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submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a re-
port on Coast Guard icebreaking in the Great 
Lakes. 
(B) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
report 
required 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) evaluate— 
(I) the economic impact related 
to vessel delays or cancellations asso-
ciated with ice coverage on the Great 
Lakes; 
(II) the impact the standards 
proposed in paragraph (2) would have 
on Coast Guard operations in the 
Great Lakes if such standards were 
adopted; 
(III) the fleet mix of medium ice-
breakers and icebreaking tugs nec-
essary to meet the standards proposed 
in paragraph (2); and 
(IV) the resources necessary to 
support the fleet described in sub-
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clause (III), including billets for crew 
and operating costs; and 
(ii) make recommendations to the 
Commandant for improvements to the 
Great Lakes icebreaking program, includ-
ing with respect to facilitating shipping 
and meeting all Coast Guard mission 
needs. 
(2) PROPOSED STANDARDS FOR ICEBREAKING 
OPERATIONS.—The proposed standards, the impact 
of the adoption of which is evaluated in subclauses 
(II) and (III) of paragraph (1)(B)(i), are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), that ice-covered waterways in the Great 
Lakes shall be open to navigation not less than 
90 percent of the hours that vessels engaged in 
commercial service and ferries attempt to tran-
sit such ice-covered waterways. 
(B) In a year in which the Great Lakes 
are not open to navigation as described in sub-
paragraph (A) because of ice of a thickness that 
occurs on average only once every 10 years, ice- 
covered waterways in the Great Lakes shall be 
open to navigation at least 70 percent of the
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hours that vessels engaged in commercial serv-
ice and ferries attempt to transit such ice-cov-
ered waterways. 
(3) REPORT BY COMMANDANT.—Not later than 
90 days after the date on which the Comptroller 
General submits the report under paragraph (1), the 
Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes the following: 
(A) A plan for Coast Guard implementa-
tion of any recommendation made by the Comp-
troller General under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) with 
which the Commandant concurs. 
(B) With respect to any recommendation 
made under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) with which 
the Commandant does not concur, an expla-
nation of the reasons why the Commandant 
does not concur. 
(C) A review of, and a proposed implemen-
tation plan for, the results of the fleet mix anal-
ysis under paragraph (1)(B)(i)(III).
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(D) Any proposed modifications to current 
Coast Guard Standards for icebreaking oper-
ations in the Great Lakes. 
(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—During the 5 ice seasons 
following the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Coast Guard shall conduct a pilot program to deter-
mine the extent to which the current Coast Guard 
Great Lakes icebreaking cutter fleet can meet the 
proposed standards described in paragraph (2). 
(c) DATA
ON ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS
IN
THE 
GREAT LAKES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall col-
lect, during ice season, archive, and disseminate data 
on icebreaking operations and transits on ice-covered 
waterways in the Great Lakes of vessels engaged in 
commercial service and ferries. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Data collected, archived, and 
disseminated under paragraph (1) shall include the 
following: 
(A) Voyages by vessels engaged in com-
mercial service and ferries to transit ice-covered 
waterways in the Great Lakes that are delayed 
or cancelled because of the nonavailability of a 
suitable icebreaking vessel.
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(B) Voyages attempted by vessels engaged 
in commercial service and ferries to transit ice- 
covered waterways in the Great Lakes that do 
not reach their intended destination because of 
the nonavailability of a suitable icebreaking ves-
sel. 
(C) The period of time that each vessel en-
gaged in commercial service or ferry was de-
layed in getting underway or during a transit of 
ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes due 
to the nonavailability of a suitable icebreaking 
vessel. 
(D) The period of time elapsed between 
each request for icebreaking assistance by a 
vessel engaged in commercial service or ferry 
and the arrival of a suitable icebreaking vessel 
and whether such icebreaking vessel was a 
Coast Guard or commercial asset. 
(E) The percentage of hours that Great 
Lakes ice-covered waterways were open to navi-
gation, as defined by this section, while vessels 
engaged in commercial service and ferries at-
tempted to transit such waterways for each ice 
season after the date of enactment of this sec-
tion.
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(F) Relevant communications of each ves-
sel engaged in commercial service or ferry with 
the Coast Guard or commercial icebreaking 
service providers with respect to subparagraphs 
(A) through (D). 
(G) A description of any mitigating cir-
cumstance, such as Coast Guard Great Lakes 
icebreaker diversions to higher priority mis-
sions, that may have contributed to the amount 
of time described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
or the percentage of time described in subpara-
graph (E). 
(3) VOLUNTARY REPORTING.—Any reporting by 
operators of commercial vessels engaged in commer-
cial service or ferries under this Act shall be vol-
untary. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Commandant 
shall make the data collected, archived and dissemi-
nated under this subsection available to the public 
on a publicly accessible internet website of the Coast 
Guard. 
(5) CONSULTATION WITH INDUSTRY.—With re-
spect to the Great Lakes icebreaking operations of 
the Coast Guard and the development of the data 
collected, archived, and disseminated under this sub-
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section, the Commandant shall consult operators of 
vessel engaged in commercial service and ferries. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) VESSEL.—The term ‘‘vessel’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of title 1, 
United States Code. 
(B) COMMERCIAL
SERVICE.—The term 
‘‘commercial service’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2101(4) of title 46, United 
States Code. 
(C) GREAT
LAKES.—The term ‘‘Great 
Lakes’’— 
(i) has the meaning given such term 
in section 118 of the Federal Water Pollu-
tion Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268); and 
(ii) includes harbors adjacent to such 
waters. 
(D) ICE-COVERED WATERWAY.—The term 
‘‘ice-covered waterway’’ means any portion of 
the Great Lakes, as defined by subparagraph 
(C), in which vessels engaged in commercial 
service or ferries operate that is 70 percent or 
greater covered by ice, but does not include any 
waters adjacent to piers or docks for which
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commercial icebreaking services are available 
and adequate for the ice conditions. 
(E) OPEN
TO
NAVIGATION.—The term 
‘‘open to navigation’’ means navigable to the ex-
tent necessary to meet the reasonable demands 
of shipping, minimize delays to passenger fer-
ries, extricate vessels and persons from danger, 
prevent damage due to flooding, and conduct 
other Coast Guard missions as required. 
(F) REASONABLE
DEMANDS
OF
SHIP-
PING.—The term ‘‘reasonable demands of ship-
ping’’ means the safe movement of vessels en-
gaged 
in 
commercial 
service 
and 
ferries 
transiting ice-covered waterways in the Great 
Lakes to their intended destination, regardless 
of type of cargo. 
(d) GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER ACQUISITION.—Of 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United States Code— 
(1) for fiscal year 2022, $350,000,000 shall be 
made available to the Commandant for the acquisi-
tion of a Great Lakes icebreaker at least as capable 
as Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB–30); and 
(2) for fiscal year 2023, $20,000,000 shall be 
made available to the Commandant for the design
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and selection of icebreaking cutters for operation in 
the Great Lakes, the Northeastern United States, 
and the Arctic, as appropriate, that are at least as 
capable as the Coast Guard 140-foot icebreaking 
tugs. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON CONTRACT OR USE OF FUNDS 
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COMMON HULL DESIGN.—Sec-
tion 8105 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public 
Law 116–283) is amended by striking subsection (b) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Commandant shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentative a report on the operational benefits and limita-
tions of a common hull design for icebreaking cutters for 
operation in the Great Lakes, the Northeastern United 
States, and the Arctic, as appropriate, that are at least 
as capable as the Coast Guard 140-foot icebreaking 
tugs.’’. 
SEC. 5302. LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTACHE DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of
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the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall require the Chief 
of Law Enforcement of the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service to hire, train, and deploy not fewer than 50 
new United States Fish and Wildlife Service law enforce-
ment attache´s, and appropriate additional support staff, 
at one or more United States embassies, consulates, com-
mands, or other facilities— 
(1) in one or more countries designated as a 
focus country or a country of concern in the most 
recent report submitted under section 201 of the 
Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Traf-
ficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621); and 
(2) in such additional countries or regions, as 
determined by the Secretary of Interior, that are 
known or suspected to be a source of illegal trade of 
species listed— 
(A) as threatened species or endangered 
species under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(B) under appendix I of the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of 
Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington 
March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249); or
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(C) on the International Union for the 
Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threat-
ened Species. 
(b) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this section $150,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2030. 
TITLE LIV—SAFE BANKING 
SEC. 5401. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; PURPOSE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021’’ or 
the ‘‘SAFE Banking Act of 2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this title is as follows: 
TITLE LIV—SAFE BANKING 
Sec. 5401. Short title; table of contents; purpose. 
Sec. 5402. Safe harbor for depository institutions. 
Sec. 5403. Protections for ancillary businesses. 
Sec. 5404. Protections under Federal law. 
Sec. 5405. Rules of construction. 
Sec. 5406. Requirements for filing suspicious activity reports. 
Sec. 5407. Guidance and examination procedures. 
Sec. 5408. Annual diversity and inclusion report. 
Sec. 5409. GAO study on diversity and inclusion. 
Sec. 5410. GAO study on effectiveness of certain reports on finding certain per-
sons. 
Sec. 5411. Application of this title with respect to hemp-related legitimate busi-
nesses and hemp-related service providers. 
Sec. 5412. Banking services for hemp-related legitimate businesses and hemp- 
related service providers. 
Sec. 5413. Requirements for deposit account termination requests and orders. 
Sec. 5414. Definitions. 
Sec. 5415. Discretionary surplus funds. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to increase 
public safety by ensuring access to financial services to 
cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service pro-
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viders and reducing the amount of cash at such busi-
nesses. 
SEC. 5402. SAFE HARBOR FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A Federal banking regulator may 
not— 
(1) terminate or limit the deposit insur-
ance or share insurance of a depository institu-
tion under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.), the Federal Credit 
Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), or take 
any other adverse action against a depository 
institution under section 8 of the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818) solely be-
cause the depository institution provides or has 
provided financial services to a cannabis-related 
legitimate business or service provider; 
(2) prohibit, penalize, or otherwise discour-
age a depository institution from providing fi-
nancial services to a cannabis-related legitimate 
business or service provider or to a State, polit-
ical subdivision of a State, or Indian Tribe that 
exercises jurisdiction over cannabis-related le-
gitimate businesses; 
(3) recommend, incentivize, or encourage a 
depository institution not to offer financial serv-
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ices to an account holder, or to downgrade or 
cancel the financial services offered to an ac-
count holder solely because— 
(A) the account holder is a cannabis- 
related legitimate business or service pro-
vider, or is an employee, owner, or oper-
ator of a cannabis-related legitimate busi-
ness or service provider; 
(B) the account holder later becomes 
an employee, owner, or operator of a can-
nabis-related legitimate business or service 
provider; or 
(C) the depository institution was not 
aware that the account holder is an em-
ployee, owner, or operator of a cannabis-re-
lated legitimate business or service pro-
vider; 
(4) take any adverse or corrective super-
visory action on a loan made to— 
(A) a cannabis-related legitimate busi-
ness or service provider, solely because the 
business is a cannabis-related legitimate 
business or service provider; 
(B) an employee, owner, or operator 
of a cannabis-related legitimate business or
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service provider, solely because the em-
ployee, owner, or operator is employed by, 
owns, or operates a cannabis-related legiti-
mate business or service provider, as appli-
cable; or 
(C) an owner or operator of real es-
tate or equipment that is leased to a can-
nabis-related legitimate business or service 
provider, solely because the owner or oper-
ator of the real estate or equipment leased 
the equipment or real estate to a cannabis- 
related legitimate business or service pro-
vider, as applicable; or 
(5) prohibit or penalize a depository insti-
tution (or entity performing a financial service 
for or in association with a depository institu-
tion) for, or otherwise discourage a depository 
institution (or entity performing a financial 
service for or in association with a depository 
institution) from, engaging in a financial service 
for a cannabis-related legitimate business or 
service provider. 
(b) SAFE HARBOR APPLICABLE TO DE NOVO INSTI-
TUTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall apply to an institution ap-
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plying for a depository institution charter to the same ex-
tent as such subsection applies to a depository institution. 
SEC. 5403. PROTECTIONS FOR ANCILLARY BUSINESSES. 
For the purposes of sections 1956 and 1957 of title 
18, United States Code, and all other provisions of Fed-
eral law, the proceeds from a transaction involving activi-
ties of a cannabis-related legitimate business or service 
provider shall not be considered proceeds from an unlawful 
activity solely because— 
(1) the transaction involves proceeds from a 
cannabis-related legitimate business or service pro-
vider; or 
(2) the transaction involves proceeds from— 
(A) cannabis-related activities described in 
section 5414(4)(B) conducted by a cannabis-re-
lated legitimate business; or 
(B) 
activities 
described 
in 
section 
5414(13)(A) conducted by a service provider. 
SEC. 5404. PROTECTIONS UNDER FEDERAL LAW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to providing a finan-
cial service to a cannabis-related legitimate business 
(where such cannabis-related legitimate business operates 
within a State, political subdivision of a State, or Indian 
country that allows the cultivation, production, manufac-
ture, sale, transportation, display, dispensing, distribution,
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or purchase of cannabis pursuant to a law or regulation 
of such State, political subdivision, or Indian Tribe that 
has jurisdiction over the Indian country, as applicable) or 
a service provider (wherever located), a depository institu-
tion, entity performing a financial service for or in associa-
tion with a depository institution, or insurer that provides 
a financial service to a cannabis-related legitimate busi-
ness or service provider, and the officers, directors, and 
employees of that depository institution, entity, or insurer 
may not be held liable pursuant to any Federal law or 
regulation— 
(1) solely for providing such a financial service; 
or 
(2) for further investing any income derived 
from such a financial service. 
(b) PROTECTIONS FOR FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS 
AND FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS.—With respect to 
providing a service to a depository institution that pro-
vides a financial service to a cannabis-related legitimate 
business (where such cannabis-related legitimate business 
operates within a State, political subdivision of a State, 
or Indian country that allows the cultivation, production, 
manufacture, sale, transportation, display, dispensing, dis-
tribution, or purchase of cannabis pursuant to a law or 
regulation of such State, political subdivision, or Indian
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Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country, as ap-
plicable) or service provider (wherever located), a Federal 
reserve bank or Federal Home Loan Bank, and the offi-
cers, directors, and employees of the Federal reserve bank 
or Federal Home Loan Bank, may not be held liable pur-
suant to any Federal law or regulation— 
(1) solely for providing such a service; or 
(2) for further investing any income derived 
from such a service. 
(c) PROTECTIONS FOR INSURERS.—With respect to 
engaging in the business of insurance within a State, polit-
ical subdivision of a State, or Indian country that allows 
the cultivation, production, manufacture, sale, transpor-
tation, display, dispensing, distribution, or purchase of 
cannabis pursuant to a law or regulation of such State, 
political subdivision, or Indian Tribe that has jurisdiction 
over the Indian country, as applicable, an insurer that en-
gages in the business of insurance with a cannabis-related 
legitimate business or service provider or who otherwise 
engages with a person in a transaction permissible under 
State law related to cannabis, and the officers, directors, 
and employees of that insurer may not be held liable pur-
suant to any Federal law or regulation— 
(1) solely for engaging in the business of insur-
ance; or
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(2) for further investing any income derived 
from the business of insurance. 
(d) FORFEITURE.— 
(1) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.—A depository 
institution that has a legal interest in the collateral 
for a loan or another financial service provided to an 
owner, employee, or operator of a cannabis-related 
legitimate business or service provider, or to an 
owner or operator of real estate or equipment that 
is leased or sold to a cannabis-related legitimate 
business or service provider, shall not be subject to 
criminal, civil, or administrative forfeiture of that 
legal interest pursuant to any Federal law for pro-
viding such loan or other financial service. 
(2) FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS AND FEDERAL 
HOME
LOAN
BANKS.—A Federal reserve bank or 
Federal Home Loan Bank that has a legal interest 
in the collateral for a loan or another financial serv-
ice provided to a depository institution that provides 
a financial service to a cannabis-related legitimate 
business or service provider, or to an owner or oper-
ator of real estate or equipment that is leased or 
sold to a cannabis-related legitimate business or 
service provider, shall not be subject to criminal, 
civil, or administrative forfeiture of that legal inter-
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est pursuant to any Federal law for providing such 
loan or other financial service. 
SEC. 5405. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) NO REQUIREMENT
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL 
SERVICES.—Nothing in this title shall require a depository 
institution, entity performing a financial service for or in 
association with a depository institution, or insurer to pro-
vide financial services to a cannabis-related legitimate 
business, service provider, or any other business. 
(b) GENERAL EXAMINATION, SUPERVISORY, AND 
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this title may 
be construed in any way as limiting or otherwise restrict-
ing the general examination, supervisory, and enforcement 
authority of the Federal banking regulators, provided that 
the basis for any supervisory or enforcement action is not 
the provision of financial services to a cannabis-related le-
gitimate business or service provider. 
(c) BUSINESS OF INSURANCE.—Nothing in this title 
shall interfere with the regulation of the business of insur-
ance in accordance with the Act of March 9, 1945 (59 
Stat. 33, chapter 20; 15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) (commonly 
known as the ‘‘McCarran-Ferguson Act’’) and the Dodd- 
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.).
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SEC. 5406. REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING SUSPICIOUS ACTIV-
ITY REPORTS. 
Section 5318(g) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS FOR CANNABIS-RELATED 
LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a fi-
nancial institution or any director, officer, em-
ployee, or agent of a financial institution that 
reports a suspicious transaction pursuant to 
this subsection, if the reason for the report re-
lates to a cannabis-related legitimate business 
or service provider, the report shall comply with 
appropriate guidance issued by the Financial 
Crimes Enforcement Network. Not later than 
the end of the 180-day period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall update the February 14, 2014, 
guidance titled ‘BSA Expectations Regarding 
Marijuana-Related 
Businesses’ 
(FIN–2014– 
G001) to ensure that the guidance is consistent 
with the purpose and intent of the SAFE 
Banking Act of 2021 and does not significantly 
inhibit the provision of financial services to a 
cannabis-related legitimate business or service 
provider in a State, political subdivision of a
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State, or Indian country that has allowed the 
cultivation, production, manufacture, transpor-
tation, display, dispensing, distribution, sale, or 
purchase of cannabis pursuant to law or regula-
tion of such State, political subdivision, or In-
dian Tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian 
country. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this 
paragraph: 
‘‘(i) CANNABIS.—The term ‘cannabis’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘mari-
huana’ in section 102 of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). 
‘‘(ii) CANNABIS-RELATED LEGITIMATE 
BUSINESS.—The term ‘cannabis-related le-
gitimate business’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 5414 of the SAFE 
Banking Act of 2021. 
‘‘(iii) INDIAN
COUNTRY.—The term 
‘Indian country’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 1151 of title 18. 
‘‘(iv) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘In-
dian Tribe’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 102 of the Federally Rec-
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ognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 
U.S.C. 479a). 
‘‘(v) FINANCIAL SERVICE.—The term 
‘financial service’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 5414 of the SAFE 
Banking Act of 2021. 
‘‘(vi) SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term 
‘service provider’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 5414 of the SAFE 
Banking Act of 2021. 
‘‘(vii) 
STATE.—The 
term 
‘State’ 
means each of the several States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, and any territory or posses-
sion of the United States.’’. 
SEC. 5407. GUIDANCE AND EXAMINATION PROCEDURES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Financial Institutions Examination Coun-
cil shall develop uniform guidance and examination proce-
dures for depository institutions that provide financial 
services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and 
service providers. 
SEC. 5408. ANNUAL DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION REPORT. 
The Federal banking regulators shall issue an annual 
report to Congress containing—
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(1) information and data on the availability of 
access to financial services for minority-owned and 
women-owned cannabis-related legitimate businesses; 
and 
(2) any regulatory or legislative recommenda-
tions for expanding access to financial services for 
minority-owned and women-owned cannabis-related 
legitimate businesses. 
SEC. 5409. GAO STUDY ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall carry out a study on the barriers to market-
place entry, including in the licensing process, and the ac-
cess to financial services for potential and existing minor-
ity-owned and women-owned cannabis-related legitimate 
businesses. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall issue a 
report to the Congress— 
(1) containing all findings and determinations 
made in carrying out the study required under sub-
section (a); and 
(2) containing any regulatory or legislative rec-
ommendations for removing barriers to marketplace 
entry, including in the licensing process, and ex-
panding access to financial services for potential and
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existing minority-owned and women-owned cannabis- 
related legitimate businesses. 
SEC. 5410. GAO STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CERTAIN RE-
PORTS ON FINDING CERTAIN PERSONS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall carry out a study on the effectiveness of re-
ports on suspicious transactions filed pursuant to section 
5318(g) of title 31, United States Code, at finding individ-
uals or organizations suspected or known to be engaged 
with transnational criminal organizations and whether any 
such engagement exists in a State, political subdivision, 
or Indian Tribe that has jurisdiction over Indian country 
that allows the cultivation, production, manufacture, sale, 
transportation, display, dispensing, distribution, or pur-
chase of cannabis. The study shall examine reports on sus-
picious transactions as follows: 
(1) During the period of 2014 until the date of 
the enactment of this Act, reports relating to mari-
juana-related businesses. 
(2) During the 1-year period after date of the 
enactment of this Act, reports relating to cannabis- 
related legitimate businesses.
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SEC. 5411. APPLICATION OF THIS TITLE WITH RESPECT TO 
HEMP-RELATED 
LEGITIMATE 
BUSINESSES 
AND HEMP-RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The provisions of this title (other 
than sections 5406 and 5410) shall apply with respect to 
hemp-related legitimate businesses and hemp-related serv-
ice providers in the same manner as such provisions apply 
with respect to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and 
service providers. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
CBD.—The 
term 
‘‘CBD’’ 
means 
cannabidiol. 
(2) HEMP.—The term ‘‘hemp’’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 297A of the Agricul-
tural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o). 
(3) HEMP-RELATED LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.— 
The term ‘‘hemp-related legitimate business’’ means 
a manufacturer, producer, or any person or company 
that— 
(A) engages in any activity described in 
subparagraph (B) in conformity with the Agri-
cultural Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–334) and the regulations issued to imple-
ment such Act by the Department of Agri-
culture, where applicable, and the law of a
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State or political subdivision thereof or Indian 
Tribe; and 
(B) participates in any business or orga-
nized activity that involves handling hemp, 
hemp-derived CBD products, and other hemp- 
derived cannabinoid products, including culti-
vating, producing, extracting, manufacturing, 
selling, transporting, displaying, dispensing, dis-
tributing, or purchasing hemp, hemp-derived 
CBD 
products, 
and 
other 
hemp-derived 
cannabinoid products. 
(4) HEMP-RELATED SERVICE PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘‘hemp-related service provider’’— 
(A) means a business, organization, or 
other person that— 
(i) sells goods or services to a hemp- 
related legitimate business; or 
(ii) provides any business services, in-
cluding the sale or lease of real or any 
other property, legal or other licensed serv-
ices, or any other ancillary service, relating 
to hemp, hemp-derived CBD products, or 
other hemp-derived cannabinoid products; 
and
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(B) does not include a business, organiza-
tion, or other person that participates in any 
business or organized activity that involves han-
dling hemp, hemp-derived CBD products, or 
other hemp-derived cannabinoid products, in-
cluding cultivating, producing, manufacturing, 
selling, transporting, displaying, dispensing, dis-
tributing, or purchasing hemp, hemp-derived 
CBD 
products, 
and 
other 
hemp-derived 
cannabinoid products. 
SEC. 5412. BANKING SERVICES FOR HEMP-RELATED LE-
GITIMATE BUSINESSES AND HEMP-RELATED 
SERVICE PROVIDERS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 
(1) the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–334) legalized hemp by removing 
it from the definition of ‘‘marihuana’’ under the 
Controlled Substances Act; 
(2) despite the legalization of hemp, some hemp 
businesses (including producers, manufacturers, and 
retailers) continue to have difficulty gaining access 
to banking products and services; and 
(3) businesses involved in the sale of hemp-de-
rived CBD products are particularly affected, due to 
confusion about the legal status of such products.
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(b) FEDERAL BANKING REGULATORS’ HEMP BANK-
ING GUIDANCE.—Not later than the end of the 90-day pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Federal banking regulators shall update their existing 
guidance, as applicable, regarding the provision of finan-
cial services to hemp-related legitimate businesses and 
hemp-related service providers to address— 
(1) compliance with financial institutions’ exist-
ing obligations under Federal laws and imple-
menting regulations determined relevant by the Fed-
eral banking regulators, including subchapter II of 
chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and its 
implementing regulation in conformity with this title 
and the Department of Agriculture’s rules regulating 
domestic hemp production (7 CFR 990); and 
(2) best practices for financial institutions to 
follow when providing financial services, including 
processing payments, to hemp-related legitimate 
businesses and hemp-related service providers. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FINANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘fi-
nancial institution’’— 
(A) has the meaning given that term under 
section 5312(a) of title 31, United States Code; 
and
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(B) includes a bank holding company, as 
defined under section 2(a) of the Bank Holding 
Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841(a)). 
(2) 
HEMP
TERMS.—The 
terms 
‘‘CBD’’, 
‘‘hemp’’, ‘‘hemp-related legitimate business’’, and 
‘‘hemp-related service provider’’ have the meaning 
given those terms, respectively, under section 5411. 
SEC. 5413. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT TERMI-
NATION REQUESTS AND ORDERS. 
(a) TERMINATION REQUESTS OR ORDERS MUST BE 
VALID.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An appropriate Federal 
banking agency may not formally or informally re-
quest or order a depository institution to terminate 
a specific customer account or group of customer ac-
counts or to otherwise restrict or discourage a de-
pository institution from entering into or maintain-
ing a banking relationship with a specific customer 
or group of customers unless— 
(A) the agency has a valid reason for such 
request or order; and 
(B) such reason is not based solely on rep-
utation risk. 
(2) 
TREATMENT
OF
NATIONAL
SECURITY 
THREATS.—If an appropriate Federal banking agen-
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cy believes a specific customer or group of customers 
is, or is acting as a conduit for, an entity which— 
(A) poses a threat to national security; 
(B) is involved in terrorist financing; 
(C) is an agency of the Government of 
Iran, North Korea, Syria, or any country listed 
from time to time on the State Sponsors of 
Terrorism list; 
(D) is located in, or is subject to the juris-
diction of, any country specified in subpara-
graph (C); or 
(E) does business with any entity described 
in subparagraph (C) or (D), unless the appro-
priate Federal banking agency determines that 
the customer or group of customers has used 
due diligence to avoid doing business with any 
entity described in subparagraph (C) or (D), 
such belief shall satisfy the requirement under para-
graph (1). 
(b) NOTICE REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an appropriate Federal 
banking agency formally or informally requests or 
orders a depository institution to terminate a spe-
cific customer account or a group of customer ac-
counts, the agency shall—
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(A) provide such request or order to the 
institution in writing; and 
(B) accompany such request or order with 
a written justification for why such termination 
is needed, including any specific laws or regula-
tions the agency believes are being violated by 
the customer or group of customers, if any. 
(2) JUSTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—A jus-
tification described under paragraph (1)(B) may not 
be based solely on the reputation risk to the deposi-
tory institution. 
(c) CUSTOMER NOTICE.— 
(1) NOTICE
REQUIRED.—Except as provided 
under paragraph (2) or as otherwise prohibited from 
being disclosed by law, if an appropriate Federal 
banking agency orders a depository institution to 
terminate a specific customer account or a group of 
customer accounts, the depository institution shall 
inform the specific customer or group of customers 
of the justification for the customer’s account termi-
nation described under subsection (b). 
(2) NOTICE PROHIBITED.— 
(A) NOTICE PROHIBITED IN CASES OF NA-
TIONAL SECURITY.—If an appropriate Federal 
banking agency requests or orders a depository
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institution to terminate a specific customer ac-
count or a group of customer accounts based on 
a belief that the customer or customers pose a 
threat to national security, or are otherwise de-
scribed under subsection (a)(2), neither the de-
pository institution nor the appropriate Federal 
banking agency may inform the customer or 
customers of the justification for the customer’s 
account termination. 
(B) 
NOTICE
PROHIBITED
IN
OTHER 
CASES.—If an appropriate Federal banking 
agency determines that the notice required 
under paragraph (1) may interfere with an au-
thorized criminal investigation, neither the de-
pository institution nor the appropriate Federal 
banking agency may inform the specific cus-
tomer or group of customers of the justification 
for the customer’s account termination. 
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Each appropriate 
Federal banking agency shall issue an annual report to 
the Congress stating— 
(1) the aggregate number of specific customer 
accounts that the agency requested or ordered a de-
pository institution to terminate during the previous 
year; and
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(2) the legal authority on which the agency re-
lied in making such requests and orders and the fre-
quency on which the agency relied on each such au-
thority. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
FEDERAL
BANKING
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘appropriate Federal banking agen-
cy’’ means— 
(A) the appropriate Federal banking agen-
cy, as defined under section 3 of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and 
(B) the National Credit Union Administra-
tion, in the case of an insured credit union. 
(2) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘de-
pository institution’’ means— 
(A) a depository institution, as defined 
under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and 
(B) an insured credit union. 
SEC. 5414. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) BUSINESS
OF
INSURANCE.—The term 
‘‘business of insurance’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1002 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
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Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 
5481). 
(2) CANNABIS.—The term ‘‘cannabis’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘marihuana’’ in section 102 
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). 
(3) CANNABIS PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘cannabis 
product’’ means any article which contains cannabis, 
including an article which is a concentrate, an edi-
ble, a tincture, a cannabis-infused product, or a top-
ical. 
(4) CANNABIS-RELATED
LEGITIMATE
BUSI-
NESS.—The term ‘‘cannabis-related legitimate busi-
ness’’ means a manufacturer, producer, or any per-
son or company that— 
(A) engages in any activity described in 
subparagraph (B) pursuant to a law established 
by a State or a political subdivision of a State, 
as determined by such State or political subdivi-
sion; and 
(B) participates in any business or orga-
nized activity that involves handling cannabis or 
cannabis products, including cultivating, pro-
ducing, manufacturing, selling, transporting, 
displaying, dispensing, distributing, or pur-
chasing cannabis or cannabis products.
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(5) DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘de-
pository institution’’ means— 
(A) a depository institution as defined in 
section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c)); 
(B) a Federal credit union as defined in 
section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1752); or 
(C) a State credit union as defined in sec-
tion 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
U.S.C. 1752). 
(6) 
FEDERAL
BANKING
REGULATOR.—The 
term ‘‘Federal banking regulator’’ means each of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal 
Housing Finance Agency, the Financial Crimes En-
forcement Network, the Office of Foreign Asset 
Control, the Office of the Comptroller of the Cur-
rency, the National Credit Union Administration, 
the Department of the Treasury, or any Federal 
agency or department that regulates banking or fi-
nancial services, as determined by the Secretary of 
the Treasury.
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(7) FINANCIAL SERVICE.—The term ‘‘financial 
service’’— 
(A) means a financial product or service, 
as defined in section 1002 of the Dodd-Frank 
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act (12 U.S.C. 5481), regardless if the cus-
tomer receiving the product or service is a con-
sumer or commercial entity; 
(B) means a financial product or service, 
or any combination of products and services, 
permitted to be provided by— 
(i) a national bank or a financial sub-
sidiary pursuant to the authority provided 
under— 
(I) 
the 
provision 
designated 
‘‘Seventh’’ of section 5136 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States 
(12 U.S.C. 24); or 
(II) section 5136A of the Revised 
Statutes of the United States (12 
U.S.C. 24a); and 
(ii) a Federal credit union, pursuant 
to the authority provided under the Fed-
eral Credit Union Act; 
(C) includes the business of insurance;
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(D) includes, whether performed directly or 
indirectly, the authorizing, processing, clearing, 
settling, billing, transferring for deposit, trans-
mitting, delivering, instructing to be delivered, 
reconciling, collecting, or otherwise effectuating 
or facilitating of payments or funds, where such 
payments or funds are made or transferred by 
any means, including by the use of credit cards, 
debit cards, other payment cards, or other ac-
cess devices, accounts, original or substitute 
checks, or electronic funds transfers; 
(E) includes acting as a money transmit-
ting business which directly or indirectly makes 
use of a depository institution in connection 
with effectuating or facilitating a payment for 
a cannabis-related legitimate business or service 
provider in compliance with section 5330 of 
title 31, United States Code, and any applicable 
State law; and 
(F) includes acting as an armored car 
service for processing and depositing with a de-
pository institution or a Federal reserve bank 
with respect to any monetary instruments (as 
defined under section 1956(c)(5) of title 18, 
United States Code.
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(8) INDIAN COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘Indian coun-
try’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1151 of title 18. 
(9) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 102 of 
the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 
1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a). 
(10) INSURER.—The term ‘‘insurer’’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 313(r) of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(11) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘‘manufac-
turer’’ means a person who manufactures, com-
pounds, converts, processes, prepares, or packages 
cannabis or cannabis products. 
(12) PRODUCER.—The term ‘‘producer’’ means 
a person who plants, cultivates, harvests, or in any 
way facilitates the natural growth of cannabis. 
(13) SERVICE PROVIDER.—The term ‘‘service 
provider’’— 
(A) means a business, organization, or 
other person that— 
(i) sells goods or services to a can-
nabis-related legitimate business; or 
(ii) provides any business services, in-
cluding the sale or lease of real or any
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other property, legal or other licensed serv-
ices, or any other ancillary service, relating 
to cannabis; and 
(B) does not include a business, organiza-
tion, or other person that participates in any 
business or organized activity that involves han-
dling cannabis or cannabis products, including 
cultivating, producing, manufacturing, selling, 
transporting, displaying, dispensing, distrib-
uting, or purchasing cannabis or cannabis prod-
ucts. 
(14) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
SEC. 5415. DISCRETIONARY SURPLUS FUNDS. 
Section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
U.S.C. 289(a)(3)(A)) is amended by reducing the dollar 
figure by $6,000,000.
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TITLE LV—WILDERNESS AND 
PUBLIC LANDS 
Subtitle A—Colorado Wilderness 
SEC. 5501. SECRETARY DEFINED. 
As used in this subtitle, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agri-
culture, as appropriate. 
SEC. 5502. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER-
VATION SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF COLO-
RADO. 
(a) ADDITIONS.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wil-
derness Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 756; 
16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by adding at the end 
the following paragraphs: 
‘‘(23) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 
River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management, which comprise approximately 316 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Maroon 
Bells Addition Proposed Wilderness’, dated July 20, 
2018, which is hereby incorporated in and shall be 
deemed to be a part of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass 
Wilderness Area designated by Public Law 88–577. 
‘‘(24) Certain lands managed by the Gunnison 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 38,217 acres, as gen-
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erally depicted on a map titled ‘Redcloud & Handies 
Peak Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 9, 2019, 
which shall be known as the Redcloud Peak Wilder-
ness. 
‘‘(25) Certain lands managed by the Gunnison 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gun-
nison National Forests, which comprise approxi-
mately 26,734 acres, as generally depicted on a map 
titled ‘Redcloud & Handies Peak Proposed Wilder-
ness’, dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known 
as the Handies Peak Wilderness. 
‘‘(26) Certain lands managed by the Royal 
Gorge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, which comprise approximately 16,481 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Table Moun-
tain & McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness’, dated 
November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the 
McIntyre Hills Wilderness. 
‘‘(27) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 
River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management, which comprise approximately 10,282 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Grand 
Hogback Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 16,
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2019, which shall be known as the Grand Hogback 
Wilderness. 
‘‘(28) Certain lands managed by the Grand 
Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, which comprise approximately 25,624 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘Demaree Canyon Proposed Wilderness’, dated Octo-
ber 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Demaree 
Canyon Wilderness. 
‘‘(29) Certain lands managed by the Grand 
Junction Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, which comprise approximately 28,279 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Little 
Books Cliff Proposed Wilderness’, dated October 9, 
2019, which shall be known as the Little Bookcliffs 
Wilderness. 
‘‘(30) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 
River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management, which comprise approximately 14,886 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Bull 
Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness’, dated 
January 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Bull 
Gulch Wilderness. 
‘‘(31) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 
River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land
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Management, which comprise approximately 12,016 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘Bull 
Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness Areas’, 
dated January 29, 2020, which shall be known as 
the Castle Peak Wilderness.’’. 
(b) FURTHER ADDITIONS.—The following lands in 
the State of Colorado administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management or the United States Forest Service are here-
by designated as wilderness and, therefore, as components 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) Certain lands managed by the Colorado 
River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management or located in the White River National 
Forest, which comprise approximately 19,240 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Assignation 
Ridge Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 12, 
2019, which shall be known as the Assignation 
Ridge Wilderness. 
(2) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 
which comprise approximately 23,116 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Badger Creek Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which 
shall be known as the Badger Creek Wilderness.
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(3) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 
which comprise approximately 35,251 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Beaver Creek Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019, which 
shall be known as the Beaver Creek Wilderness. 
(4) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
the Bureau of Reclamation or located in the Pike 
and San Isabel National Forests, which comprise ap-
proximately 32,884 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Grape Creek Proposed Wilderness’’, 
dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as 
the Grape Creek Wilderness. 
(5) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, which comprise approximately 13,351 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & 
South Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated 
October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the North 
Bangs Canyon Wilderness. 
(6) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, which comprise approximately 5,144 acres, as
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generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South 
Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 
9, 2019, which shall be known as the South Bangs 
Canyon Wilderness. 
(7) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment, which comprise approximately 26,624 acres, 
as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Unaweep & 
Palisade Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 
2019, which shall be known as The Palisade Wilder-
ness. 
(8) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment or located in the Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, 
and Gunnison National Forests, which comprise ap-
proximately 19,776 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilder-
ness’’, dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known 
as the Unaweep Wilderness. 
(9) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junc-
tion Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment and Uncompaghre Field Office of the Bureau 
of Land Management and in the Manti-LaSal Na-
tional Forest, which comprise approximately 37,637 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
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‘‘Sewemup Mesa Proposed Wilderness’’, dated No-
vember 7, 2019, which shall be known as the 
Sewemup Mesa Wilderness. 
(10) Certain lands managed by the Kremmling 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 31 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘‘Platte River Addition Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated July 20, 2018, and which 
are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to 
be part of the Platte River Wilderness designated by 
Public Law 98–550. 
(11) 
Certain 
lands 
managed 
by 
the 
Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management, which comprise approximately 17,587 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled 
‘‘Roubideau Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 
2019, which shall be known as the Roubideau Wil-
derness. 
(12) 
Certain 
lands 
managed 
by 
the 
Uncompahgre Field Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management or located in the Grand Mesa, 
Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forests, 
which comprise approximately 12,102 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Norwood Canyon 
Proposed Wilderness’’, dated November 7, 2019,
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which shall be known as the Norwood Canyon Wil-
derness. 
(13) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 24,475 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Papoose & Cross 
Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 
29, 2020, which shall be known as the Cross Canyon 
Wilderness. 
(14) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 21,220 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘McKenna Peak Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated October 16, 2019, which 
shall be known as the McKenna Peak Wilderness. 
(15) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 14,270 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Weber-Menefee 
Mountain Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 
2019, which shall be known as the Weber-Menefee 
Mountain Wilderness. 
(16) 
Certain 
lands 
managed 
by 
the 
Uncompahgre and Tres Rios Field Offices of the 
Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Rec-
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lamation, which comprise approximately 33,351 
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Dolores 
River Canyon Proposed Wilderness’’, dated Novem-
ber 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Dolores 
River Canyon Wilderness. 
(17) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, 
which comprise approximately 17,922 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Browns Canyon 
Proposed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019, which 
shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilderness. 
(18) Certain lands managed by the San Luis 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 10,527 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘San Luis Hills Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019 which 
shall be known as the San Luis Hills Wilderness. 
(19) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, 
which comprise approximately 23,559 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Table Mountain & 
McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness’’, dated Novem-
ber 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Table 
Mountain Wilderness.
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(20) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the San Juan National Forest, which 
comprise approximately 10,844 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South Ponderosa 
Gorge Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31, 
2020, which shall be known as the North Ponderosa 
Gorge Wilderness. 
(21) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or 
located in the San Juan National Forest, which 
comprise approximately 12,393 acres, as generally 
depicted on a map titled ‘‘North & South Ponderosa 
Gorge Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated January 31, 
2020 which shall be known as the South Ponderosa 
Gorge Wilderness. 
(22) Certain lands managed by the Little Snake 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management 
which comprise approximately 33,168 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘Diamond Breaks 
Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated February 4, 2020 
which shall be known as the Diamond Breaks Wil-
derness. 
(23) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios 
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
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which comprises approximately 4,782 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Papoose & Cross 
Canyon Proposed Wilderness’ ’’’, and dated January 
29, 2020 which shall be known as the Papoose Can-
yon Wilderness. 
(c) WEST ELK ADDITION.—Certain lands in the 
State of Colorado administered by the Gunnison Field Of-
fice of the Bureau of Land Management, the United 
States National Park Service, and the Bureau of Reclama-
tion, which comprise approximately 6,695 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on a map titled ‘‘West Elk Addition Pro-
posed Wilderness’’, dated October 9, 2019, are hereby des-
ignated as wilderness and, therefore, as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System and are hereby 
incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a part of the 
West Elk Wilderness designated by Public Law 88–577. 
The boundary adjacent to Blue Mesa Reservoir shall be 
50 feet landward from the water’s edge, and shall change 
according to the water level. 
(d) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of the Act, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and a boundary description of each 
area designated as wilderness by this section with the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
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Resources of the Senate. Each map and boundary descrip-
tion shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct cler-
ical and typographical errors in the map or boundary de-
scription. The maps and boundary descriptions shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the Office of 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Depart-
ment of the Interior, and in the Office of the Chief of 
the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, as appro-
priate. 
(e) STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS.—Lands within the 
exterior boundaries of any wilderness area designated 
under this section that are owned by a private entity or 
by the State of Colorado, including lands administered by 
the Colorado State Land Board, shall be included within 
such wilderness area if such lands are acquired by the 
United States. Such lands may be acquired by the United 
States only as provided in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). 
SEC. 5503. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
lands designated as wilderness by this subtitle shall be 
managed by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this subtitle, except 
that, with respect to any wilderness areas designated by
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this subtitle, any reference in the Wilderness Act to the 
effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to 
be a reference to the date of enactment of this subtitle. 
(b) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in wilderness 
areas designated by this subtitle shall be administered in 
accordance with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further inter-
preted by section 108 of Public Law 96–560, and the 
guidelines set forth in appendix A of House Report 101– 
405 of the 101st Congress. 
(c) STATE JURISDICTION.—As provided in section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as affecting the 
jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State of Colorado 
with respect to wildlife and fish in Colorado. 
(d) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle cre-
ates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
any area designated as wilderness by this subtitle. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS.—The 
fact that an activity or use on land outside the areas 
designated as wilderness by this subtitle can be seen 
or heard within the wilderness shall not preclude the 
activity or use outside the boundary of the wilder-
ness.
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(e) MILITARY HELICOPTER OVERFLIGHTS AND OP-
ERATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle re-
stricts or precludes— 
(A) low-level overflights of military heli-
copters over the areas designated as wilderness 
by this subtitle, including military overflights 
that can be seen or heard within any wilderness 
area; 
(B) military flight testing and evaluation; 
(C) the designation or creation of new 
units of special use airspace, or the establish-
ment of military flight training routes over any 
wilderness area; or 
(D) helicopter operations at designated 
landing zones within the potential wilderness 
areas established by subsection (i)(1). 
(2) AERIAL
NAVIGATION
TRAINING
EXER-
CISES.—The 
Colorado 
Army 
National 
Guard, 
through the High-Altitude Army National Guard 
Aviation Training Site, may conduct aerial naviga-
tion training maneuver exercises over, and associ-
ated operations within, the potential wilderness 
areas designated by this subtitle—
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(A) in a manner and degree consistent 
with the memorandum of understanding dated 
August 4, 1987, entered into among the Colo-
rado Army National Guard, the Bureau of 
Land Management, and the Forest Service; or 
(B) in a manner consistent with any subse-
quent memorandum of understanding entered 
into among the Colorado Army National Guard, 
the Bureau of Land Management, and the For-
est Service. 
(f) RUNNING EVENTS.—The Secretary may continue 
to authorize competitive running events currently per-
mitted in the Redcloud Peak Wilderness Area and 
Handies Peak Wilderness Area in a manner compatible 
with the preservation of such areas as wilderness. 
(g) LAND TRADES.—If the Secretary trades privately 
owned land within the perimeter of the Redcloud Peak 
Wilderness Area or the Handies Peak Wilderness Area in 
exchange for Federal land, then such Federal land shall 
be located in Hinsdale County, Colorado. 
(h) RECREATIONAL CLIMBING.—Nothing in this sub-
title prohibits recreational rock climbing activities in the 
wilderness areas, such as the placement, use, and mainte-
nance of fixed anchors, including any fixed anchor estab-
lished before the date of the enactment of this subtitle—
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(1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 
(2) subject to any terms and conditions deter-
mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 
(i) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The following lands are des-
ignated as potential wilderness areas: 
(A) Certain lands managed by the Colo-
rado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 7,376 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Pisgah East & West Proposed Wil-
derness’’ and dated October 16, 2019, which, 
upon designation as wilderness under para-
graph (2), shall be known as the Pisgah East 
Wilderness. 
(B) Certain lands managed by the Colo-
rado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management, which comprise approxi-
mately 6,828 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Pisgah East & West Proposed Wil-
derness’’ and dated October 16, 2019, which, 
upon designation as wilderness under para-
graph (2), shall be known as the Pisgah West 
Wilderness.
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(C) Certain lands managed by the Colo-
rado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management or located in the White 
River National Forest, which comprise approxi-
mately 16,101 acres, as generally depicted on a 
map titled ‘‘Flat Tops Proposed Wilderness Ad-
dition’’, dated October 9, 2019, and which, 
upon designation as wilderness under para-
graph (2), shall be incorporated in and shall be 
deemed to be a part of the Flat Tops Wilder-
ness designated by Public Law 94–146. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AS
WILDERNESS.—Lands 
designated as a potential wilderness area by sub-
paragraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1) shall 
be designated as wilderness on the date on which the 
Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a notice 
that all nonconforming uses of those lands author-
ized by subsection (e) in the potential wilderness 
area that would be in violation of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have ceased. Such publica-
tion in the Federal Register and designation as wil-
derness shall occur for the potential wilderness area 
as the nonconforming uses cease in that potential 
wilderness area and designation as wilderness is not
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dependent on cessation of nonconforming uses in the 
other potential wilderness area. 
(3) MANAGEMENT.—Except for activities pro-
vided for under subsection (e), lands designated as 
a potential wilderness area by paragraph (1) shall be 
managed by the Secretary in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act as wilderness pending the designa-
tion of such lands as wilderness under this sub-
section. 
SEC. 5504. WATER. 
(a) EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
subtitle— 
(1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 
the date of enactment of this subtitle, of any water, 
water right, or interest in water; 
(2) affects any vested absolute or decreed condi-
tional water right in existence on the date of enact-
ment of this subtitle, including any water right held 
by the United States; 
(3) affects any interstate water compact in ex-
istence on the date of enactment of this subtitle; 
(4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved 
Federal water rights; and 
(5) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 
or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro-
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priated by the United States in the State of Colo-
rado on or before the date of the enactment of this 
subtitle. 
(b) MIDSTREAM AREAS.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to protect for the benefit and enjoyment of 
present and future generations— 
(A) the unique and nationally important 
values of areas designated as wilderness by sec-
tion 102(b) (including the geological, cultural, 
archaeological, paleontological, natural, sci-
entific, recreational, environmental, biological, 
wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical, edu-
cational, and scenic resources of the public 
land); and 
(B) the water resources of area streams, 
based on seasonally available flows, that are 
necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and ter-
restrial species and communities. 
(2) WILDERNESS WATER RIGHTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that any water rights within the wilderness 
designated by section 102(b) required to fulfill 
the purposes of such wilderness are secured in
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accordance with subparagraphs (B) through 
(G). 
(B) STATE LAW.— 
(i) PROCEDURAL
REQUIREMENTS.— 
Any water rights for which the Secretary 
pursues adjudication shall be appropriated, 
adjudicated, changed, and administered in 
accordance with the procedural require-
ments and priority system of State law. 
(ii) 
ESTABLISHMENT
OF
WATER 
RIGHTS.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subclause (II), the purposes 
and other substantive characteristics 
of the water rights pursued under this 
paragraph shall be established in ac-
cordance with State law. 
(II) 
EXCEPTION.—Notwith-
standing subclause (I) and in accord-
ance with this subtitle, the Secretary 
may appropriate and seek adjudica-
tion of water rights to maintain sur-
face water levels and stream flows on 
and across the wilderness designated
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by section 102(b) to fulfill the pur-
poses of such wilderness. 
(C) 
DEADLINE.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
promptly appropriate the water rights required 
to fulfill the purposes of the wilderness des-
ignated by section 102(b). 
(D) 
REQUIRED
DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary shall not pursue adjudication for any 
instream flow water rights unless the Secretary 
makes a determination pursuant to subpara-
graph (E)(ii) or (F). 
(E) COOPERATIVE ENFORCEMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
not pursue adjudication of any Federal 
instream flow water rights established 
under this paragraph if— 
(I) the Secretary determines, 
upon adjudication of the water rights 
by the Colorado Water Conservation 
Board, that the Board holds water 
rights sufficient in priority, amount, 
and timing to fulfill the purposes of 
this subsection; and 
(II) the Secretary has entered 
into a perpetual agreement with the
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Colorado Water Conservation Board 
to ensure full exercise, protection, and 
enforcement of the State water rights 
within the wilderness to reliably fulfill 
the purposes of this subsection. 
(ii) ADJUDICATION.—If the Secretary 
determines that the provisions of clause (i) 
have not been met, the Secretary shall ad-
judicate and exercise any Federal water 
rights required to fulfill the purposes of 
the wilderness in accordance with this 
paragraph. 
(F) INSUFFICIENT WATER RIGHTS.—If the 
Colorado Water Conservation Board modifies 
the instream flow water rights obtained under 
subparagraph (E) to such a degree that the 
Secretary determines that water rights held by 
the State are insufficient to fulfill the purposes 
of this subtitle, the Secretary shall adjudicate 
and exercise Federal water rights required to 
fulfill the purposes of this subtitle in accordance 
with subparagraph (B). 
(G) FAILURE TO COMPLY.—The Secretary 
shall promptly act to exercise and enforce the
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water rights described in subparagraph (E) if 
the Secretary determines that— 
(i) the State is not exercising its 
water rights consistent with subparagraph 
(E)(i)(I); or 
(ii) the agreement described in sub-
paragraph (E)(i)(II) is not fulfilled or com-
plied with sufficiently to fulfill the pur-
poses of this subtitle. 
(3) WATER
RESOURCE
FACILITY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, beginning on 
the date of enactment of this subtitle, neither the 
President nor any other officer, employee, or agent 
of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or 
issue a license or permit for development of any new 
irrigation and pumping facility, reservoir, water con-
servation work, aqueduct, canal, ditch, pipeline, well, 
hydropower project, transmission, other ancillary fa-
cility, or other water, diversion, storage, or carriage 
structure in the wilderness designated by section 
102(b). 
(c) ACCESS AND OPERATION.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, 
the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation 
and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conserva-
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tion works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, 
wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other 
ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, stor-
age, and carriage structures. 
(2) ACCESS
TO
WATER
RESOURCE
FACILI-
TIES.—Subject to the provisions of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall allow reasonable access to water 
resource facilities in existence on the date of enact-
ment of this subtitle within the areas described in 
sections 102(b) and 102(c), including motorized ac-
cess where necessary and customarily employed on 
routes existing as of the date of enactment of this 
subtitle. 
(3) ACCESS
ROUTES.—Existing access routes 
within such areas customarily employed as of the 
date of enactment of this subtitle may be used, 
maintained, repaired, and replaced to the extent nec-
essary to maintain their present function, design, 
and serviceable operation, so long as such activities 
have no increased adverse impacts on the resources 
and values of the areas described in sections 102(b) 
and 102(c) than existed as of the date of enactment 
of this subtitle. 
(4) USE OF WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 
Subject to the provisions of this subsection and sub-
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section (a)(4), the Secretary shall allow water re-
source facilities existing on the date of enactment of 
this subtitle within areas described in sections 
102(b) and 102(c) to be used, operated, maintained, 
repaired, and replaced to the extent necessary for 
the continued exercise, in accordance with Colorado 
State law, of vested water rights adjudicated for use 
in connection with such facilities by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction prior to the date of enactment of 
this subtitle. The impact of an existing facility on 
the water resources and values of the area shall not 
be increased as a result of changes in the adju-
dicated type of use of such facility as of the date of 
enactment of this subtitle. 
(5) REPAIR
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Water re-
source facilities, and access routes serving such fa-
cilities, existing within the areas described in sec-
tions 102(b) and 102(c) on the date of enactment of 
this subtitle shall be maintained and repaired when 
and to the extent necessary to prevent increased ad-
verse impacts on the resources and values of the 
areas described in sections 102(b) and 102(c). 
SEC. 5505. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that military aviation 
training on Federal public lands in Colorado, including the
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training conducted at the High-Altitude Army National 
Guard Aviation Training Site, is critical to the national 
security of the United States and the readiness of the 
Armed Forces. 
SEC. 5506. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON IMPACTS 
THAT THE EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS DES-
IGNATIONS IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES 
WOULD HAVE ON THE READINESS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES 
WITH RESPECT TO AVIATION TRAINING. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a study on the impacts that the expansion 
of wilderness designations in the Western United States 
would have on the readiness of the Armed Forces of the 
United States with respect to aviation training. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives a report on the study re-
quired under subsection (a). 
Subtitle B—Northwest California 
Wilderness, 
Recreation, 
and 
Working Forests 
SEC. 5510. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle:
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(1) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
(B) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
PART 1—RESTORATION AND ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 5511. SOUTH FORK TRINITY-MAD RIVER RESTORATION 
AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED.—The term 
‘‘collaboratively developed’’ means projects that are 
developed and implemented through a collaborative 
process that— 
(A) includes— 
(i) appropriate Federal, State, and 
local agencies; and 
(ii) multiple interested persons rep-
resenting diverse interests; and 
(B) is transparent and nonexclusive.
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(2) 
PLANTATION.—The 
term 
‘‘plantation’’ 
means a forested area that has been artificially es-
tablished by planting or seeding. 
(3) RESTORATION.—The term ‘‘restoration’’ 
means the process of assisting the recovery of an 
ecosystem that has been degraded, damaged, or de-
stroyed by establishing the composition, structure, 
pattern, and ecological processes necessary to facili-
tate terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem sustainability, 
resilience, and health under current and future con-
ditions. 
(4) RESTORATION AREA.—The term ‘‘restora-
tion area’’ means the South Fork Trinity-Mad River 
Restoration Area, established by subsection (b). 
(5) SHADED FUEL BREAK.—The term ‘‘shaded 
fuel break’’ means a vegetation treatment that effec-
tively addresses all project-generated slash and that 
retains: adequate canopy cover to suppress plant re-
growth in the forest understory following treatment; 
the longest lived trees that provide the most shade 
over the longest period of time; the healthiest and 
most vigorous trees with the greatest potential for 
crown-growth in plantations and in natural stands 
adjacent to plantations; and all mature hardwoods, 
when practicable.
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(6) 
STEWARDSHIP
CONTRACT.—The 
term 
‘‘stewardship contract’’ means an agreement or con-
tract entered into under section 604 of the Healthy 
Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c). 
(7) WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE.—The term 
‘‘wildland-urban interface’’ has the meaning given 
the term by section 101 of the Healthy Forests Res-
toration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the South Fork Trinity-Mad 
River 
Restoration 
Area, 
comprising 
approximately 
871,414 acres of Federal land administered by the Forest 
Service and Bureau of Land Management, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Trinity-Mad River 
Restoration Area’’ and dated May 15, 2020, to be known 
as the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area. 
(c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the restoration area 
are to— 
(1) establish, restore, and maintain fire-resilient 
forest structures containing late successional forest 
structure characterized by large trees and multisto-
ried canopies, as ecologically appropriate; 
(2) protect late successional reserves; 
(3) enhance the restoration of Federal lands 
within the restoration area;
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(4) reduce the threat posed by wildfires to com-
munities within the restoration area; 
(5) protect and restore aquatic habitat and 
anadromous fisheries; 
(6) protect the quality of water within the res-
toration area; and 
(7) allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, rec-
reational, natural, cultural, and wildlife values of the 
restoration area. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the restoration area— 
(A) in a manner consistent with the pur-
poses described in subsection (c); 
(B) in a manner that— 
(i) in the case of the Forest Service, 
prioritizes restoration of the restoration 
area over other nonemergency vegetation 
management projects on the portions of 
the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National 
Forests in Humboldt and Trinity Counties; 
and 
(ii) in the case of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, establishes with 
the Forest Service an agreement for co-
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operation to ensure timely completion of 
consultation required by section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act (15 U.S.C. 1536) 
on restoration projects within the restora-
tion area and agreement to maintain and 
exchange information on planning sched-
ules and priorities on a regular basis; 
(C) in accordance with— 
(i) the laws (including regulations) 
and rules applicable to the National Forest 
System for land managed by the Forest 
Service; 
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.) for land managed by the Bureau of 
Land Management; 
(iii) this subtitle; and 
(iv) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(D) in a manner consistent with congres-
sional intent that consultation for restoration 
projects within the restoration area is com-
pleted in a timely and efficient manner. 
(2) CONFLICT OF LAWS.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The establishment of 
the restoration area shall not change the man-
agement status of any land or water that is 
designated wilderness or as a wild and scenic 
river, including lands and waters designated by 
this subtitle. 
(B) RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT.—If there 
is a conflict between the laws applicable to the 
areas described in subparagraph (A) and this 
section, the more restrictive provision shall con-
trol. 
(3) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow uses of the restoration area that the 
Secretary determines would further the pur-
poses described in subsection (c). 
(B) 
PRIORITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
prioritize restoration activities within the res-
toration area. 
(C) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section 
shall limit the Secretary’s ability to plan, ap-
prove, or prioritize activities outside of the res-
toration area. 
(4) WILDLAND FIRE.—
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ness, as designated by section 101(a)(30) of the 
California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(5) of 
Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 
Stat. 2065)). 
(13) SOUTH FORK EEL RIVER WILDERNESS AD-
DITION.—Certain Federal land managed by the Bu-
reau of Land Management in the State, comprising 
approximately 603 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘South Fork Eel River Wilderness 
Additions—Proposed’’ and dated October 24, 2019, 
which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part 
of, the South Fork Eel River Wilderness, as des-
ignated by section 3(10) of Public Law 109–362 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2066). 
(14) SOUTH
FORK
TRINITY
RIVER
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land managed by the Forest 
Service in the State, comprising approximately 
26,115 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘South Fork Trinity River Wilderness Addi-
tions—Proposed’’ and dated May 15, 2020, which 
shall be known as the South Fork Trinity River Wil-
derness. 
(15) TRINITY ALPS WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service
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in the State, comprising approximately 61,187 acres, 
as generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Trinity 
Alps Proposed Wilderness Additions EAST’’ and 
‘‘Trinity Alps Wilderness Additions West—Pro-
posed’’ and dated May 15, 2020, which is incor-
porated in, and considered to be a part of, the Trin-
ity Alps Wilderness, as designated by section 
101(a)(34) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended 
by section 3(7) of Public Law 109–362 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065)). 
(16) UNDERWOOD WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service in the 
State, comprising approximately 15,068 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Underwood 
Wilderness—Proposed’’ and dated May 15, 2020, 
which shall be known as the Underwood Wilderness. 
(17) YOLLA BOLLY-MIDDLE EEL WILDERNESS 
ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal land managed by the 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management 
in the State, comprising approximately 11,243 acres, 
as generally depicted on the maps entitled ‘‘Yolla 
Bolly Wilderness Proposed—NORTH’’, ‘‘Yolla Bolly 
Wilderness Proposed—SOUTH’’, and ‘‘Yolla Bolly 
Wilderness Proposed—WEST’’ and dated May 15,
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(f) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Secretary and 
the Secretary of the Army shall enter into an agreement— 
(1) to specify— 
(A) the activities of the Secretary relating 
to the management of the Historic Landscape; 
and 
(B) the activities of the Secretary of the 
Army relating to environmental remediation 
and the removal of unexploded ordnance in ac-
cordance with subsection (e) and other applica-
ble laws (including regulations); and 
(2) to require the Secretary to provide to the 
Secretary of the Army, by not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this subtitle and peri-
odically thereafter, as appropriate, a management 
plan for the Historic Landscape for purposes of the 
removal activities described in subsection (e). 
(g) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) affects the jurisdiction of the State over any 
water law, water right, or adjudication or adminis-
tration relating to any water resource; 
(2) affects any water right in existence on the 
date of enactment of this subtitle, or the exercise of 
such a water right, including—
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(A) a water right subject to an interstate 
water compact (including full development of 
any apportionment made in accordance with 
such a compact); 
(B) a water right decreed within, above, 
below, or through the Historic Landscape; 
(C) a change, exchange, plan for aug-
mentation, or other water decree with respect to 
a water right, including a conditional water 
right, in existence on the date of enactment of 
this subtitle— 
(i) that is consistent with the pur-
poses described in subsection (b); and 
(ii) that does not result in diversion of 
a greater flow rate or volume of water for 
such a water right in existence on the date 
of enactment of this subtitle; 
(D) a water right held by the United 
States; 
(E) the management or operation of any 
reservoir, including the storage, management, 
release, or transportation of water; and 
(F) the construction or operation of such 
infrastructure as is determined to be necessary 
by an individual or entity holding water rights
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(B) PERMITTING.—The designation of the 
Special Management Areas by subsection (a) 
shall not affect the issuance of permits relating 
to the activities covered under subparagraph 
(A) after the date of enactment of this subtitle. 
(C) BICYCLES.—The Secretary may permit 
the use of bicycles in— 
(i) the portion of the Sheep Mountain 
Special Management Area identified as 
‘‘Ophir Valley Area’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Man-
agement Area’’ and dated September 19, 
2018; and 
(ii) the portion of the Liberty Bell 
East Special Management Area identified 
as ‘‘Liberty Bell Corridor’’ on the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Liberty Bell and Last 
Dollar Additions to the Mt. Sneffels Wil-
derness, Liberty Bell East Special Manage-
ment Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Water and water rights in 
the Special Management Areas shall be administered in 
accordance with section 8 of the Colorado Wilderness Act 
of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 762), except that, 
for purposes of this part—