(C) chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort 
Claims Act’’), shall not apply to an eligible or-
ganization or individual carrying out a privately 
requested good Samaritan search-and-recovery 
mission under this section; and 
(D) an eligible organization or entity who 
conducts a good Samaritan search-and-recovery 
mission under this section shall serve without 
pay from the Federal Government for such 
service. 
(c) RELEASE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM LI-
ABILITY.—The Secretary shall not require an eligible or-
ganization or individual to have liability insurance as a 
condition of accessing Federal land under this section, if 
the eligible organization or individual— 
(1) acknowledges and consents, in writing, to 
the provisions described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of subsection (b)(2); and 
(2) signs a waiver releasing the Federal Gov-
ernment from all liability relating to the access 
granted under this section and agrees to indemnify 
and hold harmless the United States from any 
claims or lawsuits arising from any conduct by the 
eligible organization or individual on Federal land.
(d) APPROVAL AND DENIAL OF REQUESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall notify 
an eligible organization or individual of the approval 
or denial of a request by the eligible organization or 
individual to carry out a good Samaritan search- 
and-recovery mission under this section by not later 
than 48 hours after the request is made. 
(2) DENIALS.—If the Secretary denies a re-
quest from an eligible organization or individual to 
carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mis-
sion under this section, the Secretary shall notify the 
eligible organization or individual of— 
(A) the reason for the denial of the re-
quest; and 
(B) any actions that the eligible organiza-
tion or individual can take to meet the require-
ments for the request to be approved. 
(e) PARTNERSHIPS.—Each Secretary shall develop 
search-and-recovery-focused partnerships with search-and- 
recovery organizations— 
(1) to coordinate good Samaritan search-and- 
recovery missions on Federal land under the admin-
istrative jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 
(2) to expedite and accelerate good Samaritan 
search-and-recovery mission efforts for missing indi-
viduals on Federal land under the administrative ju-
risdiction of the Secretary. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to 
Congress a joint report describing— 
(1) plans to develop partnerships described in 
subsection (e)(1); and 
(2) efforts carried out to expedite and accel-
erate good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission 
efforts for missing individuals on Federal land under 
the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary 
pursuant to subsection (e)(2). 
TITLE XIX—INTERSTATE TRANS-
PORTATION OF FIREARMS OR 
AMMUNITION 
SEC. 1901. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS 
OR AMMUNITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 926A of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms or am-
munition 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any law, rule, 
or regulation of a State or any political subdivision there-
of:
‘‘(1) A person who is not prohibited by this 
chapter from possessing, transporting, shipping, or 
receiving a firearm or ammunition shall be entitled 
to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from 
any place where the person may lawfully possess, 
carry, or transport the firearm to any other such 
place if, during the transportation, the firearm is 
unloaded, and— 
‘‘(A) if the transportation is by motor vehi-
cle, the firearm is not directly accessible from 
the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and, 
if the vehicle is without a compartment separate 
from the passenger compartment, the firearm is 
in a locked container other than the glove com-
partment or console, or is secured by a secure 
gun storage or safety device; or 
‘‘(B) if the transportation is by other 
means, the firearm is in a locked container or 
secured by a secure gun storage or safety de-
vice. 
‘‘(2) A person who is not prohibited by this 
chapter from possessing, transporting, shipping, or 
receiving a firearm or ammunition shall be entitled 
to transport ammunition for any lawful purpose 
from any place where the person may lawfully pos-
sess, carry, or transport the ammunition, to any 
other such place if, during the transportation, the 
ammunition is not loaded into a firearm, and— 
‘‘(A) if the transportation is by motor vehi-
cle, the ammunition is not directly accessible 
from the passenger compartment of the vehicle, 
and, if the vehicle is without a compartment 
separate from the passenger compartment, the 
ammunition is in a locked container other than 
the glove compartment or console; or 
‘‘(B) if the transportation is by other 
means, the ammunition is in a locked container. 
‘‘(b) In subsection (a), the term ‘transport’ includes 
staying in temporary lodging overnight, stopping for food, 
fuel, vehicle maintenance, an emergency, medical treat-
ment, and any other activity incidental to the transport, 
but does not include transportation— 
‘‘(1) with the intent to commit a crime punish-
able by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year 
that involves the use or threatened use of force 
against another; or 
‘‘(2) with knowledge, or reasonable cause to be-
lieve, that such a crime is to be committed in the 
course of, or arising from, the transportation.
‘‘(c)(1) A person who is transporting a firearm or 
ammunition may not be arrested or otherwise detained for 
violation of any law or any rule or regulation of a State 
or any political subdivision thereof related to the posses-
sion, transportation, or carrying of firearms, unless there 
is probable cause to believe that the person is doing so 
in a manner not provided for in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) When a person asserts this section as a defense 
in a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the 
burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the 
conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions set 
forth in subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) When a person successfully asserts this section 
as a defense in a criminal proceeding, the court shall 
award the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney’s 
fee. 
‘‘(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privi-
lege, or immunity secured by this section, section 926B 
or 926C, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, 
custom, or usage of any State or any political subdivision 
thereof, may bring an action in any appropriate court 
against any other person, including a State or political 
subdivision thereof, who causes the person to be subject 
to the deprivation, for damages and other appropriate re-
lief.
‘‘(2) The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in 
an action brought under paragraph (1) damages and such 
other relief as the court deems appropriate, including a 
reasonable attorney’s fee.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended in the item relating to section 
926A by striking ‘‘firearms’’ and inserting ‘‘firearms or 
ammunition’’. 
TITLE XX—GRAY WOLVES 
SEC. 2001. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE REGARDING GRAY 
WOLVES IN THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. 
Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall reissue the final rule published on December 28, 
2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666), without regard to any other 
provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance 
of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judi-
cial review. 
SEC. 2002. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE REGARDING GRAY 
WOLVES IN WYOMING. 
Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall reissue the final rule published on September 10, 
2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), without regard to any other 
provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance
of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judi-
cial review. 
TITLE XXI—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 2101. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE. 
The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service shall not issue a final rule that— 
(1) succeeds the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Non- 
Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participa-
tion and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife 
Refuges in Alaska’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 887 (January 8, 
2016)); or 
(2) is substantially similar to that proposed 
rule. 
SEC. 2102. WITHDRAWAL OF EXISTING RULE REGARDING 
HUNTING AND TRAPPING IN ALASKA. 
The Director of the National Park Service shall with-
draw the final rule entitled ‘‘Alaska; Hunting and Trap-
ping in National Preserves’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 64325 (Octo-
ber 23, 2015)) by not later than 30 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, and shall not issue a rule 
that is substantially similar to that rule. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 
2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2406 
AN ACT 
To protect and enhance opportunities for rec-
reational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for 
other purposes.