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handle is hein.crs/govefid0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional Research Service Informing the legislative debate since 1914 February 24, 2022 Farm Bill Primer: Forestry Title 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. Five of the past six farm bills included a separate forestry title, including the most recent farm bill, Title VIII of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-334; the 2018 farm bill). This In Focus summarizes some of the forestry provisions addressed in the 2018 farm bill and issues Congress may debate in future farm bills. Forestry in the United States One-third of the land area in the United States is forestland (765 million acres; see Figure 1). These lands provide ecological services, including air and water resources; fish and wildlife habitat; opportunities for recreation and cultural use; and timber resources for lumber, plywood, paper, and other materials, among other uses and benefits. Most forestland in the U.S. is privately owned (444 million acres, or 58%). Nonindustrial private landowners (i.e., private, noncorporate entities that do not own wood- processing facilities) own 288 million acres; private corporate landowners (e.g., timber investment trusts) own the remaining 156 million acres. The federal government Figure 1. Forest Cover Across the United States owns 238 million acres of forestland, and states and other public entities own 84 million acres of forestland. The federal government engages in four types of forestry activities: managing federal forests; providing financial, technical, or other resources to promote forest ownership and stewardship and the forest products industry generally (referred to as forestry assistance); sponsoring or conducting research to advance the science of forestry; and engaging in international forestry assistance and research. The Forest Service (FS, within the U.S. Department of Agriculture) is the principal federal forest management agency. In addition to administering most forestry assistance programs, conducting forestry research, and leading U.S. international forestry assistance and research efforts, FS also is responsible for managing 19% of all U.S. forestlands (145 million acres) as part of the National Forest System (NFS). Many of FS's land management, assistance, and research programs have permanent authorities and receive appropriations annually through the discretionary appropriations process. Other federal agencies also manage forestlands, including the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Fish and Wildlife Service. Source: Congressional Research Service, using data from the U.S. Forest Service and the State of Alaska. Notes: The conterminous United States, Alaska, and Hawaii are presented at different scales. https://crsreports.congress~gov 0

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