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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6070 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 777
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6070

                      [Report No. 118-752, Part I]

   To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the 
    authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military 
    activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2023

  Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

                           November 18, 2024

   Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           November 18, 2024

   Referral to the Committee on Armed Services extended for a period 
                ending not later than December 19, 2024

                           December 19, 2024

        Additional sponsors: Mr. Horsford and Ms. Lee of Nevada

                           December 19, 2024

 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 
                               26, 2023]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
   To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the 
    authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military 
    activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other 
                               purposes.

 

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
              CONDUCT CERTAIN MILITARY ACTIVITIES AT NEVADA TEST AND 
              TRAINING RANGE.

    (a) Specification of Authorized Military Activities.--Paragraph (1) 
of section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title 
XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; 
Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 886) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
        ``, subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (a) of 
        section 3014'' after ``Secretary of the Air Force'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G); 
        and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(D) for emergency response;
                    ``(E) for the establishment and use of existing or 
                new electronic tracking and communications sites, 
                including the construction of up to 15 equipment pads, 
                no larger than 150-by-150 feet in size, along existing 
                roads to allow placement and operation of threat 
                emitters;
                    ``(F) for the use and maintenance of roads in 
                existence as of January 1, 2024, to allow access to 
                threat emitters and repeaters for installation, 
                maintenance, and periodic relocation; and''.
    (b) Interagency Committee.--Section 3011(b)(5)(G) of the Military 
Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106-65) is amended--
            (1) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the 
                        Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force 
                        shall jointly establish an interagency 
                        committee (referred to in this subparagraph as 
                        the `interagency committee') to--
                                    ``(I) facilitate coordination, 
                                manage public access needs and 
                                requirements, and minimize potential 
                                conflict between the Department of the 
                                Interior and the Department of the Air 
                                Force with respect to joint operating 
                                areas within the Desert National 
                                Wildlife Refuge; and
                                    ``(II) discuss the activities 
                                authorized in paragraph (1) and provide 
                                input to the United States Fish and 
                                Wildlife Service and the Department of 
                                the Air Force when assessing whether 
                                these activities may be conducted on 
                                the joint operating areas within the 
                                Desert National Wildlife Refuge that 
                                are under the primary jurisdiction of 
                                the Secretary of the Interior in a 
                                manner that is consistent with the 
                                National Wildlife Refuge System 
                                Administration Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
                                seq.) and other applicable law.''; and
            (2) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including a designee of the 
                Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service'' before the period at the end of subclause 
                (I); and
                    (B) by inserting ``, including a designee of the 
                Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, 
                Installations, and Environment'' before the period at 
                the end of subclause (II).
    (c) Additional Purpose of Intergovernmental Executive Committee.--
Section 3011(b)(5)(H)(ii) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 
(title XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2000; Public Law 106-65) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (I);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(III) discussing and making 
                                recommendations to the interagency 
                                committee established under 
                                subparagraph (G) with respect to any 
                                proposal by the Secretary of the Air 
                                Force to undertake any of the 
                                activities authorized in paragraph (1) 
                                on the joint operating areas within the 
                                Desert National Wildlife Refuge.''.
    (d) Completion of Interagency Memorandum of Understanding.--
            (1) Deadline.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force and 
        the Secretary of the Interior shall--
                    (A) enter into a complete new operational 
                memorandum of understanding under paragraph (5)(E) of 
                section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 
                1999 (title XXX of the National Defense Authorization 
                Act for Fiscal Year 2000; Public Law 106-65); or
                    (B) amend the current memorandum of understanding 
                in effect under that paragraph that will complete the 
                memorandum of understanding.
            (2) Access to joint use area for fish and wildlife 
        service.--The memorandum of understanding entered into or 
        amended under paragraph (1) shall include one or more 
        provisions to ensure adequate access for the United States Fish 
        and Wildlife Service to the joint use area.
    (e) Bureau of Land Management and State of Nevada Cooperative 
Agreement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the 
status of the cooperative agreement authorized under section 2905(j)(6) 
of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 3043).
                                                 Union Calendar No. 777

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6070

                      [Report No. 118-752, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the 
    authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military 
    activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 19, 2024

 Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of 
  the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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