,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bddj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjba,mr4 ,king 7for himself and ,mr4   
,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to require  
the ,secretary of ,agriculture to       
convene a blue ribbon panel to review   
the forest inventory and analysis       
program of the ,forest ,service1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,forest inventory 
and analysis program blue ribbon panel  
,section #c of the ,forest and          
,rangeland ,renewable ,resources        
,research ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#afdb7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7f7 ,forest inventory   
and analysis program blue ribbon panel  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of enactment of this
 subsection1 the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,national         
,association of ,state ,foresters1 shall

 convene a blue ribbon panel 7referred  
to in this subsection as the ,panel7 to 
review the forest inventory and analysis
 program established under this section4
  7#b7 ,composition ,the ,panel shall be
 composed of not fewer than #bj1 and not
 more than #cj1 members1 including #a or
 more of each of the following3 7,a7    
,state foresters4  7,b7 ,representatives
 from the ,environmental ,protection    
,agency4  7,c7 ,representatives from the
 ,department of the ,interior4  7,d7    
,academic experts in forest health1     
management1 and economics4  7,e7 ,forest
 industry representatives throughout the
 supply chain1 including representatives
 of large forest landowners and small   
forest landowners4  7,f7                
,representatives from environmental     
groups4  7,g7 ,representatives from     
regional greenhouse gas trading         
organizations4  7,h7 ,experts in carbon 
accounting and carbon offset markets4   
7#c7 ,duties  7,a7 ,review ,the ,panel  
shall conduct a review of the past      

progress1 current priorities1 and future
 needs of the forest inventory and      
analysis program with respect to forest 
carbon1 climate change1 forest health1  
and sustainable wood products4  7,b7    
,report ,not later than ,march #ca1     
#bjbb1 the ,panel shall submit to the   
,secretary1 the ,secretary of the       
,interior1 and ,congress a report       
describing the review conducted under   
subparagraph 7,a74  7#d7 ,administrative
 matters  7,a7 ,chairperson and ,vice   
,chairperson ,the ,panel shall select a 
,chairperson and ,vice ,chairperson from
 among the nongovernmental members of   
the ,panel4  7,b7 ,committees ,the      
,panel may establish #a or more         
committees within the ,panel as the     
,panel determines to be appropriate4    
7,c7 ,compensation ,a member of the     
,panel shall serve without compensation4
  7,d7 ,administrative support ,the     
,secretary shall provide such           
administrative support as is necessary  
for the ,panel to carry out its duties4 

7,e7 ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 
,the ,panel shall be exempt from the    
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  4