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136 STAT. 2023 PUBLIC LAW 117–169—AUG. 16, 2022 of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until Sep- tember 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $2,200,000,000 for a program to provide financial assistance, including the cost of any financial assistance, to farmers, ranchers, or forest landowners determined to have experienced discrimination prior to January 1, 2021, in Department of Agri- culture farm lending programs, under which the amount of financial assistance provided to a recipient may be not more than $500,000, as determined to be appropriate based on any consequences experi- enced from the discrimination, which program shall be administered through 1 or more qualified nongovernmental entities selected by the Secretary subject to standards set and enforced by the Secretary. ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture for fiscal year 2022, to remain available until September 30, 2031, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $24,000,000 for administrative costs, including training employees, of the agencies and offices of the Department of Agriculture to carry out this section. ‘‘(g) LIMITATION.—The funds made available under this section are subject to the condition that the Secretary shall not— ‘‘(1) enter into any agreement under which any payment could be outlaid or funds disbursed after September 30, 2031; or ‘‘(2) use any other funds available to the Secretary to satisfy obligations initially made under this section.’’. SEC. 22008. REPEAL OF FARM LOAN ASSISTANCE. Section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 1921 note; Public Law 117–2) is repealed. Subtitle D—Forestry SEC. 23001. NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM RESTORATION AND FUELS REDUCTION PROJECTS. (a) APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail- able, there are appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031— (1) $1,800,000,000 for hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System land within the wildland-urban interface; (2) $200,000,000 for vegetation management projects on National Forest System land carried out in accordance with a plan developed under section 303(d)(1) or 304(a)(3) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6542(d)(1) or 6543(a)(3)); (3) $100,000,000 to provide for environmental reviews by the Chief of the Forest Service in satisfying the obligations of the Chief of the Forest Service under the National Environ- mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 through 4370m– 12); and (4) $50,000,000 for the protection of old-growth forests on National Forest System land and to complete an inventory of old-growth forests and mature forests within the National Forest System. Time period. VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:35 Oct 25, 2022 Jkt 029139 PO 00169 Frm 00207 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL169.117 PUBL169 jmbennett on LAP3P8D0R2PROD with Publaw