#aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #ebh  ,,an ,,act  ,to require !        
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to c>ry out a    
program = ,po/-,disa/] ,re=e/ation &    
,re/oration ,program1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,po/-,disa/] ,re=e/ation & ,re/oration
 ,act4  #b4 ,po/-,disa/] ,re=e/ation &  
,re/oration ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act & annually !reaft]1 !       
,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! heads ( !  
cov]$ ag5cies1 %all id5tify cov]$ l&s   
requir+ re=e/ation & re/oration foll[+  
unplann$ di/urbances t are unlikely to  
exp]i5ce natural reg5]ation )\t         
assi/ance4  7b7 ,priority projects ,9   
consultation ) ! heads ( cov]$ ag5cies1 
! ,secret>y-- 7#a7 %all propose a li/ ( 
priority projects = re=e/ation &        
re/oration = ea* fiscal ye>2  7#b7 may  
c>ry out priority projects ?r\gh-- 7,a7 
competitively aw>d$ grants2  7,b7       
contracts2  7,c7 contracts e/abli%$ "u !
 ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education

 ,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et
 seq472 &  7,d7 coop]ative agreem5ts1 to
 be aw>d$ 9 accordance ) applicable     
requirem5ts e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  
7#c7 may support any grant contract or  
coop]ative agreem5t t may be necess>y to
 ensure adequate & appropriate se$ &    
se$l+ availability to fur!r ! objectives
 ( priority projects4  7c7 ,outrea* ,to 
fulfill requirem5ts ( ?is section !     
heads ( cov]$ ag5cies %all conduct      
outrea* to-- 7#a7 ,indian ,tribes2  7#b7
 ,/ates2  7#c7 t]ritories2  7#d7 units (
 local gov]nm5t2  7#e7 ,alaska ,native  
organizations2  7#f7 ,native ,hawaiian  
organizations2  7#g7 in/itutions ( high]
 education2  7#h7 ,f$]al ag5cies )      
jurisdiction ov] ,f$]al l& adjo9+ or    
proximal to priority projects2 &  7#i7  
o!r /akehold]s z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4
  7d7 ,reports & recomm5dations ,n lat] 
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! relevant     
,congressional ,committees a report t   

includes ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,an acc\nt+ (   
all cov]$ l&s requir+ re=e/ation &      
re/oration4  7#b7 ,a li/ ( priority     
projects & implem5tation progress to    
address re=e/ation & re/oration         
objectives id5tifi$4  7#c7 ,an acc\nt+ (
 grants1 contracts1 & coop]ative        
agreem5ts e/abli%$ 9 fur!rance (        
priority projects4  7#d7 ,outrea* ef=ts 
by cov]$ ag5cies to advance priority    
projects4  7#e7 ,assessm5ts (1 &        
recomm5dations relat+ to se$1 se$l+1 &  
implem5tation gaps to advance priority  
projects & opportunities to e/abli%     
d$icat$ fund+ necess>y to address any   
backlog ( re=e/ation & re/oration ne$s4 
7e7 ,sunset ,! au?ority provid$ "u ?is  
section %all t]m9ate on ! date t is #g  
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,cov]$ ag5cy ,! t]m cov]$ ag5cy means ! 
,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice1 ! ,bureau (   
,l& ,managem5t1 ! ,bureau (             
,reclamation1 & ! ,bureau ( ,indian     

,affairs4  7#b7 ,cov]$ l&s ,! t]m cov]$ 
l&s means--  7,a7 any ,f$]al l& or      
int]e/ 9 l& adm9i/]$ by a cov]$ ag5cy2  
or  7,b7 ,indian ,=e/ ,l& or ,rangel&4  
7#c7 ,indian ,=e/ ,l& or ,rangel& ,! t]m
 ,indian ,=e/ ,l& or ,rangel& means l&  
t-- 7,a7 is held 9 tru/ by1 or ) a      
re/riction aga9/ ali5ation by1 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates = an ,indian ,tribe or a memb] ( 
an ,indian ,tribe2 &  7,b7  7i7  7,i7 is
 ,indian =e/ l& 7z def9$ 9 section #cjd 
( ! ,national ,indian ,=e/ ,res\rces    
,managem5t ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc772 
or  7,,ii7 has a cov] ( grasses1 bru%1  
or any simil> vegetation2 or  7ii7 =m]ly
 _h a =e/ cov] or vegetative cov] t is  
capable ( re/oration4  7#d7 ,indian     
tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe means any   
,indian or ,alaska ,native tribe1 b&1   
nation1 pueblo1 village1 or community   
individually id5tifi$ 7includ+          
p>5!tically7 9 ! li/ publi%$ mo/ rec5tly
 z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act       
pursuant to section #ajd ( ! ,f$]ally   
,recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe ,li/ ,act (   

#aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74  7#e7      
,natural reg5]ation ,! t]m natural      
reg5]ation has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9     
section 7e77#d7 ( ! ,=e/ & ,rangel&     
,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd
 7,u4,s4,c4 #cf #afja74  7#f7           
,re=e/ation ,! t]m re=e/ation has !     
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section 7e77#d7 ( !  
,=e/ & ,rangel& ,r5ewable ,res\rces     
,plann+ ,act ( #aigd 7,u4,s4,c4 #cf     
#afja74  7#g7 ,re/oration ,! t]m        
re/oration means assi/+ ! recov]y ( an  
ecosy/em t has be5 degrad$1 damag$1 or  
de/roy$1 includ+ ! ree/abli%m5t (       
appropriate plant species composition & 
community /ructure4  7#h7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( !     
,int]ior4  7#i7 ,unplann$ di/urbance ,! 
t]m unplann$ di/urbance means any       
unplann$ di/urbance t disrupts ecosy/em 
/ructure or composition & may include a 
wildfire1 an infe/ation ( insects or    
disease1 or a wea!r ev5t4  ,pass$ !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,m>* #af1       
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