National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center Establishment Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8640 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8640 To provide for the establishment of a National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2024 Mr. Quigley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the establishment of a National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center Establishment Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Center.--The term ``Center'' means the National Interagency Seed and Restoration Center established under section 3(a)(1). (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the Department of the Interior. (3) Ecoregion.--The term ``ecoregion'' means a land area varying in size and having a unified climate, geology, topography, soil, potential natural vegetation, and predominant land use. (4) Federal interagency partner.--The term ``Federal interagency partner'' means-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Transportation; and (C) the Secretary of Defense. (5) Genetically appropriate.--The term ``genetically appropriate plant'', with respect to a plant, means-- (A) a native plant species that is locally adapted to target site conditions, such as a plant with effective establishment, vigor, and reprodu