bility of any State to manage, control, or regulate 
fish and wildlife under State law (including regula-
tions) on land or water within the State, including 
on Federal public land. 
(2) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this title 
authorizes the head of a Federal agency head to re-
quire a license or permit to fish, hunt, or trap on 
land or water in a State, including on Federal public 
land in the States, except that this paragraph shall 
not affect the Migratory Bird Stamp requirement set 
forth in the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conserva-
tion Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718 et seq.). 
TITLE II—RECREATIONAL 
SHOOTING PROTECTION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Shooting 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) NATIONAL
MONUMENT
LAND.—The term 
‘‘National Monument land’’ has the meaning given 
that term in the Act of June 8, 1908 (commonly 
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known as the ‘‘Antiquities Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 431 et 
seq.). 
(3) 
RECREATIONAL
SHOOTING.—The 
term 
‘‘recreational shooting’’ includes any form of sport, 
training, competition, or pastime, whether formal or 
informal, that involves the discharge of a rifle, hand-
gun, or shotgun, or the use of a bow and arrow. 
SEC. 203. RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
National Monument land under the jurisdiction of the Bu-
reau of Land Management shall be open to access and 
use for recreational shooting, except such closures and re-
strictions determined by the Director to be necessary and 
reasonable and supported by facts and evidence for one 
or more of the following: 
(1) Reasons of national security. 
(2) Reasons of public safety. 
(3) To comply with an applicable Federal stat-
ute. 
(b) NOTICE; REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as set forth in 
paragraph (2)(B), before a restriction or closure 
under subsection (a) is made effective, the Director 
shall— 
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(A) publish public notice of such closure or 
restriction in a newspaper of general circulation 
in the area where the closure or restriction will 
be carried out; and 
(B) submit to Congress a report detailing 
the location and extent of, and evidence justi-
fying, such a closure or restriction. 
(2) TIMING.—The Director shall issue the no-
tice and report required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) before the closure if practicable with-
out risking national security or public safety; 
and 
(B) in cases where such issuance is not 
practicable for reasons of national security or 
public safety, not later than 30 days after the 
closure. 
(c) CESSATION OF CLOSURE OR RESTRICTION.—A 
closure or restriction under paragraph (1) or (2) of sub-
section (a) shall cease to be effective— 
(1) effective on the day after the last day of the 
six-month period beginning on the date on which the 
Director submitted the report to Congress under 
subsection (b)(2) regarding the closure or restric-
tion, unless the closure or restriction has been ap-
proved by Federal law; and 
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(2) 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
a Federal law disapproving the closure or restriction. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with subsection (a), 
the Director shall manage National Monument land under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management— 
(1) in a manner that supports, promotes, and 
enhances recreational shooting opportunities; 
(2) to the extent authorized under State law 
(including regulations); and 
(3) in accordance with applicable Federal law 
(including regulations). 
(e) LIMITATION ON DUPLICATIVE CLOSURES OR RE-
STRICTIONS.—Director may not issue a closure or restric-
tion under subsection (a) that is substantially similar to 
closure or restriction previously issued that was not ap-
proved by Federal law. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PRIOR CLOSURES AND RE-
STRICTIONS.—On the date that is six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, this title shall apply 
to closures and restrictions in place on the date of the 
enactment of this title that relate to access and use for 
recreational shooting on National Monument land under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management. 
(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of 
each year, the Director shall submit to the Committee on 
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Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate a report that describes— 
(1) any National Monument land under the ju-
risdiction of the Bureau of Land Management that 
was closed to recreational shooting or on which rec-
reational shooting was restricted at any time during 
the preceding year; and 
(2) the reason for the closure. 
(h) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this title requires the 
Director to give preference to recreational shooting over 
other uses of Federal public land or over land or water 
management priorities established by Federal law. 
(i) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.— 
(1) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this title affects the 
authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to 
manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife under 
State law (including regulations) on land or water in 
the State, including Federal public land. 
(2) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this title 
authorizes the Director to require a license for rec-
reational shooting on land or water in a State, in-
cluding on Federal public land in the State. 
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TITLE III—POLAR BEAR 
CONSERVATION AND FAIRNESS 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Polar Bear Conserva-
tion and Fairness Act of 2012’’. 
SEC. 302. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR 
TROPHIES TAKEN IN SPORT HUNTS IN CAN-
ADA. 
Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D)(i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, ex-
peditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30- 
day period under subsection (d)(2), issue a permit 
for the importation of any polar bear part (other 
than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in 
a sport hunt in Canada to any person— 
‘‘(I) who submits, with the permit applica-
tion, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before February 18, 1997; 
or 
‘‘(II) who has submitted, in support of a 
permit application submitted before May 15, 
2008, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before May 15, 2008, from 
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TITLE 
IV—HUNTING, 
FISHING, 
AND RECREATIONAL SHOOT-
ING PROTECTION 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunting, Fishing, and 
Recreational Shooting Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 402. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION. 
Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, or any component of any such article includ-
ing, without limitation, shot, bullets and other pro-
jectiles, propellants, and primers,’’; 
(2) in clause (vi) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) any sport fishing equipment (as 
such term is defined in subparagraph (a) 
of section 4162 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) the sale of which is subject 
to the tax imposed by section 4161(a) of 
such Code (determined without regard to 
any exemptions from such tax as provided 
by section 4162 or 4221 or any other pro-
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vision of such Code), and sport fishing 
equipment components.’’. 
Æ 
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