Add action names in schema_guided_dstc8 dataset card

As aseked in https://huggingface.co/datasets/schema_guided_dstc8/discussions/1, I added the action names in the dataset card


Add evaluation metadata to wmt14

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Add evaluation metadata to wmt16

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Just to confirm: we should add this metadata via GitHub and not Hub PRs for canonical datasets right?


Dataset Viewer issue for conll2003

dataset-viewer

Related to the dataset viewer on huggingface.co

### Link

https://huggingface.co/datasets/conll2003/viewer/conll2003/test

### Description

Seems like a cache problem with this config / split:

```
Server error
Status code:   400
Exception:     FileNotFoundError
Message:       [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/cache/modules/datasets_modules/datasets/conll2003/__init__.py'
```

### Owner

No


Dataset Viewer issue for xtreme

### Link

https://huggingface.co/datasets/xtreme/viewer/PAN-X.de/test

### Description

There seems to be a problem with the cache of this config / split:

```
Server error
Status code:   400
Exception:     FileNotFoundError
Message:       [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/cache/modules/datasets_modules/datasets/xtreme/349258adc25bb45e47de193222f95e68a44f7a7ab53c4283b3f007208a11bf7e/xtreme.py'
```

### Owner

No


Thought I found a way
Thought I found a way out
But you never go away
So I guess I gotta stay now
Oh, I hope some day Ill make it out of here
Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
Need a place to hide, but I cant find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I cant fight my fear
Isnt it lovely, all alone?
Heart made of glass, my mind of stone
Tear me to pieces, skin to bone
Hello, welcome home
Walking out of time
Looking for a better place
Somethings on my mind
Always in my head space
But I know someday Ill make it out of here
Even if it takes all night or a hundred years
Need a place to hide, but I cant find one near
Wanna feel alive, outside I cant fight my fear
Isnt it lovely, all alone?
Heart made of glass, my mind of stone
Tear me to pieces, skin to bone
Hello, welcome home
Woah, yeah
Yeah, ah
Woah, woah
Hello, welcome home


Dont you know Im no good for you?
Ive learned to lose you, cant afford to
Tore my shirt to stop you bleedin
But nothin ever stops you leavin
Quiet when Im coming home and Im on my own
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
Dont you know too much already?
Ill only hurt you if you let me
Call me friend, but keep me closer
And Ill call you when the partys over
Quiet when Im coming home and Im on my own
And I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
Yeah, I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
But nothin is better sometimes
Once weve both said our goodbyes
Lets just let it go
Let me let you go
Quiet when Im coming home and Im on my own
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that


White shirt now red, my bloody nose
Sleepin, youre on your tippy toes
Creepin around like no one knows
Think youre so criminal
Bruises on both my knees for you
Dont say thank you or please
I do what I want when Im wanting to
My soul? So cynical
So youre a tough guy
Like it really rough guy
Just cant get enough guy
Chest always so puffed guy
Im that bad type
Make your mama sad type
Make your girlfriend mad tight
Might seduce your dad type
Im the bad guy
Duh
Im the bad guy
I like it when you take control
Even if you know that you dont
Own me, Ill let you play the role
Ill be your animal
My mommy likes to sing along with me
But she wont sing this song
If she reads all the lyrics
Shell pity the men I know
So youre a tough guy
Like it really rough guy
Just cant get enough guy
Chest always so puffed guy
Im that bad type
Make your mama sad type
Make your girlfriend mad tight
Might seduce your dad type
Im the bad guy
Duh
Im the bad guy, duh
Im only good at bein bad, bad
I like when you get mad
I guess Im pretty glad that youre alone
You said shes scared of me?
I mean, I dont see what she sees
But maybe its cause Im wearing your cologne
Im a bad guy
Im, Im a bad guy
Bad guy, bad guy
Im a bad


Dont be that way
Fall apart twice a day
I just wish you could feel what you say
Show, never tell
But I know you too well
Kind of mood that you wish you could sell
If teardrops could be bottled
Thered be swimming pools filled by models
Told, A tight dress is what makes you a whore
If I love you was a promise
Would you break it, if youre honest?
Tell the mirror what you know shes heard before
I dont wanna be you
Anymore
Hands, hands getting cold
Losing feeling is getting old
Was I made from a broken mold?
Hurt, I cant shake
Weve made every mistake
Only you know the way that I break
If teardrops could be bottled
Thered be swimming pools filled by models
Told, A tight dress is what makes you a whore
If I love you was a promise
Would you break it, if youre honest?
Tell the mirror what you know shes heard before
I dont wanna be you
I dont wanna be you
I dont wanna be you
Anymore


Baby, I dont feel so good, six words you never understood
Ill never let you go, five words youll never say
I laugh along like nothings wrong, four days has never felt so long
If threes a crowd and two was us, one slipped away
I just wanna make you feel okay
But all you do is look the other way
I cant tell you how much I wish I didnt wanna stay
I just kinda wish you were gay
Is there a reason were not through?
Is there a 12 step just for you?
Our conversations all in blue
11 heys
Ten fingers tearin out my hair
Nine times you never made it there
I ate alone at 7, you were six minutes away
How am I supposed to make you feel okay
When all you do is walk the other way?
I cant tell you how much I wish I didnt wanna stay
I just kinda wish you were gay
To spare my pride
To give your lack of interest an explanation
Dont say Im not your type
Just say that Im not your preferred sexual orientation
Im so selfish
But you make me feel helpless, yeah
And I cant stand another day
Stand another day
I just wanna make you feel okay
But all you do is look the other way, hmm
I cant tell you how much I wish I didnt wanna stay
I just kinda wish you were gay
I just kinda wish you were gay
I just kinda wish you were gay


Try not to abuse your power
I know we didnt choose to change
You might not wanna lose your power
But havin its so strange
She said you were a hero
You played the part
But you ruined her in a year
Dont act like it was hard
And you swear you didnt know
No wonder why you didnt ask
She was sleepin in your clothes
But now shes got to get to class
How dare you?
And how could you?
Will you only feel bad when they find out?
If you could take it all back
Would you?
Try not to abuse your power
I know we didnt choose to change
You might not wanna lose your power
But havin its so strange
I thought that I was special
You made me feel
Like it was my fault, you were the devil
Lost your appeal
Does it keep you in control?
For you to keep her in a cage?
And you swear you didnt know
You said you thought she was your age
How dare you?
And how could you?
Will you only feel bad if it turns out
That they kill your contract?
Would you?
Try not to abuse your power
I know we didnt choose to change
You might not wanna lose your power
But power isnt pain
Mmm
Ooh
La-la-la-la-la, hmm
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la


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WHILE The X-Factor failed and won't return for a second season, the winners of the talent search program haven't let that deter them.
Harmonious five-piece Random is still going strong and will give its first Newcastle performance during R'n'B Superclub at Fanny's on Friday night.
Xy Latu, Jesse Tolo-Paepae, Wayne Tauvao, T.J. Tauvao and Donald Tauvao have become incredibly close since they got together.
Latu and Tolo-Paepae arrived at the Brisbane auditions as a duo named Rough Diamonds while T.J. Tauvao came to try his luck as a solo artist, with brother Wayne and cousin Donald in tow for moral support.
The five, who met briefly before at a youth talent quest and at a K-Ci and JoJo concert, began jamming in the queue and decided to form a group.
Another coup came when Random was invited to support US soul group Boyz II Men on tour across Australian and New Zealand.
``Our sound is sort of soul, definitely R&B, a bit of hip-hop, a bit of pop, a bit of everything,'' Latu said. ``It's really different to what we did on The X-Factor where a lot of the songs we sung were mainly just for entertainment, for the crowd to get to know us.
``But we've got this whole other side of us that people haven't seen yet . . . a really smooth, serious side to music.
Not just as entertainers but musicians as well.'' Supporting Random, who are on stage from 11pm, will be DJs Jaytee, Ules, Stevie K and Madd. Entry costs $10.


It is necessary to envisage work to bring it up to date (bathrooms, toilet, kitchen and painting). The apartment is close to the center of the village, next to the post office, public transport, schools and all amenities. Only 15 minutes from Geneva and 10 minutes from Nyon, its location is ideal for families. The annexes consist of a . Bring up to date in french


No Weapons of Mass Destruction Found in Iraq Yet.

Weapons of Mass Destruction Found in Iraq.


A place of sorrow, after Pope John Paul II died, became a place of celebration, as Roman Catholic faithful gathered in downtown Chicago to mark the installation of new Pope Benedict XVI.

Pope Benedict XVI is the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church.


Herceptin was already approved to treat the sickest breast cancer patients, and the company said, Monday, it will discuss with federal regulators the possibility of prescribing the drug for more breast cancer patients.

Herceptin can be used to treat breast cancer.


Judie Vivian, chief executive at ProMedica, a medical service company that helps sustain the 2-year-old Vietnam Heart Institute in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), said that so far about 1,500 children have received treatment.

The previous name of Ho Chi Minh City was Saigon.


A man is due in court later charged with the murder 26 years ago of a teenager whose case was the first to be featured on BBC One's Crimewatch. Colette Aram, 16, was walking to her boyfriend's house in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, on 30 October 1983 when she disappeared. Her body was later found in a field close to her home. Paul Stewart Hutchinson, 50, has been charged with murder and is due before Nottingham magistrates later.

Paul Stewart Hutchinson is accused of having stabbed a girl.


Britain said, Friday, that it has barred cleric, Omar Bakri, from returning to the country from Lebanon, where he was released by police after being detained for 24 hours.

Bakri was briefly detained, but was released.


Nearly 4 million children who have at least one parent who entered the U.S. illegally were born in the United States and are U.S. citizens as a result, according to the study conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center. That's about three quarters of the estimated 5.5 million children of illegal immigrants inside the United States, according to the study. About 1.8 million children of undocumented immigrants live in poverty, the study found.

Three quarters of U.S. illegal immigrants have children.


Like the United States, U.N. officials are also dismayed that Aristide killed a conference called by Prime Minister Robert Malval in Port-au-Prince in hopes of bringing all the feuding parties together.

Aristide had Prime Minister Robert Malval  murdered in Port-au-Prince.


WASHINGTON --  A newly declassified narrative of the Bush administration's advice to the CIA on harsh interrogations shows that the small group of Justice Department lawyers who wrote memos authorizing controversial interrogation techniques were operating not on their own but with direction from top administration officials, including then-Vice President Dick Cheney and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice. At the same time, the narrative suggests that then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and then-Secretary of State Colin Powell were largely left out of the decision-making process.

Dick Cheney was the Vice President of Bush.


Only a week after it had no comment on upping the storage capacity of its Hotmail e-mail service, Microsoft early Thursday announced it was boosting the allowance to 250MB to follow similar moves by rivals such as Google, Yahoo, and Lycos.

Microsoft's Hotmail has raised its storage capacity to 250MB.


AFECTAR(s)


PIS


DIABETES


DROGA


MENINGITIS(CT)


PROBAR


REVISAR


The Highland village's Ruthven Road is mentioned in a line in the film delivered by Janet de Vigne, from Edinburgh.
De Vigne's appearance at the screening will mark the launch of new weekly film nights in Kingussie.
The village does not have a cinema, but will hold the events in a local hotel.
Holding weekly film nights was suggested during an annual festival celebrating movies.
Organiser Iona Malcolm said: "This was all born at the Kingussie Food on Film Festival when a survey was carried out into interest in a film night in Kingussie.
"The reaction was very, very positive."
Directed by Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars in 2009.

An actress who appeared in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire is to attend a special screening of the movie in Kingussie later.


The 24-year-old was under contract with the Stags, but Marcus Bignot's side have reached an agreement to bring him in on a free transfer.
He spent the first half of the season on loan at Crawley, scoring three goals in 23 appearances.
The ex-Burton player will officially join on 1 January and becomes Bignot's first signing for the Mariners.

Grimsby have signed striker Adi Yussuf on an 18-month deal from fellow League Two side Mansfield.


After Katie Zelem's first-minute opener for Liverpool, goals from Karen Carney, Fran Kirby, Drew Spence and Eniola Aluko put Chelsea 4-1 up at half-time.
Caroline Weir and Emma Lundh's second-half strikes gave the visitors hope.
But Kirby and Spence both added goals to restore the three-goal lead and keep pressure on leaders Manchester City.
Zelem, who netted twice in Liverpool's 3-2 loss at Notts County last time out, stunned the defending champions with a fine strike from range in the early stages.
But the floodgates opened after England winger Carney rounded the goalkeeper to level and the scoreline could have been bigger as Carney struck the crossbar with a free-kick late on.
Chelsea - who won 2-1 at Liverpool in their previous match - remain second, three points behind first-placed City, who have played a game more.
Emma Hayes' side face Arsenal in the Women's FA Cup Final at Wembley on Saturday, looking to defend the trophy they won for the first time last season.
Chelsea Ladies midfielder Drew Spence: "It was a bit like a basketball match, the way the goals were going in for both sides. I was pleased with my two goals.
"But we're disappointed we didn't manage the game better after coming from behind to go 4-1 in front by half-time. We've got to learn how to not concede before we turn on the gas.
"That's something for us to work on in training this week in the build up to the FA Cup final.
"We beat Arsenal 2-0 in the league recently but we can't have any complacency because of that, it's going to be a tough game."
Liverpool Ladies midfielder Caroline Weir: "Scoring three goals is fine, but if you concede six you can't expect anything out of a game.
"We made too many defensive errors and that's just not good enough against a team as good as Chelsea.
"This is a tough place to come, but it was so disappointing for us after making a great start with a brilliant goal by Katie Zelem.
"We conceded some poor goals after taking the lead, and going in at half-time 4-1 down we knew that wasn't good enough."

Chelsea Ladies won a nine-goal thriller at home to Liverpool Ladies to maintain their 100% winning start to the Women's Super League One season.


Officials from Cuba and Norway, the two countries brokering the peace process, said a week of discussions would begin in Havana on 10 December.
Colombia's president stopped the talks after the rebels seized Gen Ruben Dario Alzate and two others on 16 November.
The captives were released on Sunday.
They were handed over to a humanitarian mission led by the International Red Cross and taken to a military base near the city of Medellin before travelling to be reunited with their families.
"We consider the crisis over and announce that we have agreed that the next cycle of conversations will take place between 10 and 17 December," Reuters quoted a joint statement read by a Cuban official as saying.
The negotiators said the next round of talks would focus on a de-escalation of the conflict, and on meeting the relatives of victims.
They also said the parties had agreed to establish a permanent system to deal with any future crises.
They will reconvene around mid-January, on a date not yet determined.
The negotiations have been under way in Havana since November 2012 and aim to bring an end to five decades of conflict, in which 220,000 people are estimated to have died.
The Red Cross and the Farc said that the handover on Sunday had taken place in a remote location in Choco province, an isolated jungle region on Colombia's Pacific Coast.
Gen Alzate, Cpl Jorge Rodriguez and lawyer Gloria Urrego had been kidnapped 14 days earlier while travelling along the Atrato river by boat. They had ventured into territory dominated by the Farc in civilian clothes and without a security detail.
The Farc said they kidnapped the general because they were unhappy that President Juan Manuel Santos had continued military operations against them during peace talks.
The left-wing rebel group has renewed calls for both sides to call a ceasefire while the peace negotiations proceed.
The government has rejected such calls, saying that a truce would only help the rebel group regroup and rearm.
Gen Alzate resigned from his post on Monday, saying he should have taken more security precautions.

The Colombian government and Farc rebels have agreed to resume peace talks, which were suspended last month over the abduction of an army general, mediators say.


The two-time Masters champion, 38, carded a six-under-par 66, which included an eagle and five birdies, before play was suspended.
Five players are one shot behind Watson in China.
England's Tommy Fleetwood is three shots back after a three-under-par 69.
The 56 players who still have to finish their opening rounds will do so early on Friday before the second round takes place.
Shenzhen International leaderboard

American Bubba Watson has a one-shot clubhouse lead at the storm-interrupted Shenzhen International, with 56 players set to finish their first rounds early on Friday.


The Dutch Sunweb rider began Tuesday with a two minutes 41 seconds advantage but stopped temporarily 33km from the finish to deal with "stomach problems".
Controversially, the rest of the riders did not wait for him and carried on.
Italian Nibali's stage win takes him third in the overall standings, behind Dumoulin and Colombian Nairo Quintana.
The defending champion held off Team Sky's Mikel Landa in a sprint finish after escaping from Quintana during a high-speed final descent into Bormio.
Dumoulin said he was "very disappointed" and "very angry" immediately after the race, but later wrote on Twitter that he was not upset that the "other teams didn't really wait".
"A day to quickly forget! Good legs, but very disappointed that I lost two minutes because nature called," he added.
"It was not the moment or the time in the race anymore to come to a complete shutdown because nature called me."
Wednesday's stage 17 is a 219km race from Tirano to Canazei.
1. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain) 6hr 24min 22sec
2. Mikel Landa (Spa/Team Sky) same time
3. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +12secs
4. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita/AG2R) +24secs
5. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha) +32secs
6. Davide Formolo (Ita/Cannondale) +1min 26secs
7. Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek) +1min 35secs
8. Bob Jungels (Lux/Quick_Step) same time
9. Adam Yates (GB/Orica)
10. Thibaut Pinot (Fra/FDJ)
1.  Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Sunweb) 70hrs 14mins 48secs
2.  Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +31secs
3.  Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Bahrain) +1min 12secs
4.  Thibaut Pinot (Fra/FDJ) +2mins 38secs
5.  Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha) +2mins 40secs
6.  Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita/AG2R) +3mins 05secs
7.  Bauke Mollema (Ned/Trek) +3mins 49secs
8.  Bob Jungels (Lux/Quick-Step) +4mins 35secs
9.  Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/LottoNL) +6mins 20secs
10. Adam Yates (GB/Orica) +7mins

Tom Dumoulin saw his overall Giro d'Italia lead cut to 31 seconds after an unscheduled toilet stop during stage 16, which was won by Vincenzo Nibali.


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i start to feel emotional


i believe feeling duality suffering soul growth tells of an ending or a decline or a change of direction often one associated with emotions and it offers one possible response to that decline or change moving on


i hostage negotiator on her case has her feeling hopeful about her future


im feeling a little dirty


i can cope with his presence without feeling distressed if i can force myself into a quiet and resigned friendship


i had the feeling that it might not have been taken as the truthful and sincere compliment it would have been


i asked some girls what it meant to them to be valued and for the most part the response was that they felt valued when the people around them made them feel valued and treated them in a loving and caring manner


i feel if i completely hated things i d exercise my democratic right speak my mind in what ever ways possible and try to enact a change


i could almost feel her gentle touch in the moonbeam she sent to shine over me he added touching his face dreamily


i woke up very early this morning feeling joyful


Normally about every other day, but sometimes I will smoke every day for a period of time.


4) I will take comfort in knowing that, as of this moment, this comment has 164 points, and you have 696 comment karma total.


Entertainment & Music
Society & Culture
Family & Relationships

I'm going to find something of yours and break it.


Their "Zionist enemy" will gladly give them land to build their own state and Israel has zero desire to kill or harm them.


Politics & Government
Society & Culture
Education & Reference

which means shifting away from toxic blame and being brave enough to build a better future.


Except it's not a *culture* that is going to execute this person, it's a *country*.


Either Taupo or Rotorua will provide you with what you need and the guide will supply the tackle etc.


Consider that the arch of his back mirrors the curve of the metal, and it becomes not that he's subservient to, or master over the machine, but literally part of it.


Some people will literally hijack Islam for their own violent purposes.


YOU WILL ALL BOW BEFORE ME.


SECTION 1. MODIFICATIONS OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN STATE
              AND LOCAL POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Notification.--Paragraph (5) of section 527(i) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to organizations must notify Secretary
that they are section 527 organizations) is amended by striking ``or''
at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the
following:
                    ``(C) which is a political committee of a State or
                local candidate, or a local committee of a political
                party, as defined by State law.''.
    (b) Exemption for Certain State and Local Political Committees From
Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (5) of section 527(j) of such
        Code (relating to required disclosures of expenditures and
        contributions) is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C),
        (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively,
        and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(C) to any organization which is an exempt State
                or local political organization,''.
            (2) Exempt state or local political organization.--
        Subsection (e) of section 527 of such Code (relating to other
        definitions) is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(5) Exempt state or local political organization.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `exempt State or local
                political organization' means a political
                organization--
                            ``(i) which does not engage in any exempt
                        function other than to influence or to attempt
                        to influence the selection, nomination,
                        election, or appointment of any individual to
                        any State or local public office or office in a
                        State or local political organization,
                            ``(ii) which is subject to State or local
                        requirements to submit reports containing
                        information--
                                    ``(I) regarding individual
                                expenditures from and contributions to
                                such organization, and
                                    ``(II) regarding the person who
                                makes such contributions or receives
                                such expenditures,
                        which is substantially similar to the
                        information which would otherwise be required
                        to be reported under this section, and
                            ``(iii) with respect to which the reports
                        referred to in clause (ii) are made public by
                        the agency with which such reports are filed
                        and are publicly available for inspection in a
                        manner similar to that required by section
                        6104(d)(1).
                    ``(B) Participation of federal candidate or office
                holder.--The term `exempt State or local political
                organization' shall not include any organization
                otherwise described in subparagraph (A) if a candidate
                for nomination or election to Federal elective office
                or an individual who holds such office--
                            ``(i) controls or materially participates
                        in the direction of the organization, or
                            ``(ii) directs, in whole or in part,
                        expenditures or fundraising activities of the
                        organization.''.
    (c) Annual Return Requirements.--
            (1) Income tax returns required only where political
        organization taxable income.--Paragraph (6) of section 6012(a)
        of such Code (relating to general rule of persons required to
        make returns of income) is amended by striking ``or which has
        gross receipts of $25,000 or more for the taxable year (other
        than an organization to which section 527 applies solely by
        reason of subsection (f)(1) of such section)''.
            (2) Information returns.--Subsection (g) of section 6033 of
        such Code (relating to returns required by political
        organizations) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(g) Returns Required by Political Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Every political organization (within the
        meaning of section 527(e)(1)), and every fund treated under
        section 527(g) as if it constituted a political organization,
        which has gross receipts of $25,000 or more for the taxable
        year shall file a return--
                    ``(A) containing the information required, and
                complying with the other requirements, under subsection
                (a)(1) for organizations exempt from taxation under
                section 501(a), and
                    ``(B) containing such other information as the
                Secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions
                of this subsection.
            ``(2) Exceptions from filing.--
                    ``(A) Mandatory exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall
                not apply to an organization--
                            ``(i) which is an exempt State or local
                        political organization (as defined in section
                        527(e)(5)),
                            ``(ii) which is a State or local committee
                        of a political party, or political committee of
                        a State or local candidate, as defined by State
                        law,
                            ``(iii) which is a caucus or association of
                        State or local elected officials,
                            ``(iv) which is a national association of
                        State or local officials,
                            ``(v) which is an authorized committee (as
                        defined in section 301(6) of the Federal
                        Election Campaign Act of 1971) of a candidate
                        for Federal office,
                            ``(vi) which is a national committee (as
                        defined in section 301(14) of the Federal
                        Election Campaign Act of 1971) of a political
                        party, or
                            ``(vii) to which section 527 applies for
                        the taxable year solely by reason of subsection
                        (f)(1) of such section.
                    ``(B) Discretionary exception.--The Secretary may
                relieve any organization required under paragraph (1)
                to file an information return from filing such a return
                where he determines that such filing is not necessary
                to the efficient administration of the internal revenue
                laws.''.
    (d) Waiver of Penalties.--Section 527 of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Authority To Waive.--The Secretary may waive all or any
portion of the--
            ``(1) tax assessed on an organization by reason of the
        failure of the organization to give notice under subsection
        (i), or
            ``(2) penalty imposed under subsection (j) for a failure to
        file a report,
on a showing that such failure was due to reasonable cause and not due
to willful neglect.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the amendments made by Public Law 106-230.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF INTERACTION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Federal Election Commission, shall publicize information on--
            (1) the effect of the amendments made by this Act, and
            (2) the interaction of requirements to file a notification
        or report under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of
        1986 and reports under the Federal Election Campaign Act of
        1971.
    (b) Information.--Information provided under subsection (a) shall
be included in any appropriate form, instruction, notice, or other
guidance issued to the public by the Secretary of the Treasury or the
Federal Election Commission regarding reporting requirements of
political organizations (as defined in section 527 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986) or reporting requirements under the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO SECTION 527 ORGANIZATION DISCLOSURE
              PROVISIONS.

    (a) Unsegregated Funds Not To Avoid Tax.--Paragraph (4) of section
527(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to failure to
notify) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `exempt function
income' means any amount described in a subparagraph of subsection
(c)(3), whether or not segregated for use for an exempt function.''.
    (b) Procedures for Assessment and Collection of Penalty.--Paragraph
(1) of section 527(j) of such Code (relating to required disclosure of
expenditures and contributions) is amended by adding at the end the
following new sentence: ``For purposes of subtitle F, the penalty
imposed by this paragraph shall be assessed and collected in the same
manner as penalties imposed by section 6652(c).''.
    (c) Application of Fraud Penalty.--Section 7207 of such Code
(relating to fraudulent returns, statements, and other documents) is
amended by striking ``pursuant to subsection (b) of section 6047 or
pursuant to subsection (d) of section 6104'' and inserting ``pursuant
to section 6047(b), section 6104(d), or subsection (i) or (j) of
section 527''.
    (d) Duplicate Electronic and Written Filings Not Required.--
            (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 527(i)(1) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``, electronically and in writing,''.
            (2) Subsection (i) of section 527 of such Code is amended
        by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Electronic filing.--The Secretary shall develop
        procedures for submission in electronic form of notices
        required to be filed under this subsection and reports required
        to be filed under subsection (j).''.
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Subsections (a) and (b).--The amendments made by
        subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to failures occurring on or
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Subsections (c) and (d).--The amendments made by
        subsections (c) and (d) shall take effect as if included in the
        amendments made by Public Law 106-230.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt State and local candidate committees, as well as local committees of political parties, from specified notification requirements; (2) exempt certain State and local political organizations from specified reporting requirements; (3) remove language dictating that certain political organizations with gross receipts of $25,000 or more for a taxable year and specified political newsletter funds with such receipts shall file income tax returns; (4) mandate that, with certain designated exceptions, every political organization with gross receipts of $25,000 or more for a taxable year and specified political newsletter funds with such receipts file information returns with specified information including income, receipts and disbursements, as well as facts deemed necessary by the Secretary of the Treasury; (5) authorize the Secretary to waive certain related penalties; and (6) amend related penalty provisions.

To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate reporting and return requirements for State and local candidate committees and to avoid duplicate reporting of campaign-related information.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Temporary Emergency Unemployment
Compensation Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL-STATE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Any State which desires to do so may enter into
and participate in an agreement under this title with the Secretary of
Labor (in this title referred to as the ``Secretary''). Any State which
is a party to an agreement under this title may, upon providing 30 days
written notice to the Secretary, terminate such agreement.
    (b) Provisions of Agreement.--Any agreement under subsection (a)
shall provide that the State agency of the State will make payments of
temporary emergency unemployment compensation to individuals who--
            (1) have exhausted all rights to regular compensation under
        the State law;
            (2) have no rights to compensation (including both regular
        compensation and extended compensation) with respect to a week
        under such law or any other State unemployment compensation law
        or to compensation under any other Federal law (and are not
        paid or entitled to be paid any additional compensation under
        any State or Federal law); and
            (3) are not receiving compensation with respect to such
        week under the unemployment compensation law of Canada.
    (c) Exhaustion of Benefits.--For purposes of subsection (b)(1), an
individual shall be deemed to have exhausted such individual's rights
to regular compensation under a State law when--
            (1) no payments of regular compensation can be made under
        such law because such individual has received all regular
        compensation available to such individual based on employment
        or wages during such individual's base period; or
            (2) such individual's rights to such compensation have been
        terminated by reason of the expiration of the benefit year with
        respect to which such rights existed.
    (d) Weekly Benefit Amount.--For purposes of any agreement under
this title--
            (1) the amount of temporary emergency unemployment
        compensation which shall be payable to any individual for any
        week of total unemployment shall be equal to the amount of the
        regular compensation (including dependents' allowances) payable
        to such individual during such individual's benefit year under
        the State law for a week of total unemployment;
            (2) the terms and conditions of the State law which apply
        to claims for regular compensation and to the payment thereof
        shall apply to claims for temporary emergency unemployment
        compensation and the payment thereof, except where inconsistent
        with the provisions of this title or with the regulations or
        operating instructions of the Secretary promulgated to carry
        out this title; and
            (3) the maximum amount of temporary emergency unemployment
        compensation payable to any individual for whom a temporary
        emergency unemployment compensation account is established
        under section 3 shall not exceed the amount established in such
        account for such individual.
    (e) Election by States.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
Federal law (and if State law permits), the Governor of a State is
authorized and may elect to trigger off an extended compensation period
in order to provide payment of temporary emergency unemployment
compensation to individuals who have exhausted their rights to regular
compensation under State law.

SEC. 3. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACCOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Any agreement under this title shall provide that
the State will establish, for each eligible individual who files an
application for temporary emergency unemployment compensation, a
temporary emergency unemployment compensation account with respect to
such individual's benefit year.
    (b) Amount in Account.--
            (1) In general.--The amount established in an account under
        subsection (a) shall be equal to 13 times the individual's
        average weekly benefit amount for the benefit year.
            (2) Reduction for extended benefits.--The amount in an
        account under paragraph (1) shall be reduced (but not below
        zero) by the aggregate amount of extended compensation (if any)
        received by such individual relating to the same benefit year
        under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act
        of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).
            (3) Weekly benefit amount.--For purposes of this
        subsection, an individual's weekly benefit amount for any week
        is the amount of regular compensation (including dependents'
        allowances) under the State law payable to such individual for
        such week for total unemployment.

SEC. 4. PAYMENTS TO STATES HAVING AGREEMENTS FOR THE PAYMENT OF
              TEMPORARY EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION.

    (a) General Rule.--There shall be paid to each State that has
entered into an agreement under this title an amount equal to 100
percent of the temporary emergency unemployment compensation paid to
individuals by the State pursuant to such agreement.
    (b) Treatment of Reimbursable Compensation.--No payment shall be
made to any State under this section in respect of any compensation to
the extent the State is entitled to reimbursement in respect of such
compensation under the provisions of any Federal law other than this
title or chapter 85 of title 5, United States Code. A State shall not
be entitled to any reimbursement under such chapter 85 in respect of
any compensation to the extent the State is entitled to reimbursement
under this title in respect of such compensation.
    (c) Determination of Amount.--Sums payable to any State by reason
of such State having an agreement under this title shall be payable,
either in advance or by way of reimbursement (as may be determined by
the Secretary), in such amounts as the Secretary estimates the State
will be entitled to receive under this title for each calendar month,
reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any amount by which the
Secretary finds that the Secretary's estimates for any prior calendar
month were greater or less than the amounts which should have been paid
to the State. Such estimates may be made on the basis of such
statistical, sampling, or other method as may be agreed upon by the
Secretary and the State agency of the State involved.

SEC. 5. FINANCING PROVISIONS.

    (a) In General.--Funds in the extended unemployment compensation
account (as established by section 905(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1105(a)) of the Unemployment Trust Fund (as established by
section 904(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1104(a)) shall be used for the
making of payments to States having agreements entered into under this
title.
    (b) Certification.--The Secretary shall from time to time certify
to the Secretary of the Treasury for payment to each State the sums
payable to such State under this title. The Secretary of the Treasury,
prior to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office, shall
make payments to the State in accordance with such certification, by
transfers from the extended unemployment compensation account (as so
established) to the account of such State in the Unemployment Trust
Fund (as so established).
    (c) Assistance to States.--There are appropriated, without fiscal
year limitation, such funds as may be necessary for purposes of
assisting States (as provided in title III of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 501 et seq.) in meeting the costs of administration of
agreements under this title.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations for Certain Payments.--There
are appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury, without fiscal
year limitation, to the extended unemployment compensation account (as
so established) of the Unemployment Trust Fund (as so established) such
sums as the Secretary estimates to be necessary to make the payments
under this section in respect of--
            (1) compensation payable under chapter 85 of title 5,
        United States Code; and
            (2) compensation payable on the basis of services to which
        section 3309(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        applies.
Amounts appropriated pursuant to the preceding sentence shall not be
required to be repaid.

SEC. 6. FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS.

    (a) In General.--If an individual knowingly has made, or caused to
be made by another, a false statement or representation of a material
fact, or knowingly has failed, or caused another to fail, to disclose a
material fact, and as a result of such false statement or
representation or of such nondisclosure such individual has received an
amount of temporary emergency unemployment compensation under this
title to which he was not entitled, such individual--
            (1) shall be ineligible for further temporary emergency
        unemployment compensation under this title in accordance with
        the provisions of the applicable State unemployment
        compensation law relating to fraud in connection with a claim
        for unemployment compensation; and
            (2) shall be subject to prosecution under section 1001 of
        title 18, United States Code.
    (b) Repayment.--In the case of individuals who have received
amounts of temporary emergency unemployment compensation under this
title to which they were not entitled, the State shall require such
individuals to repay the amounts of such emergency unemployment
compensation to the State agency, except that the State agency may
waive such repayment if it determines that--
            (1) the payment of such emergency unemployment compensation
        was without fault on the part of any such individual; and
            (2) such repayment would be contrary to equity and good
        conscience.
    (c) Recovery by State Agency.--
            (1) In general.--The State agency may recover the amount to
        be repaid, or any part thereof, by deductions from any
        temporary emergency unemployment compensation payable to such
        individual under this title or from any unemployment
        compensation payable to such individual under any Federal
        unemployment compensation law administered by the State agency
        or under any other Federal law administered by the State agency
        which provides for the payment of any assistance or allowance
        with respect to any week of unemployment, during the 3-year
        period after the date such individuals received the payment of
        the temporary emergency unemployment compensation to which they
        were not entitled, except that no single deduction may exceed
        50 percent of the weekly benefit amount from which such
        deduction is made.
            (2) Opportunity for hearing.--No repayment shall be
        required, and no deduction shall be made, until a determination
        has been made, notice thereof and an opportunity for a fair
        hearing has been given to the individual, and the determination
        has become final.
    (d) Review.--Any determination by a State agency under this section
shall be subject to review in the same manner and to the same extent as
determinations under the State unemployment compensation law, and only
in that manner and to that extent.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title, the terms ``compensation'', ``regular
compensation'', ``extended compensation'', ``additional compensation'',
``benefit year'', ``base period'', ``State'', ``State agency'', ``State
law'', and ``week'' have the respective meanings given such terms under
section 205 of the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act
of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note).

SEC. 8. APPLICABILITY.

    An agreement entered into under this Act shall apply to weeks of
unemployment--
            (1) beginning no earlier than the first day of the first
        week beginning after the date on which such agreement is
        entered into; and
            (2) ending before the date that is 18 months after the date
        of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 9. TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN INTEREST RATE APPLICABLE TO REPAYMENTS
              OF ADVANCES TO STATE UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDS.

    With respect to advances made to a State under section 1201 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1321) during the period beginning on the
date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 18 months
after such date of enactment, the rate of interest paid by a State on
such an advance shall be determined under section 1202(b)(4) of the
such Act (42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(4)) by substituting ``5 percent'' for ``10
percent'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A).

Temporary Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 2001 - Provides for a program of temporary emergency unemployment compensation (TEUC).Sets forth TEUC program requirements for Federal-State agreements, formulas for determining amounts in individual TEUC accounts and weekly benefits, payments to States, and financing. Includes among eligibility requirements an individual's not having rights, with respect to a week, to other compensation (including both regular and extended compensation). Reduces an individual TEUC account by the aggregate amount of any extended compensation for the same benefit year.Applies TEUC agreements to weeks of unemployment: (1) beginning on or after the first day of the first week after the date on which such agreement is entered into; and (2) ending before the date that is 18 months after enactment of this Act.Provides for a temporary reduction in the interest rate applicable to repayments of advances to State unemployment funds.

A bill to provide for a program of temporary enhanced unemployment benefits.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Climate Change Through
Individual Action Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Agricultural, grassland, and forestry practices play an
        essential role in capturing atmospheric carbon and sequestering
        it as soil organic matter.
            (2) Released carbon can be captured through improved
        grassland management, tree planting, forest preservation, and
        enhanced agronomic and irrigation practices.
            (3) Promoting increased natural carbon sinks could have a
        significant impact on the world's projected carbon emissions
        from the burning of fossil fuels.
            (4) Certain agricultural and forestry practices can reduce
        greenhouse gases: (A) avoiding emissions by maintaining
        existing carbon storage in trees and soils; (B) increasing
        carbon storage by, e.g., tree planting, conversion from
        conventional to conservation tillage practices on agricultural
        lands;
            (5) The large potentials exist through known cropping and
        land management practices such as adoption of no-till, reduced
        fallow and use of cover crops, and conservation set-asides with
        perennial grasses and trees.

SEC. 3. CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SOIL CONSERVATION CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45O. CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND SOIL CONSERVATION.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a
taxpayer engaged in the business of farming, the credit determined
under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 30
percent of the qualified carbon sequestration and soil conservation
expenditures for the taxable year which are paid or incurred with
respect to the land used in such farming.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The credit allowed with respect to a taxpayer
under this section for a taxable year shall not exceed an amount equal
to $10,000, reduced by the sum of the credits allowed with respect to
the taxpayer under subsection (a) for all preceding taxable years.
    ``(c) Qualified Carbon Sequestration and Soil Conservation
Expenses.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified carbon sequestration
        and soil conservation expenditures' means amounts paid or
        incurred to sequester carbon and conserve soil, including--
                    ``(A) expenditures described in section 175(c),
                    ``(B) conservation tillage expenditures,
                    ``(C) cover cropping expenditures,
                    ``(D) amounts paid or incurred to increase the
                nitrogen use efficiency (other than use of nitrogen
                fertilizers) of land used in farming, and
                    ``(E) amounts paid or incurred for multiple year
                rotations, including introduction of a perennial that
                reduces carbon loss and tillage, builds soil tilth, and
                increases carbon capture capacity.
            ``(2) Conservation tillage expenditures.--The term
        `conservation tillage expenditures' means any expenditures paid
        or incurred for a tilling and planting method in which at least
        30 percent of the previous crop residue remains on the soil
        after planting the current crop. Such term includes the
        following tilling practices: no till, ridge till, minimum till,
        and mulch till.
            ``(3) Cover cropping expenditures.--The term `cover
        cropping expenditures' means expenditures paid or incurred for
        the preparation and seeding of land for any grass, legume, or
        small grain--
                    ``(A) which is not the primary crop of the
                taxpayer,
                    ``(B) the primary purpose of which is to achieve
                one or more of the following: reduction in erosion;
                maintenance or improvement in soil fertility, tilth,
                and structure,
                    ``(C) a purpose of which may be interruption of
                pest cycles or conservation of water.
    ``(d) Per Acre Credit Alternative.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
        of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, in
        consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, establish an
        alternative procedure for determining the credit under
        subsection (a), which, at the election of the taxpayer, shall
        be treated as the amount determined under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Procedure described.--(A) The Secretary shall
        establish credit amounts to apply to land used in farming on a
        per acre basis with respect to each method of carbon
        sequestration and soil conservation described in subsection
        (c)(1).
            ``(B) Such credit amounts shall be based on the efficacy of
        the method in sequestering carbon and preventing soil erosion.
            ``(C) No such credit amount may exceed $15 per acre.
            ``(D) The Secretary shall prescribe rules similar to the
        rules of paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (e) to apply
        for purposes of the procedure established under this
        subsection.
            ``(3) Election.--An election to use such alternative method
        shall be made in such form and manner as the Secretary may
        prescribe, and shall apply to the taxable year for which made
        and for all subsequent taxable years.
    ``(e) Definition and Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Land used in farming.--For purposes of this section,
        land shall be treated as used in farming only if such land is
        used (before or simultaneously with the expenditures described
        in subsection (c)(1)) by the taxpayer or his tenant for the
        production of crops, fruits, or other agricultural products or
        for the sustenance of livestock.
            ``(2) Expenditures must be consistent with soil
        conservation plan.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
        section, subsection (a) shall not apply to any expenditures
        unless such expenditures are consistent with--
                    ``(A) the plan (if any) approved by the Soil
                Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture
                for the area in which the land is located, or
                    ``(B) if there is no plan described in clause (i),
                any soil conservation plan of a comparable State
                agency.
            ``(3) Basis adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if
        a credit is determined under this section for any expenditure
        with respect to any property, the increase in the basis of such
        property which would (but for this paragraph) result from such
        expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of the credit so
        determined.
            ``(4) Denial of double benefit.--No deduction or other
        credit shall be allowed under this chapter for any amount taken
        into account in determining the credit under this section.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2013.''.
    (b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of
section 38 of such Code (relating to current year business credit) is
amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by striking
the period at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting ``plus'', and by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(32) the carbon sequestration and soil conservation
        credit determined under section 45O(a).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such
Code (relating to adjustments to basis) is amended by striking ``and''
at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (36) and inserting ``and'', and by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(37) to the extent provided in section 45O(e).''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45O. Carbon sequestration and soil conservation.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2008.

SEC. 4. QUALIFYING PLANTING EXPENDITURE CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to other credits) is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 30D. QUALIFIED PLANTING EXPENDITURE CREDIT.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount
equal to 10 percent of the qualified planting expenditures of the
taxpayer for the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitations.--The amount taken into account under subsection
(a) for any taxable year shall not exceed--
            ``(1) in the case of expenditures paid or incurred by the
        taxpayer with respect to an area which is included under
        section 121 as part of the taxpayer's principal residence,
        $5,000,
            ``(2) in the case of expenditures paid or incurred by the
        taxpayer in the course of, or with respect to, a trade or
        business carried on by the taxpayer, $50,000, and
            ``(3) in any other case, zero.
    ``(c) Qualified Planting Expenditures.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualifying planting
        expenditures' means expenditures paid or incurred--
                    ``(A) for the purchase and planting of any tree,
                plant, shrub, or bush which meets the requirements of
                paragraph (2), and
                    ``(B) for the purchase and installation of a
                vegetated roof system.
        Such term shall not include expenditures relating to any
        property which is held by the taxpayer for use in a trade or
        business or for the production of income, or which is property
        described in section 1221(a)(1) in the hands of the taxpayer.
            ``(2) Trees, plants, shrubs, or bushes.--A tree, plant,
        shrub, or bush satisfies the requirements of the paragraph if
        such tree, plant, shrub, or bush is certified, in accordance
        with guidance prescribed by the Secretary (after consultation
        with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
        and the Secretary of Agriculture), to be quick-growing,
        appropriate for the region in which it is planted, and
        effective in capturing carbon.
            ``(3) Vegetated roof system.--The term `vegetated roof
        system' means a system by which vegetation growing in a
        substrate is integrated with the roof (or portion thereof) of a
        building owned by the taxpayer.
    ``(d) Application With Other Credits.--The credit allowed under
subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if
any) of--
            ``(1) the regular tax liability (as defined in section
        26(b)) reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under
        subpart A and sections 27, 30, 30B, and 30C, over
            ``(2) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year.
    ``(e) Definition and Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence'
        has the same meaning as when used in section 121, except that
        no ownership requirement shall be imposed.
            ``(2) Joint occupancy, cooperative housing corporations,
        and condominium management associations.--Rules similar to the
        rules of paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of section 25D(e) shall
        apply.
            ``(3) Expenditures outside united states.--The credit under
        this section shall not be allowed with respect to expenditures
        paid or incurred for areas located outside the United States.
            ``(4) Basis adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if
        a credit is allowed under this section for an expenditure, the
        increase in basis which would result (but for this subsection)
        from such expenditure shall be reduced by the amount of credit
        allowed under this section.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2013.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (a) of section 1016, as amended by section
        3, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (36),
        by striking the period at the end of paragraph (37) and
        inserting ``and'', and by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(38) to the extent provided in section 30D(e)(4).''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart B of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting
        after the item relating to section 30C the following new item:

``Sec. 30D. Qualified planting expenditure credit.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2008.

SEC. 5. GRASSLAND, RANGELAND, AND FOREST CONSERVATION CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Department of Agriculture, shall establish an appropriate tax
credit, with respect to land located in the United States, for--
            (1) the conversion of cropland to pasture for grazing
        purposes or to grassland or rangeland, and
            (2) reforestation and afforestation of land--
                    (A) which is not held by the taxpayer for the
                planting, cultivating, caring for, and cutting of trees
                for sale or use in the commercial production of timber
                products, and
                    (B) with trees which are not held by the taxpayer
                for use in a trade or business or for the production of
                income.
    (b) Other Rules Relating to Credit.--
            (1) Credit to be per acre.--The Secretary shall establish
        credit amounts to apply to land on a per acre basis with
        respect to each method of conservation described in subsection
        (a).
            (2) Pursuant to approved plan.--Such methods must be
        pursuant to a plan submitted by the taxpayer and approved by
        the Secretaries of the Treasury and Agriculture.
            (3) Basis for credit amounts.--Credit amount shall be based
        on--
                    (A) the efficacy of the method in sequestering
                carbon and preventing soil erosion,
                    (B) the expenditures relating to such method, and
                    (C) the number of years the taxpayer certifies to
                the Secretary or ensures (by conservation easement or
                otherwise) that the applicable land will remain subject
                to the approved plan.
            (4) Recapture.--The Secretary shall provide for recapturing
        the benefit of any credit allowed under this section with
        respect to any property that ceases to be used in accordance
        with the approved plan.
            (5) Denial of double benefit and basis adjustment.--The
        Secretary shall provide--
                    (A) an appropriate basis adjustment for property
                with respect to which such credit is allowed, and
                    (B) rules disallowing such deductions and other
                credits as may be appropriate to avoid allowing
                additional tax benefits for the same conservation
                method or expenses.
    (c) Effective Date.--The credit established by the Secretary shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008.

SEC. 6. CARBON SEQUESTRATION CREDIT REPORT.

    (a) In General.--In the case of any substantial change in the
carbon sequestration market (including the enactment into law of a
carbon cap and trade program), the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in
consultation with any appropriate Federal officers, study such change
and any effect of such change on the efficiency of, and need for, the
credits allowed under section 5 of this Act and sections 45O and 30D of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (b) Report.--As soon as practicable after sufficient opportunity to
observe the effect of such change in the carbon sequestration market,
the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress containing the results
of the study conducted under subsection (a) and any recommendations of
the Secretary for modifying such credits based on such results.

Combating Climate Change Through Individual Action Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) 30% of carbon sequestration and soil conservation expenditures made by taxpayers engaged in the business of farming; (2) 10% of qualifying planting expenditures, including expenditures for the purchase and planting of any tree, plant, shrub, or bush, and the purchase and installation of a vegetated roof system; (3) the conversion of cropland to pasture for grazing purposes or to grassland or rangeland; and (4) certain types of reforestation and afforestation of land.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for carbon sequestration.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Colorado River Multi-Species
Conservation Program Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Lower colorado river multi-species conservation
        program.--The term ``Lower Colorado River Multi-Species
        Conservation Program'' or ``LCR MSCP'' means the cooperative
        effort on the Lower Colorado River between Federal and non-
        Federal entities in Arizona, California, and Nevada approved by
        the Secretary of the Interior on April 2, 2005.
            (2) Lower colorado river.--The term ``Lower Colorado
        River'' means the Colorado River from Lake Mead to the
        Southerly International Boundary with Mexico, including its
        historic floodplain and its mainstem reservoirs to their full
        pool elevations.
            (3) Program documents.--The term ``Program Documents''
        means the Habitat Conservation Plan, Biological Assessment and
        Biological and Conference Opinion, Environmental Impact
        Statement/Environmental Impact Report, Funding and Management
        Agreement, Implementing Agreement, and Section 10(a)(1)(B)
        Permit issued and, as applicable, executed in connection with
        the LCR MSCP.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (5) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the States of
        Arizona, California, and Nevada.
            (6) Steering committee.--The term ``Steering Committee''
        means the LCR MSCP steering committee established pursuant to
        the Program Documents.

SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION AND WATER ACCOUNTING.

    (a) Implementation.--The Secretary shall manage and implement the
LCR MSCP in accordance with the Program Documents.
    (b) Water Accounting.--The Secretary is authorized and directed to
enter into an agreement with the States providing for the use of water
from the Lower Colorado River for habitat creation and maintenance in
accordance with the Program Documents.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary such sums as may be necessary to meet the obligations of the
Secretary under the Program Documents, to remain available until
expended.
    (b) Investments.--The Secretary is authorized to invest with the
Secretary of the Treasury such portions of appropriations, and any non-
Federal contributions made pursuant to the Program Documents, as are
not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet current
expenditures. Such investments shall be made only in interest-bearing
obligations of the United States. Funds invested under this subsection
and interest on those funds shall be available to the Secretary to meet
the obligations of the Secretary under the Program Documents.
    (c) Non-Reimbursable and Non-Returnable.--All amounts appropriated
to and expended by the Secretary for the LCR MSCP shall be non-
reimbursable and non-returnable.

SEC. 5. APPLICABLE LAW, CONTINUITY OF PROGRAM, ENFORCEABILITY OF
              PROGRAM DOCUMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall impair any right to the
delivery or beneficial consumptive use of Colorado River water under
any compact, treaty, law, decree, or contract in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Continuity of Program Documents.--No future act of Congress
relating to Public Law 93-205 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) shall have the
effect of modifying the Program Documents unless expressly made
applicable to the LCR MSCP.
    (c) Enforceability of Program Documents.--Any party to any
agreement entered into with the United States or any agency thereof
pursuant to the LCR MSCP may commence a civil action in United States
district court to enforce the agreement or to declare the rights and
obligations of the parties under the Program Documents. The district
court shall have jurisdiction of such actions and may issue such
orders, judgments, and decrees as are consistent with the court's
exercise of jurisdiction under this section. The United States or any
agency thereof may be named as a defendant in such actions. The
sovereign immunity of the United States is waived for purposes of
actions commenced pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section
waives the sovereign immunity of the United States to claims for money
damages, monetary compensation, the provision of indemnity, or any
claim seeking money from the United States. Any suit pursuant to this
section may be brought in any United States district court in the State
in which any non-Federal party to the suit is situated.
    (d) Applicable Law.--Nothing in this Act affects the enforceability
of the requirement that the Program Documents comply with existing law
as of April 2, 2005, except that the Steering Committee shall not be
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).

Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage and implement the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, and to enter into an agreement with Arizona, California, and Nevada providing for the use of water from the Lower Colorado River for habitat creation and maintenance, in accordance with the Habitat Conservation Plan, Biological Assessment and Biological and Conference Opinion, Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report, Funding and Management Agreement, Implementing Agreement (Agreement).

Permits any party to an agreement entered into with the United States pursuant to the Program to commence a civil action in U.S. district court to enforce the agreement or to declare the rights and obligations of the parties under the program documents. Grants the district court jurisdiction over any such action.

A bill to authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program in the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, and for other purposes.


SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clearwater Basin Project Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Advisory panel.--The term ``advisory panel'' means the
        Clearwater Advisory Panel, established by the Secretary under
        section 3.
            (2) Pilot project.--The term ``pilot project'' means the
        Clearwater Basin Pilot Project authorized by section 4.
            (3) Pilot project area.--The term ``pilot project area''
        means the area described in section 4(a) in which the pilot
        project will be conducted.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture.
            (5) Stewardship contract.--The term ``stewardship
        contract'' means a contract to achieve land management goals
        for National Forest System lands as described in section 347 of
        the Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
        Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 2104 note).
            (6) Stewardship objectives.--The term ``stewardship
        objectives'' means objectives that enhance forest ecosystems,
        and restore and improve land health water quality such as--
                    (A) road, trail, and infrastructure maintenance or
                obliteration;
                    (B) soil productivity improvement;
                    (C) improvements in forest ecosystem health;
                    (D) watershed restoration and maintenance;
                    (E) restoration, maintenance and improvement of
                wildlife and fish habitat;
                    (F) control of noxious weeds; and
                    (G) reestablishment of native species.

SEC. 3. CLEARWATER ADVISORY PANEL.

    (a) Establishment and Purpose.--The Secretary shall establish an
advisory group, to be known as the ``Clearwater Advisory Panel'', for
the purpose of improving collaborative relationships and providing
advice and recommendations to the Forest Service regarding the
Clearwater Basin pilot project and activities under the pilot project,
as authorized by and consistent with this Act.
    (b) Duties.--The advisory panel shall--
            (1) review and make recommendations to the Forest Service
        regarding activities proposed for high priority implementation
        as part of the pilot project;
            (2) provide early and continuous coordination with
        appropriate Forest Service and other agency officials in
        reviewing and recommending activities for high priority
        implementation; and
            (3) provide frequent opportunities for citizens,
        organizations, tribes, agencies, and other interested parties
        to participate in all stages of the activity schedule
        development process.
    (c) Appointment of Members.--
            (1) Appointment and term.--No later than 90 days after the
        date of enactment of this Act, and consistent with subsection
        (d), the Secretary shall appoint the members of the advisory
        panel and each member shall serve without compensation for a
        term of three years beginning on the date of appointment. The
        Secretary may reappoint members to subsequent three-year terms.
            (2) Vacancies.--The Secretary shall make appointments to
        fill vacancies on the advisory panel as soon as practicable
        after the vacancy has occurred.
    (d) Composition of Advisory Panel.--The advisory panel shall
be comprised of 15 members who shall be representative of the interests
of the following categories:
            (1) Category i.--
                    (A) organized labor;
                    (B) developed outdoor recreation, off highway
                vehicle users, or commercial recreation activities;
                    (C) energy and mineral development interests;
                    (D) commercial timber industry; and
                    (E) Federal grazing permit holders, or other land
                use permit holders within the pilot project area.
            (2) Category ii.--
                    (A) national environmental organizations;
                    (B) regional or local environmental organizations;
                    (C) dispersed recreational activities;
                    (D) archaeological and historical interests; and
                    (E) national or regional fish and wildlife interest
                groups.
            (3) Category iii.--
                    (A) State elected officeholders or their designee;
                    (B) county or local elected officeholders;
                    (C) Indian Tribes within or adjacent to the pilot
                project area;
                    (D) school officials or teachers; and
                    (E) the affected public at large.
            (4) Balanced representation.--The Secretary shall provide
        for balanced representation from among the categories described
        in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
            (5) Geographic distribution.--The members of the advisory
        panel shall reside within the State of Idaho, and to the extent
        practicable, within or adjacent to the pilot project area.
    (e) Approval Procedures.--
            (1) Establishment.--Subject to paragraph (2) and the other
        requirements of this Act, the advisory panel shall establish
        procedures for proposing, developing, and reviewing activities
        and schedules for recommendation to the Forest Service for
        approval and implementation under the pilot project. A majority
        must be present to constitute an official meeting of the
        advisory panel.
            (2) Majority vote.--An activity or schedule may be
        recommended by the advisory panel to the applicable Forest
        Supervisor for approval and implementation under the pilot
        program if it is approved by a majority of the advisory panel
        members from each of the three categories described in
        subsection (d).
    (f) Other Authorities and Requirements.--
            (1) Chairperson.--A majority of the advisory panel shall
        select a chairperson.
            (2) Staff assistance.--The Secretary may provide staff
        assistance to the advisory panel from employees under the
        jurisdiction of the Secretary.
            (3) Meetings.--All meetings of the advisory panel shall be
        announced at least one week in advance in a local newspaper of
        record and shall be open to the public. Records of the meetings
        shall be retained and made available for public inspection.

SEC. 4 CLEARWATER BASIN PILOT PROJECT.

    (a) Pilot Project Authorized.--The Secretary may conduct a pilot
project under this section, to be known as the ``Clearwater Basin pilot
project'', on those National Forest System land encompassed by the
North Fork, Powell, and Lochsa Ranger Districts of the Clearwater
National Forest in the State of Idaho, and the Red River/Elk City,
Moose Creek and Clearwater Ranger Districts of the Nez Perce National
Forest in the State of Idaho.
    (b) Role of Advisory Panel.--The advisory panel shall review and
recommend activities for high priority implementation of stewardship
objectives within the pilot project area, for which funding is
authorized under this Act or other laws.
    (c) Stewardship Contracts.--A total of three stewardship contracts
are authorized for recommendation by the advisory panel and for
approval and implementation in accordance with, and to achieve the
purposes of, the pilot project. These contracts are in addition to any
stewardship contracts authorized under any other law.
    (d) Activity Schedules.--
            (1) Development.--Within two years after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the advisory panel shall develop and
        submit for Forest Supervisor review schedules of high priority
        activities to be commenced within the pilot project area for
the ensuing five-year period. Separate schedules shall be developed for
the Clearwater National Forest portion of the pilot project area.
Thereafter, the advisory panel shall develop and submit in advance
schedules for subsequent five-year periods.
            (2) Consultation.--The advisory panel shall develop each
        five-year schedule in consultation with, and with technical
        assistance from, the applicable Forest Supervisor and the Nez
        Perce Tribe. The Forest Service shall ensure that the
        activities in the schedules are consistent with treaty and any
        other obligations to the Tribe.
            (3) Content.--Each five-year schedule shall be in
        sufficient detail to describe the high priority activities to
        be conducted in the pilot project area over the five-year
        period and the timing for their implementation, and to allow
        reasonable site-specific, project-level evaluation of their
        environmental effects. The scope of the activities included in
        each schedule shall be reasonably adjusted to the extent that
        the advisory panel and applicable Forest Supervisor determine
        necessary to allow such evaluation to be completed within the
        time periods provided by this Act.
            (4) Consistency with forest plan.--The activities included
        within the five-year schedules shall be consistent with the
        applicable forest land and resource management plan. The
        schedule may include any amendment of the applicable forest
        land and resource management plan that the advisory panel
        recommends or that the applicable Forest Supervisor determines
        is necessary to allow or facilitate implementation of one or
        more activities in the schedule.
    (f) NEPA Requirements and Related Procedures.--
            (1) Process.--The Forest Service shall conduct any
        applicable procedures under the National Environmental Policy
        Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the approval of the
        activities in each five-year schedule, tiered to the
        environmental impact statement for the applicable forest land
        and resource management plan. The procedures under such Act,
        and any review, consultation, or coordination under other laws,
        including the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
        Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of
        1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and National Historic
        Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470), shall be completed within one
        year after the Forest Service, in consultation with the North
        Central Idaho resource advisory committee, issues the public
        scoping notice regarding the proposed schedule.
            (2) Resources.--The Forest Service, and any other Federal
        agencies involved in the process described in paragraph (1),
        shall provide sufficient personnel and other resources,
        directly or through contracting, to complete the review,
        consultation, or coordination within the required one-year
        period, and without substantially delaying implementation of
        other forest management activities in Region 1 of the Forest
        Service. The Forest Service and other involved agencies may
        rely upon or use any analysis, documents, or procedures
        previously performed under the National Environmental Policy
        Act of 1969 or other law for any activity in the schedule.
            (3) Effect of failure to complete process.--If any review,
        consultation, or coordination required under the National
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or other law has not been
        completed for a schedule within the required one-year period,
        the lack of completion shall not be a basis for challenging or
        delaying submittal, approval, or implementation of an activity
        in the schedule, if the applicable Forest Supervisor, in
        consultation with the advisory panel, finds that sufficient
        review, consultation, and coordination regarding the activity
        has occurred and a sufficient record exists to make a reasoned
        decision regarding approval of the activity.
    (g) Review by Forest Supervisor.--
            (1) Submission.--The advisory panel shall submit a final
        recommendation regarding each five-year schedule, together with
        the record of the review, consultation, and coordination
        performed under subsection (f) for the schedule, to the
        applicable Forest Supervisor for review. The final
        recommendation and record shall be submitted to the Forest
        Supervisor at least 30 days in advance of the date for
        commencing implementation of activities under the schedule.
            (2) Review.--Within 30 days after receiving the schedule
        and record from the advisory panel, the Forest Supervisor shall
        issue a project or activity decision document regarding review
        of the recommended schedule in accordance with the National
        Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and any other applicable
        procedures. In the decision document, the Forest Supervisor may
        approve the schedule, or disapprove the schedule and return it
        to the advisory panel for further consideration with
        instructions. If the Forest Supervisor has not issued a
decision document upon expiration of the 30-day period, the schedule
shall be deemed approved by the Forest Supervisor and subject to
administrative appeal under Department of Agriculture procedures
applicable to Forest Service project or activity record of decision or
decision notice documents issued pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969.
    (h) Implementation.--Upon approval of the schedule, but subject to
any stay that may be in effect pursuant to Forest Service project or
activity administrative appeal procedures, the Forest Service may issue
any permits, contracts, or other authorizations for activities in the
schedule without further review, consultation, or coordination under
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or other laws.
    (i) Activities Not Included in a 5-Year Schedule; Amendment of
Schedule.--An activity that the advisory panel determines should
proceed in advance of approval of the first five-year schedule, or an
activity in the pilot project area that is not included in a five-year
schedule, may be approved and implemented on an individual or group
basis, upon completing the process and requirements for review and
approval of a five-year schedule. A five-year schedule may be amended
upon completed the process and requirements for review and approval of
the schedule.
    (j) Relation to Other Schedules, Plans, and Activities.--The five-
year schedules and activities authorized under the pilot project shall
supplement other schedules plans and projects or other activities
authorized and implemented under other law. Upon advisory panel
recommendation and applicable Forest Supervisor approval, an activity
that is included in another schedule or plan or proposed, authorized,
or funded under other law may be authorized and implemented as an
activity under the pilot project, if the activity meets the
requirements of this section for implementation as a high priority
activity.

SEC. 5. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Report on Applicable Rules and Regulations.--The advisory panel
may submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives a compilation of regulations applicable to the pilot
project that the advisory panel determines are inappropriate for the
pilot project, incompatible with the pilot project, or unduly
burdensome in conducting the pilot project.
    (b) Monitoring; Annual Report on the Project.--The Secretary shall
monitor the activities and achievement in the pilot project area under
the pilot project. Not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter during the pilot
project, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of
the House of Representatives on the results of such monitoring,
including detailed information on the sources and uses of funds and the
status, outputs, and other results accomplished for each activity
recommended for priority implementation by the advisory panel under the
pilot project.
    (c) State of Idaho Report.--The Secretary shall request the State
of Idaho, through the University of Idaho College of Natural Resource
or other source, to prepare a report reviewing the activities and
achievements of the pilot project in the pilot project area. The
Secretary shall request the State to prepare and submit the report at
five-year intervals to the Secretary, the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Resources of the
House of Representatives. The requested report should include an
assessment of whether, and to what extent, the activities conducted
under the pilot project are meeting or enhancing the accomplishment of
stewardship objectives.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary, through fiscal year 2012, such sums as
may be necessary for the following purposes:
            (1) Developing, submitting, reviewing, and implementing
        five-year schedules and priority activities under the pilot
        project, including the stewardship contracts authorized by this
        Act.
            (2) Other advisory panel activities and technical
        assistance to the advisory panel for the purposes of the pilot
        project.
            (3) Monitoring and reporting requirements under section 5.
            (4) Such other actions as are necessary to implement this
        Act.
    (b) Availability.--Amount appropriated for the purposes specified
in subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
    (c) Treatment of Receipts.--Notwithstanding the Secure Rural
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
393; 16 U.S.C. 500 note), any moneys received by the Forest Service
from activities approved and implemented under the pilot project shall
be distributed in accordance with the sixth paragraph under the heading
``Forest Service'' in the Act of May 23, 1908 (16 U.S.C. 500).

SEC. 7. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provisions of this Act or the application of this Act to any
person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the validity of the
remainder of this Act and of the application of such provision to other
persons and circumstances shall not be affected.

Clearwater Basin Project Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain the Clearwater Advisory Panel (CAP), which shall provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service regarding the Clearwater Basin pilot project (the Project) within the Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests, Idaho. States that the CAP shall: (1) make recommendations regarding activities for high priority implementation; (2) provide early and continuous coordination with Federal officials; and (3) provide for public input into its proceedings.Authorizes the Secretary to conduct the Project. Directs the CAP, in consultation with and receiving technical assistance from the applicable Forest Supervisor, to develop and submit for approval from the Forest Supervisor five-year schedules of high priority activities for the Project (with separate schedules for each Forest). Requires that the activities included in such schedules be consistent with the applicable forest land and resource management plan. Directs the Forest Service to complete any applicable National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures for the approval of the activities at the site-specific, project level. Directs the CAP to consult with the Nez Perce Tribe in developing and recommending each schedule.Directs the Forest Supervisor to issue a project or activity decision document regarding approval of the recommended schedule in accordance with NEPA and other applicable procedures.Provides for the schedules and activities authorized under this section to supplement certain other schedules, plans, and projects or other activities authorized and implemented under other law.

A bill to provide for enhanced collaborative forest stewardship management within the Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests in Idaho, and for other purposes.