[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 602 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 602

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 support research and development of ungulate grazing land management 
  techniques for purposes of wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and 
                          post-fire recovery.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 13, 2025

  Mr. Padilla (for himself, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Lankford) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
 support research and development of ungulate grazing land management 
  techniques for purposes of wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, and 
                          post-fire recovery.

    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 ``Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing 
Research Act''.

SEC. 2. GRAZING FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

    Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(21) Grazing for wildfire mitigation initiative.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Land-grant institution.--The term 
                        `land-grant institution' means an 1862 
                        Institution, 1890 Institution, or 1994 
                        Institution (as those terms are defined in 
                        section 2 of the Agricultural Research, 
                        Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
                        U.S.C. 7601)).
                            ``(ii) Ungulate.--The term `ungulate' means 
                        a hooved grazing mammal.
                    ``(B) Initiative.--Research and extension grants 
                may be made under this section at land-grant 
                institutions for the purposes of--
                            ``(i) supporting research and development 
                        of ungulate grazing land management techniques 
                        that--
                                    ``(I) promote wildfire mitigation, 
                                fuel reduction, and post-fire recovery 
                                on public land and private land, 
                                including research and development 
                                relating to understanding the economic 
                                benefits of, and increasing social 
                                support for, such activities;
                                    ``(II) are compatible with 
                                activities that protect against adverse 
                                environmental effects, including the 
                                spread of invasive plant species and 
                                disease, soil erosion, water quality 
                                degradation, and watershed degradation, 
                                such as--
                                            ``(aa) rotational grazing;
                                            ``(bb) managed stocking 
                                        rates;
                                            ``(cc) riparian buffer 
                                        zones;
                                            ``(dd) cover crops;
                                            ``(ee) fencing, including 
                                        virtual fencing;
                                            ``(ff) manipulation of wild 
                                        ungulate populations through 
                                        targeted wildlife management; 
                                        and
                                            ``(gg) water point 
                                        management techniques; and
                                    ``(III) improve soil health; and
                            ``(ii) disseminating information to public 
                        and private landowners, land managers, and 
                        livestock owners, including through providing 
                        educational materials and conducting outreach 
                        programs, regarding--
                                    ``(I) ungulate grazing land 
                                management techniques that promote 
                                wildfire mitigation, fuel reduction, 
                                and post-fire recovery; and
                                    ``(II) compatible activities 
                                described in clause (i).''.
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