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‘‘(8) section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 
Stat. 1121).’’. 
TITLE 
X—AFRICAN 
ELEPHANT 
CONSERVATION AND LEGAL 
IVORY POSSESSION ACT 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘African Elephant Con-
servation and Legal Ivory Possession Act’’. 
SEC. 1002. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in 
this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the ref-
erence shall be considered to be made to a provision of 
the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 
et seq.). 
SEC. 1003. LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN AFRICAN 
ELEPHANT IVORY. 
Section 2203 (16 U.S.C. 4223) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
the first sentence; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and subsection (b) of this sec-
tion’’ after ‘‘2202(e)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(b) EXEMPTION.—Nothing in this Act or subsection 
(a) or (d) of section 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538) shall be construed to prohibit im-
portation or exportation, or to require permission of the 
Secretary for importation or exportation, of— 
‘‘(1) any raw ivory or worked ivory— 
‘‘(A) imported solely for purposes of be-
coming part of a museum’s permanent collec-
tion, return to a lending museum, or display in 
a museum; or 
‘‘(B) exported solely for purposes of— 
‘‘(i) display in a foreign museum; or 
‘‘(ii) return to a foreign person who 
lent such ivory to a museum in the United 
States; 
‘‘(2) any raw ivory or worked ivory that was 
lawfully importable into the United States on Feb-
ruary 24, 2014, regardless of when acquired; or 
‘‘(3) any worked ivory that was previously law-
fully possessed in the United States.’’. 
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SEC. 1004. PLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES FISH AND WILD-
LIFE SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS 
IN EACH AFRICAN ELEPHANT RANGE COUN-
TRY. 
Part I (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2105. PLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES FISH AND 
WILDLIFE SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS IN EACH AFRICAN ELEPHANT RANGE 
COUNTRY. 
‘‘The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State, may station United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service law enforcement officers in the primary United 
States diplomatic or consular post in each African country 
that has a significant population of African elephants, who 
shall assist local wildlife rangers in the protection of Afri-
can elephants and facilitate the apprehension of individ-
uals who illegally kill, or assist the illegal killing of, Afri-
can elephants.’’. 
SEC. 1005. CERTIFICATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE 
FISHERMEN’S PROTECTIVE ACT OF 1967. 
Section 2202 (16 U.S.C. 4222) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) CERTIFICATION.—When the Secretary of the In-
terior finds that a country, directly or indirectly, is a sig-
nificant transit or destination point for illegal ivory trade, 
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the Secretary shall certify such fact to the President with 
respect to the country for the purposes of section 8(a) of 
the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 
1978(a)).’’. 
SEC. 1006. TREATMENT OF ELEPHANT IVORY. 
Section 2203 (16 U.S.C. 4223) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF ELEPHANT IVORY.—Nothing in 
this Act or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1538) shall be construed— 
‘‘(1) to prohibit, or to authorize prohibiting, the 
possession, sale, delivery, receipt, shipment, or trans-
portation of African elephant ivory, or any product 
containing African elephant ivory, that has been law-
fully imported or crafted in the United States; or 
‘‘(2) to authorize using any means of deter-
mining for purposes of this Act or the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 whether African elephant ivory 
has been lawfully imported, including any presump-
tion or burden of proof applied in such determina-
tion, other than such means used by the Secretary 
as of February 24, 2014.’’. 
SEC. 1007. SPORT-HUNTED ELEPHANT TROPHIES. 
Section 2203 (16 U.S.C. 4223) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) SPORT-HUNTED ELEPHANT TROPHIES.—Noth-
ing in this Act or subsection (a) or (d) of section 9 of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538) 
shall be construed to prohibit any citizen or legal resident 
of the United States, or an agent of such an individual, 
from importing a sport-hunted African elephant trophy 
under section 2202(e) of this Act, if the country in which 
the elephant was taken had an elephant population on Ap-
pendix II of CITES at the time the trophy elephant was 
taken. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP TO THE CONVENTION.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed as modifying or repealing 
the Secretary’s duties to implement CITES and the ap-
pendices thereto, or as modifying or repealing section 8A 
or 9(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1537a and 1538(c)).’’. 
SEC. 1008. AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE PRIORITY AND REAUTHOR-
IZATION. 
(a) FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
PRIORITY.—Section 
2101 (16 U.S.C. 4211) is amended by redesignating sub-
sections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively, 
and by inserting after subsection (d) the following: 
‘‘(e) PRIORITY.—In providing financial assistance 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to 
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projects designed to facilitate the acquisition of equipment 
and training of wildlife officials in ivory producing coun-
tries to be used in anti-poaching efforts.’’. 
(b) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 2306(a) (16 U.S.C. 
4245(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2016 through 2020’’. 
SEC. 1009. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study examining the effects of a 
ban of the trade in of fossilized ivory from mammoths and 
mastodons on the illegal importation and trade of African 
and Asian elephant ivory within the United States, with 
the exception of importation or trade thereof related to 
museum exhibitions or scientific research, and report to 
Congress the findings of such study. 
TITLE XI—RESPECT FOR 
TREATIES AND RIGHTS 
SEC. 1101. RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed to affect or modify any treaty or 
other right of any federally recognized Indian tribe. 
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TITLE XII—PERMITS FOR FILM 
CREWS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR 
LESS 
SEC. 1201. ANNUAL PERMIT AND FEE FOR FILM CREWS OF 
5 PERSONS OR FEWER. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide commercial film crews of 5 persons or fewer access 
to film in areas designated for public use during public 
hours on Federal land and waterways. 
(b) NATIONAL
PARK
SYSTEM
LAND.—Section 
100905 of title 54, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 
in paragraph (3), the Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 
PERSONS OR FEWER.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF FILM CREW.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘film crew’ means any per-
sons present on Federal land or waterways 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are 
associated with the production of a film. 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED PERMIT AND FEE.—For 
any film crew of 5 persons or fewer, the Sec-
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retary shall require a permit and assess an an-
nual fee of $200 for commercial filming activi-
ties or similar projects on Federal land and wa-
terways administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) COMMERCIAL FILMING ACTIVITIES.— 
A permit issued under subparagraph (B) shall 
be valid for commercial filming activities or 
similar projects that occur in areas designated 
for public use during public hours on all Fed-
eral land and waterways administered by the 
Secretary for a 1-year period beginning on the 
date of issuance of the permit. 
‘‘(D) NO ADDITIONAL FEES.—For persons 
holding a permit issued under this paragraph, 
during the effective period of the permit, the 
Secretary shall not assess any fees in addition 
to the fee assessed under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(E) USE
OF
CAMERAS.—The Secretary 
shall not prohibit, as a mechanized apparatus 
or under any other purposes, use of cameras or 
related equipment used for the purpose of com-
mercial filming activities or similar projects in 
accordance with this paragraph on Federal land 
and waterways administered by the Secretary. 
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‘‘(F) NOTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—A film 
crew of 5 persons or fewer subject to a permit 
issued under this paragraph shall notify the ap-
plicable land management agency with jurisdic-
tion over the Federal land at least 48 hours be-
fore entering the Federal land. 
‘‘(G) DENIAL
OF
ACCESS.—The head of 
the applicable land management agency may 
deny access to a film crew under this paragraph 
if— 
‘‘(i) there is a likelihood of resource 
damage that cannot be mitigated; 
‘‘(ii) there would be an unreasonable 
disruption of the use and enjoyment of the 
site by the public; 
‘‘(iii) the activity poses health or safe-
ty risks to the public; or 
‘‘(iv) the filming includes the use of 
models or props that are not part of the 
natural or cultural resources or adminis-
trative facilities of the Federal land.’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by 
striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and inserting ‘‘recover 
any costs’’. 
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(c) OTHER FEDERAL LAND.—Section 1 of Public 
Law 106–206 (16 U.S.C. 460l–6d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided 
in paragraph (3), the Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 
PERSONS OR FEWER.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF FILM CREW.—In this 
paragraph, the term ‘film crew’ means any per-
sons present on Federal land or waterways 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who are 
associated with the production of a film. 
‘‘(B) REQUIRED PERMIT AND FEE.—For 
any film crew of 5 persons or fewer, the Sec-
retary shall require a permit and assess an an-
nual fee of $200 for commercial filming activi-
ties or similar projects on Federal land and wa-
terways administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) COMMERCIAL FILMING ACTIVITIES.— 
A permit issued under subparagraph (B) shall 
be valid for commercial filming activities or 
similar projects that occur in areas designated 
for public use during public hours on all Fed-
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eral land and waterways administered by the 
Secretary for a 1-year period beginning on the 
date of issuance of the permit. 
‘‘(D) NO ADDITIONAL FEES.—For persons 
holding a permit issued under this paragraph, 
during the effective period of the permit, the 
Secretary shall not assess any fees in addition 
to the fee assessed under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(E) USE
OF
CAMERAS.—The Secretary 
shall not prohibit, as a mechanized apparatus 
or under any other purposes, use of cameras or 
related equipment used for the purpose of com-
mercial filming activities or similar projects in 
accordance with this paragraph on Federal land 
and waterways administered by the Secretary. 
‘‘(F) NOTIFICATION
REQUIRED.—A film 
crew of 5 persons or fewer subject to a permit 
issued under this paragraph shall notify the ap-
plicable land management agency with jurisdic-
tion over the Federal land at least 48 hours be-
fore entering the Federal land. 
‘‘(G) DENIAL
OF
ACCESS.—The head of 
the applicable land management agency may 
deny access to a film crew under this paragraph 
if— 
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‘‘(i) there is a likelihood of resource 
damage that cannot be mitigated; 
‘‘(ii) there would be an unreasonable 
disruption of the use and enjoyment of the 
site by the public; 
‘‘(iii) the activity poses health or safe-
ty risks to the public; or 
‘‘(iv) the filming includes the use of 
models or props that are not part of the 
natural or cultural resources or adminis-
trative facilities of the Federal land.’’; and 
(2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘collect any costs’’ and in-
serting ‘‘recover any costs’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘similar project’’ and in-
serting ‘‘similar projects’’. 
TITLE XIII—STATE APPROVAL 
OF FISHING RESTRICTION 
SEC. 1301. STATE OR TERRITORIAL APPROVAL OF RESTRIC-
TION OF RECREATIONAL OR COMMERCIAL 
FISHING ACCESS TO CERTAIN STATE OR TER-
RITORIAL WATERS. 
(a) APPROVAL REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the In-
terior and the Secretary of Commerce shall not restrict 
recreational or commercial fishing access to any State or 
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territorial marine waters or Great Lakes waters within the 
jurisdiction of the National Park Service or the Office of 
National Marine Sanctuaries, respectively, unless those re-
strictions are developed in coordination with, and ap-
proved by, the fish and wildlife management agency of the 
State or territory that has fisheries management authority 
over those waters. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘marine 
waters’’ includes coastal waters and estuaries. 
TITLE XIV—HUNTING AND REC-
REATIONAL FISHING WITHIN 
CERTAIN NATIONAL FORESTS 
SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) HUNTING.—The term ‘‘hunting’’ means use 
of a firearm, bow, or other authorized means in the 
lawful pursuit, shooting, capture, collection, trap-
ping, or killing of wildlife; attempt to pursue, shoot, 
capture, collect, trap, or kill wildlife; or the training 
and use of hunting dogs, including field trials. 
(2) RECREATIONAL FISHING.—The term ‘‘rec-
reational fishing’’ means the lawful pursuit, capture, 
collection, or killing of fish; or attempt to capture, 
collect, or kill fish. 
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(3) FOREST
PLAN.—The term ‘‘forest plan’’ 
means a land and resource management plan pre-
pared by the Forest Service for a unit of the Na-
tional Forest System pursuant to section 6 of the 
Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604). 
(4) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)) 
SEC. 1402. HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL FISHING WITHIN 
THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM. 
(a) PROHIBITION OF RESTRICTIONS.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture or Chief of the Forest Service may not es-
tablish policies, directives, or regulations that restrict the 
type, season, or method of hunting or recreational fishing 
on lands within the National Forest System that are oth-
erwise open to those activities and are consistent with the 
applicable forest plan. 
(b) PRIOR RESTRICTIONS VOID.—Any restrictions 
imposed by the Secretary of Agriculture or Chief of the 
Forest Service regarding the type, season, or method of 
hunting or recreational fishing on lands within the Na-
tional Forest System that are otherwise open to those ac-
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tivities in force on the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be void and have no force or effect. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply only to 
the Kisatchie National Forest in the State of Louisiana, 
the De Soto National Forest in the State of Mississippi, 
the Mark Twain National Forest in the State of Missouri, 
and the Ozark National Forest, the St. Francis National 
Forest and the Ouachita National Forest in the States 
of Arkansas and Oklahoma. 
(d) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this section, sec-
tion 1 of the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 551), or 
section 32 of the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1011) 
shall affect the authority of States to manage hunting or 
recreational fishing on lands within the National Forest 
System. 
SEC. 1403. PUBLICATION OF CLOSURE OF ROADS IN FOR-
ESTS. 
The Chief of the Forest Service shall publish a notice 
in the Federal Register for the closure of any public road 
on Forest System lands, along with a justification for the 
closure. 
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TITLE XV—GRAND CANYON 
BISON MANAGEMENT ACT 
SEC. 1501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Grand Canyon Bison 
Management Act’’. 
SEC. 1502. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan published 
under section 1503(a). 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Grand 
Canyon National Park. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) SKILLED PUBLIC VOLUNTEER.—The term 
‘‘skilled public volunteer’’ means an individual who 
possesses— 
(A) a valid hunting license issued by the 
State of Arizona; and 
(B) such other qualifications as the Sec-
retary may require, after consultation with the 
Arizona Game and Fish Commission. 
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SEC. 1503. BISON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GRAND CANYON 
NATIONAL PARK. 
(a) PUBLICATION OF PLAN.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall publish a management plan to reduce, through hu-
mane lethal culling by skilled public volunteers and by 
other nonlethal means, the population of bison in the Park 
that the Secretary determines are detrimental to the use 
of the Park. 
(b) REMOVAL
OF ANIMAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, a skilled public volunteer may re-
move a full bison harvested from the Park. 
(c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission regarding 
the development and implementation of the management 
plan. 
(d) NEPA COMPLIANCE.—In developing the manage-
ment plan, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable 
Federal environmental laws (including regulations), in-
cluding the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this title applies to the 
taking of wildlife in the Park for any purpose other than 
the implementation of the management plan. 
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TITLE XVI—OPEN BOOK ON 
EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE 
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Open Book on Equal 
Access to Justice Act’’. 
SEC. 1602. MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE 
PROVISIONS. 
(a) AGENCY PROCEEDINGS.—Section 504 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘, United 
States Code’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (i); and 
(3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Chairman of the Administrative Con-
ference of the United States, after consultation with the 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Admin-
istration, shall report to the Congress, not later than 
March 31 of each year through the 6th calendar year be-
ginning after the initial report under this subsection is 
submitted, on the amount of fees and other expenses 
awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to this 
section. The report shall describe the number, nature, and 
amount of the awards, the claims involved in the con-
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troversy, and any other relevant information that may aid 
the Congress in evaluating the scope and impact of such 
awards. The report shall be made available to the public 
online. 
‘‘(2)(A) The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
account for all payments of fees and other expenses 
awarded under this section that are made pursuant to a 
settlement agreement, regardless of whether the settle-
ment agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to non-
disclosure provisions. 
‘‘(B) The disclosure of fees and other expenses re-
quired under subparagraph (A) does not affect any other 
information that is subject to nondisclosure provisions in 
the settlement agreement. 
‘‘(f) The Chairman of the Administrative Conference 
shall create and maintain, during the period beginning on 
the date the initial report under subsection (e) is sub-
mitted and ending one year after the date on which the 
final report under that subsection is submitted, online a 
searchable database containing the following information 
with respect to each award of fees and other expenses 
under this section: 
‘‘(1) The case name and number of the adver-
sary adjudication, if available. 
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‘‘(2) The name of the agency involved in the 
adversary adjudication. 
‘‘(3) A description of the claims in the adver-
sary adjudication. 
‘‘(4) The name of each party to whom the 
award was made, as such party is identified in the 
order or other agency document making the award. 
‘‘(5) The amount of the award. 
‘‘(6) The basis for the finding that the position 
of the agency concerned was not substantially justi-
fied. 
‘‘(g) The online searchable database described in sub-
section (f) may not reveal any information the disclosure 
of which is prohibited by law or court order. 
‘‘(h) The head of each agency shall provide to the 
Chairman of the Administrative Conference in a timely 
manner all information requested by the Chairman to 
comply with the requirements of subsections (e), (f), and 
(g).’’. 
(b) COURT CASES.—Section 2412(d) of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5)(A) The Chairman of the Administrative Con-
ference of the United States shall submit to the Congress, 
not later than March 31 of each year through the 6th cal-
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endar year beginning after the initial report under this 
paragraph is submitted, a report on the amount of fees 
and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal 
year pursuant to this subsection. The report shall describe 
the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims 
involved in each controversy, and any other relevant infor-
mation that may aid the Congress in evaluating the scope 
and impact of such awards. The report shall be made 
available to the public online. 
‘‘(B)(i) The report required by subparagraph (A) 
shall account for all payments of fees and other expenses 
awarded under this subsection that are made pursuant to 
a settlement agreement, regardless of whether the settle-
ment agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to non-
disclosure provisions. 
‘‘(ii) The disclosure of fees and other expenses re-
quired under clause (i) does not affect any other informa-
tion that is subject to nondisclosure provisions in the set-
tlement agreement. 
‘‘(C) The Chairman of the Administrative Conference 
shall include and clearly identify in the annual report 
under subparagraph (A), for each case in which an award 
of fees and other expenses is included in the report— 
‘‘(i) any amounts paid from section 1304 of 
title 31 for a judgment in the case; 
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‘‘(ii) the amount of the award of fees and other 
expenses; and 
‘‘(iii) the statute under which the plaintiff filed 
suit. 
‘‘(6) The Chairman of the Administrative Conference 
shall create and maintain, during the period beginning on 
the date the initial report under paragraph (5) is sub-
mitted and ending one year after the date on which the 
final report under that paragraph is submitted, online a 
searchable database containing the following information 
with respect to each award of fees and other expenses 
under this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The case name and number. 
‘‘(B) The name of the agency involved in the 
case. 
‘‘(C) The name of each party to whom the 
award was made, as such party is identified in the 
order or other court document making the award. 
‘‘(D) A description of the claims in the case. 
‘‘(E) The amount of the award. 
‘‘(F) The basis for the finding that the position 
of the agency concerned was not substantially justi-
fied. 
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‘‘(7) The online searchable database described in 
paragraph (6) may not reveal any information the disclo-
sure of which is prohibited by law or court order. 
‘‘(8) The head of each agency (including the Attorney 
General of the United States) shall provide to the Chair-
man of the Administrative Conference of the United 
States in a timely manner all information requested by 
the Chairman to comply with the requirements of para-
graphs (5), (6), and (7).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 2412 of title 
28, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘United 
States Code,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘of section 2412 of title 
28, United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘of this 
section’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of such title’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘of this title’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall first apply with respect 
to awards of fees and other expenses that are made 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(2) INITIAL
REPORTS.—The first reports re-
quired by section 504(e) of title 5, United States 
Code, and section 2412(d)(5) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall be submitted not later than 
March 31 of the calendar year following the first 
calendar year in which a fiscal year begins after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) ONLINE DATABASES.—The online databases 
required by section 504(f) of title 5, United States 
Code, and section 2412(d)(6) of title 28, United 
States Code, shall be established as soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
but in no case later than the date on which the first 
reports under section 504(e) of title 5, United States 
Code, and section 2412(d)(5) of title 28, United 
States Code, are required to be submitted under 
paragraph (2) of this subsection. 
TITLE XVII—UTILITY TERRAIN 
VEHICLES 
SEC. 1701. UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES IN KISATCHIE NA-
TIONAL FOREST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Forest Administrator shall 
amend the applicable travel plan to allow utility terrain 
vehicles access on all roads nominated by the Secretary 
of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries in the Kisatchie Na-
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tional Forest, except when such designation would pose 
an unacceptable safety risk, in which case the Forest Ad-
ministrator shall publish a notice in the Federal Register 
with a justification for the closure. 
(b) UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘utility terrain vehi-
cle’’— 
(1) means any recreational motor vehicle de-
signed for and capable of travel over designated 
roads, traveling on four or more tires with a max-
imum tire width of 27 inches, a maximum wheel 
cleat or lug of 3⁄4 of an inch, a minimum width of 
50 inches but not exceeding 74 inches, a minimum 
weight of at least 700 pounds but not exceeding 
2,000 pounds, and a minimum wheelbase of 61 
inches but not exceeding 110 inches; 
(2) includes vehicles not equipped with a certifi-
cation label as required by part 567.4 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(3) does not include golf carts, vehicles specially 
designed to carry a disabled person, or vehicles oth-
erwise registered under section 32.299 of the Lou-
isiana State statutes. 
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TITLE XVIII—GOOD SAMARITAN 
SEARCH AND RECOVERY 
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Good Samaritan 
Search and Recovery Act’’. 
SEC. 1802. EXPEDITED ACCESS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL 
LAND. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE.—The term ‘‘eligible’’, with re-
spect to an organization or individual, means that 
the organization or individual, respectively, is— 
(A) acting in a not-for-profit capacity; and 
(B) composed entirely of members who, at 
the time of the good Samaritan search-and-re-
covery mission, have attained the age of major-
ity under the law of the State where the mis-
sion takes place. 
(2) GOOD SAMARITAN SEARCH-AND-RECOVERY 
MISSION.—The term ‘‘good Samaritan search-and- 
recovery mission’’ means a search conducted by an 
eligible organization or individual for 1 or more 
missing individuals believed to be deceased at the 
time that the search is initiated. 
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, as applicable. 
(b) PROCESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary shall develop 
and implement a process to expedite access to Fed-
eral land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary for eligible organizations and individuals 
to request access to Federal land to conduct good 
Samaritan search-and-recovery missions. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The process developed and 
implemented under this subsection shall include pro-
visions to clarify that— 
(A) an eligible organization or individual 
granted access under this section— 
(i) shall be acting for private pur-
poses; and 
(ii) shall not be considered to be a 
Federal volunteer; 
(B) an eligible organization or individual 
conducting a good Samaritan search-and-recov-
ery mission under this section shall not be con-
sidered to be a volunteer under section 
102301(c) of title 54, United States Code; 
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(C) chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort 
Claims Act’’), shall not apply to an eligible or-
ganization or individual carrying out a privately 
requested good Samaritan search-and-recovery 
mission under this section; and 
(D) an eligible organization or entity who 
conducts a good Samaritan search-and-recovery 
mission under this section shall serve without 
pay from the Federal Government for such 
service. 
(c) RELEASE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM LI-
ABILITY.—The Secretary shall not require an eligible or-
ganization or individual to have liability insurance as a 
condition of accessing Federal land under this section, if 
the eligible organization or individual— 
(1) acknowledges and consents, in writing, to 
the provisions described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (D) of subsection (b)(2); and 
(2) signs a waiver releasing the Federal Gov-
ernment from all liability relating to the access 
granted under this section and agrees to indemnify 
and hold harmless the United States from any 
claims or lawsuits arising from any conduct by the 
eligible organization or individual on Federal land. 
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(d) APPROVAL AND DENIAL OF REQUESTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall notify 
an eligible organization or individual of the approval 
or denial of a request by the eligible organization or 
individual to carry out a good Samaritan search- 
and-recovery mission under this section by not later 
than 48 hours after the request is made. 
(2) DENIALS.—If the Secretary denies a re-
quest from an eligible organization or individual to 
carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mis-
sion under this section, the Secretary shall notify the 
eligible organization or individual of— 
(A) the reason for the denial of the re-
quest; and 
(B) any actions that the eligible organiza-
tion or individual can take to meet the require-
ments for the request to be approved. 
(e) PARTNERSHIPS.—Each Secretary shall develop 
search-and-recovery-focused partnerships with search-and- 
recovery organizations— 
(1) to coordinate good Samaritan search-and- 
recovery missions on Federal land under the admin-
istrative jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 
(2) to expedite and accelerate good Samaritan 
search-and-recovery mission efforts for missing indi-
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viduals on Federal land under the administrative ju-
risdiction of the Secretary. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to 
Congress a joint report describing— 
(1) plans to develop partnerships described in 
subsection (e)(1); and 
(2) efforts carried out to expedite and accel-
erate good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission 
efforts for missing individuals on Federal land under 
the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary 
pursuant to subsection (e)(2). 
TITLE XIX—INTERSTATE TRANS-
PORTATION OF FIREARMS OR 
AMMUNITION 
SEC. 1901. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS 
OR AMMUNITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 926A of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms or am-
munition 
‘‘(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any law, rule, 
or regulation of a State or any political subdivision there-
of: 
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sess, carry, or transport the ammunition, to any 
other such place if, during the transportation, the 
ammunition is not loaded into a firearm, and— 
‘‘(A) if the transportation is by motor vehi-
cle, the ammunition is not directly accessible 
from the passenger compartment of the vehicle, 
and, if the vehicle is without a compartment 
separate from the passenger compartment, the 
ammunition is in a locked container other than 
the glove compartment or console; or 
‘‘(B) if the transportation is by other 
means, the ammunition is in a locked container. 
‘‘(b) In subsection (a), the term ‘transport’ includes 
staying in temporary lodging overnight, stopping for food, 
fuel, vehicle maintenance, an emergency, medical treat-
ment, and any other activity incidental to the transport, 
but does not include transportation— 
‘‘(1) with the intent to commit a crime punish-
able by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year 
that involves the use or threatened use of force 
against another; or 
‘‘(2) with knowledge, or reasonable cause to be-
lieve, that such a crime is to be committed in the 
course of, or arising from, the transportation. 
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‘‘(c)(1) A person who is transporting a firearm or 
ammunition may not be arrested or otherwise detained for 
violation of any law or any rule or regulation of a State 
or any political subdivision thereof related to the posses-
sion, transportation, or carrying of firearms, unless there 
is probable cause to believe that the person is doing so 
in a manner not provided for in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) When a person asserts this section as a defense 
in a criminal proceeding, the prosecution shall bear the 
burden of proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the 
conduct of the person did not satisfy the conditions set 
forth in subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) When a person successfully asserts this section 
as a defense in a criminal proceeding, the court shall 
award the prevailing defendant a reasonable attorney’s 
fee. 
‘‘(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privi-
lege, or immunity secured by this section, section 926B 
or 926C, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, 
custom, or usage of any State or any political subdivision 
thereof, may bring an action in any appropriate court 
against any other person, including a State or political 
subdivision thereof, who causes the person to be subject 
to the deprivation, for damages and other appropriate re-
lief. 
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‘‘(2) The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in 
an action brought under paragraph (1) damages and such 
other relief as the court deems appropriate, including a 
reasonable attorney’s fee.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended in the item relating to section 
926A by striking ‘‘firearms’’ and inserting ‘‘firearms or 
ammunition’’. 
TITLE XX—GRAY WOLVES 
SEC. 2001. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE REGARDING GRAY 
WOLVES IN THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. 
Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall reissue the final rule published on December 28, 
2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666), without regard to any other 
provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance 
of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judi-
cial review. 
SEC. 2002. REISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE REGARDING GRAY 
WOLVES IN WYOMING. 
Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall reissue the final rule published on September 10, 
2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 55530), without regard to any other 
provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance 
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of such rule. Such reissuance shall not be subject to judi-
cial review. 
TITLE XXI—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 2101. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF FINAL RULE. 
The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service shall not issue a final rule that— 
(1) succeeds the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Non- 
Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participa-
tion and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife 
Refuges in Alaska’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 887 (January 8, 
2016)); or 
(2) is substantially similar to that proposed 
rule. 
SEC. 2102. WITHDRAWAL OF EXISTING RULE REGARDING 
HUNTING AND TRAPPING IN ALASKA. 
The Director of the National Park Service shall with-
draw the final rule entitled ‘‘Alaska; Hunting and Trap-
ping in National Preserves’’ (80 Fed. Reg. 64325 (Octo-
ber 23, 2015)) by not later than 30 days after the date 
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of the enactment of this Act, and shall not issue a rule 
that is substantially similar to that rule. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 
2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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