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‘‘(1) shall be prepared and implemented in accordance with 
the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.); 
‘‘(2) shall include provisions for— 
‘‘(A) proper management and protection of the natural 
resources of the land; and 
‘‘(B) sustainable use by the public of such resources 
to the extent consistent with the military purposes for 
which the land is withdrawn and reserved; 
‘‘(3) shall coordinate access with the Nevada Department 
of Wildlife to manage hunting, fishing, and trapping on the 
land where compatible with the military mission; 
‘‘(4) shall provide for livestock grazing and agricultural 
out-leasing on the land, if appropriate— 
‘‘(A) in accordance with section 2667 of title 10, United 
States Code; and 
‘‘(B) at the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy; 
‘‘(5) shall identify current test and target impact areas 
and related buffer or safety zones on the land; 
‘‘(6) shall provide that the Secretary of the Navy— 
‘‘(A) shall take necessary actions to prevent, suppress, 
manage, and rehabilitate brush and range fires occurring 
on land withdrawn or owned within the Fallon Range 
Training Complex and fires resulting from military activi-
ties outside the withdrawn or owned land of the Fallon 
Range Training Complex; and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding section 2465 of title 10, United 
States Code— 
‘‘(i) may obligate funds appropriated or otherwise 
available to the Secretary of the Navy to enter into 
memoranda of understanding, cooperative agreements, 
and contracts for fire management; and 
‘‘(ii) shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior 
for costs incurred under this paragraph; 
‘‘(7) shall provide that all gates, fences, and barriers con-
structed after the date of enactment of this subtitle shall be 
designed and erected, to the maximum extent practicable and 
consistent with military security, safety, and sound wildlife 
management use, to allow for wildlife access; 
‘‘(8) if determined appropriate by the Secretary of the Navy, 
the Secretary of the Interior, and the State of Nevada after 
review of any existing management plans applicable to the 
land, shall incorporate the existing management plans; 
‘‘(9) shall include procedures to ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the periodic reviews of the integrated natural 
resources management plan required by the Sikes Act (16 
U.S.C. 670 et seq.) are conducted jointly by the Secretary 
of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the State 
of Nevada; and 
‘‘(B) affected counties and affected Indian tribes and 
the public are provided a meaningful opportunity to com-
ment on any substantial revisions to the plan that may 
be proposed pursuant to such a review; 
‘‘(10) shall provide procedures to amend the integrated 
natural resources management plan as necessary; 
‘‘(11) shall allow access to, and ceremonial use of, Tribal 
sacred sites to the extent consistent with the military purposes
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for which the land is withdrawn and reserved by section 
2981(a); and 
‘‘(12) shall provide for timely consultation with affected 
Indian tribes. 
‘‘SEC. 2986. USE OF MINERAL MATERIALS. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle or of 
the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act 
of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the Secretary of the Navy may 
use sand, gravel, or similar mineral materials resources of the 
type subject to disposition under that Act from land withdrawn 
and reserved by this subtitle if use of such resources is required 
for construction needs on the land. 
‘‘SEC. 2987. TRIBAL ACCESS AGREEMENT AND CULTURAL RESOURCES 
SURVEY. 
‘‘(a) TRIBAL ACCESS AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy and 
the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement 
with each affected Indian tribe for the purpose of establishing 
continued, regular, and timely access to the land withdrawn 
and reserved by section 2981, including all land subject to 
previous withdrawals under section 3011(a) of the Military 
Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106– 
65; 113 Stat. 885), for cultural, religious, gathering and ceremo-
nial uses by affected Indian tribes. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall— 
‘‘(A) provide access in accordance with the agreement 
entered into under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable and consistent with oper-
ational, safety, and security needs, seek to minimize notice 
from the affected Indian tribe and chaperoning require-
ments for Tribal access. 
‘‘(3) RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS.—If an affected Indian tribe 
provides written comments to the Secretary of the Navy or 
the Secretary of the Interior proposing changes or additions 
to the agreement entered into under paragraph (1) and the 
proposals are not incorporated in the final agreement, the Sec-
retary concerned shall— 
‘‘(A) respond in writing to the affected Indian tribe 
explaining a clear, identifiable rationale why the proposed 
change was not incorporated; and 
‘‘(B) share the written responses under subparagraph 
(A) with the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate, and the Committee on Indian Affairs 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY.—The Secretary of the Navy, in 
consultation with the State of Nevada and appropriate Tribal 
governments, shall conduct an ethnographic study of the expanded 
Fallon Range Training Complex to assess the importance of that 
area to Indian tribes and the religious and cultural practices of 
those Indian tribes. 
‘‘(c) CULTURAL RESOURCES SURVEY.— 
‘‘(1) SURVEY.—The Secretary of the Navy, after consultation 
with affected Indian tribes and review of data, studies, and
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reports in the possession of such Indian tribes, shall conduct 
a cultural resources survey of the land withdrawn and reserved 
by section 2981 for each of the expanded areas of the B– 
16, B–17, and B–20 Ranges that were not subject to previous 
surveys in support of the Record of Decision for the Fallon 
Range Training Complex Modernization Final Environmental 
Impact Statement dated March 12, 2020, and previous with-
drawals comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex that 
includes pedestrian field surveys and the inventory and identi-
fication of specific sites containing cultural, religious, and 
archaeological resources of importance to affected Indian tribes. 
‘‘(2) RESULTS.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
provide the results of the survey conducted under paragraph 
(1) to affected Indian tribes for review and comment prior 
to concluding survey activities. 
‘‘(3) INCLUSION IN AGREEMENT.—The agreement under sub-
section (a) shall include access to the specific sites identified 
by the survey conducted under paragraph (1) by affected Indian 
tribes, including proper disposition or protection of, and any 
requested access to, any identified burial sites, in accordance 
with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation 
Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON USE OF LAND PRIOR TO COMPLETION 
OF SURVEY.—The Secretary of the Navy shall not make oper-
ational use of the expanded areas of the B–16, B–17, and 
B–20 Ranges that were not subject to previous withdrawals 
comprising the Fallon Range Training Complex until the date 
of completion of the survey required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) PARTICIPATION OF AFFECTED INDIAN TRIBES.—In conducting 
an ethnographic study or cultural resources survey under subsection 
(b) or (c), the Secretary of the Navy shall coordinate with, and 
provide for the participation of, each applicable affected Indian 
tribe. 
‘‘(e) AGREEMENT
TO MITIGATE ADVERSE EFFECTS.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy, the Secretary of the Interior, and affected 
Indian tribes shall enter into an agreement consistent with section 
306108 of title 54, United States Code, that identifies actions to 
avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to sites identified in 
subsection (c), including adverse effects from noise. Using the 
results of surveys conducted under subsection (c), the Navy shall, 
in coordination with affected Indian tribes and to the extent prac-
ticable, avoid placing targets or other range infrastructure in cul-
turally sensitive areas. The Navy shall avoid placement of targets 
in known sensitive habitat, cultural, or historic areas within the 
Monte Cristo Mountains. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
each of the agreements required under this section have been 
entered into and the survey and study required under this section 
have been completed, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall jointly submit to Congress a report describing— 
‘‘(1) the access protocols established by the agreement 
under subsection (a); 
‘‘(2) the results of the ethnographic study conducted under 
subsection (b); 
‘‘(3) the results of the cultural resources survey under 
subsection (c); and
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‘‘(4) actions to be taken to avoid, minimize, or mitigate 
adverse effects to sites on the land withdrawn and reserved 
by section 2981. 
‘‘(g) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Information concerning the nature 
and specific location of a cultural resource shall be exempt from 
disclosure under section 552 of title 5 and any other law unless 
the Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with affected Indian 
tribes, determines that disclosure would— 
‘‘(1) further the purposes of this section; 
‘‘(2) not create risk of harm to or theft or destruction 
of the cultural resource or the site containing the cultural 
resource; and 
‘‘(3) be in accordance with other applicable laws.’’. 
‘‘SEC. 2988. RESOLUTION OF WALKER RIVER PAIUTE TRIBE CLAIMS. 
‘‘(a) PAYMENT TO TRIBE.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this subtitle and subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer $20,000,000 
of amounts appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy for operation 
and maintenance to an account designated by the Walker River 
Paiute Tribe (referred to in this section as the ‘Tribe’) to resolve 
the claims of the Tribe against the United States for the contamina-
tion, impairment, and loss of use of approximately 6,000 acres 
of land that is within the boundaries of the reservation of the 
Tribe. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF LAND PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF 
PAYMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall not make operational 
use of the expanded areas of the B–16, B–17, and B–20 Ranges 
that were not subject to previous withdrawals comprising the Fallon 
Range Training Complex and that are withdrawn and reserved 
by section 2981 until the date on which the amount is transferred 
under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL TRUST LAND.— 
‘‘(1) ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this subtitle and prior 
to taking the land described in paragraph (4) into trust for 
the benefit of the Tribe under paragraph (3)(A), the Director 
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘Director’) shall complete an environmental site assess-
ment to determine with respect to the land— 
‘‘(A) the likelihood of the presence of hazardous sub-
stance-related or other environmental liability; and 
‘‘(B) if the Director determines the presence of haz-
ardous substance-related or other environmental liability 
is likely under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the extent of the contamination caused by such 
hazardous substance or other environmental liability; 
and 
‘‘(ii) whether that liability can be remediated by 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) CONTAMINATED LAND.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director determines pursuant 
to the environmental site assessment completed under 
paragraph (1) that there is a likelihood of the presence 
of hazardous substance-related or other environmental 
liability on the land described in paragraph (4), the Director