Resource advisory committees

Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 7125) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (6) Appointments by applicable regional foresters In making appointments under this subsection, the Secretary concerned may act through the applicable regional forester so long as before the applicable regional forester makes an appointment, the applicable regional forester conducts the review and analysis that would otherwise be conducted for an appointment to a resource advisory committee, including any review and analysis with respect to civil rights, budgetary requirements, vetting, and reporting, as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate.; (2) in subsection (d)(6), by striking October 1, 2026 and inserting October 1, 2031; and (3) by striking subsection (g).