,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dedh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,justice introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food ,security
 ,act of #aihe to establish a program to
 promote upland species habitat         
restoration1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,growing and ,restoring         
,operational ,upland ,species           
,ecosystems ,act of #bjbf or the        
,,grouse ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,upland    
species habitat restoration program     
,chapter #e of subtitle ,d of title     
,,xii of the ,food ,security ,act of    
#aihe is amended by inserting after     
section #abdj,m 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;bb7
 the following3  #abdj,n4 ,upland       
species habitat restoration program  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall      
establish a program to provide payments 

to landowners that enter into contracts 
with the ,secretary under this section  
for restoration of eligible forest land4
  7b7 ,eligible forest land  7#a7 ,in   
general ,forest land for which a        
landowner is eligible to receive a      
payment under this section is an area of
 not less than #aj acres of             
nonindustrial private forest land that--
 7,a7 was commercially logged within the
 previous #ahj-;day period2  7,b7 is    
currently being commercially logged1 but
 has not been cut and cleared into open 
land for the purpose of development2    
7,c7 is currently being commercially    
logged and will be cut and cleared for  
the purpose of forest management2 or    
7,d7 was affected by a major natural    
disaster1 as determined by the          
,secretary1 such as a tornado1          
hurricane1 wildfire1 or insect          
infestation4  7#b7 ,limitation ,of the  
eligible forest land described in       
paragraph 7#a7 owned by a landowner1 the
 landowner shall not receive payments   

under this section for more than the    
lesser of-- 7,a7 #e percent2 and  7,b7  
#bej acres4  7c7 ,payments  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary shall provide   
payments to a landowner that enters into
 a contract with the ,secretary under   
this section for #ge percent of the     
costs of habitat restoration activities 
incurred by the landowner in            
establishing native vegetation          
beneficial to upland wildlife1 including
 planting native1 soft-mast tree and    
shrub species and other native          
vegetation commonly found in early      
successional habitats1 on eligible      
forest land1 including costs of-- 7,a7  
labor2  7,b7 planting2  7,c7 fertilizer2
  7,d7 seedlings2 and  7,e7 other       
materials and practices1 as determined  
by the ,secretary4  7#b7 ,determination 
of amounts ,the ,secretary shall        
establish the amounts of eligible costs 
under paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,contracts   
7#a7 ,applications ,to be eligible to   
enter into a contract under this        

section1 a landowner shall submit to the
 ,secretary an application at such time1
 in such manner1 and containing such    
information as the ,secretary may       
require4  7#b7 ,term ,a contract under  
this section shall have a term that does
 not exceed #e years4  7#c7 ,habitat    
plan ,a contract under this section     
shall include a habitat plan developed  
by the applicable landowner1 in         
consultation with private1              
nongovernmental1 ,state1 or ,federal    
wildlife biologists or foresters4  7e7  
,technical assistance ,the ,secretary   
may provide to a landowner that enters  
into a contract under this section      
7including through a third-party        
provider pursuant to section #abdb7     
technical assistance in the planting of 
trees and shrubs in accordance with the 
contract4  4