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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 387 

To protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, ecosystem, 

and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the State of Arizona, 

to provide for a study relating to the uranium stockpile in the United 

States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 

Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. KELLY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To protect, for current and future generations, the watershed, ecosystem, and cultural heritage of the Grand Canyon region in the State of Arizona, to provide for a 

study relating to the uranium stockpile in the United 

States, 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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Canyon Protec5 tion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM MINING 

2 LAWS. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this section, the term 

4 ‘‘Map’’ means the Bureau of Land Management map enti5 tled ‘‘Grand Canyon Protection Act’’ and dated January 

6 22, 2021. 

7 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

8 the approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal land in the 

9 State of Arizona within the area depicted on the Map, in10 cluding any land or interest in land that is acquired by 

11 the United States after the date of enactment of this Act, 

12 is withdrawn from— 

13 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis14 posal under the public land laws; 

15 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

16 laws; and 

17 (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geo18 thermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws. 

19 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be kept 

20 on file and made available for public inspection in the ap21 propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of 

22 Land Management. 

23 SEC. 3. GAO STUDY ON DOMESTIC URANIUM STOCKPILES. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of the 

25 United States shall conduct a study of uranium stockpiles 


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1 in the United States that are available to meet future na2 tional security requirements. 

3 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The study conducted under 

4 subsection (a) shall identify— 

5 (1)(A) existing and potential future national se6 curity program demands for uranium; and 

7 (B) existing and projected future inventories of 

8 domestic uranium that could be available to meet 

9 national security needs; and 

10 (2) the extent to which national security needs 

11 are capable of being met with existing uranium 

12 stockpiles. 

13 (c) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF STUDY.—Not 

14 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

15 the Comptroller General of the United States shall provide 

16 a briefing on the study conducted under subsection (a) 

17 to— 

18 (1) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

19 Senate; 

20 (2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re21 sources of the Senate; 

22 (3) the Committee on Environment and Public 

23 Works of the Senate; 

24 (4) the Committee on Armed Services of the 

25 House of Representatives; 


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1 (5) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

2 House of Representatives; and 

3 (6) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

4 the House of Representatives. 

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