Forest Service pilot program
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(a) In general The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish and carry out 5 pilot projects in national forests to restore white oak in those national forests through white oak restoration and natural regeneration practices. (b) National forests reserved or withdrawn from the public domain At least 3 pilot projects required under subsection (a) shall be carried out in national forests reserved or withdrawn from the public domain. (c) Authority To enter into cooperative agreements The Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out the pilot projects required under subsection (a).