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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 733 

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, and 

Ms. HEITKAMP) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Sportsmen’s Act’’. 

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

7 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. 


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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. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of the Interior. 

4 TITLE I—NATIONAL POLICY 

5 SEC. 101. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF NATIONAL 

6 POLICY. 

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

8 policy of the United States that Federal departments and 

9 agencies, in accordance with the missions of the depart10 ments and agencies, Executive Orders 12962 and 13443 


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1 (60 Fed. Reg. 30769 (June 7, 1995); 72 Fed. Reg. 46537 

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

3 (1) facilitate the expansion and enhancement of 

4 hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting opportu5 nities on Federal land, in consultation with the 

6 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Coun7 cil, the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership 

8 Council, State and tribal fish and wildlife agencies, 

9 and the public; 

10 (2) conserve and enhance aquatic systems and 

11 the management of game species and the habitat of 

12 those species on Federal land, including through 

13 hunting and fishing, in a manner that respects— 

14 (A) State management authority over wild15 life resources; and 

16 (B) private property rights; and 

17 (3) consider hunting, fishing, and recreational 

18 shooting opportunities as part of all Federal plans 

19 for land, resource, and travel management. 

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

21 does not include commercial fishing in which fish are har22 vested, either in whole or in part, that are intended to 

23 enter commerce through sale. 


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1 TITLE II—SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS 

2 TO FEDERAL LAND 

3 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this title: 

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

6 means— 

7 (A) any land in the National Forest Sys8 tem (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest 

9 and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 

10 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) that is ad11 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, act12 ing through the Chief of the Forest Service; 

13 and 

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

15 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

17 which is administered by the Secretary, acting 

18 through the Director of the Bureau of Land 

19 Management. 

20 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec21 retary concerned’’ means— 

22 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re23 spect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); 

24 and 


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1 (B) the Secretary, with respect to land de2 scribed in paragraph (1)(B). 

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

4 RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 

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

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

7 shooting, in accordance with applicable law, unless the 

8 Secretary concerned closes an area in accordance with sec9 tion 203. 

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

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

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

13 of this Act. 

14 SEC. 203. CLOSURE OF FEDERAL LAND TO HUNTING, FISH15 ING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 

16 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

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

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

19 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

20 U.S.C. 1732(b)), the Secretary concerned may des21 ignate any area on Federal land in which, and estab22 lish any period during which, for reasons of public 

23 safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 

24 laws, no hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting 

25 shall be permitted. 


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1 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In making a designation 

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 

3 designate the smallest area for the least amount of 

4 time that is required for public safety, administra5 tion, or compliance with applicable laws. 

6 (b) CLOSURE PROCEDURES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except in an emergency, be8 fore permanently or temporarily closing any Federal 

9 land to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting, 

10 the Secretary concerned shall— 

11 (A) consult with State fish and wildlife 

12 agencies; and 

13 (B) provide public notice and opportunity 

14 for comment under paragraph (2). 

15 (2) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Public notice and com17 ment shall include— 

18 (i) a notice of intent— 

19 (I) published in advance of the 

20 public comment period for the clo21 sure— 

22 (aa) in the Federal Register; 

23 (bb) on the website of the 

24 applicable Federal agency; 


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1 (cc) on the website of the 

2 Federal land unit, if available; 

3 and 

4 (dd) in at least 1 local news5 paper; 

6 (II) made available in advance of 

7 the public comment period to local of8 fices, chapters, and affiliate organiza9 tions in the vicinity of the closure that 

10 are signatories to the memorandum of 

11 understanding entitled ‘‘Federal 

12 Lands Hunting, Fishing, and Shoot13 ing Sports Roundtable Memorandum 

14 of Understanding’’; and 

15 (III) that describes— 

16 (aa) the proposed closure; 

17 and 

18 (bb) the justification for the 

19 proposed closure, including an 

20 explanation of the reasons and 

21 necessity for the decision to close 

22 the area to hunting, fishing, or 

23 recreational shooting; and 

24 (ii) an opportunity for public comment 

25 for a period of— 


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1 (I) not less than 60 days for a 

2 permanent closure; or 

3 (II) not less than 30 days for a 

4 temporary closure. 

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

6 to permanently or temporarily close an area to 

7 hunting, fishing, or recreation shooting, the 

8 Secretary concerned shall— 

9 (i) respond in a reasoned manner to 

10 the comments received; 

11 (ii) explain how the Secretary con12 cerned resolved any significant issues 

13 raised by the comments; and 

14 (iii) show how the resolution led to 

15 the closure. 

16 (c) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

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

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

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

20 temporary closure for the same area of land closed 

21 to the same activities— 

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

23 after the first temporary closure; and 


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1 (B) must be subject to a separate notice 

2 and comment procedure in accordance with sub3 section (b)(2). 

4 (3) EFFECT OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE.—Any 

5 Federal land that is temporarily closed to hunting, 

6 fishing, or recreational shooting under this section 

7 shall not become permanently closed to that activity 

8 without a separate public notice and opportunity to 

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

10 (d) REPORTING.—On an annual basis, the Secre11 taries concerned shall— 

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

13 areas of Federal land temporarily or permanently 

14 subject to a closure under this section; and 

15 (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and 

16 Natural Resources and the Committee on Agri17 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and 

18 the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com19 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa20 tives a report that identifies— 

21 (A) a list of each area of Federal land tem22 porarily or permanently subject to a closure; 

23 (B) the acreage of each closure; and 

24 (C) a survey of— 


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1 (i) the aggregate areas and acreage 

2 closed under this section in each State; 

3 and 

4 (ii) the percentage of Federal land in 

5 each State closed under this section with 

6 respect to hunting, fishing, and recreation7 al shooting. 

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

9 closure is— 

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

11 (2) covered by a special use permit. 

12 SEC. 204. SHOOTING RANGES. 

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

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

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

16 of Federal land for a shooting range. 

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

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

19 range, within— 

20 (1) a component of the National Landscape 

21 Conservation System; 

22 (2) a component of the National Wilderness 

23 Preservation System; 

24 (3) any area that is— 

25 (A) designated as a wilderness study area; 


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1 (B) administratively classified as— 

2 (i) wilderness-eligible; or 

3 (ii) wilderness-suitable; or 

4 (C) a primitive or semiprimitive area; 

5 (4) a national monument, national volcanic 

6 monument, or national scenic area; or 

7 (5) a component of the National Wild and Sce8 nic Rivers System (including areas designated for 

9 study for potential addition to the National Wild 

10 and Scenic Rivers System). 

11 SEC. 205. FEDERAL ACTION TRANSPARENCY. 

12 (a) MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE

13 PROVISIONS.— 

14 (1) AGENCY PROCEEDINGS.—Section 504 of 

15 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

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

17 United States Code’’; 

18 (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub19 section (i); and 

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

21 the following: 

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

23 year beginning after the date of enactment of the Sports24 men’s Act, and every fiscal year thereafter, the Chairman 

25 of the Administrative Conference of the United States, 


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1 after consultation with the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of 

2 the Small Business Administration, shall submit to Con3 gress and make publicly available online a report on the 

4 amount of fees and other expenses awarded during the 

5 preceding fiscal year under this section. 

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

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

8 involved in the controversy, and any other relevant infor9 mation that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope and 

10 impact of such awards. 

11 ‘‘(3)(A) Each report under paragraph (1) shall ac12 count for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded 

13 under this section that are made pursuant to a settlement 

14 agreement, regardless of whether the settlement agree15 ment is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure pro16 vision. 

17 ‘‘(B) The disclosure of fees and other expenses re18 quired under subparagraph (A) shall not affect any other 

19 information that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in 

20 a settlement agreement. 

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

22 than the date on which the first report under subsection 

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

24 Administrative Conference of the United States shall cre25 ate and maintain online a searchable database containing, 


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1 with respect to each award of fees and other expenses 

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

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

4 ‘‘(1) The case name and number of the adver5 sary adjudication, if available, hyperlinked to the 

6 case, if available. 

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

8 adversary adjudication. 

9 ‘‘(3) A description of the claims in the adver10 sary adjudication. 

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

12 award was made as such party is identified in the 

13 order or other court document making the award. 

14 ‘‘(5) The amount of the award. 

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

16 of the agency concerned was not substantially justi17 fied. 

18 ‘‘(g) The online searchable database described in sub19 section (f) may not reveal any information the disclosure 

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

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

22 Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United 

23 States in a timely manner all information requested by 

24 the Chairman to comply with the requirements of sub25 sections (e), (f), and (g).’’. 


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

2 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

3 end the following: 

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

5 year beginning after the date of enactment of the Sports6 men’s Act, and every fiscal year thereafter, the Chairman 

7 of the Administrative Conference of the United States 

8 shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on9 line a report on the amount of fees and other expenses 

10 awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to this 

11 subsection. 

12 ‘‘(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall de13 scribe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the 

14 claims involved in the controversy, and any other relevant 

15 information that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope 

16 and impact of such awards. 

17 ‘‘(C)(i) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall ac18 count for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded 

19 under this subsection that are made pursuant to a settle20 ment agreement, regardless of whether the settlement 

21 agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure 

22 provision. 

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1 tion that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in a settle2 ment agreement. 

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

4 of the United States shall include and clearly identify in 

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

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

7 in the report— 

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

9 title 31 for a judgment in the case; 

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

11 expenses; and 

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

13 suit. 

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

15 later than the date on which the first report under para16 graph (5)(A) is required to be submitted, the Chairman 

17 of the Administrative Conference of the United States 

18 shall create and maintain online a searchable database 

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

20 expenses under this subsection made on or after the date 

21 of enactment of the Sportsmen’s Act, the following infor22 mation: 

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

24 to the case, if available. 


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

2 case. 

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

4 award was made as such party is identified in the 

5 order or other court document making the award. 

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

7 ‘‘(E) The amount of the award. 

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

9 of the agency concerned was not substantially justi10 fied. 

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

12 paragraph (6) may not reveal any information the disclo13 sure of which is prohibited by law or a court order. 

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

15 General of the United States) shall provide to the Chair16 man of the Administrative Conference of the United 

17 States in a timely manner all information requested by 

18 the Chairman to comply with the requirements of para19 graphs (5), (6), and (7).’’. 

20 (3) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND21 MENTS.—Section 2412 of title 28, United States 

22 Code, is amended— 

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

24 ‘‘United States Code,’’; and 

25 (B) in subsection (e)— 


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

2 title 28, United States Code,’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘of this section’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘of such title’’ and in5 serting ‘‘of this title’’. 

6 (b) JUDGMENT FUND TRANSPARENCY.—Section 

7 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by add8 ing at the end the following: 

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

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

11 and unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise 

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

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

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

15 the date on which a payment under this section is ten16 dered, the following information with regard to that pay17 ment: 

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

19 whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment. 

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

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

22 claimant. 

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1 cillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and 

2 interest. 

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

4 rise to the claim. 

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

6 the claim.’’. 

7 SEC. 206. IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, 

8 HUNTING, AND FISHING ON FEDERAL LAND. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

11 means— 

12 (A) the Secretary, with respect to land ad13 ministered by— 

14 (i) the Director of the National Park 

15 Service; 

16 (ii) the Director of the United States 

17 Fish and Wildlife Service; and 

18 (iii) the Director of the Bureau of 

19 Land Management; and 

20 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re21 spect to land administered by the Chief of the 

22 Forest Service. 

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

24 ‘‘State or regional office’’ means— 


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

2 Management; or 

3 (B) a regional office of— 

4 (i) the National Park Service; 

5 (ii) the United States Fish and Wild6 life Service; or 

7 (iii) the Forest Service. 

8 (3) TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term 

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

10 management of travel— 

11 (A) with respect to land under the jurisdic12 tion of the National Park Service, on park 

13 roads and designated routes under section 4.10 

14 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc15 cessor regulations); 

16 (B) with respect to land under the jurisdic17 tion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

18 Service, on the land under a comprehensive con19 servation plan prepared under section 4(e) of 

20 the National Wildlife Refuge System Adminis21 tration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)); 

22 (C) with respect to land under the jurisdic23 tion of the Forest Service, on National Forest 

24 System land under part 212 of title 36, Code 


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1 of Federal Regulations (or successor regula2 tions); and 

3 (D) with respect to land under the jurisdic4 tion of the Bureau of Land Management, under 

5 a resource management plan developed under 

6 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

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

8 (b) PRIORITY LISTS REQUIRED.— 

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

10 the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 

11 thereafter during the 10-year period beginning on 

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

13 the Secretary shall prepare a priority list, to be 

14 made publicly available on the website of the appli15 cable Federal agency referred to in subsection 

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

17 of land within the jurisdiction of each State or re18 gional office on which the public is allowed, under 

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

20 for other recreational purposes but— 

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

22 egress; or 

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

24 legal boundaries of the land is significantly re25 stricted (as determined by the Secretary). 


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

2 paragraph (1) shall consist of contiguous acreage of 

3 at least 640 acres. 

4 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the pri5 ority list required under paragraph (1), the Sec6 retary shall consider with respect to the land— 

7 (A) whether access is absent or merely re8 stricted, including the extent of the restriction; 

9 (B) the likelihood of resolving the absence 

10 of or restriction to public access; 

11 (C) the potential for recreational use; 

12 (D) any information received from the 

13 public or other stakeholders during the nomina14 tion process described in paragraph (5); and 

15 (E) any other factor as determined by the 

16 Secretary. 

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

18 of land on the priority list, the Secretary shall in19 clude in the priority list whether resolving the issue 

20 of public access or egress to the land would require 

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

22 from— 

23 (A) another Federal agency; 

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

25 (C) a private landowner. 


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1 (5) NOMINATION PROCESS.—In preparing a pri2 ority list under this section, the Secretary shall pro3 vide an opportunity for members of the public to 

4 nominate parcels for inclusion on the priority list. 

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

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

7 shall develop and submit to the Committees on Appropria8 tions and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

9 and the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Re10 sources of the House of Representatives a report on op11 tions for providing access that— 

12 (1) identifies how public access and egress 

13 could reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries 

14 of the land in a manner that minimizes the impact 

15 on wildlife habitat and water quality; 

16 (2) specifies the steps recommended to secure 

17 the access and egress, including acquiring an ease18 ment, right-of-way, or fee title from a willing owner 

19 of any land that abuts the land or the need to co20 ordinate with State land management agencies or 

21 other Federal, State, or tribal governments to allow 

22 for such access and egress; and 

23 (3) is consistent with the travel management 

24 plan in effect on the land. 


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1 (d) PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING IN2 FORMATION.—In making the priority list and report pre3 pared under subsections (b) and (c) available, the Sec4 retary shall ensure that no personally identifying informa5 tion is included, such as names or addresses of individuals 

6 or entities. 

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

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

9 local, or tribal government or private landowner with re10 spect to the use of land under the jurisdiction of the gov11 ernment or landowner, the Secretary shall not take into 

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

13 private landowner has granted or denied public access or 

14 egress to the land. 

15 (f) MEANS OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND EGRESS IN16 CLUDED.—In considering public access and egress under 

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

18 access and egress to the legal boundaries of the land de19 scribed in those subsections, including access and egress— 

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

21 (2) on foot or horseback. 

22 (g) EFFECT.— 

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

24 effect on whether a particular recreational use shall 


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1 be allowed on the land included in a priority list 

2 under this section. 

3 (2) EFFECT OF ALLOWABLE USES ON AGENCY

4 CONSIDERATION.—In preparing the priority list 

5 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall only con6 sider recreational uses that are allowed on the land 

7 at the time that the priority list is prepared. 

8 SEC. 207. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL LAND TRANS9 ACTION FACILITATION ACT. 

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

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

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

13 the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 

14 ‘‘on the date of enactment of this Act was’’ and in15 serting ‘‘is’’; 

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

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

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

19 and 

20 (B) by striking subsection (d); 

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

22 subsection (f); and 

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

24 (A) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘96–568’’ and insert2 ing ‘‘96–586’’; and 

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

4 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) by inserting ‘‘Public Law 105– 

6 263;’’ before ‘‘112 Stat.’’; and 

7 (ii) by striking the period at the end 

8 and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

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

11 Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public 

12 Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3028); 

13 ‘‘(4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recre14 ation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 

15 108–424; 118 Stat. 2403); 

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

17 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

18 11; 123 Stat. 1032); 

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

20 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

21 11; 123 Stat. 1075); 

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

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

24 Stat. 1108); or 


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

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

3 Stat. 1121).’’. 

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

5 amounts deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account 

6 established by section 206 of the Federal Land Trans7 action Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305), there shall be 

8 transferred to the general fund of the Treasury 

9 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 

10 TITLE III—FILMING ON FED11 ERAL LAND MANAGEMENT 

12 AGENCY LAND 

13 SEC. 301. COMMERCIAL FILMING. 

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

15 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended— 

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

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

18 (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re19 designated) the following: 

20 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—The term ‘Sec21 retary’ means the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec22 retary of Agriculture, as applicable, with respect to land 

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

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

25 (A) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (i) in the first sentence— 

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

3 the Secretary of Agriculture (here4 after individually referred to as the 

5 ‘Secretary’ with respect to land (ex6 cept land in a System unit as defined 

7 in section 100102 of title 54, United 

8 States Code) under their respective 

9 jurisdictions)’’; and 

10 (II) by striking ‘‘or similar 

11 projects’’; 

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

13 ‘‘or similar project’’; and 

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

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

16 or fewer individuals’’ before the period at 

17 the end; and 

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

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

20 after the date of enactment of the Sportsmen’s Act, 

21 to enhance consistency in the management of Fed22 eral land, the Secretaries shall publish a single joint 

23 land use fee schedule for commercial filming and 

24 still photography.’’; 


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

2 second sentence, by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and in3 serting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 

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

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

6 ‘‘Still’’; 

7 (6) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) (as so re8 designated), by inserting ‘‘in accordance with the 

9 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 

10 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.),’’ after ‘‘without further appro11 priation,’’; 

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

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

14 inserting the following: 

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

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

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

18 not consider subject matter or content as a criterion 

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

20 and 

21 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(h) EXEMPTION FROM COMMERCIAL FILMING OR

23 STILL PHOTOGRAPHY PERMITS AND FEES.—The Sec24 retary shall not require persons holding commercial use 

25 authorizations or special recreation permits to obtain an 


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1 additional permit or pay a fee for commercial filming or 

2 still photography under this Act if the filming or photog3 raphy conducted is— 

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

5 the subject of the commercial use authorization or 

6 special recreation permit; and 

7 ‘‘(2) the holder of the commercial use author8 ization or special recreation permit is an individual 

9 or small business concern (within the meaning of 

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

11 632)). 

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

13 filming or commercial still photography shall be exempt 

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

15 under subsection (c), if the activity— 

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

17 business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of 

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

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

20 3 individuals; and 

21 ‘‘(3) uses only a camera and tripod. 

22 ‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY TO NEWS GATHERING ACTIVI23 TIES.— 

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

25 be considered a commercial activity. 


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1 ‘‘(2) INCLUDED ACTIVITIES.—In this sub2 section, the term ‘news gathering’ includes, at a 

3 minimum, the gathering, recording, and filming of 

4 news and information related to news in any me5 dium.’’. 

6 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 1009 of 

7 title 54, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (1) by striking section 100905; and 

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

10 title 54, United States Code, by striking the item re11 lating to section 100905. 

12 TITLE IV—WILDLIFE AND 

13 HABITAT CONSERVATION 

14 SEC. 401. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD15 LIFE RESTORATION ACT. 

16 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to fa17 cilitate the construction and expansion of public target 

18 ranges, including ranges on Federal land managed by the 

19 Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. 

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

21 this section, the term ‘‘public target range’’ means a spe22 cific location that— 

23 (1) is identified by a governmental agency for 

24 recreational shooting; 

25 (2) is open to the public; 


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1 (3) may be supervised; and 

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

3 shotgun shooting. 

4 (c) AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD5 LIFE RESTORATION ACT.— 

6 (1) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman7 Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 669a) is amended— 

9 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

10 through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), re11 spectively; and 

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

13 following: 

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

15 specific location that— 

16 ‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agen17 cy for recreational shooting; 

18 ‘‘(B) is open to the public; 

19 ‘‘(C) may be supervised; and 

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

21 pistol, or shotgun shooting;’’. 

22 (2) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF

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

24 the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

25 U.S.C. 669g(b)) is amended— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘(b) Each State’’ and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD4 LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), each State’’; 

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

8 striking ‘‘construction, operation,’’ and insert9 ing ‘‘operation’’; 

10 (C) in the second sentence, by striking 

11 ‘‘The non-Federal share’’ and inserting the fol12 lowing: 

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

14 share’’; 

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

16 Secretary’’ and inserting the following: 

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

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

19 designated by subparagraph (A)) the following: 

20 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limita21 tion described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up 

22 to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, ex23 panding, or constructing a public target range.’’. 

24 (3) FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION

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1 Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

2 U.S.C. 669h–1) is amended— 

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

4 the following: 

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

6 Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal 

7 year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allo8 cate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with 

9 the amount apportioned to the State under para10 graph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, 

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

12 (B) by striking subsection (b) and insert13 ing the following: 

14 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para16 graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activ17 ity carried out using a grant under this section shall 

18 not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activ19 ity. 

20 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR

21 EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of ac22 quiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public 

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

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

2 and 

3 (C) in subsection (c)(1)— 

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

5 inserting the following: 

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

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

8 (ii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

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

11 acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a 

12 public target range shall remain available for 

13 expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal14 year period beginning on October 1 of the first 

15 fiscal year for which the amounts are made 

16 available.’’. 

17 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERA18 TION.—It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with 

19 applicable laws (including regulations), the Secretary and 

20 the Secretary of Agriculture should cooperate with State 

21 and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste 

22 removal and other activities on any Federal land used as 

23 a public target range to encourage continued use of that 

24 land for target practice or marksmanship training. 


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1 SEC. 402. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA2 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

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

4 661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA7 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

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

9 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advi10 sory Committee (referred to in this section as the ‘Advi11 sory Committee’) to advise the Secretary of the Interior 

12 and the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this sec13 tion as the ‘Secretaries’) on wildlife and habitat conserva14 tion, hunting, and recreational shooting. 

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

16 Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretaries regard17 ing— 

18 ‘‘(1) implementation of the ‘Recreational Hunt19 ing and Wildlife Resource Conservation Plan—A 

20 Ten-Year Plan for Implementation’ and any suc21 cessor plans, in accordance with Executive Order 

22 13443 (16 U.S.C. 661 note; relating to facilitation 

23 of hunting heritage and wildlife conservation); 

24 ‘‘(2) increasing public awareness of, and sup25 port for, the Wildlife Restoration Program; 


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1 ‘‘(3) fostering wildlife and habitat conservation 

2 and ethics in hunting and shooting sports recreation; 

3 ‘‘(4) stimulating the participation of sportsmen 

4 and sportswomen in the conservation and manage5 ment of wildlife and habitat resources through out6 reach and education; 

7 ‘‘(5) fostering communication and coordination 

8 among— 

9 ‘‘(A) the Federal Government and State 

10 and tribal governments; 

11 ‘‘(B) industry; 

12 ‘‘(C) sportsmen and sportswomen who 

13 hunt and shoot; 

14 ‘‘(D) wildlife and habitat conservation and 

15 management organizations; and 

16 ‘‘(E) the public; 

17 ‘‘(6) providing appropriate access to Federal 

18 land for recreational shooting and hunting; and 

19 ‘‘(7) recommendations to improve implementa20 tion of Federal conservation programs that benefit 

21 wildlife, hunting, and outdoor recreation on private 

22 land. 

23 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

24 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com2 mittee shall consist of not more than 16 discre3 tionary members and 7 ex officio members. 

4 ‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex offi5 cio members are— 

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

7 Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated 

8 representative of the Director; 

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

10 Land Management or a designated rep11 resentative of the Director; 

12 ‘‘(iii) the Director of the National 

13 Park Service or a designated representa14 tive of the Director; 

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

16 or a designated representative of the Chief; 

17 ‘‘(v) the Chief of the Natural Re18 sources Conservation Service or a des19 ignated representative of the Chief; 

20 ‘‘(vi) the Administrator of the Farm 

21 Service Agency or a designated representa22 tive of the Administrator; and 

23 ‘‘(vii) the Executive Director of the 

24 Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 


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1 ‘‘(C) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The dis2 cretionary members shall be appointed jointly 

3 by the Secretaries from at least one of each of 

4 the following: 

5 ‘‘(i) State fish and wildlife manage6 ment agencies. 

7 ‘‘(ii) Wildlife and habitat conservation 

8 management organizations. 

9 ‘‘(iii) Game bird hunting organiza10 tions. 

11 ‘‘(iv) Waterfowl hunting organiza12 tions. 

13 ‘‘(v) Big game hunting organizations. 

14 ‘‘(vi) The tourism, outfitter, or guid15 ing industry relating to hunting, fishing, 

16 and shooting sports. 

17 ‘‘(vii) The hunting or shooting equip18 ment retail industry. 

19 ‘‘(viii) Tribal resource management 

20 organizations. 

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

22 sports outreach and education organiza23 tions. 


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1 ‘‘(x) Women’s hunting and fishing ad2 vocacy, outreach, or education organiza3 tions. 

4 ‘‘(xi) Minority hunting and fishing ad5 vocacy, outreach, or education organiza6 tions. 

7 ‘‘(xii) Veterans service organizations. 

8 ‘‘(2) TERMS.— 

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

10 subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory 

11 Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 

12 years. Members shall not be appointed for more 

13 than 3 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 

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

15 designated by the Secretaries at the time of ap16 pointment, of the members first appointed— 

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

18 a term of 4 years; 

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

20 a term of 3 years; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) 5 members shall be appointed 

22 for a term of 2 years. 

23 ‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA24 TUS.—No individual may be appointed as a discre25 tionary member of the Advisory Committee while 


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1 serving as an officer or employee of the Federal 

2 Government. 

3 ‘‘(4) VACANCY AND REMOVAL.— 

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

5 Advisory Committee shall be filled in the man6 ner in which the original appointment was 

7 made. 

8 ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Advisory Committee 

9 members shall serve at the discretion of the 

10 Secretaries and may be removed at any time for 

11 good cause. 

12 ‘‘(5) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each ap13 pointed member may continue to serve after the ex14 piration of the term of office to which such member 

15 was appointed until a successor has been appointed. 

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

17 Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year 

18 term by the Secretaries, jointly, from among the 

19 members of the Advisory Committee. An individual 

20 may not be appointed as Chairperson for more than 

21 2 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 

22 ‘‘(7) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Advi23 sory Committee shall serve without compensation. 

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1 cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates au2 thorized for an employee of an agency under sub3 chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 

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

5 business of the member in the performance of duties 

6 of the Advisory Committee. 

7 ‘‘(9) MEETINGS.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com9 mittee shall meet at the call of the chairperson, 

10 but not less frequently than twice annually. 

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

12 the Advisory Committee shall be open to the 

13 public. 

14 ‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Time15 ly notice of each meeting of the Advisory Com16 mittee shall be published in the Federal Reg17 ister and be submitted to trade publications and 

18 publications of general circulation. 

19 ‘‘(D) SUBGROUPS.—The Advisory Com20 mittee may establish such workgroups or sub21 groups as the Advisory Committee deems nec22 essary for the purpose of compiling information 

23 or conducting research. 

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

25 the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum. 


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1 ‘‘(d) EXPENSES, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECH2 NICAL SERVICES, AND ADVICE.—The Secretaries may 

3 provide for expenses, administrative support, technical 

4 services, and advice to the Advisory Committee that the 

5 Secretaries determine to be appropriate. 

6 ‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

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

8 of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit 

9 a report to the Secretaries, the Committee on Nat10 ural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of 

11 the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

12 Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 

13 on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen14 ate. 

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

16 paragraph (1) shall describe— 

17 ‘‘(A) the activities of the Advisory Com18 mittee during the preceding year; 

19 ‘‘(B) the reports and recommendations 

20 made by the Advisory Committee to the Secre21 taries during the preceding year; and 

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

23 Secretaries as a result of the recommendations. 


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

2 Advisory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Ad3 visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 

4 TITLE V—BOWS AND WILDLIFE 

5 MANAGEMENT 

6 SEC. 501. BOWS IN PARKS. 

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

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘§ 104908. Bows in parks 

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

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

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

14 secured or stowed in a quiver or other arrow trans15 port case; and 

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

17 ‘‘(b) VEHICULAR TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZED.— 

18 The Director shall not promulgate or enforce any regula19 tion that prohibits an individual from transporting bows 

20 and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use across 

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

22 ‘‘(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited 

23 by law from possessing the bows and crossbows; 

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

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1 individual throughout the period during which the 

2 bows or crossbows are transported across System 

3 land; and 

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

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

6 the System unit is located.’’. 

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

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

9 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

10 104907 the following: 

‘‘104908. Bows in parks.’’. 

11 SEC. 502. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN PARKS. 

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

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

14 by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘§ 104909. Wildlife management in parks 

16 ‘‘(a) USE OF QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS.—If the Sec17 retary determines it is necessary to reduce the size of a 

18 wildlife population on System land in accordance with ap19 plicable law (including regulations), the Secretary may use 

20 qualified volunteers to assist in carrying out wildlife man21 agement on System land. 

22 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED VOLUN23 TEERS.—Qualified volunteers providing assistance under 

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1 ‘‘(1) any training requirements or qualifications 

2 established by the Secretary; and 

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

4 Secretary may require. 

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

6 donation and distribution of meat from wildlife manage7 ment activities carried out under this section, including 

8 the donation and distribution to Indian tribes, qualified 

9 volunteers, food banks, and other organizations that work 

10 to address hunger, in accordance with applicable health 

11 guidelines and such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

12 may require.’’. 

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

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

15 501(b)), United States Code, is amended by inserting 

16 after the item relating to section 104908 the following: 

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

17 TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 

18 SEC. 601. RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS. 

19 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

20 Act— 

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

22 of any federally recognized Indian tribe; or 

23 (2) modifies any provision of Federal law relat24 ing to migratory birds or to endangered or threat25 ened species. 


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1 SEC. 602. NO PRIORITY. 

2 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 

3 Act provides a preference to hunting, fishing, or rec4 reational shooting over any other use of Federal land or 

5 water. 

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

7 Nothing in this Act— 

8 (1) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or 

9 the Secretary to require Federal licenses or permits 

10 to hunt and fish on Federal land; or 

11 (2) enlarges or diminishes the responsibility or 

12 authority of States with respect to fish and wildlife 

13 management. 

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