,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dcdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjbd,mr4    
,hick5loop] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m>%all7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to provide assi/ance 9     
support ( nurs]ies & se$ or*>ds1 to     
e/abli% a grant program 9 support (     
nurs]ies & se$ or*>ds1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,re=e/ation1 ,nurs]ies1 & ,g5etic   
,res\rces ,support ,act ( #bjbd or !    
,,rngr ,support ,act ( #bjbd4  #b4      
,nurs]y & se$ or*>d support  7a7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,eligible recipi5t ,! t]m eligible      
recipi5t means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate =e/ry     
ag5cy2  7,b7 an ,indian ,tribe2 &  7,c7 
a private nurs]y t has exp]i5ce gr[+    
high-quality native trees ( appropriate 
g5etic s\rces 9 b>]oot or conta9]       
/ocktypes specific = re=e/ation1        

re/oration1 or cons]vation1 includ+     
native plants & se$s t are ( cultural   
significance to ,indian ,tribes4  7#b7  
,nurs]y ,! t]m nurs]y means a tree or   
native plant nurs]y4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! 
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture4  7#d7 ,se$ or*>d ,! t]m   
se$ or*>d means a tree or native plant  
se$ or*>d4  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate     
means-- 7,a7 ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates2     
7,b7 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2  7,c7 !    
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico2 &  7,d7 any
 t]ritory or possession ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7b7 ,p>tn]%ips1 collaboration1 
& o!r assi/ance 9 support ( nurs]ies &  
se$ or*>ds ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !   
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 %all-- 7#a7     
p>tn] ) ,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies1 ,indian 
,tribes1 & private nurs]ies to provide  
tra9+1 te*nical assi/ance1 & rese>* to  
nurs]y & tree e/abli%m5t programs t     
support natural reg5]ation1 re=e/ation1 
agr(ore/ry1 & af=e/ation2  7#b7 promote 
in=mation-%>+ to improve te*nical k &   
practices & und]/& dem&s1 climate *ange 

impacts1 & o!r issues z necess>y to     
address all facets ( ! re=e/ation       
pipel9e2  7#c7 provide te*nical &       
f9ancial assi/ance to int]national      
nurs]y & tree e/abli%m5t programs ?r\gh 
! ,=e/ ,s]vice ,int]national ,programs1 
! ,in/itute ( ,pacific ,isl&s ,=e/ry1 & 
! ,int]national ,in/itute ( ,tropical   
,=e/ry2  7#d7 collaborate ) o!r relevant
 ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 includ+ !  
,=eign ,agricultural ,s]vice1 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &   
,wildlife ,s]vice1 & int]national       
organizations1 includ+ ! ,food &        
,agriculture ,organization ( ! ,unit$   
,nations1 to provide te*nical & f9ancial
 assi/ance relat+ to nurs]ies &         
re=e/ation2  7#e7 coord9ate ! ef=ts ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture-- 7,a7 to      
address ! *all5ges associat$ ) !        
re=e/ation pipel9e2 &  7,b7 to lev]age  
economic developm5t assi/ance = "w )    
private nurs]ies2 &  7#f7 exp&          
climate-in=m$ re=e/ation supply *a9s    

?r\gh sci5ce & rese>*1 se$ collection & 
/orage1 & nurs]y infra/ructure &        
op]ations4  7c7 ,nurs]y & se$ or*>d     
grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a program to   
provide grants to eligible recipi5ts to 
support nurs]ies & se$ or*>ds4  7#b7    
,eligible projects ,an eligible recipi5t
 t receives a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all c>ry out a project t comprises "o  
or m ( ! foll[+ activities3 7,a7 ,!     
developm5t1 expansion1 enhancem5t1 or   
improvem5t ( nurs]y production capacity 
or o!r infra/ructure-- 7i7 to improve   
se$ collection & /orage2  7ii7 to       
increase se$l+ production1 /orage1 &    
di/ribution2 or  7iii7 to enhance se$l+ 
survival & prop]ly manage tree g5etic   
res\rces4  7,b7 ,! e/abli%m5t or        
expansion ( a nurs]y or se$ or*>d1      
includ+ by acquir+ equipm5t = a nurs]y  
or se$ or*>d4  7,c7 ,! developm5t or    
implem5tation ( quality control measures
 at nurs]ies or se$ or*>ds4  7,d7 ,!    

promotion ( work=ce developm5t )9 any   
facet ( ! re=e/ation pipel9e4  7,e7 ,su*
 o!r activities z ! ,secret>y det]m9es  
to be appropriate4  7d7 ,fund+  7#a7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4  7#b7           
,re=e/ation ,tru/ ,fund ,9 addition to  
am\nts appropriat$ pursuant to p>agraph 
7#a71 not)/&+ subsection 7d7 ( section  
#cjc ( ,public ,law #if-dea 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #afjf;a71 ( am\nts 9 !        
,re=e/ation ,tru/ ,fund e/abli%$ by     
subsection 7a7 ( t section t are n      
o!rwise obligat$1 ! ,secret>y may       
obligate n m ?an #e1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal
 ye> to c>ry out ?is section4