,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #abac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #aa1 #bjbe,ms4 ,schrier 7for herself and ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable ,resources ,research ,act of #aigh to modify the forest inventory and analysis program4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,forest ,data ,modernization ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,forest inventory and analysis 7a7 ,in general ,section #c7;e7 of the ,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable ,resources ,research ,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afdb7;e77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking their resources and inserting the resources of those forests1 including forest carbon12 7,b7 by striking ,in compliance and inserting the following3 7,a7 ,in general ,in compliance 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,additional methods ,under the program under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall carry out1 as a data collection method-- 7i7 a timber products output study2 and 7ii7 a national woodland owner survey4 2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c77;,c71 by inserting including with respect to available forest carbon data1 after #b decades12 7#c7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 in the second sentence1 by striking ,the standards and inserting the following3 7,b7 ,inclusions ,the standards described in subparagraph 7,a7 2 7,b7 by striking 7#d7 ,national standards and definitions4--,to ensure and inserting the following3 7#d7 ,national consistency 7,a7 ,standards and definitions ,to ensure 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 ,terminology ,the ,secretary shall include a clear description of the definition of forest used for purposes of reporting data from inventories and analyses of forests and the resources of forests under this subsection with-- 7i7 any data or report provided under the program under this subsection2 7ii7 ,renewable ,resource ,assessments prepared under section #c7;a7 of the ,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable ,resources ,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afja7;a772 and 7iii7 any data or report provided to an entity outside the ,united ,states4 2 7#d7 in paragraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 and inserting ,in accordance with paragraph 7#g712 and 7,b7 by striking subparagraphs 7,d7 and 7,e7 and inserting the following3 7,d7 the organization and procedures necessary to understand and report on changes in land cover and use2 7,e7 the organization and procedures necessary to evaluate carbon-related data variables1 including soil carbon1 collected from forest inventory and analysis plots1 timber products output studies1 and national woodland owner surveys to ensure that carbon accounting information needs can be met2 and 2 and 7#e7 by adding at the end the following3 7#g7 ,updates to strategic plan 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall prepare an update to the strategic plan under paragraph 7#f7 to include-- 7i7 a plan to implement nationally consistent data collection protocols and procedures to improve the statistical precision of base program estimates2 7ii7 pathways to integrate and report on changes in forest carbon1 including below-ground carbon2 7iii7 plans1 including the identification of challenges1 to collaborate with other ,federal agencies1 non-,federal partners1 and the private sector to integrate existing nationally available data sets and best available commercial technologies1 such as remote sensing1 spatial analysis techniques1 and other new technologies2 7iv7 a plan to increase transparency and clarity in reporting in accordance with paragraph 7#d77;,c72 7v7 a plan to expand current data collection1 further integrate remote sensing technology1 or both1 to include procedures to improve the statistical precision of estimates at the sub-,state level2 7vi7 a plan to expand current data collection1 further integrate remote sensing technology1 or both1 to include information on renewable biomass supplies and carbon stocks at the local1 ,state1 regional1 and national levels1 including by ownership type2 and 7vii7 such other matters as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate based on recommendations of the ,forest ,inventory and ,analysis ,national ,user ,group4 7,b7 ,submission ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives the update to the strategic plan prepared under subparagraph 7,a74 7,c7 ,further updates ,not later than #e years after the date on which the update is submitted under subparagraph 7,b71 and every #e years thereafter1 the ,secretary shall-- 7i7 prepare an additional update to the strategic plan2 and 7ii7 submit the additional update to the committees described in subparagraph 7,b74 7#h7 ,accessibility ,the ,secretary shall ensure that data collected under this subsection is-- 7,a7 easily accessible to all public- and private-sector entities2 and 7,b7 collected using means that ensure the confidentiality1 in accordance with section #aggj of the ,food ,security ,act of #aihe 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbgf71 of-- 7i7 plot locations2 7ii7 nonaggregated data of woodland owners2 and 7iii7 forest industry information4 7#i7 ,biennial compilations ,biennially1 the ,secretary shall prepare and make publicly available a compilation of national forest inventory and analysis forest statistics1 which shall be similar to the tables contained in the ,renewable ,resource ,assessments prepared under section #c7;a7 of the ,forest and ,rangeland ,renewable ,resources ,planning ,act of #aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afja7;a774 7#aj7 ,external complex data requests 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish an office1 a data platform1 or both to process and respond to complex data requests submitted by external organizations relating to the program under this subsection4 7,b7 ,fees ,to cover the costs of processing of and responding to complex data requests described in subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary may impose fees on the external organizations submitting the requests4 7#aa7 ,reports ,each year1 the ,secretary shall publish as part of the forest inventory and analysis business report a detailed description of the progress of the ,secretary in implementing the programmatic elements of the strategic plan described in paragraph 7#f71 including-- 7,a7 the costs and priorities of the strategic plan2 and 7,b7 how the program under this subsection leverages new technology1 improves and standardizes collection protocols1 and increases workforce capacity4 4 7b7 ,remote sensing technologies ,section #hfcb7a7 of the ,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afdb note2 ,public ,law #aae-ccd7 is amended by striking technologies and inserting technologies1 such as microwave1 ,li,d,a,r1 hyperspectral1 and high-resolution remote sensing data for data collection1 and machine learning for improved modeling14