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                                                 Union Calendar No. 864
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3400

                     [Report No. 115-1063, Part I]

To promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land 
    and to open up opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal 
                   partners, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2017

Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees 
on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, 
 and 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

                            December 3, 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]

                            December 3, 2018

        Committees on Agriculture and Armed Services discharged

                            December 3, 2018

  Referral to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
    Energy and Commerce extended for a period ending not later than 
                           December 28, 2018

                           December 28, 2018

Additional sponsors: Mr. Polis, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Beyer, Mrs. Love, Mr. 
   Ross, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Coffman, Mrs. 
    Brooks of Indiana, Mr. King of Iowa, Ms. Sinema, and Ms. Norton


                           December 28, 2018

Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
                 of the Union and ordered to be printed
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 
                               26, 2017]

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                                 A BILL


 
To promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land 
    and to open up opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal 
                   partners, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Recreation Not Red 
Tape Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Sense of Congress regarding outdoor recreation.

               TITLE I--MODERNIZING RECREATION PERMITTING

Sec. 101. Definition.
Sec. 102. Special recreation permit and fee.
Sec. 103. Permit across multiple jurisdictions.
Sec. 104. Guidelines and permit fee calculation.
Sec. 105. Use of permit fees for permit administration.
Sec. 106. Adjustment to permit use reviews.
Sec. 107. Authorization of temporary permits for new uses for the 
                            Forest Service and BLM.
Sec. 108. Indemnification requirements.
Sec. 109. Streamlining of permitting process.
Sec. 110. Cost recovery reform.
Sec. 111. Extension of forest service recreation priority use permits.
Sec. 112. Availability of Federal and State recreation passes.
Sec. 113. Online purchases of National Parks and Federal recreational 
                            lands pass.

                    TITLE II--ACCESSING THE OUTDOORS

Sec. 201. Access for servicemembers and veterans.

                TITLE III--MAKING RECREATION A PRIORITY

Sec. 301. Extension of seasonal recreation opportunities.
Sec. 302. Recreation performance metrics.
Sec. 303. Recreation mission.
Sec. 304. National recreation area system.

                  TITLE IV--MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC LAND

                         Subtitle A--Volunteers

Sec. 401. Private-sector volunteer enhancement program.

                 Subtitle B--Priority Trail Maintenance

Sec. 411. Interagency trail management.

            TITLE V--21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Purposes.
Sec. 503. Definitions.
Sec. 504. 21st Century Conservation Service Corps.
Sec. 505. 21st Century Conservation Service Corps conservation centers 
                            and program support.
Sec. 506. Resource assistants.
Sec. 507. Eligibility for noncompetitive hiring status.
Sec. 508. National service educational awards.
Sec. 509. Nondisplacement.
Sec. 510. Funding.
Sec. 511. Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation Service Corps; Rule of 
                            construction.
Sec. 512. Direct hire authority.
Sec. 513. National and community service programs.
Sec. 514. Youth conservation corps.

                      TITLE VI--EVERY KID OUTDOORS

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Definitions.
Sec. 603. Every kid outdoors program.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Federal land management agency.--The term ``Federal 
        land management agency'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
        U.S.C. 6801).
            (2) Federal recreational lands and water.--The term 
        ``Federal recreational lands and water'' has the meaning given 
        the term ``Federal recreational lands and waters'' in section 
        802 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
        6801).
            (3) Secretaries.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
        the term ``Secretaries'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Interior; and
                    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING OUTDOOR RECREATION.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) outdoor recreation and the outdoor industry that 
        outdoor recreation supports are vital to the United States;
            (2) access to outdoor recreation on land and waters of the 
        United States is important to the health and wellness of all 
        people of the United States, especially young people;
            (3) in addition to the overall economic benefit of outdoor 
        recreation, the economic benefits of outdoor recreation on 
        Federal lands create significant economic and employment 
        benefits to rural economies;
            (4) Congress supports the creation of outdoor recreation 
        sector leadership positions within the economic development 
        offices of States or in the office of the Governor, as well as 
        coordination with recreation and tourism organizations within 
        the State to guide the growth of this sector, as evidenced by 
        recent examples in the States of Colorado, Utah, and 
        Washington;
            (5) State and local recreation and tourism offices play a 
        pivotal role in--
                    (A) coordinating State outdoor recreation policies, 
                management, and promotion among Federal, State, and 
                local agencies and entities;
                    (B) disseminating information, increasing 
                awareness, and growing demand for outdoor recreation 
                experiences among visitors across the United States and 
                throughout the world;
                    (C) improving funding for, access to, and 
                participation in outdoor recreation; and
                    (D) promoting economic development in the State by 
                coordinating with stakeholders, improving recreational 
                opportunities, and recruiting outdoor recreation 
                businesses;
            (6) Congress supports the coordination and collaboration of 
        the Federal and State land and water management agencies in the 
        delivery of visitor services and management of outdoor 
        recreation for the United States; and
            (7) Congress recognizes--
                    (A) the growing role that recreation has on public 
                land and water;
                    (B) the need to provide adequate staffing within 
                Federal land management agencies to facilitate 
                sustainable and accessible outdoor recreation 
                opportunities; and
                    (C) the important role that volunteers and 
                volunteer partnerships play in maintaining public land.

               TITLE I--MODERNIZING RECREATION PERMITTING

SEC. 101. DEFINITION.

    In this title the term ``Secretary'' means--
            (1) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to a 
        Federal land management agency (other than the Forest Service); 
        and
            (2) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to the 
        Forest Service.

SEC. 102. SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT AND FEE.

    Subsection (h) of section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Special Recreation Permit and Fee.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may--
                    ``(A) issue a special recreation permit for Federal 
                recreational lands and waters; and
                    ``(B) charge a special recreation permit fee in 
                connection with the issuance of the permit.
            ``(2) Special recreation permits.--The Secretary may issue 
        special recreation permits in the following circumstances:
                    ``(A) For specialized individual and group use of 
                Federal facilities and Federal recreational lands and 
                waters, such as, but not limited to, use of special 
                areas or areas where use is allocated, motorized 
                recreational vehicle use, and group activities or 
                events.
                    ``(B) To recreation service providers who conduct 
                outfitting, guiding, and other recreation services on 
                Federal recreational lands and waters managed by the 
                Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of 
                Reclamation, or the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service.
                    ``(C) To recreation service providers who conduct 
                recreation or competitive events, which may involve 
                incidental sales on Federal recreational lands and 
                waters managed by the Forest Service, Bureau of Land 
                Management, Bureau of Reclamation, or the United States 
                Fish and Wildlife Service.
            ``(3) Reduction in federal costs.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To reduce Federal costs in 
                administering this subsection, if the Secretary 
                determines that the activity to be authorized by a 
                special recreation permit under paragraph (2) is the 
                same as or similar to an activity analyzed in a 
                previous environmental impact statement or 
                environmental assessment, then, to the extent 
                environmental analysis is necessary, the Secretary 
                shall adopt or incorporate material from the previous 
                analysis to the maximum extent allowable under the 
                National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
                4321 et seq.).
                    ``(B) Definition.--For the purposes of this 
                paragraph, the term `similar' means--
                            ``(i) substantially similar in type, 
                        nature, and scope; and
                            ``(ii) will not result in significant new 
                        impacts.
            ``(4) Relation to fees for use of highways or roads.--An 
        entity that pays a special recreation permit fee shall not be 
        subject to a road cost-sharing fee or a fee for the use of 
        highways or roads that are open to private, noncommercial use 
        within the boundaries of any Federal recreational lands or 
        waters, as authorized under section 6 of Public Law 88-657 (16 
        U.S.C. 537).''.

SEC. 103. PERMIT ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS.

    (a) In General.--In the case of an activity requiring permits 
pursuant to subsection (h) of section 803 of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802) for use of lands managed by 
both the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management--
            (1) the Secretaries may issue a joint permit based upon a 
        single application to both agencies when issuance of a joint 
        permit based upon a single application will lower processing 
        and other administration costs for the permittee, provided that 
        the permit applicant shall have the option to apply for 
        separate permits rather than a joint permit; and
            (2) the permit application required under paragraph (1) 
        shall be--
                    (A) the application required by the lead agency; 
                and
                    (B) submitted to the lead agency.
    (b) Requirements of the Lead Agency.--The lead agency for a permit 
under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) coordinate with the associated agencies, consistent 
        with the authority of the Secretaries under section 330 of the 
        Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations 
        Act, 2001 (43 U.S.C. 1703), to develop and issue the single, 
        joint permit that covers the entirety of the trip;
            (2) in processing the joint permit application, incorporate 
        the findings, interests, and needs of the associated agencies, 
        provided that such coordination shall not be subject to cost 
        recovery; and
            (3) complete the permitting process within a reasonable 
        time after receiving the permit application.
    (c) Effect on Regulations.--Nothing in this section shall alter, 
expand, or limit the applicability of any Federal law (including 
regulations) to lands administered by the relevant Secretaries.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Associated agency.--The term ``associated agency'' 
        means an agency that manages the land on which the trip of the 
        special recreation permit applicant will enter after leaving 
        the land managed by the lead agency.
            (2) Lead agency.--The term ``lead agency'' means the agency 
        that manages the land on which the trip of the special 
        recreation permit applicant will begin.

SEC. 104. GUIDELINES AND PERMIT FEE CALCULATION.

    (a) Guidelines and Exclusion of Certain Revenues.--The Secretary 
shall--
            (1) publish guidelines in the Federal Register for 
        establishing recreation permit fees; and
            (2) provide appropriate deductions from gross revenues used 
        as the basis for the fees established under paragraph (1) for--
                    (A) revenue from goods, services, and activities 
                provided by a recreation service provider outside 
                Federal recreational lands and waters, such as costs 
                for transportation, lodging, and other services before 
                or after a trip; and
                    (B) fees to be paid by permit holder under 
                applicable law to provide services on other Federal 
                lands, if separate permits are issued to that permit 
                holder for a single event or trip.
    (b) Fee Conditions.--The fee charged by the Secretary for a permit 
issued under section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)) shall not exceed 3 percent of the recreational 
service provider's annual gross revenue for activities authorized by 
the permit on Federal lands, plus applicable revenue additions, minus 
applicable revenue exclusions or a similar flat per person fee.
    (c) Disclosure of Fees.--A holder of a special recreation permit 
may inform its customers of the various fees charged by the Secretary 
under section 803(h) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6802(h)).

SEC. 105. USE OF PERMIT FEES FOR PERMIT ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Deposits.--Subject to subsection (b), revenues from special 
recreation permits issued to recreation service providers under 
subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 803(h)(2) of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(h)(2)) shall be held in 
special accounts established for each specific unit or area for which 
such revenues are collected, and shall remain available for 
expenditure, without further appropriation, until expended.
    (b) Use of Permit Fees.--Revenues from special recreation permits 
issued to recreation service providers under subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
of section 803(h)(2) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
(16 U.S.C. 6802(h)(2)) shall be used only--
            (1) to partially offset the Secretary's direct cost of 
        administering the permits;
            (2) to improve and streamline the permitting process; and
            (3) for related recreation infrastructure and other 
        recreation purposes specifically to support recreation 
        activities at the specific site or unit where use is authorized 
        under the permit, after obtaining input from any related 
        permittees; provided, however, that the Federal Advisory 
        Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.) shall not apply to any 
        advisory committee or other group established to carry out this 
        paragraph.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Fees.--The Secretary may not use any 
permit fees for biological monitoring on Federal recreational lands and 
waters under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) for listed or candidate species.

SEC. 106. ADJUSTMENT TO PERMIT USE.

    (a) In General.--To the extent that the Secretary utilizes permit 
use reviews, in reviewing and adjusting allocations of use for permits 
for special uses of Federal recreational lands and waters managed by 
the Forest Service, and in renewing such permits, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall allocate to a permit holder a level of use that is no 
less than the highest amount of actual annual use over the reviewed 
period plus 25 percent, capped at the amount of use allocated when the 
permit was issued. If additional capacity is available, the Secretary 
may at any time, assign such remaining use to qualified service 
providers, including to any qualified permit holder whose allocation 
would otherwise be capped at the amount of use allocated when the 
permit was issued.
    (b) Waiver.--Use reviews under subsection (a) may be waived for 
periods in which circumstances that prevented use of assigned capacity, 
such as weather, fire, natural disasters, wildlife displacement, 
business interruptions, insufficient availability of hunting and 
fishing licenses, or when allocations on permits include significant 
shoulder seasons. The Secretary may approve non-use without reducing 
the number of service days assigned to the permit in such circumstances 
at the request of the permit holder. Approved non-use may be 
temporarily assigned to other qualified permit holders when conditions 
warrant.

SEC. 107. AUTHORIZATION OF TEMPORARY PERMITS FOR NEW USES FOR THE 
              FOREST SERVICE AND BLM.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretaries shall each establish and implement a program to 
authorize temporary permits for new recreational uses of Federal 
recreational lands and waters managed by the Forest Service or the 
Bureau of Land Management, respectively, and to provide for the 
conversions of such temporary permits to long-term permits after 2 
years of satisfactory operation where appropriate. The issuance and 
conversion of such permits shall be subject to subsection (h)(3) of 
section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 
6802).

SEC. 108. INDEMNIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Indemnification.--A permit holder that is prohibited by a State 
from providing indemnification to the Federal Government shall be 
considered to be in compliance with indemnification requirements of the 
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture if the 
permit holder carries the required minimum amount of liability 
insurance coverage or is self-insured for the same minimum amount.
    (b) Exculpatory Agreements.--The Secretary shall not implement, 
administer or enforce any regulation or policy prohibiting the use of 
exculpatory agreements between recreation service providers and their 
customers for services provided under a special recreation permit.

SEC. 109. STREAMLINING OF PERMITTING PROCESS.

    (a) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise part 
251, subpart B, of title 36 Code of Federal Regulations, and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall revise subpart 2932, of title 43, Code 
of Federal Regulations, to streamline the processes for the issuance 
and renewal of outfitter and guide special use permits. Such amended 
regulations shall--
            (1) shorten application processing times and minimize 
        application and administration costs; and
            (2) provide for the use of programmatic environmental 
        assessments and categorical exclusions for environmental 
        reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
        U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for the issuance or renewal of outfitter 
        and guide and similar recreation special use permits, to the 
        maximum extent allowable under applicable law, including, but 
        not limited to, the adoption or incorporation of previously 
        completed analyses under paragraph (3)(A) of subsection (h) of 
        section 803 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 
        U.S.C. 6802) for activities that are substantially the same as 
        an activity analyzed in previous environmental impact statement 
        or environmental assessment conducted under similar 
        circumstances.
    (b) Online Applications.--To the maximum extent practicable, where 
feasible and efficient, the Secretary shall make special recreation 
permit applications available to be filled out and submitted online.

SEC. 110. COST RECOVERY REFORM.

    (a) Regulatory Process.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise 
section 251.58 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, and the 
Secretary of the Interior shall revise section 2932.31(e) and (f) of 
title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, to reduce costs and minimize the 
burden of cost recovery on small businesses and adverse impacts of cost 
recovery on jobs in the outfitting and guiding industry and on rural 
economies provided, however, that nothing in the revised regulations 
shall further limit the Secretary's authority to issue or renew 
recreation special use permits.
    (b) De Minimis Exemption.--
            (1) Cost recovery limitation.--Any regulations issued by 
        the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 
        to establish fees to recover processing costs for recreation 
        special use applications and monitoring costs for recreation 
        special use authorizations shall include an exemption providing 
        that at least the first 50 hours of work necessary in any one 
        year to process or monitor such an application shall not be 
        subject to cost recovery. The application of a 50-hour credit 
        per permit shall also apply to any monitoring fees on a per 
        annum basis during the term of each permit.
            (2) Application of exemption.--An exemption under paragraph 
        (1) shall apply to the processing of each recreation special 
        use permit application and monitoring of each recreation 
        special use authorization for which cost recovery is required, 
        including any application or authorization requiring more than 
        50 hours (or such other greater number of hours specified for 
        exemption) to process or monitor. In the event that the amount 
        of work required to process such an application or monitor such 
        an authorization exceeds the specified exemption, the amount of 
        work for which cost recovery is required shall be reduced by 
        the amount of the exemption.
            (3) Multiple applications.--In situations involving 
        multiple recreation special use applications for similar 
        services in the same unit or area that require more than 50 
        hours (or such other greater number of hours specified for 
        exemption) in the aggregate to process, the Secretary shall, 
        regardless of whether the applications are solicited or 
        unsolicited and whether there is competitive interest--
                    (A) determine the share of the aggregate amount to 
                be allocated to each application, on an equal or 
                prorated basis, as appropriate; and
                    (B) for each application, apply a separate 
                exemption of up to 50 hours (or such other greater 
                number of hours specified for exemption) to the share 
                allocated to such application.
            (4) Cost reduction.--The agency processing a recreation 
        special use application shall utilize existing studies and 
        analysis to the greatest extent practicable to reduce the 
        amount of work and cost necessary to process the application.
            (5) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Interior and the 
        Secretary of Agriculture may not recover as processing costs 
        for recreation special use applications and monitoring costs 
        for recreation special use authorizations any costs for 
        consultations conducted under section 7 of the Endangered 
        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) or for biological 
        monitoring on Federal recreational lands and waters under such 
        Act for listed, proposed, or candidate species.
            (6) Waiver of cost recovery.--The Secretary of the Interior 
        and the Secretary of Agriculture may waive the recovery of 
        costs for processing recreation special use permit applications 
        and renewals, on a categorical or case-by-case basis as 
        appropriate, if the Secretary determines that--
                    (A) such costs would impose a significant economic 
                burden on any small business or category of small 
                businesses;
                    (B) such cost recovery could threaten the ability 
                of an applicant or permittee to provide, in a 
                particular area, a particular outdoor recreational 
                activity that is consistent with the public interest 
                and with applicable resource management plans; or
                    (C) prevailing economic conditions are unfavorable, 
                such as during economic recessions, or when drought, 
                fire, or other natural disasters have depressed 
                economic activity in the area of operation.

SEC. 111. EXTENSION OF FOREST SERVICE RECREATION PRIORITY USE PERMITS.

    Where the holder of a special use permit for outfitting and guiding 
that authorizes priority use has submitted a request for renewal of 
such permit in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall have the authority to grant the holder 
one or more extensions of the existing permit for additional terms not 
to exceed 5 years in the aggregate, as necessary to allow the Secretary 
of Agriculture to complete the renewal process and to avoid the 
interruption of services under such permit. Before granting an 
extension under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall take 
all reasonable and appropriate steps to complete the renewal process 
before the expiration of the special use permit.

SEC. 112. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL AND STATE RECREATION PASSES.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act is 
amended by inserting after section 805 (16 U.S.C. 6804) the following:

``SEC. 805A. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL AND STATE RECREATION PASSES.

    ``(a) Establishment of Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--To improve the procurement of Federal 
        and State outdoor recreation passes, the Secretaries are 
        encouraged to consult with States to coordinate the 
        availability of Federal and State recreation passes in a way 
        that allows a purchaser to buy a Federal recreation pass and a 
        State recreation pass at Federal and State facilities in the 
        same transaction.
            ``(2) Included passes.--Passes covered by the program 
        established under paragraph (1) include--
                    ``(A) a National Parks and Federal Recreational 
                Lands Pass under section 805; and
                    ``(B) a pass that shall cover any fees charged by 
                participating States and localities for entrance and 
                recreational use of parks and public land in the 
                participating States.
    ``(b) Agreements With States.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretaries, after consultation with 
        the States, may enter into agreements with States to coordinate 
        the availability of passes as described in subsection (a)(1).
            ``(2) Revenue from pass sales.--The agreements between the 
        Secretaries and the States shall ensure that--
                    ``(A) funds from the sale of State passes are 
                transferred to the appropriate State agency;
                    ``(B) funds from the sale of Federal passes are 
                transferred to the appropriate Federal agency; and
                    ``(C) fund transfers are completed by the end of a 
                fiscal year for all pass sales occurring during the 
                fiscal year.
            ``(3) Notice.--In entering into an agreement under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall publish in the Federal 
        Register a notice describing the agreement.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 805(a)(9) of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(9)) is amended by 
inserting ``and section 805A'' before the period at the end.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Federal 
Lands Recreation Enchancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801, et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 805 the following:

`` Sec. 805A. Availability of Federal and State Recreation Passes.''

SEC. 113. ONLINE PURCHASES OF NATIONAL PARKS AND FEDERAL RECREATIONAL 
              LANDS PASS.

    (a) In General.--Section 805(a)(6) of the Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6804(a)(6)) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretaries shall sell the 
                National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass--
                            ``(i) at all Federal recreational lands and 
                        waters at which an entrance fee or a standard 
                        amenity recreation fee is charged where 
                        feasible to do so;
                            ``(ii) at such other locations as the 
                        Secretaries consider appropriate and feasible; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) through the website of each of the 
                        Federal land management agencies and the 
                        websites of the relevant units and subunits of 
                        those agencies, with--
                                    ``(I) a prominent link on each 
                                website; and
                                    ``(II) information about where and 
                                when passes are needed.''.
    (b) Entrance Pass and Amenity Fees.--The Secretaries shall make 
available for purchase or payment online, if appropriate and feasible, 
for each unit where passes and fees are required--
            (1) all entrance fees under section 803(e) of the Federal 
        Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(e));
            (2) all standard amenity recreation fees under section 
        803(f) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(f)); and
            (3) all expanded amenity recreation fees under section 
        803(g) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 6802(g)).

                    TITLE II--ACCESSING THE OUTDOORS

SEC. 201. ACCESS FOR SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries are encouraged to work with the 
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on ways to 
ensure servicemembers and veterans have access to outdoor recreation 
and to outdoor-related volunteer and wellness programs as a part of the 
basic services provided to servicemembers and veterans.
    (b) Inclusion of Information.--Each branch of the Armed Forces is 
encouraged to include information regarding outdoor recreation and 
outdoors-based careers in the materials and counseling services focused 
on resilience and career readiness provided in transition programs, 
including--
            (1) the benefits of outdoor recreation for physical and 
        mental health;
            (2) resources to access guided outdoor trips and other 
        outdoor programs connected to the local office of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs; and
            (3) information regarding programs and jobs focused on 
        continuing national service such as the Public Land Corps of 
        the National Park Service, AmeriCorps, or a conservation corps 
        program.
    (c) Outdoor Recreation Program Attendance.--Each branch of the 
Armed Forces is encouraged to permit members of the Armed Forces on 
active duty status, at the discretion of the commander of the member, 
to use not more than 7 days of a permissive temporary duty assignment 
or terminal leave allotted to the member to participate in a program 
related to environmental stewardship or guided outdoor recreation 
following deployment.
    (d) Veteran Hiring.--The Secretaries are strongly encouraged to 
hire veterans in all positions related to the management of Federal 
land.

                TITLE III--MAKING RECREATION A PRIORITY

SEC. 301. EXTENSION OF SEASONAL RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Extension of recreational season.--The relevant unit 
        managers of land managed by the Forest Service, the Bureau of 
        Land Management, and the National Park Service may--
                    (A) identify areas of Federal recreational land and 
                water in which recreation use is highly seasonal;
                    (B) where appropriate, extend the recreation season 
                or increase recreation use in a sustainable manner 
                during the offseason either through a land management 
                planning process or otherwise; and
                    (C) make information about extended season 
                schedules and related recreational opportunities 
                available to the public and local communities.
            (2) Clarification.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
        preclude the Secretaries from providing for additional 
        recreational opportunities and uses at times other than those 
        referred to in paragraph (1).
    (b) Inclusions.--An extension under subsection (a)(1) may include--
            (1) the addition of facilities that would increase 
        recreation use during the offseason; and
            (2) improvement of access to the area to extend the season.
    (c) Requirement.--An extension under subsection (a)(1) shall be 
compatible with all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies, 
including land use plans.

SEC. 302. RECREATION PERFORMANCE METRICS.

    (a) In General.--The Chief of the Forest Service and the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management shall evaluate land managers under 
their jurisdiction based on the achievement of applicable agency 
recreational and tourism goals as described in applicable land 
management plans.
    (b) Metrics.--
            (1) In general.--The metrics used to evaluate recreation 
        and tourism outcomes shall ensure--
                    (A) the advancement of recreation and tourism 
                goals; and
                    (B) the ability of the land manager to enhance the 
                outdoor experience of the visitor.
            (2) Inclusions.--The metrics referred to paragraph (1) may 
        include, to the maximum extent practicable--
                    (A) the extent of positive economic impacts;
                    (B) visitation by families;
                    (C) the number of school and youth groups that 
                visited;
                    (D) the number of available recreational 
                opportunities;
                    (E) the quality of visitor experience;
                    (F) the number of recreational and environmental 
                educational programs offered and the success of those 
                programs;
                    (G) visitor satisfaction; and
                    (H) the maintenance and expansion of existing 
                recreation infrastructure.

SEC. 303. RECREATION MISSION.

    (a) Definition of Federal Agency.--In this section, the term 
``Federal agency'' means each of--
            (1) the Corps of Engineers;
            (2) the Bureau of Reclamation;
            (3) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and
            (4) the Department of Transportation.
    (b) Mission.--With respect to the mission of the Federal agency, 
each Federal agency shall consider how land and water management 
decisions can enhance recreation opportunities and the recreation 
economy.

SEC. 304. NATIONAL RECREATION AREA SYSTEM.

    (a) Declaration of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States 
that--
            (1) certain natural landscapes possess remarkable 
        recreational values and should be managed for--
                    (A) sustainable outdoor recreational uses by the 
                people of the United States;
                    (B) the recreational, social, and health benefits 
                people receive from the landscapes through outdoor 
                recreation; and
                    (C) the specific and meaningful experiences made 
                possible by unique and varied landscapes;
            (2) the remarkable recreational values described in 
        paragraph (1) may include--
                    (A) areas with unique ecological, geological, 
                hydrological, scenic, cultural, recreational, or 
                historic features or attributes that support high-
                quality outdoor recreation opportunities and 
                experiences;
                    (B) areas offering outstanding existing or 
                prospective recreation opportunities and uses;
                    (C) areas that play, or have the potential to play, 
                a role in addressing high or unmet demand for 
                recreational opportunities;
                    (D) areas that play an important role in and 
                contribute significantly to the outdoor recreation 
                economy; and
                    (E) areas with high fish and wildlife values; and
            (3) in addition to land identified as National Recreation 
        Areas, the Secretaries should continue to promote recreation on 
        other Federal land in accordance with applicable land 
        management plans.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Natural feature.--The term ``natural feature'' means an 
        ecological, geological, hydrological, scenic, cultural, 
        recreational, or historic feature or attribute of a specific 
        area.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
                the Director of the Bureau of Land Management with 
                respect to land administered by the Bureau of Land 
                Management; and
                    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
                the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to 
                National Forest System land.
            (3) System.--The term ``System'' means the National 
        Recreation Area System established by subsection (c).
            (4) System unit.--The term ``System unit'' means a System 
        unit designated pursuant to subsection (c).
    (c) Composition.--There is established a National Recreation Area 
System, to be comprised of--
            (1) existing National Recreation Areas described in 
        subsection (g); and
            (2) new System units designated by Congress on or after the 
        date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
        Secretary shall manage each System unit in a manner that:
                    (A) prioritizes the sustainable enjoyment and 
                enhancement of the remarkable recreational values and 
                uses of the System unit (including natural features 
                that support the recreation experiences) consistent 
                with subsection (a); and
                    (B) protects the unit for a variety of recreational 
                uses in locations where those uses are appropriate and 
                are conducted in accordance with the applicable land 
                management plan. These uses may include outfitting and 
                guiding and motorized recreation in locations where 
                these activities are consistent with the applicable 
                land management plan and are conducted in accordance 
                with all applicable Federal and State laws and 
                regulations.
            (2) Grazing.--Livestock grazing within System units, where 
        established before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
        be permitted if it complies with all applicable laws and 
        regulations.
            (3) State, tribal, and local involvement.--The Secretary 
        shall collaborate with States, political subdivisions of 
        States, affected Indian tribes, adjacent landowners, and the 
        public in the planning and administration of System units.
            (4) Fish and wildlife.--
                    (A) In general.--Nothing in this section affects 
                the jurisdiction or responsibilities of a State with 
                respect to fish and wildlife in a System unit in the 
                State.
                    (B) Administration.--Hunting and fishing may be 
                allowed on System units if permitted under applicable 
                Federal and State laws (including regulations) and 
                conducted in accordance with the applicable land 
                management plans.
            (5) Water rights.--Nothing in this section affects any 
        valid or vested water right in existence on the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (6) Ski area lands.--This section shall not apply to ski 
        area lands, including ski area special use permit boundaries, 
        master development plan boundaries and any acres allocated for 
        resort development in a Forest Plan.
    (e) Components of National Recreation Area System.--
            (1) Map; legal description.--
                    (A) In general.--For System units established on or 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, as soon as 
                practicable after the date of designation of a System 
                unit, the Secretary shall prepare a map and legal 
                description of the System unit.
                    (B) Force of law.--The map and legal description 
                filed under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force 
                and effect as if included in this section, except that 
                the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the 
                map and legal description.
                    (C) Public availability.--The map and legal 
                description filed under subparagraph (A) shall be on 
                file and available for public inspection in the 
                appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management 
                and the Forest Service.
            (2) Comprehensive management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--For System units designated by 
                Congress after the date of enactment of this Act the 
                Secretary with jurisdiction over the System unit shall 
                prepare a comprehensive management plan for the unit 
                that fulfills the requirements of subsection (d)(1) and 
                subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
                    (B) Timing.--
                            (i) In general.--The comprehensive 
                        management plan described in subparagraph (A) 
                        shall be completed as part of the regular land 
                        management planning process of the applicable 
                        agency for the public land unit on which the 
                        System unit is located.
                            (ii) Delay in plan revision.--If the 
                        planning cycle of the applicable agency does 
                        not coincide with the designation of the System 
                        unit, the initial plan for the unit shall be 
                        completed not later than 3 years after the date 
                        of designation of the System unit.
                    (C) Requirements.--A comprehensive management plan 
                prepared under subparagraph (A) shall--
                            (i) identify the existing, and to the 
                        extent practicable, prospective remarkable 
                        recreational values and uses of the System 
                        unit;
                            (ii) ensure the System unit is managed to 
                        protect and enhance the purposes for which the 
                        System unit was established;
                            (iii) ensure the System unit is managed to 
                        protect and enhance the resources that make the 
                        area suitable for designation under subsection 
                        (c)(2) in accordance with subsection (a);
                            (iv) describe the circumstances and 
                        locations in which the activities described in 
                        subsection (d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) are permitted 
                        on the System unit.
                            (v) be coordinated with resource management 
                        planning for affected adjacent Federal land;
                            (vi) be prepared--
                                    (I) in accordance with the Federal 
                                Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
                                (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or section 6 
                                of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
                                Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
                                U.S.C. 1604), and other applicable laws 
                                and regulations; and
                                    (II) in collaboration with States, 
                                political subdivisions of States, 
                                affected Indian tribes, adjacent 
                                landowners, and the public; and
                            (vii) designate a sustainable road and 
                        trail network, consistent with subsection (a) 
                        and the purposes for which the System was 
                        established and with all applicable laws and 
                        regulations.
                    (D) Review.--A comprehensive management plan 
                described in subparagraph (A) shall be regularly 
                reviewed and updated as part of the regular land 
                management planning process of the applicable agency.
                    (E) Management by secretary.--The Secretary shall 
                manage each National Recreation Area in accordance with 
                the management plan for the National Recreation Area in 
                effect at the time of the designation, until the plan 
                is revised or superseded by a new comprehensive 
                management plan issued in accordance with this 
                subsection. If components of the existing plan conflict 
                with the terms of the designation, the Secretary shall 
                revise the plan within two years to make the plan 
                consistent with the designation.
                    (F) Notice.--The Secretary shall publish in the 
                Federal Register notice of the completion and 
                availability of a plan prepared under this paragraph.
    (f) Potential Additions to National Recreation Area System.--
            (1) Eligible area.--An area eligible for inclusion in the 
        System is an area that possesses one or more of the remarkable 
        recreational values described in subsection (a)(2).
            (2) Potential additions.--In carrying out the land 
        management planning process, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) identify eligible areas that possess remarkable 
                recreational values described in subsection (a)(2);
                    (B) develop and maintain a list of eligible areas 
                as potential additions to the System;
                    (C) consider input from the Governor of, political 
                subdivisions of, and affected Indian tribes located in, 
                the State in which the eligible areas are located; and
                    (D) transmit to Congress lists of eligible areas 
                for consideration.
            (3) No effect on management.--The Secretary's actions under 
        paragraph (2) shall not interfere with the current management 
        of the eligible areas, nor shall the fact that such eligible 
        areas may be added to the System be used as justification for 
        more restrictive management, unless and until Congress acts to 
        designate the eligible area.
    (g) Existing National Recreation Areas.--Each National Recreation 
Area established before the date of enactment of this Act that is 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service, or the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall be--
            (1) deemed to be a unit of the System; and
            (2) notwithstanding subsection (d)--
                    (A) administered under the law pertaining to the 
                applicable System unit; and
                    (B) managed in accordance with the purposes set 
                forth in the original designation of the National 
                Recreation Area.
    (h) Standard Fees.--In accordance with sections 803 through 808 of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (16 U.S.C. 6802-6807), the 
Secretary may establish a standard amenity fee at each National 
Recreation Area designated after the date of enactment of this Act that 
is managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service, if--
            (1) the purpose of the fee is to enhance visitor services 
        and stewardship of the recreation area; and
            (2) the establishment of a fee is not prohibited by other 
        Federal law.
    (i) Compliance With Existing Laws.--Nothing in this section 
modifies any obligation--
            (1) of the Secretary to prepare or implement a land use 
        plan in accordance with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
        and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) or section 6 of the 
        Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
        (16 U.S.C. 1604);
            (2) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
        1531 et seq.);
            (3) under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
        U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); or
            (4) under any other applicable law.
    (j) Applicability of Other Land Management Designations.--Nothing 
in this section affects--
            (1) any other land or water management designation under 
        any other provision of law; or
            (2) any obligation to comply with a requirement applicable 
        to such a designation.
    (k) Native American Treaty Rights.--Nothing in this section alters, 
modifies, enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty rights of any 
Indian tribe, including any off-reservation reserved rights.

                  TITLE IV--MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC LAND

                         Subtitle A--Volunteers

SEC. 401. PRIVATE-SECTOR VOLUNTEER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to promote private-
sector volunteer programs within the Department of the Interior and the 
Department of Agriculture to enhance stewardship, recreation access, 
and sustainability of the resources, values, and facilities of the 
Federal land managed by the Federal land management agencies.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Federal land.--The term ``Federal land'' means any 
        land--
                    (A) owned by the United States; and
                    (B) managed by the head of a Federal land 
                management agency.
            (2) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
        means--
                    (A) the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through 
                the Chief of the Forest Service), with respect to 
                National Forest System land; and
                    (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to 
                land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
            (3) Volunteer.--The term ``volunteer'' means any individual 
        who performs volunteer services under this section and section 
        204 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, as amended by this 
        Act.
    (c) Establishment.--The Secretary concerned shall develop an 
initiative to further enhance private-sector volunteer programs and to 
actively promote private-sector volunteer opportunities and provide 
outreach and coordination to the private sector.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements for Stewardship of Federal Land.--
            (1) Authority to enter into agreements.--The Secretary 
        concerned may enter into cooperative agreements (in accordance 
        with section 6305 of title 31, United States Code) with private 
        agencies, organizations, institutions, corporations, 
        individuals, or other entities to carry out 1 or more projects 
        or programs with a Federal land management agency in accordance 
        with this section.
            (2) Project and program instructions.--The Secretary 
        concerned shall include in the cooperative agreement the 
        desired outcomes of the project or program and the guidelines 
        for the volunteers to follow, including--
                    (A) the physical boundaries of the project or 
                program;
                    (B) the equipment the volunteers are authorized to 
                use to complete the project or program;
                    (C) the training the volunteers are required to 
                complete, including agency consideration and 
                incorporation of training offered by qualified 
                nongovernmental organizations and volunteer partner 
                organizations;
                    (D) the actions the volunteers are authorized to 
                take to complete the project or program; and
                    (E) any other information that the Secretary 
                concerned determines necessary for the volunteer group 
                to complete the project or program.
            (3) Authorized projects and programs.--Subject to paragraph 
        (4), the Secretary concerned may use a cooperative agreement to 
        carry out projects and programs for Federal land that--
                    (A) promote the stewardship of resources of Federal 
                land by volunteers;
                    (B) support maintaining the resources, trails, and 
                facilities on Federal land in a sustainable manner;
                    (C) increase awareness, understanding, and 
                stewardship of Federal land through the development, 
                publication, or distribution of educational materials 
                and products; and
                    (D) advance education concerning the Federal land 
                and the missions of the Federal land management 
                agencies through the use of the Federal land as outdoor 
                classrooms and development of other educational 
                programs.
            (4) Conditions on use of authority.--The Secretary 
        concerned may use a cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) 
        to carry out a project or program for the Federal land only if 
        the project or program--
                    (A) complies with all Federal laws (including 
                regulations) and policies;
                    (B) is consistent with an applicable management 
                plan for any Federal land and waters involved;
                    (C) is monitored by the relevant Federal land 
                management agency during the project and after project 
                completion to determine compliance with the 
                instructions under paragraph (2); and
                    (D) satisfies such other terms and conditions as 
                the Secretary concerned determines to be appropriate.

                 Subtitle B--Priority Trail Maintenance

SEC. 411. INTERAGENCY TRAIL MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretaries shall establish an interagency 
trail management plan under which Federal land management agencies 
shall coordinate so that trails that cross jurisdictional boundaries 
between the Federal land management agencies are managed and maintained 
in a uniform manner.
    (b) Requirement.--The plan established under subsection (a) shall 
ensure compliance with all Federal environmental laws applicable to 
each jurisdiction.

            TITLE V--21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS

SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``21st Century Conservation Service 
Corps Act''.

SEC. 502. PURPOSES.

    Section 202 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721) 
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 202. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this title are--
            ``(1) to engage youth and veterans in the United States in 
        civilian national service positions to conserve, rebuild, and 
        enhance the outdoors, natural resources, infrastructure, and 
        recreation assets of the United States;
            ``(2) to increase public access to, and use of, public and 
        tribal land and water, infrastructure, and natural, cultural, 
        and historical resources and treasures, while spurring economic 
        development and outdoor recreation and addressing backlogged 
        maintenance on public land;
            ``(3) to conserve, restore, and enhance public and tribal 
        land and water, infrastructure, and natural, cultural, and 
        historical resources and treasures by carrying out high-
        quality, cost-effective 21st Century Conservation Service Corps 
        projects;
            ``(4) to ensure that, in any State or territory of the 
        United States or on any tribal land, the activities and 
        expertise of Corpsmembers will be accessible to any public 
        organization, nonprofit organization, or tribal agency 
        responsible for the stewardship of land and water that is--
                    ``(A) public;
                    ``(B) tribal; or
                    ``(C) private and has a direct or recognized public 
                benefit, in coordination with the owner of the land or 
                water;
            ``(5) to place youth and veterans in civilian national 
        service positions to protect, restore, and enhance the great 
        outdoors, natural resources, infrastructure, and recreation 
        assets of the United States in a cost-effective manner without 
        undue duplication or overlap of activities or programs carried 
        out by Federal agencies;
            ``(6) to provide youth and veterans placed in civilian 
        national service positions with opportunities to gain in-demand 
        skills, credentials, and education to prepare for, and 
        transition to, success in the 21st century workforce; and
            ``(7) to channel widespread interest among youth and 
        veterans in serving in civilian national service positions to 
        help conserve, restore, and enhance public and tribal land and 
        water, infrastructure, and natural, cultural, and historical 
        resources and treasures--
                    ``(A) for the enjoyment and use of future 
                generations; and
                    ``(B) to develop the next generation of outdoor 
                stewards, entrepreneurs, recreationists, and sportsmen 
                and sportswomen.''.

SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
(16 U.S.C. 1722) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this title:
            ``(1) 21CSC.--The term `21CSC' means the 21st Century 
        Conservation Service Corps established by section 204(a).
            ``(2) 21CSC organization.--The term `21CSC organization' 
        means an organization or association that meets the 
        requirements described in section 204(d).
            ``(3) 21CSC project.--The term `21CSC project' means a 
        project that is carried out by a 21CSC organization.
            ``(4) Corpsmember.--The term `Corpsmember' means an 
        individual who is selected by a 21CSC organization to serve on 
        a 21CSC project.
            ``(5) Indian.--The term `Indian' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 101 of the National and Community Service Act 
        of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
            ``(6) Indian youth 21st century conservation service 
        corps.--The term `Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation 
        Service Corps' means a program of a 21CSC organization that--
                    ``(A) enrolls participants, the majority of whom 
                are Indians; and
                    ``(B) is established pursuant to an agreement 
                between a tribal agency and a 21CSC organization for 
                the benefit of the members of the tribal agency.
            ``(7) Institution of higher education.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `institution of higher 
                education' has the meaning given the term in section 
                102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
                1002).
                    ``(B) Exclusion.--The term `institution of higher 
                education' does not include an institution outside the 
                United States, as described in section 102(a)(1)(C) of 
                that Act (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(1)(C)).
            ``(8) Participating entity.--The term `participating 
        entity' means a Federal entity described in section 204(c)(2).
            ``(9) Priority project.--The term `priority project' means 
        a 21CSC project conducted to further 1 or more of the purposes 
        described in section 202 or in section 2 of the Healthy Forests 
        Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501), including by--
                    ``(A) reducing wildfire risk to a community, 
                municipal water supply, or at-risk land;
                    ``(B) protecting a watershed;
                    ``(C) addressing a threat to forest land or 
                rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire;
                    ``(D) addressing the impact of insect or disease 
                infestation or any other damaging agent on forest land, 
                water, or rangeland health; or
                    ``(E) conserving, restoring, or enhancing a forest 
                ecosystem or an ecosystem on public, private, or tribal 
                land--
                            ``(i) to improve biological diversity; or
                            ``(ii) to enhance--
                                    ``(I) the productivity of fish and 
                                wildlife habitat;
                                    ``(II) the recovery of a species; 
                                or
                                    ``(III) carbon sequestration.
            ``(10) Resource assistant.--The term `resource assistant' 
        means a resource assistant selected under section 206.
            ``(11) State.--The term `State' means--
                    ``(A) each of the several States of the United 
                States;
                    ``(B) the District of Columbia;
                    ``(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
                    ``(D) the United States Virgin Islands;
                    ``(E) Guam;
                    ``(F) American Samoa; and
                    ``(G) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
                Islands.
            ``(12) Tribal agency.--The term `tribal agency' has the 
        meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section 101 of the 
        National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511).
            ``(13) Tribal land or water.--The term `tribal land or 
        water' means any real property or water--
                    ``(A) owned by a tribal agency;
                    ``(B) held in trust by the United States for an 
                Indian or a tribal agency; or
                    ``(C) held by an Indian or a tribal agency that is 
                subject to a restriction on alienation imposed by the 
                United States.
            ``(14) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given 
        the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
            ``(15) Youth.--The term `youth' means an individual who is 
        not younger than age 15 and not older than age 30.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 623(i)(6) of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``any public lands (as defined in 
section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722))'' 
and inserting ``any land or water (or interest in land or water) owned 
by the United States (other than Indian land)''.

SEC. 504. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS.

    Section 204 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1723) 
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 204. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the 21st Century 
Conservation Service Corps, to be comprised of 21CSC organizations and 
Corpsmembers, to carry out, in partnership with participating entities, 
the purposes of this title.
    ``(b) Designation of Coordinators.--The head of each participating 
entity, and the head of any bureau or subdivision of each participating 
entity, shall designate a 21CSC coordinator to coordinate any activity 
of the 21CSC or a 21CSC project carried out by the participating entity 
or the bureau or subdivision of the participating entity.
    ``(c) Participating Entities.--
            ``(1) In general.--The 21CSC shall be implemented jointly 
        by the heads of the participating entities, who may support the 
        21CSC by carrying out the activities described in paragraph 
        (3).
            ``(2) List of participating entities.--The participating 
        entities shall be--
                    ``(A) the Department of the Interior;
                    ``(B) the Department of Agriculture;
                    ``(C) the Department of Transportation;
                    ``(D) the Department of Labor;
                    ``(E) the Department of Energy;
                    ``(F) the Department of Defense;
                    ``(G) the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    ``(H) the Department of Commerce;
                    ``(I) the Department of Education;
                    ``(J) the Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development;
                    ``(K) the Corporation for National and Community 
                Service;
                    ``(L) the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the 
                Army for Civil Works;
                    ``(M) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and
                    ``(N) any other Federal agency designated by the 
                President as necessary to carry out a 21CSC project.
            ``(3) Support for the 21csc.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The head of a participating 
                entity may provide support to the 21CSC by--
                            ``(i) establishing standards for the 21CSC;
                            ``(ii) establishing a process for an 
                        organization to apply and be approved to become 
                        a 21CSC organization;
                            ``(iii) developing and supporting a public-
                        private partnership referred to in paragraph 
                        (5)(A)(i);
                            ``(iv) using or leveraging existing funds, 
                        or acquiring funds and other resources, under 
                        section 210 to support 21CSC projects through 
                        entering into a cooperative agreement under 
                        paragraph (5)(A)(i);
                            ``(v) leveraging existing resources 
                        described in section 210(b) to expand the use 
                        of the 21CSC to meet the mission of the 
                        participating entity;
                            ``(vi) using technology to support 21CSC 
                        projects; and
                            ``(vii) collecting performance data on 
                        21CSC projects--
                                    ``(I) to prepare the reports 
                                referred to in subparagraph (C)(i)(I); 
                                and
                                    ``(II) to demonstrate the impact of 
                                the 21CSC projects.
                    ``(B) Coordination.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The heads of each of the 
                        participating entities shall, to the maximum 
                        extent practicable, coordinate with each other 
                        or the head of any other Federal agency that is 
                        affected by, or carrying out, an activity that 
                        is similar to a 21CSC project--
                                    ``(I) to minimize, to the maximum 
                                extent practicable, the duplication of 
                                any specific project performed by any 
                                other participating entity or Federal 
                                agency; and
                                    ``(II) to maximize 21CSC project 
                                completion in a cost-effective manner 
                                by collaborating to leverage existing 
                                resources described in section 210(b).
                            ``(ii) Approval and data collection.--The 
                        head of each participating entity shall, to the 
                        maximum extent practicable, coordinate with 
                        each other head of a participating entity--
                                    ``(I) to approve organizations as 
                                21CSC organizations; and
                                    ``(II) to collect the data, when 
                                practicable in coordination with a 
                                national non-Federal 21CSC organization 
                                coordinating entity, referred to in 
                                items (aa) through (dd) of subparagraph 
                                (C)(i)(I).
                            ``(iii) Guidance.--The head of each 
                        participating entity shall, to the maximum 
                        extent practicable, seek guidance from--
                                    ``(I) the Corporation for National 
                                and Community Service;
                                    ``(II) the Departments of Veterans 
                                Affairs and Labor on methods to 
                                increase the participation of veterans 
                                in 21CSC projects;
                                    ``(III) the Secretary of the 
                                Interior, acting through the Assistant 
                                Secretary for Indian Affairs, on 
                                methods to increase the participation 
                                of Indians in 21CSC projects;
                                    ``(IV) the Secretary of Defense on 
                                participation for the 21CSC in the 
                                Skillbridge program (DoD Instruction 
                                1322.29), and on recruiting generally, 
                                to encourage more veteran and 
                                transitioning service member engagement 
                                in 21CSC projects;
                                    ``(V) the Secretary of Labor and 
                                the Secretary of Agriculture on methods 
                                to increase rural youth engagement in 
                                21CSC projects;
                                    ``(VI) the Secretary of Labor on 
                                methods to increase the creation of 
                                apprenticeships through 21CSC 
                                organizations, private-sector employer 
                                partnerships, and identifying career 
                                pathways aligned with 21CSC projects; 
                                and
                                    ``(VII) the Secretary of Education 
                                on methods to increase the recognition 
                                of Corpsmembers' experience with 21CSC 
                                projects as post-secondary credit at 
                                higher education institutions.
                    ``(C) Reporting.--
                            ``(i) 21CSC reports.--
                                    ``(I) Report to congress.--As soon 
                                as practicable after the date of 
                                enactment of the 21st Century 
                                Conservation Service Corps Act, the 
                                Chief Executive Officer of the 
                                Corporation for National and Community 
                                Service, in coordination with the head 
                                of each participating entity, shall 
                                submit to Congress a report that 
                                includes data, for the year covered by 
                                the report, including--
                                            ``(aa) the number of 
                                        Corpsmembers that carried out 
                                        21CSC projects and the length 
                                        of the term of service for each 
                                        Corpsmember;
                                            ``(bb) the total amount of 
                                        funding provided by 
                                        participating entities for the 
                                        service of Corpsmembers;
                                            ``(cc) the type of service 
                                        performed by Corpsmembers and 
                                        the impact and accomplishments 
                                        of the service; and
                                            ``(dd) any other similar 
                                        data determined by the Chief 
                                        Executive Officer of the 
                                        Corporation for National and 
                                        Community Service or the head 
                                        of a participating entity to be 
                                        appropriate, including data 
                                        sufficient to determine the 
                                        effectiveness of 21CSC 
                                        organizations in carrying out 
                                        activities to achieve the 
                                        purposes of this title in a 
                                        manner that--

                                                    ``(AA) is cost-
                                                effective; and

                                                    ``(BB) does not 
                                                unduly duplicate or 
                                                overlap with any other 
                                                activity or program 
                                                carried out by any 
                                                other Federal agency.

                                    ``(II) Data from participating 
                                entities.--Not later than 1 year after 
                                the date of enactment of the 21st 
                                Century Conservation Service Corps Act, 
                                and annually thereafter, the head of 
                                each participating entity shall submit 
                                to the Chief Executive Officer of the 
                                Corporation for National and Community 
                                Service the data described in items 
                                (aa) through (dd) of subclause (I).
                                    ``(III) Data collection.--The Chief 
                                Executive Officer of the Corporation 
                                for National and Community Service may 
                                coordinate with individual 21CSC 
                                organizations to improve the collection 
                                of the required data described in items 
                                (aa) through (dd) of subclause (I).
                            ``(ii) Comptroller general reports.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Comptroller 
                                General of the United States shall 
                                prepare and submit to Congress--
                                            ``(aa) not later than 3 
                                        years after the date of 
                                        submission of the first report 
                                        under clause (i)(I), an interim 
                                        report; and
                                            ``(bb) not later than 5 
                                        years after the date of 
                                        submission of the first report 
                                        under that clause, a final 
                                        report.
                                    ``(II) Contents.--The interim and 
                                final reports referred to in subclause 
                                (I) shall include--
                                            ``(aa) an assessment, based 
                                        on the data described in items 
                                        (aa) through (dd) of clause 
                                        (i)(I), of the effectiveness of 
                                        21CSC organizations in 
                                        achieving the purposes of this 
                                        title in a manner that--

                                                    ``(AA) is cost-
                                                effective; and

                                                    ``(BB) does not 
                                                unduly duplicate or 
                                                overlap with any other 
                                                activity or program 
                                                carried out by any 
                                                other Federal agency; 
                                                and

                                            ``(bb) recommendations on 
                                        how to more effectively manage 
                                        and carry out 21CSC projects to 
                                        achieve the purposes of this 
                                        title in the manner described 
                                        in item (aa).
                                    ``(III) Additional reports.--The 
                                Comptroller General of the United 
                                States may submit to Congress any 
                                additional report that includes the 
                                content described in subclause (II), as 
                                the Comptroller General determines to 
                                be necessary.
            ``(4) Gifts and donations.--The head of a participating 
        entity may accept, use, or dispose of a contribution that is a 
        gift or donation of money, services, or property to support the 
        development, implementation, and expansion of a 21CSC project, 
        in accordance with applicable law (including regulations).
            ``(5) Cooperative agreements with 21csc organizations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The head of each participating 
                entity may--
                            ``(i) develop a public-private partnership 
                        with a 21CSC organization by entering into a 
                        cooperative agreement with the 21CSC 
                        organization to support and carry out 21CSC 
                        projects; and
                            ``(ii) leverage existing resources 
                        described in section 210(b) to support a 
                        cooperative agreement.
                    ``(B) Type of cooperative agreement.--A cooperative 
                agreement under this paragraph may--
                            ``(i) be limited to an agreement for a 
                        specific 21CSC project;
                            ``(ii) be a broad agreement covering 
                        multiple planned or future 21CSC projects; or
                            ``(iii) be an agreement for a 21CSC project 
                        to be part of a broader 21CSC initiative 
                        carried out in partnership with--
                                    ``(I) the Federal Government;
                                    ``(II) a State government; or
                                    ``(III) a tribal agency.
                    ``(C) Set share.--A cooperative agreement under 
                this paragraph shall include a provision specifying the 
                cost share that the 21CSC organization will provide 
                under section 210(c).
    ``(d) 21CSC Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be considered and approved as a 21CSC 
        organization, an organization shall, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, demonstrate the ability to meet, and provide 
        assurances that the organization will meet, each requirement 
        described in paragraphs (2) through (6).
            ``(2) 21CSC corpsmembers engaged by 21csc organizations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to meeting the 
                requirement of subparagraph (B), any individual 
                selected by a 21CSC organization to carry out a 21CSC 
                project shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be--
                            ``(i) a youth, notwithstanding paragraphs 
                        (3) and (4) of section 137(a) of the National 
                        and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
                        12591(a)) in the case of any Corpsmember 
                        participating in a 21CSC project supported and 
                        carried out by the Corporation for National and 
                        Community Service; or
                            ``(ii) a veteran not older than age 35.
                    ``(B) Citizenship requirement.--Any individual 
                selected as a Corpsmember shall be--
                            ``(i) a citizen or national of the United 
                        States;
                            ``(ii) a lawful permanent resident of the 
                        United States; or
                            ``(iii) a citizen of the Republic of the 
                        Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
                        Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau and 
                        admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant 
                        under the terms of the applicable Compact of 
                        Free Association with the United States.
                    ``(C) Emphasis on diversity and inclusion.--In 
                selecting a Corpsmember, a 21CSC organization shall 
                make deliberate outreach efforts to engage an 
                individual who--
                            ``(i) lives in the State or region of the 
                        21CSC organization; and
                            ``(ii) represents a traditionally 
                        underserved population, including veterans, 
                        Indians, and disadvantaged youth (as defined in 
                        section 101 of the National and Community 
                        Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511)).
            ``(3) Compensation for participants.--A 21CSC organization 
        shall provide compensation to each Corpsmember that includes 1 
        or more of the following:
                    ``(A) A wage.
                    ``(B) A stipend.
                    ``(C) A living allowance.
                    ``(D) An educational credit that may be applied 
                towards a program of postsecondary education at an 
                institution of higher education that agrees to award 
                the credit for participation in a 21CSC project.
            ``(4) Organization of service for participants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In carrying out a 21CSC project, 
                a 21CSC organization shall, to the maximum extent 
                practicable, organize each Corpsmember as--
                            ``(i) a crew-based participant who--
                                    ``(I) serves together with other 
                                crew-based participants; and
                                    ``(II) is directly supervised by a 
                                trained and experienced crew-based 
                                leader or conservation professional; or
                            ``(ii) an individual or small team-based 
                        participant who serves--
                                    ``(I) individually or in a 
                                coordinated small team, as applicable;
                                    ``(II) under the direction of a 
                                conservation professional; and
                                    ``(III) on an initiative that 
                                requires specific skills and dedicated 
                                attention.
                    ``(B) Veteran and civilian cooperation.--A 21CSC 
                organization shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
                encourage cooperation among veteran and civilian 
                Corpsmembers.
            ``(5) 21CSC projects.--A 21CSC organization shall carry out 
        a 21CSC project that includes national service, and may be a 
        priority project, involving--
                    ``(A) the conservation, restoration, and 
                enhancement of--
                            ``(i) a unit of the National Park System or 
                        National Forest System;
                            ``(ii) public or tribal land or water; or
                            ``(iii) natural, cultural, or historical 
                        resources or treasures;
                    ``(B) the conservation, restoration, management, 
                and development of the natural resources and 
                infrastructure of the United States, including--
                            ``(i) removal of invasive species;
                            ``(ii) wildfire prevention and response;
                            ``(iii) disaster resiliency, mitigation, 
                        response, and recovery;
                            ``(iv) trail development and maintenance;
                            ``(v) coastal restoration and resiliency;
                            ``(vi) historic preservation;
                            ``(vii) public safety;
                            ``(viii) energy efficiency and alternative 
                        energy;
                            ``(ix) water infrastructure;
                            ``(x) construction, repair, rehabilitation, 
                        or maintenance of--
                                    ``(I) a road;
                                    ``(II) a campground; or
                                    ``(III) any other recreation or 
                                visitor facility or housing structure; 
                                and
                            ``(xi) any other related project that 
                        furthers the purposes of this title;
                    ``(C) the support, development, and enhancement of 
                outdoor recreation or urban green space for the purpose 
                of public access;
                    ``(D) service that is primarily indoors, such as 
                service in a science, policy, or program internship, 
                with a clear benefit for natural, cultural, or historic 
                resources or treasures, which may include the provision 
                of interpretation and education services to--
                            ``(i) the public; or
                            ``(ii) a cooperating association, 
                        educational institution, friends group, or 
                        similar nonprofit partner organization; and
                    ``(E) notwithstanding section 132A of the National 
                and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12584a), a 
                project described in this paragraph on private land or 
                water in partnership with a private entity if--
                            ``(i) the project has a direct or 
                        recognized public or environmental benefit; or
                            ``(ii) the funding for the project 
                        originated from a governmental entity, 
                        regardless of the end payor.
            ``(6) 21CSC corpsmembers.--In carrying out a 21CSC project, 
        a 21CSC organization shall provide each Corpsmember with--
                    ``(A) in-demand skills development, certification 
                and credentials, and education to prepare the 
                Corpsmember for success in transitioning to the 21st 
                century workforce;
                    ``(B) community skill development to help the 
                Corpsmember--
                            ``(i) acquire an ethic of service to others 
                        and the United States; and
                            ``(ii) become a more effective natural 
                        resource and community steward; and
                    ``(C) a greater understanding of the natural, 
                cultural, or historic resources or treasures of the 
                United States.
    ``(e) Corpsmember Compensation and Employment Standards.--
            ``(1) Corpsmember compensation standard.--
                    ``(A) Specific wage rates.--A form of compensation 
                provided under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
                subsection (d)(3) shall be considered to be established 
                at a specific wage rate, in the same manner as the 
                compensation provided for a living allowance under 
                section 140 of the National and Community Service Act 
                of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12594).
                    ``(B) Compensation for certain corpsmembers.--The 
                compensation provided under subsection (d)(3) to a 
                Corpsmember who is not a participant in a 21CSC project 
                supported by the Corporation for National and Community 
                Service shall not be subject to any provision of 
                (including a regulation under) the National and 
                Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) 
                relating to a wage rate, but shall be considered to be 
                established at a specific wage rate, in the manner 
                described in subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Rule of construction.--Nothing in 
                subparagraph (A) applies a specific wage rate for a 
                living allowance that is established under section 140 
                of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
                U.S.C. 12594) to the compensation of a Corpsmember 
                under subsection (d)(3).
            ``(2) Corpsmember employment standard.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), in parity with section 
                101(30) of the National and Community Service Act of 
                1990 (42 U.S.C. 12511(30)), a Corpsmember shall be 
                considered to be a participant (as defined in section 
                101 of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 
                (42 U.S.C. 12511)), not an employee, of the 21CSC 
                organization for which the Corpsmember serves.
                    ``(B) Federal employment provisions.--
                Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), Federal employment 
                provisions shall apply to a Corpsmember to the extent 
                that those provisions apply to a participant or crew 
                leader under section 199M(b) of the National and 
                Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12655n(b)).
                    ``(C) Child labor provisions.--Notwithstanding 
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) the child labor provisions under 
                        section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
                        1938 (29 U.S.C. 212) (including any order or 
                        regulation issued under the authority of such 
                        section or section 3(l) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
                        203(l))) shall apply to a Corpsmember and the 
                        21CSC organization for which the Corpsmember 
                        serves in the same manner as such provisions 
                        apply to an employee and an employer under such 
                        Act; and
                            ``(ii) a violation of a section specified 
                        in clause (i) by a 21CSC organization shall be 
                        enforced by the Secretary of Labor in the same 
                        manner, and subject to the same penalties under 
                        the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 
                        201 et seq.), as a violation by an employer of 
                        section 12 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 212).
            ``(3) Civil service.--An individual may be enrolled as a 
        Corpsmember without regard to the civil service and 
        classification laws, rules, or regulations.''.

SEC. 505. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS CONSERVATION CENTERS 
              AND PROGRAM SUPPORT.

    Section 205 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1724) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary'' each place it appears 
                and inserting ``head of a participating entity''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``Public Lands Corps'' and inserting ``21CSC''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``conservation projects'' and inserting ``21CSC 
                        projects'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the heading, by inserting ``, Temporary 
                Housing, and Transportation'' after ``Logistical 
                Support'';
                    (B) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(1) Logistical support.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The head of a participating 
                entity''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``the Corps'' and 
                        inserting ``the 21CSC'';
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking 
                ``Logistical support'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--Logistical support provided 
                under subparagraph (A)''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Temporary housing.--The head of a participating 
        entity may make arrangements with another Federal agency or a 
        State, local government, or private organization to provide 
        temporary housing for Corpsmembers as needed and available.
            ``(3) Transportation.--The head of a participating entity 
        may provide transportation to and from 21CSC project sites for 
        Corpsmembers that reside in their own homes.'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``The head of a participating entity''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the Corps for training or housing 
                Corps participants'' and inserting ``the 21CSC for 
                training or housing Corpsmembers''; and
            (4) in subsection (d), by striking ``The Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``The head of a participating entity''.

SEC. 506. RESOURCE ASSISTANTS.

    Section 206 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1725) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``The 
                Secretary'' and inserting the following:
            ``(4) Preference.--The head of a participating entity'';
                    (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``The 
                Secretary'' and inserting the following:
            ``(3) Selection.--The head of a participating entity'';
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``To be 
                eligible'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible''; and
                    (D) by striking the first sentence and inserting 
                the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The head of a participating entity may 
        provide individual placements of resource assistants to carry 
        out research or resource protection activities on behalf of the 
        participating entity.''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Preference for the Use of 21CSC Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the head of a participating entity 
        determines that a 21CSC organization can provide appropriate 
        recruitment and placement services to fulfill the requirements 
        of this section, the head of the participating entity may 
        implement this section through a 21CSC organization.
            ``(2) Contribution to expenses.--A 21CSC organization 
        providing recruitment and placement services under paragraph 
        (1) shall contribute to the expenses of providing and 
        supporting resource assistants, through 1 or more private 
        sources of funding, at a level equal to 25 percent of the total 
        costs of each participant in the resource assistant program 
        that has been recruited and placed through the 21CSC 
        organization.
            ``(3) Annual report.--A 21CSC organization providing 
        recruitment and placement services under paragraph (1) shall 
        submit to the head of the applicable participating entity an 
        annual report that evaluates the scope, size, and quality of 
        the resource assistant program carried out by the 21CSC 
        organization, including a description of the value of the work 
        contributed by resource assistants to the mission of the 
        participating entity.''.

SEC. 507. ELIGIBILITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE HIRING STATUS.

    Section 207 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1726) 
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 207. ELIGIBILITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE HIRING STATUS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the terms `land management agency' and `time-limited 
        appointment' have the meanings given those terms in section 
        9601 of title 5, United States Code; and
            ``(2) the term `qualified Corpsmember' means a Corpsmember 
        who is certified by a corresponding participating entity as 
        having successfully completed 640 hours of service with a 21CSC 
        organization.
    ``(b) Hiring.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection 
        (c), a qualified Corpsmember shall be eligible for appointment 
        in the competitive service in the same manner as a Peace Corps 
        volunteer as prescribed in Executive Order 11103 (22 U.S.C. 
        2504 note; relating to Providing for the Appointment of Former 
        Peace Corps Volunteers to the Civilian Career Services), as 
        amended by Executive Order 12107 (44 Fed. Reg. 1055; relating 
        to the Civil Service Commission and Labor-Management in the 
        Federal Service).
            ``(2) Period.--A qualified Corpsmember shall be eligible 
        for an appointment under paragraph (1) during the 2-year period 
        beginning on the date on which the Corpsmember completes the 
        640 hours of service required under subsection (a)(2).
            ``(3) Time-limited appointment.--For purposes of section 
        9602 of title 5, United States Code, a qualified Corpsmember 
        hired by a participating entity that is a land management 
        agency for a time-limited appointment shall be considered to be 
        appointed initially under open, competitive examination.
    ``(c) Service Hours.--
            ``(1) In general.--The 640 hours of service required under 
        subsection (a)(2) may include service on 1 or more projects 
        carried out by a Corpsmember with 1 or more participating 
        entities during 1 or more terms of service in a 21CSC 
        organization.
            ``(2) Competitive service.--To be eligible for 
        noncompetitive hiring status under subsection (b), a 
        Corpsmember shall perform the 640 hours of service required 
        under subsection (a)(2)--
                    ``(A) carrying out a project on public or tribal 
                land or water; or
                    ``(B) in service with, or on a project supported in 
                whole or in part by, a participating entity.
            ``(3) Priorities.--The head of each participating entity is 
        encouraged, to the maximum extent practicable, to identify a 
        sufficient number of 21CSC projects on public or tribal land or 
        water that are aligned with the priorities of the participating 
        entity so as to facilitate the attainment of the 640 hours of 
        service by Corpsmembers required under subsection (a)(2).
            ``(4) Tracking hours.--Participating entities shall 
        coordinate with 21CSC organizations to identify the most 
        effective and efficient method for tracking and certifying the 
        640 hours of service required under subsection (a)(2).
    ``(d) Guidance.--The head of each participating entity, and any 
subdivision of a participating entity, shall coordinate with the head 
of each other participating entity, and subdivision of each other 
participating entity, to implement and issue guidance on eligibility 
for noncompetitive hiring status under subsection (b) in a uniform 
manner to--
            ``(1) improve the efficiency and use of noncompetitive 
        hiring authority; and
            ``(2) minimize inconsistency.''.

SEC. 508. NATIONAL SERVICE EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

    Section 208 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1727) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``participant in the Public Lands 
                Corps'' and inserting ``Corpsmember''; and
                    (B) by striking ``the participant'' and inserting 
                ``the Corpsmember''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``either participants in the 
                Corps'' and inserting ``Corpsmembers''; and
                    (B) by striking ``such a participant'' and 
                inserting ``a Corpsmember''.

SEC. 509. NONDISPLACEMENT.

    Section 209 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1728) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Public Lands Corps'' and inserting 
        ``21CSC''; and
            (2) by striking ``qualified youth or conservation corps'' 
        and inserting ``Corpsmember or a 21CSC organization''.

SEC. 510. FUNDING.

    Section 210 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1729) 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) as 
        subsections (d) through (f), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before subsection (d) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
    ``(a) Investments.--
            ``(1) In general.--In addition to using the funds described 
        in subsections (b) and (c) to fund 21CSC projects, each 21CSC 
        organization shall leverage those funds by soliciting cash or 
        in-kind contributions from public or private sources.
            ``(2) Methods.--A 21CSC organization may leverage funds by 
        soliciting contributions using innovative strategies, such as 
        crowd-funding.
    ``(b) Existing Resources.--To fund a 21CSC project, the head of 
each participating entity shall be limited to using existing funds 
appropriated or allocated to the participating entity, as of the period 
of implementation of the 21CSC project, under any law or authority 
other than this title.
    ``(c) Set Cost Share.--A 21CSC organization carrying out a 21CSC 
project shall provide a cost share of not less than 10 percent of the 
total cost of the 21CSC project, which may include cash or in-kind 
contributions from a State, local, or private source.'';
            (3) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``qualified youth or conservation corps'' and 
                        inserting ``corpsmembers or 21csc 
                        organizations''; and
                            (ii) by striking the first and second 
                        sentences; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``Public lands corps'' and inserting ``21csc'';
                            (ii) in the first sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``The Secretary is 
                                authorized to'' and inserting ``The 
                                head of a participating entity may'';
                                    (II) by striking ``Public Lands 
                                Corps'' and inserting ``21CSC''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``the Corps'' and 
                                inserting ``the 21CSC''; and
                            (iii) in the second sentence, by striking 
                        ``the Corps'' and inserting ``the 21CSC'';
            (4) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``In order'' and all that follows through ``the Secretary'' and 
        inserting ``To carry out the 21CSC or to support resource 
        assistants and Corpsmembers or 21CSC organizations under this 
        title, the head of a participating entity''; and
            (5) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 211'' and inserting 
                ``section 213''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Public Lands Corps'' and 
                inserting ``21CSC''.

SEC. 511. INDIAN YOUTH 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS; RULE OF 
              CONSTRUCTION.

    The Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 211 as section 213; and
            (2) by inserting after section 210 the following:

``SEC. 211. INDIAN YOUTH 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS.

    ``(a) Authorization of Cooperative Agreements.--The head of a 
participating entity may offer to enter into a cooperative agreement 
with a tribal agency or a 21CSC organization to establish and 
administer the Indian Youth 21st Century Conservation Service Corps, 
which shall carry out 1 or more 21CSC projects on tribal land or water.
    ``(b) Guidelines.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of the 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with Indian tribes, shall 
issue guidelines for the management of the Indian Youth 21st Century 
Conservation Service Corps, in accordance with this Act and any other 
applicable Federal laws.

``SEC. 212. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    ``Except where otherwise provided for in this title, the 
requirements and authorities provided under this title with respect to 
Corpsmembers, 21CSC organizations, and participating entities with 
respect to a 21CSC project shall be in addition to any requirement or 
authority provided under other Federal law with respect to 
Corpsmembers, 21CSC organizations, and participating entities with 
respect to the 21CSC project.''.

SEC. 512. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.

    Section 121(a) of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (16 U.S.C. 1725a(a)), is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Secretary of the Interior'' and 
                inserting ``head of a participating entity (as defined 
                in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 
                (16 U.S.C. 1722)) (referred to in this subsection as a 
                `participating entity')''; and
                    (B) by striking ``in paragraph (1) directly to a 
                position with a land managing agency of the Department 
                of the Interior'' and inserting ``in paragraph (2) 
                directly to a position with a participating entity''; 
                and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``land managing 
        agency'' and inserting ``participating entity''.

SEC. 513. NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS.

    (a) Nonprofit Capacity Building.--Section 198S(a)(4) of the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12653s(a)(4)) is 
amended by striking ``and the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
``the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States''.
    (b) Compact Migrant Eligibility.--Section 137(a)(5) of the National 
and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591(a)(5)) is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(5) is a citizen or national of the United States or 
        lawful permanent resident alien of the United States, or is a 
        citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated 
        States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau and admitted to 
        the United States as a nonimmigrant under the terms of the 
        applicable Compact of Free Association with the United 
        States.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to any participant in a program under the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.) selected after the date 
of enactment of this section.

SEC. 514. YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS.

    Public Law 91-378 (commonly known as the ``Youth Conservation Corps 
Act of 1970'') (16 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 102(a) (16 U.S.C. 1702(a)), by--
                    (A) striking ``trust territories, or'' and 
                inserting ``or the''; and
                    (B) inserting ``(or who are citizens of the 
                Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States 
                of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau and admitted to 
                the United States as nonimmigrants under the terms of 
                the applicable Compact of Free Association with the 
                United States),'' after ``Puerto Rico''; and
            (2) in section 104 (16 U.S.C. 1704)--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Trust 
                Territory of the Pacific Islands, and American Samoa'' 
                and inserting ``American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
                the Northern Mariana Islands''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``, 
                possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
                Islands'' and inserting ``or possessions (or the 
                citizens of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the 
                Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of 
                Palau and admitted to the United States as 
                nonimmigrants under the terms of the applicable Compact 
                of Free Association with the United States)''.

                      TITLE VI--EVERY KID OUTDOORS

SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Every Kid Outdoors Act''.

SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Federal lands and waters.--The term ``Federal lands and 
        waters'' means any Federal lands or body of water under the 
        jurisdiction of any Secretary to which the public has access.
            (2) Program.--The term ``program'' means the Every Kid 
        Outdoors program established under section 603(a).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
                    (A) in the case of Federal lands and waters under 
                the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, the 
                Secretary of the Interior, acting through, as 
                relevant--
                            (i) the Director of the National Park 
                        Service;
                            (ii) the Director of the United States Fish 
                        and Wildlife Service;
                            (iii) the Director of the Bureau of Land 
                        Management; and
                            (iv) the Commissioner of Reclamation;
                    (B) in the case of Federal lands and waters under 
                the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service, the 
                Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of 
                the U.S. Forest Service;
                    (C) in the case of Federal lands and waters under 
                the jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration, the Secretary of Commerce, 
                acting through the Administrator of the National 
                Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
                    (D) in the case of Federal lands and waters under 
                the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
                the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
                Engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
            (4) Student or students.--The term ``student'' or 
        ``students'' means any fourth grader or home-schooled learner 
        10 years of age residing in the United States, including any 
        territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 603. EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment.--Each Secretary shall establish a program, to be 
known as the ``Every Kid Outdoors Program'', that will provide free 
access to students and certain accompanying individuals, in accordance 
with this section, to those Federal lands and waters for which access 
is subject to an entrance, standard amenity, or day use fee.
    (b) Annual Passes.--
            (1) In general.--At the request of a student, the Secretary 
        shall issue a pass to the student, which allows access to 
        Federal lands and waters for which access is subject to an 
        entrance, standard amenity, or day use fee, free of charge for 
        the student and--
                    (A) in the case of a per-vehicle fee area--
                            (i) any passengers accompanying the student 
                        in a private, noncommercial vehicle; or
                            (ii) not more than 3 adults accompanying 
                        the student on bicycles; or
                    (B) in the case of a per-person fee area, not more 
                than 3 adults accompanying the student.
            (2) Term.--A pass described in this subsection shall be 
        effective during the period beginning on September 1 and ending 
        on August 31 of the following year.
            (3) Presence of student required.--A pass described in this 
        subsection shall be effective only if the student to which the 
        pass was issued is present at the point of entry to the 
        applicable Federal lands or waters.
    (c) Other Activities.--In carrying out the program, each 
Secretary--
            (1) may collaborate with State and territorial park systems 
        that opt to implement a complementary Every Kid Outdoors State 
        or Territory Park pass;
            (2) may coordinate with the Secretary of Education to 
        implement the program;
            (3) shall maintain a publicly available website with 
        information about the program;
            (4) may provide visitor services for the program; and
            (5) may support approved partners of the Federal land and 
        waters by providing the partners with opportunities to 
        participate in the program.
    (d) Reports.--The Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with 
each Secretary, shall prepare a comprehensive report to Congress each 
year describing--
            (1) the implementation of the program;
            (2) the number and geographical distribution of students 
        who participated in the program; and
            (3) the number of passes described in subsection (b)(1) 
        that were distributed.
    (e) Sunset.--The authorities provided in this title, including the 
reporting requirement, shall expire on the date that is seven years 
after the date of enactment of this title.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 864

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3400

                     [Report No. 115-1063, Part I]

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                                 A BILL

To promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation on Federal land 
    and to open up opportunities for collaboration with non-Federal 
                   partners, and for other purposes.

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                           December 28, 2018

Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Energy and Commerce 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
                 of the Union and ordered to be printed