Sec. 5. Additional supplemental appropriations
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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 an additional amount for the Forest Service, $100,000,000 for State and Private Forestry , to remain available through September 30, 2023, which shall be used for State fire assistance (National Fire Capacity). For an additional amount for the Forest Service, $150,000,000 for National Forest System , to remain available through September 30, 2023, which 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) ).
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 of Agriculture to provide technical assistance and measure project results.
For an additional amount 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.
For an additional amount 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 an additional amount 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. 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.
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