,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dedh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjbf,mr4    
,ju/ice introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food ,security ,act 
( #aihe to e/abli% a program to promote 
upl& species habitat re/oration1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,gr[+ & ,re/or+         
,op]ational ,upl& ,species ,ecosy/ems   
,act ( #bjbf or ! ,,gr\se ,act ( #bjbf4 
#b4 ,upl& species habitat re/oration    
program ,*apt] #e ( subtitle ,d ( title 
,,xii ( ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe  
is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #abdj,m 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chci;bb7 ! foll[+3      
#abdj,n4 ,upl& species habitat          
re/oration program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program to     
provide paym5ts to l&[n]s t ent] into   
contracts ) ! ,secret>y "u ?is section =
 re/oration ( eligible =e/ l&4  7b7     
,eligible =e/ l&  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,=e/ l& 

= :i* a l&[n] is eligible to receive a  
paym5t "u ?is section is an area ( n    
less ?an #aj acres ( non9du/rial private
 =e/ l& t-- 7,a7 0 comm]cially logg$ )9 
! previ\s #ahj-;day p]iod2  7,b7 is     
curr5tly be+ comm]cially logg$1 b has n 
be5 cut & cle>$ into op5 l& = ! purpose 
( developm5t2  7,c7 is curr5tly be+     
comm]cially logg$ & w be cut & cle>$ = !
 purpose ( =e/ managem5t2 or  7,d7 0    
affect$ by a major natural disa/]1 z    
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 su* z a tornado1
 hurricane1 wildfire1 or insect         
infe/ation4  7#b7 ,limitation ,( !      
eligible =e/ l& describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 own$ by a l&[n]1 ! l&[n] %all n receive
 paym5ts "u ?is section = m ?an ! less] 
(-- 7,a7 #e p]c5t2 &  7,b7 #bej acres4  
7c7 ,paym5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y
 %all provide paym5ts to a l&[n] t ent]s
 into a contract ) ! ,secret>y "u ?is   
section = #ge p]c5t ( ! co/s ( habitat  
re/oration activities incurr$ by ! l&[n]
 9 e/abli%+ native vegetation b5eficial 
to upl& wildlife1 includ+ plant+ native1

 s(t-ma/ tree & %rub species & o!r      
native vegetation commonly f\nd 9 e>ly  
successional habitats1 on eligible =e/  
l&1 includ+ co/s (-- 7,a7 labor2  7,b7  
plant+2  7,c7 f]tiliz]2  7,d7 se$l+s2 & 
7,e7 o!r mat]ials & practices1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation (   
am\nts ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% !      
am\nts ( eligible co/s "u p>agraph 7#a74
  7d7 ,contracts  7#a7 ,applications ,to
 be eligible to ent] into a contract "u 
?is section1 a l&[n] %all submit to !   
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require4  7#b7 ,t]m ,a    
contract "u ?is section %all h a t]m t  
does n exce$ #e ye>s4  7#c7 ,habitat    
plan ,a contract "u ?is section %all    
include a habitat plan develop$ by !    
applicable l&[n]1 9 consultation )      
private1 nongov]nm5tal1 ,/ate1 or ,f$]al
 wildlife biologi/s or =e/]s4  7e7      
,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y may    
provide to a l&[n] t ent]s into a       
contract "u ?is section 7includ+ ?r\gh a

 ?ird-p>ty provid] pursuant to section  
#abdb7 te*nical assi/ance 9 ! plant+ (  
trees & %rubs 9 accordance ) ! contract4
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