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title and the rate of pay for other personnel may not ex-
ceed the maximum rate payable for grade GS–15 of the
General Schedule.
(d) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Upon
request of the chairman of the Commission, the head of
any Federal department or agency may detail, on a non-
reimbursable basis, any personnel of that department or
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its
duties.
(e) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMIT-
TENT SERVICES.—The chairman of the Commission may
procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individ-
uals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of such title.
SEC. 1327. MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) POSTAL AND PRINTING SERVICES.—The Com-
mission may use the United States mails and obtain print-
ing and binding services in the same manner and under
the same conditions as other departments and agencies of
the Federal Government.
(b) MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE
AND SUP-
PORT SERVICES.—The Director of Central Intelligence
shall furnish the Commission, on a reimbursable basis,
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any administrative and support services requested by the
Commission.
SEC. 1328. FUNDING.
Funds for activities of the Commission shall be pro-
vided from amounts appropriated for the Department of
Defense for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide
activities for fiscal year 1997. Upon receipt of a written
certification from the Chairman of the Commission speci-
fying the funds required for the activities of the Commis-
sion, the Secretary of Defense shall promptly disburse to
the Commission, from such amounts, the funds required
by the Commission as stated in such certification.
SEC. 1329. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.
The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the
date of the submission of its report.
TITLE XIV—SIKES ACT
IMPROVEMENT
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Sikes Act Improve-
ment Amendments of 1996’’.
SEC. 1402. DEFINITION OF SIKES ACT FOR PURPOSES OF
AMENDMENTS.
In this title, the term ‘‘Sikes Act’’ means the Act en-
titled ‘‘An Act to promote effectual planning, development,
maintenance, and coordination of wildlife, fish, and game
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conservation and rehabilitation in military reservations’’,
approved September 15, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.),
commonly referred to as the ‘‘Sikes Act’’.
SEC. 1403. CODIFICATION OF SHORT TITLE OF ACT.
The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et seq.) is amended
by inserting before title I the following new section:
‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Sikes Act’.’’.
SEC. 1404. INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGE-
MENT PLANS.
(a) PLANS REQUIRED.—Section 101(a) of the Sikes
Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘is authorized to’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘shall’’;
(2) by striking out ‘‘in each military reservation
in accordance with a cooperative plan’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘on military installa-
tions. Under the program, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and implement for each military installation in
the United States an integrated natural resource
management plan’’;
(3) by inserting after ‘‘reservation is located’’
the following: ‘‘, except that the Secretary is not re-
quired to prepare such a plan for a military installa-
tion if the Secretary determines that preparation of
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such a plan for the installation is not appropriate’’;
and
(4) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’ and adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(2) Consistent with essential military requirements
to enhance the national security of the United States, the
Secretary of Defense shall manage each military installa-
tion to provide—
‘‘(A) for the conservation of fish and wildlife on
the military installation and sustained multipurpose
uses of those resources, including hunting, fishing,
and trapping; and
‘‘(B) public access that is necessary or appro-
priate for those uses.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title I of the
Sikes Act is amended—
(1) in section 101(b) (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)), in
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking out
‘‘cooperative plan’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in-
tegrated natural resource management plan’’;
(2) 
in 
section 
101(b)(4) 
(16 
U.S.C.
670a(b)(4)), by striking out ‘‘cooperative plan’’ each
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘inte-
grated natural resource management plan’’;
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(3) in section 101(c) (16 U.S.C. 670a(c)), in
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking out
‘‘a cooperative plan’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘an integrated natural resource management plan’’;
(4) in section 101(d) (16 U.S.C. 670a(d)), in
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking out
‘‘cooperative plans’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘in-
tegrated natural resource management plans’’;
(5) in section 101(e) (16 U.S.C. 670a(e)), by
striking out ‘‘Cooperative plans’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘Integrated natural resource manage-
ment plans’’;
(6) in section 102 (16 U.S.C. 670b), by striking
out ‘‘a cooperative plan’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘an integrated natural resource management
plan’’;
(7) in section 103 (16 U.S.C. 670c), by striking
out ‘‘a cooperative plan’’ and inserting in lieu there-
of ‘‘an integrated natural resource management
plan’’;
(8) in section 106(a) (16 U.S.C. 670f(a)), by
striking out ‘‘cooperative plans’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘integrated natural resource management
plans’’; and
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(9) in section 106(c) (16 U.S.C. 670f(c)), by
striking out ‘‘cooperative plans’’ and inserting in lieu
thereof ‘‘integrated natural resource management
plans’’.
(c) CONTENTS OF PLANS.—Section 101(b) of the
Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking out
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking out
the semicolon at the end and inserting in lieu
thereof a comma; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraphs:
‘‘(E) wetland protection and restoration,
and wetland creation where necessary, for sup-
port of fish or wildlife,
‘‘(F) consideration of conservation needs
for all biological communities, and
‘‘(G) the establishment of specific natural
resource management goals, objectives, and
time-frames for proposed actions;’’;
(2) by striking out paragraph (3);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3);
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(4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow-
ing new paragraph:
‘‘(2) shall for the military installation for which
it is prepared—
‘‘(A) address the needs for fish and wildlife
management, land management, forest manage-
ment, and wildlife-oriented recreation,
‘‘(B) ensure the integration of, and con-
sistency among, the various activities conducted
under the plan,
‘‘(C) ensure that there is no net loss in the
capability of installation lands to support the
military mission of the installation,
‘‘(D) provide for sustained use by the pub-
lic of natural resources, to the extent that such
use is not inconsistent with the military mission
of the installation or the needs of fish and wild-
life management,
‘‘(E) provide the public access to the in-
stallation that is necessary or appropriate for
that use, to the extent that access is not incon-
sistent with the military mission of the installa-
tion, and
‘‘(F) provide for professional enforcement
of natural resource laws and regulations;’’; and