,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ag1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,king 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,risch1 ,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,ms4 
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mrs4    
,shaheen7 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 establish a grant       
program to address forestry workforce   
development needs1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,jobs in the ,woods 
,act4  #b4 ,forestry workforce          
development grants  7a7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,career pathway ,the
 term career pathway has the meaning    
given the term in section #c of the     
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb74  7#b7       
,eligible area ,the term eligible area  
means an area that-- 7,a7 is a          

nonmetropolitan area that qualifies as a
 low-income community 7as defined in    
section #de;,d7e7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf72  7,b7 has     
access to or has a plan to achieve      
broadband service with-- 7i7 at least   
#ajj ,mbps download and #bj ,mbps upload
 speeds2  7ii7 latency sufficiently low 
for real-time1 interactive applications2
 and  7iii7 network reliability of not  
more than #dh hours of outage time over 
any #cfe-;day period2 and  7,c7 has a   
population of #bj1jjj or fewer          
inhabitants4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,the
 term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a    
nonprofit organization2  7,b7 a ,state2 
7,c7 an ,indian ,tribe2  7,d7 a unit of 
local government2 and  7,e7 an          
institution of higher education 7as     
defined in section #aja of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja774  7#d7 ,secretary ,the term     
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,agriculture4  7b7 ,establishment ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall establish a competitive grant     
program to make grants to eligible      
entities to carry out career pathway    
training programs in eligible areas with
 respect to forestry operations and     
forestry products industries4  7c7      
,applications  7#a7 ,in general ,to be  
eligible to receive a grant under this  
section1 an eligible entity shall submit
 to the ,secretary an application at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,secretary may require1 which shall     
include-- 7,a7 a demonstrated capacity  
to carry out a career pathway training  
program in accordance with subsection   
7b72  7,b7 a demonstration of need for  
such program within a region2  7,c7 a   
projection of the extent of reach       
intended for such program2  7,d7 a plan 
to ensure that such program is          
sustainable2 and  7,e7 a plan for the   
implementation of such program4  7#b7   
,priority ,in awarding grants under this

 section1 the ,secretary shall give     
priority to eligible entities that--    
7,a7 propose to carry out activities to 
address the issues of an aging workforce
 and youth migration2  7,b7 will partner
 with secondary schools 7as defined in  
section #haja of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77 to engage students2  
and  7,c7 demonstrate the ability to    
assist with forestry workforce placement
 and hiring4  7d7 ,term2 amount ,a grant
 made under this section shall be-- 7#a7
 for a period of not more than #d years2
 and  7#b7 in an amount that is-- 7,a7  
not less than #ejj1jjj2 and  7,b7 not   
more than #b1jjj1jjj4  7e7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #aj1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjbd through      
#bjbh4