119-s950

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 950 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 950

 To ensure that the Forest Service is fully staffed, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025

 Mr. Kelly (for himself, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Gallego, 
Ms. Smith, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was 
 read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
 Resources

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 A BILL

 To ensure that the Forest Service is fully staffed, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Save Our Forests Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) National forest system.--The term ``National Forest 
 System'' has the meaning given the term in 

section 11

    (a) of the 
 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
 (16 U.S.C. 1609

    (a) ).

    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Agriculture.

    (3) Service.--The term ``Service'' means the Forest 
 Service.

SEC. 3. FOREST SERVICE STAFFING AND PERSONNEL.

 As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
using funds previously appropriated to the Secretary for such purposes, 
the Secretary shall--

    (1) increase staffing necessary to sustain the health, 
 diversity, and productivity of National Forest System land to 
 meet the needs of present and future generations; and

    (2) reinstate any individuals who were involuntarily 
 removed or otherwise terminated from employment with the 
 Service during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and 
 ending on February 25, 2025.

SEC. 4. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORIZED FOREST SERVICE PROJECTS.

 The Secretary shall have the authority to continue to carry out any 
Service project for which funds are authorized or appropriated under--

    (1) the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
 6801 et seq.);

    (2) the Great American Outdoors Act (Public Law 116-152; 
 134 Stat. 682);

    (3) the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
 117-58; 135 Stat. 429); or

    (4) Public Law 117-169 (commonly known as the ``Inflation 
 Reduction Act of 2022'') (136 Stat. 1818).
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