Sec. 2. Supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce

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The following amounts are appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes: For additional amounts for the Forest Service— $4,200,000,000 for National Forest System , to remain available through September 30, 2023, of which— $3,500,000,000 shall be used for hazardous fuels management activities, subject to the conditions that the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary ), shall— prioritize hazardous fuels reduction projects using those amounts for projects— for which any applicable processes under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) have been completed; and that are noncommercial; and complete and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives an annual report describing the number of acres of land on which projects carried out using those amounts effectively mitigated wildfire risk; $150,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments, as authorized by section 4003(f) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 7303(f) ); $300,000,000 shall be used for vegetation and watershed management, as determined by watershed-scale analytical assessments; and $250,000,000 shall be used for forest products; $6,000,000,000 for Capital Improvement and Maintenance , to remain available through September 30, 2023, subject to the conditions that— the Secretary shall prioritize the use of those amounts to make substantial progress in achieving motor vehicle use plans; and $300,000,000 shall be used for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program established by section 8 of Public Law 88–657 (as added by section 4); $500,000,000 for State and Private Forestry , of which— $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be used for competitive grants under the landscape-scale restoration program established under section 13A of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2109a ), of which $50,000,000 shall be used to enter into contracts with Indian tribes pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); $100,000,000 shall be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund established under section 200302 of title 54, United States Code, to be used for the Forest Legacy Program, to remain available until expended; $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be used for the urban and community forestry program; $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be used for the community forest and open space conservation program; and $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be used for State fire assistance (National Fire Capacity); and $100,000,000 for the purchase of personal protective equipment and other preparedness and response expenses relating to COVID–19, to remain available through September 30, 2023.

For an additional amount for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, $5,500,000,000 for Conservation Operations , to remain available through September 30, 2023, which shall be used to fund alternative funding arrangements under section 1271C(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3871c(d) ), the eligible partner (as defined in section 1271A of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3871a )) with respect to which demonstrates quantifiable and cost-efficient sediment and nutrient reductions, and near-term job creation, subject to the conditions that— the amounts shall be used— to fund high-impact resiliency projects to restore watersheds, the eligible partner (as so defined) with respect to which demonstrates— quantifiable reductions to nonpoint source pollution; or quantified water savings that functionally benefit native fish and wildlife species; and to provide $200,000,000 in technical assessment funding to eligible partners (as so defined) to analyze and quantify the sediment and nutrient benefits in advance of projects carried out using those amounts, on a State-by-State and watershed-by-watershed basis, by December 31, 2022; and with respect to a project funded using amounts made available under this paragraph— the project shall be approved on an expedited basis; the project shall receive 100 percent Federal financial assistance, with eligible partners (as so defined) managing the projects receiving a 20 percent administrative rate; and of the amount provided for the project, not more than 15 percent shall be used by the Secretary to provide technical assistance and measure project results. $100,000,000 for the Secretary for competitive grants under the Community Wood Energy and Wood Innovation Program established under section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8113 ), to remain available through September 30, 2023.

For additional amounts— for the Bureau of Land Management— $2,000,000,000 for Management of Lands and Resources , to remain available until September 30, 2021, which shall be used for hazardous fuels management activities, subject to the conditions that the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall— prioritize hazardous fuels reduction projects using those amounts for projects— for which any applicable processes under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) have been completed; and that are noncommercial; and complete and submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives an annual report describing the number of acres of land on which projects carried out using those amounts effectively mitigated wildfire risk; and $25,000,000 for Oregon and California Grant Lands ; for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $300,000,000 for Resource Management , to remain available until September 30, 2021, of which— $150,000,000 shall be used for the partners for fish and wildlife program; and $150,000,000 shall be used for migratory bird management under the North American waterfowl joint ventures program; for the Bureau of Reclamation, $4,500,000,000 for Water and Related Resources , to remain available through September 30, 2023, which shall be used to carry out the WaterSMART program authorized by subtitle F of title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10361 et seq.)— subject to the conditions that— projects funded using those amounts shall have— quantifiable and high-efficiency improvements to regional drought resiliency; or quantifiable increases in streamflows that functionally benefit native fish and wildlife species; and the amount of a grant provided using those amounts shall be not more than $50,000,000; and of which $100,000,000 shall be provided in technical assessment funding to recipients of amounts under that program to analyze and quantify the sediment and nutrient benefits of projects carried out using those amounts, on a State-by-State basis, by December 31, 2022; and for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, $45,000,000 for Operation of Indian Programs , of which— $20,000,000 shall be used for forestry, subject to the condition that such amount shall be divided equally between Tribal priority allocation and forest projects; $20,000,000 shall be made available to Indian Tribes on a competitive basis to build capacity for participation in large landscape-scale forest health treatments; and $5,000,000 shall be used for a workforce development initiative to recruit and retain forestry professionals on Indian land.

For an additional amount for the Department of Homeland Security for Disaster Relief Fund , $100,000,000 for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program under section 203 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5133 ), to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes of increasing wildfire resiliency. $9,000,000,000 for the Department of Labor for the Civilian Conservation Corps program established under subtitle E of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, to remain available through September 30, 2022.

For an additional amount for the Department of Commerce for Operations, Research, and Facilities , $2,000,000,000 for the National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund established under section 904 of the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act ( 16 U.S.C. 7503 ) to award grants under section 906 of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 7505 ), to remain available until September 30, 2031, for the purposes of creating jobs, restoring wetlands, dunes, reefs, marshes, kelp forests, mangroves, and other living shorelines to reduce flood risks, create habitat, and restart tourism.

To the extent practicable, in using amounts made available under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service— is encouraged to enter into stewardship contracting projects under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6591c ) in order to maximize the economic benefit for rural communities; and shall carry out projects using those amounts in accordance with section 104 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6514 ).

In carrying out projects using amounts made available under paragraphs

(1)through

(4)of subsection (a), the Secretary (as defined in subparagraphs

(A)and

(B)of section 203(13) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1722(13) )) shall— use qualified youth or conservation corps (as defined in section 203 of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1722 )) to the maximum extent practicable; consult with the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps for the purpose of identifying appropriate projects, activities, and workforce development outcomes; and be authorized to use such amounts as are necessary to provide technical assistance. Any otherwise applicable matching funds requirements, including under section 212(a)(1) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1729(a)(1) ), shall be waived for projects carried out using amounts made available under this section. The head of each Federal agency for which amounts are made available under this section shall monitor and track, through an online platform that is usable by personnel across Federal agencies, the expenditure of those amounts. In using amounts made available under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the Secretary of Labor, as applicable, shall give priority to funding projects that maximize quantifiable environmental benefits for the least cost.

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