SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sportsmen’s Heritage 
and Recreational Enhancement Act’’ 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. 
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 enforce-
ment officers 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. 
Sec. 1009. Government Accountability Office study. 
TITLE XI—RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS 
Sec. 1101. Respect for Treaties and Rights. 
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. 
TITLE XIII—STATE APPROVAL OF FISHING RESTRICTION 
Sec. 1301. State or Territorial Approval of Restriction of Recreational or Com-
mercial Fishing Access to Certain State or Territorial Waters. 
TITLE XIV—HUNTING AND RECREATIONAL FISHING WITHIN 
CERTAIN NATIONAL FORESTS 
Sec. 1401. Definitions. 
Sec. 1402. Hunting and recreational fishing within the national forest system. 
Sec. 1403. Publication of Closure of Roads in Forests. 
TITLE XV—GRAND CANYON BISON MANAGEMENT ACT 
Sec. 1501. Short title. 
Sec. 1502. Definitions. 
Sec. 1503. Bison management plan for Grand Canyon National Park.
TITLE XVI—OPEN BOOK ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Modification of equal access to justice provisions. 
TITLE XVII—UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLES 
Sec. 1701. Utility terrain vehicles in Kisatchie National Forest. 
TITLE XVIII—GOOD SAMARITAN SEARCH AND RECOVERY 
Sec. 1801. Short title. 
Sec. 1802. Expedited access to certain Federal land. 
TITLE XIX—INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS OR 
AMMUNITION 
Sec. 1901. Interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition. 
TITLE XX—GRAY WOLVES 
Sec. 2001. Reissuance of final rule regarding gray wolves in the Western Great 
Lakes. 
Sec. 2002. Reissuance of final rule regarding gray wolves in Wyoming. 
TITLE XXI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 2101.
Prohibition on issuance of final rule. 
Sec. 2102. Withdrawal of existing rule regarding hunting and trapping in Alas-
ka. 
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 im-
pacts of the Act. Such report shall include— 
(1) a review of any expected increases in rec-
reational hunting, fishing, shooting, and conserva-
tion 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 de-
scribed in paragraph (2); and 
(4) an estimate of anticipated new local, State, 
and Federal revenue related to jobs described in 
paragraph (2). 
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 pro-
jectiles, 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 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 exemptions from such tax as provided by section 
4162 or 4221 or any other provision of such Code), 
and sport fishing equipment components.’’. 
SEC. 103. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REGULATE AM-
MUNITION 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 substan-
tially similar successor regulation thereto, the Secretary 
of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and, except 
as provided by subsection (b), any bureau, service, or of-
fice of the Department of the Interior or the Department 
of Agriculture, may not regulate the use of ammunition 
cartridges, ammunition components, or fishing tackle 
based on the lead content thereof if such use is in compli-
ance with the law of the State in which the use occurs. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to the United States 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-
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.), 
provides Federal support for construction and ex-
pansion of public target ranges by making available 
to States amounts that may be used for construc-
tion, operation, and maintenance of public target 
ranges; and 
(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 facili-
tate the construction and expansion of public target 
ranges, including 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-Robert-
son Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘public target range’ means a 
specific location that— 
‘‘(A) is identified by a governmental agen-
cy 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 WILD-
LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.—Section 8(b) of the Pitt-
man-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 WILD-
LIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), each State’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking ‘‘construction, operation,’’ and inserting 
‘‘operation’’; 
(3) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
non-Federal share’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal 
share’’; 
(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 allo-
cate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with 
the amount apportioned to the State under para-
graph (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: 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activ-
ity carried out using a grant under this section shall 
not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activ-
ity. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC TARGET RANGE CONSTRUCTION OR 
EXPANSION.—The Federal share of the cost of ac-
quiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public 
target range in a State on Federal or non-Federal 
land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall
not exceed 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 
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. 205. 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 
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. 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 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—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’’.
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, ex-
peditiously 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 internal 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- 
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 
sections 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 
importation of any polar bear part authorized by a 
permit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall 
not apply to polar bear parts that were imported be-
fore the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Con-
servation and Fairness Act.’’. 
TITLE IV—RECREATIONAL 
LANDS SELF-DEFENSE ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Recreational Lands 
Self-Defense Act’’. 
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, ammu-
nition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows and ar-
rows, 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 re-
sources development projects. 
(4) The Federal laws should make it clear that 
the second amendment rights of an individual at a 
water resources development project should not be 
infringed. 
(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 
Regulations (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 compli-
ance 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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA-
TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 
the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council 
Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Ad-
visory Committee’) to advise the Secretaries of the Interior 
and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, 
hunting, and recreational shooting. 
‘‘(b) CONTINUANCE AND ABOLISHMENT OF EXIST-
ING WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 
COUNCIL.—The Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conserva-
tion 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 
Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretaries with re-
gard to— 
‘‘(1) implementation of Executive Order No. 
13443: Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wild-
life Conservation, which directs Federal agencies ‘to 
facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting 
opportunities and the management of game species 
and their habitat’; 
‘‘(2) policies or programs to conserve and re-
store 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 co-
ordination among the public, the hunting and shoot-
ing 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 8 ex officio members. 
‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex offi-
cio 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 representa-
tive of the Director; 
‘‘(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service 
or a designated representative of the Chief; 
‘‘(v) the Chief of the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service or a des-
ignated representative of the Chief; 
‘‘(vi) the Administrator of the Farm 
Service Agency or a designated representa-
tive of the Administrator; 
‘‘(vii) the Executive Director of the 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; 
and 
‘‘(viii) the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration or designated rep-
resentative. 
‘‘(C) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The dis-
cretionary members shall be appointed jointly 
by the Secretaries from at least one of each of 
the following: 
‘‘(i) State fish and wildlife agencies. 
‘‘(ii) Game bird hunting organiza-
tions.
‘‘(iii) Wildlife conservation organiza-
tions. 
‘‘(iv) Big game hunting organizations. 
‘‘(v) Waterfowl hunting organizations. 
‘‘(vi) The tourism, outfitter, or guid-
ing 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-
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 sus-
tainable-use hunting, wildlife conservation, and 
recreational 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 
serving as an officer or employee of the Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(4) VACANCY AND REMOVAL.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any vacancy on the 
Advisory Committee shall be filled in the man-
ner in which the original appointment was 
made. 
‘‘(B) 
REMOVAL.—Advisory 
Committee 
members shall serve at the discretion of the 
Secretaries and may be removed at any time for 
good cause. 
‘‘(5) CONTINUATION
OF
SERVICE.—Each ap-
pointed member may continue to serve after the ex-
piration of the term of office to which such member 
was appointed until a successor has been appointed. 
‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the 
Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year 
term by the Secretaries, jointly, from among the 
members of the Advisory Committee. An individual 
may not be appointed as Chairperson for more than 
2 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 
‘‘(7) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Ad-
visory Committee shall serve without pay for such 
service, but each member of the Advisory Committee 
may be reimbursed for travel and lodging incurred 
through attending meetings of the Advisory Com-
mittee approved 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 
public. 
‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Time-
ly notice of each meeting of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be published in the Federal Reg-
ister 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. 
‘‘(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 
Advisory Committee the administrative support, technical 
services, and advice that the Secretaries determine to be 
reasonable 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 Nat-
ural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of 
the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate. If circumstances arise in which the Advisory 
Committee cannot meet the September 30 deadline 
in any year, the Secretaries shall advise the Chair-
persons of each such Committee of the reasons for 
such delay and the date on which the submission of 
the report is anticipated. 
‘‘(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 
Advisory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Ad-
visory 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 sound fish and wildlife management and conserva-
tion in the United States;
(3) recreational fishing and hunting are envi-
ronmentally 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 
Federal Government as well as State and local gov-
ernments by investing volunteer time and effort to 
fish and wildlife conservation; 
(5) recreational anglers, hunters, and the asso-
ciated 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;
(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 recruit and retain hunters and contributes to 
wildlife conservation; 
(8) opportunities to recreationally fish, hunt, 
and shoot are declining, which depresses participa-
tion in these traditional activities, and depressed 
participation adversely impacts fish and wildlife con-
servation and funding for important conservation ef-
forts; 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 
engage in fishing and hunting on Federal land as 
recognized by Executive Order No. 12962, relating 
to recreational fisheries, and Executive Order No. 
13443, relating to facilitation of hunting heritage 
and wildlife 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 States and under the administrative jurisdic-
tion of the Bureau of Land Management or the For-
est Service. 
(2) 
FEDERAL
LAND
MANAGEMENT
OFFI-
CIALS.—The term ‘‘Federal land management offi-
cials’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior and Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management re-
garding Bureau of Land Management lands 
and interests in lands under the administrative 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment; 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. 
(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 
‘‘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. 
(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, includ-
ing provisions regarding land use planning, to facilitate 
use of and access to Federal lands, including National 
Monuments, Wilderness Areas, Wilderness Study Areas, 
and lands administratively classified as wilderness eligible 
or suitable and primitive or semi-primitive areas, for fish-
ing, hunting, and recreational shooting, except 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 fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting 
on specific Federal lands, waters, or units thereof; 
and 
(3) discretionary limitations on fishing, hunt-
ing, and recreational shooting determined to be nec-
essary and reasonable as supported by the best sci-
entific evidence 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 opportu-
nities; 
(2) to the extent authorized under applicable 
State law; and 
(3) in accordance with applicable Federal law. 
(d) PLANNING.—
(1) EVALUATION OF EFFECTS ON OPPORTUNI-
TIES TO ENGAGE IN FISHING, HUNTING, OR REC-
REATIONAL
SHOOTING.—Planning documents that 
apply to Federal lands, including land resources 
management plans, resource management plans, 
travel management plans, and general management 
plans shall include a specific evaluation of the effects 
of such plans on opportunities to engage in fishing, 
hunting, or recreational shooting. 
(2) STRATEGIC GROWTH POLICY FOR THE NA-
TIONAL
WILDLIFE
REFUGE
SYSTEM.—Section 
4(a)(3) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Ad-
ministration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(3)) is 
amended— 
(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 individual refuges or the National Wildlife
Refuge System (System) are managed, including, 
but not limited to, any activities which target or 
prioritize criteria for long and short term System ac-
quisitions;’’. 
(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 cu-
mulatively with other actions involving Federal lands 
or lands managed by the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service, shall be considered to be a major 
Federal action significantly affecting the quality of 
the human environment, and no additional identi-
fication, analysis, or consideration of environmental 
effects, including cumulative effects, is necessary or 
required. 
(4) OTHER ACTIVITY NOT CONSIDERED.—Fed-
eral land management officials are not required to 
consider the existence or availability of fishing, hunt-
ing, or recreational shooting opportunities on adja-
cent or nearby public or private lands in the plan-
ning 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 
combination or coordination of such opportunities
would enhance the fishing, hunting, or recreational 
shooting opportunities available to the public. 
(e) FEDERAL LANDS.— 
(1) LANDS OPEN.—Lands under the jurisdic-
tion of the Bureau of Land Management and the 
Forest Service, including Wilderness Areas, Wilder-
ness Study Areas, lands designated as wilderness or 
administratively classified as wilderness eligible or 
suitable and primitive or semi-primitive areas and 
National Monuments, but excluding lands on the 
Outer Continental Shelf, shall be open to fishing, 
hunting, and recreational shooting unless the man-
aging Federal agency acts to close lands to such ac-
tivity. Lands may be subject to closures or restric-
tions if determined by the head of the agency to be 
necessary and reasonable and supported by facts 
and evidence, for purposes including resource con-
servation, public safety, energy or mineral produc-
tion, energy generation or transmission infrastruc-
ture, water supply facilities, protection of other per-
mittees, protection of private property rights or in-
terest, national security, or compliance with other 
law. 
(2) RECREATIONAL SHOOTING RANGES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Fed-
eral agency shall use his or her authorities in 
a manner consistent with this Act and other ap-
plicable law, to— 
(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 des-
ignated lands. 
(f) NECESSITY IN WILDERNESS AREAS AND ‘‘WITH-
IN AND SUPPLEMENTAL TO’’ WILDERNESS PURPOSES.— 
(1) MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ADMINIS-
TRATION.—The provision of opportunities for fish-
ing, hunting, and recreational shooting, and the con-
servation of fish and wildlife to provide sustainable 
use recreational opportunities on designated Federal 
wilderness areas shall constitute measures necessary
to meet the minimum requirements for the adminis-
tration of the wilderness area, provided that this de-
termination shall not authorize or facilitate com-
modity development, use, or extraction, motorized 
recreational access or use that is not otherwise al-
lowed under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), or permanent road construction or mainte-
nance 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 ‘‘with-
in and supplemental to’’ the purposes of the under-
lying Federal land unit are reaffirmed. When seek-
ing to carry out fish and wildlife conservation pro-
grams and projects or provide fish and wildlife de-
pendent recreation opportunities on designated wil-
derness areas, each Federal land management offi-
cial shall implement 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 opportunities in designated wilderness 
areas, provided that such implementation shall not 
authorize or facilitate commodity development, use
or extraction, or permanent road construction or 
maintenance within designated wilderness areas. 
(g) NO PRIORITY.—Nothing in this section requires 
a Federal land management official to give preference to 
fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting over other uses 
of Federal land or over land or water management prior-
ities established by Federal law. 
(h) CONSULTATION WITH COUNCILS.—In fulfilling 
the duties under this section, Federal land management 
officials shall consult with respective advisory councils as 
established in Executive Order Nos. 12962 and 13443. 
(i) AUTHORITY OF THE STATES.—Nothing in this 
section 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 manage-
ment official 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 Migratory 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: 
(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 
jurisdiction 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 Serv-
ice, with regard to units of the National Park 
System; 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior and in-
cludes the Director of the Fish and Wildlife 
Service, with regard to Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice lands and waters;
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate a report that describes— 
(1) any public land administered by the Sec-
retary that was closed to fishing, hunting, and rec-
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 re-
ferred to in section 604(e) or emergency closures de-
scribed in paragraph (2), a permanent or temporary 
withdrawal, change of classification, or change of 
management status of public land that effectively 
closes or significantly restricts any acreage of public 
land to access or use for fishing, hunting, rec-
reational shooting, or activities related to fishing, 
hunting, or recreational shooting, or a combination 
of those activities, shall take effect only if, before the 
date of withdrawal 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 Re-
sources of the Senate written notice of the with-
drawal 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 
purposes authorized by law. Such an emergency clo-
sure shall terminate after a reasonable period of 
time unless converted to a permanent closure con-
sistent 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 in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION OF BAITING.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) BAITED AREA.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘baited 
area’ means— 
‘‘(I) any area on which salt, 
grain, or other feed has been placed, 
exposed, deposited, distributed, or 
scattered, 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 other feed that could lure or attract migra-
tory 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
PRAC-
TICE.— 
‘‘(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 
successful harvest of a given crop by 
the applicable State office of the Co-
operative Extension System of the De-
partment of Agriculture, in consulta-
tion with, and if requested, the con-
currence of, the head of the applicable 
State department 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 
practices required by the Federal 
Crop Insurance Corporation for agri-
cultural producers to obtain crop in-
surance under the Federal Crop In-
surance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) 
on land on which a crop during the 
current or immediately preceding crop 
year was not harvestable due to a nat-
ural disaster (including any hurricane, 
storm, tornado, flood, high water, 
wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsu-
nami, earthquake, volcanic eruption,
landslide, mudslide, drought, fire, 
snowstorm, or other catastrophe that 
is declared a major disaster by the 
President in accordance with section 
401 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance 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 manip-
ulated 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 insur-
ance under the Federal Crop Insur-
ance 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
person 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 
take or attempt to take any migratory game 
bird by baiting or on or over the baited area. 
‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of the In-
terior may promulgate regulations to implement this 
subsection. 
‘‘(4) REPORTS.—Annually, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall submit to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior a report that describes any changes to normal 
agricultural 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: 
‘‘(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 pri-
vate 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 
regulation 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 
period 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 sub-
section limits the authority of the Director to en-
force laws (including regulations) prohibiting hunt-
ing 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-
tablish and publish (in accordance with section 1.5 
of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a suc-
cessor regulation)), on a publicly available map, hun-
ter access corridors across System units that are 
used to access public land that is— 
‘‘(A) contiguous to a System unit; and 
‘‘(B) open to hunting. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION BY DIRECTOR.—The de-
termination 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 
corridors shall be open for use during hunting sea-
sons.
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—The Director may establish 
limited periods during which access through the 
hunter access corridors is closed for reasons of pub-
lic safety, administration, or compliance with appli-
cable law. Such closures shall be clearly marked with 
signs and dates of closures, and shall not include 
gates, chains, walls, or other barriers on the hunter 
access corridor. 
‘‘(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 
‘‘(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 lo-
cated at the trailhead of each hunter access cor-
ridor 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 sub-
section, including game carts and sleds. 
‘‘(7) CONSULTATION WITH STATES.—The Di-
rector shall consult with each applicable State wild-
life 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 Sys-
tem unit; or 
‘‘(2) authorizes— 
‘‘(A) the establishment of new trails in 
System 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 environment under the National Environ-
mental 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.’’. 
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’’. 
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 
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 Fa-
cilitation Act Reauthorization, to establish and make 
available to the public, on the website of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, a database containing a com-
prehensive 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, sub-
ject to appropriation, in accordance 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 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 main-
tenance costs or other deferred costs.
‘‘(ii) To perform deferred mainte-
nance or other maintenance activities that 
enhance 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 redesig-
nated by this paragraph)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘PURCHASES’’ and in-
serting ‘‘LAND PURCHASES AND PERFORM-
ANCE
OF
DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE
AC-
TIVITIES’’; 
(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 
public availability of resources for, and facilitate 
public access to, hunting, fishing, and other rec-
reational activities;’’; and 
(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 insert-
ing ‘‘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: 
‘‘(3) the White Pine County Conservation, 
Recreation, 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’’. 
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:
‘‘(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.’’.
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,
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:
‘‘(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
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.
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-
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.
‘‘(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’’.
(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-
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—
‘‘(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
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.
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.
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.
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-
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.
‘‘(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-
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;
‘‘(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.
‘‘(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.
(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-
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.
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.
(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;