,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #iej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa          
7legislative day1 ,march #aj71 #bjbe,mr4
 ,kelly 7for himself1 ,mr4              
,hickenlooper1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4     
,gallego1 ,ms4 ,smith1 and ,mr4 ,van    
,hollen7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure that  
the ,forest ,service is fully staffed1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,save ,our ,forests ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,national forest system ,the term       
,national ,forest ,system has the       
meaning given the term in section       
#aa7;a7 of the ,forest and ,rangeland   
,renewable ,resources ,planning ,act of 
#aigd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #afji7;a774  7#b7  
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture4  7#c7   
,service ,the term ,service means the   

,forest ,service4  #c4 ,forest ,service 
staffing and personnel ,as soon as      
practicable after the date of enactment 
of this ,act1 using funds previously    
appropriated to the ,secretary for such 
purposes1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7   
increase staffing necessary to sustain  
the health1 diversity1 and productivity 
of ,national ,forest ,system land to    
meet the needs of present and future    
generations2 and  7#b7 reinstate any    
individuals who were involuntarily      
removed or otherwise terminated from    
employment with the ,service during the 
period beginning on ,january #bj1 #bjbe1
 and ending on ,february #be1 #bjbe4    
#d4 ,continuation of authorized ,forest 
,service projects ,the ,secretary shall 
have the authority to continue to carry 
out any ,service project for which funds
 are authorized or appropriated under-- 
7#a7 the ,federal ,lands ,recreation    
,enhancement ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fhja  
et seq472  7#b7 the ,great ,american    
,outdoors ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aeb2  

#acd ,stat4 #fhb72  7#c7 the            
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act 7,public ,law #aag-eh2 #ace ,stat4 
#dbi72 or  7#d7 ,public ,law #aag-afi   
7commonly known as the ,inflation       
,reduction ,act of #bjbb7 7#acf ,stat4  
#ahah74