[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8510 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8510

 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage the use of native 
                  vegetation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2024

  Ms. Tokuda introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage the use of native 
                  vegetation, 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. ENCOURAGEMENT OF NATIVE VEGETATION USE.

    Section 1244(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3844(h)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and Native Vegetation 
        Use'' after ``protection'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) the use of native vegetation.''.
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