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16 U.S.C. 6571: Establishment of healthy forests reserve program

Created in 2003 by the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-148). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 3841, 16 U.S.C. 3871a.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

  • S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 · reported by committee · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (3) and redesignated former par. (3) as (4). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a), (4)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.