| 551. | Protection of national forests; rules and regulations. | |
| 551a. | Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement. | |
| 551b. | Omitted. | |
| 551c. | Planning for fire protection. | |
| 551c–1. | Limitations on prescribed burns. | |
| 551d. | Wildland firefighter safety. | |
| 552. | Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply. | |
| 552a. | Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation. | |
| 552b. | Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations. | |
| 552c. | Reimbursement of United States for loss of revenue. | |
| 552d. | Punishment of violations of regulations. | |
| 553. | Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game. | |
| 553a. | Repealed. | |
| 554. | Forest supervisors and rangers. | |
| 554a. | Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations. | |
| 554b. | Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees. | |
| 554c. | Care of employees’ graves. | |
| 554d. | Recreation facilities for employees of Forest Service and their immediate families. | |
| 554e. | Employment of workers for emergencies. | |
| 555. | Forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other needed sites. | |
| 555a. | Exchange of lands. | |
| 555b. | Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds. | |
| 556. | Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles. | |
| 556a. | Omitted. | |
| 556b. | Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska. | |
| 556c. | Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties. | |
| 556d. | Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases. | |
| 556e. | Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression. | |
| 556f. | Expenses of student interns. | |
| 556g. | Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees. | |
| 556h. | Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs. | |
| 556i. | Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service. | |
| 557. | Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention. | |
| 557a. | Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation. | |
| 557b , 558. | Omitted or Repealed. | |
| 558a. | Purpose. | |
| 558b. | Definition of Secretaries. | |
| 558c. | Authorization. | |
| 558d. | Incidental expenses. | |
| 558e. | Consideration as Federal employee. | |
| 558f. | Promotion of volunteer opportunities. | |
| 558g. | Liability insurance. | |
| 559. | Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations. | |
| 559a. | Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations. | |
| 559b. | Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances. | |
| 559c. | Powers of officers and employees of Forest Service. | |
| 559d. | Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. | |
| 559e. | Forest Service authorization. | |
| 559f. | Approval of Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General. | |
| 559g. | Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture. | |
| 560. | Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection. | |
| 560a , 561. | Omitted or Repealed. | |
| 562. | Forest experiment station in California. | |
| 562a. | Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. | |
| 562b. | Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania. | |
| 563. | Cooperation with States for fire protection on private or State forest lands upon the watersheds of navigable rivers. | |
| 564 , 565. | Repealed. | |
| 565a. | Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories. | |
| 565a–1. | Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding. | |
| 565a–2. | Federal employee status of cooperators. | |
| 565a–3. | Agreements otherwise authorized by law. | |
| 565b. | Transfer of fire lookout towers and other improvements for fire control to States, political subdivisions or agencies; reversion. | |
| 566 , 566a. | Repealed. | |
| 566b. | Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566. | |
| 567. | Repealed. | |
| 567a. | Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in acquisition and administration of State forests. | |
| 567b. | Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests. | |
| 567c. | Authorization of appropriation for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests. | |
| 568. | Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in establishing, etc., wood lots, shelter belts, windbreaks, etc.; limitation on expenditure; authorization of appropriations. | |
| 568a. | Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions. | |
| 568b to 568g. | Repealed or Omitted. | |
| 569. | Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes. | |
| 570. | Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof. | |
| 571 to 571b. | Repealed or Omitted. | |
| 571c. | Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases. | |
| 572. | Cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies in working land under State or private ownership. | |
| 572a. | Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services. | |
| 573. | Repealed. | |
| 574. | Damages caused private property in protection, administration, and improvement of national forests; reimbursement. | |
| 575. | Search for lost persons, and transportation of sick, injured, or dead persons, within national forests; authorization to incur expense. | |
| 576. | Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work. | |
| 576a. | Authorization of appropriation for reforestation. | |
| 576b. | Purchasers of national-forest timber; deposits of money in addition to payments for timber; use of deposits; seedlings and young trees for burned-over areas in national parks. | |
| 576c. | Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund; establishment; duration; authorization of appropriations. | |
| 576d. | Expenditure of Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund moneys; availability of moneys from other sources unaffected. | |
| 576e. | Repealed. | |
| 577. | Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation. | |
| 577a. | Conserving shore line beauty for recreational use of public lands in northern Minnesota; regulation of logging. | |
| 577b. | Preserving water level of lakes and streams of public lands in northern Minnesota; reservoirs; water power. | |
| 577c. | Acquisition of additional lands in northern Minnesota. | |
| 577d. | Boundary limits of additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota. | |
| 577d–1. | Extension to other sections of land. | |
| 577e. | Approval by National Forest Reservation Commission for acquisition of additional lands. | |
| 577f. | Exchange of lands. | |
| 577g. | Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota. | |
| 577g–1. | Payment to State of Minnesota for extension to other sections of land. | |
| 577h. | Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress. | |
| 578 to 579. | Omitted. | |
| 579a. | Operation of aerial facilities and services. | |
| 579b. | Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited. | |
| 579c. | Availability of funds received from forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements. | |
| 579c–1. | Forest Service interest bearing account. | |
| 579d. | Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications. | |
| 579e. | Forest service budget restructure. | |
| 579f. | Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. | |
| 580. | Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies. | |
| 580a. | Sale and distribution of supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement. | |
| 580b. | Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference. | |
| 580c. | Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc. | |
| 580d. | Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms. | |
| 580e. | Services furnished persons attending Forest Service demonstrations and users of national forest resources and recreational facilities; rate of charges; disposition of moneys. | |
| 580f. | Telephones for official use in private residences. | |
| 580g. | Seeding leased range land; conditions and limitations. | |
| 580h. | Range improvements from appropriated funds. | |
| 580i. | Acquisition of winter range, land, and helicopter landing site. | |
| 580j. | Injury benefits for temporary employees. | |
| 580k. | Grazing advisory boards. | |
| 580l. | Permits for grazing livestock on national forests. | |
| 580m. | Development of reservoir areas for future resources of timber; Congressional declaration of policy. | |
| 580n. | Protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover; establishment and maintenance of conservation measures; coordination of programs and policies. | |
| 580o. | Forest Service appropriations. | |
| 580p. | “Woodsy Owl” and “Smokey Bear” characters and names; definitions. | |
| 580p–1. | Property of the United States. | |
| 580p–2. | Deposit of fees collected under regulations relating to “Smokey Bear”; availability. | |
| 580p–3. | Use of royalty fees; special account. | |
| 580p–4. | Injunction against unauthorized manufacture, use, or reproduction. | |
| 580q. | National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees. | |
| 581 to 581i. | Repealed or Omitted. | |
| 581i–1. | Advance of funds for cooperative research. | |
| 581j. | Congressional declaration of policy on reforestation and revegetation. | |
| 581k. | Authorization of appropriations for reforestation and revegetation. | |
| 582. | Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws. | |
| 582a. | Congressional findings. | |
| 582a–1. | Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States; assistance: plans, eligible institutions and amount. | |
| 582a–2. | Authorization of appropriations; other allotments and grants. | |
| 582a–3. | Matching funds; reapportionment to other qualifying institutions; reductions. | |
| 582a–4. | Regulations; advice and assistance; appointment, membership, etc., of council. | |
| 582a–5. | Apportionments; advice, criteria, etc. | |
| 582a–6. | Scope of forestry research. | |
| 582a–7. | “State” defined. | |
| 582a–8. | Competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program. | |
| 583. | Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth. | |
| 583a. | Cooperative agreements with private owners; privileges of private owners; recordation of agreements. | |
| 583b. | Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize sale of timber and forest products. | |
| 583c. | Agreements between Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, or with other Federal agencies having jurisdiction over forest land. | |
| 583d. | Notice; registered mail and publication; costs; contents; request for hearing; time; determination and record available for inspection. | |
| 583e. | Remedies against private owners; jurisdiction; final orders; “owner” defined. | |
| 583f. | “Federally owned or administered forest land” defined. | |
| 583g. | Rules and regulations; delegation of powers and duties. | |
| 583h. | Prior acts as affecting or affected by subchapter. | |
| 583i. | Authorization of appropriations. | |
| 583j. | Establishment and purposes of Foundation. | |
| 583j–1. | Board of Directors of Foundation. | |
| 583j–2. | Corporate powers and obligations. | |
| 583j–3. | Administrative services and support. | |
| 583j–4. | Volunteers. | |
| 583j–5. | Audits and report requirements. | |
| 583j–6. | United States release from liability. | |
| 583j–7. | Activities of Foundation and United States Forest Service. | |
| 583j–8. | Authorization of appropriations. | |
| 583j–9. | Federal funds. | |
| 583k. | Findings. | |
| 583k–1. | Definitions. | |
| 583k–2. | National Forest System Trails Volunteer and Partnership Strategy. | |
| 583k–3. | Priority trail maintenance program. | |
| 583k–4. | Cooperative agreements. | |
| 583k–5. | Stewardship credits for outfitters and guides. | |
