face areas2 &  7,b7 z soon z       
practicable1 take all actions necess>y =
 ! rehabilitation or re/oration ( !     
,f$]al l&1 ) highe/ priority giv5 to    
,f$]al l& impact$ by l>ge-scale beetle  
infe/ations4  7#b7 ,em]g5cy alt]native  
arrangem5ts ,9 accordance ) section     
#bbj4d ( title #cf1 ,code ( ,f$]al      
,regulations & section #aejf4aa ( title 
#dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or    
successor regulations71 = any ,f$]al l& 
= :i* ! ,secret>y decl>es ! exi/5ce (   
em]g5cy circum/ances "u p>agraph 7#a71 !
 ,secret>y may use em]g5cy alt]native   
arrangem5ts to comply ) ! ,national     
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq474  7#c7         
,limitation on adm9i/rative appeals     
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    
adm9i/rative appeal %all be all[$ = any 

action classifi$ z an em]g5cy alt]native
 arrangem5t "u p>agraph 7#b7 or a       
categorical exclusion "u ! ,national    
,environm5tal ,policy ,act ( #aifi 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 due to em]g5cy 
circum/ances decl>$ "u p>agraph 7#a74   
7d7 ,cata/rophic ev5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,z
 soon z practicable dur+ b n lat] ?an   
#cj days aft] ! conclusion ( a          
cata/rophic ev5t1 ! ,secret>y %all      
initiate timely salvage activities on ! 
,f$]al l& affect$ by ! cata/rophic ev5t 
s z to prev5t significant det]ioration (
 timb] values1 developm5t ( significant 
fire haz>d1 or o!r =e/ mortality t w\ld 
prev5t ! ,f$]al l& f reg5]at+ to =e/ )9 
#e ye>s4  7#b7 ,fund+ ,! ,secret>y %all 
use to c>ry out p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7   
funds describ$ 9 subsection 7f77#c72 &  
7,b7 any o!r funds made available = !   
purposes describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7e7 
,exclusion ( c]ta9 f$]al l& ,?is section
 %all n apply to--  7#a7 a compon5t ( ! 
,national ,wild]ness ,pres]vation       
,sy/em2  7#b7 ,f$]al l& on :i* ! removal

 ( vegetation is prohibit$ or re/rict$  
by ,act ( ,congress1 ,presid5tial       
proclamation1 or ! applicable l&        
managem5t plan2 or  7#c7 a wild]ness    
/udy area4  7f7 ,limitation on          
acquisition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( law1 except z provid$ 9 
p>agraph 7#b71 beg9n+ on ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is section & dur+ ea* ( !   
subsequ5t #e full fiscal ye>s1 none ( ! 
funds made available to ! ,secret>y "u  
any law may be us$--  7,a7 to survey l& 
= future acquisition z ,f$]al l&2 or    
7,b7 to ent] into discussions )         
non-,f$]al l&[n]s to id5tify l& =       
acquisition z ,f$]al l&4  7#b7          
,exception ,p>agraph 7#a7 does n apply  
to ! use ( funds--  7,a7 to complete l& 
transactions und]way on ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is section2  7,b7 to ex*ange
 ,f$]al l& = non-,f$]al l&2 or  7,c7 to 
accept donations ( non-,f$]al l& z      
,f$]al l&4  7#c7 ,use ( funds ,!        
,secret>y %all use funds t w\ld o!rwise 
h be5 us$ = pur*ase ( non-,f$]al l& by !

 ,=e/ ,s]vice to c>ry out--  7,a7       
me*anical =e/ treatm5ts describ$ 9      
subsection 7b72 &  7,b7 salvage         
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  4