[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6070 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6070

   To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the 
    authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military 
    activities at the Nevada test and training range, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 26, 2023

  Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the 
    authority of Department of Defense to conduct certain military 
    activities at the Nevada test and training range, 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. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO 
              CONDUCT CERTAIN MILITARY ACTIVITIES AT NEVADA TEST AND 
              TRAINING RANGE.

    (a) Specification of Authorized Military Activities.--Paragraph (1) 
of section 3011(b) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title 
XXX of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000; 
Public Law 106-65; 113 Stat. 886) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
        ``, subject to the conditions set forth in subsection (a) of 
        section 3014'' after ``Secretary of the Air Force'';
            (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (G); 
        and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraphs:
                    ``(D) for emergency response;
                    ``(E) for the establishment and use of existing or 
                new electronic tracking and communications sites, 
                including the construction of up to 15 equipment pads, 
                no larger than 150-by-150 feet in size, along existing 
                roads to allow placement and operation of threat 
                emitters;
                    ``(F) for the use and maintenance of roads in 
                existence as of January 1, 2024, to allow access to 
                threat emitters and repeaters for installation, 
                maintenance, and periodic relocation; and''.
    (b) Interagency Committee.--Section 3011(b)(5)(G), as added by 
paragraph (1) of section 2844(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116-283; 134 Stat. 4351), is further amended--
            (1) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the 
                        Interior and the Secretary of the Air Force 
                        shall jointly establish an interagency 
                        committee (referred to in this subparagraph as 
                        the `interagency committee') to--
                                    ``(I) facilitate coordination, 
                                manage public access needs and 
                                requirements, and minimize potential 
                                conflict between the Department of the 
                                Interior and the Department of the Air 
                                Force with respect to joint operating 
                                areas within the Desert National 
                                Wildlife Refuge; and
                                    ``(II) discuss the activities 
                                authorized in paragraph (1) and provide 
                                input to the United States Fish and 
                                Wildlife Service and the Department of 
                                the Air Force when assessing whether 
                                these activities may be conducted on 
                                the joint operating areas within the 
                                Desert National Wildlife Refuge that 
                                are under the primary jurisdiction of 
                                the Secretary of the Interior in a 
                                manner that is consistent with the 
                                National Wildlife Refuge System 
                                Administration Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 
                                seq.) and other applicable law.''; and
            (2) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, including a designee of the 
                Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service'' before the period at the end of subclause 
                (I); and
                    (B) by inserting ``, including a designee of the 
                Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, 
                Installations, and Environment'' before the period at 
                the end of subclause (II).
    (c) Additional Purpose of Intergovernmental Executive Committee.--
Section 3011(b)(H)(5)(ii), as added by paragraph (2) of such section 
2844(b), is amended in clause (ii)--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause (I);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of subclause (II) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(III) discussing and making 
                                recommendations to the interagency 
                                committee established under 
                                subparagraph (G) with respect to any 
                                proposal by the Secretary of the Air 
                                Force to undertake any of the 
                                activities authorized in paragraph (1) 
                                on the joint operating areas within the 
                                Desert National Wildlife Refuge.''.
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