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(1) by striking ‘‘(b) Each State’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILD-
LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each State’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘construction, operation,’’ and inserting 
‘‘operation’’; 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
non-Federal share’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share’’; 
(4) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as des-
ignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limita-
tion described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up 
to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, ex-
panding, or constructing a public target range.’’. 
(c) FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND 
SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.—Section 10 of the Pittman- 
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Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–1) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.— 
Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal 
year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allo-
cate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with 
the amount apportioned to the State under para-
graph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, 
expanding, or constructing a public target range.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activ-
ity carried out using a grant under this section shall 
not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activ-
ity. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR 
EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of ac-
quiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public 
target range in a State on Federal or non-Federal 
land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall 
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not exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Amounts made’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), amounts made’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Amounts provided for 
acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a 
public target range shall remain available for 
expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal- 
year period beginning on October 1 of the first 
fiscal year for which the amounts are made 
available.’’. 
SEC. 205. LIMITS ON LIABILITY. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY FUNCTION.—For purposes of 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), any action 
by an agent or employee of the United States to manage 
or allow the use of Federal land for purposes of target 
practice or marksmanship training by a member of the 
public shall be considered to be the exercise or perform-
ance of a discretionary function. 
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(b) CIVIL ACTION OR CLAIMS.—Except to the extent 
provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, 
the United States shall not be subject to any civil action 
or claim for money damages for any injury to or loss of 
property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity 
occurring at a public target range that is— 
(1) funded in whole or in part by the Federal 
Government pursuant to the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.); or 
(2) located on Federal land. 
SEC. 206. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with appli-
cable laws and regulations, the Chief of the Forest Service 
and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
should cooperate with State and local authorities and 
other entities to carry out waste removal and other activi-
ties on any Federal land used as a public target range 
to encourage continued use of that land for target practice 
or marksmanship training. 
TITLE III—POLAR BEAR CON-
SERVATION 
AND 
FAIRNESS 
ACT 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Polar Bear Conserva-
tion and Fairness Act’’. 
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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 
a polar bear population from which a sport- 
hunted trophy could be imported before that 
date in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 
50, Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) 
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and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and 
sections 101 and 102. Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 
102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any 
polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under 
clause (i)(I). This clause shall not apply to polar 
bear parts that were imported before June 12, 1997. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) 
of this paragraph or subsection (d)(3). Sections 
101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the 
importation of any polar bear part authorized by a 
permit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall 
not apply to polar bear parts that were imported be-
fore the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Con-
servation and Fairness Act.’’. 
TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL 
LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Lands 
Self-Defense Act’’. 
SEC. 402. PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM VIOLENT CRIME. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution 
provides that ‘‘the right of the people to keep and 
bear Arms, shall not be infringed’’. 
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(2) Section 327.13 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations, provides that, except in special cir-
cumstances, ‘‘possession of loaded firearms, ammu-
nition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and ar-
rows, crossbows, or other weapons is prohibited’’ at 
water resources development projects administered 
by the Secretary of the Army. 
(3) The regulations described in paragraph (2) 
prevent individuals complying with Federal and 
State laws from exercising the second amendment 
rights of the individuals while at such water re-
sources development projects. 
(4) The Federal laws should make it clear that 
the second amendment rights of an individual at a 
water resources development project should not be 
infringed. 
(b) PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO 
BEAR ARMS
AT WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS.—The Secretary of the Army shall not promul-
gate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual 
from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or func-
tional firearm, at a water resources development project 
covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act), if— 
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(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 
law from possessing the firearm; and 
(2) the possession of the firearm is in compli-
ance with the law of the State in which the water 
resources development project is located. 
TITLE V—WILDLIFE AND HUNT-
ING 
HERITAGE 
CONSERVA-
TION 
COUNCIL 
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE 
SEC. 501. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA-
TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA-
TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council 
Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Ad-
visory Committee’) to advise the Secretaries of the Interior 
and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, 
hunting, and recreational shooting. 
‘‘(b) CONTINUANCE AND ABOLISHMENT OF EXIST-
ING WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 
COUNCIL.—The Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conserva-
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tion Council established pursuant to section 441 of the 
Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 1457), section 2 of the Fish 
and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), and other Acts 
applicable to specific bureaus of the Department of the 
Interior— 
‘‘(1) shall continue until the date of the first 
meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Con-
servation Council established by the amendment 
made by subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) is hereby abolished effective on that date. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 
Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretaries with re-
gard to— 
‘‘(1) implementation of Executive Order No. 
13443: Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wild-
life Conservation, which directs Federal agencies ‘to 
facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting 
opportunities and the management of game species 
and their habitat’; 
‘‘(2) policies or programs to conserve and re-
store wetlands, agricultural lands, grasslands, forest, 
and rangeland habitats; 
‘‘(3) policies or programs to promote opportuni-
ties and access to hunting and shooting sports on 
Federal lands; 
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‘‘(4) policies or programs to recruit and retain 
new hunters and shooters; 
‘‘(5) policies or programs that increase public 
awareness of the importance of wildlife conservation 
and the social and economic benefits of recreational 
hunting and shooting; and 
‘‘(6) policies or programs that encourage co-
ordination among the public, the hunting and shoot-
ing sports community, wildlife conservation groups, 
and States, tribes, and the Federal Government. 
‘‘(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall consist of no more than 16 discre-
tionary members and 8 ex officio members. 
‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex offi-
cio members are— 
‘‘(i) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated 
representative of the Director; 
‘‘(ii) the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management or a designated rep-
resentative of the Director; 
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‘‘(iii) the Director of the National 
Park Service or a designated representa-
tive of the Director; 
‘‘(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service 
or a designated representative of the Chief; 
‘‘(v) the Chief of the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service or a des-
ignated representative of the Chief; 
‘‘(vi) the Administrator of the Farm 
Service Agency or a designated representa-
tive of the Administrator; 
‘‘(vii) the Executive Director of the 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; 
and 
‘‘(viii) the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration or designated rep-
resentative. 
‘‘(C) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The dis-
cretionary members shall be appointed jointly 
by the Secretaries from at least one of each of 
the following: 
‘‘(i) State fish and wildlife agencies. 
‘‘(ii) Game bird hunting organiza-
tions. 
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‘‘(iii) Wildlife conservation organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(iv) Big game hunting organizations. 
‘‘(v) Waterfowl hunting organizations. 
‘‘(vi) The tourism, outfitter, or guid-
ing industry. 
‘‘(vii) The firearms or ammunition 
manufacturing industry. 
‘‘(viii) The hunting or shooting equip-
ment retail industry. 
‘‘(ix) Tribal resource management or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(x) The agriculture industry. 
‘‘(xi) The ranching industry. 
‘‘(xii) Women’s hunting and fishing 
advocacy, outreach, or education organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(xiii) Minority hunting and fishing 
advocacy, outreach, or education organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(xiv) Veterans service organization. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBILITY.—Prior to the appoint-
ment of the discretionary members, the Secre-
taries shall determine that all individuals nomi-
nated for appointment to the Advisory Com-
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