To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and development facility of the Forest Service.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9464 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9464

To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and
              development facility of the Forest Service.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2026

 Ms. Goodlander (for herself and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following
        bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL

To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any research and
              development facility of the Forest Service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OF FOREST SERVICE RESEARCH AND
              DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES.

    The Secretary of Agriculture may not close any research and
development facility of the Forest Service, including through
implementation of a reorganization plan, except as expressly authorized
by an Act of Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.
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