,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ah1        
#bjai,mr4 ,walden introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,healthy       
,forests ,restoration ,act of #bjjc to  
authorize insect and disease treatment  
programs on certain ,federal land1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,proven  
,wildfire ,reduction ,techniques ,act of
 #bjai4  #b4 ,treatment areas ,section  
#fjb of the ,healthy ,forests           
,restoration ,act of #bjjc 7#af         
,u4,s4,c4 #feia;a7 is amended--  7#a7 in
 the heading1 by striking ,designation  
of2  7#b7 by amending subsection 7a7 to 

read as follows3  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,coos ,bay ,wagon    
,road ,grant lands ,the term ,coos ,bay 
,wagon ,road ,grant lands means the     
lands reconveyed to the ,united ,states 
pursuant to the first section of the    
,act of ,february #bf1 #aiai 7#dj ,stat4
 #aagi74  7#b7 ,declining forest health 
,the term declining forest health means 
a qualified forest that is              
experiencing-- 7,a7 substantially       
increased tree mortality due to insect  
or disease infestation2 or  7,b7 dieback
 due to infestation or defoliation by   
insects or disease4  7#c7 ,oregon and   
,california ,railroad ,grant lands ,the 
term ,oregon and ,california ,railroad  
,grant lands means the following lands3 
7,a7 ,all lands in the ,state of ,oregon
 revested in the ,united ,states under  
the ,act of ,june #i1 #aiaf 7#ci ,stat4 
#bah71 that are administered by the     
,secretary of the ,interior1 acting     
through the ,bureau of ,land            
,management1 pursuant to the first      

section of the ,act of ,august #bh1     
#aicg 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #aaha;a74  7,b7    
,all lands in that ,state obtained by   
the ,secretary of the ,interior pursuant
 to the land exchanges authorized and   
directed by section #b of the ,act of   
,june #bd1 #aied 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaha;h74  7,c7 ,all lands in that      
,state acquired by the ,united ,states  
at any time and made subject to the     
provisions of title ,,ii of the ,act of 
,august #bh1 #aicg 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4       
#aaha;f74  7#d7 ,public lands ,the term 
public lands has the meaning given that 
term in section #ajc of the ,federal    
,land ,policy and ,management ,act of   
#aigf 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #agjb71 except that
 the term includes ,coos ,bay ,wagon    
,road ,grant lands and ,oregon and      
,california ,railroad ,grant lands4     
7#e7 ,qualified forest ,the term        
qualified forest means a forest located 
in-- 7,a7 ,national ,forest ,system     
lands2 or  7,b7 public lands4  7#f7     
,secretary concerned ,the term          

,secretary concerned means--  7,a7 with 
respect to ,national ,forest ,system    
lands1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture2  
and  7,b7 with respect to public lands1 
the ,secretary of the ,interior4  2     
7#c7 by amending subsection 7b7 to read 
as follows3  7b7 ,authority ,the        
,secretary concerned may carry out      
insect and disease treatment programs in
 a qualified forest that meets the      
requirements specified in subsection    
7c74  2  7#d7 in subsection 7c71 by     
striking ,to be designated a            
landscape-scale area under subsection   
7b71 the area shall be and inserting    
,the ,secretary concerned may only carry
 out projects under subsection 7b7 in a 
qualified forest that is2 and  7#e7 in  
subsection 7d77#a71 by striking on      
,federal land in the areas designated4