,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bj1 #bjbb   
,mr4 ,c>twright introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% a pilot program = native plant  
species1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,native 
,plant ,species ,pilot ,program ,act (  
#bjbb4  #b4 ,pilot program = native     
plant species  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3  7#a7 ,invasive species ,! t]m 
invasive species means1 ) respect to a  
p>ticul> ecosy/em1 a nonnative organism1
 ! introduction ( :i* causes or is      
likely to cause economic or environm5tal
 h>m or h>m to human1 animal1 or plant  
heal?4  7#b7 ,locally adapt$ ,! t]m     
locally adapt$ means1 ) respect to      
plants1 plants t--  7,a7 orig9ate f an  
area t is geographically proximate to a 
plant+ area2 &  7,b7 are environm5tally 
adapt$ to & likely to become e/abli%$ & 
p]si/ 9 t plant+ area4  7#c7 ,native    

plant species ,! t]m native plant       
species means1 ) respect to a p>ticul>  
ecosy/em1 a species t1 o!r ?an z a      
result ( an introduction1 hi/orically   
occurr$ or curr5tly occurs 9 t ecosy/em4
  7#d7 ,nonnative ,! t]m nonnative      
means1 ) respect to a p>ticul> ecosy/em1
 an organism1 includ+ ! se$s1 eggs1     
spores1 or o!r biological mat]ial ( !   
organism capable ( propagat+ t species1 
t occurs outside ( ! natural range ( !  
organism4  7#e7 ,plant mat]ial ,! t]m   
plant mat]ial means a plant or ! se$s1  
eggs1 spores1 or o!r biological mat]ial 
( a plant capable ( propagat+ ! species 
( ! plant4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date on :i* funds are  
made available to c>ry out ?is section1 
! ,secret>y %all1 9 accordance ) any    
exi/+ laws & managem5t policies1 c>ry   
out a pilot program to prioritize ! use 
( native plant species )9 geographically
 div]se units ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em 
& public l& adm9i/]$ by ! ,bureau ( ,l& 
,managem5t4  7c7 ,implem5tation ,9 c>ry+

 out ! pilot program "u subsection 7b71 
! ,secret>y %all1 to ! ext5t            
practicable-- 7#a7 give pref]5ce to !   
use ( locally adapt$ native plant       
mat]ials :]e appropriate2  7#b7         
incorporate ef=ts to prev5t1 control1 or
 eradicate ! spread ( invasive species2 
7#c7 incorporate ef=ts to use native    
plants 9 areas t h exp]i5c$ a rec5t     
wildfire ev5t2 &  7#d7 id5tify          
situations 9 :i* ! use ( non-native     
plants may be w>rant$4  7d7 ,coord9ation
 ,! ,secret>y %all1 9 c>ry+ out ! pilot 
program "u subsection 7b71 coord9ate    
activities )--  7#a7 ! ,national ,se$   
,/rategy ( ! ,bureau ( ,l& ,managem5t2  
7#b7 ! ,plant ,cons]vation ,alliance2 & 
7#c7 ! ,plant ,mat]ials ,c5t]s ( !      
,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice4
  7e7 ,t]m9ation ( au?ority ,! au?ority 
to c>ry out ! pilot program "u          
subsection 7b7 t]m9ates on ! date t is  
#e ye>s aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot      
program is e/abli%$ "u t subsection4    
7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   

date on :i* ! au?ority to c>ry out !    
pilot program t]m9ates "u subsection    
7e71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to         
,congress a report describ+-- 7#a7 !    
results ( ! pilot program c>ri$ out "u  
subsection 7b72 &  7#b7 !               
co/-effectiv5ess ( us+ native plants 9  
units ( ! ,national ,p>k ,sy/em & public
 l& adm9i/]$ by ! ,bureau ( ,l&         
,managem5t4