(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 
expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal- 
year period beginning on October 1 of the first 
fiscal year for which the amounts are made 
available.’’. 
SEC. 204. LIMITS ON LIABILITY. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY FUNCTION.—For purposes of 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 
referred 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 perform-
ance of a discretionary 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 
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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 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.); or 
(2) located on Federal land. 
SEC. 205. 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 activi-
ties on any Federal land used as a public target range 
to encourage continued use of that land for target practice 
or marksmanship training. 
TITLE III—RECREATIONAL 
LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Lands 
Self-Defense Act’’. 
SEC. 302. PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM VIOLENT CRIME. 
The Secretary of the Army shall not promulgate or 
enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from 
possessing a firearm, including a firearm that is assem-
bled, loaded, and functional, at a water resources develop-
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ment project covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enact-
ment 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 compli-
ance with the law of the State in which the water 
resources development project is located. 
TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL FISH-
ING AND HUNTING HERITAGE 
OPPORTUNITIES ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Fishing 
and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act’’. 
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘‘Fed-
eral public land’’ means any land or water that is 
owned and managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement or the Forest Service. 
(2) FEDERAL PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT OF-
FICIALS.—The term ‘‘Federal public land manage-
ment officials’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management 
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regarding Bureau of Land Management lands 
and waters; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
Chief of the Forest Service regarding the Na-
tional Forest System. 
(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. 
(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. 
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(5) 
RECREATIONAL
SHOOTING.—The 
term 
‘‘recreational shooting’’ means any form of sport, 
training, competition, or pastime, whether formal or 
informal, that involves the discharge of a rifle, hand-
gun, or shotgun, or the use of a bow and arrow. 
SEC. 403. RECREATIONAL FISHING, HUNTING, AND SHOOT-
ING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and subsection (g), and cooperation with the respective 
State fish and wildlife agency, Federal public land man-
agement officials shall exercise authority under existing 
law, including provisions regarding land use planning, to 
facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands, includ-
ing National Monuments, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness 
Study Areas, and lands administratively classified as wil-
derness eligible or suitable and primitive or semi-primitive 
areas, for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting, ex-
cept as limited by— 
(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 recreational fishing, hunting, or shooting 
on specific Federal public lands, waters, or units 
thereof; or 
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