		III
		112th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		S. RES. 388
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 1, 2012
			Mr. Cardin (for himself,
			 Mr. Portman, Mr. Kerry, Ms.
			 Mikulski, Mr. Levin, and
			 Mr. Sessions) submitted the following
			 resolution; which was considered and agreed to

		RESOLUTION
		Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the
		  War of 1812 and The Star Spangled Banner, and recognizing the
		  historical significance, heroic human endeavor, and sacrifice of the United
		  States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Revenue Marine Service, and State
		  militias, during the War of 1812.

		Whereas the period beginning in 2012 and ending in 2015
			 marks the bicentennial celebration of the War of 1812 and The Star
			 Spangled Banner;
		Whereas the War of 1812, which has been referred to as the
			 Second War of Independence, confirmed the independence of the
			 United States from Great Britain in the eyes of the world and shaped the
			 expansion and growth of the United States in later decades;
		Whereas the United States declared war on Great Britain on
			 June 18, 1812, to redress wrongs including—
			(1)the impressment
			 of United States sailors;
			(2)the violation of
			 the neutrality rights of the United States; and
			(3)the violation of
			 the territorial waters of the United States;
			Whereas, despite the vastly superior size of the military
			 of Great Britain, the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Revenue
			 Marine Service (a predecessor of the United States Coast Guard), and State
			 militias (the predecessors of the National Guard), won a number of significant
			 victories, ensuring that the liberties won by the United States during the
			 Revolutionary War were not lost;
		Whereas major battles of the War of 1812 that were fought
			 on the water, including the battle between U.S.S. Constitution
			 and H.M.S. Guerriere, the Battle of Lake Champlain, and
			 victories on the Great Lakes, showcased the might, bravery, and war-fighting
			 tactics of the United States maritime forces;
		Whereas the decisive victory of Oliver Hazard Perry over a
			 British fleet near Put-In-Bay, Ohio in the Battle of Lake Erie ensured
			 that—
			(1)the United States
			 gained control of the Great Lakes; and
			(2)portions of the
			 Old Northwest Territory, such as Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, and
			 Wisconsin, remained part of the United States;
			Whereas State militias, the oldest component of the Armed
			 Forces of the United States, answered the call to service, defending their
			 communities and their country from aggression by Great Britain;
		Whereas United States forces seized the city of Mobile
			 from Spanish control in 1813, built Fort Bowyer to protect the city, and in
			 1814 successfully repelled a vastly larger British force from the city,
			 resulting in Mobile becoming one of the few permanent land concessions gained
			 by the United States during the War of 1812;
		Whereas Great Britain unleashed grievous attacks on the
			 capital of the United States, Washington, D.C., burning to the ground the
			 United States Capitol Building, the White House, and much of the rest of the
			 city;
		Whereas, after 2 ½ years of conflict, the British Royal
			 Navy sailed up the Chesapeake Bay in an attempt to capture Baltimore,
			 Maryland;
		Whereas United States forces at Fort McHenry, stationed in
			 the outer harbor of Baltimore, Maryland under the command of Brevet Lieutenant
			 Colonel George Armistead, withstood nearly 25 hours of bombardment by the
			 British forces and refused to yield, thereby forcing the British to give up the
			 invasion and withdraw;
		Whereas Francis Scott Key, a United States lawyer who was
			 being held by the British on board a United States flag-of-truce vessel in the
			 harbor, saw by the dawn’s early light, as Key would later write,
			 an American flag still flying over Fort McHenry after the horrific
			 attack;
		Whereas Francis Scott Key immortalized the event in a poem
			 entitled Defense of Fort McHenry, which was later set to music
			 and called The Star-Spangled Banner;
		Whereas The Star-Spangled Banner became the
			 national anthem of the United States on March 3, 1931, when President Herbert
			 Hoover signed Public Law 71–823;
		Whereas General Andrew Jackson, who would later become the
			 seventh President of the United States, won the Battle of Horsehoe Bend and
			 then triumphed in the decisive Battle of New Orleans, which, although fought
			 after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, was a great source of pride to the
			 young United States and provided momentum for growth and prosperity in the
			 years that would follow;
		Whereas, since 1916, the people of the United States have
			 entrusted the National Park Service with the care of national parks and sites
			 of historical significance to the country, including Fort McHenry and more than
			 30 other sites and National Heritage Areas that tell the story of the War of
			 1812;
		Whereas the diverse historic sites relating to the War of
			 1812 include homes, battlefields, and landscapes that highlight the
			 contributions made by a wide range of people in the United States during the
			 war;
		Whereas one such historic site is the Fort McHenry
			 National Monument and Historic Shrine, the birthplace of The Star
			 Spangled Banner, where the symbols of both the flag and the national
			 anthem of the United States come together;
		Whereas the people of the United States are grateful for
			 the rights defended through hard fighting during the War of 1812 by the United
			 States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Revenue Marine Service, and State
			 militias, including the protection of United States citizens at home and
			 abroad, unrestricted trade, free and open ports, and the protection of the
			 territorial integrity of the United States against aggression; and
		Whereas, during the bicentennial years of the War of 1812
			 and The Star Spangled Banner, it is fitting that the bravery and
			 steadfast determination of the United States land and maritime forces be
			 celebrated by the grateful people of the United States: Now, therefore, be
			 it

		That the Senate—
			(1)honors the memory
			 of all the people of the United States who came together during the War of
			 1812, particularly the fallen heroes who gave their lives during the
			 Second War of Independence;
			(2)commends the men
			 and women of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast
			 Guard, and the State National Guards, who preserve the ideals of freedom,
			 democracy, and the pursuit of happiness that were guaranteed by the victories
			 of the War of 1812;
			(3)congratulates the
			 Armed Forces of the United States, the National Parks Service, the Maryland War
			 of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, and all other organizations and individuals
			 who are involved in preserving and promoting the history of this great country,
			 and supports their commemoration of the War of 1812 and The Star
			 Spangled Banner; and
			(4)calls on all
			 people of the United States to join in the commemoration of the bicentennial of
			 the War of 1812 and The Star Spangled Banner in events
			 throughout the United States, to celebrate that at the end of the war, as
			 Francis Scott Key wrote, our flag was still there.


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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3802IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 17, 2019Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 concernedA BILLTo prohibit the award of Federal Government contracts to inverted domestic corporations, and for
			 other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the American Business for American Companies Act of 2019. 2.Prohibition on awarding contracts to inverted domestic corporations (a)Civilian contracts (1)In generalChapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

						4714.Prohibition on awarding contracts to inverted domestic corporations
							(a)Prohibition
 (1)In generalThe head of an executive agency may not award a contract for the procurement of property or services to—
 (A)any foreign incorporated entity that such head has determined is an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity; or
 (B)any joint venture if more than 10 percent of the joint venture (by vote or value) is held by a foreign incorporated entity that such head has determined is an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity.
									(2)Subcontracts
 (A)In generalThe head of an executive agency shall include in each contract for the procurement of property or services awarded by the executive agency with a value in excess of $10,000,000, other than a contract for exclusively commercial items, a clause that prohibits the prime contractor on such contract from—
 (i)awarding a first-tier subcontract with a value greater than 10 percent of the total value of the prime contract to an entity or joint venture described in paragraph (1); or
 (ii)structuring subcontract tiers in a manner designed to avoid the limitation in paragraph (1) by enabling an entity or joint venture described in paragraph (1) to perform more than 10 percent of the total value of the prime contract as a lower-tier subcontractor.
 (B)PenaltiesThe contract clause included in contracts pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall provide that, in the event that the prime contractor violates the contract clause—
 (i)the prime contract may be terminated for default; and (ii)the matter may be referred to the suspension or debarment official for the appropriate agency and may be a basis for suspension or debarment of the prime contractor.
										(b)Inverted domestic corporation
 (1)In generalFor purposes of this section, a foreign incorporated entity shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related transactions)—
 (A)the entity completes on or after May 8, 2014, the direct or indirect acquisition of— (i)substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation; or
 (ii)substantially all of the assets of, or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of, a domestic partnership; and
 (B)after the acquisition, either— (i)more than 50 percent of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held—
 (I)in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic corporation, by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in the domestic corporation; or
 (II)in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic partnership, by former partners of the domestic partnership by reason of holding a capital or profits interest in the domestic partnership; or
 (ii)the management and control of the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity occurs, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States, as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and such expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities.
										(2)Exception for corporations with substantial business activities in foreign country of organization
 (A)In generalA foreign incorporated entity described in paragraph (1) shall not be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if after the acquisition the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity has substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group.
 (B)Substantial business activitiesThe Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall establish regulations for determining whether an affiliated group has substantial business activities for purposes of subparagraph (A), except that such regulations may not treat any group as having substantial business activities if such group would not be considered to have substantial business activities under the regulations prescribed under section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on January 18, 2017.
									(3)Significant domestic business activities
 (A)In generalFor purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), an expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities if at least 25 percent of—
 (i)the employees of the group are based in the United States; (ii)the employee compensation incurred by the group is incurred with respect to employees based in the United States;
 (iii)the assets of the group are located in the United States; or (iv)the income of the group is derived in the United States.
 (B)DeterminationDeterminations pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be made in the same manner as such determinations are made for purposes of determining substantial business activities under regulations referred to in paragraph (2) as in effect on January 18, 2017, but applied by treating all references in such regulations to foreign country and relevant foreign country as references to the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) may issue regulations decreasing the threshold percent in any of the tests under such regulations for determining if business activities constitute significant domestic business activities for purposes of this paragraph.
									(c)Waiver
 (1)In generalThe head of an executive agency may waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such head if the head determines that the waiver is—
 (A)required in the interest of national security; or (B)necessary for the efficient or effective administration of Federal or federally funded—
 (i)programs that provide health benefits to individuals; or (ii)public health programs.
 (2)Report to CongressThe head of an executive agency issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall, not later than 14 days after issuing such waiver, submit a written notification of the waiver to the relevant authorizing committees of Congress and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
								(d)Applicability
 (1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall not apply to any contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this section.
 (2)Task and delivery ordersThis section shall apply to any task or delivery order issued after the date of the enactment of this section pursuant to a contract entered into before, on, or after such date of enactment.
 (3)ScopeThis section applies only to contracts subject to regulation under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
								(e)Definitions and special rules
 (1)DefinitionsIn this section, the terms expanded affiliated group, foreign incorporated entity, person, domestic, and foreign have the meaning given those terms in section 835(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(c)).
 (2)Special rulesIn applying subsection (b) of this section for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the rules described under 835(c)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(c)(1)) shall apply..
 (2)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 47 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4713 the following new item:

						4714. Prohibition on awarding contracts to inverted domestic corporations..
				(b)Defense contracts
 (1)In generalChapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

						2339.Prohibition on awarding contracts to inverted domestic corporations
							(a)Prohibition
 (1)In generalThe head of an agency may not award a contract for the procurement of property or services to— (A)any foreign incorporated entity that such head has determined is an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity; or
 (B)any joint venture if more than 10 percent of the joint venture (by vote or value) is owned by a foreign incorporated entity that such head has determined is an inverted domestic corporation or any subsidiary of such entity.
									(2)Subcontracts
 (A)In generalThe head of an executive agency shall include in each contract for the procurement of property or services awarded by the executive agency with a value in excess of $10,000,000, other than a contract for exclusively commercial items, a clause that prohibits the prime contractor on such contract from—
 (i)awarding a first-tier subcontract with a value greater than 10 percent of the total value of the prime contract to an entity or joint venture described in paragraph (1); or
 (ii)structuring subcontract tiers in a manner designed to avoid the limitation in paragraph (1) by enabling an entity or joint venture described in paragraph (1) to perform more than 10 percent of the total value of the prime contract as a lower-tier subcontractor.
 (B)PenaltiesThe contract clause included in contracts pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall provide that, in the event that the prime contractor violates the contract clause—
 (i)the prime contract may be terminated for default; and (ii)the matter may be referred to the suspension or debarment official for the appropriate agency and may be a basis for suspension or debarment of the prime contractor.
										(b)Inverted domestic corporation
 (1)In generalFor purposes of this section, a foreign incorporated entity shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related transactions)—
 (A)the entity completes on or after May 8, 2014, the direct or indirect acquisition of— (i)substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation; or
 (ii)substantially all of the assets of, or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of, a domestic partnership; and
 (B)after the acquisition, either— (i)more than 50 percent of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held—
 (I)in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic corporation, by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in the domestic corporation; or
 (II)in the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic partnership, by former partners of the domestic partnership by reason of holding a capital or profits interest in the domestic partnership; or
 (ii)the management and control of the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity occurs, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States, as determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and such expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities.
										(2)Exception for corporations with substantial business activities in foreign country of organization
 (A)In generalA foreign incorporated entity described in paragraph (1) shall not be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if after the acquisition the expanded affiliated group which includes the entity has substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group.
 (B)Substantial business activitiesThe Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall establish regulations for determining whether an affiliated group has substantial business activities for purposes of subparagraph (A), except that such regulations may not treat any group as having substantial business activities if such group would not be considered to have substantial business activities under the regulations prescribed under section 7874 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect on January 18, 2017.
									(3)Significant domestic business activities
 (A)In generalFor purposes of paragraph (1)(B)(ii), an expanded affiliated group has significant domestic business activities if at least 25 percent of—
 (i)the employees of the group are based in the United States; (ii)the employee compensation incurred by the group is incurred with respect to employees based in the United States;
 (iii)the assets of the group are located in the United States; or (iv)the income of the group is derived in the United States.
 (B)DeterminationDeterminations pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be made in the same manner as such determinations are made for purposes of determining substantial business activities under regulations referred to in paragraph (2) as in effect on January 18, 2017, but applied by treating all references in such regulations to foreign country and relevant foreign country as references to the United States. The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) may issue regulations decreasing the threshold percent in any of the tests under such regulations for determining if business activities constitute significant domestic business activities for purposes of this paragraph.
									(c)Waiver
 (1)In generalThe head of an agency may waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such head if the head determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security or is necessary for the efficient or effective administration of Federal or federally funded programs that provide health benefits to individuals.
 (2)Report to CongressThe head of an agency issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall, not later than 14 days after issuing such waiver, submit a written notification of the waiver to the congressional defense committees.
								(d)Applicability
 (1)In generalExcept as provided in paragraph (2), this section shall not apply to any contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this section.
 (2)Task and delivery ordersThis section shall apply to any task or delivery order issued after the date of the enactment of this section pursuant to a contract entered into before, on, or after such date of enactment.
 (3)ScopeThis section applies only to contracts subject to regulation under the Federal Acquisition Regulation and the Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
								(e)Definitions and special rules
 (1)DefinitionsIn this section, the terms expanded affiliated group, foreign incorporated entity, person, domestic, and foreign have the meaning given those terms in section 835(c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(c)).
 (2)Special rulesIn applying subsection (b) of this section for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the rules described under 835(c)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 395(c)(1)) shall apply..
 (2)Clerical amendmentThe table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2338 the following new item:

						2339. Prohibition on awarding contracts to inverted domestic corporations..
				(c)Regulations regarding management and control
 (1)In generalThe Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall, for purposes of section 4714(b)(1)(B)(ii) of title 41, United States Code, and section 2339(b)(1)(B)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsections (a) and (b), respectively, prescribe regulations for purposes of determining cases in which the management and control of an expanded affiliated group is to be treated as occurring, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States. The regulations prescribed under the preceding sentence shall apply to periods after May 8, 2014.
 (2)Executive officers and senior managementThe regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) shall provide that the management and control of an expanded affiliated group shall be treated as occurring, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States if substantially all of the executive officers and senior management of the expanded affiliated group who exercise day-to-day responsibility for making decisions involving strategic, financial, and operational policies of the expanded affiliated group are based or primarily located within the United States. Individuals who in fact exercise such day-to-day responsibilities shall be treated as executive officers and senior management regardless of their title.


		II
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 854
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 13, 2007
			Ms. Snowe introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Environment and Public
			 Works

		A BILL
		To modify the project for navigation, Union
		  River, Maine.

		1.Union River,
			 MaineThe project for
			 navigation, Union River, Maine, authorized by the first section of the Act of
			 June 3, 1896 (29 Stat. 215, chapter 314), is
			 modified by redesignating as an anchorage area that portion of the project
			 consisting of a 6-foot turning basin and lying northerly of a line commencing
			 at a point N 315,975.13, E 1,004,424.86, thence running north 61 degrees 27
			 minutes 20.71 seconds west about 132.34 feet to a point N 316,038.37, E
			 1,004,308.61.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 5210
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 5, 2010
			Mr. Markey of
			 Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Moran
			 of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
			 the Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce

		A BILL
		To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act regarding an
		  endocrine disruptor screening program.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Endocrine Disruptor Screening
			 Enhancement Act of 2010.
		2.Endocrine
			 disruptor screening programSection 1457 of the Safe Drinking Water Act
			 (42 U.S.C. 300j–17) is amended to read as follows:

				1457.Endocrine disruptor screening program(a)Testing of
				substances
						(1)In generalIn
				carrying out the screening program under section 408(p) of the Federal Food,
				Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Administrator shall provide for the testing of
				substances described in paragraph (2) in addition to the substances described
				in section 408(p)(3) of such Act.
						(2)Covered substancesA
				substance is subject to testing pursuant to paragraph (1) if—
							(A)the substance may be found in sources
				of drinking water; and
							(B)the Administrator determines that a
				substantial population may be exposed to such substance.
							(3)Substances already subject to
				testingNotwithstanding paragraph (2), a substance is not subject
				to testing pursuant to paragraph (1) if—
							(A)the substance is already subject to
				evaluation determined by the Administrator to be equivalent to testing pursuant
				to paragraph (1); or
							(B)the Administrator has already
				determined the effect of the substance on the endocrine system.
							(4)Substances derived from degradation
				or metabolism of another substanceIf a substance subject to
				testing pursuant to paragraph (1) (in this paragraph referred to as the
				covered substance) is derived from the degradation or metabolism
				of another substance, or is used in or generated by the manufacture of another
				substance, the Administrator shall provide for such testing of the covered
				substance by the importer or manufacturer of the other substance.
						(b)Identification
				and testing of endocrine disrupting substances that may be in drinking
				water
						(1)IdentificationNot
				later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the
				Endocrine Disruptor Screening Enhancement Act
				of 2010, after opportunity for comment, the Administrator shall
				publish—
							(A)a list of no fewer
				than 100 substances for testing pursuant to subsection (a)(1) (in accordance
				with the schedule specified in paragraph (3)); and
							(B)a plan for the identification of additional
				substances for testing pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and a schedule for
				issuing test orders for all such additional substances by not later than 10
				years after the date of the enactment of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Enhancement Act of
				2010, with the goal of testing, at a minimum and consistent with
				subsection (a), all substances that have been placed on the Drinking Water
				Preliminary Contaminant Candidate List published pursuant to section
				1412(b)(1)(B)(i).
							In
				publishing the plan and schedule required by subparagraph (B), the
				Administrator shall obtain advice and direction from the Science Advisory
				Board.(2)Prioritization;
				considerationsIn selecting substances for listing under
				paragraph (1)(A) or identification pursuant to the plan under paragraph (1)(B),
				the Administrator—
							(A)shall prioritize
				the selection of substances that pose the greatest public health concern,
				taking into consideration (among other factors of public health concern) the
				effect of such substances on subgroups that comprise a meaningful portion of
				the general population (such as infants, children, pregnant women, the elderly,
				individuals with a history of serious illness, and other subpopulations) that
				are identifiable as being at greater risk of adverse health effects due to
				exposure to substances in drinking water; and
							(B)shall take into
				consideration—
								(i)available
				information on the extent of potential public exposures to the substances
				through drinking water; and
								(ii)the Drinking
				Water Preliminary Contaminant Candidate List published pursuant to section
				1412(b)(1)(B)(i).
								(3)ScheduleAfter
				publication of the list under paragraph (1)(A), the Administrator shall issue
				test orders for—
							(A)at least 25
				substances on the list by the end of each year during the 4-year period
				following the date of the enactment of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Enhancement Act of
				2010; and
							(B)all substances on
				the list by the end of such 4-year period.
							(c)Testing protocol
				process
						(1)In
				generalNot later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
				the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Enhancement
				Act of 2010, the Administrator shall, after opportunity for
				comment, and after obtaining advice and direction from the Science Advisory
				Board, publish guidance on developing and updating protocols for testing of
				possible endocrine disruptors. The guidance shall specify—
							(A)the manner in
				which the Administrator will evaluate and, where necessary, revise such
				protocols;
							(B)the manner in
				which the Administrator will determine when testing of substances will be
				required; and
							(C)the procedures by which other
				scientifically relevant information can be used in lieu of some or all of the
				information that otherwise would be collected pursuant to testing under section
				408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
							(2)Minimum
				contentsThe procedures
				specified pursuant to paragraph (1)(C) shall ensure that the Administrator may
				use information that is prepared or provided by any person (including a
				registrant, manufacturer, or importer of a substance for which testing is
				required, and any other entity) and shall apply equally with respect to any
				such person.
						(3)AmendmentsThe
				Administrator may, after opportunity for comment, and after obtaining advice
				and direction from the Science Advisory Board, amend any guidance published
				pursuant to this subsection.
						(d)Revision of
				testing protocolsNot later
				than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the
				Endocrine Disruptor Screening Enhancement Act
				of 2010, the Administrator shall, after opportunity for comment,
				determine whether sufficient scientific information has been developed to
				warrant updating the screening protocols developed under section 408(p) of the
				Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Not later than 5 years after the date of
				the enactment of the Endocrine Disruptor
				Screening Enhancement Act of 2010 and every 3 years thereafter,
				the Administrator shall determine, consistent with the guidance published under
				subsection (c), whether to revise screening protocols under such section based
				on significant improvements in the sensitivity, accuracy, reliability,
				reproducibility, or efficiency of such protocols. Whenever the Administrator
				revises such a protocol, the Administrator shall also determine, after
				obtaining advice and direction from the Science Advisory Board or the advisory
				panel referred to in section 25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
				Rodenticide Act, as appropriate, whether any substance that has already been
				subjected to testing should be tested using the revised protocol.
					(e)Acceleration of
				testing for certain substances
						(1)In
				generalIf the Administrator determines that—
							(A)a substance is
				known to be found in sources of drinking water,
							(B)a substantial
				population is known to be exposed to the substance, and
							(C)the substance is
				either suspected to be an endocrine disruptor or has a structural similarity to
				a substance known to be an endocrine disruptor,
							the
				Administrator shall determine whether to require the completion of testing for
				such substance on an accelerated schedule, to enable the Administrator to
				determine the effect of such substance on the endocrine system and ensure the
				protection of public health.(2)Scientifically
				relevant informationThe Administrator shall make any
				determination under paragraph (1) using scientifically relevant information. In
				carrying out the preceding sentence, the Administrator may rely on any
				available scientifically relevant information, prepared or provided by any
				person.
						(3)GuidanceNot
				later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the
				Endocrine Disruptor Screening Enhancement Act
				of 2010, the Administrator shall, after opportunity for comment,
				publish guidance on how the Administrator will make determinations under
				paragraph (1).
						(f)Results of
				testing
						(1)Publication of
				data evaluation recordsNot later than 6 months after receipt of
				testing results for a substance, the Administrator shall prepare and,
				consistent with subsection (g), publish data evaluation records for such
				results in a publicly searchable database.
						(2)Administrative
				actionNot later than 6 months after receipt of testing results
				for a substance, the Administrator shall—
							(A)determine whether to take action related to
				the substance under section 1412(b) or 1445, or other appropriate statutory
				authority; and
							(B)consistent with
				subsection (g), publish such determination in a publicly searchable
				database.
							(3)Structured
				evaluation frameworkTo
				assess the overall weight of the evidence and relevance to humans and wildlife
				of results of testing, the Administrator shall develop and use a structured
				evaluative framework consisting of science-based criteria, consistent with the
				protection of public health and the environment, for systematically evaluating
				endocrine mode of action and for determining data relevance, quality, and
				reliability.
						(g)Public
				databaseBeginning not later than 180 days after the date of the
				enactment of the Endocrine Disruptor
				Screening Enhancement Act of 2010 and consistent with section 552
				of title 5, United States Code, the Administrator shall publish, in electronic
				format, a publicly searchable database that contains information regarding the
				testing program. Not later than 30 days after the date on which the information
				becomes available, the Administrator shall ensure that, at a minimum, the
				database—
						(1)identifies the
				substances selected for testing under the program; and
						(2)includes the
				documents and information pertaining to the status of testing activities for
				each such substance, including test orders, deadlines for submission, the
				Environmental Protection Agency’s data evaluation records, the Administrator’s
				determination on whether regulatory action will be taken under subsection (f),
				and the summary of chemical test results.
						(h)Petition for
				inclusion of a substance in the program
						(1)In
				generalAny person may submit a petition the Administrator
				to—
							(A)add a substance
				to the list under subsection (b)(1)(A) or identify a substance pursuant to the
				plan under subsection (b)(1)(B); or
							(B)issue a test order
				requiring that a substance be tested on an accelerated basis in accordance with
				subsection (e).
							(2)Specification of
				factsAny petition under
				paragraph (1) shall specify the facts that are claimed to establish that an
				action described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) is
				warranted.
						(3)Administrative
				actionNot later than 90 days after the filing of a petition
				described under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall determine whether the
				petition has established that an action described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of
				paragraph (1) is warranted and shall grant or deny the petition. If the
				Administrator grants such petition, the Administrator shall promptly add the
				substance to the list under subsection (b)(1)(A), identify the substance
				pursuant to the plan under subsection (b)(1)(B), or issue an order requiring
				testing on an accelerated basis in accordance with subsection (e), as
				applicable. If the Administrator denies the petition, the Administrator shall
				publish the reasons for such denial in the Federal Register.
						(i)Coordination
				with other Federal agenciesAfter the Administrator—
						(1)requires testing
				of a substance, or
						(2)based in whole or in part on the results of
				testing, takes action related to a substance under section 1412(b) or 1445 or
				other appropriate statutory authority,
						the
				Administrator shall give notice of such testing or action to Federal agencies
				which are authorized by other provisions of law to regulate the substance or
				products, materials, medications, processes, or practices that use the
				substance.(j)Reporting
				requirementNot later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
				of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening
				Enhancement Act of 2010 and every 3 years thereafter, the
				Administrator shall provide a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of
				the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works
				of the Senate that describes—
						(1)progress made in
				identifying, testing, and regulating endocrine disruptors as well as plans for
				future activities;
						(2)any change in
				screening or testing methodology and evaluation or criteria for evaluating
				scientifically relevant information; and
						(3)actions taken to
				ensure communication and sharing of scientific information with other Federal
				agencies and the public; and
						(4)any deviations from the plan or schedule
				published under subsection (b)(1)(B) as well as the reasons therefor.
						(k)Testing
				consortia, compensation, and compliance
						(1)In
				generalAny person required by the Administrator to conduct
				testing of an endocrine disruptor may—
							(A)submit, on its
				own, data in response to an order for such testing; and
							(B)form (on a
				voluntary basis) a consortium in order to satisfy the requirements of one or
				more orders for such testing.
							(2)Reliance on
				consortium submissionsEach member of a consortium described in
				paragraph (1)(B) shall have full rights to rely on all submissions of the
				consortium to satisfy the requirements of any order for testing, but continues
				to be individually subject to such requirements.
						(3)Sharing of
				costs
							(A)In
				generalEach member of a consortium described in paragraph (1)(B)
				shall share the applicable costs according to appropriate arrangements
				established by the consortium members.
							(B)Binding
				offerWhenever, to satisfy
				the requirements of one or more orders for testing, any person offers to form
				or join a consortium described in paragraph (1)(B), or offers compensation to a
				person that has already submitted data to the Administrator satisfying an order
				for testing, such offer shall constitute a binding offer to share an
				appropriate portion of the applicable costs.
							(C)Applicable
				costsIn this subsection, the term applicable costs
				includes the costs—
								(i)incurred to
				generate and report information to comply with an order for testing; or
								(ii)associated with
				the organization and administration of the consortium.
								(4)Dispute
				Resolution
							(A)In
				generalIn the event of any dispute about an appropriate share or
				a fair method of determining an appropriate share of applicable costs of the
				testing requirements in a test order, any person involved in the dispute may
				initiate binding arbitration proceedings by requesting the Federal Mediation
				and Conciliation Service to appoint an arbitrator from the roster of
				arbitrators maintained by such Service or a hearing with a regional office of
				the American Arbitration Association. A copy of the request shall be sent to
				each person from whom the requesting party seeks compensation or who seeks
				compensation from that party.
							(B)No review of
				findings and determinationThe findings and determination of the
				arbitrator in a dispute initiated pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be final
				and conclusive, and no official or court of the United States shall have power
				or jurisdiction to review any such findings and determination, except in the
				case of fraud, misrepresentation, or other misconduct by one of the parties to
				the arbitration or by the arbitrator.
							(C)Payment of fee
				and expensesThe parties to arbitration initiated pursuant to
				subparagraph (A) shall share equally in the payment of the fee and expenses of
				the arbitrator.
							(5)EnforcementIf
				the Administrator determines that any person seeking to comply with an order
				for testing by relying on a submission made by a consortium or an original data
				submitter has failed to make an offer in accordance with paragraph (3)(B), to
				participate in an arbitration proceeding under paragraph (4), or to comply with
				the terms of an agreement or arbitration decision concerning sharing of
				applicable costs under paragraph (3), that person is deemed to have failed to
				comply with an order under subparagraph (A) of section 408(p)(5) of the Federal
				Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for purposes of subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such
				section.
						(l)DefinitionsIn
				this section:
						(1)The term
				endocrine disruptor means an exogenous agent or mixture of agents
				that interferes or alters the synthesis, secretion, transport, metabolism,
				binding action, or elimination of hormones that are present in the body and are
				responsible for homeostasis, growth, neurological signaling, reproduction and
				developmental process, or any other effect that the Administrator has
				designated as an endocrine effect pursuant to section 408(p)(1)
				of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
						(2)The term
				testing means the testing of a substance pursuant to the screening
				program under section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,
				including a test of a substance that is intended to identify substances that
				have the potential to interact with the endocrine system or that is intended to
				determine the endocrine-related effects caused by such substance and obtain
				information about effects at various doses.
						(m)Authorization of
				appropriationsTo carry out
				this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of
				fiscal years 2011 through
				2015.
					.


113 S2817 IS: Helping Innovation and Reviving Entrepreneurship Act of 2014
U.S. Senate
2014-09-16
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		113th CONGRESS2d Session
		S. 2817
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			September 16, 2014
			Mrs. Fischer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

		A BILL
		To assign the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis of the Federal Communications
			 Commission the responsibility of bringing institutional focus to the
			 important function of
			 approving new technologies and improving regulatory certainty at the
			 Commission.

		1.Short title
			This Act may be cited as the
		  Helping Innovation and Reviving Entrepreneurship Act of 2014 or the HIRE Act.2.New technologies and services(a)In generalSection 7 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 157) is amended by adding at the end
			 the following:(c)Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis(1)DefinitionIn this subsection, the term Office means the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis of the Commission.(2)Duties relating to new technologies and servicesThe Office  shall—(A)take steps to ensure that the Commission complies with each deadline under subsection (b);(B)review each regulation proposed by the Commission and analyze the impact of the regulation on
			 innovation, economic growth, and job creation; and(C)perform any other duty assigned by the Commission.(3)Staffing(A)Consultation with staffThe Office shall consult with staff from the following offices and
			 bureaus of the Commission as necessary to carry out the duties of the
			 Office under paragraph (2):(i)The Office of Engineering and Technology.(ii)The Office of Communications  Business Opportunities.(iii)Any other office or bureau the Office determines appropriate.(B)No increase in number of full-time employeesNothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed to authorize the Commission to increase the total
			 full-time equivalent number of employees of the
			 Commission to provide consultation to the Office.(d)Report on deadlinesIf the Commission fails to comply with a deadline under subsection (b) with respect to a petition,
			 application, or proceeding, not later than 7 days after the deadline and
			 every 14 days thereafter until the Commission complies with the deadline,
			 the Commission shall publish and
			 submit to  the chairperson and ranking member of the Committee on Energy
			 and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the chairperson and
			 ranking member of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
			 of the Senate a letter that—(1)identifies the petition, application, or proceeding;(2)specifies the deadline; and(3)describes the reason for the delay..(b)Effective date; applicability; no additional appropriations(1)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date
			 of
			 enactment of this Act.(2)Applicability(A)In generalThe requirements under subsections (c) and (d) of  section 7 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
			 U.S.C. 157), as added by subsection (a),
			 shall	apply with respect to any petition or application that is filed,
			 any proceeding that is initiated, and any regulation that is  proposed, on
			 or after the effective date described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.(B)Pending petitions, applications, and proceedingsThe requirements under subsections (c) and (d) of  section 7 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
			 U.S.C. 157), as added by subsection (a),
			 shall	apply with respect to any petition, application, or proceeding that
			 is pending on the effective date described in paragraph (1) of this
			 subsection as if the petition or application had
			 been filed, or the proceeding had been initiated, on that date.(3)No additional appropriations authorizedNothing in this section or the amendment made by this section shall be construed to increase the
			 amount of appropriations that are
			 authorized to be appropriated to the Federal Communications Commission for
			 any fiscal year.


114 HR 4701 IH: Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2016
U.S. House of Representatives
2016-03-03
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		114th CONGRESS
		2d Session
		H. R. 4701
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			March 3, 2016
			Ms. Kuster (for herself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Butterfield, and Mr. Harper) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes,
			 and for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2016. 2.Findings and sense of Congress (a)FindingsCongress finds the following:
 (1)Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning any fuel. Exposure to unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning, a serious health condition that could result in death.
 (2)Unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning from motor vehicles and the abnormal operation of fuel-burning appliances, such as furnaces, water heaters, portable generators, and stoves, kills more than 400 people each year and sends more than 15,000 to hospital emergency rooms for treatment.
 (3)Research shows that purchasing and installing carbon monoxide alarms close to the sleeping areas in residential homes and other dwelling units can help avoid fatalities.
 (b)Sense of CongressIt is the sense of Congress that Congress should promote the purchase and installation of carbon monoxide alarms in residential homes and dwelling units nationwide in order to promote the health and public safety of citizens throughout the United States.
 3.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)Carbon monoxide alarmThe term carbon monoxide alarm means a device or system that—
 (A)detects carbon monoxide; and (B)is intended to alarm at carbon monoxide concentrations below those that could cause a loss of ability to react to the dangers of carbon monoxide exposure.
 (2)CommissionThe term Commission means the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (3)Compliant carbon monoxide alarmThe term compliant carbon monoxide alarm means a carbon monoxide alarm that complies with the most current version of—
 (A)the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms (ANSI/UL 2034); and
 (B)the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors (ANSI/UL 2075). (4)Dwelling unitThe term dwelling unit means a room or suite of rooms used for human habitation, and includes a single-family residence as well as each living unit of a multiple-family residence (including apartment buildings) and each living unit in a mixed-use building.
 (5)Fire code enforcement officialsThe term fire code enforcement officials means officials of the fire safety code enforcement agency of a State or local government. (6)NFPA 720The term NFPA 720 means—
 (A)the Standard for the Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detection and Warning Equipment issued by the National Fire Protection Association in 2012; and
 (B)any amended or similar successor standard pertaining to the proper installation of carbon monoxide alarms in dwelling units.
 (7)StateThe term State has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052) and includes the Northern Mariana Islands and any political subdivision of a State.
			4.Grant program for carbon monoxide poisoning prevention
 (a)In generalSubject to the availability of appropriations authorized under subsection (f), the Commission shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible States to carry out the carbon monoxide poisoning prevention activities described in subsection (e).
 (b)EligibilityFor purposes of this section, an eligible State is any State that— (1)demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Commission that the State has adopted a statute or a rule, regulation, or similar measure with the force and effect of law, requiring compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units in accordance with NFPA 720; and
 (2)submits an application to the Commission at such time, in such form, and containing such additional information as the Commission may require, which application may be filed on behalf of the State by the fire code enforcement officials for such State.
 (c)Grant amountThe Commission shall determine the amount of the grants awarded under this section. (d)Selection of grant recipientsIn selecting eligible States for the award of grants under this section, the Commission shall give favorable consideration to an eligible State that—
 (1)requires the installation of compliant carbon monoxide alarms in new or existing educational facilities, childcare facilities, health care facilities, adult dependent care facilities, government buildings, restaurants, theaters, lodging establishments, or dwelling units—
 (A)within which a fuel-burning appliance is installed, including a furnace, boiler, water heater, fireplace, or any other apparatus, appliance, or device that burns fuel; or
 (B)which has an attached garage; and (2)has developed a strategy to protect vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, or low-income households.
				(e)Use of grant funds
 (1)In generalAn eligible State receiving a grant under this section may use such grant— (A)to purchase and install compliant carbon monoxide alarms in the dwelling units of low-income families or elderly persons, facilities that commonly serve children or the elderly, including childcare facilities, public schools, and senior centers, or student dwelling units owned by public universities;
 (B)to train State or local fire code enforcement officials in the proper enforcement of State or local laws concerning compliant carbon monoxide alarms and the installation of such alarms in accordance with NFPA 720;
 (C)for the development and dissemination of training materials, instructors, and any other costs related to the training sessions authorized by this subsection; and
 (D)to educate the public about the risk associated with carbon monoxide as a poison and the importance of proper carbon monoxide alarm use.
					(2)Limitations
 (A)Administrative costsNot more than 10 percent of any grant amount received under this section may be used to cover administrative costs not directly related to training described in paragraph (1)(B).
 (B)Public outreachNot more than 25 percent of any grant amount received under this section may be used to cover costs of activities described in paragraph (1)(D).
					(f)Authorization of appropriations
 (1)In generalSubject to paragraph (2), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission, for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2020, $2,000,000, which shall remain available until expended to carry out this Act.
 (2)Limitation on administrative expensesNot more than 10 percent of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this section may be used for administrative expenses.
 (3)Retention of amountsAny amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection that remain unexpended and unobligated on September 30, 2020, shall be retained by the Commission and credited to the appropriations account that funds the enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051).
 (4)OffsetThere is authorized to be appropriated to the Government Publishing Office for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 the amount that is $2,000,000 less than the amount appropriated for such Office for fiscal year 2016.
 (g)ReportNot later than 1 year after the last day of each fiscal year for which grants are awarded under this section, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report that evaluates the implementation of the grant program required by this section.


115 HR 4299 RH: To provide for the indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals, to improve the management of lands currently subject to such withdrawals and to make the management of such lands more transparent, and for other purposes.
U.S. House of Representatives
2017-11-08
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		Union Calendar No. 407
		115th CONGRESS2d Session
		H. R. 4299
		[Report No. 115–542, Part I]
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			November 8, 2017
			Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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

			February 2, 2018
			Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
			Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic

		February 2, 2018The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to
			 be printedFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 8, 2017

		A BILL
		To provide for the indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals, to improve the
			 management of lands currently subject to such withdrawals and to make the
			 management of such lands more transparent, and for other purposes.

		1.Indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals and reservations and improved management
			 of withdrawn and reserved lands
			(a)Improving management of current statutory land withdrawals and reservations and making management
			 more transparent
 (1)Role of Secretary of the InteriorSection 101(a)(2) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(a)(2)) is amended by striking , acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service,. (2)Additional elements of integrated natural resources management planSection 101(b) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)) is amended—
 (A)in paragraph (1)— (i)in subparagraph (I), by striking and after the semicolon;
 (ii)by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); and (iii)by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph:

 (J)procedures to ensure that each periodic review of the plan is conducted jointly by the Secretary of the military department and the Secretary of the Interior, and that affected States and Indian tribes, and the public, are provided a meaningful opportunity to comment upon any substantial revisions to the plan that may be proposed; and;
 (B)by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (C)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

 (2)shall contain a determination by the Secretary of the military department regarding whether there will be a continuing military need for the lands covered by the integrated natural resources management plan during the period of the plan;.
					(b)El Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges
 (1)Elimination of termination date and conforming amendmentsThe El Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of title XXIX of Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2813) is amended—
 (A)in section 2921(b)(3), by striking , before the termination date specified in section 2925,; (B)in section 2924(a), by striking the third sentence;
 (C)by striking sections 2925 and 2927; and (D)in section 2928(a), by striking specified in section 2925.
 (2)Establishment of intergovernmental executive committeeThe El Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of title XXIX of Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2813) is further amended by inserting after section 2924 the following new section:

						2925.Intergovernmental executive committee
 (a)Establishment and purposeThe Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergovernmental executive committee for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle.
							(b)Composition
 (1)Representatives of other Federal agenciesThe Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee.
 (2)Representatives of State and local governmentsThe Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee—
 (A)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State of California; and
 (B)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries.
 (c)OperationThe intergovernmental executive committee shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a).
 (d)ProceduresThe memorandum of understanding under subsection (a) shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year.
 (e)CoordinatorThe Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee. The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee.
 (f)Federal Advisory Committee ActThe Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the intergovernmental executive committee..
 (3)Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reportsThe El Centro Naval Air Facility Ranges Withdrawal Act (subtitle B of title XXIX of Public Law 104–201; 110 Stat. 2813) is further amended by inserting after section 2926 the following new section:

						2927.Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports
 (a)Determination of continuing military needWhenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every five years, the Secretary of the Navy shall include the Secretary’s determination regarding whether there will be a continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands for the following five years.
							(b)Public reports
								(1)Changes in land conditions
 (A)Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands.
 (B)A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years.
 (2)Combination with other reportsA report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle.
								(3)Public review and comment
 (A)Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands withdrawn and reserved under this subtitle.
 (B)Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of El Centro, and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries.
 (4)Distribution of reportThe final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives..
				(c)Juniper Butte Range
 (1)Elimination of termination date and conforming amendmentsThe Juniper Butte Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2226) is amended—
 (A)in section 2915— (i)in the section heading, by striking DURATION and inserting RELINQUISHMENT;
 (ii)in subsection (a), by striking Termination.— and all that follows through At the time of termination and inserting Effect of relinquishment on operation of general land laws.—Upon relinquishment of Department of the Air Force jurisdiction over lands withdrawn and reserved by this title;
 (iii)in subsection (b)— (I)in the subsection heading, by inserting Process after Relinquishment;
 (II)in paragraph (1), by striking under subsection (c); and (III)in paragraph (3), by striking before the date of termination, as provided for in subsection (a)(1); and
 (iv)by striking subsection (c); and (B)in section 2916—
 (i)in the section heading, by striking OR UPON TERMINATION OF WITHDRAWAL; (ii)in subsection (a)(1), by striking and in all cases not later than 2 years before the date of termination of withdrawal and reservation,;
 (iii)in subsection (b), by striking environmental remediation and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting environmental remediation before relinquishing, to the Secretary of the Interior, jurisdiction over any lands identified in a notice of intent to relinquish under section 2915(b).; and
 (iv)in subsection (d)— (I)in the subsection heading, by striking terminates and inserting relinquished;
 (II)by striking termination date both places it appears and inserting relinquishment date; and (III)in paragraph (2), by striking termination and inserting relinquishment.
 (2)Establishment of intergovernmental executive committeeSection 2910 of the Juniper Butte Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2231) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

						(d)Intergovernmental executive committee
 (1)Establishment and purposeThe memorandum of understanding under subsection (a) shall be modified as provided in subsection (c) to establish an intergovernmental executive committee for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title.
							(2)Composition
 (A)The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee.
 (B)The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee—
 (i)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State of Idaho; and
 (ii)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries.
 (3)OperationThe intergovernmental executive committee shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding.
 (4)ProceduresThe memorandum of understanding shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year.
 (5)CoordinatorThe Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee. The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding. The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee.
 (6)Federal Advisory Committee ActThe Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the intergovernmental executive committee..
 (3)Determinations of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reportsSection 2909 of the Juniper Butte Range Withdrawal Act (title XXIX of Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2230) is amended—
 (A)in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new sentence: The review shall include the determination of the Secretary of the Air Force regarding whether there will be a continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands for the following 5 years.; and
 (B)by adding at the end the following new subsection:  (d)Public reports (1)Changes in land conditions (A)Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan developed under this section. The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands.
 (B)A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous 5 years.
 (2)Combination with other reportsA report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title.
								(3)Public review and comment
 (A)Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title.
 (B)Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of the Juniper Butte Range (if one exists), and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries.
 (4)Distribution of reportThe final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives..
					(d)Ranges covered by subtitle A of Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999
 (1)Elimination of termination date and conforming amendmentsThe Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 885) is amended—
 (A)by striking section 3015; (B)by striking section 3016 and inserting the following new section:

							3016.Relinquishment
 (a)Notice of intent regarding relinquishmentIf the Secretary of the military department concerned decides to relinquish all or any of the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, such Secretary shall transmit a notice of intent to relinquish such lands to the Secretary of the Interior.
 (b)Opening dateOn the date of relinquishment of the withdrawal and reservation of lands withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, such lands shall not be open to any form of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mineral laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, until the Secretary of the Interior publishes in the Federal Register an appropriate order stating the date upon which such lands shall be restored to the public domain and opened.; and
 (C)in section 3017— (i)by striking section 3016(d) each place it appears and inserting section 3016; and
 (ii)in subsection (e)— (I)by striking If because and all that follows through determines that and inserting If the Secretary of the Interior declines to accept jurisdiction over lands withdrawn by this subtitle which have been proposed for relinquishment because the Secretary determines that; and
 (II)in paragraph (2), by striking the expiration of the withdrawal of such lands under this subtitle and inserting such determination. (2)Establishment of intergovernmental executive committeesSection 3014 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 890) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

						(g)Intergovernmental executive committees
 (1)Establishment and purposeFor the lands withdrawn and reserved by section 3011, the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergovernmental executive committee for each range for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the withdrawn and reserved lands.
							(2)Composition
 (A)The Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee for a range.
 (B)The Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee for a range—
 (i)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State in which the withdrawn and reserved lands are located; and
 (ii)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries.
 (3)OperationThe intergovernmental executive committee for a range shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding.
 (4)ProceduresThe memorandum of understanding for a range shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the withdrawn and reserved lands, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year.
 (5)CoordinatorThe Secretary of the military department concerned, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee for a range. The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding. The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee.
 (6)Federal Advisory Committee ActThe Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to an intergovernmental executive committee established under this subsection..
 (3)Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reportsThe Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 885) is further amended by inserting after section 3014 the following new section:

						3015.Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports
 (a)Determination of continuing military needWhenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under section 3011 is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every five years, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall include the Secretary’s determination regarding whether there will be a continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands for the following five years.
							(b)Public reports
								(1)Changes in land conditions
 (A)Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands covered by the plan since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands.
 (B)A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands covered by the plan, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years.
 (2)Combination with other reportsA report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands covered by the integrated natural resources management plan.
								(3)Public review and comment
 (A)Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary of the military department concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands addressed by the report.
 (B)Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of the affected military range (if one exists), and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries.
 (4)Distribution of reportThe final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives..
				(e)Barry M. Goldwater Range
 (1)Elimination of termination date and conforming amendmentsSection 3031 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 897) is amended—
 (A)in subsection (c)— (i)in paragraph (1), by striking , including the duration of any renewal or extension;
 (ii)in paragraph (2)— (I)in the paragraph heading, by striking or termination; and
 (II)in subparagraph (C), by striking the last sentence; and (iii)in paragraph (3)(A), by striking or termination; and
 (B)in subsection (d), by striking Duration and all that follows through of the termination and inserting Effect of relinquishment on operation of general land laws.—On the date of relinquishment; (C)by striking subsection (e); and
 (D)in subsection (f)— (i)in the subsection heading, by striking Termination and;
 (ii)in paragraph (1), by striking but not later than three years before the termination of the withdrawal and reservation,; (iii)in paragraph (3), by striking before the termination date of the withdrawal and reservation of such lands under this section; and
 (iv)in paragraph (4)(A), by striking Notwithstanding the termination date, unless and inserting Unless. (2)Determinations of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservationSection 3031 of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 897) is further amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:

 (e)Periodic determination of continuing military needWhenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under this section is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every five years, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Air Force shall include the Secretary’s determination regarding whether there will be a continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands for the following five years..
 (3)Use of definitionsSection 3031(c)(5) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat. 907) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the following:

 (A)The term military munitions has the meaning given that term in section 101(e)(4) of title 10, United States Code. (B)The term unexploded ordnance has the meaning given that term in section 101(e)(5) of such title..
				(f)National Training Center
 (1)Elimination of termination date and conforming amendmentsThe Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1335) is amended—
 (A)in section 2910, by striking the section heading and all that follows through At the time of termination and inserting the following:  2910.Effect of relinquishment on operation of general land lawsOn the date of relinquishment;
 (B)by striking section 2911; and (C)in section 2912—
 (i)in the section heading, by striking TERMINATION AND; (ii)in subsection (a), by striking During the first 22 years of the withdrawal and reservation made by this title, if and inserting If;
 (iii)in subsection (c), by striking before the termination date of the withdrawal and reservation; and (iv)in subsection (d), by striking Notwithstanding the termination date specified in section 2910, unless and inserting Unless.
 (2)Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reportsThe Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1335) is further amended by inserting after section 2910 the following new section:

						2911.Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports
 (a)Periodic determination of continuing needWhenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under this title is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every five years, the Secretary of the Army shall include in the plan the Secretary’s determination regarding whether there will be a continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands for the following five years.
							(b)Public reports
								(1)Changes in land conditions
 (A)Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan described in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands.
 (B)A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years.
 (2)Combination with other reportsA report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title.
								(3)Public review and comment
 (A)Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title.
 (B)Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of National Training Range, and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries.
 (4)Distribution of reportThe final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives..
 (3)Establishment of intergovernmental executive committeeThe Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of Public Law 107–107; 115 Stat. 1335) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

						2914.Intergovernmental executive committee
 (a)Establishment and purposeThe Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergovernmental executive committee for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title.
							(b)Composition
 (1)Representatives of other Federal agenciesThe Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee.
 (2)Representatives of State and local governmentsThe Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee—
 (A)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State of California; and
 (B)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries.
 (c)OperationThe intergovernmental executive committee shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a).
 (d)ProceduresThe memorandum of understanding under subsection (a) shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the lands withdrawn and reserved by this title, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year.
 (e)CoordinatorThe Secretary of the Army, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee. The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee.
 (f)Federal Advisory Committee ActThe Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the intergovernmental executive committee..
				(g)Ranges covered by Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013
 (1)Elimination of termination date and conforming amendmentsThe Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1025) is amended—
 (A)by striking sections 2919, 2920; 2936, 2946, and 2979; (B)in section 2921, by striking On the termination of and inserting On the relinquishment of; and
 (C)in section 2922(d)(3)— (i)in the paragraph heading, by striking on termination and inserting upon relinquishment; and
 (ii)by striking or if at the expiration of the withdrawal and reservation,. (2)Establishment of intergovernmental executive committeeThe Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1025) is further amended by inserting after section 2918 the following new section:

						2919.Intergovernmental executive committee
 (a)Establishment and purposeFor the lands withdrawn and reserved by sections 2931, 2941, and 2971, the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by memorandum of understanding, an intergovernmental executive committee for each location for the sole purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources of the withdrawn and reserved lands.
							(b)Composition
 (1)Representatives of other Federal agenciesThe Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall include representatives from interested Federal agencies as members of the intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a).
 (2)Representatives of State and local governmentsThe Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite to serve as members of the intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a)—
 (A)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from the government of the State in which the withdrawn and reserved lands are located; and
 (B)at least one elected officer (or other authorized representative) from each local government and Indian tribal government in the vicinity of the withdrawn and reserved lands, as determined by the Secretaries.
 (c)OperationThe intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a) shall operate in accordance with the terms set forth in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a).
 (d)ProceduresThe memorandum of understanding under subsection (a) shall establish procedures for creating a forum for exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of natural and cultural resources on the withdrawn and reserved lands, procedures for rotating the chair of the intergovernmental executive committee, and procedures for scheduling regular meetings, which shall occur no less frequently than twice a year.
 (e)CoordinatorThe Secretary concerned, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall appoint an individual to serve as coordinator of the intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a). The duties of the coordinator shall be included in the memorandum of understanding under subsection (a). The coordinator shall not be a member of the committee.
 (f)Federal Advisory Committee ActThe Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to an intergovernmental executive committee for a location covered by subsection (a)..
 (3)Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reportsThe Military Land Withdrawals Act of 2013 (title XXIX of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1025) is further amended by inserting after section 2919, as added by paragraph (2), the following new section:

						2920.Determination of continuing military need for withdrawal and reservation and public reports
 (a)Periodic determination of continuing needWhenever an integrated natural resources management plan covering the lands withdrawn and reserved under a subtitle of this title is reviewed as to operation and effect as required by section 101(b)(3) of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a(b)(2)), but not less often than every five years, the Secretary concerned shall include in the plan the Secretary’s determination regarding whether there will be a continuing military need for any or all of the withdrawn and reserved lands for the following five years.
							(b)Public reports
								(1)Changes in land conditions
 (A)Concurrent with each review of an integrated natural resources management plan described in subsection (a), the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall jointly prepare and issue a report describing any changes in the condition of the lands covered by the plan since the later of the date of any previous report under this paragraph or the date of the environmental analysis prepared to support the actions that changed the condition of the lands.
 (B)A report under subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of current military use of the lands covered by the plan, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years.
 (2)Combination with other reportsA report under this subsection may be combined with, or incorporate by reference, any contemporary report required by any other provision of law regarding the lands addressed by the report.
								(3)Public review and comment
 (A)Before the finalization of a report under this subsection, the Secretary concerned and the Secretary of the Interior shall invite interested members of the public to review and comment on the report, and shall hold at least one public meeting concerning the report in a location or locations reasonably accessible to persons who may be affected by management of the lands addressed by the report.
 (B)Each public meeting under subparagraph (A) shall be announced not less than 15 days before the date of the meeting by advertisements in local newspapers of general circulation, notices on the internet, including the website of the affected military range (if one exists), and any other means considered necessary or desirable by the Secretaries.
 (4)Distribution of reportThe final version of a report under this subsection shall be made available to the public and submitted to the Committees on Armed Services and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives..
 (h)Effect on new land withdrawals and reservationsNothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be construed as changing the requirements imposed on the Department of Defense to obtain a new or expanded land withdrawal and reservation.

		February 2, 2018
		Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendmentFebruary 2, 2018The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to
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