Tree nursery shortages

(a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall— (1) develop and implement a national strategy to increase the capacity of Federal, State, and private tree nurseries and tree nurseries of Indian Tribes to address the nationwide shortage of tree seedlings; and (2) coordinate the strategy under paragraph (1) with— (A) the national reforestation strategy of the Forest Service; and (B) each regional implementation plan for National Forests. (b) Elements The strategy required under subsection (a) shall— (1) be based on the best available science and data, including the consideration of Indigenous knowledge; and (2) identify and address— (A) regional seedling shortages of bareroot and container tree seedlings; (B) regional reforestation opportunities and the seedling supply necessary to fulfill those opportunities; (C) opportunities to enhance seedling diversity, improve quality, quantity, genetic resources, and availability, and close gaps in seed inventories; and (D) barriers to expanding, enhancing, or creating new infrastructure to increase nursery capacity.