,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ae1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,rounds7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
improve and reauthorize the             
pollinator-friendly practices on        
roadside highways and rights-of-way     
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,roadside ,pollinator ,program      
,amendments ,act4  #b4                  
,pollinator-friendly practices on       
roadsides and highway rights-of-way     
,section #ccb of title #bc1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71
 by striking 2 or and inserting included
 on the list published by the ,secretary
 of the ,interior under section #ajd of 
the ,federally ,recognized ,indian      

,tribe ,list ,act of #aiid 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #eaca722  7,b7 in paragraph   
7#c71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 or2 and  7,c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#d7 a       
nonprofit organization that is-- 7,a7   
described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2 and 
7,b7 exempt from taxation under section 
#eja7;a7 of that ,code4  2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      
7#a77;,f71 by inserting after           
consultation with the ,director of the  
,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife     
,service before the period at the end2  
7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking that
 is a ,state department of              
transportation or a ,federal land       
management agency and inserting         
described in paragraph 7#a71 7#c71 or   
7#d7 of subsection 7b72 and  7,c7 in    
paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by redesignating   
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses  
7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and         
indenting appropriately2  7ii7 in the   

matter preceding clause 7i7 7as so      
redesignated71 by striking ,in          
developing and inserting the following3 
7,a7 ,in general ,in developing  2      
7iii7 in subparagraph 7,a7 7as so       
redesignated7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i7 7as  
so redesignated7-- 7aa7 by striking that
 is a ,state department of              
transportation or a ,federal land       
management agency and inserting         
described in paragraph 7#a71 7#c71 or   
7#d7 of subsection 7b72 and  7bb7 by    
striking affected or interested ,indian 
,tribes and inserting ,indian ,tribes   
described in subsection 7b77#b71 the    
,tribal land of which is located #ej    
miles or less from a project or practice
 proposed to be included in the plan2   
and  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii7 7as so       
redesignated71 by striking any eligible 
entity and inserting an eligible entity 
described in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or   
7#c7 of subsection 7b72 and  7iv7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7,b7  
,clarification ,nothing in this         

paragraph requires additional           
consultation beyond consultation during 
the development of a plan under         
paragraph 7#a74  2  7#c7 in subsection  
7e77#b77;,b71 by striking #aej1jjj and  
inserting #ejj1jjj2 and  7#d7 in        
subsection 7l77#a71 by striking         
#b1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbb through #bjbf and inserting       
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbf through #bjca4