,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,tiffany 7= himself & ,ms4    
,ku/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture to aw>d grants to promote !
 dome/ic h>dwood indu/ry1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,h>dwood ,products ,access 
& ,developm5t ,program ,act4  #b4       
,h>dwood ,products ,access & ,developm5t
 ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z 
! ,secret>y7 may aw>d grants1 on a      
competitive basis1 to eligible entities 
to promote ! dome/ic h>dwood indu/ry    
?r\gh ! foll[+ activities3  7#a7 ,rese>*
 relat$ to ! l[ c>bon footpr9t1 c>bon   
/orage capacity1 & res\rce su/a9ability 
( dome/ically produc$ h>dwood products4 
7#b7 ,promotion ( rese>* & education    
relat$ to dome/ically produc$ h>dwood   
products4  7#c7 ,promotion ( ! l[ c>bon 

footpr9t1 c>bon /orage capacity1 &      
res\rce su/a9ability ( ! dome/ic h>dwood
 indu/ry4  7#d7 ,m>ket promotion (      
dome/ically produc$ h>dwood products4   
7#e7 ,consum] m>ket rese>* relat$ to    
dome/ically produc$ h>dwood products4   
7#f7 ,demon/ration projects demon/rat+ !
 natural qualities1 l[ c>bon footpr9t1  
c>bon /orage capacity1 & res\rce        
su/a9ability ( dome/ically h>ve/$       
h>dwood & dome/ically produc$ h>dwood   
products4  7b7 ,eligible entities ,an   
entity is eligible to receive a grant "u
 subsection 7a7 if su* entity is #a ( ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,a ,/ate4  7#b7 ,a nonpr(it
 organization repres5t+ ! dome/ic       
h>dwood products indu/ry4  7#c7 ,an     
in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja774  7#d7 ,a
 nonpr(it rese>* in/itution4  7c7       
,applications ,to receive a grant "u    
subsection 7a71 an eligible entity %all 
submit to ! ,secret>y an application at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      

in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require1    
includ+--  7#a7 a description ( !       
activities to be support$ us+ ! grant   
funds2  7#b7 a description ( ! goals t !
 eligible entity int5ds to a*ieve z a   
result ( support+ su* activities2 &     
7#c7 an e/imate ( ! increase 9 h>dwood  
production or consum] aw>5ess t !       
eligible entity anticipates w occur z a 
result ( support+ su* activities4  7d7  
,regulations ,! ,secret>y %all          
promulgate su* regulations z are        
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7e7  
,no preemption ( ,/ate or ,tribal laws  
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$ to  
preempt any law 7includ+ a law reg>d+   
liability7 ( a ,/ate or ,indian ,tribe  
7z def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian       
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd774 
7f7 ,dome/ically produc$ h>dwood product
 def9$ ,! t]m dome/ically produc$       
h>dwood product means a dome/ically     
produc$ product t is #ij p]c5t by volume
 dome/ically s\rc$ h>dwood mat]ial4  7g7

 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbi4