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Calendar No. 154 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 733 

[Report No. 115–116] 

To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and 

shooting, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 27, 2017 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. RISCH, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. 

HEITKAMP, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. DAINES, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. STRANGE, 

Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. TESTER, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. KAINE, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr. DONNELLY) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 

Natural Resources 

JUNE 22, 2017 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 

A BILL 

To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 

hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Sportsmen’s Act’’. 

4 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

TITLE I—NATIONAL POLICY 

Sec. 101. Congressional declaration of national policy. 

TITLE II—SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. Federal land open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. 

Sec. 203. Closure of Federal land to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. 

Sec. 204. Shooting ranges. 

Sec. 205. Federal action transparency. 

Sec. 206. Identifying opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing on Federal land. 

Sec. 207. Amendments to the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. 

TITLE III—FILMING ON FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY 

LAND 

Sec. 301. Commercial filming. 

TITLE IV—WILDLIFE AND HABITAT CONSERVATION 

Sec. 401. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. 

Sec. 402. Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee. 

TITLE V—BOWS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 

Sec. 501. Bows in parks. 

Sec. 502. Wildlife management in parks. 

TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 601. Respect for treaties and rights. 

Sec. 602. No priority. 

Sec. 603. State authority for fish and wildlife. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

7 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec8 retary of the Interior. 


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1 TITLE I—NATIONAL POLICY 

2 SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF NATIONAL 

3 POLICY. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Congress declares that it is the 

5 policy of the United States that Federal departments and 

6 agencies, in accordance with the missions of the depart7 ments and agencies, Executive Orders 12962 and 13443 

8 (60 Fed. Reg. 30769 (June 7, 1995); 72 Fed. Reg. 46537 

9 (August 16, 2007)), and applicable law, shall— 

10 (1) facilitate the expansion and enhancement of 

11 hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting opportu12 nities on Federal land, in consultation with the 

13 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Coun14 cil, the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership 

15 Council, State and tribal fish and wildlife agencies, 

16 and the public; 

17 (2) conserve and enhance aquatic systems and 

18 the management of game species and the habitat of 

19 those species on Federal land, including through 

20 hunting and fishing, in a manner that respects— 

21 (A) State management authority over wild22 life resources; and 

23 (B) private property rights; and 


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1 (3) consider hunting, fishing, and recreational 

2 shooting opportunities as part of all Federal plans 

3 for land, resource, and travel management. 

4 (b) EXCLUSION.—In this Act, the term ‘‘fishing’’ 

5 does not include commercial fishing in which fish are har6 vested, either in whole or in part, that are intended to 

7 enter commerce through sale. 

8 TITLE II—SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS 

9 TO FEDERAL LAND 

10 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this title: 

12 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

13 means— 

14 (A) any land in the National Forest Sys15 tem (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest 

16 and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 

17 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) that is ad18 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, act19 ing through the Chief of the Forest Service; 

20 and 

21 (B) public lands (as defined in section 103 

22 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

23 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the surface of 

24 which is administered by the Secretary, acting 


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1 through the Director of the Bureau of Land 

2 Management. 

3 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec4 retary concerned’’ means— 

5 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re6 spect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); 

7 and 

8 (B) the Secretary, with respect to land de9 scribed in paragraph (1)(B). 

10 SEC. 202. FEDERAL LAND OPEN TO HUNTING, FISHING, AND 

11 RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), Federal 

13 land shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational 

14 shooting, in accordance with applicable law, unless the 

15 Secretary concerned closes an area in accordance with sec16 tion 203. 

17 (b) EFFECT OF PART.—Nothing in this title opens 

18 to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting any land that 

19 is not open to those activities as of the date of enactment 

20 of this Act. 

21 SEC. 203. CLOSURE OF FEDERAL LAND TO HUNTING, FISH22 ING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 

23 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 

25 and in accordance with section 302(b) of the Federal 


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1 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

2 U.S.C. 1732(b)), the Secretary concerned may des3 ignate any area on Federal land in which, and estab4 lish any period during which, for reasons of public 

5 safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 

6 laws, no hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting 

7 shall be permitted. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In making a designation 

9 under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 

10 designate the smallest area for the least amount of 

11 time that is required for public safety, administra12 tion, or compliance with applicable laws. 

13 (b) CLOSURE PROCEDURES.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except in an emergency, be15 fore permanently or temporarily closing any Federal 

16 land to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting, 

17 the Secretary concerned shall— 

18 (A) consult with State fish and wildlife 

19 agencies; and 

20 (B) provide public notice and opportunity 

21 for comment under paragraph (2). 

22 (2) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Public notice and com24 ment shall include— 

25 (i) a notice of intent— 


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1 (I) published in advance of the 

2 public comment period for the clo3 sure— 

4 (aa) in the Federal Register; 

5 (bb) on the website of the 

6 applicable Federal agency; 

7 (cc) on the website of the 

8 Federal land unit, if available; 

9 and 

10 (dd) in at least 1 local news11 paper; 

12 (II) made available in advance of 

13 the public comment period to local of14 fices, chapters, and affiliate organiza15 tions in the vicinity of the closure that 

16 are signatories to the memorandum of 

17 understanding entitled ‘‘Federal 

18 Lands Hunting, Fishing, and Shoot19 ing Sports Roundtable Memorandum 

20 of Understanding’’; and 

21 (III) that describes— 

22 (aa) the proposed closure; 

23 and 

24 (bb) the justification for the 

25 proposed closure, including an 


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1 explanation of the reasons and 

2 necessity for the decision to close 

3 the area to hunting, fishing, or 

4 recreational shooting; and 

5 (ii) an opportunity for public comment 

6 for a period of— 

7 (I) not less than 60 days for a 

8 permanent closure; or 

9 (II) not less than 30 days for a 

10 temporary closure. 

11 (B) FINAL DECISION.—In a final decision 

12 to permanently or temporarily close an area to 

13 hunting, fishing, or recreation shooting, the 

14 Secretary concerned shall— 

15 (i) respond in a reasoned manner to 

16 the comments received; 

17 (ii) explain how the Secretary con18 cerned resolved any significant issues 

19 raised by the comments; and 

20 (iii) show how the resolution led to 

21 the closure. 

22 (c) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—A temporary closure under 

24 this section may not exceed a period of 180 days. 


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1 (2) RENEWAL.—Except in an emergency, a 

2 temporary closure for the same area of land closed 

3 to the same activities— 

4 (A) may not be renewed more than 3 times 

5 after the first temporary closure; and 

6 (B) must be subject to a separate notice 

7 and comment procedure in accordance with sub8 section (b)(2). 

9 (3) EFFECT OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE.—Any 

10 Federal land that is temporarily closed to hunting, 

11 fishing, or recreational shooting under this section 

12 shall not become permanently closed to that activity 

13 without a separate public notice and opportunity to 

14 comment in accordance with subsection (b)(2). 

15 (d) REPORTING.—On an annual basis, the Secre16 taries concerned shall— 

17 (1) publish on a public website a list of all 

18 areas of Federal land temporarily or permanently 

19 subject to a closure under this section; and 

20 (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and 

21 Natural Resources and the Committee on Agri22 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and 

23 the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com24 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa25 tives a report that identifies— 


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1 (A) a list of each area of Federal land tem2 porarily or permanently subject to a closure; 

3 (B) the acreage of each closure; and 

4 (C) a survey of— 

5 (i) the aggregate areas and acreage 

6 closed under this section in each State; 

7 and 

8 (ii) the percentage of Federal land in 

9 each State closed under this section with 

10 respect to hunting, fishing, and recreation11 al shooting. 

12 (e) APPLICATION.—This section shall not apply if the 

13 closure is— 

14 (1) less than 14 days in duration; and 

15 (2) covered by a special use permit. 

16 SEC. 204. SHOOTING RANGES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

18 (b), the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with this 

19 section and other applicable law, lease or permit the use 

20 of Federal land for a shooting range. 

21 (b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary concerned shall not 

22 lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting 

23 range, within— 

24 (1) a component of the National Landscape 

25 Conservation System; 


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1 (2) a component of the National Wilderness 

2 Preservation System; 

3 (3) any area that is— 

4 (A) designated as a wilderness study area; 

5 (B) administratively classified as— 

6 (i) wilderness-eligible; or 

7 (ii) wilderness-suitable; or 

8 (C) a primitive or semiprimitive area; 

9 (4) a national monument, national volcanic 

10 monument, or national scenic area; or 

11 (5) a component of the National Wild and Sce12 nic Rivers System (including areas designated for 

13 study for potential addition to the National Wild 

14 and Scenic Rivers System). 

15 SEC. 205. FEDERAL ACTION TRANSPARENCY. 

16 (a) MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE

17 PROVISIONS.— 

18 (1) AGENCY PROCEEDINGS.—Section 504 of 

19 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

20 (A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘, 

21 United States Code’’; 

22 (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub23 section (i); and 

24 (C) by striking subsection (e) and inserting 

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(e)(1) Not later than March 31 of the first fiscal 

2 year beginning after the date of enactment of the Sports3 men’s Act, and every fiscal year thereafter, the Chairman 

4 of the Administrative Conference of the United States, 

5 after consultation with the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of 

6 the Small Business Administration, shall submit to Con7 gress and make publicly available online a report on the 

8 amount of fees and other expenses awarded during the 

9 preceding fiscal year under this section. 

10 ‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall describe 

11 the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims 

12 involved in the controversy, and any other relevant infor13 mation that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope and 

14 impact of such awards. 

15 ‘‘(3)(A) Each report under paragraph (1) shall ac16 count for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded 

17 under this section that are made pursuant to a settlement 

18 agreement, regardless of whether the settlement agree19 ment is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure pro20 vision. 

21 ‘‘(B) The disclosure of fees and other expenses re22 quired under subparagraph (A) shall not affect any other 

23 information that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in 

24 a settlement agreement. 


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1 ‘‘(f) As soon as practicable, and in any event not later 

2 than the date on which the first report under subsection 

3 (e)(1) is required to be submitted, the Chairman of the 

4 Administrative Conference of the United States shall cre5 ate and maintain online a searchable database containing, 

6 with respect to each award of fees and other expenses 

7 under this section made on or after the date of enactment 

8 of the Sportsmen’s Act, the following information: 

9 ‘‘(1) The case name and number of the adver10 sary adjudication, if available, hyperlinked to the 

11 case, if available. 

12 ‘‘(2) The name of the agency involved in the 

13 adversary adjudication. 

14 ‘‘(3) A description of the claims in the adver15 sary adjudication. 

16 ‘‘(4) The name of each party to whom the 

17 award was made as such party is identified in the 

18 order or other court document making the award. 

19 ‘‘(5) The amount of the award. 

20 ‘‘(6) The basis for the finding that the position 

21 of the agency concerned was not substantially justi22 fied. 

23 ‘‘(g) The online searchable database described in sub24 section (f) may not reveal any information the disclosure 

25 of which is prohibited by law or a court order. 


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1 ‘‘(h) The head of each agency shall provide to the 

2 Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United 

3 States in a timely manner all information requested by 

4 the Chairman to comply with the requirements of sub5 sections (e), (f), and (g).’’. 

6 (2) COURT CASES.—Section 2412(d) of title 28, 

7 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

8 end the following: 

9 ‘‘(5)(A) Not later than March 31 of the first fiscal 

10 year beginning after the date of enactment of the Sports11 men’s Act, and every fiscal year thereafter, the Chairman 

12 of the Administrative Conference of the United States 

13 shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on14 line a report on the amount of fees and other expenses 

15 awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to this 

16 subsection. 

17 ‘‘(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall de18 scribe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the 

19 claims involved in the controversy, and any other relevant 

20 information that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope 

21 and impact of such awards. 

22 ‘‘(C)(i) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall ac23 count for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded 

24 under this subsection that are made pursuant to a settle25 ment agreement, regardless of whether the settlement 


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1 agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure 

2 provision. 

3 ‘‘(ii) The disclosure of fees and other expenses re4 quired under clause (i) shall not affect any other informa5 tion that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in a settle6 ment agreement. 

7 ‘‘(D) The Chairman of the Administrative Conference 

8 of the United States shall include and clearly identify in 

9 each annual report under subparagraph (A), for each case 

10 in which an award of fees and other expenses is included 

11 in the report— 

12 ‘‘(i) any amounts paid under section 1304 of 

13 title 31 for a judgment in the case; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the amount of the award of fees and other 

15 expenses; and 

16 ‘‘(iii) the statute under which the plaintiff filed 

17 suit. 

18 ‘‘(6) As soon as practicable, and in any event not 

19 later than the date on which the first report under para20 graph (5)(A) is required to be submitted, the Chairman 

21 of the Administrative Conference of the United States 

22 shall create and maintain online a searchable database 

23 containing, with respect to each award of fees and other 

24 expenses under this subsection made on or after the date 


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1 of enactment of the Sportsmen’s Act, the following infor2 mation: 

3 ‘‘(A) The case name and number, hyperlinked 

4 to the case, if available. 

5 ‘‘(B) The name of the agency involved in the 

6 case. 

7 ‘‘(C) The name of each party to whom the 

8 award was made as such party is identified in the 

9 order or other court document making the award. 

10 ‘‘(D) A description of the claims in the case. 

11 ‘‘(E) The amount of the award. 

12 ‘‘(F) The basis for the finding that the position 

13 of the agency concerned was not substantially justi14 fied. 

15 ‘‘(7) The online searchable database described in 

16 paragraph (6) may not reveal any information the disclo17 sure of which is prohibited by law or a court order. 

18 ‘‘(8) The head of each agency (including the Attorney 

19 General of the United States) shall provide to the Chair20 man of the Administrative Conference of the United 

21 States in a timely manner all information requested by 

22 the Chairman to comply with the requirements of para23 graphs (5), (6), and (7).’’. 


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1 (3) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND2 MENTS.—Section 2412 of title 28, United States 

3 Code, is amended— 

4 (A) in subsection (d)(3), by striking 

5 ‘‘United States Code,’’; and 

6 (B) in subsection (e)— 

7 (i) by striking ‘‘of section 2412 of 

8 title 28, United States Code,’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘of this section’’; and 

10 (ii) by striking ‘‘of such title’’ and in11 serting ‘‘of this title’’. 

12 (b) JUDGMENT FUND TRANSPARENCY.—Section 

13 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by add14 ing at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(d) Beginning not later than the date that is 60 

16 days after the date of enactment of the Sportsmen’s Act, 

17 and unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise 

18 prohibited by law or a court order, the Secretary of the 

19 Treasury shall make available to the public on a website, 

20 as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after 

21 the date on which a payment under this section is ten22 dered, the following information with regard to that pay23 ment: 

24 ‘‘(1) The name of the specific agency or entity 

25 whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The name of the plaintiff or claimant. 

2 ‘‘(3) The name of counsel for the plaintiff or 

3 claimant. 

4 ‘‘(4) The amount paid representing principal li5 ability, and any amounts paid representing any an6 cillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and 

7 interest. 

8 ‘‘(5) A brief description of the facts that gave 

9 rise to the claim. 

10 ‘‘(6) The name of the agency that submitted 

11 the claim.’’. 

12 SEC. 206. IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, 

13 HUNTING, AND FISHING ON FEDERAL LAND. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

16 means— 

17 (A) the Secretary, with respect to land ad18 ministered by— 

19 (i) the Director of the National Park 

20 Service; 

21 (ii) the Director of the United States 

22 Fish and Wildlife Service; and 

23 (iii) the Director of the Bureau of 

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1 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re2 spect to land administered by the Chief of the 

3 Forest Service. 

4 (2) STATE OR REGIONAL OFFICE.—The term 

5 ‘‘State or regional office’’ means— 

6 (A) a State office of the Bureau of Land 

7 Management; or 

8 (B) a regional office of— 

9 (i) the National Park Service; 

10 (ii) the United States Fish and Wild11 life Service; or 

12 (iii) the Forest Service. 

13 (3) TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term 

14 ‘‘travel management plan’’ means a plan for the 

15 management of travel— 

16 (A) with respect to land under the jurisdic17 tion of the National Park Service, on park 

18 roads and designated routes under section 4.10 

19 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc20 cessor regulations); 

21 (B) with respect to land under the jurisdic22 tion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

23 Service, on the land under a comprehensive con24 servation plan prepared under section 4(e) of 


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1 the National Wildlife Refuge System Adminis2 tration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)); 

3 (C) with respect to land under the jurisdic4 tion of the Forest Service, on National Forest 

5 System land under part 212 of title 36, Code 

6 of Federal Regulations (or successor regula7 tions); and 

8 (D) with respect to land under the jurisdic9 tion of the Bureau of Land Management, under 

10 a resource management plan developed under 

11 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

12 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

13 (b) PRIORITY LISTS REQUIRED.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 

16 thereafter during the 10-year period beginning on 

17 the date on which the first priority list is completed, 

18 the Secretary shall prepare a priority list, to be 

19 made publicly available on the website of the appli20 cable Federal agency referred to in subsection 

21 (a)(1), which shall identify the location and acreage 

22 of land within the jurisdiction of each State or re23 gional office on which the public is allowed, under 

24 Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land 

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1 (A) to which there is no public access or 

2 egress; or 

3 (B) to which public access or egress to the 

4 legal boundaries of the land is significantly re5 stricted (as determined by the Secretary). 

6 (2) MINIMUM SIZE.—Any land identified under 

7 paragraph (1) shall consist of contiguous acreage of 

8 at least 640 acres. 

9 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the pri10 ority list required under paragraph (1), the Sec11 retary shall consider with respect to the land— 

12 (A) whether access is absent or merely re13 stricted, including the extent of the restriction; 

14 (B) the likelihood of resolving the absence 

15 of or restriction to public access; 

16 (C) the potential for recreational use; 

17 (D) any information received from the 

18 public or other stakeholders during the nomina19 tion process described in paragraph (5); and 

20 (E) any other factor as determined by the 

21 Secretary. 

22 (4) ADJACENT LAND STATUS.—For each parcel 

23 of land on the priority list, the Secretary shall in24 clude in the priority list whether resolving the issue 

25 of public access or egress to the land would require 


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1 acquisition of an easement, right-of-way, or fee title 

2 from— 

3 (A) another Federal agency; 

4 (B) a State, local, or tribal government; or 

5 (C) a private landowner. 

6 (5) NOMINATION PROCESS.—In preparing a pri7 ority list under this section, the Secretary shall pro8 vide an opportunity for members of the public to 

9 nominate parcels for inclusion on the priority list. 

10 (c) ACCESS OPTIONS.—With respect to land included 

11 on a priority list described in subsection (b), the Secretary 

12 shall develop and submit to the Committees on Appropria13 tions and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

14 and the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Re15 sources of the House of Representatives a report on op16 tions for providing access that— 

17 (1) identifies how public access and egress 

18 could reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries 

19 of the land in a manner that minimizes the impact 

20 on wildlife habitat and water quality; 

21 (2) specifies the steps recommended to secure 

22 the access and egress, including acquiring an ease23 ment, right-of-way, or fee title from a willing owner 

24 of any land that abuts the land or the need to co25 ordinate with State land management agencies or 


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1 other Federal, State, or tribal governments to allow 

2 for such access and egress; and 

3 (3) is consistent with the travel management 

4 plan in effect on the land. 

5 (d) PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING IN6 FORMATION.—In making the priority list and report pre7 pared under subsections (b) and (c) available, the Sec8 retary shall ensure that no personally identifying informa9 tion is included, such as names or addresses of individuals 

10 or entities. 

11 (e) WILLING OWNERS.—For purposes of providing 

12 any permits to, or entering into agreements with, a State, 

13 local, or tribal government or private landowner with re14 spect to the use of land under the jurisdiction of the gov15 ernment or landowner, the Secretary shall not take into 

16 account whether the State, local, or tribal government or 

17 private landowner has granted or denied public access or 

18 egress to the land. 

19 (f) MEANS OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND EGRESS IN20 CLUDED.—In considering public access and egress under 

21 subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall consider public 

22 access and egress to the legal boundaries of the land de23 scribed in those subsections, including access and egress— 

24 (1) by motorized or non-motorized vehicles; and 

25 (2) on foot or horseback. 


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1 (g) EFFECT.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall have no 

3 effect on whether a particular recreational use shall 

4 be allowed on the land included in a priority list 

5 under this section. 

6 (2) EFFECT OF ALLOWABLE USES ON AGENCY

7 CONSIDERATION.—In preparing the priority list 

8 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall only con9 sider recreational uses that are allowed on the land 

10 at the time that the priority list is prepared. 

11 SEC. 207. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL LAND TRANS12 ACTION FACILITATION ACT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Land Transaction 

14 Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended— 

15 (1) in section 203(2) (43 U.S.C. 2302(2)), in 

16 the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 ‘‘on the date of enactment of this Act was’’ and in18 serting ‘‘is’’; 

19 (2) in section 205 (43 U.S.C. 2304)— 

20 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(as in 

21 effect on the date of enactment of this Act)’’; 

22 and 

23 (B) by striking subsection (d); 

24 (3) in section 206 (43 U.S.C. 2305), by striking 

25 subsection (f); and 


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1 (4) in section 207(b) (43 U.S.C. 2306(b))— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

3 (i) by striking ‘‘96–568’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘96–586’’; and 

5 (ii) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

6 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

7 (i) by inserting ‘‘Public Law 105– 

8 263;’’ before ‘‘112 Stat.’’; and 

9 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

10 and inserting a semicolon; and 

11 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) the White Pine County Conservation, 

13 Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public 

14 Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3028); 

15 ‘‘(4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recre16 ation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 

17 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403); 

18 ‘‘(5) subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public 

19 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

20 11; 123 Stat. 1032); 

21 ‘‘(6) subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public 

22 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

23 11; 123 Stat. 1075); 


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1 ‘‘(7) section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land 

2 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

3 Stat. 1108); or 

4 ‘‘(8) section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land 

5 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

6 Stat. 1121).’’. 

7 (b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO TREASURY.—Of the 

8 amounts deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account 

9 established by section 206 of the Federal Land Trans10 action Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305), there shall be 

11 transferred to the general fund of the Treasury 

12 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

13 TITLE III—FILMING ON FED14 ERAL LAND MANAGEMENT 

15 AGENCY LAND 

16 SEC. 301. COMMERCIAL FILMING. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of Public Law 106–206 

18 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) 

20 as subsections (b) through (g), respectively; 

21 (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re22 designated) the following: 

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1 retary of Agriculture, as applicable, with respect to land 

2 under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretary.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 

4 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

5 (i) in the first sentence— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘of the Interior or 

7 the Secretary of Agriculture (here8 after individually referred to as the 

9 ‘Secretary’ with respect to land (ex10 cept land in a System unit as defined 

11 in section 100102 of title 54, United 

12 States Code) under their respective 

13 jurisdictions)’’; and 

14 (II) by striking ‘‘or similar 

15 projects’’; 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

17 ‘‘or similar project’’; and 

18 (iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

19 ‘‘, except in the case of film crews of three 

20 or fewer individuals’’ before the period at 

21 the end; and 

22 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(3) FEE SCHEDULE.—Not later than 180 days 

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1 eral land, the Secretaries shall publish a single joint 

2 land use fee schedule for commercial filming and 

3 still photography.’’; 

4 (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in the 

5 second sentence, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and in6 serting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

7 (5) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), in 

8 the heading, by inserting ‘‘Commercial’’ before 

9 ‘‘Still’’; 

10 (6) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) (as so re11 designated), by inserting ‘‘in accordance with the 

12 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘without further appro14 priation,’’; 

15 (7) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and 

17 inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall’’; and 

19 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall 

21 not consider subject matter or content as a criterion 

22 for issuing or denying a permit under this Act.’’; 

23 and 

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1 ‘‘(h) EXEMPTION FROM COMMERCIAL FILMING OR

2 STILL PHOTOGRAPHY PERMITS AND FEES.—The Sec3 retary shall not require persons holding commercial use 

4 authorizations or special recreation permits to obtain an 

5 additional permit or pay a fee for commercial filming or 

6 still photography under this Act if the filming or photog7 raphy conducted is— 

8 ‘‘(1) incidental to the permitted activity that is 

9 the subject of the commercial use authorization or 

10 special recreation permit; and 

11 ‘‘(2) the holder of the commercial use author12 ization or special recreation permit is an individual 

13 or small business concern (within the meaning of 

14 section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

15 632)). 

16 ‘‘(i) EXCEPTION FROM CERTAIN FEES.—Commercial 

17 filming or commercial still photography shall be exempt 

18 from fees under this Act, but not from recovery of costs 

19 under subsection (c), if the activity— 

20 ‘‘(1) is conducted by an entity that is a small 

21 business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of 

22 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); 

23 ‘‘(2) is conducted by a crew of not more than 

24 3 individuals; and 

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1 ‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY TO NEWS GATHERING ACTIVI2 TIES.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—News gathering shall not 

4 be considered a commercial activity. 

5 ‘‘(2) INCLUDED ACTIVITIES.—In this sub6 section, the term ‘news gathering’ includes, at a 

7 minimum, the gathering, recording, and filming of 

8 news and information related to news in any me9 dium.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 1009 of 

11 title 54, United States Code, is amended— 

12 (1) by striking section 100905; and 

13 (2) in the table of sections for chapter 1009 of 

14 title 54, United States Code, by striking the item re15 lating to section 100905. 

16 TITLE IV—WILDLIFE AND 

17 HABITAT CONSERVATION 

18 SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD19 LIFE RESTORATION ACT. 

20 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to fa21 cilitate the construction and expansion of public target 

22 ranges, including ranges on Federal land managed by the 

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1 (b) DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET RANGE.—In 

2 this section, the term ‘‘public target range’’ means a spe3 cific location that— 

4 (1) is identified by a governmental agency for 

5 recreational shooting; 

6 (2) is open to the public; 

7 (3) may be supervised; and 

8 (4) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or 

9 shotgun shooting. 

10 (c) AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD11 LIFE RESTORATION ACT.— 

12 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman13 Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 669a) is amended— 

15 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

16 through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re17 spectively; and 

18 (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(2) the term ‘public target range’ means a 

21 specific location that— 

22 ‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agen23 cy for recreational shooting; 

24 ‘‘(B) is open to the public; 

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1 ‘‘(D) may accommodate archery or rifle, 

2 pistol, or shotgun shooting;’’. 

3 (2) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF

4 WILDLIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.—Section 8(b) of 

5 the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 669g(b)) is amended— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘(b) Each State’’ and in8 serting the following: 

9 ‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD10 LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (2), each State’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 

14 striking ‘‘construction, operation,’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘operation’’; 

16 (C) in the second sentence, by striking 

17 ‘‘The non-Federal share’’ and inserting the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 

20 share’’; 

21 (D) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

22 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary’’; and 

24 (E) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as 

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1 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limita2 tion described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up 

3 to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, ex4 panding, or constructing a public target range.’’. 

5 (3) FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION

6 AND SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.—Section 10 of the 

7 Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 669h–1) is amended— 

9 (A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.— 

12 Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal 

13 year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allo14 cate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with 

15 the amount apportioned to the State under para16 graph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, 

17 expanding, or constructing a public target range.’’; 

18 (B) by striking subsection (b) and insert19 ing the following: 

20 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para22 graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activ23 ity carried out using a grant under this section shall 

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1 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR

2 EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of ac3 quiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public 

4 target range in a State on Federal or non-Federal 

5 land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall 

6 not exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.’’; 

7 and 

8 (C) in subsection (c)(1)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘Amounts made’’ and 

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

12 subparagraph (B), amounts made’’; and 

13 (ii) by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Amounts provided for 

16 acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a 

17 public target range shall remain available for 

18 expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal19 year period beginning on October 1 of the first 

20 fiscal year for which the amounts are made 

21 available.’’. 

22 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERA23 TION.—It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with 

24 applicable laws (including regulations), the Secretary and 

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1 and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste 

2 removal and other activities on any Federal land used as 

3 a public target range to encourage continued use of that 

4 land for target practice or marksmanship training. 

5 SEC. 402. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA6 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

7 The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA11 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

13 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advi14 sory Committee (referred to in this section as the ‘Advi15 sory Committee’) to advise the Secretary of the Interior 

16 and the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this sec17 tion as the ‘Secretaries’) on wildlife and habitat conserva18 tion, hunting, and recreational shooting. 

19 ‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 

20 Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretaries regard21 ing— 

22 ‘‘(1) implementation of the ‘Recreational Hunt23 ing and Wildlife Resource Conservation Plan—A 

24 Ten-Year Plan for Implementation’ and any suc25 cessor plans, in accordance with Executive Order 


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1 13443 (16 U.S.C. 661 note; relating to facilitation 

2 of hunting heritage and wildlife conservation); 

3 ‘‘(2) increasing public awareness of, and sup4 port for, the Wildlife Restoration Program; 

5 ‘‘(3) fostering wildlife and habitat conservation 

6 and ethics in hunting and shooting sports recreation; 

7 ‘‘(4) stimulating the participation of sportsmen 

8 and sportswomen in the conservation and manage9 ment of wildlife and habitat resources through out10 reach and education; 

11 ‘‘(5) fostering communication and coordination 

12 among— 

13 ‘‘(A) the Federal Government and State 

14 and tribal governments; 

15 ‘‘(B) industry; 

16 ‘‘(C) sportsmen and sportswomen who 

17 hunt and shoot; 

18 ‘‘(D) wildlife and habitat conservation and 

19 management organizations; and 

20 ‘‘(E) the public; 

21 ‘‘(6) providing appropriate access to Federal 

22 land for recreational shooting and hunting; and 

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1 wildlife, hunting, and outdoor recreation on private 

2 land. 

3 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

4 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com6 mittee shall consist of not more than 16 discre7 tionary members and 7 ex officio members. 

8 ‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex offi9 cio members are— 

10 ‘‘(i) the Director of the United States 

11 Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated 

12 representative of the Director; 

13 ‘‘(ii) the Director of the Bureau of 

14 Land Management or a designated rep15 resentative of the Director; 

16 ‘‘(iii) the Director of the National 

17 Park Service or a designated representa18 tive of the Director; 

19 ‘‘(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service 

20 or a designated representative of the Chief; 

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1 ‘‘(vi) the Administrator of the Farm 

2 Service Agency or a designated representa3 tive of the Administrator; and 

4 ‘‘(vii) the Executive Director of the 

5 Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 

6 ‘‘(C) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The dis7 cretionary members shall be appointed jointly 

8 by the Secretaries from at least one of each of 

9 the following: 

10 ‘‘(i) State fish and wildlife manage11 ment agencies. 

12 ‘‘(ii) Wildlife and habitat conservation 

13 management organizations. 

14 ‘‘(iii) Game bird hunting organiza15 tions. 

16 ‘‘(iv) Waterfowl hunting organiza17 tions. 

18 ‘‘(v) Big game hunting organizations. 

19 ‘‘(vi) The tourism, outfitter, or guid20 ing industry relating to hunting, fishing, 

21 and shooting sports. 

22 ‘‘(vii) The hunting or shooting equip23 ment retail industry. 

24 ‘‘(viii) Tribal resource management 

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1 ‘‘(ix) Hunting, shooting, and fishing 

2 sports outreach and education organiza3 tions. 

4 ‘‘(x) Women’s hunting and fishing ad5 vocacy, outreach, or education organiza6 tions. 

7 ‘‘(xi) Minority hunting and fishing ad8 vocacy, outreach, or education organiza9 tions. 

10 ‘‘(xii) Veterans service organizations. 

11 ‘‘(2) TERMS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

13 subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory 

14 Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 

15 years. Members shall not be appointed for more 

16 than 3 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 

17 ‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 

18 designated by the Secretaries at the time of ap19 pointment, of the members first appointed— 

20 ‘‘(i) 6 members shall be appointed for 

21 a term of 4 years; 

22 ‘‘(ii) 5 members shall be appointed for 

23 a term of 3 years; and 

24 ‘‘(iii) 5 members shall be appointed 

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1 ‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA2 TUS.—No individual may be appointed as a discre3 tionary member of the Advisory Committee while 

4 serving as an officer or employee of the Federal 

5 Government. 

6 ‘‘(4) VACANCY AND REMOVAL.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any vacancy on the 

8 Advisory Committee shall be filled in the man9 ner in which the original appointment was 

10 made. 

11 ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Advisory Committee 

12 members shall serve at the discretion of the 

13 Secretaries and may be removed at any time for 

14 good cause. 

15 ‘‘(5) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each ap16 pointed member may continue to serve after the ex17 piration of the term of office to which such member 

18 was appointed until a successor has been appointed. 

19 ‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 

20 Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year 

21 term by the Secretaries, jointly, from among the 

22 members of the Advisory Committee. An individual 

23 may not be appointed as Chairperson for more than 

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1 ‘‘(7) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advi2 sory Committee shall serve without compensation. 

3 ‘‘(8) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Ad4 visory Committee may be allowed travel expenses, in5 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates au6 thorized for an employee of an agency under sub7 chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

8 Code, while away from the home or regular place of 

9 business of the member in the performance of duties 

10 of the Advisory Committee. 

11 ‘‘(9) MEETINGS.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com13 mittee shall meet at the call of the chairperson, 

14 but not less frequently than twice annually. 

15 ‘‘(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 

16 the Advisory Committee shall be open to the 

17 public. 

18 ‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Time19 ly notice of each meeting of the Advisory Com20 mittee shall be published in the Federal Reg21 ister and be submitted to trade publications and 

22 publications of general circulation. 

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1 essary for the purpose of compiling information 

2 or conducting research. 

3 ‘‘(10) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

4 the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum. 

5 ‘‘(d) EXPENSES, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECH6 NICAL SERVICES, AND ADVICE.—The Secretaries may 

7 provide for expenses, administrative support, technical 

8 services, and advice to the Advisory Committee that the 

9 Secretaries determine to be appropriate. 

10 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

11 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30 

12 of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit 

13 a report to the Secretaries, the Committee on Nat14 ural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of 

15 the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

16 Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 

17 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen18 ate. 

19 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 

20 paragraph (1) shall describe— 

21 ‘‘(A) the activities of the Advisory Com22 mittee during the preceding year; 

23 ‘‘(B) the reports and recommendations 

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1 ‘‘(C) an accounting of actions taken by the 

2 Secretaries as a result of the recommendations. 

3 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

4 Advisory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Ad5 visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 

6 TITLE V—BOWS AND WILDLIFE 

7 MANAGEMENT 

8 SEC. 501. BOWS IN PARKS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1049 of title 54, United 

10 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘§ 104908. Bows in parks 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF NOT READY FOR IMMEDIATE

14 USE.—The term ‘not ready for immediate use’ means— 

15 ‘‘(1) a bow or crossbow, the arrows of which are 

16 secured or stowed in a quiver or other arrow trans17 port case; and 

18 ‘‘(2) with respect to a crossbow, uncocked. 

19 ‘‘(b) VEHICULAR TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZED.— 

20 The Director shall not promulgate or enforce any regula21 tion that prohibits an individual from transporting bows 

22 and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use across 

23 any System unit in the vehicle of the individual if— 

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1 ‘‘(2) the bows or crossbows that are not ready 

2 for immediate use remain inside the vehicle of the 

3 individual throughout the period during which the 

4 bows or crossbows are transported across System 

5 land; and 

6 ‘‘(3) the possession of the bows and crossbows 

7 is in compliance with the law of the State in which 

8 the System unit is located.’’. 

9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

10 for chapter 1049 of title 54, United States Code, is 

11 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

12 104907 the following: 

‘‘104908. Bows in parks.’’. 

13 SEC. 502. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN PARKS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1049 of title 54, United 

15 States Code (as amended by section 501(a)), is amended 

16 by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘§ 104909. Wildlife management in parks 

18 ‘‘(a) USE OF QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS.—If the Sec19 retary determines it is necessary to reduce the size of a 

20 wildlife population on System land in accordance with ap21 plicable law (including regulations), the Secretary may use 

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1 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED VOLUN2 TEERS.—Qualified volunteers providing assistance under 

3 subsection (a) shall be subject to— 

4 ‘‘(1) any training requirements or qualifications 

5 established by the Secretary; and 

6 ‘‘(2) any other terms and conditions that the 

7 Secretary may require. 

8 ‘‘(c) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may authorize the 

9 donation and distribution of meat from wildlife manage10 ment activities carried out under this section, including 

11 the donation and distribution to Indian tribes, qualified 

12 volunteers, food banks, and other organizations that work 

13 to address hunger, in accordance with applicable health 

14 guidelines and such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

15 may require.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

17 for chapter 1049 of title 54 (as amended by section 

18 501(b)), United States Code, is amended by inserting 

19 after the item relating to section 104908 the following: 

‘‘104909. Wildlife management in parks.’’. 

20 TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 

21 SEC. 601. RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS. 

22 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

23 Act— 

24 (1) affects or modifies any treaty or other right 

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1 (2) modifies any provision of Federal law relat2 ing to migratory birds or to endangered or threat3 ened species. 

4 SEC. 602. NO PRIORITY. 

5 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

6 Act provides a preference to hunting, fishing, or rec7 reational shooting over any other use of Federal land or 

8 water. 

9 SEC. 603. STATE AUTHORITY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

10 Nothing in this Act— 

11 (1) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or 

12 the Secretary to require Federal licenses or permits 

13 to hunt and fish on Federal land; or 

14 (2) enlarges or diminishes the responsibility or 

15 authority of States with respect to fish and wildlife 

16 management. 


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Calendar No. 154 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 733 

[Report No. 115–116] 

A BILL 

To protect and enhance opportunities for recother purposes. reational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for 

JUNE 22, 2017 

Reported without amendment 


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