Sec. 2. Sense of Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that— the Trillion Trees Initiative established by the United Nations Environment Programme should be supported; under such Trillion Trees Initiative, nations, corporations, and individuals around the globe will contribute to planting one trillion new trees; one trillion new trees globally would sequester a significant amount of atmospheric carbon and constitute a pragmatic step towards addressing global carbon emissions; and under this Act, the United States will— take a leadership role in planting one trillion trees globally; utilize the vast natural assets, robust wood product market, and technical expertise of the United States to plant, manage, and utilize domestic forestland; and incentivize the use of sustainable building products to sequester carbon.