,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcdf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ae1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself and
 ,mr4 ,marshall7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,agriculture to provide assistance in   
support of nurseries and seed orchards1 
to establish a grant program in support 
of nurseries and seed orchards1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,reforestation1
 ,nurseries1 and ,genetic ,resources    
,support ,act of #bjbd or the ,,rngr    
,support ,act of #bjbd4  #b4 ,nursery   
and seed orchard support  7a7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,eligible recipient ,the term eligible  
recipient means-- 7,a7 a ,state forestry
 agency2  7,b7 an ,indian ,tribe2 and   
7,c7 a private nursery that has         
experience growing high-quality native  

trees of appropriate genetic sources in 
bareroot or container stocktypes        
specific for reforestation1 restoration1
 or conservation1 including native      
plants and seeds that are of cultural   
significance to ,indian ,tribes4  7#b7  
,nursery ,the term nursery means a tree 
or native plant nursery4  7#c7          
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#d7   
,seed orchard ,the term seed orchard    
means a tree or native plant seed       
orchard4  7#e7 ,state ,the term ,state  
means-- 7,a7 each of the several        
,states2  7,b7 the ,district of         
,columbia2  7,c7 the ,commonwealth of   
,puerto ,rico2 and  7,d7 any territory  
or possession of the ,united ,states4   
7b7 ,partnerships1 collaboration1 and   
other assistance in support of nurseries
 and seed orchards ,the ,secretary1     
acting through the ,chief of the ,forest
 ,service1 shall-- 7#a7 partner with    
,federal and ,state agencies1 ,indian   
,tribes1 and private nurseries to       

provide training1 technical assistance1 
and research to nursery and tree        
establishment programs that support     
natural regeneration1 reforestation1    
agroforestry1 and afforestation2  7#b7  
promote information-sharing to improve  
technical knowledge and practices and   
understand demands1 climate change      
impacts1 and other issues as necessary  
to address all facets of the            
reforestation pipeline2  7#c7 provide   
technical and financial assistance to   
international nursery and tree          
establishment programs through the      
,forest ,service ,international         
,programs1 the ,institute of ,pacific   
,islands ,forestry1 and the             
,international ,institute of ,tropical  
,forestry2  7#d7 collaborate with other 
relevant ,federal departments and       
agencies1 including the ,foreign        
,agricultural ,service1 the ,united     
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development1 and the ,united ,states   
,fish and ,wildlife ,service1 and       

international organizations1 including  
the ,food and ,agriculture ,organization
 of the ,united ,nations1 to provide    
technical and financial assistance      
relating to nurseries and reforestation2
  7#e7 coordinate the efforts of the    
,department of ,agriculture-- 7,a7 to   
address the challenges associated with  
the reforestation pipeline2 and  7,b7 to
 leverage economic development          
assistance for work with private        
nurseries2 and  7#f7 expand             
climate-informed reforestation supply   
chains through science and research1    
seed collection and storage1 and nursery
 infrastructure and operations4  7c7    
,nursery and seed orchard grants  7#a7  
,in general ,not later than #b years    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall establish a  
program to provide grants to eligible   
recipients to support nurseries and seed
 orchards4  7#b7 ,eligible projects ,an 
eligible recipient that receives a grant
 under paragraph 7#a7 shall carry out a 

project that comprises one or more of   
the following activities3 7,a7 ,the     
development1 expansion1 enhancement1 or 
improvement of nursery production       
capacity or other infrastructure-- 7i7  
to improve seed collection and storage2 
7ii7 to increase seedling production1   
storage1 and distribution2 or  7iii7 to 
enhance seedling survival and properly  
manage tree genetic resources4  7,b7    
,the establishment or expansion of a    
nursery or seed orchard1 including by   
acquiring equipment for a nursery or    
seed orchard4  7,c7 ,the development or 
implementation of quality control       
measures at nurseries or seed orchards4 
7,d7 ,the promotion of workforce        
development within any facet of the     
reforestation pipeline4  7,e7 ,such     
other activities as the ,secretary      
determines to be appropriate4  7d7      
,funding  7#a7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  

years #bjbe through #bjbi4  7#b7        
,reforestation ,trust ,fund ,in addition
 to amounts appropriated pursuant to    
paragraph 7#a71 notwithstanding         
subsection 7d7 of section #cjc of       
,public ,law #if-dea 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#afjf;a71 of amounts in the             
,reforestation ,trust ,fund established 
by subsection 7a7 of that section that  
are not otherwise obligated1 the        
,secretary may obligate not more than   
#e1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year to carry
 out this section4