(A) publish public notice of such closure or 
restriction in a newspaper of general circulation 
in the area where the closure or restriction will 
be carried out; and 
(B) submit to Congress a report detailing 
the location and extent of, and evidence justi-
fying, such a closure or restriction. 
(2) TIMING.—The Director shall issue the notice 
and report required under paragraph (1)— 
(A) before the closure if practicable without 
risking national security or public safety; and 
(B) in cases where such issuance is not 
practicable for reasons of national security or 
public safety, not later than 30 days after the 
closure. 
(c) CESSATION OF CLOSURE OR RESTRICTION.—A clo-
sure or restriction under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 
(a) shall cease to be effective— 
(1) effective on the day after the last day of the 
six-month period beginning on the date on which the 
Director submitted the report to Congress under sub-
section (b)(2) regarding the closure or restriction, un-
less the closure or restriction has been approved by 
Federal law; and 
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(2) 30 days after the date of the enactment of a 
Federal law disapproving the closure or restriction. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.—Consistent with subsection (a), the 
Director shall manage National Monument land under the 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management— 
(1) in a manner that supports, promotes, and 
enhances recreational shooting opportunities; 
(2) to the extent authorized under State law (in-
cluding regulations); and 
(3) in accordance with applicable Federal law 
(including regulations). 
(e) LIMITATION ON DUPLICATIVE CLOSURES OR RE-
STRICTIONS.—Unless supported by criteria under sub-
section (a) as a result of a change in circumstances, the 
Director may not issue a closure or restriction under sub-
section (a) that is substantially similar to closure or restric-
tion previously issued that was not approved by Federal 
law. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE FOR PRIOR CLOSURES AND RE-
STRICTIONS.—On the date that is six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, this title shall apply to closures 
and restrictions in place on the date of the enactment of 
this title that relate to access and use for recreational shoot-
ing on National Monument land under the jurisdiction of 
the Bureau of Land Management. 
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(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of 
each year, the Director shall submit to the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report that describes— 
(1) any National Monument land under the ju-
risdiction of the Bureau of Land Management that 
was closed to recreational shooting or on which rec-
reational shooting was restricted at any time during 
the preceding year; and 
(2) the reason for the closure. 
(h) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this title requires the 
Director to give preference to recreational shooting over 
other uses of Federal public land or over land or water man-
agement priorities established by Federal law. 
(i) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.— 
(1) SAVINGS.—Nothing in this title affects the 
authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to 
manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife under 
State law (including regulations) on land or water in 
the State, including Federal public land. 
(2) FEDERAL LICENSES.—Nothing in this title 
authorizes the Director to require a license for rec-
reational shooting on land or water in a State, in-
cluding on Federal public land in the State. 
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TITLE III—POLAR BEAR 
CONSERVATION AND FAIRNESS 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Polar Bear Conserva-
tion and Fairness Act of 2012’’. 
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, 
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- 
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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 2012.’’. 
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TITLE 
IV—HUNTING, 
FISHING, 
AND RECREATIONAL SHOOT-
ING PROTECTION 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hunting, Fishing, and 
Recreational Shooting Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 402. 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 subparagraph (a) of 
section 4162 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986) the sale of which is subject to the 
tax imposed by section 4161(a) of such Code 
(determined without regard to any exemp-
tions from such tax as provided by section 
4162 or 4221 or any other provision of such 
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Code), and sport fishing equipment compo-
nents.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 293 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4089 
[Report No. 112–426, Part I] 
A BILL 
To protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing and shooting. 
APRIL 13, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
APRIL 13, 2012 
The Committees on Agriculture and Energy and Com-
merce discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
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