,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eade  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ca1 #bjba ,mr4
 ,o',hall]an introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize new 
grants = rese>* into rip>ian =e/ g5etics
 & climate adaptation4  #a4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 because mo/     
native plant species are g5etically     
adapt$ to _! local environm5t1 climate  
*ange & invasive species result 9 plants
 no long] be+ locally adapt$2  7#b7 to  
promote re/oration success1 a network ( 
integrat$ field trials 7also kn[n z     
prov5ance trials or common g>d5s7 is    
crucial to det]m9e :i* populations (    
dom9ant plants c survive curr5t &       
project$ future conditions1 :i* 9 turn w
 enable ! developm5t ( precision models 
to =eca/ climate *ange impacts on key   
native rip>ian =e/ species & ! species t
 dep5d ^u !m = _! survival2 &  7#c7     
rip>ian sy/ems are integral to &        
ess5tial to wetl& heal? & pres]vation1  

rese>* into1 & ef=ts to re/ore & protect
 ! heal? ( rip>ian ecosy/ems is         
ess5tial4  #b4 ,rese>* grants = projects
 relat$ to rip>ian =e/ g5etics & climate
 adaptation ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior   
%all e/abli% a grant program = eligible 
entities to c>ry out projects t involve 
long-t]m rese>* into plant g5etics &    
g5omics to make rip>ian =e/s & /reams m 
resili5t to climate *ange & invasive    
species & to provide critical habitat = 
birds1 native fi%1 endang]$ species &   
o!r animals & plants t are suff]+ f lo/1
 degrad$1 or ?reat5$ habitat4 ,!        
,secret>y %all det]m9e entities eligible
 to receive su* grants1 projects        
eligible = su* grants1 application &    
approval proc$ures = su* grants1 & any  
limitations on ! am\nt & uses ( su*     
grants1 & any o!r t]ms & conditions !   
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  #c4    
,def9ition ( rip>ian =e/ ,z us$ 9 ?is   
,act1 ! t]m rip>ian =e/ means any       
rip>ian area & includes all plant1      
animal1 insect1 & microbial communities 

9 su* areas4  #d4 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior 
#ac1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscals ye>s #bjbb  
?r\gh #bjca to c>ry out ! grant program 
e/abli%$ "u section #b4