Sec. 8702. RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES
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## SEC. 8702 RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMITTEES Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (d)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1), by striking “Each” and inserting “Except as provided in paragraph (6), each”; #####
(B)in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “Committee” and inserting “Except as provided in paragraph (6), committee”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(6) Committee composition waiver authority > > > ##### “(A) Notice > > On notice from the applicable regional forester that an adequate number of qualified candidates are not interested or available to serve on a resource advisory committee, the Secretary concerned shall publish a notice in the Federal Register seeking candidates for the resource advisory committee. > > > ##### “(B) Modification of membership requirements > > If, by the date that is 30 days after the date of publication of notice under subparagraph (A), an inadequate number of qualified candidates have applied to serve on a resource advisory committee, the Secretary concerned may reduce— > > > ###### “(i) > > the membership requirement under paragraph
(1)to not fewer than 9; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the membership requirements under subparagraphs (A), (B), and
(C)of paragraph
(2)to 3 in each category described in that paragraph, except that where a vacancy exists on a resource advisory committee, the Secretary concerned may not reject a qualified applicant from any category. > > > ##### “(C) Termination of authority > > The authority provided under this paragraph terminates on October 1, 2023.” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(g) Regional Appointment Pilot Program > > > #### “(1) Definition of applicable designee > > In this subsection, the term ‘applicable designee’ means the applicable regional forester. > > > #### “(2) Pilot program > > The Secretary concerned shall carry out a pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the ‘pilot program’) to allow an applicable designee to appoint members of resource advisory committees. > > > #### “(3) Geographic limitation > > The pilot program shall only apply to resource advisory committees chartered in— > > > ##### “(A) > > the State of Montana; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the State of Arizona. > > > #### “(4) Responsibilities of applicable designee > > > ##### “(A) Review > > Before appointing a member of a resource advisory committee under the pilot program, an applicable designee shall conduct the review and analysis that would otherwise be conducted for an appointment to a resource advisory committee if the pilot program was not in effect, including any review and analysis with respect to civil rights and budgetary requirements. > > > ##### “(B) Savings clause > > Nothing in this subsection relieves an applicable designee from any requirement developed by the Secretary concerned for making an appointment to a resource advisory committee that is in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection, including any requirement for advertising a vacancy. > > > #### “(5) Termination of effectiveness > > The authority provided under this subsection terminates on October 1, 2023. > > > #### “(6) Report to congress > > Not later than the date that is 180 days after the date described in paragraph (5), the Secretary concerned shall submit to Congress a report that includes— > > > ##### “(A) > > with respect to appointments made under the pilot program compared to appointments to resource advisory committees not made under the pilot program, a description of the extent to which— > > > ###### “(i) > > appointments were faster or slower; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the requirements described in paragraph
(4)differ; and > > > ##### “(B) > > a recommendation with respect to whether Congress should terminate, continue, modify, or expand the pilot program.” > .
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