Sec. 11. Regenerative grazing data collection
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In this section: The term Federal land means— public lands; and land of the National Forest System. The term National Forest System has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1609(a) ). The term pilot program means the pilot program established under subsection (b)(1). The term public lands has the meaning given the term in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 ).
The term Secretaries means the— Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; acting jointly. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretaries shall establish a pilot program to study the effectiveness of using grazing on Federal land to mitigate the effects of climate change. In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretaries shall— identify— a standard set of practices to study, such as carbon beneficial practices, that support conservation and grazing goals, including— ecologically appropriate silvopasture; practices that provide wildlife habitat benefits; practices that consider flexibility in season of use; forage and biomass management; planned grazing; and range monitoring; and sufficient grazing allotments on a diverse mixture of ecosystems to identify whether, and the extent to which, grazing is an effective tool to mitigate the effects of climate change, including the ability— to improve soil health; to increase carbon sequestration; to reduce wildfire risk; and to improve watershed resilience and biodiversity; and in developing, implementing, and monitoring the pilot program, consult with— the Chief of the Forest Service; the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service; the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service; the Director of the United States Geological Survey; representatives designated by Indian Tribes; ranchers and representatives of the ranching industry; representatives from grazing districts, associations, boards, or councils; environmental and conservation nongovernmental organizations; institutions of higher education; and any other Federal or State agency, academic institution, or organization that the Secretaries determine to be appropriate.
Funds made available to carry out the pilot program may be used— to conduct research activities; to provide technical assistance to permittees; or to construct the infrastructure necessary to implement and analyze regenerative grazing. Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretaries determine that a sufficient quantity of data has been collected under the pilot program, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available on the websites of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior, a report regarding the findings and data derived from the pilot program, including whether and the extent to which the use of regenerative grazing improved the ability to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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