Sec. 307. National and regional agroforestry centers
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Section 1243 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 16 U.S.C. 1642 note; Public Law 101–624 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and
(d)as subsections (c), (d), and (f), respectively; by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through the end of subsection
(a)and inserting the following: In this section: The term agroforestry means a management system that intentionally integrates trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to build more profitable and weather-resilient farms, ranches, and communities, address natural resource concerns and conservation needs, and establish productive and sustainable land use practices, including— riparian forest buffers and managed waterbreaks; alley cropping; silvopasture; forest farming and multistory cropping; and windbreaks, shelterbelts, hedgerows, field borders, and living snow fences. The term Center means, as applicable— the National Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Center established under subsection (b)(1)(A); and any additional regional agroforestry center established under subsection (b)(1)(B). The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary shall establish— at the Forestry Sciences Laboratory of the Forest Service, in Lincoln, Nebraska, a National Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Center; and acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, not fewer than 3 additional regional agroforestry centers at other locations, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall appoint a National Director and Regional Directors to manage and coordinate the program established under subsection (c). ; in subsection
(c)(as so redesignated)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— by striking Center and inserting Centers ; by inserting and organizations after nonprofit foundations ; and by striking surveys to and inserting surveys ; in each of paragraphs
(1)through (11), by inserting to after the paragraph designation; in paragraph (1)— by striking on semiarid lands that and inserting that build soil health and ; and by inserting , including agroforestry systems on semiarid land and other fragile agroecosystems in which restoration of permanent woody perennial plant communities will enhance carbon sequestration and reduce greenhouse gas emissions before the semicolon; in paragraph (3), by striking forestry products for commercial sale from semiarid land and inserting agroforestry products for commercial sale ; in paragraph (4)— by striking in semiarid regions ; and by striking the Great Plains region and inserting particular regions ; in paragraph (5), by inserting technical assistance and before technology ; by striking paragraph
(6)and inserting the following: to develop improved silvopasture, alley cropping, forest farming, multistory cropping, riparian buffer, windbreak and shelterbelt, and other perennial production and conservation systems and technologies to improve soil health, carbon sequestration, drought preparedness, soil and water conservation, environmental quality, and biological diversity; ; in paragraph (7), by striking on semiarid lands ; in paragraph (8), by striking on semiarid lands worldwide and inserting worldwide, including on semiarid land ; and in paragraph (9)— by striking on semiarid lands ; and by inserting and climate change after pollution ; in subsection
(d)(as so redesignated)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— by striking Center and inserting Centers ; and by striking known as the National Clearinghouse on Agroforestry Conservation and Promotion to and inserting known as the ; National Clearinghouse on Agroforestry Conservation and Promotion in paragraph (1)— by inserting to after the paragraph designation; and by striking and at the end; in paragraph (2)— by inserting to after the paragraph designation; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: to facilitate agroforestry adoption by disseminating comprehensive information on Federal, State, local, and Tribal programs that provide support for agroforestry. ; by inserting after subsection
(d)(as so redesignated) the following: The Secretary may establish regional grant programs at each of the Centers to support agroforestry projects, including demonstration farms. ; and in subsection
(f)(as so redesignated), by inserting , and $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, after through 2023 .
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