,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bcb #aai?     
,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ebh  
,report ,no4 #aai-bgf1 ,"p ,i ,,9 ,,!   
,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y    
#af1 #bjbe,ms4 ,pett]s5 7= h]self & ,mr4
 ,edw>ds7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural     
,res\rces1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,septemb] #ae1                 
#bjbe;,additional sponsor3 ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick  ,septemb] #ae1            
#bjbe,report$ f ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,septemb] #ae1              
#bjbe;,committee on ,agriculture        
dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$  ,a ,,bill  ,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 ,act ( #bjbe4 
#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$s4 
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,cov]$ ag5cy ,! t]m cov]$ ag5cy means-- 
7,a7 ea* ,f$]al l& managem5t ag5cy 7z   
su* t]m is def9$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,l&s        
,recreation ,enhancem5t ,act 7#af       
,u4,s4,c4 #fhja772 &  7,b7 ! ,bureau (  
,indian ,affairs4  7#b7 ,cov]$ l&s ,!   
t]m cov]$ l&s means any ,f$]al l& or    
int]e/ 9 l& adm9i/]$ by a cov]$ ag5cy & 
,indian ,=e/ ,l& or ,rangel&4  7#c7     
,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#d7      
,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#e7           
,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#f7 ,re/oration ,! t]m        
re/oration means assi/+ ! recov]y ( an  
ecosy/em t has be5 degrad$1 damag$1 or  
de/roy$1 includ+ ! ree/abli%m5t (       
appropriate plant species composition & 
community /ructure4  7#g7 ,secret>y ,!  
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,int]ior4  7#h7 ,unplann$ 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  ,septemb]    
#ae1 #bjbe,report$ f ! ,committee on    
,natural ,resources,september #ae1      
#bjbe;,committee on ,agriculture        
dis*>g$2 committ$ to ! ,committee ( !   
,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union &     
ord]$ to be pr9t$