,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ech ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #g1 #bjag,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,wicker1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4 ,tester7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to clarify research and development for wood products1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,timber ,innovation ,act of #bjag4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,innovative wood product ,the term innovative wood product means a type of building component or system that uses large panelized wood construction1 including mass timber4 7#b7 ,mass timber ,the term mass timber includes-- 7,a7 cross-laminated timber2 7,b7 nail laminated timber2 7,c7 glue laminated timber2 7,d7 laminated strand lumber2 and 7,e7 laminated veneer lumber4 7#c7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting through the ,research and ,development deputy area and the ,state and ,private ,forestry deputy area of the ,forest ,service4 7#d7 ,tall wood building ,the term tall wood building means a building designed to be-- 7,a7 constructed with mass timber2 and 7,b7 more than #he feet in height4 #c4 ,clarification of research and development program for wood building construction 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall conduct performance-driven research and development1 education1 and technical assistance for the purpose of facilitating the use of innovative wood products in wood building construction in the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,activities ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 after receipt of input and guidance from1 and collaboration with1 the wood products industry1 conservation organizations1 and institutions of higher education1 conduct research and development1 education1 and technical assistance at the ,forest ,products ,laboratory or through the ,state and ,private ,forestry deputy area that meets measurable performance goals for the achievement of the priorities described in subsection 7c72 and 7#b7 after coordination and collaboration with the wood products industry and conservation organizations1 make competitive grants to institutions of higher education to conduct research and development1 education1 and technical assistance that meets measurable performance goals for the achievement of the priorities described in subsection 7c74 7c7 ,priorities ,the research and development1 education1 and technical assistance conducted under subsection 7a7 shall give priority to-- 7#a7 ways to improve the commercialization of innovative wood products2 7#b7 analyzing the safety of tall wood building materials2 7#c7 calculations by the ,forest ,products ,laboratory of the life cycle environmental footprint1 from extraction of raw materials through the manufacturing process1 of tall wood building construction2 7#d7 analyzing methods to reduce the life cycle environmental footprint of tall wood building construction2 7#e7 analyzing the potential implications of the use of innovative wood products in building construction on wildlife2 and 7#f7 one or more other research areas identified by the ,secretary1 in consultation with conservation organizations1 institutions of higher education1 and the wood products industry4 7d7 ,timeframe ,to the maximum extent practicable1 the measurable performance goals for the research and development1 education1 and technical assistance conducted under subsection 7a7 shall be achievable within a #e-year timeframe4 #d4 ,tall wood building competition ,subject to availability of appropriations1 not less frequently than once during each fiscal year for the period of fiscal years #bjag through #bjba1 the ,secretary shall carry out a competition for a tall wood building design1 or other innovative wood product demonstration1 in accordance with section #bd of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgai74 #e4 ,wood innovation grant program 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 an individual2 7,b7 a public or private entity 7including a center of excellence that consists of one or more partnerships between forestry1 engineering1 architecture1 or business schools at one or more institutions of higher education72 or 7,c7 a ,state1 local1 or tribal government4 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief of the ,forest ,service4 7b7 ,grants authorized ,the ,secretary1 in carrying out the wood innovation grant program of the ,secretary described in the notice of the ,secretary entitled ,request for ,proposals3 #bjaf ,wood ,innovations ,funding ,opportunity 7#hj ,fed4 ,reg4 #fcdih 7,october #bj1 #bjae771 may make a wood innovation grant to one or more eligible entities each year for the purpose of advancing the use of innovative wood products4 7c7 ,incentivizing use of existing milling capacity ,in selecting among proposals of eligible entities under subsection 7b71 the ,secretary shall give priority to proposals that include the use or retrofitting 7or both7 of existing sawmill facilities located in counties in which the average annual unemployment rate exceeded the national average unemployment rate by more than #a percent in the previous calendar year4 7d7 ,matching requirement ,as a condition of receiving a grant under subsection 7b71 an eligible entity shall provide funds equal to the amount the eligible entity receives under the grant1 to be derived from non-,federal sources4