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      "title": "Stewardship Contracting for Federal Forests",
      "summary": "Many forests, especially the national forests, are widely thought to have unnaturally high\namounts\nof dead and dying trees, dense undergrowth, and dense stands of small trees. This biomass can\nexacerbate insect and disease infestations and wildfire threats. Because much of this biomass has\nlittle or no commercial value, some have proposed stewardship contracting to reduce these threats. \nTwo approaches have been suggested: traditional service procurement contracts and contracts that\ninclude exchanging goods (timber) for stewardship services. Congress authorized goods-for-services\ncontracting through FY2013 by amending a previous pilot program in the FY2003 Omnibus\nAppropriations law. This report discusses the advantages and limitations of each of these\napproaches. It provides background on the issue and is unlikely to be updated.",
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      "title": "Stewardship Contracting for the National Forests",
      "summary": "This report discusses the advantages and limitations of proposed approaches to stewardship contracting to reduce threats to national forests exacerbated by unnaturally high amounts of biomass.",
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