,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dcc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ae1      
#bjbc,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 section 
7referred to in this subsection as the  
program74  7#b7 ,composition  7,a7      
,number ,the ,panel shall be composed of
 not fewer than #aj1 and not more than  
#bj1 members4  7,b7 ,members ,members of
 the ,panel shall-- 7i7 include         
recognized national leaders from across 
,state and ,federal agencies1           
universities1 industry1 and             
nongovernmental organizations2 and  7ii7
 have knowledge of and expertise in     
forest biometrics1 inventory1 and remote
 sensing technology4  7#c7 ,duties  7,a7
 ,review ,the ,panel shall conduct a    
review of the past progress1 current    
priorities1 and future needs of the     
program with respect to national        
monitoring of forest carbon1 climate    
change1 forest health1 and sustainable  
wood products4  7,b7 ,considerations    
,the review under subparagraph 7,a7     

shall include consideration of-- 7i7 the
 modernization of the program-- 7,i7    
broadly2 and  7,,ii7 specifically       
relating to the integration of advanced 
remote sensing technologies and methods 
such as small area estimation2 and  7ii7
 the possibility of more                
public-private-academic partnerships    
under the program to help meet the goals
 of the program and external needs1     
particularly relating to research       
priorities1 operational implementation  
of current or ongoing science1 and      
decision support4  7,c7 ,report ,not    
later than ,march #ca1 #bjbd1 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 chapter #aj of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code 7commonly referred
 to as the ,federal ,advisory ,committee
 ,act74  4