Sec. 302. Carbon neutrality of sustainable biomass
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To support the key role that forests in the United States can play in addressing the energy needs of the United States, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, consistent with their legal authority and missions— collaborate to ensure that Federal policy relating to forest bioenergy— is consistent across all such respective Federal agencies; and recognizes all the benefits of using forest biomass for energy, conservation, carbon storage, and responsible forest management; not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, establish policies for the use of forest biomass as an energy solution, including policies that— reflect the carbon-neutrality of forest bioenergy and recognize biomass as a renewable energy source, provided the use of forest biomass for energy production does not cause conversion of forests to non-forest use; and encourage private investment throughout the forest biomass supply chain, including in— working forests; harvesting operations; forest improvement operations; forest bioenergy production; wood products manufacturing; or paper manufacturing; encourage forest management to improve forest health; and recognize State and Tribal initiatives to produce and use forest biomass.