Sec. 107. National Forest Foundation activities
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The National Forest Foundation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 583j et seq.) is amended— in section 402(b)— in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money and of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the targets for optimizing forest carbon stock established under section 101 of the Trillion Trees Act ; and carry out the National Medal for Forest Restoration under section 410. ; in section 405— in subsection (a), by striking 410 and inserting 412 ; and in subsection (b), by striking 410 and inserting 412 ; by redesignating section 410 as section 412; and by inserting after section 409 the following:
The Foundation shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, establish an award to be known as the National Medal for Forest Restoration to recognize outstanding contributions in domestic reforestation (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) activities carried out by individuals, communities, nonprofit organizations, and corporations. The Foundation shall award the National Medal for Forest Restoration at least once a year. The Foundation shall, in consultation with Secretary of Agriculture, establish multiple levels of awards reflecting the considerations specified in subsection (e).
The Foundation shall administer the awards under this section, including by— developing a website and media presence to highlight recipients of such awards; and tracking the contribution of such recipients towards the targets for increased forest carbon stock established under section 101 of the Trillion Trees Act. In awarding the National Medal for Forest Restoration under this section to an entity described in subsection (a), the Foundation shall consider— the number of acres planted or restored by such entity; the total increase in forest carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) resulting from reforestation (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) activities of such entity; the educational impact of the reforestation (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act) activities of such entity; and the total value of any donations by such entity to the Foundation. .
The National Forest Foundation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 583j et seq.), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by inserting after section 410 the following: The Foundation shall establish an educational grant program, in consultation with the Secretary, to be known as the 5th Grade Forestry Challenge to make grants to eligible recipients to— provide 5th grade students with a seedling to plant; educate students about forestry, forest management, active stewardship, and carbon storage; and encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money, technical expertise, and of real and personal property for the benefit of this program.
The following entities are eligible to receive a grant under this section: A local educational agency. A nonprofit entity that the Secretary determines has a demonstrated history of community engagement and education on natural resource issues. Other recipients as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. In carrying out the program required by this section, the Foundation may coordinate on an ongoing basis with appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, and local resource management departments, local educational agencies, nonprofit organizations, private citizens, and corporations to— identify lands suitable for reforestation (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act); encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money, technical expertise, and of real and personal property for the benefit of such program; manage and maintain reforested lands; and further educate students and the public about forestry and forest carbon stock (as defined in section 2 of the Trillion Trees Act).
Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Foundation establishes the grant program under this section, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees a report on the determination of the Secretary as to whether the grant program is a financially effective means to educate students in the fields described in subsection (a)(2). In this subsection: The term local educational agency has the meaning given that term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
The term relevant committees means— the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives; the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. .
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