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priority within their respective agencies, and in-
clude GHSA- and global pandemic prepared-
ness-related activities within their respective 
agencies’ strategic planning and budget proc-
esses; 
(B) designate a senior-level official to be 
responsible for the implementation of this title; 
(C) designate, in accordance with sub-
section (d), an appropriate representative at the 
Assistant Secretary level or higher to partici-
pate on the Council; 
(D) keep the Council apprised of GHSA- 
related activities undertaken within their re-
spective agencies; 
(E) maintain responsibility for agency-re-
lated programmatic functions in coordination 
with host governments, country teams, and 
GHSA in-country teams, and in conjunction 
with other relevant agencies; 
(F) coordinate with other agencies that are 
identified in this section to satisfy pro-
grammatic goals, and further facilitate coordi-
nation of country teams, implementers, and do-
nors in host countries; and 
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(G) coordinate across national health secu-
rity action plans and with GHSA and other 
partners, as appropriate, to which the United 
States is providing assistance. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
ROLES
AND
RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—In addition to the roles and responsibilities 
described in paragraph (1), the heads of agencies de-
scribed in subsection (d) shall carry out their respec-
tive roles and responsibilities described in sub-
sections (b) through (i) of section 3 of Executive 
Order 13747 (81 Fed. Reg. 78701; relating to Ad-
vancing the Global Health Security Agenda to 
Achieve a World Safe and Secure from Infectious 
Disease Threats), as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6905. UNITED STATES COORDINATOR FOR GLOBAL 
HEALTH SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint an in-
dividual to the position of United States Coordinator for 
Global Health Security, who shall be responsible for the 
coordination of the interagency process for responding to 
global health security emergencies. As appropriate, the 
designee shall coordinate with the President’s Special Co-
ordinator for International Disaster Assistance. 
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(b) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not less frequently 
than twice each year, the employee designated under this 
section shall provide to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a briefing on the responsibilities and activities of 
the individual under this section. 
SEC. 6906. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that, given the complex 
and multisectoral nature of global health threats to the 
United States, the President— 
(1) should consider appointing an individual 
with significant background and expertise in public 
health or emergency response management to the 
position of United States Coordinator for Global 
Health Security, as required by section 6905(a), who 
is an employee of the National Security Council at 
the level of Deputy Assistant to the President or 
higher; and 
(2) in providing assistance to implement the 
strategy required under section 6907(a), should— 
(A) coordinate, through a whole-of-govern-
ment approach, the efforts of relevant Federal 
departments and agencies to implement the 
strategy; 
(B) seek to fully utilize the unique capa-
bilities of each relevant Federal department and 
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agency while collaborating with and leveraging 
the contributions of other key stakeholders; and 
(C) utilize open and streamlined solicita-
tions to allow for the participation of a wide 
range of implementing partners through the 
most appropriate procurement mechanisms, 
which may include grants, contracts, coopera-
tive agreements, and other instruments as nec-
essary and appropriate. 
SEC. 6907. STRATEGY AND REPORTS. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The President shall coordinate the 
development and implementation of a strategy to imple-
ment the policy aims described in section 6903, which 
shall— 
(1) seek to strengthen United States diplomatic 
leadership and improve the effectiveness of United 
States foreign assistance for global health security to 
prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease 
threats, including through advancement of the Glob-
al Health Security Agenda (GHSA), the Inter-
national Health Regulations (2005), and other rel-
evant frameworks that contribute to global health 
security and pandemic preparedness; 
(2) establish specific and measurable goals, 
benchmarks, timetables, performance metrics, and 
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monitoring and evaluation plans for United States 
foreign assistance for global health security that pro-
mote learning and reflect international best practices 
relating to global health security, transparency, and 
accountability; 
(3) establish mechanisms to improve coordina-
tion and avoid duplication of effort between the 
United States Government and partner countries, 
donor countries, the private sector, multilateral orga-
nizations, and other key stakeholders; 
(4) prioritize working with partner countries 
with demonstrated— 
(A) need, as identified through the Joint 
External Evaluation process, the Global Health 
Security Index classification of health systems, 
national action plans for health security, GHSA 
Action Packages, and other complementary or 
successor indicators of global health security 
and pandemic preparedness; and 
(B) commitment to transparency, including 
budget and global health data transparency, 
complying with the International Health Regu-
lations (2005), investing in domestic health sys-
tems, and achieving measurable results; 
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(5) reduce long-term reliance upon United 
States foreign assistance for global health security 
by promoting partner country ownership, improved 
domestic resource mobilization, co-financing, and ap-
propriate national budget allocations for global 
health security and pandemic preparedness and re-
sponse; 
(6) assist partner countries in building the tech-
nical capacity of relevant ministries, systems, and 
networks to prepare, execute, monitor, and evaluate 
effective national action plans for health security, in-
cluding mechanisms to enhance budget and global 
health data transparency, as necessary and appro-
priate; 
(7) support and be aligned with country-owned 
global health security policy and investment plans 
developed with input from key stakeholders, as ap-
propriate; 
(8) facilitate communication and collaboration, 
as appropriate, among local stakeholders in support 
of a multi-sectoral approach to global health secu-
rity; 
(9) support the long-term success of programs 
by building the capacity of local organizations and 
institutions in target countries and communities; 
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(10) develop community resilience to infectious 
disease threats and emergencies; 
(11) support global health budget and work-
force planning in partner countries, including train-
ing in financial management and budget and global 
health data transparency; 
(12) align United States foreign assistance for 
global health security with national action plans for 
health security in partner countries, developed with 
input from key stakeholders, including the private 
sector, to the greatest extent practicable and appro-
priate; 
(13) strengthen linkages between complemen-
tary bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance pro-
grams, including efforts of the World Bank, the 
World Health Organization, the Global Fund to 
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, and Gavi, 
the Vaccine Alliance, that contribute to the develop-
ment of more resilient health systems and supply 
chains in partner countries with the capacity, re-
sources, and personnel required to prevent, detect, 
and respond to infectious disease threats; 
(14) support innovation and public-private part-
nerships to improve pandemic preparedness and re-
sponse, including for the development and deploy-
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ment of effective, accessible, and affordable infec-
tious disease tracking tools, diagnostics, thera-
peutics, and vaccines; 
(15) support collaboration with and among rel-
evant public and private research entities engaged in 
global health security; and 
(16) support collaboration between United 
States universities and public and private institu-
tions in partner countries that promote global health 
security and innovation. 
(b) STRATEGY SUBMISSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President, in consultation with the head of each rel-
evant Federal department and agency, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees the 
strategy required under subsection (a) that provides 
a detailed description of how the United States in-
tends to advance the policy set forth in section 6903 
and the agency-specific plans described in paragraph 
(2). 
(2) AGENCY-SPECIFIC PLANS.—The strategy re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include specific im-
plementation plans from each relevant Federal de-
partment and agency that describe— 
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(A) the anticipated contributions of the de-
partment or agency, including technical, finan-
cial, and in-kind contributions, to implement 
the strategy; and 
(B) the efforts of the department or agen-
cy to ensure that the activities and programs 
carried out pursuant to the strategy are de-
signed to achieve maximum impact and long- 
term sustainability. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the strategy required under sub-
section (a) is submitted to the appropriate congres-
sional committees under subsection (b), and not 
later than October 1 of each year thereafter, the 
President shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that describes the status 
of the implementation of the strategy. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) identify any substantial changes made 
in the strategy during the preceding calendar 
year; 
(B) describe the progress made in imple-
menting the strategy; 
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(C) identify the indicators used to establish 
benchmarks and measure results over time, as 
well as the mechanisms for reporting such re-
sults in an open and transparent manner; 
(D) contain a transparent, open, and de-
tailed accounting of expenditures by relevant 
Federal departments and agencies to implement 
the strategy, including, to the extent prac-
ticable, for each Federal department and agen-
cy, the statutory source of expenditures, 
amounts expended, partners, targeted popu-
lations, and types of activities supported; 
(E) describe how the strategy leverages 
other United States global health and develop-
ment assistance programs and bilateral and 
multilateral institutions; 
(F) assess efforts to coordinate United 
States global health security programs, activi-
ties, and initiatives with key stakeholders; 
(G) incorporate a plan for regularly review-
ing and updating strategies, partnerships, and 
programs and sharing lessons learned with a 
wide range of stakeholders, including key stake-
holders, in an open, transparent manner; and 
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(H) describe the progress achieved and 
challenges concerning the United States Gov-
ernment’s ability to advance GHSA and pan-
demic 
preparedness, 
including 
data 
disaggregated by priority country using indica-
tors that are consistent on a year-to-year basis 
and recommendations to resolve, mitigate, or 
otherwise address the challenges identified 
therein. 
(d) FORM.—The strategy required under subsection 
(a) and the report required under subsection (c) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 6908. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND FOR GLOBAL HEALTH 
SECURITY AND PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS. 
(a) NEGOTIATIONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUND 
FOR GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AND PANDEMIC PRE-
PAREDNESS.—The Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development, 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies 
as necessary and appropriate, should seek to enter into 
negotiations with donors, relevant United Nations agen-
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cies, including the World Health Organization, and other 
key multilateral stakeholders, for the establishment of— 
(1) a multilateral, catalytic financing mecha-
nism for global health security and pandemic pre-
paredness, which may be known as the Fund for 
Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness 
(in this title referred to as ‘‘the Fund’’), in accord-
ance with the provisions of this section; and 
(2) an Advisory Board to the Fund in accord-
ance with section 6909. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Fund should be 
to close critical gaps in global health security and pan-
demic preparedness and build capacity in eligible partner 
countries in the areas of global health security, infectious 
disease control, and pandemic preparedness, such that 
it— 
(1) prioritizes capacity building and financing 
availability in eligible partner countries; 
(2) incentivizes countries to prioritize the use of 
domestic resources for global health security and 
pandemic preparedness; 
(3) leverages government, nongovernment, and 
private sector investments; 
(4) regularly responds to and evaluates progress 
based on clear metrics and benchmarks, such as the 
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Joint External Evaluation and Global Health Secu-
rity Index; 
(5) aligns with and complements ongoing bilat-
eral and multilateral efforts and financing, including 
through the World Bank, the World Health Organi-
zation, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuber-
culosis, and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; 
and 
(6) accelerates country compliance with the 
International Health Regulations (2005) and fulfill-
ment of the Global Health Security Agenda 2024 
Framework, in coordination with the ongoing Joint 
External Evaluation national action planning proc-
ess. 
(c) EXECUTIVE BOARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Fund should be gov-
erned by an Executive Board, which should be com-
posed of not more than 20 representatives of donor 
governments, foundations, academic institutions, 
civil society, and the private sector that meet a min-
imum threshold in annual contributions and agree to 
uphold transparency measures. 
(2) DUTIES.—The Executive Board should be 
charged with approving strategies, operations, and 
grant-making authorities, such that it is able to con-
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duct effective fiduciary, monitoring, and evaluation 
efforts, and other oversight functions. In addition, 
the Executive Board should— 
(A) be comprised only of contributors to 
the Fund at not less than the minimum thresh-
old to be established pursuant to paragraph (1); 
(B) determine operational procedures such 
that the Fund is able to effectively fulfill its 
mission; and 
(C) provide oversight and accountability 
for the Fund in collaboration with the Inspector 
General to be established pursuant to section 
6910(e)(1)(A). 
(3) 
COMPOSITION.—The 
Executive 
Board 
should include— 
(A) representatives of the governments of 
founding permanent member countries who, in 
addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), 
qualify based upon meeting an established ini-
tial contribution threshold, which should be not 
less than 10 percent of total initial contribu-
tions, and a demonstrated commitment to sup-
porting the International Health Regulations 
(2005); 
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(B) term members, who are from academic 
institutions, civil society, and the private sector 
and are selected by the permanent members on 
the basis of their experience and commitment to 
innovation, best practices, and the advancement 
of global health security objectives; and 
(C) representatives of the World Health 
Organization, and the chair of the Global 
Health Security Steering Group. 
(4) QUALIFICATIONS.—Individuals appointed to 
the Executive Board should have demonstrated 
knowledge and experience across a variety of sectors, 
including human and animal health, agriculture, de-
velopment, defense, finance, research, and academia. 
(5) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
(A) TECHNICAL EXPERTS.—The Executive 
Board may include independent technical ex-
perts, provided they are not affiliated with or 
employed by a recipient country or organiza-
tion. 
(B) MULTILATERAL BODIES AND INSTITU-
TIONS.—Executive Board members appointed 
under paragraph (3)(C) should recuse them-
selves from matters presenting conflicts of in-
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terest, including financing decisions relating to 
such bodies and institutions. 
(6) UNITED STATES REPRESENTATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.— 
(i) 
FOUNDING
PERMANENT
MEM-
BER.—The Secretary of State shall seek to 
establish the United States as a founding 
permanent member of the Fund. 
(ii) UNITED
STATES
REPRESENTA-
TION.—The United States shall be rep-
resented on the Executive Board by an of-
ficer or employee of the United States ap-
pointed by the President. 
(B) 
EFFECTIVE
AND
TERMINATION 
DATES.— 
(i) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—This para-
graph shall take effect upon the date the 
Secretary of State certifies and transmits 
to Congress an agreement establishing the 
Fund. 
(ii) TERMINATION DATE.—The mem-
bership established pursuant to subpara-
graph (A) shall terminate upon the date of 
termination of the Fund. 
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(7) REMOVAL PROCEDURES.—The Fund should 
establish procedures for the removal of members of 
the Executive Board who engage in a consistent pat-
tern of human rights abuses, fail to uphold global 
health data transparency requirements, or otherwise 
violate the established standards of the Fund, in-
cluding in relation to corruption. 
(8) ENFORCEABILITY.—Any agreement con-
cluded under the authorities provided by this section 
shall be legally effective and binding upon the 
United States, as may be provided in the agreement, 
upon— 
(A) the enactment of appropriate imple-
menting legislation which provides for the ap-
proval of the specific agreement or agreements, 
including attachments, annexes, and supporting 
documentation, as appropriate; or 
(B) if concluded and submitted as a treaty, 
receiving the necessary consent of the Senate. 
(9) ELIGIBLE PARTNER COUNTRY DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘eligible partner country’’ 
means a country with demonstrated— 
(A) need, as identified through the Joint 
External Evaluation process, the Global Health 
Security Index classification of health systems, 
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national action plans for health security, and 
other complementary or successor indicators of 
global health security and pandemic prepared-
ness; and 
(B) commitment to transparency, including 
budget and global health data transparency, 
complying with the International Health Regu-
lations (2005), investing in domestic health sys-
tems, and achieving measurable results, and in 
which the Fund for Global Health Security and 
Pandemic Preparedness established under this 
section may finance global health security and 
pandemic preparedness assistance programs 
under this title. 
SEC. 6909. FUND AUTHORITIES. 
(a) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the purpose 
set forth in section 6908, the Fund, acting through 
the Executive Board, should provide grants, includ-
ing 
challenge 
grants, 
technical 
assistance, 
concessional lending, catalytic investment funds, and 
other innovative funding mechanisms, as appro-
priate, to— 
(A) help eligible partner countries close 
critical gaps in health security, as identified 
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through the Joint External Evaluation process, 
the Global Health Security Index classification 
of health systems, and national action plans for 
health security and other complementary or 
successor indicators of global health security 
and pandemic preparedness; and 
(B) support measures that enable such 
countries, at both national and sub-national lev-
els, and in partnership with civil society and the 
private sector, to strengthen and sustain resil-
ient health systems and supply chains with the 
resources, capacity, and personnel required to 
prevent, detect, mitigate, and respond to infec-
tious disease threats before they become 
pandemics. 
(2) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.—The activities to 
be supported by the Fund should include efforts 
to— 
(A) enable eligible partner countries to for-
mulate and implement national health security 
and pandemic preparedness action plans, ad-
vance action packages under the Global Health 
Security Agenda, and adopt and uphold com-
mitments under the International Health Regu-
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lations (2005) and other related international 
health agreements, as appropriate; 
(B) support global health security budget 
planning in eligible partner countries, including 
training in financial management and budget 
and global health data transparency; 
(C) strengthen the health security work-
force, including hiring, training, and deploying 
experts to improve frontline preparedness for 
emerging epidemic and pandemic threats; 
(D) improve infection control and the pro-
tection of healthcare workers within healthcare 
settings; 
(E) combat the threat of antimicrobial re-
sistance; 
(F) strengthen laboratory capacity and 
promote biosafety and biosecurity through the 
provision of material and technical assistance; 
(G) reduce the risk of bioterrorism, 
zoonotic disease spillover, and accidental bio-
logical release; 
(H) build technical capacity to manage 
global health security related supply chains, in-
cluding for personal protective equipment, oxy-
gen, testing reagents, and other lifesaving sup-
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plies, through effective forecasting, procure-
ment, warehousing, and delivery from central 
warehouses to points of service in both the pub-
lic and private sectors; 
(I) enable bilateral, regional, and inter-
national partnerships and cooperation, includ-
ing through pandemic early warning systems 
and emergency operations centers, to identify 
and address transnational infectious disease 
threats exacerbated by natural and man-made 
disasters, human displacement, and zoonotic in-
fection; 
(J) establish partnerships for the sharing 
of best practices and enabling eligible countries 
to meet targets and indicators under the Joint 
External Evaluation process, the Global Health 
Security Index classification of health systems, 
and national action plans for health security re-
lating to the detection, treatment, and preven-
tion of neglected tropical diseases; 
(K) build the technical capacity of eligible 
partner countries to prepare for and respond to 
second order development impacts of infectious 
disease outbreaks, while accounting for the dif-
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ferentiated 
needs 
and 
vulnerabilities 
of 
marginalized populations; 
(L) develop and utilize metrics to monitor 
and evaluate programmatic performance and 
identify best practices, including in accordance 
with Joint External Evaluation benchmarks, 
Global Health Security Agenda targets, and 
Global Health Security Index indicators; 
(M) develop and deploy mechanisms to en-
hance the transparency and accountability of 
global health security and pandemic prepared-
ness programs and data, in compliance with the 
International Health Regulations (2005), in-
cluding through the sharing of trends, risks, 
and lessons learned; and 
(N) develop and implement simulation ex-
ercises, produce and release after action re-
ports, and address related gaps. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
PROGRAM
OBJEC-
TIVES.—In carrying out the objectives of paragraph 
(1), the Fund should work to eliminate duplication 
and waste by upholding strict transparency and ac-
countability standards and coordinating its programs 
and activities with key partners working to advance 
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global health security and pandemic preparedness, 
including— 
(A) governments, civil society, faith-based, 
and nongovernmental organizations, research 
and academic institutions, and private sector 
entities in eligible partner countries; 
(B) the pandemic early warning systems 
and emergency operations centers to be estab-
lished under section 6909; 
(C) the World Health Organization; 
(D) the Global Health Security Agenda; 
(E) the Global Health Security Initiative; 
(F) the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tu-
berculosis, and Malaria; 
(G) the United Nations Office for the Co-
ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNICEF, 
and other relevant funds, programs, and spe-
cialized agencies of the United Nations; 
(H) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; 
(I) the Coalition for Epidemic Prepared-
ness Innovations (CEPI); 
(J) the Global Polio Eradication Initiative; 
and 
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(K) the United States Coordinator for 
Global Health Security and Diplomacy estab-
lished under section 5. 
(b) PRIORITY.—In providing assistance under this 
section, the Fund should give priority to low-and lower- 
middle income countries with— 
(1) low scores on the Global Health Security 
Index classification of health systems; 
(2) measurable gaps in global health security 
and pandemic preparedness identified under Joint 
External Evaluations and national action plans for 
health security; 
(3) demonstrated political and financial com-
mitment to pandemic preparedness; and 
(4) demonstrated commitment to upholding 
global health budget and data transparency and ac-
countability standards, complying with the Inter-
national Health Regulations (2005), investing in do-
mestic health systems, and achieving measurable re-
sults. 
(c) ELIGIBLE GRANT RECIPIENTS.—Governments 
and nongovernmental organizations should be eligible to 
receive grants as described in this section. 
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SEC. 6910. FUND ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) APPOINTMENT OF AN ADMINISTRATOR.—The Ex-
ecutive Board of the Fund should appoint an Adminis-
trator who should be responsible for managing the day- 
to-day operations of the Fund. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT AND ACCEPT CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—The Fund should be authorized to solicit and ac-
cept contributions from governments, the private sector, 
foundations, individuals, and nongovernmental entities of 
all kinds. 
(c) ACCOUNTABILITY OF FUNDS AND CRITERIA FOR 
PROGRAMS.—As part of the negotiations described in sec-
tion 6908(a), the Secretary of the State, shall, consistent 
with subsection (d)— 
(1) take such actions as are necessary to ensure 
that the Fund will have in effect adequate proce-
dures and standards to account for and monitor the 
use of funds contributed to the Fund, including the 
cost of administering the Fund; and 
(2) seek agreement on the criteria that should 
be used to determine the programs and activities 
that should be assisted by the Fund. 
(d) SELECTION OF PARTNER COUNTRIES, PROJECTS, 
AND RECIPIENTS.—The Executive Board should estab-
lish— 
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(1) eligible partner country selection criteria, to 
include transparent metrics to measure and assess 
global health security and pandemic preparedness 
strengths and vulnerabilities in countries seeking as-
sistance; 
(2) minimum standards for ensuring eligible 
partner country ownership and commitment to long- 
term results, including requirements for domestic 
budgeting, resource mobilization, and co-investment; 
(3) criteria for the selection of projects to re-
ceive support from the Fund; 
(4) standards and criteria regarding qualifica-
tions of recipients of such support; 
(5) such rules and procedures as may be nec-
essary for cost-effective management of the Fund; 
and 
(6) such rules and procedures as may be nec-
essary to ensure transparency and accountability in 
the grant-making process. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall seek to ensure that the Fund maintains 
an independent Office of the Inspector General 
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and ensure that the office has the requisite re-
sources and capacity to regularly conduct and 
publish, on a publicly accessible website, rig-
orous financial, programmatic, and reporting 
audits and investigations of the Fund and its 
grantees. 
(B) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS
ON
CORRUP-
TION.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(i) corruption within global health 
programs contribute directly to the loss of 
human life and cannot be tolerated; and 
(ii) in making financial recoveries re-
lating to a corrupt act or criminal conduct 
under a grant, as determined by the In-
spector General, the responsible grant re-
cipient should be assessed at a recovery 
rate of up to 150 percent of such loss. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—The Sec-
retary of State shall seek to ensure the Fund estab-
lishes, maintains, and makes publicly available a sys-
tem to track the administrative and management 
costs of the Fund on a quarterly basis. 
(3) FINANCIAL TRACKING SYSTEMS.—The Sec-
retary of State shall ensure that the Fund estab-
lishes, maintains, and makes publicly available a sys-
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tem to track the amount of funds disbursed to each 
grant recipient and sub-recipient during a grant’s 
fiscal cycle. 
SEC. 6911. FUND ADVISORY BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There should be an Advisory 
Board to the Fund. 
(b) APPOINTMENTS.—The members of the Advisory 
Board should be composed of— 
(1) individuals with experience and leadership 
in the fields of development, global health, epidemi-
ology, medicine, biomedical research, and social 
sciences; and 
(2) representatives of relevant United Nations 
agencies, including the World Health Organization, 
and nongovernmental organizations with on-the- 
ground experience in implementing global health 
programs in low and lower-middle income countries. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Advisory Board should 
provide advice and guidance to the Executive Board of the 
Fund on the development and implementation of programs 
and projects to be assisted by the Fund and on leveraging 
donations to the Fund. 
(d) PROHIBITION
ON
PAYMENT
OF
COMPENSA-
TION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except for travel expenses 
(including per diem in lieu of subsistence), no mem-
ber of the Advisory Board should receive compensa-
tion for services performed as a member of the 
Board. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
REPRESENTATIVE.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law (including 
an international agreement), a representative of the 
United States on the Advisory Board may not accept 
compensation for services performed as a member of 
the Board, except that such representative may ac-
cept travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, while away from the representative’s 
home or regular place of business in the perform-
ance of services for the Board. 
(e) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Members of the Advi-
sory Board should be required to disclose any potential 
conflicts of interest prior to serving on the Advisory 
Board. 
SEC. 6912. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON THE FUND. 
(a) STATUS REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, and the 
heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
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shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report detailing the progress of international negotia-
tions to establish the Fund. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the establishment of the Fund, and an-
nually thereafter for the duration of the Fund, the 
Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the Fund. 
(2) REPORT ELEMENTS.—The report shall in-
clude a description of— 
(A) the goals of the Fund; 
(B) the programs, projects, and activities 
supported by the Fund; 
(C) private and governmental contributions 
to the Fund; and 
(D) the criteria utilized to determine the 
programs and activities that should be assisted 
by the Fund. 
(c) GAO REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS.—Not later 
than 2 years after the date that the Fund comes into ef-
fect, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port evaluating the effectiveness of the Fund, including— 
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(1) the effectiveness of the programs, projects, 
and activities supported by the Fund; and 
(2) an assessment of the merits of continued 
United States participation in the Fund. 
SEC. 6913. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to submission of the cer-
tification under this section, the President is authorized 
to make available for United States contributions to the 
Fund such funds as may be authorized to be made avail-
able for such purpose. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State shall no-
tify the appropriate congressional committees not later 
than 15 days in advance of making a contribution to the 
Fund, including— 
(1) the amount of the proposed contribution; 
(2) the total of funds contributed by other do-
nors; and 
(3) the national interests served by United 
States participation in the Fund. 
(c) LIMITATION.—At no point during the five years 
after enactment of this Act shall a United States contribu-
tion to the Fund cause the cumulative total of United 
States contributions to the Fund to exceed 33 percent of 
the total contributions to the Fund from all sources. 
(d) WITHHOLDINGS.— 
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(1) SUPPORT
FOR
ACTS
OF
INTERNATIONAL 
TERRORISM.—If at any time the Secretary of State 
determines that the Fund has provided assistance to 
a country, the government of which the Secretary of 
State has determined, for purposes of section 620A 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2371) has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
international terrorism, the United States shall with-
hold from its contribution to the Fund for the next 
fiscal year an amount equal to the amount expended 
by the Fund to the government of such country. 
(2) EXCESSIVE SALARIES.—If at any time dur-
ing the five years after enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of State determines that the salary of any 
individual employed by the Fund exceeds the salary 
of the Vice President of the United States for that 
fiscal year, then the United States should withhold 
from its contribution for the next fiscal year an 
amount equal to the aggregate amount by which the 
salary of each such individual exceeds the salary of 
the Vice President of the United States. 
(3) ACCOUNTABILITY CERTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENT.—The Secretary of State may withhold not 
more than 20 percent of planned United States con-
tributions to the Fund until the Secretary certifies 
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to the appropriate congressional committees that the 
Fund has established procedures to provide access 
by the Office of Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of State, as cognizant Inspector General, the 
Inspector General of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Inspector General of the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and the Comptroller General of the United 
States to the Fund’s financial data and other infor-
mation relevant to United States contributions to 
the Fund (as determined by the Inspector General 
of the Department of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State). 
SEC. 6914. COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOREIGN AID TRANS-
PARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 
2016. 
Section 2(3) of the Foreign Aid Transparency and 
Accountability Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–191; 22 
U.S.C. 2394c note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(F) the Global Health Security Act of 
2022.’’. 
SEC. 6915. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional Com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(2) GLOBAL
HEALTH
SECURITY.—The term 
‘‘global health security’’ means activities supporting 
epidemic and pandemic preparedness and capabili-
ties at the country and global levels in order to mini-
mize vulnerability to acute public health events that 
can endanger the health of populations across geo-
graphical regions and international boundaries. 
SEC. 6916. SUNSET. 
This title, and the amendments made by this title 
shall cease to be effective 5 fiscal years after the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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TITLE LXX—PROTECTION OF 
SAUDI DISSIDENTS 
SEC. 7001. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF DEFENSE AR-
TICLES AND SERVICES, DESIGN AND CON-
STRUCTION SERVICES, AND MAJOR DEFENSE 
EQUIPMENT TO SAUDI ARABIA. 
(a) INITIAL PERIOD.—During the 120-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President may not sell, authorize a license for the export 
of, or otherwise transfer any defense articles or defense 
services, design and construction services, or major de-
fense equipment under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) to an intelligence, internal security, 
or law enforcement agency or instrumentality of the Gov-
ernment of Saudi Arabia, or to any person acting as an 
agent of or on behalf of such agency or instrumentality. 
(b) SUBSEQUENT PERIODS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the 120-day period 
beginning after the end of the 120-day period de-
scribed in subsection (a), and each 120-day period 
thereafter, the President may not sell, authorize a li-
cense for the export of, or otherwise transfer any de-
fense articles or services, design and construction 
services, or major defense equipment under the 
Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), 
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regardless of the amount of such articles, services, 
or equipment, to an intelligence, internal security, or 
law enforcement agency or instrumentality of the 
Government of Saudi Arabia, or to any person act-
ing as an agent of or on behalf of such agency or 
instrumentality, unless the President has submitted 
to the chairman and ranking member of the appro-
priate congressional committees a certification de-
scribed in paragraph (2). 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described 
in this paragraph is a certification that contains a 
determination of the President that, during the 120- 
day period preceding the date of submission of the 
certification, the United States Government has not 
determined that the Government of Saudi Arabia 
has conducted any of the following activities: 
(A) Forced repatriation, intimidation, or 
killing of dissidents in other countries. 
(B) The unjust imprisonment in Saudi 
Arabia of United States citizens or aliens law-
fully admitted for permanent residence or the 
prohibition on these individuals and their family 
members from exiting Saudi Arabia. 
(C) Torture of detainees in the custody of 
the Government of Saudi Arabia. 
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(c) EXCEPTION.—The restrictions in this section 
shall not apply with respect to the sale, authorization of 
a license for export, or transfer of any defense articles or 
services, design and construction services, or major de-
fense equipment under the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) for use in— 
(1) the defense of the territory of Saudi Arabia 
from external threats; or 
(2) the defense of United States military or dip-
lomatic personnel or United States facilities located 
in Saudi Arabia. 
(d) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the restrictions in this section if the President sub-
mits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report not later than 15 days before the granting of 
such waiver that contains— 
(A) a determination of the President that 
such a waiver is in the vital national security 
interests of the United States; and 
(B) a detailed justification for the use of 
such waiver and the reasons why the restric-
tions in this section cannot be met. 
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(2) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(e) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
SEC. 7002. REPORT ON CONSISTENT PATTERN OF ACTS OF 
INTIMIDATION OR HARASSMENT DIRECTED 
AGAINST 
INDIVIDUALS 
IN 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2756) states the following: ‘‘No letters of 
offer may be issued, no credits or guarantees may be 
extended, and no export licenses may be issued 
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under this Act with respect to any country deter-
mined by the President to be engaged in a consistent 
pattern of acts of intimidation or harassment di-
rected against individuals in the United States’’. 
(2) Section 6 of the Arms Export Control Act 
further requires the President to report any such de-
termination promptly to the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives, and to the chair-
man of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
(b) REPORT ON ACTS OF INTIMIDATION OR HARASS-
MENT AGAINST INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on— 
(1) whether any official of the Government of 
Saudi Arabia engaged in a consistent pattern of acts 
of intimidation or harassment directed against 
Jamal Khashoggi or any individual in the United 
States; and 
(2) whether any United States-origin defense 
articles were used in the activities described in para-
graph (1). 
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(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 7003. REPORT AND CERTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO 
SAUDI DIPLOMATS AND DIPLOMATIC FACILI-
TIES IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) REPORT ON SAUDI DIPLOMATS AND DIPLOMATIC 
FACILITIES
IN UNITED STATES.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presi-
dent shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report covering the three-year period preceding 
such date of enactment regarding whether and to what 
extent covered persons used diplomatic credentials, visas, 
or covered facilities to facilitate monitoring, tracking, sur-
veillance, or harassment of, or harm to, other nationals 
of Saudi Arabia living in the United States. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each 
120-day period thereafter, the President shall, if the 
President determines that such is the case, submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a cer-
tification that the United States Government has 
not determined covered persons to be using diplo-
matic credentials, visas, or covered facilities to facili-
tate serious harassment of, or harm to, other nation-
als of Saudi Arabia living in the United States dur-
ing the time period covered by each such certifi-
cation. 
(2) FAILURE
TO
SUBMIT
CERTIFICATION.—If 
the President does not submit a certification under 
paragraph (1), the President shall— 
(A) close one or more covered facilities for 
such period of time until the President does 
submit such a certification; and 
(B) submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committee a report that contains— 
(i) a detailed explanation of why the 
President is unable to make such a certifi-
cation; 
(ii) a list and summary of engage-
ments of the United States Government 
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with the Government of Saudi Arabia re-
garding the use of diplomatic credentials, 
visas, or covered facilities described in 
paragraph (1); and 
(iii) a description of actions the 
United States Government has taken or in-
tends to take in response to the use of dip-
lomatic credentials, visas, or covered facili-
ties described in paragraph (1). 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
and the certification and report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the restrictions in this section if the President sub-
mits to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report not later than 15 days before the granting of 
such waiver that contains— 
(A) a determination of the President that 
such a waiver is in the vital national security 
interests of the United States; and 
(B) a detailed justification for the use of 
such waiver and the reasons why the restric-
tions in this section cannot be met. 
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(2) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(e) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered facility’’ means a diplo-
matic or consular facility of Saudi Arabia in the 
United States. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered person’’ means a na-
tional of Saudi Arabia credentialed to a covered fa-
cility. 
SEC. 7004. REPORT ON THE DUTY TO WARN OBLIGATION OF 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that Intelligence 
Community Directive 191 provides that— 
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(1) when an element of the intelligence commu-
nity of the United States collects or acquires credible 
and specific information indicating an impending 
threat of intentional killing, serious bodily injury, or 
kidnapping directed at a person, the agency must 
‘‘warn the intended victim or those responsible for 
protecting the intended victim, as appropriate’’ un-
less an applicable waiver of the duty is granted by 
the appropriate official within the element; and 
(2) when issues arise with respect to whether 
the threat information rises to the threshold of 
‘‘duty to warn’’, the directive calls for resolution in 
favor of warning the intended victim. 
(b) REPORT ON DUTY TO WARN.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Direc-
tor of National Intelligence, in coordination with the heads 
of other relevant United States intelligence agencies, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port with respect to— 
(1) whether and how the intelligence community 
fulfilled its duty to warn Jamal Khashoggi of threats 
to his life and liberty pursuant to Intelligence Com-
munity Directive 191; and 
(2) in the case of the intelligence community 
not fulfilling its duty to warn as described in para-
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graph (1), why the intelligence community did not 
fulfill this duty. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain 
a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘duty to warn’’ has the meaning 
given that term in Intelligence Community Directive 
191, as in effect on July 21, 2015. 
(3) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3(4) of the Na-
tional Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(4) The term ‘‘relevant United States intel-
ligence agency’’ means any element of the intel-
ligence community that may have possessed intel-
ligence reporting regarding threats to Jamal 
Khashoggi. 
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TITLE LXXI—COLORADO AND 
GRAND CANYON PUBLIC LANDS 
SEC. 7101. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
In subtitles A through D, the term ‘‘State’’ means 
the State of Colorado. 
Subtitle A—Continental Divide 
SEC. 7111. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COVERED AREA.—The term ‘‘covered area’’ 
means any area designated as wilderness by the 
amendments to section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilder-
ness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) made by section 7112(a). 
(2) HISTORIC
LANDSCAPE.—The term ‘‘His-
toric Landscape’’ means the Camp Hale National 
Historic Landscape designated by section 7118(a). 
(3) RECREATION
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Recreation Management Area’’ means the 
Tenmile Recreation Management Area designated by 
section 7114(a). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(5) 
WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Wildlife Conservation Area’’ means, as appli-
cable— 
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(A) the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Con-
servation Area designated by section 7115(a); 
(B) the Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife 
Conservation 
Area 
designated 
by 
section 
7116(a); and 
(C) the Spraddle Creek Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area designated by section 7117(a). 
SEC. 7112. COLORADO WILDERNESS ADDITIONS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wil-
derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
103–77) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘1993,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1993, and certain Federal land within the 
White River National Forest that comprises approxi-
mately 6,896 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Pro-
posed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness Additions’ on the 
map entitled ‘Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness 
Additions’ and dated June 24, 2019,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(23) HOLY CROSS WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain Federal land within the White River Na-
tional Forest that comprises approximately 3,866 
acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed Megan 
Dickie Wilderness Addition’ on the map entitled 
‘Holy Cross Wilderness Addition Proposal’ and 
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dated June 24, 2019, which shall be incorporated 
into, and managed as part of, the Holy Cross Wil-
derness designated by section 102(a)(5) of Public 
Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 3266). 
‘‘(24) HOOSIER RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the White River National Forest 
that comprises approximately 5,235 acres, as gen-
erally depicted as ‘Proposed Hoosier Ridge Wilder-
ness’ on the map entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and 
dated April 22, 2022, which shall be known as the 
‘Hoosier Ridge Wilderness’. 
‘‘(25) TENMILE WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the White River National Forest that 
comprises approximately 7,624 acres, as generally 
depicted as ‘Proposed Tenmile Wilderness’ on the 
map entitled ‘Tenmile Proposal’ and dated April 22, 
2022, which shall be known as the ‘Tenmile Wilder-
ness’. 
‘‘(26) 
EAGLES
NEST
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal land within the White 
River National Forest that comprises approximately 
7,634 acres, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed 
Freeman Creek Wilderness Addition’ and ‘Proposed 
Spraddle Creek Wilderness Addition’ on the map en-
titled ‘Eagles Nest Wilderness Additions Proposal’ 
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and dated April 26, 2022, which shall be incor-
porated into, and managed as part of, the Eagles 
Nest Wilderness designated by Public Law 94–352 
(90 Stat. 870).’’. 
(b) APPLICABLE LAW.—Any reference in the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date 
of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the 
date of enactment of this Act for purposes of admin-
istering a covered area. 
(c) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may carry out any activity in 
a covered area that the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject 
to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(d) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on a covered 
area, if established before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reason-
able regulations as are considered to be necessary by the 
Secretary, in accordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines set forth in the report of the 
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
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House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 
of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 
(e) COORDINATION.—For purposes of administering 
the Federal land designated as wilderness by paragraph 
(26) of section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 
1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by subsection (a)(2)), the Secretary shall, as deter-
mined to be appropriate for the protection of watersheds, 
coordinate the activities of the Secretary in response to 
fires and flooding events with interested State and local 
agencies. 
SEC. 7113. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS POTENTIAL WIL-
DERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Fed-
eral land in the White River National Forest in the State, 
comprising approximately 8,036 acres, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wilder-
ness’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork Mountains Pro-
posal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, is designated as a poten-
tial wilderness area. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and except as provided in subsection (d), the potential wil-
derness area designated by subsection (a) shall be man-
aged in accordance with— 
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(1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(2) this section. 
(c) LIVESTOCK USE OF VACANT ALLOTMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with applicable laws (including regulations), the Sec-
retary shall publish a determination regarding 
whether to authorize livestock grazing or other use 
by livestock on the vacant allotments known as— 
(A) the ‘‘Big Hole Allotment’’; and 
(B) the ‘‘Blue Ridge Allotment’’. 
(2) MODIFICATION OF ALLOTMENTS.—In pub-
lishing a determination pursuant to paragraph (1), 
the Secretary may modify or combine the vacant al-
lotments referred to in that paragraph. 
(3) PERMIT OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date on which a deter-
mination of the Secretary to authorize livestock 
grazing or other use by livestock is published under 
paragraph (1), if applicable, the Secretary shall 
grant a permit or other authorization for that live-
stock grazing or other use in accordance with appli-
cable laws (including regulations). 
(d) RANGE IMPROVEMENTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary permits live-
stock grazing or other use by livestock on the poten-
tial wilderness area under subsection (c), the Sec-
retary, or a third party authorized by the Secretary, 
may use motorized or mechanized transport or 
equipment for purposes of constructing or rehabili-
tating such range improvements as are necessary to 
obtain appropriate livestock management objectives 
(including habitat and watershed restoration). 
(2) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The au-
thority provided by this subsection terminates on the 
date that is 2 years after the date on which the Sec-
retary publishes a positive determination under sub-
section (c)(3). 
(e) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—The potential wilderness 
area designated by subsection (a) shall be designated 
as wilderness, to be known as the ‘‘Williams Fork 
Mountains Wilderness’’— 
(A) effective not earlier than the date that 
is 180 days after the date of enactment this 
Act; and 
(B) on the earliest of— 
(i) the date on which the Secretary 
publishes in the Federal Register a notice 
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that the construction or rehabilitation of 
range improvements under subsection (d) 
is complete; 
(ii) the date described in subsection 
(d)(2); and 
(iii) the effective date of a determina-
tion of the Secretary not to authorize live-
stock grazing or other use by livestock 
under subsection (c)(1). 
(2) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Secretary shall manage the Williams 
Fork Mountains Wilderness in accordance with the 
Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; Public Law 103–77), except that any reference 
in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be 
considered to be a reference to the date on which the 
Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness is designated 
in accordance with paragraph (1). 
SEC. 7114. TENMILE RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 17,120 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Tenmile Recreation Management 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Tenmile Proposal’’ and dated 
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April 22, 2022, are designated as the ‘‘Tenmile Recreation 
Management Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Recreation 
Management Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance 
for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future gen-
erations the recreational, scenic, watershed, habitat, and 
ecological resources of the Recreation Management Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Recreation Management Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances— 
(i) the purposes of the Recreation 
Management Area described in subsection 
(b); and 
(ii) recreation opportunities, including 
mountain biking, hiking, fishing, horseback 
riding, 
snowshoeing, 
climbing, 
skiing, 
camping, and hunting; and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
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(iii) this section. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Recreation Manage-
ment Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) VEHICLES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 
in the Recreation Management Area shall 
be limited to the roads, vehicle classes, and 
periods authorized for motorized vehicle 
use on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 
or temporary road shall be constructed in 
the Recreation Management Area. 
(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) rerouting or closing an exist-
ing road or trail to protect natural re-
sources from degradation, as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate; 
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(II) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles for administrative pur-
poses or roadside camping; 
(III) 
constructing 
temporary 
roads or permitting the use of motor-
ized vehicles to carry out pre- or post- 
fire watershed protection projects; 
(IV) authorizing the use of mo-
torized vehicles to carry out any activ-
ity described in subsection (d), (e)(1), 
or (f); or 
(V) responding to an emergency. 
(C) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Recreation Management Area for the pur-
pose of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized under 
this section. 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
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mines to be necessary to manage wildland fire and treat 
hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in the Recreation 
Management Area, subject to such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(e) WATER.— 
(1) EFFECT ON WATER MANAGEMENT INFRA-
STRUCTURE.—Nothing in this section affects the 
construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, op-
eration, maintenance, or renovation within the 
Recreation Management Area of— 
(A) water management infrastructure in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
or 
(B) any future infrastructure necessary for 
the development or exercise of water rights de-
creed before the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Section 3(e) of the 
James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act 
(Public Law 107–216; 116 Stat. 1058) shall apply 
to the Recreation Management Area. 
(f) PERMITS.—Nothing in this section affects— 
(1) any permit held by a ski area or other enti-
ty; or 
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(2) the implementation of associated activities 
or facilities authorized by law or permit outside the 
boundaries of the Recreation Management Area. 
SEC. 7115. PORCUPINE GULCH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 8,287 acres of Federal land located in 
the White River National Forest, as generally depicted as 
‘‘Proposed Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area’’ 
on the map entitled ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are des-
ignated as the ‘‘Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation 
Area’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Wildlife Con-
servation Area’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con-
servation Area are— 
(1) to conserve and protect a wildlife migration 
corridor over Interstate 70; and 
(2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, and 
ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation 
Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Wildlife Conservation Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(iii) this section. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) RECREATION.—The Secretary may 
permit such recreational activities in the Wild-
life Conservation Area that the Secretary deter-
mines are consistent with the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
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(C) MOTORIZED
VEHICLES
AND
MECHA-
NIZED
TRANSPORT; 
NEW
OR
TEMPORARY 
ROADS.— 
(i) 
MOTORIZED
VEHICLES
AND 
MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (iii), the use of motorized 
vehicles and mechanized transport in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area shall be prohib-
ited. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii) and sub-
section (e), no new or temporary road shall 
be constructed within the Wildlife Con-
servation Area. 
(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles or mechanized transport 
for administrative purposes; 
(II) 
constructing 
temporary 
roads or permitting the use of motor-
ized vehicles or mechanized transport 
to carry out pre- or post-fire water-
shed protection projects; 
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(III) authorizing the use of mo-
torized vehicles or mechanized trans-
port to carry out activities described 
in subsection (d) or (e); or 
(IV) responding to an emergency. 
(D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 
of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized under 
this section. 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to manage wildland fire and treat 
hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Con-
servation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(e) REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.—Noth-
ing in this section or section 7121(f) precludes the Sec-
retary from authorizing, in accordance with applicable 
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laws (including regulations) and subject to valid existing 
rights, the use of the subsurface of the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area to construct, realign, operate, or maintain re-
gional transportation projects, including Interstate 70 and 
the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels. 
(f) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder-
ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 
Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
SEC. 7116. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE CON-
SERVATION AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 3,528 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife 
Conservation Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Williams Fork 
Mountains Proposal’’ and dated June 24, 2019, are des-
ignated as the ‘‘Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Con-
servation Area’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Wild-
life Conservation Area’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con-
servation Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for 
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, 
and ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Wildlife Conservation Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(iii) this section. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles 
in the Wildlife Conservation Area shall be 
limited to designated roads and trails. 
(ii) NEW
OR
TEMPORARY
ROADS.— 
Except as provided in clause (iii), no new 
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or temporary road shall be constructed in 
the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(iii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) or (ii) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles for administrative pur-
poses; 
(II) authorizing the use of motor-
ized vehicles to carry out activities de-
scribed in subsection (d); or 
(III) responding to an emer-
gency. 
(C) BICYCLES.—The use of bicycles in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area shall be limited to 
designated roads and trails. 
(D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 
of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized under 
this section. 
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(E) GRAZING.—The laws (including regu-
lations) and policies followed by the Secretary 
in issuing and administering grazing permits or 
leases on land under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary shall continue to apply with regard to 
the land in the Wildlife Conservation Area, con-
sistent with the purposes described in sub-
section (b). 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to manage wildland fire and treat 
hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Con-
servation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(e) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder-
ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 
Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
SEC. 7117. SPRADDLE CREEK WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 2,674 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Spraddle Creek Wildlife Conservation 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Eagles Nest Wilderness Addi-
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tions Proposal’’ and dated April 26, 2022, are designated 
as the ‘‘Spraddle Creek Wildlife Conservation Area’’ (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Wildlife Conservation 
Area’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Wildlife Con-
servation Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for 
the benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the wildlife, scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, 
and ecological resources of the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Wildlife Conservation Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the purposes described in sub-
section (b); and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew-
able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
(ii) any other applicable laws (includ-
ing regulations); and 
(iii) this subtitle. 
(2) USES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Wildlife Conserva-
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tion Area as the Secretary determines would 
further the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(B) MOTORIZED
VEHICLES
AND
MECHA-
NIZED
TRANSPORT.—Except as necessary for 
administrative purposes or to respond to an 
emergency, the use of motorized vehicles and 
mechanized transport in the Wildlife Conserva-
tion Area shall be prohibited. 
(C) ROADS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), no road shall be constructed 
in the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
(ii) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from— 
(I) constructing a temporary 
road as the Secretary determines to 
be necessary as a minimum require-
ment for carrying out a vegetation 
management project in the Wildlife 
Conservation Area; or 
(II) responding to an emergency. 
(iii) 
DECOMMISSIONING
OF
TEM-
PORARY ROADS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date on which the applicable 
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vegetation management project is com-
pleted, the Secretary shall decommission 
any temporary road constructed under 
clause (ii)(I) for the applicable vegetation 
management project. 
(D) COMMERCIAL TIMBER.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), no project shall be carried out in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area for the purpose 
of harvesting commercial timber. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in clause 
(i) prevents the Secretary from harvesting 
or selling a merchantable product that is a 
byproduct of an activity authorized in the 
Wildlife Conservation Area under this sec-
tion. 
(d) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may carry out any activity, in accordance with applicable 
laws (including regulations), that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to manage wildland fire and treat 
hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in the Wildlife Con-
servation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as 
the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
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(e) WATER.—Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilder-
ness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107–216; 116 
Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area. 
SEC. 7118. CAMP HALE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDSCAPE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 28,197 acres of Federal land in the 
White River National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted as ‘‘Proposed Camp Hale National Historic Land-
scape’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic 
Landscape Proposal’’ and dated April 22, 2022, are des-
ignated the ‘‘Camp Hale National Historic Landscape’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Historic Land-
scape are— 
(1) to provide for— 
(A) the interpretation of historic events, 
activities, structures, and artifacts of the His-
toric Landscape, including with respect to the 
role of the Historic Landscape in local, na-
tional, and world history; 
(B) the preservation of the historic re-
sources of the Historic Landscape, consistent 
with the other purposes of the Historic Land-
scape; 
(C) recreational opportunities, with an em-
phasis on the activities related to the historic 
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use of the Historic Landscape, including skiing, 
snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hiking, horseback 
riding, climbing, other road- and trail-based ac-
tivities, and other outdoor activities; and 
(D) the continued environmental remedi-
ation and removal of unexploded ordnance at 
the Camp Hale Formerly Used Defense Site 
and the Camp Hale historic cantonment area; 
and 
(2) to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance 
for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future 
generations the scenic, watershed, and ecological re-
sources of the Historic Landscape. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Historic Landscape in accordance with— 
(A) the purposes of the Historic Landscape 
described in subsection (b); and 
(B) any other applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a management plan for the 
Historic Landscape. 
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(B) CONTENTS.—The management plan 
prepared under subparagraph (A) shall include 
plans for— 
(i) improving the interpretation of his-
toric events, activities, structures, and arti-
facts of the Historic Landscape, including 
with respect to the role of the Historic 
Landscape in local, national, and world 
history; 
(ii) conducting historic preservation 
and veteran outreach and engagement ac-
tivities; 
(iii) managing recreational opportuni-
ties, including the use and stewardship 
of— 
(I) the road and trail systems; 
and 
(II) 
dispersed 
recreation 
re-
sources; 
(iv) the conservation, protection, res-
toration, or enhancement of the scenic, wa-
tershed, and ecological resources of the 
Historic Landscape, including— 
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(I) conducting the restoration 
and enhancement project under sub-
section (d); 
(II) forest fuels, wildfire, and 
mitigation management; and 
(III) watershed health and pro-
tection; 
(v) environmental remediation and, 
consistent with subsection (e)(2), the re-
moval of unexploded ordnance; and 
(vi) managing the Historic Landscape 
in accordance with subsection (g). 
(3) EXPLOSIVE HAZARDS.—The Secretary shall 
provide to the Secretary of the Army a notification 
of any unexploded ordnance (as defined in section 
101(e) of title 10, United States Code) that is dis-
covered in the Historic Landscape. 
(d) CAMP HALE RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT 
PROJECT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a restoration and enhancement project in the His-
toric Landscape— 
(A) to improve aquatic, riparian, and wet-
land conditions in and along the Eagle River 
and tributaries of the Eagle River; 
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(B) to maintain or improve recreation and 
interpretive opportunities and facilities; and 
(C) to conserve historic values in the Camp 
Hale area. 
(2) 
COORDINATION.—In 
carrying 
out 
the 
project described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall coordinate with, and provide the opportunity to 
collaborate on the project to— 
(A) the Corps of Engineers; 
(B) the Camp Hale-Eagle River Head-
waters Collaborative Group; 
(C) the National Forest Foundation; 
(D) the Colorado Department of Public 
Health and Environment; 
(E) the Colorado State Historic Preserva-
tion Office; 
(F) the Colorado Department of Natural 
Resources; 
(G) units of local government; and 
(H) other interested organizations and 
members of the public. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall continue to carry out the projects and activities 
of the Department of the Army in existence on the 
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date of enactment of this Act relating to cleanup 
of— 
(A) the Camp Hale Formerly Used De-
fense Site; or 
(B) the Camp Hale historic cantonment 
area. 
(2) REMOVAL OF UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Army may remove unexploded ordnance (as de-
fined in section 101(e) of title 10, United 
States Code) from the Historic Landscape, as 
the Secretary of the Army determines to be ap-
propriate in accordance with applicable law (in-
cluding regulations). 
(B) ACTION ON RECEIPT OF NOTICE.—On 
receipt from the Secretary of a notification of 
unexploded ordnance under subsection (c)(3), 
the Secretary of the Army may remove the 
unexploded ordnance in accordance with— 
(i) the program for environmental res-
toration of formerly used defense sites 
under section 2701 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
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(ii) the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and 
(iii) any other applicable provision of 
law (including regulations). 
(3) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection modifies any obligation in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act relating to envi-
ronmental remediation or removal of any unexploded 
ordnance located in or around the Camp Hale his-
toric cantonment area, the Camp Hale Formerly 
Used Defense Site, or the Historic Landscape, in-
cluding such an obligation under— 
(A) the program for environmental restora-
tion of formerly used defense sites under sec-
tion 2701 of title 10, United States Code; 
(B) the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or 
(C) any other applicable provision of law 
(including regulations). 
(f) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary and the Secretary of the Army shall enter into an 
agreement— 
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(1) to specify— 
(A) the activities of the Secretary relating 
to the management of the Historic Landscape; 
and 
(B) the activities of the Secretary of the 
Army relating to environmental remediation 
and the removal of unexploded ordnance in ac-
cordance with subsection (e) and other applica-
ble laws (including regulations); and 
(2) to require the Secretary to provide to the 
Secretary of the Army, by not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act and periodi-
cally thereafter, as appropriate, a management plan 
for the Historic Landscape for purposes of the re-
moval activities described in subsection (e). 
(g) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) affects the jurisdiction of the State over any 
water law, water right, or adjudication or adminis-
tration relating to any water resource; 
(2) affects any water right in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act, or the exercise of such 
a water right, including— 
(A) a water right subject to an interstate 
water compact (including full development of 
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any apportionment made in accordance with 
such a compact); 
(B) a water right decreed within, above, 
below, or through the Historic Landscape; 
(C) a change, exchange, plan for aug-
mentation, or other water decree with respect to 
a water right, including a conditional water 
right, in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act— 
(i) that is consistent with the pur-
poses described in subsection (b); and 
(ii) that does not result in diversion of 
a greater flow rate or volume of water for 
such a water right in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act; 
(D) a water right held by the United 
States; 
(E) the management or operation of any 
reservoir, including the storage, management, 
release, or transportation of water; and 
(F) the construction or operation of such 
infrastructure as is determined to be necessary 
by an individual or entity holding water rights 
to develop and place to beneficial use those 
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rights, subject to applicable Federal, State, and 
local law (including regulations); 
(3) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
by the United States of any reserved or appropria-
tive water right; 
(4) affects— 
(A) any permit held by a ski area or other 
entity; or 
(B) the implementation of associated ac-
tivities or facilities authorized by law or permit 
outside the boundaries of the Historic Land-
scape; 
(5) prevents the Secretary from closing portions 
of the Historic Landscape for public safety, environ-
mental remediation, or other use in accordance with 
applicable laws; or 
(6) affects— 
(A) any special use permit in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act; or 
(B) the renewal of a permit described in 
subparagraph (A). 
(h) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for activities relating to historic in-
terpretation, preservation, and restoration carried out in 
and around the Historic Landscape. 
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(i) DESIGNATION OF OVERLOOK.—The interpretive 
site located beside United States Route 24 in the State, 
at 39.431N 106.323W, is designated as the ‘‘Sandy Treat 
Overlook’’. 
SEC. 7119. WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY 
MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the White River 
National Forest is modified to include the approximately 
120 acres comprised of the SW1⁄4, the SE1⁄4, and the 
NE1⁄4 of the SE1⁄4 of sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 80 W., 6th Prin-
cipal Meridian, in Summit County in the State. 
(b) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 
purposes of section 200306 of title 54, United States 
Code, the boundaries of the White River National Forest, 
as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be 
the boundaries of the White River National Forest as in 
existence on January 1, 1965. 
SEC. 7120. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK POTENTIAL 
WILDERNESS BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide for the ongoing maintenance and use of portions of 
the Trail River Ranch and the associated property located 
within Rocky Mountain National Park in Grand County 
in the State. 
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(b) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 1952(b) of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1070) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary 
of the Potential Wilderness is modified to exclude 
the area comprising approximately 15.5 acres of 
land identified as ‘Potential Wilderness to Non-wil-
derness’ on the map entitled ‘Rocky Mountain Na-
tional Park Proposed Wilderness Area Amendment’ 
and dated January 16, 2018.’’. 
SEC. 7121. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with 
respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 
(b) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle or 
an amendment made by this subtitle establishes a 
protective perimeter or buffer zone around— 
(A) a covered area; 
(B) a wilderness area or potential wilder-
ness area designated by section 7113; 
(C) the Recreation Management Area; 
(D) a Wildlife Conservation Area; or 
(E) the Historic Landscape. 
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(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that a non-
wilderness activity or use on land outside of an area 
described in paragraph (1) can be seen or heard 
from within the applicable area described in para-
graph (1) shall not preclude the activity or use out-
side the boundary of the applicable area described in 
paragraph (1). 
(c) TRIBAL RIGHTS AND USES.— 
(1) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects the treaty rights of an Indian Tribe. 
(2) TRADITIONAL
TRIBAL
USES.—Subject to 
any terms and conditions that the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary and in accordance with appli-
cable law, the Secretary shall allow for the continued 
use of the areas described in subsection (b)(1) by 
members of Indian Tribes— 
(A) for traditional ceremonies; and 
(B) as a source of traditional plants and 
other materials. 
(d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall prepare maps and legal descriptions of each 
area described in subsection (b)(1) with— 
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(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—Each map and legal de-
scription prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this sub-
title, except that the Secretary may— 
(A) correct any typographical errors in the 
maps and legal descriptions; and 
(B) in consultation with the State, make 
minor adjustments to the boundaries of the 
Tenmile Recreation Management Area des-
ignated by section 7114(a), the Porcupine 
Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area designated by 
section 7115(a), and the Williams Fork Moun-
tains Wildlife Conservation Area designated by 
section 7116(a) to account for potential high-
way or multimodal transportation system con-
struction, safety measures, maintenance, re-
alignment, or widening. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 
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(e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 
an area described in subsection (b)(1) by donation, 
purchase from a willing seller, or exchange. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interest in 
land acquired under paragraph (1) shall be incor-
porated into, and administered as a part of, the wil-
derness area, Recreation Management Area, Wildlife 
Conservation Area, or Historic Landscape, as appli-
cable, in which the land or interest in land is lo-
cated. 
(f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the areas described in subsection (b)(1) are withdrawn 
from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(g) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sub-
title or an amendment made by this subtitle restricts or 
precludes— 
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(1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft 
over any area subject to this subtitle or an amend-
ment made by this subtitle, including military over-
flights that can be seen, heard, or detected within 
such an area; 
(2) flight testing or evaluation over an area de-
scribed in paragraph (1); or 
(3) the use or establishment of— 
(A) any new unit of special use airspace 
over an area described in paragraph (1); or 
(B) any military flight training or trans-
portation over such an area. 
(h) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that military aviation training on Federal public 
land in the State, including the training conducted at the 
High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training 
Site, is critical to the national security of the United 
States and the readiness of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle B—San Juan Mountains 
SEC. 7131. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means— 
(A) land designated as wilderness under 
paragraphs (27) through (29) of section 2(a) of 
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the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 7132); and 
(B) a Special Management Area. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The term 
‘‘Special Management Area’’ means each of— 
(A) the Sheep Mountain Special Manage-
ment Area designated by section 7133(a)(1); 
and 
(B) the Liberty Bell East Special Manage-
ment Area designated by section 7133(a)(2). 
SEC. 7132. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER-
VATION SYSTEM. 
Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as amended 
by section 7112(a)) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(27) LIZARD HEAD WILDERNESS ADDITION.— 
Certain 
Federal 
land 
in 
the 
Grand 
Mesa, 
Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests com-
prising approximately 3,141 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Wilson, Sun-
shine, Black Face and San Bernardo Additions to 
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the Lizard Head Wilderness’ and dated September 
6, 2018, which is incorporated in, and shall be ad-
ministered as part of, the Lizard Head Wilderness. 
‘‘(28) MOUNT
SNEFFELS
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) LIBERTY
BELL
AND
LAST
DOLLAR 
ADDITIONS.—Certain Federal land in the 
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison Na-
tional Forests comprising approximately 7,235 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘Proposed Liberty Bell and Last Dollar Addi-
tions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, Liberty 
Bell East Special Management Area’ and dated 
September 6, 2018, which is incorporated in, 
and shall be administered as part of, the Mount 
Sneffels Wilderness. 
‘‘(B) WHITEHOUSE
ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, 
and Gunnison National Forests comprising ap-
proximately 12,465 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘Proposed Whitehouse Ad-
ditions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness’ and 
dated September 6, 2018, which is incorporated 
in, and shall be administered as part of, the 
Mount Sneffels Wilderness. 
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‘‘(29) MCKENNA PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land in the State of Colorado comprising ap-
proximately 8,884 acres of Bureau of Land Manage-
ment land, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘Proposed McKenna Peak Wilderness Area’ and 
dated September 18, 2018, to be known as the 
‘McKenna Peak Wilderness’.’’. 
SEC. 7133. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) SHEEP MOUNTAIN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT 
AREA.—The Federal land in the Grand Mesa, 
Uncompahgre, and Gunnison and San Juan Na-
tional Forests in the State comprising approximately 
21,663 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Manage-
ment Area’’ and dated September 19, 2018, is des-
ignated as the ‘‘Sheep Mountain Special Manage-
ment Area’’. 
(2) LIBERTY
BELL
EAST
SPECIAL
MANAGE-
MENT AREA.—The Federal land in the Grand Mesa, 
Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in 
the State comprising approximately 792 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Liberty Bell and Last Dollar Additions to the Mt. 
Sneffels Wilderness, Liberty Bell East Special Man-
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agement Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018, is 
designated as the ‘‘Liberty Bell East Special Man-
agement Area’’. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Special Manage-
ment Areas is to conserve and protect for the benefit and 
enjoyment of present and future generations the geologi-
cal, cultural, archaeological, paleontological, natural, sci-
entific, recreational, wilderness, wildlife, riparian, histor-
ical, educational, and scenic resources of the Special Man-
agement Areas. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the Special Management Areas in a manner that— 
(A) conserves, protects, and enhances the 
resources and values of the Special Manage-
ment Areas described in subsection (b); 
(B) subject to paragraph (3), maintains or 
improves the wilderness character of the Special 
Management Areas and the suitability of the 
Special Management Areas for potential inclu-
sion in the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; and 
(C) is in accordance with— 
(i) the National Forest Management 
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 
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(ii) this subtitle; and 
(iii) any other applicable laws. 
(2) PROHIBITIONS.—The following shall be pro-
hibited in the Special Management Areas: 
(A) Permanent roads. 
(B) Except as necessary to meet the min-
imum requirements for the administration of 
the Federal land, to provide access for aban-
doned mine cleanup, and to protect public 
health and safety— 
(i) the use of motor vehicles, motor-
ized equipment, or mechanical transport 
(other than as provided in paragraph (3)); 
and 
(ii) the establishment of temporary 
roads. 
(3) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
allow any activities (including helicopter access 
for recreation and maintenance and the com-
petitive running event permitted since 1992) 
that have been authorized by permit or license 
as of the date of enactment of this Act to con-
tinue within the Special Management Areas, 
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subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may require. 
(B) PERMITTING.—The designation of the 
Special Management Areas by subsection (a) 
shall not affect the issuance of permits relating 
to the activities covered under subparagraph 
(A) after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(C) BICYCLES.—The Secretary may permit 
the use of bicycles in— 
(i) the portion of the Sheep Mountain 
Special Management Area identified as 
‘‘Ophir Valley Area’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Man-
agement Area’’ and dated September 19, 
2018; and 
(ii) the portion of the Liberty Bell 
East Special Management Area identified 
as ‘‘Liberty Bell Corridor’’ on the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Liberty Bell and Last 
Dollar Additions to the Mt. Sneffels Wil-
derness, Liberty Bell East Special Manage-
ment Area’’ and dated September 6, 2018. 
(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Water and water rights in 
the Special Management Areas shall be administered in 
accordance with section 8 of the Colorado Wilderness Act 
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of 1993 (Public Law 103–77; 107 Stat. 762), except that, 
for purposes of this subtitle— 
(1) any reference contained in that section to 
‘‘the lands designated as wilderness by this Act’’, 
‘‘the Piedra, Roubideau, and Tabeguache areas iden-
tified in section 9 of this Act, or the Bowen Gulch 
Protection Area or the Fossil Ridge Recreation Man-
agement Area identified in sections 5 and 6 of this 
Act’’, or ‘‘the areas described in sections 2, 5, 6, and 
9 of this Act’’ shall be considered to be a reference 
to ‘‘the Special Management Areas’’; and 
(2) any reference contained in that section to 
‘‘this Act’’ shall be considered to be a reference to 
‘‘the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy 
Act’’. 
SEC. 7134. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) DOMINGUEZ
CANYON
WILDERNESS
STUDY 
AREA.—Subtitle E of title II of Public Law 111–11 is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 2408 (16 U.S.C. 
460zzz–7) as section 2409; and 
(2) by inserting after section 2407 (16 U.S.C. 
460zzz–6) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 2408. RELEASE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the pur-
poses of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the por-
tions of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area 
not designated as wilderness by this subtitle have been 
adequately studied for wilderness designation. 
‘‘(b) RELEASE.—Any public land referred to in sub-
section (a) that is not designated as wilderness by this 
subtitle— 
‘‘(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
‘‘(2) shall be managed in accordance with this 
subtitle and any other applicable laws.’’. 
(b) MCKENNA PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress finds that, for the 
purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Pol-
icy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1782(c)), the portions of the McKenna Peak Wilder-
ness Study Area in San Miguel County in the State 
not designated as wilderness by paragraph (29) of 
section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 7132) have been adequately studied 
for wilderness designation. 
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(2) RELEASE.—Any public land referred to in 
paragraph (1) that is not designated as wilderness 
by paragraph (29) of section 2(a) of the Colorado 
Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 103–77) (as added by section 7132)— 
(A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 
(B) shall be managed in accordance with 
applicable laws. 
SEC. 7135. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with 
respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 
(b) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle es-
tablishes a protective perimeter or buffer zone 
around covered land. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS.—The 
fact that a nonwilderness activity or use on land out-
side of the covered land can be seen or heard from 
within covered land shall not preclude the activity or 
use outside the boundary of the covered land. 
(c) TRIBAL RIGHTS AND USES.— 
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(1) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe, includ-
ing rights under the Agreement of September 13, 
1873, ratified by the Act of April 29, 1874 (18 Stat. 
36, chapter 136). 
(2) TRADITIONAL
TRIBAL
USES.—Subject to 
any terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary and in accordance with appli-
cable law, the Secretary shall allow for the continued 
use of the covered land by members of Indian 
Tribes— 
(A) for traditional ceremonies; and 
(B) as a source of traditional plants and 
other materials. 
(d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary or 
the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, shall 
file a map and a legal description of each wilderness 
area designated by paragraphs (27) through (29) of 
section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 7132) and the Special Management 
Areas with— 
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(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—Each map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, 
except that the Secretary or the Secretary of the In-
terior, as appropriate, may correct any typographical 
errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management 
and the Forest Service. 
(e) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Sec-
retary of the Interior, as appropriate, may acquire 
any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 
a Special Management Area or the wilderness des-
ignated under paragraphs (27) through (29) of sec-
tion 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as 
added by section 7132) by donation, purchase from 
a willing seller, or exchange. 
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(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interest in 
land acquired under paragraph (1) shall be incor-
porated into, and administered as a part of, the wil-
derness or Special Management Area in which the 
land or interest in land is located. 
(f) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock on covered 
land, if established before the date of enactment of this 
Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reason-
able regulations as are considered to be necessary by the 
Secretary with jurisdiction over the covered land, in ac-
cordance with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the applicable guidelines set forth in Appen-
dix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives ac-
companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. 
Rept. 101–405) or H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress 
(H. Rept. 96–617). 
(g) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)), the Secretary with jurisdiction over a wilder-
ness area designated by paragraphs (27) through (29) of 
section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–77) (as added by sec-
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tion 7132) may carry out any activity in the wilderness 
area that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the 
control of fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the covered land and the approximately 6,590 acres gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Naturita 
Canyon Mineral Withdrawal Area’’ and dated September 
6, 2018, is withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
Subtitle C—Thompson Divide 
SEC. 7141. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are— 
(1) subject to valid existing rights, to withdraw 
certain Federal land in the Thompson Divide area 
from mineral and other disposal laws in order to 
protect the agricultural, ranching, wildlife, air qual-
ity, recreation, ecological, and scenic values of the 
area; and 
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(2) to promote the capture of fugitive methane 
emissions that would otherwise be emitted into the 
atmosphere. 
SEC. 7142. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS.—The term 
‘‘fugitive methane emissions’’ means methane gas 
from the Federal land or interests in Federal land 
in Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, or Pitkin County in 
the State, within the boundaries of the ‘‘Fugitive 
Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program Area’’, as 
generally depicted on the pilot program map, that 
would leak or be vented into the atmosphere from— 
(A) an active or inactive coal mine subject 
to a Federal coal lease; or 
(B) an abandoned underground coal mine 
or the site of a former coal mine— 
(i) that is not subject to a Federal 
coal lease; and 
(ii) with respect to which the Federal 
interest in land includes mineral rights to 
the methane gas. 
(2) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive 
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Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program established 
by section 7145(a)(1). 
(3) PILOT
PROGRAM
MAP.—The term ‘‘pilot 
program map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Greater 
Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use 
Pilot Program Area’’ and dated April 29, 2022. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Thompson 
Divide lease’’ means any oil or gas lease in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this Act within 
the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protec-
tion Area. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Thompson 
Divide lease’’ does not include any oil or gas 
lease that— 
(i) is associated with a Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right; or 
(ii) before the date of enactment of 
this Act, has expired, been cancelled, or 
otherwise terminated. 
(6) 
THOMPSON
DIVIDE
MAP.—The 
term 
‘‘Thompson Divide map’’ means the map entitled 
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‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Area Map’’ and dated 
November 5, 2021. 
(7) THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PRO-
TECTION AREA.—The term ‘‘Thompson Divide With-
drawal and Protection Area’’ means the Federal 
land and minerals within the area generally depicted 
as the ‘‘Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protec-
tion Area’’ on the Thompson Divide map. 
(8) WOLF CREEK STORAGE FIELD DEVELOP-
MENT RIGHT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right’’ means a de-
velopment right for any of the Federal mineral 
leases numbered COC 0007496, COC 0007497, 
COC 0007498, COC 0007499, COC 0007500, 
COC 0007538, COC 0008128, COC 0015373, 
COC 0128018, COC 0051645, and COC 
0051646, as generally depicted on the Thomp-
son Divide map as ‘‘Wolf Creek Storage Agree-
ment’’. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Wolf Creek 
Storage Field development right’’ does not in-
clude any storage right or related activity with-
in the area described in subparagraph (A). 
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SEC. 7143. THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PROTEC-
TION AREA. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area is 
withdrawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(b) SURVEYS.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection 
Area shall be determined by surveys approved by the Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(c) GRAZING.—Nothing in this subtitle affects the ad-
ministration of grazing in the Thompson Divide With-
drawal and Protection Area. 
SEC. 7144. THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE CREDITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In exchange for the relinquish-
ment by a leaseholder of all Thompson Divide leases of 
the leaseholder, the Secretary may issue to the leaseholder 
credits for any bid, royalty, or rental payment due under 
any Federal oil or gas lease on Federal land in the State, 
in accordance with subsection (b). 
(b) AMOUNT OF CREDITS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the amount of the credits issued to a leaseholder of 
a Thompson Divide lease relinquished under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(A) be equal to the sum of— 
(i) the amount of the bonus bids paid 
for the applicable Thompson Divide leases; 
(ii) the amount of any rental paid for 
the applicable Thompson Divide leases as 
of the date on which the leaseholder sub-
mits to the Secretary a notice of the deci-
sion to relinquish the applicable Thompson 
Divide leases; and 
(iii) the amount of any reasonable ex-
penses incurred by the leaseholder of the 
applicable Thompson Divide leases in the 
preparation of any drilling permit, sundry 
notice, or other related submission in sup-
port of the development of the applicable 
Thompson Divide leases as of January 28, 
2019, including any expenses relating to 
the preparation of any analysis under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 
(B) require the approval of the Secretary. 
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(2) EXCLUSION.—The amount of a credit 
issued under subsection (a) shall not include any ex-
penses paid by the leaseholder of a Thompson Divide 
lease for— 
(A) legal fees or related expenses for legal 
work with respect to a Thompson Divide lease; 
or 
(B) any expenses incurred before the 
issuance of a Thompson Divide lease. 
(c) CANCELLATION.—Effective on relinquishment 
under this section, and without any additional action by 
the Secretary, a Thompson Divide lease— 
(1) shall be permanently cancelled; and 
(2) shall not be reissued. 
(d) CONDITIONS.— 
(1) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, each exchange under this 
section shall be conducted in accordance with— 
(A) this subtitle; and 
(B) other applicable laws (including regu-
lations). 
(2) ACCEPTANCE OF CREDITS.—The Secretary 
shall accept credits issued under subsection (a) in 
the same manner as cash for the payments described 
in that subsection. 
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(3) APPLICABILITY.—The use of a credit issued 
under subsection (a) shall be subject to the laws (in-
cluding regulations) applicable to the payments de-
scribed in that subsection, to the extent that the 
laws are consistent with this section. 
(4) TREATMENT OF CREDITS.—All amounts in 
the form of credits issued under subsection (a) ac-
cepted by the Secretary shall be considered to be 
amounts received for the purposes of— 
(A) section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act 
(30 U.S.C. 191); and 
(B) section 20 of the Geothermal Steam 
Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1019). 
(e) WOLF CREEK STORAGE FIELD DEVELOPMENT 
RIGHTS.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE TO SECRETARY.—As a condi-
tion precedent to the relinquishment of a Thompson 
Divide lease under this section, any leaseholder with 
a Wolf Creek Storage Field development right shall 
permanently relinquish, transfer, and otherwise con-
vey to the Secretary, in a form acceptable to the 
Secretary, all Wolf Creek Storage Field development 
rights of the leaseholder. 
(2) CREDITS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—In consideration for the 
transfer of development rights under paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may issue to a leaseholder 
described in that paragraph credits for any rea-
sonable expenses incurred by the leaseholder in 
acquiring the Wolf Creek Storage Field develop-
ment right or in the preparation of any drilling 
permit, sundry notice, or other related submis-
sion in support of the development right as of 
January 28, 2019, including any reasonable ex-
penses relating to the preparation of any anal-
ysis under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(B) APPROVAL.—Any credits for a transfer 
of the development rights under paragraph (1), 
shall be subject to— 
(i) the exclusion described in sub-
section (b)(2); 
(ii) the conditions described in sub-
section (d); and 
(iii) the approval of the Secretary. 
(3) LIMITATION OF TRANSFER.—Development 
rights acquired by the Secretary under paragraph 
(1)— 
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(A) shall be held for as long as the parent 
leases in the Wolf Creek Storage Field remain 
in effect; and 
(B) shall not be— 
(i) transferred; 
(ii) reissued; or 
(iii) otherwise used for mineral extrac-
tion. 
SEC. 7145. GREATER THOMPSON DIVIDE FUGITIVE COAL 
MINE METHANE USE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) FUGITIVE COAL MINE METHANE USE PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Bureau of Land Management a pilot program, 
to be known as the ‘‘Greater Thompson Divide Fu-
gitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program’’. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the pilot pro-
gram is to promote the capture, beneficial use, miti-
gation, and sequestration of fugitive methane emis-
sions— 
(A) to reduce methane emissions; 
(B) to promote economic development; 
(C) to improve air quality; and 
(D) to improve public safety. 
(3) PLAN.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall develop a plan— 
(i) to complete an inventory of fugitive 
methane emissions in accordance with sub-
section (b); 
(ii) to provide for the leasing of fugi-
tive methane emissions in accordance with 
subsection (c); and 
(iii) to provide for the capping or de-
struction of fugitive methane emissions in 
accordance with subsection (d). 
(B) COORDINATION.—In developing the 
plan under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
coordinate with— 
(i) the State; 
(ii) Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, and 
Pitkin Counties in the State; 
(iii) lessees of Federal coal within the 
counties referred to in clause (ii); 
(iv) interested institutions of higher 
education in the State; and 
(v) interested members of the public. 
(b) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS INVENTORY.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall complete an inventory of fugitive methane 
emissions. 
(2) CONDUCT.— 
(A) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary may 
conduct the inventory under paragraph (1) 
through, or in collaboration with— 
(i) the Bureau of Land Management; 
(ii) the United States Geological Sur-
vey; 
(iii) the Environmental Protection 
Agency; 
(iv) the United States Forest Service; 
(v) State departments or agencies; 
(vi) Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, or 
Pitkin County in the State; 
(vii) the Garfield County Federal Min-
eral Lease District; 
(viii) institutions of higher education 
in the State; 
(ix) lessees of Federal coal within a 
county referred to in subparagraph (F); 
(x) the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration; 
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(xi) the National Center for Atmos-
pheric Research; or 
(xii) other interested entities, includ-
ing members of the public. 
(B) FEDERAL SPLIT ESTATE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the 
inventory under paragraph (1) for Federal 
minerals on split estate land, the Secretary 
shall rely on available data. 
(ii) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion requires or authorizes the Secretary to 
enter or access private land to conduct the 
inventory under paragraph (1). 
(3) 
CONTENTS.—The 
inventory 
conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) the general location and geographic co-
ordinates of vents, seeps, or other sources pro-
ducing significant fugitive methane emissions; 
(B) an estimate of the volume and con-
centration of fugitive methane emissions from 
each source of significant fugitive methane 
emissions, including details of measurements 
taken and the basis for that emissions estimate; 
(C) relevant data and other information 
available from— 
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(i) 
the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency; 
(ii) the Mine Safety and Health Ad-
ministration; 
(iii) the Colorado Department of Nat-
ural Resources; 
(iv) the Colorado Public Utility Com-
mission; 
(v) the Colorado Department of 
Health and Environment; and 
(vi) the Office of Surface Mining Rec-
lamation and Enforcement; and 
(D) such other information as may be use-
ful in advancing the purposes of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(4) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; DISCLOSURE.— 
(A) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The Sec-
retary shall, as appropriate, provide opportuni-
ties for public participation in the conduct of 
the inventory under paragraph (1). 
(B) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make the inventory conducted under paragraph 
(1) publicly available. 
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(C) DISCLOSURE.—Nothing in this sub-
section requires the Secretary to publicly re-
lease information that— 
(i) poses a threat to public safety; 
(ii) is confidential business informa-
tion; or 
(iii) is otherwise protected from public 
disclosure. 
(5) IMPACT
ON
COAL
MINES
SUBJECT
TO 
LEASE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—For the purposes of 
conducting the inventory under paragraph (1), 
for land subject to a Federal coal lease, the 
Secretary shall use readily available methane 
emissions data. 
(B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section re-
quires the holder of a Federal coal lease to re-
port additional data or information to the Sec-
retary. 
(6) USE.—The Secretary shall use the inven-
tory conducted under paragraph (1) in carrying 
out— 
(A) the leasing program under subsection 
(c); and 
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(B) the capping or destruction of fugitive 
methane emissions under subsection (d). 
(c) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS LEASING PRO-
GRAM AND SEQUESTRATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights and in accordance with this section, not later 
than 1 year after the date of completion of the in-
ventory required under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall carry out a program to encourage the use and 
destruction of fugitive methane emissions. 
(2) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS FROM COAL 
MINES SUBJECT TO LEASE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall au-
thorize the holder of a valid existing Federal 
coal lease for a mine that is producing fugitive 
methane emissions to capture for use or destroy 
the fugitive methane emissions. 
(B) CONDITIONS.—The authority under 
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to— 
(i) valid existing rights; and 
(ii) such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may require. 
(C) LIMITATIONS.—The program carried 
out under paragraph (1) shall only include fugi-
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tive methane emissions that can be captured for 
use or destroyed in a manner that does not— 
(i) endanger the safety of any coal 
mine worker; or 
(ii) unreasonably interfere with any 
ongoing operation at a coal mine. 
(D) COOPERATION.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
work cooperatively with the holders of valid 
existing Federal coal leases for mines that 
produce fugitive methane emissions to en-
courage— 
(I) the capture of fugitive meth-
ane emissions for beneficial use, such 
as generating electrical power, pro-
ducing usable heat, transporting the 
methane to market, or transforming 
the fugitive methane emissions into a 
different marketable material; or 
(II) if the beneficial use of the 
fugitive methane emissions is not fea-
sible, the destruction of the fugitive 
methane emissions. 
(ii) GUIDANCE.—In support of cooper-
ative efforts with holders of valid existing 
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Federal coal leases to capture for use or 
destroy fugitive methane emissions, not 
later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
guidance to the public for the implementa-
tion of authorities and programs to encour-
age the capture for use and destruction of 
fugitive methane emissions, while mini-
mizing impacts on natural resources or 
other public interest values. 
(E) ROYALTIES.—The Secretary shall de-
termine whether any fugitive methane emissions 
used or destroyed pursuant to this paragraph 
are subject to the payment of a royalty under 
applicable law. 
(3) FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS FROM LAND 
NOT SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL COAL LEASE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, notwithstanding section 
7143 and subject to valid existing rights and 
any other applicable law, the Secretary shall, 
for land not subject to a Federal coal lease— 
(i) authorize the capture for use or 
destruction of fugitive methane emissions; 
and 
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(ii) make available for leasing such fu-
gitive methane emissions as the Secretary 
determines to be in the public interest. 
(B) SOURCE.—To the extent practicable, 
the Secretary shall offer for lease, individually 
or in combination, each significant source of fu-
gitive methane emissions on land not subject to 
a Federal coal lease. 
(C) BID QUALIFICATIONS.—A bid to lease 
fugitive methane emissions under this para-
graph shall specify whether the prospective les-
see intends— 
(i) to capture the fugitive methane 
emissions for beneficial use, such as gener-
ating electrical power, producing usable 
heat, transporting the methane to market, 
or transforming the fugitive methane emis-
sions into a different marketable material; 
(ii) to destroy the fugitive methane 
emissions; or 
(iii) to employ a specific combination 
of— 
(I) capturing the fugitive meth-
ane emissions for beneficial use; and 
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(II) destroying the fugitive meth-
ane emissions. 
(D) PRIORITY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—If there is more 
than 1 qualified bid for a lease under this 
paragraph, the Secretary shall select the 
bid that the Secretary determines is likely 
to most significantly advance the public in-
terest. 
(ii) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
deter-
mining the public interest under clause (i), 
the Secretary shall take into consider-
ation— 
(I) the overall decrease in the fu-
gitive methane emissions; 
(II) the impacts to other natural 
resource values, including wildlife, 
water, and air; and 
(III) other public interest values, 
including scenic, economic, recreation, 
and cultural values. 
(E) LEASE FORM.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
develop and provide to prospective bidders 
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a lease form for leases issued under this 
paragraph. 
(ii) DUE DILIGENCE.—The lease form 
developed under clause (i) shall include 
terms and conditions requiring the leased 
fugitive methane emissions to be put to 
beneficial use or destroyed by not later 
than 3 years after the date of issuance of 
the lease. 
(F) ROYALTY RATE.—The Secretary shall 
develop a minimum bid, as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary, and royalty rate for 
leases under this paragraph. 
(d) SEQUESTRATION.—If, by not later than 4 years 
after the date of completion of the inventory under sub-
section (b), any significant fugitive methane emissions are 
not leased under subsection (c)(3), the Secretary shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations and in accord-
ance with applicable law, take all reasonable measures— 
(1) to provide incentives for new leases under 
subsection (c)(3); 
(2) to cap those fugitive methane emissions at 
the source in any case in which the cap will result 
in the long-term sequestration of all or a significant 
portion of the fugitive methane emissions; or 
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(3) to destroy the fugitive methane emissions, if 
incentivizing leases under paragraph (1) or seques-
tration under paragraph (2) is not feasible, with pri-
ority for locations that destroy the greatest quantity 
of fugitive methane emissions at the lowest cost. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 4 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a report detail-
ing— 
(1) the economic and environmental impacts of 
the pilot program, including information on in-
creased royalties and estimates of avoided green-
house gas emissions; and 
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary on 
whether the pilot program could be expanded to in-
clude— 
(A) other significant sources of emissions 
of fugitive methane located outside the bound-
aries of the area depicted as ‘‘Fugitive Coal 
Mine Methane Use Pilot Program Area’’ on the 
pilot program map; and 
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(B) the leasing of natural methane seeps 
under the activities authorized pursuant to sub-
section (c)(3). 
SEC. 7146. EFFECT. 
Except as expressly provided in this subtitle, nothing 
in this subtitle— 
(1) expands, diminishes, or impairs any valid 
existing mineral leases, mineral interest, or other 
property rights wholly or partially within the 
Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area, 
including access to the leases, interests, rights, or 
land in accordance with applicable Federal, State, 
and local laws (including regulations); 
(2) prevents the capture of methane from any 
active, inactive, or abandoned coal mine covered by 
this subtitle, in accordance with applicable laws; or 
(3) prevents access to, or the development of, 
any new or existing coal mine or lease in Delta or 
Gunnison County in the State. 
Subtitle D—Curecanti National 
Recreation Area 
SEC. 7151. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Curecanti National Recreation Area, Pro-
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posed Boundary’’, numbered 616/100,485D, and 
dated April 25, 2022 . 
(2) NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.—The term 
‘‘National Recreation Area’’ means the Curecanti 
National Recreation Area established by section 
7152(a). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 7152. CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Effective beginning on the 
earlier of the date on which the Secretary approves a re-
quest under subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(I) and the date that 
is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, there 
shall be established as a unit of the National Park System 
the Curecanti National Recreation Area, in accordance 
with this subtitle, consisting of approximately 50,300 
acres of land in the State, as generally depicted on the 
map as ‘‘Curecanti National Recreation Area Proposed 
Boundary’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the National Recreation Area in accordance 
with— 
(A) this subtitle; and 
(B) the laws (including regulations) gen-
erally applicable to units of the National Park 
System, including section 100101(a), chapter 
1003, 
and 
sections 
100751(a), 
100752, 
100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
(2) DAM, POWER PLANT, AND RESERVOIR MAN-
AGEMENT AND OPERATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects or interferes with the authority of the 
Secretary— 
(i) to operate the Uncompahgre Valley 
Reclamation Project under the reclamation 
laws; 
(ii) to operate the Wayne N. Aspinall 
Unit of the Colorado River Storage Project 
under the Act of April 11, 1956 (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Colorado River Stor-
age Project Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.); 
or 
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(iii) under the Federal Water Project 
Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–12 et 
seq.). 
(B) RECLAMATION LAND.— 
(i) SUBMISSION OF REQUEST TO RE-
TAIN ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—If, 
before the date that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commis-
sioner of Reclamation submits to the Sec-
retary a request for the Commissioner of 
Reclamation to retain administrative juris-
diction over the minimum quantity of land 
within the land identified on the map as 
‘‘Lands withdrawn or acquired for Bureau 
of Reclamation projects’’ that the Commis-
sioner of Reclamation identifies as nec-
essary for the effective operation of Bu-
reau of Reclamation water facilities, the 
Secretary may— 
(I) approve, approve with modi-
fications, or disapprove the request; 
and 
(II) if the request is approved 
under subclause (I), make any modi-
fications to the map that are nec-
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essary to reflect that the Commis-
sioner of Reclamation retains manage-
ment authority over the minimum 
quantity of land required to fulfill the 
reclamation mission. 
(ii) TRANSFER OF LAND.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Administrative 
jurisdiction over the land identified on 
the map as ‘‘Lands withdrawn or ac-
quired for Bureau of Reclamation 
projects’’, as modified pursuant to 
clause (i)(II), if applicable, shall be 
transferred from the Commissioner of 
Reclamation to the Director of the 
National Park Service by not later 
than the date that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(II) ACCESS
TO
TRANSFERRED 
LAND.— 
(aa) IN GENERAL.—Subject 
to item (bb), the Commissioner 
of Reclamation shall retain ac-
cess to the land transferred to 
the Director of the National Park 
Service under subclause (I) for 
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reclamation purposes, including 
for the operation, maintenance, 
and expansion or replacement of 
facilities. 
(bb) MEMORANDUM OF UN-
DERSTANDING.—The 
terms 
of 
the access authorized under item 
(aa) shall be determined by a 
memorandum of understanding 
entered into between the Com-
missioner of Reclamation and the 
Director of the National Park 
Service not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(3) MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
enter into management agreements, or modify 
management agreements in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act, relating to the 
authority of the Director of the National Park 
Service, the Commissioner of Reclamation, the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 
or the Chief of the Forest Service to manage 
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Federal land within or adjacent to the boundary 
of the National Recreation Area. 
(B) STATE
LAND.—The Secretary may 
enter into cooperative management agreements 
for any land administered by the State that is 
within or adjacent to the National Recreation 
Area, in accordance with the cooperative man-
agement authority under section 101703 of title 
54, United States Code. 
(4) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) AUTHORIZATION.—Except as provided 
in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall allow 
boating, boating-related activities, hunting, and 
fishing in the National Recreation Area in ac-
cordance with applicable Federal and State 
laws. 
(B) CLOSURES; DESIGNATED ZONES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, act-
ing through the Superintendent of the Na-
tional Recreation Area, may designate 
zones in which, and establish periods dur-
ing which, no boating, hunting, or fishing 
shall be permitted in the National Recre-
ation Area under subparagraph (A) for 
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reasons of public safety, administration, or 
compliance with applicable laws. 
(ii) CONSULTATION
REQUIRED.—Ex-
cept in the case of an emergency, any clo-
sure proposed by the Secretary under 
clause (i) shall not take effect until after 
the date on which the Superintendent of 
the National Recreation Area consults 
with— 
(I) the appropriate State agency 
responsible for hunting and fishing 
activities; and 
(II) the Board of County Com-
missioners in each county in which 
the zone is proposed to be designated. 
(5) LANDOWNER ASSISTANCE.—On the written 
request of an individual that owns private land lo-
cated within the area generally depicted as ‘‘Con-
servation Opportunity Area’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Preferred Alternative’’ in the document entitled 
‘‘Report to Congress: Curecanti Special Resource 
Study’’ and dated June 2009, the Secretary may 
work in partnership with the individual to enhance 
the long-term conservation of natural, cultural, rec-
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reational, and scenic resources in and around the 
National Recreation Area— 
(A) by acquiring all or a portion of the pri-
vate land or interests in private land within the 
Conservation Opportunity Area by purchase, ex-
change, or donation, in accordance with section 
7153; 
(B) by providing technical assistance to the 
individual, including cooperative assistance; 
(C) through available grant programs; and 
(D) by supporting conservation easement 
opportunities. 
(6) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND 
INTERESTS.—Any land or interest in land acquired 
by the United States under paragraph (5) shall— 
(A) become part of the National Recre-
ation Area; and 
(B) be managed in accordance with this 
subtitle. 
(7) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all Federal land within the National Recre-
ation Area, including land acquired pursuant to this 
section, is withdrawn from— 
(A) entry, appropriation, and disposal 
under the public land laws; 
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(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(8) GRAZING.— 
(A) STATE
LAND
SUBJECT
TO
A
STATE 
GRAZING LEASE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—If State land ac-
quired under this subtitle is subject to a 
State grazing lease in effect on the date of 
acquisition, the Secretary shall allow the 
grazing to continue for the remainder of 
the term of the lease, subject to the related 
terms and conditions of user agreements, 
including permitted stocking rates, grazing 
fee levels, access rights, and ownership and 
use of range improvements. 
(ii) ACCESS.—A lessee of State land 
may continue to use established routes 
within the National Recreation Area to ac-
cess State land for purposes of admin-
istering the lease if the use was permitted 
before the date of enactment of this Act, 
subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary may require. 
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ment of this Act, unless the Secretary de-
termines that grazing on the Federal land 
would present unacceptable impacts (as de-
fined in section 1.4.7.1 of the National 
Park Service document entitled ‘‘Manage-
ment Policies 2006: The Guide to Man-
aging the National Park System’’) to the 
natural, cultural, recreational, and scenic 
resource values and the character of the 
land within the National Recreation Area; 
and 
(ii) retain all authorities to manage 
grazing in the National Recreation Area. 
(E) TERMINATION
OF
LEASES.—Within 
the National Recreation Area, the Secretary 
may— 
(i) accept the voluntary termination of 
a lease or permit for grazing; or 
(ii) in the case of a lease or permit va-
cated for a period of 3 or more years, ter-
minate the lease or permit. 
(9) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle— 
(A) affects any use or allocation in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act of 
any water, water right, or interest in water; 
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(B) affects any vested absolute or decreed 
conditional water right in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act, including any water 
right held by the United States; 
(C) affects any interstate water compact in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(D) shall be considered to be a relinquish-
ment or reduction of any water right reserved 
or appropriated by the United States in the 
State on or before the date of enactment of this 
Act; or 
(E) constitutes an express or implied Fed-
eral reservation of any water or water rights 
with respect to the National Recreation Area. 
(10) FISHING EASEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle 
diminishes or alters the fish and wildlife pro-
gram for the Aspinall Unit developed under sec-
tion 8 of the Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Colorado River Storage Project 
Act’’) (70 Stat. 110, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 
620g), by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the 
Colorado Division of Wildlife (including any 
successor in interest to that division) that pro-
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vides for the acquisition of public access fishing 
easements as mitigation for the Aspinall Unit 
(referred to in this paragraph as the ‘‘pro-
gram’’). 
(B) 
ACQUISITION
OF
FISHING
EASE-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall continue to fulfill 
the obligation of the Secretary under the pro-
gram to acquire 26 miles of class 1 public fish-
ing easements to provide to sportsmen access 
for fishing within the Upper Gunnison Basin 
upstream of the Aspinall Unit, subject to the 
condition that no existing fishing access down-
stream of the Aspinall Unit shall be counted to-
ward the minimum mileage requirement under 
the program. 
(C) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a plan for fulfilling the obligation 
of the Secretary described in subparagraph (B) 
by the date that is 10 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(D) REPORTS.—Not later than each of 2 
years, 5 years, and 8 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report that describes the progress 
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made in fulfilling the obligation of the Secretary 
described in subparagraph (B). 
(d) TRIBAL RIGHTS AND USES.— 
(1) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe. 
(2) TRADITIONAL
TRIBAL
USES.—Subject to 
any terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary and in accordance with appli-
cable law, the Secretary shall allow for the continued 
use of the National Recreation Area by members of 
Indian Tribes— 
(A) for traditional ceremonies; and 
(B) as a source of traditional plants and 
other materials. 
SEC. 7153. ACQUISITION OF LAND; BOUNDARY MANAGE-
MENT. 
(a) ACQUISITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
any land or interest in land within the boundary of 
the National Recreation Area. 
(2) MANNER OF ACQUISITION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), land described in paragraph (1) may 
be acquired under this subsection by— 
(i) donation; 
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(ii) purchase from willing sellers with 
donated or appropriated funds; 
(iii) transfer from another Federal 
agency; or 
(iv) exchange. 
(B) STATE LAND.—Land or interests in 
land owned by the State or a political subdivi-
sion of the State may only be acquired by pur-
chase, donation, or exchange. 
(b) TRANSFER
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDIC-
TION.— 
(1) FOREST SERVICE LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdic-
tion over the approximately 2,500 acres of land 
identified on the map as ‘‘U.S. Forest Service 
proposed transfer to the National Park Service’’ 
is transferred to the Secretary, to be adminis-
tered by the Director of the National Park 
Service as part of the National Recreation 
Area. 
(B) 
BOUNDARY
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
boundary of the Gunnison National Forest shall 
be adjusted to exclude the land transferred to 
the Secretary under subparagraph (A). 
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(2) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LAND.— 
Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 
6,100 acres of land identified on the map as ‘‘Bu-
reau of Land Management proposed transfer to Na-
tional Park Service’’ is transferred from the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management to the Director 
of the National Park Service, to be administered as 
part of the National Recreation Area. 
(3) WITHDRAWAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 
over the land identified on the map as ‘‘Proposed for 
transfer to the Bureau of Land Management, sub-
ject to the revocation of Bureau of Reclamation 
withdrawal’’ shall be transferred to the Director of 
the Bureau of Land Management on relinquishment 
of the land by the Bureau of Reclamation and rev-
ocation by the Bureau of Land Management of any 
withdrawal as may be necessary. 
(c) POTENTIAL LAND EXCHANGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The withdrawal for reclama-
tion purposes of the land identified on the map as 
‘‘Potential exchange lands’’ shall be relinquished by 
the Commissioner of Reclamation and revoked by 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
and the land shall be transferred to the National 
Park Service. 
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(2) 
EXCHANGE; 
INCLUSION
IN
NATIONAL 
RECREATION
AREA.—On transfer of the land de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the transferred land— 
(A) may be exchanged by the Secretary for 
private land described in section 7152(c)(5)— 
(i) subject to a conservation easement 
remaining on the transferred land, to pro-
tect the scenic resources of the transferred 
land; and 
(ii) in accordance with the laws (in-
cluding regulations) and policies governing 
National Park Service land exchanges; and 
(B) if not exchanged under subparagraph 
(A), shall be added to, and managed as a part 
of, the National Recreation Area. 
(d) ADDITION TO NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.— 
Any land within the boundary of the National Recreation 
Area that is acquired by the United States shall be added 
to, and managed as a part of, the National Recreation 
Area. 
SEC. 7154. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds 
are made available to carry out this subtitle, the Director 
of the National Park Service, in consultation with the 
Commissioner of Reclamation, shall prepare a general 
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management plan for the National Recreation Area in ac-
cordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 7155. BOUNDARY SURVEY. 
The Secretary (acting through the Director of the 
National Park Service) shall prepare a boundary survey 
and legal description of the National Recreation Area. 
Subtitle E—Grand Canyon 
Protection 
SEC. 7161. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN 
THE STATE OF ARIZONA. 
(a) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Map’’ means the map prepared by the Bureau of Land 
Management entitled ‘‘Grand Canyon Protection Act’’ and 
dated January 22, 2021. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal land in the 
State of Arizona, generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘Fed-
eral Mineral Estate to be Withdrawn’’, including any land 
or interest in land that is acquired by the United States 
after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, are hereby 
withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
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(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be kept 
on file and made available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
DIVISION G—DON YOUNG COAST 
GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT 
OF 2022 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Don Young Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
DIVISION G—DON YOUNG COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 
2022 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training. 
Sec. 103. Shoreside infrastructure and facilities. 
Sec. 104. Availability of amounts for acquisition of additional cutters. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Subtitle A—Military Personnel Matters 
Sec. 201. Authorized strength. 
Sec. 202. Continuation of officers with certain critical skills on active duty. 
Sec. 203. Number and distribution of officers on active duty promotion list. 
Sec. 204. Coast Guard behavioral health policy. 
Sec. 205. Improving representation of women and of racial and ethnic minori-
ties among Coast Guard active-duty members. 
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Subtitle B—Operational Matters 
Sec. 206. Pilot project for enhancing Coast Guard cutter readiness through 
condition-based maintenance. 
Sec. 207. Unmanned systems strategy. 
Sec. 208. Budgeting of Coast Guard relating to certain operations. 
Sec. 209. Report on San Diego maritime domain awareness. 
Sec. 210. Great Lakes winter shipping. 
Sec. 211. Center of expertise for Great Lakes oil spill search and response. 
Sec. 212. Study on laydown of Coast Guard cutters. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 213. Responses of Commandant of the Coast Guard to safety rec-
ommendations. 
Sec. 214. Conveyance of Coast Guard vessels for public purposes. 
Sec. 215. Acquisition life-cycle cost estimates. 
Sec. 216. National Coast Guard Museum funding plan. 
Sec. 217. Report on Coast Guard explosive ordnance disposal. 
Sec. 218. Pribilof Island transition completion actions. 
Sec. 219. Notification of communication outages. 
TITLE III—MARITIME 
Subtitle A—Shipping 
Sec. 301. Nonoperating individual. 
Sec. 302. Oceanographic research vessels. 
Sec. 303. Atlantic Coast port access routes briefing. 
Subtitle B—Vessel Safety 
Sec. 304. Fishing vessel safety. 
Sec. 305. Requirements for DUKW-type amphibious passenger vessels. 
Sec. 306. Exoneration and limitation of liability for small passengers vessels. 
Sec. 307. Automatic identification system requirements. 
Subtitle C—Shipbuilding Program 
Sec. 308. Qualified vessel. 
Sec. 309. Establishing a capital construction fund. 
TITLE IV—FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 
Sec. 401. Terms and vacancies. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Navigation 
Sec. 501. Restriction on changing salvors. 
Sec. 502. Providing requirements for vessels anchored in established anchorage 
grounds. 
Sec. 503. Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. 
Sec. 504. Limitation on recovery for certain injuries incurred in aquaculture ac-
tivities. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
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Sec. 505. Information on type approval certificates. 
Sec. 506. Passenger vessel security and safety requirements. 
Sec. 507. Cargo waiting time reduction. 
Sec. 508. Limited indemnity provisions in standby oil spill response contracts. 
Sec. 509. Port Coordination Council for Point Spencer. 
Sec. 510. Western Alaska oil spill planning criteria. 
Sec. 511. Nonapplicability. 
Sec. 512. Report on enforcement of coastwise laws. 
Sec. 513. Land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, Lathrop, California. 
Sec. 514. Center of Expertise for Marine Environmental Response. 
Sec. 515. Prohibition on entry and operation. 
Sec. 516. St. Lucie River railroad bridge. 
Sec. 517. Assistance related to marine mammals. 
Sec. 518. Manning and crewing requirements for certain vessels, vehicles, and 
structures. 
TITLE VI—SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT 
PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
Sec. 602. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial. 
Sec. 603. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or 
revocation. 
Sec. 604. Accommodation; notices. 
Sec. 605. Protection against discrimination. 
Sec. 606. Alcohol prohibition. 
Sec. 607. Surveillance requirements. 
Sec. 608. Master key control. 
Sec. 609. Safety management systems. 
Sec. 610. Requirement to report sexual assault and harassment. 
Sec. 611. Civil actions for personal injury or death of seamen. 
Sec. 612. Administration of sexual assault forensic examination kits. 
TITLE VII—TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS 
Sec. 701. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 702. Transportation worker identification credential technical amend-
ments. 
Sec. 703. Reinstatement. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 4902 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘years 2020 and 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘years 2022 and 2023’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$8,151,620,850 for 
fiscal 
year 
2020’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$9,282,360,000 for fiscal year 2022’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$8,396,169,475 for 
fiscal 
year 
2021’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$10,210,596,000 for fiscal year 2023’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
‘‘$17,035,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,723,520’’; 
and 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘$17,376,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$18,077,990’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$2,794,745,000 for 
fiscal 
year 
2020’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$3,312,114,000 for fiscal year 2022’’; 
and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$3,312,114,000 for 
fiscal 
year 
2021’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$3,477,600,000 for fiscal year 2023’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,400,000 for 
fiscal year 2022’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000 for fis-
cal year 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,808,000 
for fiscal year 2023’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$13,834,000 for fiscal 
year 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,393,220 for fis-
cal year 2022’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$14,111,000 for fiscal 
year 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,681,084 for fis-
cal year 2023’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$205,107,000 for fiscal 
year 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘$213,393,180 for 
fiscal year 2022’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$209,209,000 for fiscal 
year 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘$217,661,044 for 
fiscal year 2023’’. 
SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH 
AND TRAINING. 
Section 4904 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2020 and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 
and 2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 
2020 and 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2022 
and 2023’’. 
SEC. 103. SHORESIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated under section 4902(2)(A) of title 14, United 
States Code, for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, up 
to $585,000,000 shall be authorized for the Secretary of 
the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to 
fund the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, or improve-
ment of Coast Guard shoreside infrastructure and facili-
ties necessary to support Coast Guard operations and 
readiness. 
(b) BALTIMORE
COAST
GUARD
YARD.—Of the 
amounts set aside under subsection (a), up to 
$175,000,000 shall be authorized to improve facilities at 
the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, including 
improvements to piers and wharves, dry dock, capital 
equipment utilities, or dredging necessary to facilitate ac-
cess to such Yard. 
(c) TRAINING CENTER CAPE MAY.—Of the amounts 
set aside under subsection (a), up to $60,000,000 shall 
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be authorized to fund Phase I, in fiscal year 2022, and 
Phase II, in fiscal year 2023, for the recapitalization of 
the barracks at the United States Coast Guard Training 
Center Cape May in Cape May, New Jersey. 
(d) MITIGATION OF HAZARD RISKS.—In carrying out 
projects with funds authorized under this section, the 
Coast Guard shall mitigate, to the greatest extent prac-
ticable, natural hazard risks identified in any Shore Infra-
structure Vulnerability Assessment for Phase I related to 
such projects. 
(e) FORT
WADSWORTH, NEW
YORK.—Of the 
amounts set aside under subsection (a), up to $1,200,000 
shall be authorized to fund a construction project to— 
(1) complete repairs to the United States Coast 
Guard Station, New York, waterfront, including re-
pairs to the concrete pier; and 
(2) replace floating piers Alpha and Bravo, the 
South Breakwater and Ice Screen, the North Break-
water and Ice Screen, and the seawall. 
SEC. 104. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS FOR ACQUISITION OF 
ADDITIONAL CUTTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated under— 
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(1) section 4902(2)(A)(i) of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by section 101 of this title, 
for fiscal year 2022; 
(A) $300,000,000 shall be authorized for 
the acquisition of a twelfth National Security 
Cutter; and 
(B) $210,000,000 shall be authorized for 
the acquisition of 3 Fast Response Cutters; and 
(2) section 4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United 
States Code, as amended by section 101 of this title, 
for fiscal year 2023; 
(A) $300,000,000 shall be authorized for 
the acquisition of a twelfth National Security 
Cutter; and 
(B) $210,000,000 shall be authorized for 
the acquisition of 3 Fast Response Cutters. 
(b) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED CUTTER.—Any cutter 
acquired using amounts authorized under subsection (a) 
shall be in addition to the National Security Cutters and 
Fast Response Cutters approved under the existing acqui-
sition baseline in the program of record for the National 
Security Cutter and Fast Response Cutter. 
(c) GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKER ACQUISITION.—Of 
the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
4902(2)(A)(ii) of title 14, United States Code— 
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(1) for fiscal year 2022, $350,000,000 shall be 
authorized for the acquisition of a Great Lakes ice-
breaker at least as capable as Coast Guard Cutter 
Mackinaw (WLBB–30); and 
(2) for fiscal year 2023, $20,000,000 shall be 
authorized 
for 
the 
design 
and 
selection 
of 
icebreaking cutters for operation in the Great Lakes, 
the Northeastern United States, and the Arctic, as 
appropriate, that are at least as capable as the 
Coast Guard 140-foot icebreaking tugs. 
(d) DRUG
AND MIGRANT INTERDICTION.—Of the 
Fast Response Cutters authorized for acquisition under 
subsection (a), at least 1 shall be used for drug and mi-
grant interdiction in the Caribbean Basin (including the 
Gulf of Mexico). 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
Subtitle A—Military Personnel 
Matters 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH. 
Section 3702 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) The Secretary may vary the authorized end 
strength of the Coast Guard Selected Reserves for a fiscal 
year by a number equal to not more than 3 percent of 
such end strength upon a determination by the Secretary 
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that varying such authorized end strength is in the na-
tional interest. 
‘‘(d) The Commandant may increase the authorized 
end strength of the Coast Guard Selected Reserves by a 
number equal to not more than 2 percent of such author-
ized end strength upon a determination by the Com-
mandant that such increase would enhance manning and 
readiness in essential units or in critical specialties or rat-
ings.’’. 
SEC. 202. CONTINUATION OF OFFICERS WITH CERTAIN 
CRITICAL SKILLS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of title 14, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2165 
the following: 
‘‘§ 2166. Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard of-
ficers with certain critical skills 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may authorize 
an officer in a grade above grade O–2 to remain on active 
duty after the date otherwise provided for the retirement 
of such officer in section 2154 of this title, if the officer 
possesses a critical skill, or specialty, or is in a career field 
designated pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) CRITICAL SKILLS, SPECIALTY, OR CAREER 
FIELD.—The Commandant shall designate any critical 
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skill, specialty, or career field eligible for continuation on 
active duty as provided in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) DURATION OF CONTINUATION.—An officer con-
tinued on active duty pursuant to this section shall, if not 
earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month 
after the month in which the officer completes 40 years 
of active service. 
‘‘(d) POLICY.—The Commandant shall carry out this 
section by prescribing policy which shall specify the cri-
teria to be used in designating any critical skill, specialty, 
or career field for purposes of subsection (b).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 2165 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘2166. Continuation on active duty; Coast Guard officers with certain critical 
skills.’’. 
SEC. 203. NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICERS ON 
ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST. 
(a) MAXIMUM
NUMBER
OF
OFFICERS.—Section 
2103(a) of title 14, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) MAXIMUM TOTAL NUMBER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The total number of Coast 
Guard commissioned officers on the active duty pro-
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motion list, excluding warrant officers, shall not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(A) 7,100 in fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(B) 7,200 in fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(C) 7,300 in fiscal year 2024; and 
‘‘(D) 7,400 in fiscal year 2025 and each 
subsequent fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) TEMPORARY INCREASE.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (1), the Commandant may temporarily 
increase the total number of commissioned officers 
permitted under such paragraph by up to 2 percent 
for no more than 60 days following the date of the 
commissioning of a Coast Guard Academy class. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after exceeding the total number of commissioned of-
ficers permitted under paragraph (1), and each 30 
days thereafter until the total number of commis-
sioned officers no longer exceeds the number of such 
officers permitted under paragraph (1), the Com-
mandant shall notify the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate of the number of 
officers on the active duty promotion list on the last 
day of the preceding 30-day period.’’. 
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(b) OFFICERS NOT ON ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION 
LIST.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 5113. Officers not on active duty promotion list 
‘‘Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
President submits to Congress a budget pursuant to sec-
tion 1105 of title 31, the Commandant shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the 
number of Coast Guard officers serving at other Federal 
entities on a reimbursable basis but not on the active duty 
promotion list.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5113. Officers not on active duty promotion list.’’. 
SEC. 204. COAST GUARD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY. 
(a) INTERIM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH POLICY.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall establish an 
interim behavioral health policy for members of the Coast 
Guard equivalent to the policy described in section 5.28 
(relating to behavioral health) of Department of Defense 
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Instruction 6130.03, volume 2, ‘‘Medical Standards for 
Military Service: Retention’’. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The interim policy established 
under subsection (a) shall remain in effect until the date 
on which the Commandant issues a permanent behavior 
health policy for members of the Coast Guard which is, 
to the extent practicable, equivalent to such section 5.28. 
SEC. 205. IMPROVING REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND 
OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES AMONG 
COAST GUARD ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
Coast Guard shall— 
(1) determine which recommendations in the 
RAND representation report can practicably be im-
plemented to promote improved representation in the 
Coast Guard of— 
(A) women; and 
(B) racial and ethnic minorities; and 
(2) submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the actions 
the Commandant has taken, or plans to take, to im-
plement such recommendations. 
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(b) 
CURRICULUM
AND
TRAINING.—The 
Com-
mandant shall update, to reflect actions described under 
subsection (a)(2), the curriculum and training materials 
used at— 
(1) officer accession points, including the Coast 
Guard Academy and the Leadership Development 
Center; 
(2) enlisted member accession at the United 
States Coast Guard Training Center Cape May in 
Cape May, New Jersey; and 
(3) the officer, enlisted member, and civilian 
leadership courses managed by the Leadership De-
velopment Center. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘RAND 
representation report’’ means the report titled ‘‘Improving 
the Representation of Women and Racial/Ethnic Minori-
ties Among U.S. Coast Guard Active-Duty Members’’ 
issued by the Homeland Security Operational Analysis 
Center of the RAND Corporation on August 11, 2021. 
Subtitle B—Operational Matters 
SEC. 206. PILOT PROJECT FOR ENHANCING COAST GUARD 
CUTTER READINESS THROUGH CONDITION- 
BASED MAINTENANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the 
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Coast Guard shall conduct a pilot project to enhance cut-
ter readiness and reduce lost patrol days through the de-
ployment of commercially developed condition-based pro-
gram standards for cutter maintenance, in accordance 
with the criteria set forth in subsection (b). 
(b) CRITERIA FOR CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE 
EVALUATION.—In conducting the pilot project under sub-
section (a), the Commandant shall— 
(1) select at least 1 legacy cutter asset and 1 
class of cutters under construction with respect to 
which the application of the pilot project would en-
hance readiness; 
(2) use commercially developed condition-based 
program standards similar to those applicable to pri-
vately owned and operated vessels or vessels owned 
or operated by other Federal agencies (such as those 
currently operating under the direction of Military 
Sealift Command); 
(3) create and model a full ship digital twin for 
the cutters selected under paragraph (1); 
(4) install or modify instrumentation capable of 
producing full hull, mechanical, and electrical data 
necessary to analyze cutter operational conditions 
with active maintenance alerts; and 
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(5) deploy artificial intelligence, prognostic- 
based integrated maintenance planning modeled 
after standards described in paragraph (2). 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Commandant shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(1) an interim report not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act on the 
progress in carrying out the pilot project described 
in subsection (a); and 
(2) a final report not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act on the results of 
the pilot project described in subsection (a) that in-
cludes— 
(A) options to integrate commercially de-
veloped condition-based program standards for 
cutter maintenance to Coast Guard cutters; and 
(B) plans to deploy commercially developed 
condition-based program standards for cutter 
maintenance to Coast Guard cutters. 
SEC. 207. UNMANNED SYSTEMS STRATEGY. 
(a) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Com-
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mandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a detailed de-
scription of the strategy of the Coast Guard to implement 
unmanned systems across mission areas, including— 
(1) the steps taken to implement actions rec-
ommended in the consensus study report of the Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Med-
icine published on November 12, 2020, titled 
‘‘Leveraging Unmanned Systems for Coast Guard 
Missions: A Strategic Imperative’’; 
(2) the strategic goals and acquisition strategies 
for proposed uses and procurements of unmanned 
systems; 
(3) a strategy to sustain competition and inno-
vation for procurement of unmanned systems and 
services for the Coast Guard, including defining op-
portunities for new and existing technologies; and 
(4) an estimate of the timeline, costs, staff re-
sources, technology, or other resources necessary to 
accomplish the strategy. 
(b) PILOT PROJECT.— 
(1) AUTONOMOUS CONTROL AND COMPUTER VI-
SION TECHNOLOGY.—The Commandant of the Coast 
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Guard, acting through the Blue Technology Center 
of Expertise, shall conduct a pilot project to retrofit 
an existing Coast Guard small boat with— 
(A) commercially available autonomous 
control and computer vision technology; and 
(B) such sensors and methods of commu-
nication as are necessary to demonstrate the 
ability of such control and technology to assist 
in conducting search and rescue, surveillance, 
and interdiction missions. 
(2) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The pilot project 
under paragraph (1) shall evaluate commercially 
available products in the field and collect operational 
data to inform future requirements. 
(3) BRIEFING.—Not later than 6 months after 
completing the pilot project required under para-
graph (1), the Commandant shall brief the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate on the evaluation of the data derived from the 
project. 
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SEC. 208. BUDGETING OF COAST GUARD RELATING TO CER-
TAIN OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 51 of title 14, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘§ 5114. Expenses of performing and executing de-
fense readiness mission activities 
‘‘The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall include 
in the annual budget submission of the President under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, a dedicated budget line item 
that adequately represents a calculation of the annual 
costs and expenditures of performing and executing all de-
fense readiness mission activities, including— 
‘‘(1) all expenses related to the Coast Guard’s 
coordination, training, and execution of defense 
readiness mission activities in the Coast Guard’s ca-
pacity as an Armed Force (as such term is defined 
in section 101 of title 10) in support of Department 
of Defense national security operations and activities 
or for any other military department or defense 
agency (as such terms are defined in such section); 
‘‘(2) costs associated with Coast Guard detach-
ments assigned in support of the Coast Guard’s de-
fense readiness mission; and 
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‘‘(3) any other expenses, costs, or matters the 
Commandant determines appropriate or otherwise of 
interest to Congress.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 51 of title 14, United States Code, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5114. Expenses of performing and executing defense readiness mission activi-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 209. REPORT ON SAN DIEGO MARITIME DOMAIN 
AWARENESS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report containing— 
(1) an overview of the maritime domain aware-
ness in the area of responsibility of the Coast Guard 
sector responsible for San Diego, California, includ-
ing— 
(A) the average volume of known maritime 
traffic that transited the area during fiscal 
years 2020 through 2022; 
(B) current sensor platforms deployed by 
such sector to monitor illicit activity occurring 
at sea in such area; 
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(C) the number of illicit activity incidents 
at sea in such area that the sector responded to 
during fiscal years 2020 through 2022; 
(D) an estimate of the volume of traffic 
engaged in illicit activity at sea in such area 
and the type and description of any vessels used 
to carry out illicit activities that such sector re-
sponded to during fiscal years 2020 through 
2022; and 
(E) the maritime domain awareness re-
quirements to effectively meet the mission of 
such sector; 
(2) a description of current actions taken by the 
Coast Guard to partner with Federal, regional, 
State, and local entities to meet the maritime do-
main awareness needs of such area; 
(3) a description of any gaps in maritime do-
main awareness within the area of responsibility of 
such sector resulting from an inability to meet the 
enduring maritime domain awareness requirements 
of the sector or adequately respond to maritime dis-
order; 
(4) an identification of current technology and 
assets the Coast Guard has to mitigate the gaps 
identified in paragraph (3); 
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(5) an identification of capabilities needed to 
mitigate such gaps, including any capabilities the 
Coast Guard currently possesses that can be de-
ployed to the sector; 
(6) an identification of technology and assets 
the Coast Guard does not currently possess and are 
needed to acquire in order to address such gaps; and 
(7) an identification of any financial obstacles 
that prevent the Coast Guard from deploying exist-
ing commercially available sensor technology to ad-
dress such gaps. 
SEC. 210. GREAT LAKES WINTER SHIPPING. 
(a) GREAT LAKES ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS.— 
(1) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
PORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a re-
port on Coast Guard icebreaking in the Great 
Lakes. 
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(B) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
report 
required 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) evaluate— 
(I) the economic impact related 
to vessel delays or cancellations asso-
ciated with ice coverage on the Great 
Lakes; 
(II) the impact the standards 
proposed in paragraph (2) would have 
on Coast Guard operations in the 
Great Lakes if such standards were 
adopted; 
(III) the fleet mix of medium ice-
breakers and icebreaking tugs nec-
essary to meet the standards proposed 
in paragraph (2); and 
(IV) the resources necessary to 
support the fleet described in sub-
clause (III), including billets for crew 
and operating costs; and 
(ii) make recommendations to the 
Commandant for improvements to the 
Great Lakes icebreaking program, includ-
ing with respect to facilitating shipping 
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and meeting all Coast Guard mission 
needs. 
(2) PROPOSED STANDARDS FOR ICEBREAKING 
OPERATIONS.—The proposed standards, the impact 
of the adoption of which is evaluated in subclauses 
(II) and (III) of paragraph (1)(B)(i), are the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the ice-covered waterways in the Great 
Lakes shall be open to navigation not less than 
90 percent of the hours that vessels engaged in 
commercial service and ferries attempt to tran-
sit such ice-covered waterways. 
(B) In a year in which the Great Lakes 
are not open to navigation, as described in sub-
paragraph (A), because of ice of a thickness 
that occurs on average only once every 10 
years, ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes 
shall be open to navigation at least 70 percent 
of the hours that vessels engaged in commercial 
service and ferries attempt to transit such ice- 
covered waterways. 
(3) REPORT BY COMMANDANT.—Not later than 
90 days after the date on which the Comptroller 
General submits the report under paragraph (1), the 
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Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a report 
that includes the following: 
(A) A plan for Coast Guard implementa-
tion of any recommendation made by the Comp-
troller General under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) with 
which the Commandant concurs. 
(B) With respect to any recommendation 
made under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) with which 
the Commandant does not concur, an expla-
nation of the reasons why the Commandant 
does not concur. 
(C) A review of, and a proposed implemen-
tation plan for, the results of the fleet mix anal-
ysis under paragraph (1)(B)(i)(III). 
(D) Any proposed modifications to current 
Coast Guard standards for icebreaking oper-
ations in the Great Lakes. 
(4) PILOT PROGRAM.—During the 5 ice seasons 
following the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Coast Guard shall conduct a pilot program to deter-
mine the extent to which the current Coast Guard 
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Great Lakes icebreaking cutter fleet can meet the 
proposed standards described in paragraph (2). 
(b) DATA ON ICEBREAKING OPERATIONS IN THE 
GREAT LAKES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant shall col-
lect, during ice season, archive, and disseminate data 
on icebreaking operations and transits on ice-covered 
waterways in the Great Lakes of vessels engaged in 
commercial service and ferries. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Data collected, archived, and 
disseminated under paragraph (1) shall include the 
following: 
(A) Voyages by vessels engaged in com-
mercial service and ferries to transit ice-covered 
waterways in the Great Lakes that are delayed 
or canceled because of the nonavailability of a 
suitable icebreaking vessel. 
(B) Voyages attempted by vessels engaged 
in commercial service and ferries to transit ice- 
covered waterways in the Great Lakes that do 
not reach their intended destination because of 
the nonavailability of a suitable icebreaking ves-
sel. 
(C) The period of time that each vessel en-
gaged in commercial service or ferry was de-
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layed in getting underway or during a transit of 
ice-covered waterways in the Great Lakes due 
to the nonavailability of a suitable icebreaking 
vessel. 
(D) The period of time elapsed between 
each request for icebreaking assistance by a 
vessel engaged in commercial service or ferry 
and the arrival of a suitable icebreaking vessel 
and whether such icebreaking vessel was a 
Coast Guard or commercial asset. 
(E) The percentage of hours that Great 
Lakes ice-covered waterways were open to navi-
gation while vessels engaged in commercial 
service and ferries attempted to transit such 
waterways for each ice season after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(F) Relevant communications of each ves-
sel engaged in commercial service or ferry with 
the Coast Guard or commercial icebreaking 
service providers with respect to subparagraphs 
(A) through (D). 
(G) A description of any mitigating cir-
cumstance, such as Coast Guard Great Lakes 
icebreaker diversions to higher priority mis-
sions, that may have contributed to the amount 
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of time described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
or the percentage of time described in subpara-
graph (E). 
(3) VOLUNTARY REPORTING.—Any reporting by 
operators of commercial vessels engaged in commer-
cial service or ferries under this section shall be vol-
untary. 
(4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Commandant 
shall make the data collected, archived, and dissemi-
nated under this subsection available to the public 
on a publicly accessible internet website of the Coast 
Guard. 
(5) CONSULTATION WITH INDUSTRY.—With re-
spect to the Great Lakes icebreaking operations of 
the Coast Guard and the development of the data 
collected, archived, and disseminated under this sub-
section, the Commandant shall consult operators 
of— 
(A) vessels engaged in commercial service; 
and 
(B) ferries. 
(c) REPORT ON COMMON HULL DESIGN.—Section 
8105 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
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