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use, or maintenance of which are associated with silvicultural activi-
ties, or from other silvicultural activities involving nursery oper-
ations, site preparation, reforestation and subsequent cultural treat-
ment, thinning, prescribed burning, pest and fire control, harvesting 
operations, or surface drainage. 
CLAIM MAINTENANCE FEE AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 430. Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking so much as precedes the second sentence 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) CLAIM MAINTENANCE FEE.— 
‘‘(1) LODE MINING CLAIMS, MILL SITES, AND TUNNEL SITES.— 
The holder of each unpatented lode mining claim, mill site, 
or tunnel site, located pursuant to the mining laws of the 
United States on or after August 10, 1993, shall pay to the 
Secretary of the Interior, on or before September 1 of each 
year, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, 
a claim maintenance fee of $100 per claim or site, respectively.’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) 
PLACER
MINING
CLAIMS.—The 
holder 
of 
each 
unpatented placer mining claim located pursuant to the mining 
laws of the United States located before, on, or after August 
10, 1993, shall pay to the Secretary of the Interior, on or 
before September 1 of each year, the claim maintenance fee 
described in subsection (a), for each 20 acres of the placer 
claim or portion thereof.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking the first sentence and 
inserting the following: ‘‘The claim main tenance fee under 
subsection (a) shall be paid for the year in which the location 
is made, at the time the location notice is recorded with the 
Bureau of Land Management.’’. 
DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK GRAZING 
SEC. 431. (a) PROHIBITION REGARDING POTENTIAL DOMESTIC 
SHEEP AND BIGHORN SHEEP CONTACT ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
LAND.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation 
(other than the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and regulations 
issued under such Act), none of the funds made available by this 
Act or made available by any other Act for fiscal year 2012 only 
may be used to carry out— 
(1) any new management restrictions on domestic sheep 
on parcels of National Forest System land (as defined in the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) with potential domestic sheep and 
bighorn sheep (whether native or nonnative) contact in excess 
of the management restrictions that existed on July 1, 2011; 
or 
(2) any other agency regulation for managing bighorn sheep 
populations on any allotment of such National Forest System 
land if the management action will result in a reduction in 
the number of domestic livestock permitted to graze on the 
allotment or in the distribution of livestock on the allotment.
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(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Agriculture may make such management changes as the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to manage bighorn sheep if 
the management changes— 
(1) are consistent with the wildlife plans of the relevant 
State fish and game agency and determined in consultation 
with that agency; and 
(2) are developed in consultation with the affected permit-
tees. 
(c) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS.—In circumstances 
involving conflicts between bighorn sheep and domestic sheep 
grazing on public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the 
Bureau of Land Management may only modify or cancel domestic 
sheep grazing permits after consulting with the appropriate State 
fish and game agency. However, if the State in question has an 
approved State Wildlife Management Plan that addresses, with 
specificity, bighorn sheep management, then the Bureau of Land 
Management modification or cancellation of permits in that State 
shall conform to the bighorn sheep management objectives in the 
State Wildlife Management Plan, unless conformance would be 
inconsistent with Federal statute or regulation. The Bureau of 
Land Management shall be bound by the requirements of this 
subsection until September 30, 2012. 
(d) VOLUNTARY CLOSURE OF ALLOTMENTS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as limiting the voluntary closure of existing 
domestic sheep allotments when the closure is agreed to in writing 
between the permittee and the Secretary of the Interior or the 
Secretary of Agriculture and is carried out for the purpose of 
reducing conflicts between domestic sheep and bighorn sheep. 
(e) WAIVER OF GRAZING PERMITS AND LEASES.—The Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may accept the 
voluntary waiver of any valid existing lease or permit authorizing 
grazing on National Forest System land described in subsection 
(a) or public lands described in subsection (c). If the grazing permit 
or lease for a grazing allotment is only partially within the area 
of potential domestic sheep and bighorn sheep contact, the affected 
permittee may elect to waive only the portion of the grazing permit 
or lease that is within that area. The Secretary concerned shall— 
(1) terminate each permit or lease waived or portion of 
a permit or lease waived under this subsection; 
(2) ensure a permanent end to domestic sheep grazing 
on the land covered by the waived permit or lease or waived 
portion of the permit or lease unless or until there is no conflict 
with bighorn sheep management; and 
(3) provide for the reimbursement of range improvements 
in compliance with section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1934 
(commonly known as the Taylor Grazing Act; 43 U.S.C. 315c). 
AIR EMISSIONS FROM OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 432. (a) It is the purpose of this section to ensure that 
the energy policy of the United States focuses on the expeditious 
and orderly development of domestic energy resources in a manner 
that protects human health and the environment. 
(b) Section 328(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(1)) 
is amended—
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(1) in the first sentence, by inserting ‘‘(other than Outer 
Continental Shelf sources located offshore of the North Slope 
Borough of the State of Alaska)’’ after ‘‘Outer Continental Shelf 
sources located offshore of the States along the Pacific, Arctic 
and Atlantic Coasts’’; and 
(2) in the fourth sentence, by inserting ‘‘and this Act’’ 
after ‘‘regulations’’. 
(c) Section 328(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(b)) 
is amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Gulf Coast’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or are adjacent to the North Slope Borough 
of the State of Alaska’’ after ‘‘Alabama’’. 
(d) The transfer of air quality permitting authority pursuant 
to this section shall not invalidate or stay— 
(1) any air quality permit pending or existing as of the 
date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) any proceeding related thereto. 
(e)(1) The Comptroller General of the United States shall under-
take a study on the process for air quality permitting in the Outer 
Continental Shelf. 
(2) The study shall consist of a comparison of air quality permit-
ting for Outer Continental Shelf sources (as such term is defined 
in section 328(a)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7627(a)(4)) 
by the Department of the Interior with such permitting by the 
Environmental Protection Agency, taking into account the time 
elapsed between application and permit approval, the number of 
applications, and the experiences and assessments of the applicants. 
(3) In carrying out the study, the Comptroller General shall 
consult with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Secretary of the Interior, and applicants for air quality 
permits. 
(4) The Comptroller General shall complete the study and 
submit a report on the results of the study to the Congress not 
later than September 30, 2014. 
FUNDING PROHIBITION 
SEC. 433. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a 
loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted (or 
had an officer or agent of such corporation acting on behalf of 
the corporation convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any 
Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding 
agency is aware of the conviction, unless the agency has considered 
suspension or debarment of the corporation, or such officer or agent 
and made a determination that this further action is not necessary 
to protect the interests of the Government. 
LIMITATION WITH RESPECT TO DELINQUENT TAX DEBTS 
SEC. 434. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a 
loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation with respect to which 
any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which 
all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or 
have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant
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to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the 
tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid 
tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debar-
ment of the corporation and made a determination that this further 
action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 
ALASKA NATIVE REGIONAL HEALTH ENTITIES 
SEC. 435. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and 
until October 1, 2013, the Indian Health Service may not disburse 
funds for the provision of health care services pursuant to Public 
Law 93–638 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) to any Alaska Native village 
or Alaska Native village corporation that is located within the 
area served by an Alaska Native regional health entity. 
(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 
disbursal of funds to any Alaska Native village or Alaska Native 
village corporation under any contract or compact entered into 
prior to May 1, 2006, or to prohibit the renewal of any such 
agreement. 
(c) For the purpose of this section, Eastern Aleutian Tribes, 
Inc., the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments, and the Native 
Village of Eyak shall be treated as Alaska Native regional health 
entities to which funds may be disbursed under this section. 
GENERAL REDUCTION 
SEC. 436. (a) ACROSS-THE-BOARD RESCISSIONS.—There is hereby 
rescinded an amount equal to 0.16 percent of the budget authority 
provided for fiscal year 2012 for any discretionary appropriation 
in titles I through IV of this Act. 
(b) PROPORTIONATE APPLICATION.—Any rescission made by sub-
section (a) shall be applied proportionately— 
(1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget 
authority described in subsection (a); and 
(2) within each such account and item, to each program, 
project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities 
as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports 
for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, 
or for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, 
as delineated in the most recently submitted President’s 
budget). 
(c) INDIAN LAND AND WATER CLAIM SETTLEMENTS.—Under the 
heading ‘‘Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Land and Water Claim 
Settlements and Miscellaneous Payments to Indians’’, the across- 
the-board rescission in this section, and any subsequent across- 
the-board rescission for fiscal year 2012, shall apply only to the 
first dollar amount in the paragraph and the distribution of the 
rescission shall be at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior 
who shall submit a report on such distribution and the rationale 
therefore to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 
(d) OMB REPORT.—Within 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying 
the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to this 
section. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012’’.