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‘‘(ii) by rounding the result obtained under 
clause (i) to the nearest tenth of a dollar. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 1 year after such effective 
date, subparagraph (A)(i)(I) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘45 percent’ for ‘40 percent’. 
‘‘(C) Not later than 2 years after such effective 
date, subparagraph (A)(i)(I) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘50 percent’ for ‘40 percent’. 
‘‘(D) Not later than 5 years after such effective 
date, and for each 3-year period thereafter, the wage 
determined under this paragraph for a metropolitan 
statistical area or nonmetropolitan portion shall be 
equal to the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the result obtained under subpara-
graph (C); or 
‘‘(ii) the wage determined under this para-
graph for such area or portion for the preceding 
three-year period. 
‘‘(2) The adjustment percentage specified in 
this paragraph for a metropolitan statistical area or 
nonmetropolitan portion shall be— 
‘‘(A) 87.5 percent, for a metropolitan sta-
tistical area or nonmetropolitan portion with a 
regional price parity of less than 90; 
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‘‘(B) 92.5 percent, for a metropolitan sta-
tistical area or nonmetropolitan portion with a 
regional price parity of less than 95, but not 
less than 90; 
‘‘(C) 100 percent, for a metropolitan sta-
tistical area or nonmetropolitan portion with a 
regional price parity of less than 105, but not 
less than 95; 
‘‘(D) 107.5 percent, for a metropolitan sta-
tistical area or nonmetropolitan portion with a 
regional price parity of less than 110, but not 
less than 105; and 
‘‘(E) 115 percent, for a metropolitan sta-
tistical area or nonmetropolitan portion with a 
regional price parity of not less than 110. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘metropolitan statistical 
area’ means a geographic area, defined by the 
Office of Management and Budget for statis-
tical purposes, containing a large population 
nucleus and adjacent communities having a 
high degree of social and economic integration 
with that nucleus. 
‘‘(B) The term ‘nonmetropolitan portion’ 
means any county (or portion thereof) which is 
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in the determination of the Secretaries, seasonal or 
year-round visitation. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) LAND
USE
PLAN.—The term ‘‘land use 
plan’’ means— 
(A) a land use plan prepared by the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 202 of the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1712); and 
(B) a land management plan prepared by 
the Forest Service for a unit of the National 
Forest Service pursuant to section 6 of the For-
est and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(6) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means each of— 
(A) the Secretary; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(8) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
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‘‘(C) NO FEE.—The Secretary concerned 
shall not charge a fee for a de minimis use au-
thorization under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) ACCESS.—The Secretary concerned 
shall enable members of the public to apply for 
and obtain a de minimis use authorization 
under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) through the website of the De-
partment of the Interior or the Forest 
Service, as applicable; and 
‘‘(ii) in person at the field office for 
the Federal land management unit. 
‘‘(E) ISSUANCES.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall— 
‘‘(i) establish a procedure— 
‘‘(I) to automate the approval of 
an application submitted through the 
website of the Department of the In-
terior or the Forest Service, as appli-
cable, under subparagraph (D)(i); and 
‘‘(II) to issue a de minimis use 
authorization under this paragraph 
immediately on receipt of an applica-
tion that is submitted in person at the 
field office for the Federal land man-
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H. R. 6492 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 
An Act 
To improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate greater access to, Federal 
public land, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding 
Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act’’ or the 
‘‘EXPLORE Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—OUTDOOR RECREATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Outdoor Recreation Policy 
Sec. 111. Congressional declaration of policy. 
Sec. 112. Identifying opportunities for recreation. 
Sec. 113. Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation. 
Sec. 114. Recreation budget crosscut. 
Subtitle B—Public Recreation on Federal Recreational Lands and Waters 
Sec. 121. Biking on long-distance trails. 
Sec. 122. Protecting America’s rock climbing. 
Sec. 123. Range access. 
Sec. 124. Restoration of overnight campsites. 
Sec. 125. Federal interior land media. 
Sec. 126. Cape and antler preservation enhancement. 
Sec. 127. Motorized and nonmotorized access. 
Sec. 128. Aquatic resource activities assistance. 
Subtitle C—Supporting Gateway Communities and Addressing Park Overcrowding 
Sec. 131. Gateway communities. 
Sec. 132. Improved recreation visitation data. 
Sec. 133. Monitoring for improved recreation decision making. 
Subtitle D—Broadband Connectivity on Federal Recreational Lands and Waters 
Sec. 141. Connect Our Parks. 
Sec. 142. Broadband internet connectivity at developed recreation sites. 
Sec. 143. Public lands telecommunications cooperative agreements. 
Subtitle E—Public–Private Parks Partnerships 
Sec. 151. Authorization for lease of forest service administrative sites. 
Sec. 152. Partnership agreements creating tangible savings. 
Sec. 153. Partnership agreements to modernize federally owned campgrounds, re-
sorts, cabins, and visitor centers on Federal recreational lands and 
waters. 
Sec. 154. Parking and Restroom opportunities for Federal recreational lands and 
waters. 
Sec. 155. Pay-for-performance projects.
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agement unit under subparagraph 
(D)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) if an application submitted under 
subparagraph (D) meets the requirements 
of this paragraph, immediately on receipt 
of the application issue a de minimis use 
authorization for the filming or still pho-
tography activity. 
‘‘(F) TERMS.—The Secretary concerned 
shall only issue a de minimis use authorization 
under this paragraph if the filming or still pho-
tography activity— 
‘‘(i) involves a group of not fewer than 
6 individuals and not more than 8 individ-
uals; 
‘‘(ii) meets each of the requirements 
described in paragraph (5); and 
‘‘(iii) is consistent with subsection (c). 
‘‘(G) CONTENTS.—A de minimis use au-
thorization issued under this paragraph shall 
list the requirements described in subparagraph 
(F). 
‘‘(4) REQUIRED PERMITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary concerned may 
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‘‘(A) funds from the sale of State or local passes are 
transferred to the appropriate State agency or county 
government; 
‘‘(B) funds from the sale of Federal passes are trans-
ferred to the appropriate Federal agency; and 
‘‘(C) fund transfers are completed by the end of a 
fiscal year for all pass sales occurring during the fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for the Fed-
eral Lands Recreation Enhancement Act is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 805 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 805A. Availability of Federal, State, and local recreation passes.’’. 
SEC. 322. ONLINE PURCHASES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF A DIGITAL 
VERSION OF AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL—THE NATIONAL 
PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASSES. 
(a) ONLINE
PURCHASES
OF
AMERICA
THE
BEAUTIFUL–THE 
NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS PASS.—Sec-
tion 805(a)(6) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall sell or other-
wise make available the National Parks and Federal Rec-
reational Lands Pass— 
‘‘(i) at all Federal recreational lands and waters 
at which— 
‘‘(I) an entrance fee or a standard amenity 
recreation fee is charged; and 
‘‘(II) such sales or distribution of the Pass 
is feasible; 
‘‘(ii) at such other locations as the Secretaries con-
sider appropriate and feasible; and 
‘‘(iii) through a prominent link to a centralized 
pass sale system on the website of each of the Federal 
land management agencies and the websites of the 
relevant units and subunits of those agencies, which 
shall include information about where and when a 
National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
may be used.’’. 
(b) DIGITAL VERSION OF THE AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL—THE 
NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATION LANDS PASS.—Section 
805(a) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
6804(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) DIGITAL RECREATION PASSES.—Not later than January 
1, 2026, the Secretaries shall— 
‘‘(A) establish a digital version of the National Parks 
and Federal Recreational Lands Pass that is able to be 
stored on a mobile device, including with respect to free 
and discounted passes; and 
‘‘(B) upon completion of a transaction for a National 
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, make imme-
diately available to the passholder a digital version of 
the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
established under subparagraph (A).’’. 
(c) ENTRANCE PASS AND AMENITY FEES.—Section 803 of the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) (as
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Subtitle B—Making Recreation a Priority 
Sec. 331. Extension of seasonal recreation opportunities. 
Subtitle C—Maintenance of Public Land 
Sec. 341. Volunteers in the National Forests and Public Lands Act. 
Sec. 342. Reference. 
Subtitle D—Recreation Not Red Tape 
Sec. 351. Good neighbor authority for recreation. 
Sec. 352. Permit relief for picnic areas. 
Sec. 353. Interagency report on special recreation permits for underserved com-
munities. 
Sec. 354. Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act amendments. 
Sec. 355. Savings provision. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘Federal land management agency’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 802 of the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
U.S.C. 6801). 
(2) FEDERAL
RECREATIONAL
LANDS
AND 
WATERS.—The term ‘‘Federal recreational lands and 
waters’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6801). 
(3) GATEWAY COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘gate-
way community’’ means a community that serves as 
an entry point, or is adjacent, to a recreation des-
tination on Federal recreational lands and waters or 
non-Federal land at which there is consistently high, 
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198 
(B) advise the applicable head of the Fed-
eral agency on matters relating to community 
or Tribal, as applicable, engagement in such re-
views and processes; 
(C) identify, recommend, and implement 
approaches to expand and improve early, mean-
ingful community or Tribal, as applicable, en-
gagement relating to the environmental review 
and authorization processes carried out by the 
Federal agency; 
(D) identify and avoid or resolve conflicts 
with communities or Indian Tribes affected by 
the environmental review or authorization proc-
esses, as applicable— 
(i) to align Federal actions with the 
needs and interests of those communities 
or Indian Tribes, as applicable; and 
(ii) to minimize the potential for delay 
of environmental review and authorization 
processes carried out by the Federal agen-
cy; 
(E) identify opportunities with affected 
communities or Indian Tribes to accelerate the 
environmental review and authorization proc-
esses carried out by the Federal agency; 
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(xii) other stakeholders with relevant 
expertise (as determined necessary by the 
Secretary). 
(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall, on an on-
going basis, facilitate and support the development and dis-
semination of best practices with respect to blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, applications 
built on blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization that— 
(1) support the private sector, the public sector, 
and public-private partnerships in the deployment of 
technologies needed to advance the capabilities of 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger tech-
nology, applications built on blockchain technology or 
other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and 
tokenization; 
(2) support the interoperability of blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, ap-
plications built on blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(3) support operations, including hashing and 
key storage and security systems, that form the foun-
dation of blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology, applications built on blockchain 
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Subtitle 
D—Broadband 
Connectivity on Federal Rec-
reational Lands and Waters 
SEC. 141. CONNECT OUR PARKS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(2) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 
The term ‘‘broadband internet access service’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, 
Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regula-
tion). 
(3) CELLULAR
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘cellular 
service’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
22.99 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
successor regulation). 
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‘‘(II) to develop virtual learning 
platforms that facilitate remote and 
individualized 
artificial 
intelligence 
education opportunities; or 
‘‘(III) to develop programming 
and pedagogical tools with respect to 
artificial intelligence education and in-
struction for the benefit of elementary 
school and secondary school teachers 
and community educators. 
‘‘(ix) In the case of a grant made to 
a community anchor institution, other than 
a school, community college, or institution 
of higher education, to increase artificial 
intelligence 
literacy 
in 
covered 
popu-
lations— 
‘‘(I) to provide training and cer-
tification with respect to artificial in-
telligence education and instruction to 
employees of the community anchor 
institution; or 
‘‘(II) to develop and implement 
artificial intelligence learning experi-
ences and educational programming to 
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‘‘(A) $12,000 and $24,000, respectively, in 
the case of any individual who is a qualified vet-
eran by reason of subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii)(I), 
‘‘(B) $14,000 and $28,000, respectively, in 
the case of any individual who is a qualified vet-
eran by reason of subsection (d)(3)(A)(iv), and 
‘‘(C) $24,000 and $48,000, respectively, in 
the case of any individual who is a qualified vet-
eran by reason of subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii)(II).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO INDI-
VIDUALS NOT MEETING MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT PERI-
ODS.— 
(1) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
51(i)(3) of such Code are each amended by striking 
‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’. 
(2) Section 51(i)(3)(A) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘40 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘50 per-
cent’’. 
(d) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
RELATING
TO 
TREATMENT OF SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYEES.—Section 
51(d)(7)(B) of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking clause (ii), 
(2) by striking ‘‘, and’’ at the end of clause (i) 
and inserting a period, 
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A BILL 
To limit the involvement of Federal agencies in voter 
registration activities, and for other purposes. 
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A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide enhanced 
safety in pipeline transportation, and for other purposes. 
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‘‘(C) $1,750,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.’’. 
(g) 
DAMAGE
PREVENTION
PROGRAMS.—Section 
60134(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ‘‘$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2027’’. 
(h) PIPELINE INTEGRITY PROGRAM.—Section 12(f) of 
the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (49 U.S.C. 
60101 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$2,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2021 through 2023’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2024 through 2027’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 60101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8)(B) by inserting ‘‘and car-
bon dioxide’’ after ‘‘hazardous liquid’’; 
(2) in paragraph (18) by inserting ‘‘, a carbon 
dioxide pipeline facility,’’ after ‘‘gas pipeline facil-
ity’’; 
(3) in paragraph (19) by inserting ‘‘, trans-
porting carbon dioxide,’’ after ‘‘transporting gas’’; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6495 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that low alcohol 
by volume kombucha is exempt from any excise taxes and any regulations 
under chapter 53 of such Code which are imposed on alcoholic beverages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2023 
Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure 
that low alcohol by volume kombucha is exempt from 
any excise taxes and any regulations under chapter 53 
of such Code which are imposed on alcoholic beverages. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keeping Our Manufac-
turers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing 
Health Act’’ or ‘‘KOMBUCHA’’. 
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SEC. 2. TAX-FREE PRODUCTION OF LOW ALCOHOL BY VOL-
UME KOMBUCHA. 
(a) EXEMPTION FROM TAX
ON WINE.—Section 
5042(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) LOW ALCOHOL BY VOLUME KOMBUCHA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary, low alcohol by vol-
ume kombucha shall not be subject to— 
‘‘(i) tax as wine, or 
‘‘(ii) the provisions of subchapter F. 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
chapter, the term ‘low alcohol by volume 
kombucha’ means a beverage which— 
‘‘(i) is fermented solely by a symbiotic 
culture of bacteria and yeast, 
‘‘(ii) contains not more than 1.25 per-
cent of alcohol by volume, 
‘‘(iii) is sold or offered for sale as 
kombucha, and 
‘‘(iv) is derived from— 
‘‘(I) fermentable sugars, includ-
ing sugar, malt or malt substitute, 
honey, and fruit juice, and 
‘‘(II) plant materials, including 
tea and coffee.’’. 
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(b) EXEMPTION FROM TAX ON BEER.—Section 5053 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(j), and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(i) PRODUCTION OF LOW ALCOHOL BY VOLUME 
KOMBUCHA.—Subject to regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary, low alcohol by volume kombucha (as defined in 
section 5042(a)(4)(B)) shall not be subject to— 
‘‘(1) tax as beer, or 
‘‘(2) the provisions of subchapter G.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to calendar quarters beginning 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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