I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2898 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2017 Mr. O'Halleran (for himself and Mr. Westerman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to modify the appointment and composition of resource advisory committees.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the RAC Reform Act of 2017 . 2. Composition and appointment of resource advisory committees (a) In general Section 205 of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 7125 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking The Secretary concerned and inserting The applicable department official ; and (B) in paragraph (3) by striking the Secretary concerned and inserting the applicable department official ; (2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking the Secretary concerned and inserting the applicable department official ; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking by the Secretary and inserting by the applicable department official ; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking The Secretary concerned, and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the applicable department official ; (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking The Secretary concerned and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the applicable department official ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Exception For purposes of applying the 4-year term limit under subparagraphs (A) and (B) to a member of a resource advisory committee, the applicable department official shall not count as a year of the member’s term any year of service the majority of which was served during a fiscal year for which the budget of the resource advisory committee was less than $1,000,000. ; (C) in paragraph (2), by striking The Secretary concerned and inserting The applicable department official ; (D) in paragraph (4), by striking The Secretary concerned and inserting The applicable department official ; and (E) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Applicable department official defined In this section, the term applicable department official means— (A) with respect to Federal land described in section 3(7)(A), the applicable Regional Forester; and (B) with respect to Federal land described in section 3(7)(B), the applicable Bureau of Land Management State Director. ; (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 15 members and inserting 9 members ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 5 persons each place it appears and inserting 3 persons ; and (C) by striking the Secretary concerned both places it appears and inserting the applicable department official ; and (5) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking the Secretary concerned and inserting the applicable department official ; and (B) by striking the Secretary and inserting the applicable department official . (b) Conforming amendment Section 201(3)(A) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 7121(3)(A) ) is amended by inserting or applicable department official (as defined in section 205(c)(6)) after Secretary concerned .