The White Oak Resilience Act directs the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior to coordinate efforts to restore and regenerate white oak forests across the country. The bill establishes a voluntary White Oak Restoration Initiative Coalition bringing together federal, state, tribal, local, and private organizations to recommend policy changes and oversee restoration work. It also creates five pilot projects in national forests and five more on Interior Department lands, establishes a grant program administered through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to assist landowners with white oak restoration, and funds research on white oak genetics, seedling production, and reforestation methods. Additionally, the bill directs the Forest Service to develop a national strategy to address shortages of tree seedlings needed for reforestation efforts. All new authorities under the bill sunset seven years after enactment, meaning they expire unless Congress reauthorizes them.
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