To combat illegal deforestation by prohibiting the importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To combat illegal deforestation by prohibiting the importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Trade, Environment.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fostering Overseas Rule of law and Environmentally Sound Trade Act of 2023 or the FOREST Act of 2023.
- Section idC41F32809B1F466AAFC167F8AC16B6AA: 2. Findings; sense of Congress Congress makes the following findings: According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 percent of...
- Section idC18906E2BFFD480FB10C818384630461: 3. Prohibition on importation of commodities produced on illegally deforested land and products made from such commodities The Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by...
- Section id1e6e09fcc7d84d418179cf46394a0b99: 527A. Prohibition on importation of products made wholly or in part of commodities produced on illegally deforested land It shall be unlawful for any person to...
- Section id6A6B110F81CF4274824A6070F192D325: 4. Implementation of Lacey Act import declarations for pulp and paper products If the requirement for an import declaration under section 3(f)(1) of the Lacey...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To combat illegal deforestation by prohibiting the importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Trade, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To combat illegal deforestation by prohibiting the importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Brian Schatz
D-HI | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Schatz (for himself and Mr. Braun) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a natural arboreal ecosystem that— has a species composition a significant percentage of which is native species
a natural arboreal ecosystem that— has a species composition a significant percentage of which is native species
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