Sec. 214. Seeds of Success strategy

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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall jointly develop and implement a strategy, to be known as the Seeds of Success strategy , to enhance the domestic supply chain of seeds. The strategy developed under subsection

(a)shall include a plan for each of the following: Facilitating sustained interagency coordination in, and a comprehensive approach to, native plant materials development and restoration. Promoting the re-seeding of native or fire-resistant vegetation post-wildfire, particularly in the wildland-urban interface. Creating and consolidating information relating to native or fire-resistant vegetation and sharing that information with Indian Tribes and State and local governments. Building regional programs and partnerships to promote the development of materials made from plants native to the United States and restore those plants to their respective, native habitats within the United States, giving priority to the building of those programs and partnerships in regions of the Bureau of Land Management where the partnerships and programs do not exist on the date of enactment of this Act. Expanding workforce and infrastructure capacity to locally collect, process, and store seed as necessary to implement revegetation and reforestation projects on priority land (as defined in section 215(b)(1)). Expanding the warehouse system of the Bureau of Land Management, particularly the cold storage capacity of the system. Shortening the timeline for the approval of permits to collect seeds on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Coordinating with the other Federal agencies, States, Indian Tribes, and private entities, as appropriate, for the purpose of seed collection. The Secretaries shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress the strategy developed under subsection (a). In implementing the strategy developed under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall coordinate with the heads of other applicable Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, for the purpose of collecting seeds from land under the jurisdiction under those Federal agencies.