,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #e1 #bjbe    
,ms4 ,leger ,fernandez introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in  
addition to the ,committee on ,natural  
,resources1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,infrastructure
 ,investment and ,jobs ,act to authorize
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting 
through the ,chief of the ,forest       
,service1 to enter into contracts1      
grants1 and agreements to carry out     
certain ecosystem restoration           
activities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,seedlings for ,sustainable        
,habitat ,restoration ,act of #bjbe4    
#b4 ,contracts1 grants1 and agreements  
to carry out certain ecosystem          

restoration activities  7a7 ,contracts1 
grants1 and agreements ,section #djhjd  
of the ,infrastructure ,investment and  
,jobs ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #feib;a7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7g7 ,contracts1 grants1 and 
agreements ,to carry out the ecosystem  
restoration activities described in     
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of       
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service1 may enter into 
contracts1 grants1 or agreements with   
,state forestry agencies1 local private 
or nonprofit entities1 institutions of  
higher education 7as defined in section 
#aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7771    
,indian ,tribes1 and multistate         
coalitions-- 7#a7 for the collection and
 maintenance of native seeds1 including 
material from managed seed orchards2 and
  7#b7 for the production of seedlings  
for revegetation4  4  7b7 ,collaborative
 forest landscape restoration program   
,section #djjc7;b77#g7 of the ,omnibus  

,public ,land ,management ,act of #bjji 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gcjc7;b77#g77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in the matter preceding 
subparagraph 7,a71 by inserting the     
collection and maintenance of native    
seeds for revegetation1 the production  
of seedlings1 and after or agreements   
for2  7#b7 by redesignating             
subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,d7 as      
subparagraphs 7,c7 through 7,e71        
respectively2 and  7#c7 by inserting    
after subparagraph 7,a7 the following3  
7,b7 institutions of higher education   
7as defined in section #aja7;a7 of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a7772  4