,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #a1 #bjag,mr4
 ,flake 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1   
,mr4 ,mc,cain1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,crapo1
 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,heller1 ,mr4      
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,tester1  
and ,mr4 ,bennet7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,healthy ,forests ,restoration
 ,act of #bjjc to provide cancellation  
ceilings for stewardship end result     
contracting projects1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,stewardship ,end   
,result ,contracting ,improvement ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,stewardship end result  
contracting projects  7a7 ,cancellation 
ceilings ,section #fjd7;d7 of the       
,healthy ,forests ,restoration ,act of  
#bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7d77 is     
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g7 as      

paragraphs 7#f71 7#g71 and 7#h71        
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#d7 the following3  7#e7     
,cancellation ceilings  7,a7 ,in general
 ,the ,chief and the ,director may      
obligate funds to cover any potential   
cancellation or termination costs for an
 agreement or contract under subsection 
7b7 in stages that are economically or  
programmatically viable4  7,b7 ,notice  
7i7 ,submission to congress ,not later  
than #cj days before entering into a    
multiyear agreement or contract under   
subsection 7b7 that includes a          
cancellation ceiling in excess of       
#be1jjj1jjj1 but does not include       
proposed funding for the costs of       
cancelling the agreement or contract up 
to the cancellation ceiling established 
in the agreement or contract1 the ,chief
 and the ,director shall submit to the  
,committees on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources and ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry of the ,senate and the   
,committees on ,natural ,resources and  

,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives a written notice that  
includes--  7,i7 7aa7 the cancellation  
ceiling amounts proposed for each       
program year in the agreement or        
contract2 and  7bb7 the reasons for the 
cancellation ceiling amounts proposed   
under item 7aa72  7,,ii7 the extent to  
which the costs of contract cancellation
 are not included in the budget for the 
agreement or contract2 and  7,,iii7 a   
financial risk assessment of not        
including budgeting for the costs of    
agreement or contract cancellation4     
7ii7 ,transmittal to ,,omb ,at least #ad
 days before the date on which the      
,chief and ,director enter into an      
agreement or contract under subsection  
7b71 the ,chief and ,director shall     
transmit to the ,director of the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget a copy of   
the written notice submitted under      
clause 7i74  2 and  7#c7 in paragraph   
7#f7 7as redesignated by paragraph      
7#a771 by striking 1 the ,chief may and 

inserting and section #b7;a77#a7 of the 
,act of ,july #ca1 #aidg 7commonly known
 as the ,materials ,act of #aidg7 7#cj  
,u4,s4,c4 #fjb7;a77#a771 the ,chief and 
the ,director may4  7b7 ,excess offset  
value ,section #fjd7;g77#b7 of the      
,healthy ,forests ,restoration ,act of  
#bjjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7g77#b77 is 
amended by striking subparagraphs 7,a7  
and 7,b7 and inserting the following3   
7,a7 use the excess to satisfy any      
outstanding liabilities for cancelled   
agreements or contracts2 or  7,b7 if    
there are no outstanding liabilities    
under subparagraph 7,a71 apply the      
excess to other authorized stewardship  
projects4  4  7c7 ,reporting ,section   
#fjd7;i7 of the ,healthy ,forests       
,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feia;c7i77 is amended by     
striking ,committee on ,agriculture1    
,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate
 and the ,committee on ,agriculture of  
the ,house of ,representatives and      
inserting ,committees on ,energy and    

,natural ,resources and ,agriculture1   
,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate
 and the ,committees on ,natural        
,resources and ,agriculture of the      
,house of ,representatives4