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handle is hein.crs/govcfys0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Farm Bill Primer: Forestry Title June 22, 2017 Forest management generally, as well as forest research and forestry assistance, is within the jurisdiction of the agriculture committees in Congress. Although most forestry programs are permanently authorized, forestry often is addressed in the periodic farm bills to reauthorize many agriculture programs. Four of the past five farm bills included a separate forestry title, including the most recent farm bill, the Agricultural Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-79; the 2014 farm bill). This report summarizes some of the forestry provisions addressed in the 2014 farm bill and issues Congress may debate in future farm bills. One-third of the land area in the United States is forestland (766 million acres, see Figure 1). These lands provide wood for lumber, plywood, paper, and other materials, as well as a host of ecological services, including recreation, clean water, and wildlife habitat, among other things. The federal government owns 238 million acres (31 %) of the forestland; 230 million (30%) acres are owned by states, other public entities, and private corporate landowners (e.g., timber investment trusts). The remaining 298 million acres (39%) are owned by nonindustrial private landowners (i.e., private, noncorporate entities that do not own wood- processing facilities). The Forest Service (FS) is housed within the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is the principal federal forest management agency of the United States. FS manages 19% of all U.S. forestlands. FS administers the 193 million acre Figure 1. Forest Cover Across the United States National Forest System (NFS), which consists of 145 million acres of forestland and 48 million acres of grasslands and woodlands. FS also provides technical and financial assistance-primarily through state forestry agencies-to nonfederal landowners. In addition, FS conducts research to advance the science of forestry and engages in international forestry assistance and research efforts. Many of FS's land management, assistance, and research programs have permanent authorities and receive appropriations annually through the discretionary appropriations process. Title VIII of the 2014 farm bill repealed, modified, reauthorized, and created several new forestry assistance, research, and federal land management programs. The following sections summarize many of those provisions. The 2014 farm bill repealed a number of assistance programs that had not been authorized for several years (e.g., the Forest Land Enhancement Program), had not received appropriations in several years (e.g., the Watershed Forestry Assistance Program), or had never received appropriations (e.g., the Tribal Watershed Forestry Assistance Program). Source: Congressional Research Service. 'O 'T mppm qq\ a ' p\w -- ' gn'a', g-o I 'S 11LINUALiN,

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