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# 16 U.S.C. § 3851a - Forest Service participation in ACES Program
## Text
(a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System land to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program established pursuant to section 3851 of this title to provide technical services for conservation-related programs and authorities carried out by the Secretary on National Forest System land.
(b) Termination of effectiveness The authority provided to the Secretary to carry out this section terminates effective October 1, 2023.11 See Extension of Forest Service Participation in Aces Program note below.
(Pub. L. 11379, title VIII, § 8302, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 923; Pub. L. 115334, title VIII, § 8622, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4853.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014, and not as part of title XII of Pub. L. 99198 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115334 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Extension of Forest Service Participation in Aces ProgramPub. L. 11975, div. I, § 5003, Feb. 3, 2026, 140 Stat. 629, provided that: “Section 8302(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 3851a(b)) shall be applied by substituting October 1, 2026 for October 1, 2023.” Prior extensions were contained in the following prior acts: Pub. L. 11883, div. B, title I, § 106, Sept. 26, 2024, 138 Stat. 1535.
Definition of “Secretary” “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 9001 of Title 7, Agriculture.