; (2) the amount of the balance remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year; and (3) a description of the program and projects funded during the fiscal year. (d) Covered national forest system lands defined In this section, the term covered National Forest System lands has the meaning given such term in section 8502 of the Save Our Sequoias Act. (e) Termination of effectiveness The authority provided by this section shall terminate 7 years after the date of enactment of the Save Our Sequoias Act. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 1011 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 101123. Giant Sequoia Emergency Protection Program and Fund. . 8513. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. F Other Matters 8701. Rural revitalization technologies Section 2371(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6601(d)(2) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2029 . 8702. Resource advisory committees Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 7125 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (6) Appointments by applicable regional foresters In making appointments under this subsection, the Secretary concerned may act through the applicable regional forester so long as before the applicable regional forester makes an appointment, the applicable regional forester conducts the review and analysis that would otherwise be conducted for an appointment to a resource advisory committee, including any review and analysis with respect to civil rights, budgetary requirements, vetting, and reporting, as the Secretary concerned determines appropriate. ; (2) in subsection (d)(6), by striking October 1, 2023 and inserting October 1, 2029