IB 
Union Calendar No. 287 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2406 
[Report No. 114–377, Part I] 
To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and 
shooting, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2015 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. WALZ, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, and 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
DECEMBER 10, 2015 
Additional sponsors: Mr. BABIN, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. RIGELL, 
Mr. COLE, Mr. KLINE, Mr. LATTA, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. 
DESJARLAIS, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. MESSER, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. JODY B. 
HICE of Georgia, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. EMMER of Minnesota, Mrs. MILLER 
of Michigan, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. COLLINS of 
New York, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. VALADAO, 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. MILLER of Florida, and Mr. 
KIND 
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DECEMBER 10, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 10, 2015 
The Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 19, 2015] 
A BILL 
To protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sportsmen’s Heritage 
and Recreational Enhancement Act of 2015’’ or the 
‘‘SHARE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Report on economic impact. 
TITLE I—HUNTING, FISHING AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING 
PROTECTION ACT 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Modification of definition. 
Sec. 103. Limitation on authority to regulate ammunition and fishing tackle. 
TITLE II—TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING 
SUPPORT ACT 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Findings; purpose. 
Sec. 203. Definition of public target range. 
Sec. 204. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. 
Sec. 205. Limits on liability. 
Sec. 206. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation. 
TITLE III—POLAR BEAR CONSERVATION AND FAIRNESS ACT 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302.
Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts 
in Canada. 
TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 
Sec. 401. Short title. 
Sec. 402. Protecting Americans from violent crime. 
TITLE V—WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 
COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
Sec. 501. Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Com-
mittee. 
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TITLE VI—RECREATIONAL FISHING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 
OPPORTUNITIES ACT 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Findings. 
Sec. 603. Fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting. 
Sec. 604. Volunteer Hunters; Reports; Closures and Restrictions. 
TITLE VII—FARMER AND HUNTER PROTECTION ACT 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Baiting of migratory game birds. 
TITLE VIII—TRANSPORTING BOWS ACROSS NATIONAL PARK 
SERVICE LANDS 
Sec. 801. Short title. 
Sec. 802. Bowhunting opportunity and wildlife stewardship. 
TITLE IX—FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION ACT 
REAUTHORIZATION (FLTFA) 
Sec. 901. Short title. 
Sec. 902. Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. 
TITLE X—AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION AND LEGAL IVORY 
POSSESSION ACT 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. References. 
Sec. 1003. Limited exemption for certain African elephant ivory. 
Sec. 1004. Placement of United States Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement 
officer in each African elephant range country. 
Sec. 1005.
Certification for the purposes of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 
1967. 
Sec. 1006. Treatment of elephant ivory. 
Sec. 1007. Sport-hunted elephant trophies. 
Sec. 1008. African Elephant Conservation Act financial assistance priority and 
reauthorization. 
TITLE XI—RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS 
Sec. 1101. Respect for Treaties and Rights. 
TITLE XII—INTEREST ON OBLIGATIONS HELD IN THE WILDLIFE 
RESTORATION FUND 
Sec. 1201. Interest on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund. 
TITLE XIII—PERMITS FOR FILM CREWS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR LESS 
Sec. 1301. Annual permit and fee for film crews of 5 persons or fewer. 
TITLE XIV—STATE APPROVAL OF FISHING RESTRICTION 
Sec. 1401. State or Territorial Approval of Restriction of Recreational or Com-
mercial Fishing Access to Certain State or Territorial Waters. 
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TITLE XV—HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL FISHING WITHIN 
CERTAIN NATIONAL FORESTS 
Sec. 1501. Definitions. 
Sec. 1502. Hunting and recreational fishing within the national forest system. 
TITLE XVI—GRAND CANYON BISON MANAGEMENT ACT 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Definitions. 
Sec. 1603. Bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ECONOMIC IMPACT. 
Not later than 12 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Interior shall submit a 
report to Congress that assesses expected economic impacts 
of the Act. Such report shall include— 
(1) a review of any expected increases in rec-
reational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conservation 
activities; 
(2) an estimate of any jobs created in each in-
dustry expected to support such activities described in 
paragraph (1), including in the supply, manufac-
turing, distribution, and retail sectors; 
(3) an estimate of wages related to jobs described 
in paragraph (2); and 
(4) an estimate of anticipated new local, State, 
and Federal revenue related to jobs described in para-
graph (2). 
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TITLE 
I—HUNTING, 
FISHING 
AND RECREATIONAL SHOOT-
ING PROTECTION ACT 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunting, Fishing, and 
Recreational Shooting Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 102. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION. 
Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘, and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, or any component of any such article includ-
ing, without limitation, shot, bullets and other projec-
tiles, propellants, and primers,’’; 
(2) in clause (vi) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) any sport fishing equipment (as such term 
is defined in subsection (a) of section 4162 of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986) the sale of which is sub-
ject to the tax imposed by section 4161(a) of such 
Code (determined without regard to any exemptions 
from such tax as provided by section 4162 or 4221 or 
any other provision of such Code), and sport fishing 
equipment components.’’. 
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SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REGULATE AMMU-
NITION AND FISHING TACKLE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in section 20.21 
of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act, or any substantially simi-
lar successor regulation thereto, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and, except as provided 
by subsection (b), any bureau, service, or office of the De-
partment of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, 
may not regulate the use of ammunition cartridges, ammu-
nition components, or fishing tackle based on the lead con-
tent thereof if such use is in compliance with the law of 
the State in which the use occurs. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or 
the National Park Service. 
TITLE 
II—TARGET 
PRACTICE 
AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAIN-
ING SUPPORT ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Target Practice and 
Marksmanship Training Support Act’’. 
SEC. 202. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the use of firearms and archery equipment 
for target practice and marksmanship training ac-
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tivities on Federal land is allowed, except to the ex-
tent specific portions of that land have been closed to 
those activities; 
(2) in recent years preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act, portions of Federal land have been 
closed to target practice and marksmanship training 
for many reasons; 
(3) the availability of public target ranges on 
non-Federal land has been declining for a variety of 
reasons, including continued population growth and 
development near former ranges; 
(4) providing opportunities for target practice 
and marksmanship training at public target ranges 
on Federal and non-Federal land can help— 
(A) to promote enjoyment of shooting, rec-
reational, and hunting activities; and 
(B) to ensure safe and convenient locations 
for those activities; 
(5) Federal law in effect on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, including the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), pro-
vides Federal support for construction and expansion 
of public target ranges by making available to States 
amounts that may be used for construction, operation, 
and maintenance of public target ranges; and 
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(6) it is in the public interest to provide in-
creased Federal support to facilitate the construction 
or expansion of public target ranges. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this title is to facilitate 
the construction and expansion of public target ranges, in-
cluding ranges on Federal land managed by the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 203. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC TARGET RANGE. 
In this title, the term ‘‘public target range’’ means a 
specific location that— 
(1) is identified by a governmental agency for 
recreational shooting; 
(2) is open to the public; 
(3) may be supervised; and 
(4) may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or 
shotgun shooting. 
SEC. 204. AMENDMENTS TO PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILD-
LIFE RESTORATION ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) 
as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘public target range’ means a spe-
cific location that— 
‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agency 
for recreational shooting; 
‘‘(B) is open to the public; 
‘‘(C) may be supervised; and 
‘‘(D) may accommodate archery or rifle, 
pistol, or shotgun shooting;’’. 
(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE 
AREAS AND RESOURCES.—Section 8(b) of the Pittman- 
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669g(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) Each State’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE 
AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each State’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by strik-
ing ‘‘construction, operation,’’ and inserting ‘‘oper-
ation’’; 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The non- 
Federal share’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share’’; 
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(4) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary’’; and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (1) (as des-
ignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the limita-
tion described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up 
to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, ex-
panding, or constructing a public target range.’’. 
(c) FIREARM
AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION
AND 
SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.—Section 10 of the Pittman- 
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–1) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—Of 
the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal year 
under section 4(b), the State may elect to allocate not 
more than 10 percent, to be combined with the 
amount apportioned to the State under paragraph (1) 
for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, expanding, 
or constructing a public target range.’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activity 
carried out using a grant under this section shall not 
exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR 
EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of acquir-
ing land for, expanding, or constructing a public tar-
get range in a State on Federal or non-Federal land 
pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall not ex-
ceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Amounts made’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), amounts made’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Amounts provided for 
acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a 
public target range shall remain available for ex-
penditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal-year 
period beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal 
year for which the amounts are made avail-
able.’’. 
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SEC. 205. LIMITS ON LIABILITY. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY
FUNCTION.—For purposes of 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’), any action by 
an agent or employee of the United States to manage or 
allow the use of Federal land for purposes of target practice 
or marksmanship training by a member of the public shall 
be considered to be the exercise or performance of a discre-
tionary function. 
(b) CIVIL ACTION OR CLAIMS.—Except to the extent 
provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, 
the United States shall not be subject to any civil action 
or claim for money damages for any injury to or loss of 
property, personal injury, or death caused by an activity 
occurring at a public target range that is— 
(1) funded in whole or in part by the Federal 
Government pursuant to the Pittman-Robertson Wild-
life Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.); or 
(2) located on Federal land. 
SEC. 206. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COOPERATION. 
It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with appli-
cable laws and regulations, the Chief of the Forest Service 
and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management should 
cooperate with State and local authorities and other entities 
to carry out waste removal and other activities on any Fed-
eral land used as a public target range to encourage contin-
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ued use of that land for target practice or marksmanship 
training. 
TITLE 
III—POLAR 
BEAR 
CON-
SERVATION 
AND 
FAIRNESS 
ACT 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Polar Bear Conserva-
tion and Fairness Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 302. PERMITS FOR IMPORTATION OF POLAR BEAR 
TROPHIES TAKEN IN SPORT HUNTS IN CAN-
ADA. 
Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(D)(i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, expe-
ditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30-day 
period under subsection (d)(2), issue a permit for the 
importation of any polar bear part (other than an in-
ternal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt 
in Canada to any person— 
‘‘(I) who submits, with the permit applica-
tion, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before February 18, 1997; or 
‘‘(II) who has submitted, in support of a 
permit application submitted before May 15, 
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2008, proof that the polar bear was legally har-
vested by the person before May 15, 2008, from 
a polar bear population from which a sport- 
hunted trophy could be imported before that date 
in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 50, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) and 
(C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and sec-
tions 101 and 102. Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 
102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any 
polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under 
clause (i)(I). This clause shall not apply to polar bear 
parts that were imported before June 12, 1997. 
‘‘(iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under 
clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) 
of this paragraph or subsection (d)(3). Sections 
101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the im-
portation of any polar bear part authorized by a per-
mit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall not 
apply to polar bear parts that were imported before 
the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Conservation 
and Fairness Act of 2015.’’. 
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TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL 
LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Lands 
Self-Defense Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 402. PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM VIOLENT CRIME. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Second Amendment to the Constitution 
provides that ‘‘the right of the people to keep and bear 
Arms, shall not be infringed’’. 
(2) Section 327.13 of title 36, Code of Federal 
Regulations, provides that, except in special cir-
cumstances, ‘‘possession of loaded firearms, ammuni-
tion, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and arrows, 
crossbows, or other weapons is prohibited’’ at water 
resources development projects administered by the 
Secretary of the Army. 
(3) The regulations described in paragraph (2) 
prevent individuals complying with Federal and 
State laws from exercising the second amendment 
rights of the individuals while at such water resources 
development projects. 
(4) The Federal laws should make it clear that 
the second amendment rights of an individual at a 
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water resources development project should not be in-
fringed. 
(b) PROTECTING
THE RIGHT
OF INDIVIDUALS TO 
BEAR
ARMS
AT
WATER
RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS.—The Secretary of the Army shall not promul-
gate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual 
from possessing a firearm, including an assembled or func-
tional firearm, at a water resources development project 
covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), 
if— 
(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 
law from possessing the firearm; and 
(2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance 
with the law of the State in which the water resources 
development project is located. 
TITLE V—WILDLIFE AND HUNT-
ING 
HERITAGE 
CONSERVA-
TION 
COUNCIL 
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE 
SEC. 501. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA-
TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 
661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA-
TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established the 
Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advi-
sory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Advisory 
Committee’) to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, 
and recreational shooting. 
‘‘(b) CONTINUANCE AND ABOLISHMENT OF EXISTING 
WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION COUN-
CIL.—The Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation 
Council established pursuant to section 441 of the Revised 
Statutes (43 U.S.C. 1457), section 2 of the Fish and Wildlife 
Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), and other Acts applicable 
to specific bureaus of the Department of the Interior— 
‘‘(1) shall continue until the date of the first 
meeting of the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Con-
servation Council established by the amendment made 
by subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) is hereby abolished effective on that date. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Ad-
visory Committee shall advise the Secretaries with regard 
to— 
‘‘(1) implementation of Executive Order No. 
13443: Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife 
Conservation, which directs Federal agencies ‘to fa-
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cilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting 
opportunities and the management of game species 
and their habitat’; 
‘‘(2) policies or programs to conserve and restore 
wetlands, agricultural lands, grasslands, forest, and 
rangeland habitats; 
‘‘(3) policies or programs to promote opportuni-
ties and access to hunting and shooting sports on 
Federal lands; 
‘‘(4) policies or programs to recruit and retain 
new hunters and shooters; 
‘‘(5) policies or programs that increase public 
awareness of the importance of wildlife conservation 
and the social and economic benefits of recreational 
hunting and shooting; and 
‘‘(6) policies or programs that encourage coordi-
nation among the public, the hunting and shooting 
sports community, wildlife conservation groups, and 
States, tribes, and the Federal Government. 
‘‘(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall consist of no more than 16 discre-
tionary members and 7 ex officio members. 
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‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex officio 
members are— 
‘‘(i) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated 
representative of the Director; 
‘‘(ii) the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management or a designated rep-
resentative of the Director; 
‘‘(iii) the Director of the National Park 
Service or a designated representative of the 
Director; 
‘‘(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service or 
a designated representative of the Chief; 
‘‘(v) the Chief of the Natural Resources 
Conservation Service or a designated rep-
resentative of the Chief; 
‘‘(vi) the Administrator of the Farm 
Service Agency or a designated representa-
tive of the Administrator; and 
‘‘(vii) the Executive Director of the As-
sociation of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 
‘‘(C) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The dis-
cretionary members shall be appointed jointly by 
the Secretaries from at least one of each of the 
following: 
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‘‘(i) State fish and wildlife agencies. 
‘‘(ii) Game bird hunting organizations. 
‘‘(iii) Wildlife conservation organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(iv) Big game hunting organizations. 
‘‘(v) Waterfowl hunting organizations. 
‘‘(vi) The tourism, outfitter, or guiding 
industry. 
‘‘(vii) The firearms or ammunition 
manufacturing industry. 
‘‘(viii) The hunting or shooting equip-
ment retail industry. 
‘‘(ix) Tribal resource management or-
ganizations. 
‘‘(x) The agriculture industry. 
‘‘(xi) The ranching industry. 
‘‘(xii) Women’s hunting and fishing 
advocacy, outreach, or education organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(xiii) Minority hunting and fishing 
advocacy, outreach, or education organiza-
tion. 
‘‘(xiv) Veterans service organization. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBILITY.—Prior to the appoint-
ment of the discretionary members, the Secre-
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taries shall determine that all individuals nomi-
nated for appointment to the Advisory Com-
mittee, and the organization each individual 
represents, actively support and promote sustain-
able-use hunting, wildlife conservation, and rec-
reational shooting. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory 
Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 
years. Members shall not be appointed for more 
than 3 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 
‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 
designated by the Secretary at the time of ap-
pointment, of the members first appointed— 
‘‘(i) 6 members shall be appointed for 
a term of 4 years; 
‘‘(ii) 5 members shall be appointed for 
a term of 3 years; and 
‘‘(iii) 5 members shall be appointed for 
a term of 2 years. 
‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA-
TUS.—No individual may be appointed as a discre-
tionary member of the Advisory Committee while 
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serving as an officer or employee of the Federal Gov-
ernment. 
‘‘(4) VACANCY AND REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any vacancy on the 
Advisory Committee shall be filled in the manner 
in which the original appointment was made. 
‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Advisory Committee mem-
bers shall serve at the discretion of the Secre-
taries and may be removed at any time for good 
cause. 
‘‘(5) CONTINUATION
OF
SERVICE.—Each ap-
pointed member may continue to serve after the expi-
ration of the term of office to which such member was 
appointed until a successor has been appointed. 
‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Ad-
visory Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year 
term by the Secretaries, jointly, from among the mem-
bers of the Advisory Committee. An individual may 
not be appointed as Chairperson for more than 2 con-
secutive or nonconsecutive terms. 
‘‘(7) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Advi-
sory Committee shall serve without pay for such serv-
ice, but each member of the Advisory Committee may 
be reimbursed for travel and lodging incurred through 
attending meetings of the Advisory Committee ap-
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proved subgroup meetings in the same amounts and 
under the same conditions as Federal employees (in 
accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States 
Code). 
‘‘(8) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Com-
mittee shall meet at the call of the Secretaries, 
the chairperson, or a majority of the members, 
but not less frequently than twice annually. 
‘‘(B) OPEN
MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 
the Advisory Committee shall be open to the pub-
lic. 
‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Timely 
notice of each meeting of the Advisory Committee 
shall be published in the Federal Register and be 
submitted to trade publications and publications 
of general circulation. 
‘‘(D) SUBGROUPS.—The Advisory Com-
mittee may establish such workgroups or sub-
groups as it deems necessary for the purpose of 
compiling information or conducting research. 
However, such workgroups may not conduct 
business without the direction of the Advisory 
Committee and must report in full to the Advi-
sory Committee. 
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‘‘(9) QUORUM.—Nine members of the Advisory 
Committee shall constitute a quorum. 
‘‘(e) EXPENSES.—The expenses of the Advisory Com-
mittee that the Secretaries determine to be reasonable and 
appropriate shall be paid by the Secretaries. 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECHNICAL SERV-
ICES, AND ADVICE.—A designated Federal Officer shall be 
jointly appointed by the Secretaries to provide to the Advi-
sory Committee the administrative support, technical serv-
ices, and advice that the Secretaries determine to be reason-
able and appropriate. 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30 
of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit a 
report to the Secretaries, the Committee on Natural 
Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. If 
circumstances arise in which the Advisory Committee 
cannot meet the September 30 deadline in any year, 
the Secretaries shall advise the Chairpersons of each 
such Committee of the reasons for such delay and the 
date on which the submission of the report is antici-
pated. 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall describe— 
‘‘(A) the activities of the Advisory Com-
mittee during the preceding year; 
‘‘(B) the reports and recommendations 
made by the Advisory Committee to the Secre-
taries during the preceding year; and 
‘‘(C) an accounting of actions taken by the 
Secretaries as a result of the recommendations. 
‘‘(h) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Ad-
visory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).’’. 
TITLE VI—RECREATIONAL FISH-
ING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 
OPPORTUNITIES ACT 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Fishing 
and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act’’. 
SEC. 602. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) recreational fishing and hunting are impor-
tant and traditional activities in which millions of 
Americans participate; 
(2) recreational anglers and hunters have been 
and continue to be among the foremost supporters of 
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sound fish and wildlife management and conservation 
in the United States; 
(3) recreational fishing and hunting are environ-
mentally acceptable and beneficial activities that 
occur and can be provided on Federal lands and 
waters without adverse effects on other uses or users; 
(4) recreational anglers, hunters, and sporting 
organizations provide direct assistance to fish and 
wildlife managers and enforcement officers of the Fed-
eral Government as well as State and local govern-
ments by investing volunteer time and effort to fish 
and wildlife conservation; 
(5) recreational anglers, hunters, and the associ-
ated industries have generated billions of dollars of 
critical funding for fish and wildlife conservation, re-
search, and management by providing revenues from 
purchases of fishing and hunting licenses, permits, 
and stamps, as well as excise taxes on fishing, hunt-
ing, and recreational shooting equipment that have 
generated billions of dollars of critical funding for 
fish and wildlife conservation, research, and manage-
ment; 
(6) recreational shooting is also an important 
and traditional activity in which millions of Ameri-
cans participate; 
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(7) safe recreational shooting is a valid use of 
Federal lands, including the establishment of safe and 
convenient recreational shooting ranges on such lands, 
and participation in recreational shooting helps re-
cruit and retain hunters and contributes to wildlife 
conservation; 
(8) opportunities to recreationally fish, hunt, 
and shoot are declining, which depresses participation 
in these traditional activities, and depressed partici-
pation adversely impacts fish and wildlife conserva-
tion and funding for important conservation efforts; 
and 
(9) the public interest would be served, and our 
citizens’ fish and wildlife resources benefitted, by ac-
tion to ensure that opportunities are facilitated to en-
gage in fishing and hunting on Federal land as recog-
nized by Executive Order No. 12962, relating to rec-
reational fisheries, and Executive Order No. 13443, 
relating to facilitation of hunting heritage and wild-
life conservation. 
SEC. 603. FISHING, HUNTING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOT-
ING. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means any land or water that is owned by the United 
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States and under the administrative jurisdiction of 
the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Serv-
ice. 
(2) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.— 
The term ‘‘Federal land management officials’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior and Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Land Management regard-
ing Bureau of Land Management lands and in-
terests in lands under the administrative juris-
diction of the Bureau of Land Management; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture and Chief 
of the Forest Service regarding National Forest 
System lands. 
(3) HUNTING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘hunting’’ means 
use of a firearm, bow, or other authorized means 
in the lawful— 
(i) pursuit, shooting, capture, collec-
tion, trapping, or killing of wildlife; 
(ii) attempt to pursue, shoot, capture, 
collect, trap, or kill wildlife; or 
(iii) the training of hunting dogs, in-
cluding field trials. 
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(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘hunting’’ does 
not include the use of skilled volunteers to cull 
excess animals (as defined by other Federal law). 
(4) RECREATIONAL
FISHING.—The term ‘‘rec-
reational fishing’’ means the lawful— 
(A) pursuit, capture, collection, or killing of 
fish; or 
(B) attempt to capture, collect, or kill fish. 
(5) RECREATIONAL SHOOTING.—The term ‘‘rec-
reational shooting’’ means any form of sport, train-
ing, competition, or pastime, whether formal or infor-
mal, that involves the discharge of a rifle, handgun, 
or shotgun, or the use of a bow and arrow. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights and 
subsection (e), and cooperation with the respective State fish 
and wildlife agency, Federal land management officials 
shall exercise authority under existing law, including provi-
sions regarding land use planning, to facilitate use of and 
access to Federal lands, including National Monuments, 
Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, and lands ad-
ministratively classified as wilderness eligible or suitable 
and primitive or semi-primitive areas, for fishing, hunting, 
and recreational shooting, except as limited by— 
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(1) statutory authority that authorizes action or 
withholding action for reasons of national security, 
public safety, or resource conservation; 
(2) any other Federal statute that specifically 
precludes fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting on 
specific Federal lands, waters, or units thereof; and 
(3) discretionary limitations on fishing, hunting, 
and recreational shooting determined to be necessary 
and reasonable as supported by the best scientific evi-
dence and advanced through a transparent public 
process. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with subsection (a), 
Federal land management officials shall exercise their land 
management discretion— 
(1) in a manner that supports and facilitates 
fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting opportuni-
ties; 
(2) to the extent authorized under applicable 
State law; and 
(3) in accordance with applicable Federal law. 
(d) PLANNING.— 
(1) EVALUATION OF EFFECTS ON OPPORTUNITIES 
TO ENGAGE IN FISHING, HUNTING, OR RECREATIONAL 
SHOOTING.—Planning documents that apply to Fed-
eral lands, including land resources management 
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plans, resource management plans, travel manage-
ment plans, and general management plans shall in-
clude a specific evaluation of the effects of such plans 
on opportunities to engage in fishing, hunting, or rec-
reational shooting. 
(2) STRATEGIC GROWTH POLICY FOR THE NA-
TIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.—Section 4(a)(3) 
of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administra-
tion Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(3)) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B), 
the following: 
‘‘(C) the Secretary shall integrate wildlife-de-
pendent recreational uses in accordance with their 
status as priority general public uses into proposed or 
existing regulations, policies, criteria, plans, or other 
activities to alter or amend the manner in which in-
dividual refuges or the National Wildlife Refuge Sys-
tem (System) are managed, including, but not limited 
to, any activities which target or prioritize criteria 
for long and short term System acquisitions;’’. 
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(3) NO
MAJOR
FEDERAL
ACTION.—No action 
taken under this title, or under section 4 of the Na-
tional Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd), either individually or cumu-
latively with other actions involving Federal lands or 
lands managed by the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service, shall be considered to be a major Federal 
action significantly affecting the quality of the 
human environment, and no additional identifica-
tion, analysis, or consideration of environmental ef-
fects, including cumulative effects, is necessary or re-
quired. 
(4) OTHER ACTIVITY NOT CONSIDERED.—Federal 
land management officials are not required to con-
sider the existence or availability of fishing, hunting, 
or recreational shooting opportunities on adjacent or 
nearby public or private lands in the planning for or 
determination of which Federal lands are open for 
these activities or in the setting of levels of use for 
these activities on Federal lands, unless the combina-
tion or coordination of such opportunities would en-
hance the fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting 
opportunities available to the public. 
(e) FEDERAL LANDS.— 
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(1) LANDS OPEN.—Lands under the jurisdiction 
of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
Service, including Wilderness Areas, Wilderness 
Study Areas, lands designated as wilderness or ad-
ministratively classified as wilderness eligible or suit-
able and primitive or semi-primitive areas and Na-
tional Monuments, but excluding lands on the Outer 
Continental Shelf, shall be open to fishing, hunting, 
and recreational shooting unless the managing Fed-
eral agency acts to close lands to such activity. Lands 
may be subject to closures or restrictions if deter-
mined by the head of the agency to be necessary and 
reasonable and supported by facts and evidence, for 
purposes including resource conservation, public safe-
ty, energy or mineral production, energy generation 
or transmission infrastructure, water supply facili-
ties, protection of other permittees, protection of pri-
vate property rights or interest, national security, or 
compliance with other law. 
(2) RECREATIONAL SHOOTING RANGES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall use his or her authorities in a man-
ner consistent with this Act and other applicable 
law, to— 
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(i) lease or permit use of lands under 
the jurisdiction of the agency for rec-
reational shooting ranges; and 
(ii) designate specific lands under the 
jurisdiction of the agency for recreational 
shooting activities. 
(B) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—Any des-
ignation under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not 
subject the United States to any civil action or 
claim for monetary damages for injury or loss of 
property or personal injury or death caused by 
any activity occurring at or on such designated 
lands. 
(f) NECESSITY IN WILDERNESS AREAS AND ‘‘WITHIN 
AND SUPPLEMENTAL TO’’ WILDERNESS PURPOSES.— 
(1) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRA-
TION.—The provision of opportunities for fishing, 
hunting, and recreational shooting, and the conserva-
tion of fish and wildlife to provide sustainable use 
recreational opportunities on designated Federal wil-
derness areas shall constitute measures necessary to 
meet the minimum requirements for the administra-
tion of the wilderness area, provided that this deter-
mination shall not authorize or facilitate commodity 
development, use, or extraction, motorized rec-
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reational access or use that is not otherwise allowed 
under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), or 
permanent road construction or maintenance within 
designated wilderness areas. 
(2) APPLICATION OF WILDERNESS ACT.—Provi-
sions of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
stipulating that wilderness purposes are ‘‘within and 
supplemental to’’ the purposes of the underlying Fed-
eral land unit are reaffirmed. When seeking to carry 
out fish and wildlife conservation programs and 
projects or provide fish and wildlife dependent recre-
ation opportunities on designated wilderness areas, 
each Federal land management official shall imple-
ment these supplemental purposes so as to facilitate, 
enhance, or both, but not to impede the underlying 
Federal land purposes when seeking to carry out fish 
and wildlife conservation programs and projects or 
provide fish and wildlife dependent recreation oppor-
tunities in designated wilderness areas, provided that 
such implementation shall not authorize or facilitate 
commodity development, use or extraction, or perma-
nent road construction or maintenance within des-
ignated wilderness areas. 
(g) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this section requires a 
Federal land management official to give preference to fish-
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ing, hunting, or recreational shooting over other uses of 
Federal land or over land or water management priorities 
established by Federal law. 
(h) CONSULTATION WITH COUNCILS.—In fulfilling the 
duties under this section, Federal land management offi-
cials shall consult with respective advisory councils as es-
tablished in Executive Order Nos. 12962 and 13443. 
(i) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as interfering with, diminishing, or 
conflicting with the authority, jurisdiction, or responsi-
bility of any State to exercise primary management, con-
trol, or regulation of fish and wildlife under State law (in-
cluding regulations) on land or water within the State, in-
cluding on Federal land. 
(j) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to authorize a Federal land management offi-
cial to require a license, fee, or permit to fish, hunt, or trap 
on land or water in a State, including on Federal land 
in the States, except that this subsection shall not affect the 
Migratory Bird Stamp requirement set forth in the Migra-
tory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 
718 et seq.). 
SEC. 604. VOLUNTEER HUNTERS; REPORTS; CLOSURES AND 
RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 
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(1) PUBLIC
LAND.—The term ‘‘public land’’ 
means— 
(A) units of the National Park System; 
(B) National Forest System lands; and 
(C) land and interests in land owned by the 
United States and under the administrative ju-
risdiction of— 
(i) the Fish and Wildlife Service; or 
(ii) the Bureau of Land Management. 
(2) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior and in-
cludes the Director of the National Park Service, 
with regard to units of the National Park Sys-
tem; 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior and in-
cludes the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice, with regard to Fish and Wildlife Service 
lands and waters; 
(C) the Secretary of the Interior and in-
cludes the Director of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, with regard to Bureau of Land Man-
agement lands and waters; and 
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(D) the Secretary of Agriculture and in-
cludes the Chief of the Forest Service, with re-
gard to National Forest System lands. 
(3) VOLUNTEER
FROM
THE
HUNTING
COMMU-
NITY.—The term ‘‘volunteer from the hunting commu-
nity’’ means a volunteer who holds a valid hunting 
license issued by a State. 
(b) VOLUNTEER HUNTERS.—When planning wildlife 
management involving reducing the size of a wildlife popu-
lation on public land, the Secretary shall consider the use 
of and may use volunteers from the hunting community as 
agents to assist in carrying out wildlife management on 
public land. The Secretary shall not reject the use of volun-
teers from the hunting community as agents without the 
concurrence of the appropriate State wildlife management 
authorities. 
(c) REPORT.—Beginning on the second October 1 after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and biennially on Octo-
ber 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate a report that describes— 
(1) any public land administered by the Sec-
retary that was closed to fishing, hunting, and rec-
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reational shooting at any time during the preceding 
year; and 
(2) the reason for the closure. 
(d) CLOSURES OR SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Other than closures estab-
lished or prescribed by land planning actions referred 
to in section 604(e) or emergency closures described in 
paragraph (2), a permanent or temporary with-
drawal, change of classification, or change of manage-
ment status of public land that effectively closes or 
significantly restricts any acreage of public land to 
access or use for fishing, hunting, recreational shoot-
ing, or activities related to fishing, hunting, or rec-
reational shooting, or a combination of those activi-
ties, shall take effect only if, before the date of with-
drawal or change, the Secretary— 
(A) publishes appropriate notice of the 
withdrawal or change, respectively; 
(B) demonstrates that coordination has oc-
curred with a State fish and wildlife agency; 
and 
(C) submits to the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
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of the Senate written notice of the withdrawal or 
change, respectively. 
(2) EMERGENCY
CLOSURES.—Nothing in this 
Act prohibits the Secretary from establishing or im-
plementing emergency closures or restrictions of the 
smallest practicable area to provide for public safety, 
resource conservation, national security, or other pur-
poses authorized by law. Such an emergency closure 
shall terminate after a reasonable period of time un-
less converted to a permanent closure consistent with 
this Act. 
TITLE VII—FARMER AND 
HUNTER PROTECTION ACT 
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunter and Farmer 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 702. BAITING OF MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS. 
Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 
704) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION OF BAITING.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) BAITED AREA.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘baited 
area’ means— 
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‘‘(I) any area on which salt, 
grain, or other feed has been placed, 
exposed, deposited, distributed, or scat-
tered, if the salt, grain, or feed could 
lure or attract migratory game birds; 
and 
‘‘(II) in the case of waterfowl, 
cranes (family Gruidae), and coots 
(family Rallidae), a standing, unhar-
vested crop that has been manipulated 
through activities such as mowing, 
discing, or rolling, unless the activities 
are normal agricultural practices. 
‘‘(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—An area shall not 
be considered to be a ‘baited area’ if the 
area— 
‘‘(I) has been treated with a nor-
mal agricultural practice; 
‘‘(II) has standing crops that have 
not been manipulated; or 
‘‘(III) has standing crops that 
have been or are flooded. 
‘‘(B) BAITING.—The term ‘baiting’ means 
the direct or indirect placing, exposing, depos-
iting, distributing, or scattering of salt, grain, or 
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other feed that could lure or attract migratory 
game birds to, on, or over any areas on which 
a hunter is attempting to take migratory game 
birds. 
‘‘(C) MIGRATORY
GAME
BIRD.—The term 
‘migratory game bird’ means migratory bird 
species— 
‘‘(i) that are within the taxonomic 
families of Anatidae, Columbidae, Gruidae, 
Rallidae, and Scolopacidae; and 
‘‘(ii) for which open seasons are pre-
scribed by the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(D) NORMAL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘normal 
agricultural practice’ means any practice 
in 1 annual growing season that— 
‘‘(I) is carried out in order to 
produce a marketable crop, including 
planting, harvest, postharvest, or soil 
conservation practices; and 
‘‘(II) is recommended for the suc-
cessful harvest of a given crop by the 
applicable State office of the Coopera-
tive Extension System of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, in consultation 
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with, and if requested, the concurrence 
of, the head of the applicable State de-
partment of fish and wildlife. 
‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.— 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), the term ‘normal agri-
cultural practice’ includes the destruc-
tion of a crop in accordance with prac-
tices required by the Federal Crop In-
surance Corporation for agricultural 
producers to obtain crop insurance 
under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) on land on 
which a crop during the current or im-
mediately preceding crop year was not 
harvestable due to a natural disaster 
(including any hurricane, storm, tor-
nado, flood, high water, wind-driven 
water, tidal wave, tsunami, earth-
quake, volcanic eruption, landslide, 
mudslide, drought, fire, snowstorm, or 
other catastrophe that is declared a 
major disaster by the President in ac-
cordance with section 401 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
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gency 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5170)). 
‘‘(II) 
LIMITATIONS.—The 
term 
‘normal agricultural practice’ only in-
cludes a crop described in subclause (I) 
that has been destroyed or manipulated 
through activities that include (but are 
not limited to) mowing, discing, or 
rolling if the Federal Crop Insurance 
Corporation certifies that flooding was 
not an acceptable method of destruction 
to obtain crop insurance under the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 
1501 et seq.). 
‘‘(E) WATERFOWL.—The term ‘waterfowl’ 
means native species of the family Anatidae. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION.—It shall be unlawful for any 
person— 
‘‘(A) to take any migratory game bird by 
baiting or on or over any baited area, if the per-
son knows or reasonably should know that the 
area is a baited area; or 
‘‘(B) to place or direct the placement of bait 
on or adjacent to an area for the purpose of 
causing, inducing, or allowing any person to 
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take or attempt to take any migratory game bird 
by baiting or on or over the baited area. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior may promulgate regulations to implement this 
subsection. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.—Annually, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior 
a report that describes any changes to normal agri-
cultural practices across the range of crops grown by 
agricultural producers in each region of the United 
States in which the recommendations are provided to 
agricultural producers.’’. 
TITLE 
VIII—TRANSPORTING 
BOWS 
ACROSS 
NATIONAL 
PARK SERVICE LANDS 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunter Access Cor-
ridors Act’’. 
SEC. 802. BOWHUNTING OPPORTUNITY AND WILDLIFE 
STEWARDSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 1015 of 
title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘§ 101513. Hunter access corridors 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) NOT
READY
FOR
IMMEDIATE
USE.—The 
term ‘not ready for immediate use’ means— 
‘‘(A) a bow or crossbow, the arrows of which 
are secured or stowed in a quiver or other arrow 
transport case; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a crossbow, uncocked. 
‘‘(2) VALID HUNTING LICENSE.—The term ‘valid 
hunting license’ means a State-issued hunting license 
that authorizes an individual to hunt on private or 
public land adjacent to the System unit in which the 
individual is located while in possession of a bow or 
crossbow that is not ready for immediate use. 
‘‘(b) TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall not re-
quire a permit for, or promulgate or enforce any reg-
ulation that prohibits an individual from trans-
porting bows and crossbows that are not ready for 
immediate use across any System unit if— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual traversing 
the System unit on foot— 
‘‘(i) the individual is not otherwise 
prohibited by law from possessing the bows 
and crossbows; 
‘‘(ii) the bows or crossbows are not 
ready for immediate use throughout the pe-
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riod during which the bows or crossbows are 
transported across the System unit; 
‘‘(iii) the possession of the bows and 
crossbows is in compliance with the law of 
the State in which the System unit is lo-
cated; and 
‘‘(iv)(I) the individual possesses a 
valid hunting license; 
‘‘(II) the individual is traversing the 
System unit en route to a hunting access 
corridor established under subsection (c)(1); 
or 
‘‘(III) the individual is traversing the 
System unit in compliance with any other 
applicable regulations or policies; or 
‘‘(B) the bows or crossbows are not ready 
for immediate use and remain inside a vehicle. 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this subsection 
limits the authority of the Director to enforce laws 
(including regulations) prohibiting hunting or the 
taking of wildlife in any System unit. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
HUNTER
ACCESS
COR-
RIDORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On a determination by the 
Director under paragraph (2), the Director may es-
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tablish and publish (in accordance with section 1.5 of 
title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor 
regulation)), on a publicly available map, hunter ac-
cess corridors across System units that are used to ac-
cess public land that is— 
‘‘(A) contiguous to a System unit; and 
‘‘(B) open to hunting. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION BY DIRECTOR.—The deter-
mination referred to in paragraph (1) is a deter-
mination that the hunter access corridor would pro-
vide wildlife management or visitor experience bene-
fits within the boundary of the System unit in which 
the hunter access corridor is located. 
‘‘(3) HUNTING SEASON.—The hunter access cor-
ridors shall be open for use during hunting seasons. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—The Director may establish 
limited periods during which access through the hun-
ter access corridors is closed for reasons of public safe-
ty, administration, or compliance with applicable 
law. 
‘‘(5) IDENTIFICATION OF CORRIDORS.—The Di-
rector shall— 
‘‘(A) make information regarding hunter 
access corridors available on the individual 
website of the applicable System unit; and 
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‘‘(B) provide information regarding any 
processes established by the Director for trans-
porting legally taken game through individual 
hunter access corridors. 
‘‘(6) 
REGISTRATION; 
TRANSPORTATION
OF 
GAME.—The Director may— 
‘‘(A) provide registration boxes to be located 
at the trailhead of each hunter access corridor for 
self-registration; 
‘‘(B) provide a process for online self-reg-
istration; and 
‘‘(C) allow nonmotorized conveyances to 
transport legally taken game through a hunter 
access corridor established under this subsection, 
including game carts and sleds. 
‘‘(7) CONSULTATION WITH STATES.—The Direc-
tor shall consult with each applicable State wildlife 
agency to identify appropriate hunter access cor-
ridors. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
‘‘(1) diminishes, enlarges, or modifies any Fed-
eral or State authority with respect to recreational 
hunting, recreational shooting, or any other rec-
reational activities within the boundaries of a System 
unit; or 
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‘‘(2) authorizes— 
‘‘(A) the establishment of new trails in Sys-
tem units; or 
‘‘(B) authorizes individuals to access areas 
in System units, on foot or otherwise, that are 
not open to such access. 
‘‘(e) NO MAJOR FEDERAL ACTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any action taken under this 
section shall not be considered a major Federal action 
significantly affecting the quality of the human envi-
ronment under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) NO
ADDITIONAL
ACTION
REQUIRED.—No 
additional identification, analyses, or consideration 
of environmental effects (including cumulative envi-
ronmental effects) is necessary or required with re-
spect to an action taken under this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 101512 the following: 
‘‘101513. Hunter access corridors.’’. 
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TITLE 
IX—FEDERAL 
LAND 
TRANSACTION FACILITATION 
ACT 
REAUTHORIZATION 
(FLTFA) 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Land Trans-
action Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2015’’. 
SEC. 902. FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION 
ACT. 
The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act is 
amended— 
(1) in section 203(1) (43 U.S.C. 2302(1)), by 
striking ‘‘cultural, or’’ and inserting ‘‘cultural, rec-
reational access and use, or other’’; 
(2) in section 203(2) in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘on the date of enact-
ment of this Act was’’ and inserting ‘‘is’’; 
(3) in section 205 (43 U.S.C. 2304)— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section 
206’’ and all that follows through the period and 
inserting the following: ‘‘section 206— 
‘‘(1) to complete appraisals and satisfy other 
legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public 
land identified for disposal under approved land use 
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plans under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); 
‘‘(2) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Federal Land Transaction Facilita-
tion Act Reauthorization of 2015, to establish and 
make available to the public, on the website of the De-
partment of the Interior, a database containing a 
comprehensive list of all the land referred to in para-
graph (1); and 
‘‘(3) to maintain the database referred to in 
paragraph (2).’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘11’’ and 
inserting ‘‘22’’; 
(4) by amending section 206(c)(1) (43 U.S.C. 
2305(c)(1)) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Funds in the Federal 
Land Disposal Account shall be expended in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(B) PURPOSES.—Except as authorized 
under paragraph (2), funds in the Federal Land 
Disposal Account shall be used for one or more 
of the following purposes: 
‘‘(i) To purchase lands or interests 
therein that are otherwise authorized by law 
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to be acquired and are one or more of the 
following: 
‘‘(I) Inholdings. 
‘‘(II) Adjacent to federally des-
ignated areas and contain exceptional 
resources. 
‘‘(III) Provide opportunities for 
hunting, 
recreational 
fishing, 
rec-
reational shooting, and other rec-
reational activities. 
‘‘(IV) Likely to aid in the per-
formance of deferred maintenance or 
the reduction of operation and mainte-
nance costs or other deferred costs. 
‘‘(ii) To perform deferred maintenance 
or other maintenance activities that en-
hance opportunities for recreational ac-
cess.’’; 
(5) in section 206(c)(2) (43 U.S.C. 2305(c)(2))— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), 
(C), and (D) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C), respectively; 
(C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated 
by this paragraph)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘PURCHASES’’ and in-
serting ‘‘LAND PURCHASES AND PERFORM-
ANCE OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE ACTIVI-
TIES’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘for the activities 
outlined in paragraph (2)’’ after ‘‘gen-
erated’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) Any funds made available under sub-
paragraph (C) that are not obligated or ex-
pended by the end of the fourth full fiscal year 
after the date of the sale or exchange of land that 
generated the funds may be expended in any 
State.’’; 
(6) in section 206(c)(3) (43 U.S.C. 2305(c)(3))— 
(A) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) the extent to which the acquisition of 
the land or interest therein will increase the pub-
lic availability of resources for, and facilitate 
public access to, hunting, fishing, and other rec-
reational activities;’’; and 
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(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D); 
(7) in section 206(f) (43 U.S.C. 2305(f)), by 
amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) any remaining balance in the account shall 
be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit re-
duction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for 
which there is no Federal budget deficit, such 
amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in 
such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury con-
siders appropriate).’’; and 
(8) in section 207(b) (43 U.S.C. 2306(b))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘96–568’’ and inserting 
‘‘96–586’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘Public Law 105– 
263;’’ before ‘‘112 Stat.’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) the White Pine County Conservation, Recre-
ation, and Development Act of 2006 (Public Law 
109–432; 120 Stat. 3028); 
‘‘(4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recre-
ation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 
108–424; 118 Stat. 2403); 
‘‘(5) subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
Public Law 111–11); 
‘‘(6) subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 460www 
note, 1132 note; Public Law 111–11); 
‘‘(7) section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 
Stat. 1108); or 
‘‘(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 of 2015’’. 
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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 reference 
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: 
‘‘(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 impor-
tation or exportation, or to require permission of the Sec-
retary for importation or exportation, of— 
‘‘(1) any raw ivory or worked ivory— 
‘‘(A) imported solely for purposes of becom-
ing part of a museum’s permanent collection, re-
turn to a lending museum, or display in a mu-
seum; or 
‘‘(B) exported solely for purposes of— 
‘‘(i) display in a foreign museum; or 
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‘‘(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.’’. 
SEC. 1004. PLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES FISH AND WILD-
LIFE SERVICE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER 
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 OFFI-
CER IN EACH AFRICAN ELEPHANT RANGE 
COUNTRY. 
‘‘The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, may station one United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service law enforcement officer 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 individuals 
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who illegally kill, or assist the illegal killing of, African ele-
phants.’’. 
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 Inte-
rior finds that a country, directly or indirectly, is a signifi-
cant transit or destination point for illegal ivory trade, the 
Secretary shall certify such fact to the President with re-
spect 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 
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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: 
‘‘(d) SPORT-HUNTED ELEPHANT TROPHIES.—Nothing 
in this Act or subsection (a) or (d) of section 9 of the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1538) shall be con-
strued 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 Appendix 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 appen-
dices 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)).’’. 
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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 subsections 
(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 
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’’. 
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—INTEREST ON OBLI-
GATIONS HELD IN THE WILD-
LIFE RESTORATION FUND 
SEC. 1201. INTEREST ON OBLIGATIONS HELD IN THE WILD-
LIFE RESTORATION FUND. 
Section 3(b)(2)(C) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669b(b)(2)(C)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 
TITLE XIII—PERMITS FOR FILM 
CREWS OF FIVE PEOPLE OR 
LESS 
SEC. 1301. 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 Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), the Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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