In the Senate of the United States, 
October 11, 2018. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 2615) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize the exchange 
of certain land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore, 
Jackson County, Mississippi, between the National Park 
Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gulf Islands National 
Seashore Land Exchange Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the parcel of approximately 1.542 acres of land 
that is located within the Gulf Islands National Sea-
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shore in Jackson County, Mississippi, and identified 
as ‘‘NPS Exchange Area’’ on the Map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Gulf Islands National Seashore, Proposed Land 
Exchange with VFW, Davis Bayou Area—Jackson 
County, MS’’, numbered 635/133309, and dated June 
2016. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed-
eral land’’ means the parcel of approximately 2.161 
acres of land that is located in Jackson County, Mis-
sissippi, and identified as ‘‘VFW Exchange Area’’ on 
the Map. 
(4) POST.—The term ‘‘Post’’ means the Veterans 
of Foreign Wars Post 5699. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 3. GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE LAND EX-
CHANGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may convey to the 
Post all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
and to the Federal land in exchange for the conveyance by 
the Post to the Secretary of all right, title, and interest of 
the Post in and to the non-Federal land. 
(b) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The values of the Federal land 
and non-Federal land to be exchanged under this sec-
tion shall be equal, as determined by an appraisal 
conducted— 
(A) by a qualified and independent ap-
praiser; and 
(B) in accordance with nationally recog-
nized appraisal standards. 
(2) EQUALIZATION.—If the values of the Federal 
land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under this 
section are not equal, the values shall be equalized 
through— 
(A) a cash payment; or 
(B) adjustments to the acreage of the Fed-
eral land or non-Federal land to be exchanged, 
as applicable. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT REQUIRED.—As a condition of the 
exchange authorized under this section, the Secretary 
shall require the Post to pay the costs to be incurred 
by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary for the 
costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the ex-
change, including— 
(A) survey costs;
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(B) any costs relating to environmental doc-
umentation; and 
(C) any other administrative costs relating 
to the land exchange. 
(2) REFUND.—If the Secretary collects amounts 
from the Post under paragraph (1) before the Sec-
retary incurs the actual costs and the amount col-
lected by the Secretary exceeds the costs actually in-
curred by the Secretary to carry out the land ex-
change under this section, the Secretary shall provide 
to the Post a refund of the excess amount paid by the 
Post. 
(3) TREATMENT
OF
CERTAIN
AMOUNTS
RE-
CEIVED.—Amounts received by the Secretary from the 
Post as reimbursement for costs incurred under para-
graph (1) shall be— 
(A) credited to the fund or account from 
which amounts were used to pay the costs in-
curred by the Secretary in carrying out the land 
exchange; 
(B) merged with amounts in the fund or ac-
count to which the amounts were credited under 
subparagraph (A); and 
(C) available for the same purposes as, and 
subject to the same conditions and limitations
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applicable to, amounts in the fund or account to 
which the amounts were credited under subpara-
graph (A). 
(d) DESCRIPTION OF FEDERAL LAND AND NON-FED-
ERAL LAND.—The exact acreage and legal description of the 
Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under 
this section shall be determined by surveys that are deter-
mined to be satisfactory by the Secretary and the Post. 
(e) CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT.—The exchange of Fed-
eral land and non-Federal land under this section shall 
be— 
(1) carried out through a quitclaim deed or other 
legal instrument; and 
(2) subject to such terms and conditions as are 
mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the Post, 
including such additional terms and conditions as the 
Secretary considers to be appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States. 
(f) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The exchange of Fed-
eral land and non-Federal land authorized under this sec-
tion shall be subject to valid existing rights. 
(g) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the Federal land and 
non-Federal land to be exchanged under this section shall 
be in a form acceptable to the Secretary.
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(h) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any non-Fed-
eral land and interests in non-Federal land acquired by the 
United States under this section shall be administered by 
the Secretary as part of the Gulf Islands National Seashore. 
(i) MODIFICATION OF BOUNDARY.—On completion of 
the exchange of Federal land and non-Federal land under 
this section, the Secretary shall modify the boundary of the 
Gulf Islands National Seashore to reflect the exchange of 
Federal land and non-Federal land. 
Attest: 
Secretary.