115 S733 RS: Sportsmen's Act
U.S. Senate
2017-03-27
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Sportsmen's Act
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(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.TITLE I—National policySec. 101. Congressional declaration of national policy.TITLE II—Sportsmen’s access to Federal landSec. 201. Definitions.Sec. 202. Federal land open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting.Sec. 203. Closure of Federal land to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting.Sec. 204. Shooting ranges.Sec. 205. Federal action transparency.Sec. 206. Identifying opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing on Federal land.Sec. 207. Amendments to the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.TITLE III—Filming on Federal Land Management Agency landSec. 301. Commercial filming.TITLE IV—Wildlife and habitat conservationSec. 401. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.Sec. 402. Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee.TITLE V—Bows and wildlife managementSec. 501. Bows in parks.Sec. 502. Wildlife management in parks.TITLE VI—MiscellaneousSec. 601. Respect for treaties and rights.Sec. 602. No priority.Sec. 603. State authority for fish and wildlife. 2.In this Act, the term Secretary
means the Secretary of the Interior.
<enum>I</enum><header>National policy</header>
<section id="id41248c2128764793998b1024b0699a13"><enum>101.</enum><header>Congressional declaration of national policy</header>
<subsection id="idFDDC0EF63FA34D43A87F157E7779A827"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States that Federal departments and agencies, in accordance with the missions of the departments and agencies, Executive Orders 12962 and 13443 (60 Fed. Reg. 30769 (June 7, 1995); 72 Fed. Reg. 46537 (August 16, 2007)), and applicable law, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id07bc3969060145959897bf4bd9511f71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>facilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities on Federal land, in consultation with the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council, the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council, State and tribal fish and wildlife agencies, and the public;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idece10c067db2472babe6ee8375d0ee22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>conserve and enhance aquatic systems and the management of game species and the habitat of those species on Federal land, including through hunting and fishing, in a manner that respects—</text>
<subparagraph id="ida74727054e354091806d64500a033d7a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>State management authority over wildlife resources; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e5818b76cbf400c8ebbea5cdb63c7e5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>private property rights; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68445956c3c042df8122822f5732ee97"><enum>(3)</enum><text>consider hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting opportunities as part of all Federal plans for land, resource, and travel management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id685EA8F1E5E44EAF8ACFDACAECCCE8F9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>In this Act, the term <term>fishing</term> does not include commercial fishing in which fish are harvested, either in whole or in part, that are intended to enter commerce through sale.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Sportsmen’s access to Federal land</header>
<section id="id8a2ba12601324a828dd6d19b29d19c96"><enum>201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="idd0bd1eb5465d42ebb02f8cc174ac2242"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal land</header><text>The term <term>Federal land</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3fd9042e54a14005b90c69535400abcf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any land in the National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1609">16 U.S.C. 1609(a)</external-xref>)) that is administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8701b367b3b7481c8ad2468c02bd351d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1702">43 U.S.C. 1702</external-xref>)), the surface of which is administered by the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0bc0d6b06e064e4f9ffd6f94d19dfcdd"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary concerned</header><text>The term <term>Secretary concerned</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id577462ea156048e08f8b3765bcfd8dfb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc6ff3b2e88ad42b5a035c2a1ef39d6ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary, with respect to land described in paragraph (1)(B).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id57d7190dee6647c1bb982ef632da98a1"><enum>202.</enum><header>Federal land open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting</header> <subsection id="iddb266532912c4d488a0efee7a4144c75"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), Federal land shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting, in accordance with applicable law, unless the Secretary concerned closes an area in accordance with section 203.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1e4d03efd9f14f2b82ac7b5c83b8d218"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect of part</header><text>Nothing in this title opens to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting any land that is not open to those activities as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id52396d4343104872ac74081853cada46"><enum>203.</enum><header>Closure of Federal land to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting</header>
<subsection id="idbc97817a362d4f1ab09cf302e40a4e9e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header>
<paragraph id="idd4a4ec8e226a44b88c220ecb70ca6115"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) and in accordance with section 302(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1732">43 U.S.C. 1732(b)</external-xref>), the Secretary concerned may designate any area on Federal land in which, and establish any period during which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting shall be permitted.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3ac605da7a2d4005b027d58f6ee4b087"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>In making a designation under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall designate the smallest area for the least amount of time that is required for public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7f40cc5b6ed946a48ab8915e24826f43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Closure procedures</header>
<paragraph id="ida64773eff0d049d4b9549c07cf3a8021"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except in an emergency, before permanently or temporarily closing any Federal land to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting, the Secretary concerned shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id38e5d5c7cead46cfa7db472a10f7a394"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consult with State fish and wildlife agencies; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id600460592b9e4b55add9e2827ba332ac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide public notice and opportunity for comment under paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida91fa2e3ea9f480b87c1cde0934cc235"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public notice and comment</header>
<subparagraph id="id977fb0700a3f42e698a110be1e7f5d91"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Public notice and comment shall include—</text> <clause id="id23bc67875d624ab7ae11947bf43313ed"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a notice of intent—</text>
<subclause id="id90e7200b621a45f4b0af920b11143f7a"><enum>(I)</enum><text>published in advance of the public comment period for the closure—</text> <item id="id63276b9f8e8c41ffbd0872ec2b42f525"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in the Federal Register;</text>
</item><item id="id758105ee707045ceb8909347f5a067ba"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>on the website of the applicable Federal agency;</text> </item><item id="id5ca33a29ff3d43f7b8375fc87af32d7b"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>on the website of the Federal land unit, if available; and</text>
</item><item id="id6baade0334244180a48dca4b0a214310"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>in at least 1 local newspaper;</text> </item></subclause><subclause id="id8b075073d5f242909d4720f2d92f8520"><enum>(II)</enum><text>made available in advance of the public comment period to local offices, chapters, and affiliate organizations in the vicinity of the closure that are signatories to the memorandum of understanding entitled <quote>Federal Lands Hunting, Fishing, and Shooting Sports Roundtable Memorandum of Understanding</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id87f25c27083e48629753ef869a304ebf"><enum>(III)</enum><text>that describes—</text> <item id="id248102befe9246699a11b6899453d649"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the proposed closure; and</text>
</item><item id="id421e1cda8b464e989e7d5b87e3607f99"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the justification for the proposed closure, including an explanation of the reasons and necessity for the decision to close the area to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting; and</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="idac09295196574f4893d55246b9eca444"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an opportunity for public comment for a period of—</text> <subclause commented="no" id="idDAE6BC9B764A496DB0D82C5F22B6A114"><enum>(I)</enum><text>not less than 60 days for a permanent closure; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id95C7A2A3DC824EC4B71CADFB83BBD5DF"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not less than 30 days for a temporary closure.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7cad09999f1d4eeaac3c3cf8c01da50d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final decision</header><text>In a final decision to permanently or temporarily close an area to hunting, fishing, or recreation shooting, the Secretary concerned shall—</text>
<clause id="idb42feeb406834f368709ad64bb11316c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>respond in a reasoned manner to the comments received;</text> </clause><clause id="idd5dec76c06b14248b95760255a7fb1af"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>explain how the Secretary concerned resolved any significant issues raised by the comments; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9a0d0ef59dc849889b0c6199a92fa117"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>show how the resolution led to the closure.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida7243c1ab1e9461790ac30b656d752c5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Temporary closures</header> <paragraph id="id55ad09a2c11b48eaafe4e46a15c85ef0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A temporary closure under this section may not exceed a period of 180 days.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id0988b942aab645f2be9f805b06cdbfb5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>Except in an emergency, a temporary closure for the same area of land closed to the same activities—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8da493bf02f840938062c8818cc5aa33"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not be renewed more than 3 times after the first temporary closure; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7a99b86294234cacbebe9786c697c01e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>must be subject to a separate notice and comment procedure in accordance with subsection (b)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9d9904aa14ee4059beba6dc290468425"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect of temporary closure</header><text>Any Federal land that is temporarily closed to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting under this section shall not become permanently closed to that activity without a separate public notice and opportunity to comment in accordance with subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd600dd48468a4f6fba44ff4bacc66800"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>On an annual basis, the Secretaries concerned shall—</text> <paragraph id="idde87de0aefa9484b8f3da7162fc65002"><enum>(1)</enum><text>publish on a public website a list of all areas of Federal land temporarily or permanently subject to a closure under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd95542b0377246f7ad32c19c229f064c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that identifies—</text>
<subparagraph id="idddf8d67149e44197985d5078e893a5fa"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of each area of Federal land temporarily or permanently subject to a closure;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50467e09c4384be8b9dea2deefd5f454"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the acreage of each closure; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd1441baac8da4b1ca0d57a32029ce6c3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a survey of—</text> <clause id="idcfbcbb3bbeab4f95b138da3d10e81ed3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the aggregate areas and acreage closed under this section in each State; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idc98a79fb794640759644604f4e5dc372"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the percentage of Federal land in each State closed under this section with respect to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd27899d81d0b4b5cad5469cfb0ca35fa"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Application</header><text>This section shall not apply if the closure is—</text> <paragraph id="id48370dddb0be4b989ef83150f6db46c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>less than 14 days in duration; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id184bf1429a1b482e9367280bcff3fa1a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>covered by a special use permit.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id4190d5125de64a7096b9477eb79510d3"><enum>204.</enum><header>Shooting ranges</header> <subsection commented="no" id="idb8b7d5101db14dc29f53ad06def51a5b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with this section and other applicable law, lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idbc437c2c3ca54cc3a60d22de8503c5e5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>The Secretary concerned shall not lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range, within—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="ideaf231d28a86406797d3a5ddb693c603"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a component of the National Landscape Conservation System;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ide13b1e2bbb5d452483788ea640e8a515"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idcb3a54040a244736870501e1eec47a94"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any area that is—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id2048f9d8d6dc4af8a20bbe8059600252"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designated as a wilderness study area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0eee35a7b97c4466b24f690ef1bf8ef9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>administratively classified as—</text> <clause commented="no" id="idae669f8c3d01448d8e7918e10a1094b5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>wilderness-eligible; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id6f7479fd487442baab2e2159bd015430"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>wilderness-suitable; or</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id278f493a82e74afbb5ad17c9501c424b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a primitive or semiprimitive area;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idbc80ca177cd9458a8a32eedf1f33e313"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a national monument, national volcanic monument, or national scenic area; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idf39992ed07e340c7b9d09b0e042d9d21"><enum>(5)</enum><text>a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (including areas designated for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id901D6AFB5DC2494BAC67A807AE45F12B"><enum>205.</enum><header>Federal action transparency</header>
<subsection id="id2cfbdd326f6c452ab183d5f18bdcf609"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Modification of equal access to justice provisions</header>
<paragraph id="id237be81558c54b289608f7d5934b3308"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agency proceedings</header><text>Section 504 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="idcca796f91fcd43f988715e3071cb0be1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by striking <quote>, United States Code</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87fdcedcdd3f468abf86af890cd1b81d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3e01977e9fde41c291d95a92c185441b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idd0b4755eeeb846beba4b403b9766e832"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD0EFAC9425044EA794668A4C900C07A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than March 31 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Sportsmen's Act</short-title>, and every fiscal year thereafter, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, after consultation with the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, shall submit to Congress and make publicly available online a report on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC0FA398026C04BEAA0A6375C4E4B1666" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each report under paragraph (1) shall describe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims involved in the controversy, and any other relevant information that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope and impact of such awards.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF630D4B5FCF34C85B0CF7B7DE4901152" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id5461185EC62B44A19C8B63BFC7737D47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Each report under paragraph (1) shall account for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded under this section that are made pursuant to a settlement agreement, regardless of whether the settlement agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure provision.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4C429054C414465EA0388A53D0D19CFA" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The disclosure of fees and other expenses required under subparagraph (A) shall not affect any other information that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in a settlement agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF20882FA78DC4732BA0FA25989A9CF6E"><enum>(f)</enum><text>As soon as practicable, and in any event not later than the date on which the first report under subsection (e)(1) is required to be submitted, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States shall create and maintain online a searchable database containing, with respect to each award of fees and other expenses under this section made on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Sportsmen's Act</short-title>, the following information:</text>
<paragraph id="id53224b9c0e5c4185b19c6bbbf2315cd1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The case name and number of the adversary adjudication, if available, hyperlinked to the case, if available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id10a2e2de4c8d4b938ea76adbf5fc279a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The name of the agency involved in the adversary adjudication.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id065281e94d604847a55e6847af894e5c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A description of the claims in the adversary adjudication.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idceae8ca59a0846fe97bca48bbd45b8bd"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The name of each party to whom the award was made as such party is identified in the order or other court document making the award.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb3b73cd0d5b74cc0a90b15e7f7859161"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The amount of the award.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5922b5ae357c477d9148a278d3ce1952"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The basis for the finding that the position of the agency concerned was not substantially justified.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF13DD8F2093347D5BFE164E25491BA56"><enum>(g)</enum><text>The online searchable database described in subsection (f) may not reveal any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law or a court order.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF9D6C24C1F4B44E9A2441CE8CE10DF44"><enum>(h)</enum><text>The head of each agency shall provide to the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States in a timely manner all information requested by the Chairman to comply with the requirements of subsections (e), (f), and (g).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaecc28f3b1d6465683b2b89701c63698"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Court cases</header><text>Section 2412(d) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id507DC2B2217A4692871A9AF447D90AFB" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id530250c6fff6410285c9ba2e2da5dbd3" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7D2FC93B5FBF4F029551BEC42EE2D280"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Not later than March 31 of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Sportsmen's Act</short-title>, and every fiscal year thereafter, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States shall submit to Congress and make publicly available online a report on the amount of fees and other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to this subsection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id695FDDA2359743699C860E7A7A488085" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Each report under subparagraph (A) shall describe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims involved in the controversy, and any other relevant information that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope and impact of such awards.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD26EE95BA7FB46F7AC7B04B9ED1E7FAE" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2351567901C847BF90D5832CBB12D233"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Each report under subparagraph (A) shall account for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded under this subsection that are made pursuant to a settlement agreement, regardless of whether the settlement agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure provision.</text>
</clause><clause id="idBF345F67E78842D7BD0BCC3E7FAE9913" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The disclosure of fees and other expenses required under clause (i) shall not affect any other information that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in a settlement agreement.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id07EF12CFC1A942A79F6088885F727A88" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States shall include and clearly identify in each annual report under subparagraph (A), for each case in which an award of fees and other expenses is included in the report—</text>
<clause id="idF3A09A14A38D4E03BF3D1D2E19E112A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any amounts paid under section 1304 of title 31 for a judgment in the case;</text> </clause><clause id="idD97A048E394A4B8FB5F34D56E6218A60"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of the award of fees and other expenses; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB4F80869A5254B49BCB3AEC60427782D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the statute under which the plaintiff filed suit.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id450BDD795A894FA190679D8383327EBE" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>As soon as practicable, and in any event not later than the date on which the first report under paragraph (5)(A) is required to be submitted, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States shall create and maintain online a searchable database containing, with respect to each award of fees and other expenses under this subsection made on or after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Sportsmen's Act</short-title>, the following information:</text>
<subparagraph id="id159A934CA2ED49E08884EC6155538646"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The case name and number, hyperlinked to the case, if available.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5DCDCA1551874DAFADA41A8E00D825D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The name of the agency involved in the case.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id93172831678D445A892967252A1C5EB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The name of each party to whom the award was made as such party is identified in the order or other court document making the award.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB7430AA1F2FE4F71B12FA2D8DC51CA41"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of the claims in the case.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id36770FE4B4B34FF49951F0E2B325149B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The amount of the award.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idADFD95131BA24DE4B913999B3689E182"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The basis for the finding that the position of the agency concerned was not substantially justified.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5668041BACBD4289A0235683D24ED8B2" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The online searchable database described in paragraph (6) may not reveal any information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law or a court order.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7A6CF0255EDE4A95B032DD02FE033CD7" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>The head of each agency (including the Attorney General of the United States) shall provide to the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States in a timely manner all information requested by the Chairman to comply with the requirements of paragraphs (5), (6), and (7).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id84fbdee95b654bcf88bf8a6abac26d37"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendments</header><text>Section 2412 of title 28, United States Code, is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="id869cbe8ee3254da9a840761a4ac9da4c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(3), by striking <quote>United States Code,</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd68a3b52cb914309a60974ecce87a4a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e)—</text> <clause id="id848fc29f5bce40d38f5d1cedca818a85"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of section 2412 of title 28, United States Code,</quote> and inserting <quote>of this section</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idd8cc10cfabf342f18b575b1914a3e3b6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of such title</quote> and inserting <quote>of this title</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idab082802dff647669a7c13e5db929c19"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Judgment Fund transparency</header><text>Section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="idc960f0f7c29a4ff2bce0542ed0d908f5"><enum>(d)</enum><text>Beginning not later than the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Sportsmen's Act</short-title>, and unless the disclosure of such information is otherwise prohibited by law or a court order, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the public on a website, as soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after the date on which a payment under this section is tendered, the following information with regard to that payment:</text>
<paragraph id="idc9b20be09f1446479c3005af3d1fde43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The name of the specific agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd1f6f96e390e4e678e573ee98c120241"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The name of the plaintiff or claimant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf52742e9e62f4012a60e0e5fc2075f43"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The name of counsel for the plaintiff or claimant.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd63c4f29c7a94ad5a6ffe1c2ff12910c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The amount paid representing principal liability, and any amounts paid representing any ancillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and interest.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd925dd7377cb41e19763e4f5cb950b7f"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A brief description of the facts that gave rise to the claim.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id27d5a2e463d04adca7d3c9dc4dda5577"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The name of the agency that submitted the claim.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="idde5d3794d5c04908b85422ae123d4be6"><enum>206.</enum><header>Identifying opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing on Federal land</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id25c4bceee51241f5a0308265d3341eab"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="idf700cf7cf6c044e3b2ae72d730f3ef25"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idd4014fa251c74983bf859a8219f2ba11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary, with respect to land administered by—</text> <clause commented="no" id="iddd0fee05bcd64660b36811c1172586b4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Director of the National Park Service;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idefe4eaa16eb642ad8c7660247ac8504b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id5f8599b08dfb43bd96140cd0f48b0904"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idde58f65b1529441db85d67dab0f038e1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land administered by the Chief of the Forest Service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5bdbcd4ec3f14d898dab9cec6b3d71e8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State or regional office</header><text>The term <term>State or regional office</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id42951774edce49099da729e58a0c9f1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a State office of the Bureau of Land Management; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida847958829244f54bac2dc9b40b4eeba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a regional office of—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idd894dfb4aaab4becbab61b3472be8691"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Park Service;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id727c7d42792342a386a778d7ff6c02c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idc88b4f162d8c4262b936c772220da463"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Forest Service.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0fc5e22cf1bc4654b755200e72e57e52"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Travel management plan</header><text>The term <term>travel management plan</term> means a plan for the management of travel—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id4521013392e041f9a3885a1cffd1385e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, on park roads and designated routes under section 4.10 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id30f5500e2f0b425b94b07367db2c8593"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, on the land under a comprehensive conservation plan prepared under section 4(e) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/668dd">16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id10ce209ed46c4511b8a7ba573765735f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, on National Forest System land under part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id986324c90e994f6e92105b2d0f0aa077"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, under a resource management plan developed under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">43 U.S.C. 1701</external-xref> et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id9f2cca3b60934913a1a20ed13b657ccf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority lists required</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idf57fadd63bc940669ff3ba39b2c27f37"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter during the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the first priority list is completed, the Secretary shall prepare a priority list, to be made publicly available on the website of the applicable Federal agency referred to in subsection (a)(1), which shall identify the location and acreage of land within the jurisdiction of each State or regional office on which the public is allowed, under Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land for other recreational purposes but—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idd48df58126734c7b80232f8fd3fb5fc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to which there is no public access or egress; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc1aedc2a0bb64b5a9691b43e52951acf"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to which public access or egress to the legal boundaries of the land is significantly restricted (as determined by the Secretary).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id7a721125e8c0499ba33fbcd7e48d5e8c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum size</header><text>Any land identified under paragraph (1) shall consist of contiguous acreage of at least 640 acres.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5a46c2851dd64d0d9200bb684f55f9d6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In preparing the priority list required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider with respect to the land—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id3ab1ae6043f243acaffcc2195ab81452"><enum>(A)</enum><text>whether access is absent or merely restricted, including the extent of the restriction;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id53db98168d0c4696b06b8d8aa1021f39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the likelihood of resolving the absence of or restriction to public access;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0fd64b4c965b4a98a999d894463c6b78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the potential for recreational use;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4d925dd42a5348bf8857855a2ae1741b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any information received from the public or other stakeholders during the nomination process described in paragraph (5); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc0675dbdf5794fe7b9f4313a705a4c8c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other factor as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id554fc7dff11b404b860049efc58c7c9f"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Adjacent land status</header><text>For each parcel of land on the priority list, the Secretary shall include in the priority list whether resolving the issue of public access or egress to the land would require acquisition of an easement, right-of-way, or fee title from—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idf6ae15b28c484865aaf89eb7ed96a9ad"><enum>(A)</enum><text>another Federal agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id689613af137d472ea04184f014824cfc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State, local, or tribal government; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ide7c7118db08646698a841eaa00bbf772"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a private landowner.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idea8ff33d77cc4729bf0e70c220515085"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nomination process</header><text>In preparing a priority list under this section, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to nominate parcels for inclusion on the priority list.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id928b6daad254420398c09997aeb9e13e"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access options</header><text>With respect to land included on a priority list described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall develop and submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on options for providing access that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id6031cedddce7478f898699c7f7c836a1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identifies how public access and egress could reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries of the land in a manner that minimizes the impact on wildlife habitat and water quality;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id73f9a9dc59744347bfbcd19d51b21659"><enum>(2)</enum><text>specifies the steps recommended to secure the access and egress, including acquiring an easement, right-of-way, or fee title from a willing owner of any land that abuts the land or the need to coordinate with State land management agencies or other Federal, State, or tribal governments to allow for such access and egress; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5b47e4bbbf994cceb58754ed12220395"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is consistent with the travel management plan in effect on the land.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id5869fc66c965433eb971cf24edb44d16"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Protection of personally identifying information</header><text>In making the priority list and report prepared under subsections (b) and (c) available, the Secretary shall ensure that no personally identifying information is included, such as names or addresses of individuals or entities.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb7a45c1cde9941cf8cd6a05fbd3b566c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Willing owners</header><text>For purposes of providing any permits to, or entering into agreements with, a State, local, or tribal government or private landowner with respect to the use of land under the jurisdiction of the government or landowner, the Secretary shall not take into account whether the State, local, or tribal government or private landowner has granted or denied public access or egress to the land.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idadc433696ac9454fabf91565608ce8a4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Means of public access and egress included</header><text>In considering public access and egress under subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall consider public access and egress to the legal boundaries of the land described in those subsections, including access and egress—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id5d72120b98c64348a7cc2a3e349e49db"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by motorized or non-motorized vehicles; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ide895bf2c2e084d829d310bb8461bb440"><enum>(2)</enum><text>on foot or horseback.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id4c92d819d3774aafa5dfe2c882074bdf"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id86e104cb6e184ae48f5c5c9f8e7f4fd7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>This section shall have no effect on whether a particular recreational use shall be allowed on the land included in a priority list under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id33e0ec175295464495d07d98d1a0502d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of allowable uses on agency consideration</header><text>In preparing the priority list under subsection (b), the Secretary shall only consider recreational uses that are allowed on the land at the time that the priority list is prepared.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id60761aa9c2c74381ba8bf74a2168a076"><enum>207.</enum><header>Amendments to the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act</header>
<subsection id="id92853adc340547398565b291dc99799d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2301">43 U.S.C. 2301</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idda1aeb302ffc457fa198537ca9423277"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 203(2) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2302">43 U.S.C. 2302(2)</external-xref>), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>on the date of enactment of this Act was</quote> and inserting <quote>is</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id81538ed4a6e24e2f9cb948e4c5d24260"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 205 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2304">43 U.S.C. 2304</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="id4f7383cd91ef4ccea17b9192f9c13194"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>(as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8049864dd8774816a56d80563c7511ee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (d);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ide47e7656c1b340f1ab753970d5cb5d88"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 206 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2305">43 U.S.C. 2305</external-xref>), by striking subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2a75d11666bb43b79ab4e6dc56aa3217"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in section 207(b) (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2306">43 U.S.C. 2306(b)</external-xref>)—</text> <subparagraph id="id69c0a08f9d62459a93f724621c15d747"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="id4b8114da84cc4d07997b6b70a239e4fc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>96–568</quote> and inserting <quote>96–586</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id417ae603477e4547a100ab76464dd9f5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id02d5687aaa894114b22e1e89ace92b97"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="id749730789a064d0ea6653c3d02754243"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>Public Law 105–263;</quote> before <quote>112 Stat.</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ide8fcfe885e89400684cde4d94953c319"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca3ba8025a5647e4918ff59b97d39f1b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide9a8d4e5b0e54b36836aca9fe142491d" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id9fcfbf5436a54caeac5fd6cec5178203"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/432">Public Law 109–432</external-xref>; 120 Stat. 3028);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id43e64055365c4ef6a95457092deddd40"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/424">Public Law 108–424</external-xref>; 118 Stat. 2403);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id79ae7a39de574fb5bfdddaf3256d0daf"><enum>(5)</enum><text>subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 1032);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id602f7d424779414a94a9c88d43fbd2d6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 1075);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc1e1995a1ee247bbbe1727063dc8a468"><enum>(7)</enum><text>section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 1108); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1b9b740941f74b2c9180c43008a67a76"><enum>(8)</enum><text>section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">Public Law 111–11</external-xref>; 123 Stat. 1121).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF72AE58AC7FD4D2E96C67E5690B48A15"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of funds to treasury</header><text>Of the amounts deposited in the Federal Land Disposal Account established by section 206 of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2305">43 U.S.C. 2305</external-xref>), there shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Filming on Federal Land Management Agency land</header>
<section id="id6a33429ff5564706a462c553ed1e116a"><enum>301.</enum><header>Commercial filming</header>
<subsection id="idc15ce8c1252d4620ad57426e387d208b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/206">Public Law 106–206</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/460l-6d">16 U.S.C. 460l–6d</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id76b8a6d29f854702bedff285dbf27fff"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (a) through (f) as subsections (b) through (g), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7dd0b079a54949b1aceafb04ea956447"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2eb1ced8c0d74eed8cf0a46e6e9fc38c" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id04da85d955aa4589b06df75d91c5af6b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable, with respect to land under the respective jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idaba97e505d7d4114a746f14ad6d3e845"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="idd45bb42220874634886124aa580a654a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="idbc89affc363b43e89a4c53955ef06df4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the first sentence—</text> <subclause id="idD0190A5C857C430185CAF4C9014E8A91"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter individually referred to as the <quote>Secretary</quote> with respect to land (except land in a System unit as defined in section 100102 of title 54, United States Code) under their respective jurisdictions)</quote>; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2e95727336b74d31a0891536100474bb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or similar projects</quote>;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id0724e4b7a68547b1941be99cbda4040b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or similar project</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1cfca811011b401d83f5610563b673df"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>, except in the case of film crews of three or fewer individuals</quote> before the period at the end; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf30dfde001004723a4c57839e18d1a0c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc783b895edb944dc9d6b7420f37d72f0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id657e499fd2cd42688cf90078a0124eb4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Fee schedule</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Sportsmen's Act</short-title>, to enhance consistency in the management of Federal land, the Secretaries shall publish a single joint land use fee schedule for commercial filming and still photography.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id24b656c4098e4a72a699115b8fc28d74"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>subsection (a)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (b)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddc147c229f2a4102916f9fdf1489f322"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in subsection (d) (as so redesignated), in the heading, by inserting <quote>Commercial</quote> before <quote>Still</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id60828cfe5d4e4085a8f2510ca66efab8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by inserting <quote>in accordance with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6801">16 U.S.C. 6801</external-xref> et seq.),</quote> after <quote>without further appropriation,</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide05e5ff671914e63869f630558544680"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idd97d9d86dd46474983dc584993a62587"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary shall</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id887d0fce4e754373a8a060ceb70ae6da" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id8e3240d25e1d45dea82cfdb2aeb46e2f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id726b5c1a1e774af88877b30caea7c5ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida713053ea09f422ca9d965fb5659392f" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id360575cb59d74dcea8385d925068c3e2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The Secretary shall not consider subject matter or content as a criterion for issuing or denying a permit under this Act.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbaa1bd840a454a5696ad0e144104fe1b"><enum>(8)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3005f489d85a4cf1a0954a0011a0d212" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id6012b5041f124859bdc0a6937aab7de3"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Exemption from commercial filming or still photography permits and fees</header><text>The Secretary shall not require persons holding commercial use authorizations or special recreation permits to obtain an additional permit or pay a fee for commercial filming or still photography under this Act if the filming or photography conducted is—</text>
<paragraph id="id8658186bc0c74574ae0eee6b79bf41ae"><enum>(1)</enum><text>incidental to the permitted activity that is the subject of the commercial use authorization or special recreation permit; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd8c3162a28034d84be2ea5de7f47639a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the holder of the commercial use authorization or special recreation permit is an individual or small business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id623e038610c1416e854a5d3e4acc5b5d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Exception from certain fees</header><text>Commercial filming or commercial still photography shall be exempt from fees under this Act, but not from recovery of costs under subsection (c), if the activity—</text>
<paragraph id="idefdda9a27d654279affb465bb3d164f1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is conducted by an entity that is a small business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">15 U.S.C. 632</external-xref>));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8a062e92935c431abc698b474ad9950f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is conducted by a crew of not more than 3 individuals; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id962bda9e0df840b8b001fa50a270de3e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>uses only a camera and tripod.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id72962a854fb04799bbba9b6a9176dcea"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Applicability to news gathering activities</header>
<paragraph id="id7951804448f044de94f1add7736a0dc6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>News gathering shall not be considered a commercial activity.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id578333c1a06849c1b38259f586201a79"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Included activities</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>news gathering</term> includes, at a minimum, the gathering, recording, and filming of news and information related to news in any medium.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3d89115f46524cc1b8bcc744eeb7517f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1009">Chapter 1009</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id4454bc804ac749c0abd99e6212f5f003"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking section 100905; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1bae4072e57747a2adf0ab1a2ad40546"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1009">chapter 1009</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, by striking the item relating to section 100905.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Wildlife and habitat conservation</header>
<section commented="no" id="idda85f555303c4a80a79e3b10c92556f6"><enum>401.</enum><header>Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="idd1ff0fbfca8c4f20bfc4e0322a5342cb"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The purpose of this section is to facilitate the construction and expansion of public target ranges, including ranges on Federal land managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb5bfae99dc9245758396310cb40196de"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of public target range</header><text>In this section, the term <term>public target range</term> means a specific location that—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="id3a17252069af437aa45dadfff19e15eb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is identified by a governmental agency for recreational shooting;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id37ae4e11b2364a5cb145b7dcf9d4ca73"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is open to the public;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idf906c6ef77de472eb833d4ad5133c157"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may be supervised; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idfb514251257d47d3b3dba933ba34e17a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun shooting.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id9985b2ecf8c34d0f8ef778d35a4c685a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Amendments to Pittman-Robertson wildlife restoration act</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="ide4d411362fe046f4a16483ce47ca2917"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669a">16 U.S.C. 669a</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id64e8a9aacb0b4f38b1b3fd1fdaf1c0ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (3) through (9), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ida7a5fee03e5f4e09a06074dea388ccee"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="id118df79cdece4b0bb7e8682ca6b368bd"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>public target range</term> means a specific location that—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id708ef1b30b474031af1cc4168083169f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is identified by a governmental agency for recreational shooting;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id02e00a95b41c456aac2d39db55c0bb91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is open to the public;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idf00ab359433c4dfc9d4d513f86513ec5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be supervised; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id0a05c4bc4b82407b84222606fe99d033"><enum>(D)</enum><text>may accommodate archery or rifle, pistol, or shotgun shooting;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idbc448d6374b846ed92af19a59df37683"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expenditures for management of wildlife areas and resources</header><text>Section 8(b) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669g">16 U.S.C. 669g(b)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idf679d387225f47d59fa4d173e54061be"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(b) Each State</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25b0e51465f143729eaafeb6bd9d111d" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="idc0fea0d1b34049c7aa7ae650c7fd6c32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expenditures for management of wildlife areas and resources</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="idad58572380a449978079802018de5bd6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), each State</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7cbf12aa64fe42f3a1179d60182e4cb0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking <quote>construction, operation,</quote> and inserting <quote>operation</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id514e7a9f312940949ee9d82f88195e80"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>The non-Federal share</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="id73774435035d4dfb8a1fa15686689592"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idfef7fb333e9c4597832b98f951427c48"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in the third sentence, by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="id0a78215d3bb44f61aa5797a2376985da"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The Secretary</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id34d2de200c41468f9f86fbb2765cc185"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A)) the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="idb6a6d95f7ba1432da6c65ca07543183c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding the limitation described in paragraph (1), a State may pay up to 90 percent of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id452a4d21ff1343b18645d284f7dd1bbb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants</header><text>Section 10 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669h-1">16 U.S.C. 669h–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="idfd96a4c49ae94addba888e92a4b6176f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" id="id4c1e36a2406b4d65bdc90de92f1af4de"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocation of additional amounts</header><text>Of the amount apportioned to a State for any fiscal year under section 4(b), the State may elect to allocate not more than 10 percent, to be combined with the amount apportioned to the State under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year, for acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5cd7896ab54b4118aef9bcefd7c336af"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fe52ccaf618411e9083b2c6032e4f68" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" id="idb4ba56646090410a9bf73706abf061ff"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <paragraph commented="no" id="id40e812b7b9a54d79870a1232f4aa2b1b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal share of the cost of any activity carried out using a grant under this section shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idde90261b2b7b469896f5afdf103a52d7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public target range construction or expansion</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range in a State on Federal or non-Federal land pursuant to this section or section 8(b) shall not exceed 90 percent of the cost of the activity.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9d6a0f30a1f749a2a78cb47cdd9aacb6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1)—</text> <clause commented="no" id="id90a2cdff51e649e0b26b391e9ffb8134"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Amounts made</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="id2f4d8686530348abb8d9877a451a659c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts made</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ide96af8f22c7e4f798677b6d42fb502c8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="id9f03c9c14533456a86d8be6f7cf2cb8b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Amounts provided for acquiring land for, constructing, or expanding a public target range shall remain available for expenditure and obligation during the 5-fiscal-year period beginning on October 1 of the first fiscal year for which the amounts are made available.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idc8f553eda54347d49fc4c8a4a1a75db7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sense of congress regarding cooperation</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that, consistent with applicable laws (including regulations), the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture should cooperate with State and local authorities and other entities to carry out waste removal and other activities on any Federal land used as a public target range to encourage continued use of that land for target practice or marksmanship training.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id198a238713ec4db89953706fc5ce5356"><enum>402.</enum><header>Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/661">16 U.S.C. 661</external-xref> et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" id="id72d4b79bf3594d4b8d163be6a7eb91a7"><enum>10.</enum><header>Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id0992cb27f6b1421db91c27e881bcc0da"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the <quote>Advisory Committee</quote>) to advise the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the <quote>Secretaries</quote>) on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id933de3f884144305ba7031deee35c61d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties of the advisory committee</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretaries regarding—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="id20c93eea2cd443478a006461d053a2e0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>implementation of the <quote>Recreational Hunting and Wildlife Resource Conservation Plan—A Ten-Year Plan for Implementation</quote> and any successor plans, in accordance with Executive Order 13443 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/661">16 U.S.C. 661</external-xref> note; relating to facilitation of hunting heritage and wildlife conservation);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id235d70f3c4d14b23a599ca4b8ad8416f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>increasing public awareness of, and support for, the Wildlife Restoration Program;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id5228469f2d944a029a565663bb18aa65"><enum>(3)</enum><text>fostering wildlife and habitat conservation and ethics in hunting and shooting sports recreation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id8bc5596c808c404ca798d1d4398cadc6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>stimulating the participation of sportsmen and sportswomen in the conservation and management of wildlife and habitat resources through outreach and education;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id173d871454b54ef296051cfd714a053d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>fostering communication and coordination among—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id406593F0FDCE46C8916A566C1A6D38C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Government and State and tribal governments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id72760E14E4BA49D0B107455E5AC7389C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>industry;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idE943F5B898E940CE8F1860F0B9FD9F9A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>sportsmen and sportswomen who hunt and shoot;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7D2F1CA201F343A1AB91E192FAB0E906"><enum>(D)</enum><text>wildlife and habitat conservation and management organizations; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id94C9CFEC3BF74621B2319DF79D5088A8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the public;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id159bc4e7c6764507bab964ae41771e91"><enum>(6)</enum><text>providing appropriate access to Federal land for recreational shooting and hunting; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id01243d66e66448e699bbc37c29a210ad"><enum>(7)</enum><text>recommendations to improve implementation of Federal conservation programs that benefit wildlife, hunting, and outdoor recreation on private land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idc4d886797d2a44ce860fa4dad75f2dbb"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idf7659056fc2a41f48ea8903c74f98e48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idaf7ec10e505e40039f03cadee54749fa"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall consist of not more than 16 discretionary members and 7 ex officio members.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id4163ed8801644582aa94acfa70760192"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Ex officio members</header><text>The ex officio members are—</text> <clause commented="no" id="id4e3f705e50b54788ba35413e84c269d1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated representative of the Director;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idec49580f732a41f2ba81878ee7c81c76"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Director of the Bureau of Land Management or a designated representative of the Director;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idd6469451ddf54f10989bb49d94265858"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Director of the National Park Service or a designated representative of the Director;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id8f7fade46aeb4638b669fcb4f0c6b41b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Chief of the Forest Service or a designated representative of the Chief;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id85f29178838e45989205b4a55c3f6324"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service or a designated representative of the Chief;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id8c69124b779944859a7b5744b3ff9104"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency or a designated representative of the Administrator; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id9c379ce421644ea485241670fc795387"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Executive Director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd2d59faa4420408fbab8d59e03757877"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Discretionary members</header><text>The discretionary members shall be appointed jointly by the Secretaries from at least one of each of the following:</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id9c3d35277e424363968e67b94780d394"><enum>(i)</enum><text>State fish and wildlife management agencies.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id1A9A4D95CE5C4F97A2DC1C8B59EB9F52"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Wildlife and habitat conservation management organizations.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id8cedf1247d8044e786cd8db77d9050ca"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Game bird hunting organizations.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="idF580D99D284E4FDCACA0715E32A2F813"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Waterfowl hunting organizations.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id732b5bcad77a46ceba58e59ce8195599"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Big game hunting organizations.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id7b33497e403d411b9737d03776b644c3"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>The tourism, outfitter, or guiding industry relating to hunting, fishing, and shooting sports.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id9d46a26dd347495cad267161405bb52f"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>The hunting or shooting equipment retail industry.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="ide5c6964d5b1d44508a67ccffe14bf195"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Tribal resource management organizations.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idf9507ec74faa4c21b5f62a40b138232b"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Hunting, shooting, and fishing sports outreach and education organizations.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id16377b1db59e4910b5c9b87e550d038a"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Women's hunting and fishing advocacy, outreach, or education organizations.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id36b1363dec9a47d483aabb0153a0c348"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Minority hunting and fishing advocacy, outreach, or education organizations.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id7d06918840ec423590b86bff0e69d75d"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>Veterans service organizations.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9cfacdf5ac3a4d1fb515ec84888c691a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="iddc1724a4242e40148462be5b7246b388"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. Members shall not be appointed for more than 3 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id72cd2c47e9e4471da031a4d5ab053462"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Terms of initial appointees</header><text>As designated by the Secretaries at the time of appointment, of the members first appointed—</text> <clause commented="no" id="idab7b747bf6d6466997645f777cb58481"><enum>(i)</enum><text>6 members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id665cba55cdf0493b9544b34a7edadaa7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>5 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" id="id9881fc2b22af4b42a4ad96332383e8aa"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>5 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idfc1c22e11d6c4783b8dca4cb456e78e2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Preservation of public advisory status</header><text>No individual may be appointed as a discretionary member of the Advisory Committee while serving as an officer or employee of the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idac7fdda5daef4bc8ad1e52e6580ee2cd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancy and removal</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id5563c79fc2e94155a463e1c5ad141619"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any vacancy on the Advisory Committee shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idea7fea2910d54d1092348d1147be606d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>Advisory Committee members shall serve at the discretion of the Secretaries and may be removed at any time for good cause.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id0669c81b34f8484b828a4b6f04b456a3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuation of service</header><text>Each appointed member may continue to serve after the expiration of the term of office to which such member was appointed until a successor has been appointed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id9af2df5929d340b1b9e126a3a9a852fe"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>The Chairperson of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year term by the Secretaries, jointly, from among the members of the Advisory Committee. An individual may not be appointed as Chairperson for more than 2 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idd84f6d0ac1d0488099e21bcdb1241131"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Members of the Advisory Committee shall serve without compensation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id012ee6dc66794914ba64898b2d19299b"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>Members of the Advisory Committee may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of the member in the performance of duties of the Advisory Committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id6d39b443c1774ac0ac126da0f8886dca"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id33ae906371f9415887f9c6edc311d0c2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson, but not less frequently than twice annually.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idfd97049a1f2b47a69859fc12691c3402"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Open meetings</header><text>Each meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be open to the public.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd26f51f9e98743199b787abf85bab821"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Prior notice of meetings</header><text>Timely notice of each meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be published in the Federal Register and be submitted to trade publications and publications of general circulation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id5e53f53b33f14b6a9529482cc8a41377"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Subgroups</header><text>The Advisory Committee may establish such workgroups or subgroups as the Advisory Committee deems necessary for the purpose of compiling information or conducting research.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id74486dbaba1c4da182ac24b11c1040b1"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id889799476f484c45a7b852b8992dff11"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Expenses, administrative support, technical services, and advice</header><text>The Secretaries may provide for expenses, administrative support, technical services, and advice to the Advisory Committee that the Secretaries determine to be appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idcb0d21ab254a4cba976d17391e56b2aa"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Annual report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id2fea650d6613466c9fb2bdc7f4fd4229"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Required</header><text>Not later than September 30 of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit a report to the Secretaries, the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idb11c6168f3f5490697e9053670813e34"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The report required under paragraph (1) shall describe—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="id4a82539e1e9c4b20aae37c0d356d3619"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities of the Advisory Committee during the preceding year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idd834db1e18a3465b84f51aaf577ba49c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the reports and recommendations made by the Advisory Committee to the Secretaries during the preceding year; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id7f96e1f56be34b13afcb02268e42c734"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an accounting of actions taken by the Secretaries as a result of the recommendations.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id9be71dd4f92a43d88b33b1fb9b6e966a"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal advisory committee Act</header><text>The Advisory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>V</enum><header>Bows and wildlife management</header>
<section id="id84A073EF202E4DAABB79AB48BFA18BF0"><enum>501.</enum><header>Bows in parks</header>
<subsection id="idF7FCEEF5C6234FA7AE31C203CC200125"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">Chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="id3931C42E717E4AB6B3B1333B03556A92"><enum>104908.</enum><header>Bows in parks</header>
<subsection id="idF459DF8F47CB4500B9DBB1587EF4B5F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of not ready for immediate use</header><text>The term <term>not ready for immediate use</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="id8AD684ADC4C14822824E90927942F502"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a bow or crossbow, the arrows of which are secured or stowed in a quiver or other arrow transport case; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFB29CDEAA3DD4612A35C886F78392428"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to a crossbow, uncocked.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3F239078E4F14B1B8F025A4846FAEFA9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Vehicular transportation authorized</header><text>The Director shall not promulgate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual from transporting bows and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use across any System unit in the vehicle of the individual if—</text>
<paragraph id="id1A6F291DDF234C70A0E92D9FD8063E79"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the bows and crossbows;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1F59FD16C75F4B7DB4759DFE18DAB749"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the bows or crossbows that are not ready for immediate use remain inside the vehicle of the individual throughout the period during which the bows or crossbows are transported across System land; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6108D2B36C054F90B61C90E9404CD179"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the possession of the bows and crossbows is in compliance with the law of the State in which the System unit is located.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idDB5BEAB50DB34F32BB41BA9904A2CE58"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/54/104907">section 104907</external-xref> the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BFB7A9724114BCBA082510E2C740D98" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">104908. Bows in parks.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id1cb117bf2c82404888de2d1704802f63"><enum>502.</enum><header>Wildlife management in parks</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id4f96f946881b48e493367c0a3aa0b264"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">Chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54, United States Code (as amended by section 501(a)), is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" id="id2D2E03F95B804732A25754931B5C5DA6"><enum>104909.</enum><header>Wildlife management in parks</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="id0c3c6bc4eb8448ccbb67ce821b809485"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of qualified volunteers</header><text>If the Secretary determines it is necessary to reduce the size of a wildlife population on System land in accordance with applicable law (including regulations), the Secretary may use qualified volunteers to assist in carrying out wildlife management on System land.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="id38b189d3fe934253ad75b13572245fc4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements for qualified volunteers</header><text>Qualified volunteers providing assistance under subsection (a) shall be subject to—</text> <paragraph commented="no" id="idFF8698244B2B40919828015DD6AEF7B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any training requirements or qualifications established by the Secretary; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id2E9AC42113C544F2A904C77F1D3A34E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any other terms and conditions that the Secretary may require.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb53adf384902436090e221126ff3f8ce"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Donations</header><text>The Secretary may authorize the donation and distribution of meat from wildlife management activities carried out under this section, including the donation and distribution to Indian tribes, qualified volunteers, food banks, and other organizations that work to address hunger, in accordance with applicable health guidelines and such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ideeb146c74f9c4c829da48e6c1d5fcfac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of sections for <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/54/1049">chapter 1049</external-xref> of title 54 (as amended by section 501(b)), United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 104908 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA3F5B63431A24CD399887A3696D1F582" style="OLC"><toc><toc-entry bold="off" level="section">104909. Wildlife management in parks.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="id2778207591524402ad5def9a28f67b4b"><enum>601.</enum><header>Respect for treaties and rights</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act—</text> <paragraph id="id22DEE273AAC24BBA8D31E92B6DEC2065"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">affects or modifies any treaty or other right of any federally recognized Indian tribe; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA04109989AF34617B71F6EA15127D0EB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modifies any provision of Federal law relating to migratory birds or to endangered or threatened species.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5c964269ff7457ea597360cde52c6b4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>602.</enum><header>No priority</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act provides a preference to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting over any other use of Federal land or water.</text>
</section><section id="ide040b923e511422b94d31f5bd82ea140"><enum>603.</enum><header>State authority for fish and wildlife</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act—</text> <paragraph id="id99DD01E41C0E4A2AB03026F45427788C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary to require Federal licenses or permits to hunt and fish on Federal land; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB9A4EC6FEDEF450294C2D67EA4462737"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enlarges or diminishes the responsibility or authority of States with respect to fish and wildlife management.</text></paragraph></section>June 22, 2017Reported without amendment