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retary of the Interior together with the notice of intent to
relinquish such lands under subsection (b).
(3) Copies of both the notice of intent to relinquish
lands under subsection (b) and the determination regarding
the contamination of such lands under this subsection shall
be published in the Federal Register by the Secretary of the
Interior.
(d) DECONTAMINATION.—(1) If any land subject to a
notice of intent to relinquish under subsection (a) is con-
taminated, and the Secretary of the Interior, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned, makes the determination described in paragraph
(2), the Secretary of the military department concerned
shall, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations
Acts, undertake the environmental decontamination of the
land.
(2) A determination referred to in this paragraph is
a determination that—
(A) decontamination of the land concerned is
practicable and economically feasible (taking into
consideration the potential future use and value of the
land); and
(B) upon decontamination, the land could be
opened to operation of some or all of the public land
laws, including the mining laws.
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(e) ALTERNATIVES.—(1) If a circumstance described
in paragraph (2) arises with respect to any land which is
covered by a notice of intent to relinquish under subsection
(a), the Secretary of the Interior shall not be required to
accept the land under this section.
(2) A circumstance referred to in this paragraph is—
(A) a determination by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in consultation with the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned that—
(i) decontamination of the land is not prac-
ticable or economically feasible; or
(ii) the land cannot be decontaminated to a
sufficient extent to permit its opening to the op-
eration of some or all of the public land laws; or
(B) the appropriation by Congress of amounts
that are insufficient to provide for the decontamina-
tion of the land.
(f) STATUS OF CONTAMINATED LANDS.—If, because of
their contaminated state, the Secretary of the Interior de-
clines to accept jurisdiction over lands withdrawn by this
chapter which have been proposed for relinquishment under
subsection (a)—
(1) the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall take appropriate steps to warn the public
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of the contaminated state of such lands and any risks
associated with entry onto such lands; and
(2) the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall report to the Secretary of the Interior
and to Congress concerning the status of such lands
and all actions taken in furtherance of this sub-
section.
(g) REVOCATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—(1) Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of the
Interior may, upon deciding that it is in the public interest
to accept jurisdiction over lands proposed for relinquish-
ment pursuant to subsection (a), revoke the withdrawal es-
tablished by this chapter as it applies to such lands.
(2) Should the decision be made to revoke the with-
drawal, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the
Federal Register an appropriate order which shall—
(A) terminate the withdrawal;
(B) constitute official acceptance of full jurisdic-
tion over the lands by the Secretary of the Interior;
and
(C) state the date upon which the lands will be
opened to the operation of some or all of the public
lands laws, including the mining laws.
(h) 
TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
RELINQUISHED
LANDS.—Any lands withdrawn by section 9002(b) or
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9002(c) that are relinquished under this section shall be
public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land
Management and shall be consider vacant, unreserved, and
unappropriated for purposes of the public land laws.
SEC. 9008. DELEGABILITY. (a) DEFENSE.—The func-
tions of the Secretary of Defense or of the Secretary of a
military department under this chapter may be delegated.
(b) INTERIOR.—The functions of the Secretary of the
Interior under this chapter may be delegated, except that
an order described in section 9007(g) may be approved and
signed only by the Secretary of the Interior, the Under Sec-
retary of the Interior, or an Assistant Secretary of the Inte-
rior.
SEC. 9009. WATER RIGHTS. Nothing in this chapter
shall be construed to establish a reservation to the United
States with respect to any water or water right on the lands
described in section 9002. No provision of this chapter shall
be construed as authorizing the appropriation of water on
lands described in section 9002 by the United States after
the date of the enactment of this Act except in accordance
with the law of the relevant State in which lands described
in section 9002 are located. This section shall not be con-
strued to affect water rights acquired by the United States
before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 9010. HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING. All
hunting, fishing, and trapping on the lands withdrawn by
this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 2671 of title 10, United States Code.
SEC. 9011. MINING AND MINERAL LEASING. (a) DE-
TERMINATION OF LANDS SUITABLE FOR OPENING.—(1) As
soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this
Act and at least every five years thereafter, the Secretary
of the Interior shall determine, with the concurrence of the
Secretary of the military department concerned, which pub-
lic and acquired lands (except as provided in this sub-
section) described in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section
9002 the Secretary of the Interior considers suitable for
opening to the operation of the Mining Law of 1872, the
Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920, the Mineral Leasing
Act for Acquired Lands of 1947, the Geothermal Steam Act
of 1970, or any one or more of such Acts.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior shall publish a notice
in the Federal Register listing the lands determined suitable
for opening pursuant to this section and specifying the
opening date.
(b) OPENING LANDS.—On the day specified by the Sec-
retary of the Interior in a notice published in the Federal
Register pursuant to subsection (a), the land identified
under subsection (a) as suitable for opening to the operation
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of one or more of the laws specified in subsection (a) shall
automatically be open to the operation of such laws without
the necessity for further action by the Secretary or Congress.
(c) EXCEPTION FOR COMMON VARIETIES.—No deposit
of minerals or materials of the types identified by section
3 of the Act of July 23, 1955 (69 Stat. 367), whether or
not included in the term ‘‘common varieties’’ in that Act,
shall be subject to location under the Mining Law of 1872
on lands described in section 9002.
(d) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of the Interior,
with the advice and concurrence of the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned, shall prescribe such regulations
to implement this section as may be necessary to assure
safe, uninterrupted, and unimpeded use of the lands de-
scribed in section 9002 for military purposes.
(2) Such regulations shall contain guidelines to assist
mining claimants in determining how much, if any, of the
surface of any lands opened pursuant to this section may
be used for purposes incident to mining.
(e) CLOSURE OF MINING LANDS.—In the event of a
national emergency or for purposes of national defense or
security, the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the
Secretary of the military department concerned, shall close
any lands that have been opened to mining or to mineral
or geothermal leasing pursuant to this section.
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(f) LAWS
GOVERNING
MINING
ON
WITHDRAWN
LANDS.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
mining claims located pursuant to this chapter shall be sub-
ject to the provisions of the mining laws. In the event of
a conflict between those laws and this chapter, this chapter
shall prevail.
(2) All mining claims located under the terms of this
chapter shall be subject to the provisions of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701
et seq.).
(g) PATENTS.—(1) Patents issued pursuant to this
chapter for locatable minerals shall convey title to locatable
minerals only, together with the right to use so much of
the surface as may be necessary for purposes incident to
mining under the guidelines for such use established by the
Secretary of the Interior by regulation.
(2) All such patents shall contain a reservation to the
United States of the surface of all lands patented and of
all nonlocatable minerals on those lands.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, all minerals
subject to location under the Mining Law of 1872 shall be
treated as locatable minerals.
SEC. 9012. IMMUNITY OF UNITED STATES. The United
States and all departments or agencies thereof shall be held
harmless and shall not be liable for any injuries or damages
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to persons or property suffered in the course of any mining
or mineral or geothermal leasing activity conducted on
lands described in section 9002.
CHAPTER 2
MCGREGOR RANGE LAND WITHDRAWAL
SEC. 9051. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited
as the ‘‘McGregor Range Withdrawal Act’’.
SEC. 9052. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) The term ‘‘Materials Act’’ means the Act of
July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the Materials Act
of 1947; 30 U.S.C. 601–604).
(2) The term ‘‘management plan’’ means the
natural resources management plan prepared by the
Secretary of the Army pursuant to section 9055(e).
(3) The term ‘‘withdrawn lands’’ means the
lands described in subsection (d) of section 9053 that
are withdrawn and reserved under section 9053.
(4) The term ‘‘withdrawal period’’ means the pe-
riod specified in section 9057(a).
SEC. 9053. WITHDRAWAL
AND
RESERVATION
OF
LANDS AT MCGREGOR RANGE, NEW MEXICO. (a) WITH-
DRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, and except as
otherwise provided in this chapter, the Federal lands at
McGregor Range in the State of New Mexico that are de-
scribed in subsection (d) are hereby withdrawn from all
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forms of appropriation under the public land laws, includ-
ing the mining laws, but not the Materials Act.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the withdrawal is to
support military training and testing, all other uses of the
withdrawn lands shall be secondary in nature.
(c) RESERVATION.—The withdrawn lands are reserved
for use by the Secretary of the Army for military training
and testing.
(d) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The lands withdrawn and
reserved by this section (a) comprise approximately 608,000
acres of Federal land in Otero County, New Mexico, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘McGregor Range Land
Withdrawal-Proposed,’’ dated January ll, 1999, and
filed in accordance with section 9054.
SEC. 9054. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION. (a) PREP-
ARATION OF MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as
practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior shall—
(1) publish in the Federal Register a notice con-
taining the legal description of the withdrawn lands;
and
(2) file one or more maps of the withdrawn
lands and the legal description of the withdrawn
lands with the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
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sources of the Senate and with the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives.
(b) LEGAL EFFECT.—The maps and legal description
shall have the same force and effect as if they were included
in this chapter, except that the Secretary of the Interior
may correct clerical and typographical errors in the maps
and legal description.
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the maps and the legal
description shall be available for public inspection in the
offices of the New Mexico State Director and Las Cruces
Field Office Manager of the Bureau of Land Management
and in the office of the Commander Officer of Fort Bliss,
Texas.
SEC. 9055. MANAGEMENT OF WITHDRAWN LANDS. (a)
GENERAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.—During the with-
drawal period, the Secretary of the Army shall manage the
withdrawn lands, in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter and the management plan prepared under sub-
section (e), for the military purposes specified in section
9053(c).
(b) ACCESS RESTRICTIONS.—
(1) AUTHORITY
TO
CLOSE.—Subject to para-
graph (2), if the Secretary of the Army determines
that military operations, public safety, or national se-
curity require the closure to public use of any portion
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of the withdrawn lands (including any road or trail
therein) commonly in public use, the Secretary of the
Army is authorized to take such action.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any closure under para-
graph (1) shall be limited to the minimum areas and
periods required for the purposes specified in such
paragraph. During a closure, the Secretary of the
Army shall keep appropriate warning notices posted
and take appropriate steps to notify the public about
the closure.
(c) MANAGEMENT
OF WITHDRAWN
AND ACQUIRED
MINERAL RESOURCES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretary of the Interior shall manage
all withdrawn and acquired mineral resources within
the boundaries of McGregor Range in accordance with
Public Law 85–337 (commonly known as the Engle
Act; 43 U.S.C. 155–158).
(2) MANAGEMENT
OF
MINERAL
MATERIALS.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter
or the Materials Act, the Secretary of the Army may
use, from the withdrawn lands, sand, gravel, or simi-
lar mineral material resources of the type subject to
disposition under the Materials Act, when the use of
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such resources is required for construction needs of
Fort Bliss.
(d) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—All hunting,
fishing, and trapping on the withdrawn lands shall be con-
ducted in accordance with section 2671 of title 10, United
States Code, and the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670 et seq.).
(e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—
(1) REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army and
the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly develop a
natural resources management plan for the lands
withdrawn under this chapter for the withdrawal pe-
riod. The management plan shall be developed not
later than three years after the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall be reviewed at least once every
five years after its adoption to determine if it should
be amended.
(2) CONTENT.—The management plan shall—
(A) include provisions for proper manage-
ment and protection of the natural, cultural, and
other resources and values of the withdrawn
lands and for use of such resources to the extent
consistent with the purpose of the withdrawal
specified in section 9053(b);
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(B) identify the withdrawn lands (if any)
that are suitable for opening to the operation of
the mineral leasing or geothermal leasing laws;
(C) provide for the continuation of livestock
grazing at the discretion of the Secretary of the
Army under such authorities as are available to
the Secretary; and
(D) provide that the Secretary of the Army
shall take necessary precautions to prevent, sup-
press, or manage brush and range fires occurring
within the boundaries of McGregor Range, as
well as brush and range fires occurring outside
the boundaries of McGregor Range resulting from
military activities at the range.
(3) FIRE SUPPRESSION ASSISTANCE.—The Sec-
retary of the Army may seek assistance from the Bu-
reau of Land Management in suppressing any brush
or range fire occurring within the boundaries of
McGregor Range or any brush or range fire occurring
outside the boundaries of McGregor Range resulting
from military activities at the range. The memo-
randum of understanding under section 9056 shall
provide for assistance from the Bureau of Land Man-
agement in the suppression of such fires and require
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the Secretary of the Army to reimburse the Bureau of
Land Management for such assistance.
SEC. 9056. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a)
REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of the Army and the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall enter into a memorandum of
understanding to implement this chapter and the manage-
ment plan.
(b) DURATION.—The duration of the memorandum of
understanding shall be the same as the withdrawal period.
(c) 
AMENDMENT.—The 
memorandum 
of 
under-
standing may be amended by agreement of both Secretaries.
SEC. 9057. TERMINATION OF WITHDRAWAL AND RES-
ERVATION; EXTENSION. (a) TERMINATION
DATE.—The
withdrawal and reservation made by this chapter shall ter-
minate 50 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTENSION.—
(1) NOTICE OF CONTINUED MILITARY NEED.—
Not later than five years before the end of the with-
drawal period, the Secretary of the Army shall advise
the Secretary of the Interior as to whether or not the
Army will have a continuing military need for any
or all of the withdrawn lands after the end of the
withdrawal period.
(2) APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION.—If the Sec-
retary of the Army determines that there will be a
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continuing military need for any or all of the with-
drawn lands after the end of the withdrawal period,
the Secretary of the Army shall file an application for
extension of the withdrawal and reservation of the
lands in accordance with the then existing regulations
and procedures of the Department of the Interior ap-
plicable to extension of withdrawal of lands for mili-
tary purposes and that are consistent with this chap-
ter. The application shall be filed with the Depart-
ment of the Interior not later than four years before
the end of the withdrawal period.
(c) LIMITATION ON EXTENSION.—The withdrawal and
reservation made by this chapter may not be extended or
renewed except by Act or joint resolution.
SEC. 9058. RELINQUISHMENT OF WITHDRAWN LANDS.
(a) FILING OF RELINQUISHMENT NOTICE.—If, during the
withdrawal period, the Secretary of the Army decides to
relinquish all or any portion of the withdrawn lands, the
Secretary of the Army shall file a notice of intention to re-
linquish with the Secretary of the Interior.
(b) DETERMINATION OF PRESENCE OF CONTAMINA-
TION.—Before transmitting a relinquishment notice under
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army, in consultation
with the Secretary of the Interior, shall prepare a written
determination concerning whether and to what extent the
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lands to be relinquished are contaminated with explosive,
toxic, or other hazardous wastes and substances. A copy of
such determination shall be transmitted with the relinquish-
ment notice.
(c) DECONTAMINATION
AND REMEDIATION.—In the
case of contaminated lands which are the subject of a relin-
quishment notice, the Secretary of the Army shall decon-
taminate or remediate the land to the extent that funds are
appropriated for such purpose if the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army, deter-
mines that—
(1) decontamination or remediation of the lands
is practicable and economically feasible, taking into
consideration the potential future use and value of the
land; and
(2) upon decontamination or remediation, the
land could be opened to the operation of some or all
of the public land laws, including the mining laws.
(d) DECONTAMINATION AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES
SUBJECT TO OTHER LAWS.—The activities of the Secretary
of the Army under subsection (c) are subject to applicable
laws and regulations, including the Defense Environmental
Restoration Program established under section 2701 of title
10, United States Code, the Comprehensive Environmental
Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42
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U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
(e) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO
REFUSE CONTAMINATED LANDS.—The Secretary of the In-
terior shall not be required to accept lands specified in a
relinquishment notice if the Secretary of the Interior, after
consultation with the Secretary of the Army, concludes
that—
(1) decontamination or remediation of any land
subject to the relinquishment notice is not practicable
or economically feasible;
(2) the land cannot be decontaminated or reme-
diated sufficiently to be opened to operation of some
or all of the public land laws; or
(3) a sufficient amount of funds are not appro-
priated for the decontamination of the land.
(f) STATUS OF CONTAMINATED LANDS.—If, because of
the condition of the lands, the Secretary of the Interior de-
clines to accept jurisdiction of lands proposed for relin-
quishment or, if at the expiration of the withdrawal made
under this chapter, the Secretary of the Interior determines
that some of the withdrawn lands are contaminated to an
extent which prevents opening such contaminated lands to
operation of the public land laws—
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(1) the Secretary of the Army shall take appro-
priate steps to warn the public of the contaminated
state of such lands and any risks associated with
entry onto such lands;
(2) after the expiration of the withdrawal, the
Secretary of the Army shall retain jurisdiction over
the withdrawn lands, but shall undertake no activities
on such lands except in connection with the decon-
tamination or remediation of such lands; and
(3) the Secretary of the Army shall report to the
Secretary of the Interior and to the Congress con-
cerning the status of such lands and all actions taken
under paragraphs (1) and (2).
(g) SUBSEQUENT DECONTAMINATION
OR REMEDI-
ATION.—If lands covered by subsection (f) are subsequently
decontaminated or remediated and the Secretary of the
Army certifies that the lands are safe for nonmilitary uses,
the Secretary of the Interior shall reconsider accepting ju-
risdiction over the lands.
(h) REVOCATION AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, upon deciding that it is in the public
interest to accept jurisdiction over lands specified in a re-
linquishment notice, the Secretary of the Interior may re-
voke the withdrawal and reservation made under this chap-
ter as it applies to such lands. If the decision be made to
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accept the relinquishment and to revoke the withdrawal and
reservation, the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register an appropriate order which shall—
(1) terminate the withdrawal and reservation;
(2) constitute official acceptance of full jurisdic-
tion over the lands by the Secretary of the Interior;
and
(3) state the date upon which the lands will be
opened to the operation of the public land laws, in-
cluding the mining laws, if appropriate.
SEC. 9059. DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY. (a) SEC-
RETARY OF THE ARMY.—The functions of the Secretary of
the Army under this chapter may be delegated.
(b) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The functions of
the Secretary of the Interior under this chapter may be dele-
gated, except that an order under section 9058(h) to accept
relinquishment of withdrawn lands may be approved and
signed only by the Secretary of the Interior, the Deputy Sec-
retary of the Interior, or an Assistant Secretary of the Inte-
rior.
TITLE X
SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS AGAINST
INDIA AND PAKISTAN
SEC. 10001. SUSPENSION OF SANCTIONS. (a) IN GEN-
ERAL.—Effective for the period of five years commencing
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on the date of enactment of this Act, the sanctions contained
in the following provisions of law shall not apply to India
and Pakistan with respect to any grounds for the imposi-
tion of sanctions under those provisions arising prior to
that date:
(1) Section 101 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2799aa).
(2) Section 102 of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2799aa–1) other than subsection (b)(2)(B),
(C), or (G).
(3) Section 2(b)(4) of the Export Import Bank
Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635(b)(4)).
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR COMMERCIAL EXPORTS OF
DUAL-USE ARTICLES
AND TECHNOLOGY.—The sanction
contained in section 102(b)(2)(G) of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2799aa–1(b)(2)(G)) shall not apply to
India or Pakistan with respect to any grounds for the impo-
sition of that sanction arising prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act if imposition of the sanction (but for this
paragraph) would deny any license for the export of any
dual-use article, or related dual-use technology (including
software), listed on the Commerce Control List of the Export
Administration Regulations that would not contribute di-
rectly to missile development or to a nuclear weapons pro-
gram. For purposes of this subsection, an article or tech-