,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,s*ri] 7= h]self & ,mr4       
,b]gman7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,agriculture to collaborate ) v>i\s     
entities1 & to e/abli% a grant program1 
z a means ( 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 ( #bjbf or !    
,,rngr ,support ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4      
,nurs]y & se$ or*>d support  7a7        
,p>tn]%ips1 collaboration1 & o!r        
assi/ance 9 support ( nurs]ies & se$    
or*>ds ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 %all-- 
7#a7 p>tn] ) ,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies1    
,indian ,tribes1 in/itutions ( high]    
education1 nonpr(it organizations1 &    
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 &   
practices1 & to bett] und]/& re=e/ation 
ne$s1 relat+ to se$s or se$l+s1 effects 
( climate *ange1 tree g5etics =         
resi/ance to pa?og5s & dr\ght1 & o!r    
issues necess>y to address all facets ( 
! re=e/ation supply *a92  7#c7 provide  
te*nical & f9ancial assi/ance to        
int]national nurs]y & tree e/abli%m5t   
programs ?r\gh ! ,=e/ ,s]vice           
,int]national ,programs1 ! ,in/itute (  
,pacific ,isl&s ,=e/ry1 & !             
,int]national ,in/itute ( ,tropical     
,=e/ry2  7#d7 collaborate ) o!r relevant
 ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 includ+ !  
,=eign ,agricultural ,s]vice ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 ! ,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 supply *a91 includ+ work=ce  
developm5t2 &  7,b7 to lev]age economic 
developm5t assi/ance = "w ) private     
nurs]ies2  7#f7 exp& re=e/ation supply  
*a9s ?r\gh sci5ce & rese>*1 se$         
collection & /orage1 work=ce developm5t1
 & nurs]y infra/ructure & op]ations2 &  
7#g7 %ort5 ! timel9e = approval ( p]mits
 to collect se$s on ,national ,=e/      
,sy/em l&s4  7b7 ,nurs]y & se$ or*>d    
grant program  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,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 ,all[able uses ,a recipi5t
 ( grant funds "u p>agraph 7#a7 may use 
su* funds to c>ry out a project compris$
 ( #a or m ( ! foll[+3 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 supply *a94  7,e7  
,any o!r activity det]m9$ appropriate by
 ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,re=e/ation ,tru/    
,fund ,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  7d7      
,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$s t are ( cultural   
significance to ,indian ,tribes4  7#b7  
,national ,=e/ ,sy/em ,! t]m ,national  
,=e/ ,sy/em has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9    
section #aa7;a7 ( ! ,=e/ & ,rangel&     
,r5ewable ,res\rces ,plann+ ,act ( #aigd
 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a774  7#c7       
,nurs]y ,! t]m nurs]y means a tree or   
native plant nurs]y4  7#d7 ,se$ or*>d ,!
 t]m se$ or*>d means a tree or native   
plant se$ or*>d4  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m     
,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 & any t]ritory or         
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4