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, 2021, and for other purposes: For additional amounts for the Forest Service— $8,075,000,000 for National Forest System , to remain available through September 30, 2023, of which— $3,500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 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 paragraph 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 or are in the process of being completed; that are noncommercial; that focus on small diameter trees, thinning, strategic fuel breaks, and fire use to modify fire behavior, as measured by the projected reduction of uncharacteristically severe wildfire effects for the forest type, such as adverse soil impacts, tree mortality, or other impacts; that maximize the retention of large trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to the extent that the trees promote fire-resilient stands; that do not include the establishment of permanent roads; and for which funding would be committed to decommission all temporary roads constructed to carry out the project; shall not harvest vegetation— from any old growth stand, unless the old growth stand is part of a science-based ecological restoration project authorized by the Secretary that meets applicable protection and old growth enhancement objectives, as determined by the Secretary; or within any inventoried roadless area; and shall 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, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 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) ):

Provided , That the Secretary may expend such funds on any proposal that has received or been approved for funding through the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund and will be implemented through the collaborative process described in section 4003(b)(2) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(2) ); $300,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be used to implement watershed protection and restoration action plans developed as part of the Watershed Condition Framework established under section 304 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6543 ); $25,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021, for Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness , which shall be used for the Every Kid Outdoors program established under section 9001 of the John D.

Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116–9 ); and $100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be used for plan monitoring programs developed pursuant to section 219.12 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), including multi-party monitoring under those programs; $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 carry out authorized activities— to provide stewardship for existing system roads and trails; to improve water quality; to improve, maintain, or restore infrastructure for— the passage of fish and wildlife; and recreational use; to decommission unneeded roads; to improve visitor services; and to improve recreational and educational access, opportunities, and other services to underserved communities; 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 5); $2,400,000,000 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, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the Forest Legacy Program; $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 $2,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be used for State fire assistance (National Fire Capacity); $30,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, shall be used for the Water Source Protection Program established under section 303 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 ( 16 U.S.C. 6542 ); $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:

Provided , That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall consider allocating personal protective equipment and appropriate testing for COVID–19 to Federal and cooperating wildland firefighters and law enforcement personnel from Federal land management agencies; and $2,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, to carry out the National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act ( 16 U.S.C. 583k et seq.). For an additional amount for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, $5,500,000,000 for Conservation Operations , to remain available through September 30, 2025, 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; quantified increases in streamflow that functionally benefit native fish and wildlife species; or quantified streamflow preference to account for recreational usage; and to provide $200,000,000 in technical assessment funding to eligible partners (as so defined) to analyze and identify the high-impact sediment, nutrient, and streamflow benefits available in watersheds 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 high-impact resiliency project described in subparagraph (A)(i) 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, including 60 percent of the assistance provided at the beginning of the project, with eligible partners (as so defined) managing the projects receiving an additional 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. $100,000,000 for the Secretary of Agriculture 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:

Provided, That the Secretary of Agriculture may award the grants without regard to section 9013(g)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8113(g)(2) ). For additional amounts— for the Bureau of Land Management— $2,025,000,000 for Management of Lands and Resources , to remain available until September 30, 2023, 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 (referred to in this subparagraph 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 or are in the process of being completed; that are noncommercial; that focus on small diameter trees, thinning, strategic fuel breaks, and fire use to modify fire behavior, as measured by the projected reduction of uncharacteristically severe wildfire effects for the forest type, such as adverse soil impacts, tree mortality, or other impacts; that maximize the retention of large trees, as appropriate for the forest type, to the extent that the trees promote fire-resilient stands; that do not include the establishment of permanent roads; and for which funding would be committed to decommission all temporary roads constructed to carry out the project; shall not harvest vegetation from any old growth stand, unless the old growth stand is part of a science-based ecological restoration project authorized by the Secretary that meets applicable protection and old growth enhancement objectives, as determined by the Secretary; and shall 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; $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, for the Every Kid Outdoors program established under section 9001 of the John D.

Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116–9 ); and $2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2023, for Management of Lands and Resources , subject to the condition that the Secretary shall prioritize the use of those amounts to carry out authorized activities— to provide stewardship for existing system roads and trails; to improve water quality; to improve, maintain, or restore infrastructure for the passage of fish and wildlife; to decommission unneeded roads; to improve visitor services; and to improve recreational and educational access, opportunities, and other services to underserved communities; for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to remain available until September 30, 2023— $300,000,000 for Resource Management , 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; and $15,000,000 for National Wildlife Refuge System , which shall be used for the Every Kid Outdoors program established under section 9001 of the John D.

Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116–9 ); for the Bureau of Reclamation, $4,505,000,000 for Water and Related Resources , of which— $500,000,000 shall be used to provide funding for rural water supply projects that serve Indian Tribes under the rural water supply program under section 103 of the Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 2402 ): , That priority shall be given to funding rural water supply projects that respond to emergency situations in which a lack of access to clean drinking water threatens the health of a Tribal population;

Provided $4,500,000, to remain available through September 30, 2023, 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— high-impact resiliency projects funded using those amounts shall have— quantifiable and high-efficiency improvements to regional drought resiliency; and quantifiable increases in streamflows that functionally benefit native fish and wildlife species; grants provided using those amounts shall be approved on an expedited basis; the amount of a grant provided using those amounts shall be not more than $50,000,000; and $100,000,000 shall be provided in technical assessment funding to recipients of amounts under that program to analyze and identify the high-impact sediment, nutrient, and streamflow benefits available in watersheds in advance of projects carried out using those amounts, on a State-by-State basis, by December 31, 2022; and $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021, shall be used for the Every Kid Outdoors program established under section 9001 of the John D.

Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116–9 ); 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; and for the National Park Service— $575,000,000 for Operation of the National Park Service , to remain available through September 30, 2021, of which— $25,000,000 shall be used for the Every Kid Outdoors program established under section 9001(b)(1) of the John D.

Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804 note; Public Law 116–9 ); $50,000,000 shall be used to support programming and partnerships with youth-serving organizations; and $500,000,000 shall be used for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, subject to the conditions that— 49 percent of the funds shall be divided equally among each State, territory of the United States, and the District of Columbia; 49 percent of the funds shall be divided proportionally among the States and territories of the United States based on the urban population of the States and territories of the United States, as determined by the 2010 census; 2 percent of the funds shall be reserved for the provision of funds to Tribal governments by the Secretary; the Secretary shall coordinate with the chief executive officers of the States and territories of the United States to distribute grants at a Federal share of 100 percent on an expedited basis to support job creation and economic revitalization in low-income communities through projects that— acquire land and water for parks and other public outdoor recreation purposes; develop new, or renovate existing, public outdoor recreation facilities; and improve delivery of recreation services, including personnel, training, facilities, programming, recreation equipment, and supplies; and priority shall be given to projects that— create or significantly enhance access to park, waterway, and recreational opportunities in a qualifying urban area that lacks parks and outdoor recreation areas within 0.5 miles of, or 10-minute walking distance from, the qualifying urban area; improve outdoor recreation opportunities for high-need populations based on income, age, or other measures of vulnerability and need; provide opportunities for employment or job training in park construction, site rehabilitation, or operations; engage and empower underserved communities and youth; and take advantage of coordination among various levels of government; and $6,000,000,000 for Construction , to remain available through September 30, 2023, subject to the condition that the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the National Park Service) shall prioritize the use of the amounts to carry out authorized activities— to provide stewardship for existing National Park System roads and trails; to improve water quality; to improve, maintain, or restore infrastructure for the passage of fish and wildlife; to improve visitor services; and to improve recreational and educational access, opportunities, and other services to underserved communities.

For an additional amount for the Department of Homeland Security for Disaster Relief Fund , $2,000,000,000 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, floodplain, urban heat, and climate resiliency on an expedited basis. 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. $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.

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 this section, each Secretary concerned shall, to the maximum extent practicable, engage— historically underrepresented communities; or historically disenfranchised communities. In carrying out conservation projects using amounts made available under paragraphs

(1)through

(6)of subsection (a), each Secretary concerned— shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use— qualified youth or conservation corps (as defined in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 ( 16 U.S.C. 1722 )); and nonprofit wilderness, trails, and recreation stewardship organizations; and may 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 high-impact resiliency projects described in paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and (4)(C)(i)(I) of subsection

(a)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; and the conservation outcomes achieved through those expenditures. In using amounts made available under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior, as applicable, shall give priority to funding high-impact resiliency projects described in paragraphs (2)(A)(i) and (4)(C)(i)(I) of subsection

(a)that maximize quantifiable environmental benefits for the least cost.

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