[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 9, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4339-S4354]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3480. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, and 
Mrs. Feinstein) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. STRAW PURCHASERS AND TRAFFICKERS OF FIREARMS.

       Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, except that any person who commits a 
     violation described in subparagraph (A) by making a false 
     statement or representation with respect to a firearm or 
     ammunition with knowledge or reasonable cause to believe that 
     the firearm or ammunition is to be used to commit a crime of 
     violence, as defined in subsection (c)(3), shall be fined 
     under this title, imprisoned for not more than 15 years or 
     both''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, except that any person who knowingly 
     violates section 922(a)(6) with knowledge or reasonable cause 
     to believe that the firearm or ammunition is to be used to 
     commit a crime of violence, as defined in subsection (c)(3), 
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     15 years or both''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
       ``(h) Whoever knowingly receives or transfers a firearm or 
     ammunition, or attempts or conspires to do so, knowing or 
     having reasonable cause to believe that such firearm or 
     ammunition will be used to commit a crime of violence (as 
     defined in subsection (c)(3)), a drug trafficking crime (as 
     defined in subsection (c)(2)), or a crime under the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.), the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (21 
     U.S.C. 1901 et seq.), or section 212(a)(2)(C) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)(C)) 
     shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 
     15 years, or both.''.
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  SA 3481. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 4660, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 157, line 24, strike ``$1,390,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,620,000,000''.
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  SA 3482. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2___. AVAILABILITY OF INTEREST IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION 
                   FUND.

       Section 3(b)(2)(C) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669b(b)(2)(C)) is amended by 
     striking ``2016'' and inserting ``2026''.
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  SA 3483. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 53, after line 11, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. STATE CONTROL OF HUNTING, FISHING, OUTDOOR 
                   RECREATION, AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   PRODUCTION ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Available federal land.--The term ``available Federal 
     land'' means any Federal land that, as of May 31, 2013--
       (A) is located within the boundaries of a State;
       (B) is not held by the United States in trust for the 
     benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe;
       (C) is not a unit of the National Park System;
       (D) is not a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; 
     and
       (E) is not a Congressionally designated wilderness area.
       (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means--
       (A) a State; and
       (B) the District of Columbia.
       (b) State Programs.--
       (1) In general.--A State--
       (A) may establish a program covering the leasing and 
     permitting processes, regulatory requirements, and any other 
     provisions by which the State would exercise its rights to 
     develop all forms of energy resources on available Federal 
     land in the State;
       (B) may establish a program covering the allowance of 
     hunting, fishing, and any other outdoor recreation activities 
     (as determined by the State) on available Federal land in the 
     State; and
       (C) as a condition of certification under subsection (c)(2) 
     shall submit a declaration to the Departments of the 
     Interior, Agriculture, and Energy that a program under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) has been established or amended.
       (2) Amendment of programs.--A State may amend a program 
     developed and certified under this section at any time.
       (3) Certification of amended programs.--Any program amended 
     under paragraph (2) shall be certified under subsection 
     (c)(2).
       (c) Leasing, Permitting, and Regulatory Programs.--
       (1) Satisfaction of federal requirements.--Each program 
     certified under this section shall be considered to satisfy 
     all applicable requirements of Federal law (including 
     regulations), including--
       (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
       (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.); and
       (C) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
     et seq.).
       (2) Federal certification and transfer of development 
     rights.--Upon submission of a declaration by a State under 
     subsection (b)(1)(C)--
       (A) the program under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
     (b)(1), as applicable, shall be certified; and
       (B) the State shall receive all rights from the Federal 
     Government to carry out the certified program.
       (3) Issuance of permits and leases.--If a State elects to 
     issue a permit or lease for the development of any form of 
     energy resource on any available Federal land within the 
     borders of the State in accordance with a program certified 
     under paragraph (2), the permit or lease shall be considered 
     to meet all applicable requirements of Federal law (including 
     regulations).
       (d) Judicial Review.--Activities carried out in accordance 
     with this section shall not be subject to judicial review.
       (e) Administrative Procedure Act.--Activities carried out 
     in accordance with this section shall not be subject to 
     subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, United 
     States Code (commonly known as the ``Administrative Procedure 
     Act'').
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  SA 3484. Mr. BURR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1___. WILD HORSES IN AND AROUND THE CURRITUCK NATIONAL 
                   WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) Agreement Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall enter 
     into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a 
     nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State 
     of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, 
     and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of 
     free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National 
     Wildlife Refuge.
       (2) Terms.--The agreement shall--
       (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 
     free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a 
     target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild 
     horses;
       (B) provide for cost-effective management of the horses 
     while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are 
     not adversely impacted;
       (C) provide for introduction of a small number of free-
     roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National 
     Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of 
     the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife 
     Refuge; and

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       (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the 
     costs associated with--
       (i) coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the 
     health of the horses;
       (ii) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild 
     and in confinement;
       (iii) coordinating the removal and placement of horses and 
     monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County 
     Outer Banks; and
       (iv) administering a viable population control plan for the 
     horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility 
     methods, and other viable options.
       (b) Requirements for Introduction of Horses From Cape 
     Lookout National Seashore.--During the effective period of 
     the memorandum of understanding between the National Park 
     Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a 
     non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing 
     business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no 
     horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for 
     introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except--
       (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and
       (2) consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any 
     successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the 
     Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any 
     successor management plan).
       (c) No Liability Created.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as creating liability for the United States for any 
     damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person 
     or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the 
     refuge.
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  SA 3485. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Alexander) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, 
fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1__. REFUND OF FUNDS USED BY STATES TO OPERATE NATIONAL 
                   PARKS DURING SHUTDOWN.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the National Park Service 
     shall refund to each State all funds of the State that were 
     used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National 
     Park System during the period in October 2013 in which there 
     was a lapse in appropriations for the unit.
       (b) Funding.--Funds of the National Park Service that are 
     appropriated after the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
     used to carry out this section.
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  SA 3486. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 53, after line 11, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. OFF-INSTALLATION DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATURAL 
                   RESOURCES PROJECTS COMPLIANCE WITH INTEGRATED 
                   NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       Section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670c-1) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Compliance With Integrated Natural Resource 
     Management Plan.--In the case of a cooperative agreement or 
     interagency agreement entered into under subsection (a) for 
     the maintenance and improvement of natural resources located 
     off of a military installation or State-owned National Guard 
     installation, funds referred to in subsection (b) may be used 
     only pursuant to an approved integrated natural resources 
     management plan.''.
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  SA 3487. Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Cornyn, 
and Mr. Cruz) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. PROHIBITION ON LAND MANAGEMENT MODIFICATIONS 
                   RELATING TO LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including 
     regulations), the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
     of the Interior shall not implement or limit any modification 
     to a public or private land-related policy or subsurface 
     mineral right-related policy or practice that is in effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act relating to the listing of 
     the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a threatened species or 
     endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
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  SA 3488. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2____. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 
                   COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION COUNCIL 
                   ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the Wildlife and 
     Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee 
     (referred to in this section as the `Advisory Committee') to 
     advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture 
     (referred to in this section as the `Secretaries') on 
     wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational 
     shooting.
       ``(b) Duties of the Advisory Committee.--The Advisory 
     Committee shall advise the Secretaries with regard to--
       ``(1) implementation of Executive Order No. 13443 (72 Fed. 
     Reg. 46537 (Aug. 16, 2007)) (relating to facilitation of 
     hunting heritage and wildlife conservation), which directs 
     Federal agencies `to facilitate the expansion and enhancement 
     of hunting opportunities and the management of game species 
     and their habitat';
       ``(2) policies and programs to conserve and restore 
     wetland, agricultural land, grassland, and forest and 
     rangeland habitats;
       ``(3) policies and programs to promote opportunities and 
     access to hunting and shooting sports on Federal land;
       ``(4) policies and programs to recruit and retain new 
     hunters and shooters;
       ``(5) policies and programs that increase public awareness 
     of the importance of wildlife conservation and the social and 
     economic benefits of recreational hunting and shooting; and
       ``(6) policies and programs that encourage coordination 
     among the public, the hunting and shooting sports community, 
     wildlife conservation groups, and States, Indian tribes, and 
     the Federal Government.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall consist of 
     not more than 16 discretionary members and 7 ex officio 
     members.
       ``(B) Ex officio members.--The ex officio members of the 
     Advisory Committee shall be--
       ``(i) the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service or a designated representative of the Director;
       ``(ii) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management or a 
     designated representative of the Director;
       ``(iii) the Director of the National Park Service or a 
     designated representative of the Director;
       ``(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service or a designated 
     representative of the Chief;
       ``(v) the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service or a designated representative of the Chief;
       ``(vi) the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency or a 
     designated representative of the Administrator; and
       ``(vii) the Executive Director of the Association of Fish 
     and Wildlife Agencies.
       ``(C) Discretionary members.--The discretionary members 
     shall be appointed jointly by the Secretaries from at least 1 
     of each of the following:
       ``(i) State fish and wildlife agencies.
       ``(ii) Game bird hunting organizations.
       ``(iii) Wildlife conservation organizations.
       ``(iv) Big game hunting organizations.
       ``(v) Waterfowl hunting organizations.
       ``(vi) The tourism, outfitter, and guiding industry.
       ``(vii) The firearms and ammunition manufacturing industry.
       ``(viii) The hunting and shooting equipment retail 
     industry.
       ``(ix) Tribal resource management organizations.
       ``(x) Women's hunting and fishing advocacy, outreach, or 
     education organizations.
       ``(xi) Minority hunting and fishing advocacy, outreach, or 
     education organizations.
       ``(xii) Veterans service organizations.
       ``(D) Eligibility.--Prior to the appointment of the 
     discretionary members, the Secretaries shall determine that 
     each individual nominated for appointment to the Advisory 
     Committee, and the organization each individual represents, 
     actively supports and promotes sustainable-use hunting, 
     wildlife conservation, and recreational shooting.
       ``(2) Terms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     members of the Advisory Committee--
       ``(i) shall be appointed for a term of 4 years; and
       ``(ii) shall not be appointed for more than 3 terms, 
     regardless of whether the terms are consecutive or 
     nonconsecutive.
       ``(B) Initial appointments.--As designated by the 
     Secretaries at the time of appointment, of the members first 
     appointed--
       ``(i) 6 members shall be appointed for a term of 4 years;
       ``(ii) 5 members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years; 
     and
       ``(iii) 5 members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years.
       ``(3) Preservation of public advisory status.--No 
     individual may be appointed as a discretionary member of the 
     Advisory Committee while serving as an officer or employee of 
     the Federal Government.
       ``(4) Vacancy and removal.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Any vacancy on the Advisory Committee 
     shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       ``(B) Removal.--Advisory Committee members shall serve at 
     the discretion of the Secretaries and may be removed at any 
     time for good cause.
       ``(5) Continuation of service.--Each appointed member may 
     continue to serve after the expiration of the term of office 
     to which that member was appointed until a successor has been 
     appointed.
       ``(6) Chairperson.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Chairperson of the Advisory 
     Committee shall be jointly appointed for a 3-year term by the 
     Secretaries from among the members of the Advisory Committee.
       ``(B) Term.--An individual may not be appointed as 
     Chairperson for more than 2 terms, regardless of whether the 
     terms are consecutive or nonconsecutive.
       ``(7) Pay and expenses.--Members of the Advisory Committee 
     shall serve without pay for such service, but each member of 
     the Advisory Committee may be reimbursed for travel and 
     lodging incurred through attending meetings of the Advisory 
     Committee-approved subgroup meetings in the same amounts and 
     under the same conditions as Federal employees (in accordance 
     with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code).
       ``(8) Meetings.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall meet at the 
     call of the Secretaries, the Chairperson, or a majority of 
     the members, but not less frequently than twice annually.
       ``(B) Open meetings.--Each meeting of the Advisory 
     Committee shall be open to the public.
       ``(C) Prior notice of meetings.--Timely notice of each 
     meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be published in the 
     Federal Register and be submitted to trade publications and 
     publications of general circulation.
       ``(D) Subgroups.--The Advisory Committee may establish such 
     workgroups or subgroups as the Advisory Committee determines 
     necessary for the purpose of compiling information or 
     conducting research, subject to the conditions that any 
     workgroup or subgroup of the Advisory Committee--
       ``(i) may not conduct business without the direction of the 
     Advisory Committee; and
       ``(ii) shall report in full to the Advisory Committee.
       ``(9) Quorum.--9 members of the Advisory Committee shall 
     constitute a quorum.
       ``(d) Expenses.--The expenses of the Advisory Committee 
     that the Secretaries determine to be reasonable and 
     appropriate shall be paid by the Secretaries.
       ``(e) Administrative Support, Technical Services, and 
     Advice.--A designated Federal Officer shall be jointly 
     appointed by the Secretaries to provide to the Advisory 
     Committee the administrative support, technical services, and 
     advice that the Secretaries determine to be reasonable and 
     appropriate.
       ``(f) Annual Report.--
       ``(1) Required.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than September 30 of each 
     year, the Advisory Committee shall submit a report to the 
     Secretaries, the Committee on Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate.
       ``(B) Extension.--If the Advisory Committee cannot meet the 
     September 30 deadline in any year, the Secretaries shall 
     advise the Chairpersons of each of the Committees described 
     in subparagraph (A) of the reasons for the delay and the date 
     on which the submission of the report is anticipated.
       ``(2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a description of the activities of the Advisory 
     Committee during the preceding year;
       ``(B) a description of the reports and recommendations made 
     by the Advisory Committee to the Secretaries during the 
     preceding year; and
       ``(C) an accounting of actions taken by the Secretaries as 
     a result of the recommendations.
       ``(g) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory 
     Committee.
       ``(h) Abolishment of the Existing Wildlife and Hunting 
     Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Committee.--On 
     publication of the first notice of the Advisory Committee 
     under subsection (c)(8), the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage 
     Conservation Council formed in furtherance of section 441 of 
     the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 1457), the Fish and Wildlife 
     Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.), and other Acts 
     applicable to specific bureaus of the Department of the 
     Interior is abolished.''.
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  SA 3489. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 42, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
       (c) Report on Public Access and Egress to Federal Public 
     Land.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) Federal public land management agency.--The term 
     ``Federal public land management agency'' means any of the 
     National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (B) Travel management plan.--The term ``travel management 
     plan'' means a plan for the management of travel--
       (i) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     National Park Service, on park roads and designated routes 
     under section 4.10 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
     (or successor regulations);
       (ii) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, on the land under a 
     comprehensive conservation plan prepared under section 4(e) 
     of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 
     1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e));
       (iii) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Forest Service, on National Forest System land under part 212 
     of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor 
     regulations); and
       (iv) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Bureau of Land Management, under a resource management plan 
     developed under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (2) Report on public access and egress to federal public 
     land.--
       (A) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each head of 
     a Federal public land management agency shall make available 
     to the public on the website of the Federal public land 
     management agency a report that includes--
       (i) a list of the location and acreage of land more than 
     640 acres in size under the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     public land management agency on which the public is allowed, 
     under Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land 
     for other recreational purposes--

       (I) to which there is no public access or egress; or
       (II) to which public access or egress to the legal 
     boundaries of the land is significantly restricted (as 
     determined by the head of the Federal public land management 
     agency);

       (ii) with respect to land described in clause (i), a list 
     of the locations and acreage on the land that the head of the 
     Federal public land management agency determines have 
     significant potential for use for hunting, fishing, and other 
     recreational purposes; and
       (iii) with respect to land described in clause (ii), a plan 
     developed by the Federal public land management agency that--

       (I) identifies how public access and egress could 
     reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries of the land in 
     a manner that minimizes the impact on wildlife habitat and 
     water quality;
       (II) specifies the actions recommended to secure the access 
     and egress, including acquiring an easement, right-of-way, or 
     fee title from a willing owner of any land that abuts the 
     land or the need to coordinate with State land management 
     agencies or other Federal or State governmental entities to 
     allow for such access and egress; and
       (III) is consistent with the travel management plan in 
     effect on the land.

       (B) List of public access routes for certain land.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     each head of a Federal public land management agency shall 
     make available to the public on the website of the Federal 
     public land management agency, and thereafter revise as the 
     head of the Federal public land management agency determines 
     appropriate, a list of roads or trails that provide the 
     primary public access and egress to the legal boundaries of 
     contiguous parcels of land equal to more than 640 acres in 
     size under the jurisdiction of the Federal public land 
     management agency on which the public is allowed, under 
     Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land for 
     other recreational purposes.
       (C) Means of public access and egress included.--In 
     considering public access and egress under subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B), the head of the applicable Federal public land 
     management agency shall consider public access and egress to 
     the legal boundaries of the land described in those 
     subsections, including access and egress--
       (i) by motorized or non-motorized vehicles; and
       (ii) on foot or horseback.
       (D) Effect.--
       (i) In general.--This subsection shall have no effect on 
     whether a particular recreational use shall be allowed on the 
     land described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Effect of allowable uses on agency consideration.--In 
     preparing the plan under subparagraph (A)(iii), the head of 
     the applicable Federal public land management agency shall 
     only consider recreational uses that are allowed on the land 
     at the time that the plan is prepared.
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  SA 3490. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3469 proposed 
by Mr. Udall of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Risch) to the bill S. 
2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, 
fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; as follows:

       In the amendment, on line 1, strike the word ``the''.

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  SA 3491. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill S. 2363, to 
protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, 
and shooting, and for other purposes; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This Act shall become effective 3 days after enactment.
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  SA 3492. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3491 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities 
for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other 
purposes; as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''.
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  SA 3493. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3492 proposed 
by Mr. Reid to the amendment SA 3491 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill 
S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, 
fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``4'' and insert ``5''.
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  SA 3494. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2___. EMERGENCY FOREST REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION 
                   AND WILDFIRE CONTROL.

       Title VI of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 
     U.S.C. 6591) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 602. EMERGENCY FOREST REHABILITATION AND RESTORATION 
                   AND WILDFIRE CONTROL.

       ``(a) Definition.--In this section:
       ``(1) Catastrophic event.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `catastrophic event' means any 
     natural disaster or any fire, flood, or explosion, regardless 
     of cause, that the Secretary determines has caused or has the 
     potential to cause damage of significant severity and 
     magnitude to Federal land.
       ``(B) Natural disaster.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, may 
     include a fire, hurricane, tornado, windstorm, snow or ice 
     storm, rain storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, 
     earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, drought, 
     or insect or disease outbreak.
       ``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' has the meaning 
     given term in section 101.
       ``(b) Mechanical Forest Treatment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall implement such 
     procedures as are necessary to ensure that not less than 
     400,000 acres of Federal land each fiscal year are treated 
     with mechanical treatments intended to produce merchantable 
     wood.
       ``(2) Funding.--The Secretary shall use to carry out 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) funds described in subsection (f)(3); and
       ``(B) any other funds made available for the purposes 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Emergency Circumstances.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) declare that emergency circumstances exist for all 
     Federal land subject to the effects of a catastrophic event, 
     including on Federal land outside urban interface areas; and
       ``(B) as soon as practicable, take all actions necessary 
     for the rehabilitation or restoration of the Federal land, 
     with highest priority given to Federal land impacted by 
     large-scale beetle infestations.
       ``(2) Emergency alternative arrangements.--In accordance 
     with section 220.4 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
     and section 1506.11 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations 
     (or successor regulations), for any Federal land for which 
     the Secretary declares the existence of emergency 
     circumstances under paragraph (1), the Secretary may use 
     emergency alternative arrangements to comply with the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.).
       ``(3) Limitation on administrative appeals.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no administrative 
     appeal shall be allowed for any action classified as an 
     emergency alternative arrangement under paragraph (2) or a 
     categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) due to emergency 
     circumstances declared under paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Catastrophic Events.--
       ``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable during but not 
     later than 30 days after the conclusion of a catastrophic 
     event, the Secretary shall initiate timely salvage activities 
     on the Federal land affected by the catastrophic event so as 
     to prevent significant deterioration of timber values, 
     development of significant fire hazard, or other forest 
     mortality that would prevent the Federal land from 
     regenerating to forest within 5 years.
       ``(2) Funding.--The Secretary shall use to carry out 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) funds described in subsection (f)(3); and
       ``(B) any other funds made available for the purposes 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Exclusion of Certain Federal Land.--This section 
     shall not apply to--
       ``(1) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 
     System;
       ``(2) Federal land on which the removal of vegetation is 
     prohibited or restricted by Act of Congress, Presidential 
     proclamation, or the applicable land management plan; or
       ``(3) a wilderness study area.
       ``(f) Limitation on Acquisition.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except as provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the 
     date of enactment of this section and during each of the 
     subsequent 5 full fiscal years, none of the funds made 
     available to the Secretary under any law may be used--
       ``(A) to survey land for future acquisition as Federal 
     land; or
       ``(B) to enter into discussions with non-Federal landowners 
     to identify land for acquisition as Federal land.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the use 
     of funds--
       ``(A) to complete land transactions underway on the date of 
     enactment of this section;
       ``(B) to exchange Federal land for non-Federal land; or
       ``(C) to accept donations of non-Federal land as Federal 
     land.
       ``(3) Use of funds.--Of the funds that would otherwise have 
     been used for purchase of non-Federal land by the Forest 
     Service--
       ``(A) \1/4\ shall be transferred to the Wildland Fire 
     Management account of the Department of Agriculture; and
       ``(B) \3/4\ shall be used by Secretary to carry out--
       ``(i) mechanical forest treatments described in subsection 
     (b); and
       ``(ii) salvage activities described in subsection (d).''.
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  SA 3495. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 30, strike line 21 and all that follows 
     through page 31, line 21, and insert the following:
       (4) Bureau of land management, national park system, and 
     forest service land.--
       (A) Land open.--
       (i) Bureau of land management land and forest service 
     land.--

       (I) In general.--Land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau 
     of Land Management or the Forest Service (including a 
     component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 
     land designated as a wilderness study area or 
     administratively classified as wilderness eligible or 
     suitable, and primitive or semiprimitive areas, but excluding 
     land on the outer Continental Shelf) shall be open to 
     recreational fishing, hunting, and recreational shooting 
     unless the managing Federal public land agency acts to close 
     the land to the activity.
       (II) Motorized access.--Nothing in subclause (I) authorizes 
     or requires motorized access or the use of motorized vehicles 
     for recreational fishing, hunting, or recreational shooting 
     purposes within land designated as a wilderness study area or 
     administratively classified as wilderness eligible or 
     suitable.

       (ii) National park system land.--

       (I) In general.--Any unit of the National Park System 
     described in subclause (II) shall be open to the recreational 
     hunting of elk unless the Director of the National Park 
     Service closes the unit to the recreational hunting of elk 
     after a 60-day public comment period.
       (II) Description of land.--A unit of the National Park 
     System referred to in subclause (I) is a unit--

       (aa) comprised of more than 2,000 contiguous acres of land; 
     and
       (bb) that utilizes a management planning process to examine 
     alternatives to translocation to maintain elk populations at 
     a size at which vegetation, other ungulates and wildlife, 
     neighbors of the unit of the National Park System, and other 
     resources of the unit of the National Park System would not 
     experience adverse effects.
       (B) Closure or restriction.--Land described in subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(I) may be subject
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  SA 3496. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1__. HAYING AND GRAZING.

       (a) In General.--Section 1233 of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3833) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Haying and Grazing.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subchapter, the Secretary shall permit the owner or 
     operator of eligible land subject to a contract under the 
     conservation reserve program to make certain approved use of 
     forage removed from the eligible land if the forage removal 
     is a mid-contract management requirement of 1 or more 
     conservation practices subject to the program contract for 
     the eligible land.

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       ``(2) Requirements.--To be eligible to use removed forage 
     in accordance with this subsection, the owner or operator of 
     the eligible land shall agree--
       ``(A) to implement a haying or grazing plan established by 
     the Natural Resources Conservation Service;
       ``(B) to limit the frequency of forage removal to the 
     schedule established in the mid-contract management 
     requirements; and
       ``(C) not to conduct forage removal during the primary 
     nesting season.
       ``(3) Approved uses.--
       ``(A) Personal or commercial use.--An owner or operator 
     described in paragraph (2) may elect to use removed forage 
     under this subsection for personal or commercial haying or 
     grazing use in exchange for agreeing--
       ``(i) to forgo the mid-contract cost-share payment for the 
     eligible land; and
       ``(ii) to a 25-percent reduction in the annual rental rate 
     for the eligible land.
       ``(B) Donation.--An owner or operator described in 
     paragraph (2) may elect to donate, to an entity approved by 
     the State department of agriculture, removed forage under 
     this subsection for haying or grazing, without any reduction 
     in the mid-contract cost-share payment or the rental rate.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1232(a)(8) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(8)) is amended by 
     striking ``or (c)'' and inserting ``, (c), or (e)''.
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  SA 3497. Mr. THUNE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 44, lines 19 and 20, strike ``each of fiscal years 
     2015 through 2024'' and insert ``each fiscal year beginning 
     with fiscal year 2015''.
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  SA 3498. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2363, to 
protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, 
and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1____. AGREEMENT TO KEEP PUBLIC LAND OPEN DURING A 
                   GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered unit.--The term ``covered unit'' means--
       (A) public land;
       (B) units of the National Park System;
       (C) units of the National Wildlife Refuge System; or
       (D) units of the National Forest System.
       (2) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``public lands'' in section 103 of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; or
       (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to land 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (b) Authority to Enter Into Agreement.--Subject to 
     subsection (c), if a State or political subdivision of the 
     State offers, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement 
     with the State or political subdivision of the State under 
     which the United States may accept funds from the State or 
     political subdivision of the State to reopen, in whole or in 
     part, any covered unit within the State or political 
     subdivision of the State during any period in which there is 
     a lapse in appropriations for the covered unit.
       (c) Applicability.--The authority under subsection (b) 
     shall only be in effect during any period in which the 
     Secretary is unable to operate and manage covered units at 
     normal levels, as determined in accordance with the terms of 
     agreement entered into under subsection (b).
       (d) Refund.--The Secretary shall refund to the State or 
     political subdivision of the State all amounts provided to 
     the United States under an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (b)--
       (1) on the date of enactment of an Act retroactively 
     appropriating amounts sufficient to maintain normal operating 
     levels at the covered unit reopened under an agreement 
     entered into under subsection (b); or
       (2) on the date on which the State or political subdivision 
     establishes, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, 
     that, during the period in which the agreement was in effect, 
     fees for entrance to, or use of, the covered units were 
     collected by the Secretary.
       (e) Voluntary Reimbursement.--If the requirements for a 
     refund under subsection (d) are not met, the Secretary may, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, reimburse the 
     State and political subdivision of the State for any amounts 
     provided to the United States by the State or political 
     subdivision under an agreement entered into under subsection 
     (b).
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  SA 3499. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1_____. RECREATIONAL SHOOTING PROTECTION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Chief.--The term ``Chief'' means the Chief of the 
     Forest Service.
       (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Bureau of Land Management.
       (3) National forest system.--The term ``National Forest 
     System'' has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of 
     the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
     1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
       (4) National monument land.--The term ``National Monument 
     land'' has the meaning given that term in the Act of June 8, 
     1908 (commonly known as the ``Antiquities Act of 1906'') (16 
     U.S.C. 431 et seq.).
       (5) Recreational shooting.--The term ``recreational 
     shooting'' includes any form of sport, training, competition, 
     or pastime, whether formal or informal, that involves the 
     discharge of a rifle, handgun, or shotgun, or the use of a 
     bow and arrow.
       (b) Recreational Shooting.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, National 
     Monument land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
     Management and land of the National Forest System under the 
     jurisdiction of the Forest Service shall be open to access 
     and use for recreational shooting, except those closures and 
     restrictions determined by the Director or Chief, as 
     applicable, to be necessary and reasonable and supported by 
     facts and evidence for 1 or more of the following:
       (A) Reasons of national security.
       (B) Reasons of public safety.
       (C) To comply with an applicable Federal law (including 
     regulations).
       (2) Notice; report.--
       (A) Requirement.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B)(ii), before a restriction or closure under paragraph (1) 
     is made effective, the Director or Chief, as applicable, 
     shall--
       (i) publish public notice of the closure or restriction in 
     a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the 
     closure or restriction will be carried out; and
       (ii) submit to Congress a report detailing the location and 
     extent of, and evidence justifying, the closure or 
     restriction.
       (B) Timing.--The Director or Chief, as applicable, shall 
     issue the notice and report required under subparagraph (A)--
       (i) before the closure, if practicable without risking 
     national security or public safety; and
       (ii) in cases where such issuance is not practicable for 
     reasons of national security or public safety, not later than 
     30 days after the closure.
       (3) Cessation of closure or restriction.--A closure or 
     restriction under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) 
     shall cease to be effective, as applicable--
       (A) on the day after the last day of the 180-day period 
     beginning on the date on which the Director or Chief, as 
     applicable, submits the report to Congress under paragraph 
     (2)(B) regarding the closure or restriction, unless the 
     closure or restriction has been approved by Federal law; and
       (B) on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment 
     of a Federal law disapproving the closure or restriction.
       (4) Management.--Consistent with paragraph (1), the 
     Director shall manage National Monument land under the 
     jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Chief 
     shall manage land of the National Forest System under the 
     jurisdiction of the Forest Service--
       (A) in a manner that supports, promotes, and enhances 
     recreational shooting opportunities;
       (B) to the extent authorized under State law (including 
     regulations); and
       (C) in accordance with applicable Federal law (including 
     regulations).
       (5) Limitation on duplicative closures or restrictions.--
     The Director or Chief, as applicable, may not issue a closure 
     or restriction under paragraph (1) that is substantially 
     similar to a previously issued closure or restriction that 
     was not approved by Federal law.
       (6) Effective date for prior closures and restrictions.--On 
     the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, this section shall apply to closures and restrictions in 
     place on the date of enactment of this Act that relate to 
     access and use for recreational shooting on--
       (A) National Monument land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Bureau of Land Management; and
       (B) land of the National Forest System under the 
     jurisdiction of the Forest Service.
       (7) Annual report.--Not later than October 1 of each year, 
     the Director and Chief, as applicable, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate a report that describes any National 
     Monument land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
     Management any land of the National Forest System under the 
     jurisdiction of the Forest Service--
       (A) that was closed to recreational shooting or on which 
     recreational shooting was restricted at any time during the 
     preceding year; and
       (B) the reason for the closure.
       (8) No priority.--Nothing in this section requires the 
     Director of Chief, as applicable,

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     to give preference to recreational shooting over other uses 
     of Federal public land or over land or water management 
     priorities established by Federal law.
       (9) Authority of the states.--
       (A) Savings.--Nothing in this section affects the 
     authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of a State to 
     manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife under State 
     law (including regulations) on land or water in the State, 
     including Federal public land.
       (B) Federal licenses.--Nothing in this section authorizes 
     the Director to require a license for recreational shooting 
     on land or water in a State, including on Federal public land 
     in the State.
       (10) Authority of director and chief.--Nothing in this 
     section affects the ability of the Director or Chief, as 
     applicable--
       (A) to prohibit the use of tannerite, binary explosive 
     targets, or other explosive devices pursuant to Federal law 
     (including regulations); and
       (B) temporarily close all or a portion of an area during 
     periods of high fire danger.
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  SA 3500. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
Mr. Murphy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to 
the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                    TITLE III--PAUSE FOR SAFETY ACT

     SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Pause for Safety Act of 
     2014''.

     SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title--
       (1) the term ``close associate'' means, with respect to an 
     individual--
       (A) a dating partner, friend, co-worker, or neighbor of the 
     individual; or
       (B) any other person who has a relationship with the 
     individual so as to be concerned about the safety and well-
     being of the individual, as determined by a State;
       (2) the term ``family member'' means, with respect to an 
     individual, a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandchild, or 
     grandparent of the individual;
       (3) the term ``firearm'' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 921 of title 18, United States Code;
       (4) the term ``gun violence prevention order'' means a 
     written order, issued by a State court or signed by a 
     magistrate (or other comparable judicial officer), 
     prohibiting a named individual from having under the custody 
     or control of the individual, owning, purchasing, possessing, 
     or receiving any firearms;
       (5) the term ``gun violence prevention warrant'' means a 
     written order, issued by a State court or signed by a 
     magistrate (or other comparable judicial officer), regarding 
     an individual who is subject to a gun violence prevention 
     order and who is known to own or possess 1 or more firearms, 
     that directs a law enforcement officer to temporarily seize 
     and retain any firearm in the possession of the individual;
       (6) the term ``law enforcement officer'' means a public 
     servant authorized by State law or by a State government 
     agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, 
     investigation, or prosecution of an offense; and
       (7) the term ``wellness check'' means a visit conducted by 
     a law enforcement officer to the residence of an individual 
     for the purpose of assessing whether the individual poses a 
     danger to the individual or others due to a mental, 
     behavioral, or physical condition.

     SEC. 303. NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION ORDER AND WARRANT 
                   LAW.

       (a) Enactment of Gun Violence Prevention Order Law.--In 
     order to receive a grant under section 304, on the date that 
     is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
     State shall have in effect legislation that--
       (1) authorizes a gun violence prevention order and gun 
     violence prevention warrant in accordance with subsection 
     (b); and
       (2) requires each law enforcement agency of the State to 
     comply with subsection (c).
       (b) Requirements for Gun Violence Prevention Orders and 
     Warrants.--Legislation required under subsection (a) shall be 
     subject to the following requirements:
       (1) Application for gun violence prevention order.--A 
     family member or close associate of an individual may submit 
     an application to a State court, on a form designed by the 
     court, that--
       (A) describes the facts and circumstances necessitating 
     that a gun violence prevention order be issued against the 
     named individual;
       (B) is signed by the applicant, under oath; and
       (C) includes any additional information required by the 
     State court or magistrate (or other comparable judicial 
     officer) to demonstrate that possession of a firearm by the 
     named individual poses a significant risk of personal injury 
     to the named individual or others.
       (2) Examination of applicant and witnesses.--A State court 
     or magistrate (or other comparable judicial officer) may, 
     before issuing a gun violence prevention order--
       (A) examine under oath, the individual who applied for the 
     order under paragraph (1) and any witnesses the individual 
     produces; and
       (B)(i) require that the individual or any witness submit a 
     signed affidavit, which describes the facts the applicant or 
     witness believes establish the grounds of the application; or
       (ii) take an oral statement from the individual or witness 
     under oath.
       (3) Standard for issuance of order.--
       (A) In general.--A State court or magistrate (or other 
     comparable judicial officer) may issue a gun violence 
     prevention order only upon a finding of probable cause that 
     possession of a firearm by the named individual poses a 
     significant risk of personal injury to the named individual 
     or others.
       (B) Notification.--
       (i) In general.--The court shall notify the Department of 
     Justice and comparable State agency of the gun violence 
     prevention order not later than 2 court days after issuing 
     the order. The court shall also notify the Department of 
     Justice and comparable State agency of any order restoring 
     the ability of the individual to own or possess firearms not 
     later than 2 court days after issuing the order to restore 
     the individual's right to own or possess any type of firearms 
     that may be lawfully owned and possessed. Such notice shall 
     be submitted in an electronic format, in a manner prescribed 
     by the Department of Justice and the comparable State agency.
       (ii) Update of databases.--As soon as practicable after 
     receiving a notification under clause (i), the Department of 
     Justice and comparable State agency shall update the 
     background check databases of the Department and agency, 
     respectively, to reflect the prohibitions articulated in the 
     gun violence prevention order.
       (4) Issuance of gun violence prevention warrant.--
       (A) In general.--After issuing a gun violence prevention 
     order, a State court or magistrate (or other comparable 
     judicial officer) shall, upon a finding of probable cause to 
     believe that the named individual subject to the order has a 
     firearm in his custody or control, issue a gun violence 
     prevention warrant ordering the temporary seizure of all 
     firearms specified in the warrant.
       (B) Requirement.--Subject to paragraph (6), a gun violence 
     prevention warrant issued under subparagraph (A) shall 
     require that any firearm described in the warrant be taken 
     from any place, or from any individual in whose possession, 
     the firearm may be.
       (5) Service of gun violence prevention order.--When serving 
     a gun violence prevention order, a law enforcement officer 
     shall provide the individual with a form to request a hearing 
     in accordance with paragraph (6)(F).
       (6) Temporary seizure of firearms.--
       (A) In general.--When a law enforcement officer takes 
     property under a gun violence prevention warrant, the law 
     enforcement officer shall give a receipt for the property 
     taken, specifying the property in detail, to the individual 
     from whom it was taken. In the absence of a person, the law 
     enforcement officer shall leave the receipt in the place 
     where the law enforcement officer found the property.
       (B) Temporary custody of seized firearms.--All firearms 
     seized pursuant to a gun violence prevention warrant shall be 
     retained by the law enforcement officer or the law 
     enforcement agency in custody, subject to the order of the 
     court that issued the warrant or to any other court in which 
     an offense with respect to the firearm is triable.
       (C) Limitation on seizure of firearms.--If the location to 
     be searched during the execution of a gun violence prevention 
     warrant is jointly occupied by multiple parties and a firearm 
     is located during the execution of the seizure warrant, and 
     it is determined that the firearm is owned by an individual 
     other than the individual named in the gun violence 
     prevention warrant, the firearm may not be seized if--
       (i) the firearm is stored in a manner that the individual 
     named in the gun violence prevention warrant does not have 
     access to or control of the firearm; and
       (ii) there is no evidence of unlawful possession of the 
     firearm by the owner.
       (D) Gun safe.--If the location to be searched during the 
     execution of a gun violence prevention warrant is jointly 
     occupied by multiple parties and a gun safe is located, and 
     it is determined that the gun safe is owned by an individual 
     other than the individual named in the gun violence 
     prevention warrant, the contents of the gun safe shall not be 
     searched except in the owner's presence, or with the owner's 
     consent, or unless a valid search warrant has been obtained.
       (E) Return of firearm to rightful owner.--If any individual 
     who is not a named individual in a gun violence prevention 
     warrant claims title to a firearm seized pursuant to a gun 
     violence prevention warrant, the firearm shall be returned to 
     the lawful owner not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the title is claimed.
       (F) Right to request a hearing.--A named individual may 
     submit 1 written request at any time during the effective 
     period of a gun violence prevention order issued against the 
     individual for a hearing for an order allowing the individual 
     to own, possess, purchase, or receive a firearm.
       (7) Hearing on gun violence prevention order and gun 
     violence prevention warrant.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (E), 
     not later than 14 days after the date on which a gun violence 
     prevention order and, when applicable, a gun violence 
     prevention warrant, is issued, the court that issued the 
     order and, when applicable, the warrant, or another court in 
     that

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     same jurisdiction, shall hold a hearing to determine whether 
     the individual who is the subject of the order may have under 
     the custody or control of the individual, own, purchase, 
     possess, or receive firearms and, when applicable, whether 
     any seized firearms should be returned to the individual 
     named in the warrant.
       (B) Notice.--The individual named in a gun violence 
     prevention order requested to be renewed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be given written notice and an opportunity to be 
     heard on the matter.
       (C) Burden of proof.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), at any 
     hearing conducted under subparagraph (A), the State or 
     petitioner shall have the burden of establishing probable 
     cause that the individual poses a significant risk of 
     personal injury to the individual or others by owning or 
     possessing the firearm.
       (ii) Higher burden of proof.--A State may establish a 
     burden of proof for hearings conducted under subparagraph (A) 
     that is higher than the burden of proof required under clause 
     (i).
       (D) Requirements upon finding of significant risk.--If the 
     named individual is found at the hearing to pose a 
     significant risk of personal injury to the named individual 
     or others by owning or possessing a firearm, the following 
     shall apply:
       (i) The firearm or firearms seized pursuant to the warrant 
     shall be retained by the law enforcement agency for a period 
     not to exceed 1 year.
       (ii) The named individual shall be prohibited from owning 
     or possessing, purchasing or receiving, or attempting to 
     purchase or receive a firearm for a period not to exceed 1 
     year, a violation of which shall be considered a misdemeanor 
     offense.
       (iii) The court shall notify the Department of Justice and 
     comparable State agency of the gun violence prevention order 
     not later than 2 court days after issuing the order. The 
     court shall also notify the Department of Justice and 
     comparable State agency of any order restoring the ability of 
     the individual to own or possess firearms not later than 2 
     court days after issuing the order to restore the 
     individual's right to own or possess any type of firearms 
     that may be lawfully owned and possessed. Such notice shall 
     be submitted in an electronic format, in a manner prescribed 
     by the Department of Justice and the comparable State agency.
       (iv) As soon as practicable after receiving a notification 
     under clause (iii), the Department of Justice and comparable 
     State agency shall update the background check databases of 
     the Department and agency, respectively, to reflect--

       (I) the prohibitions articulated in the gun violence 
     prevention order; or
       (II) an order issued to restore an individual's right to 
     own or possess a firearm.

       (E) Return of firearms.--If the court finds that the State 
     has not met the required standard of proof, any firearm 
     seized pursuant to the warrant shall be returned to the named 
     individual not later than 30 days after the hearing.
       (F) Limitation on hearing requirement.--If an individual 
     named in a gun violence prevention warrant is prohibited from 
     owning or possessing a firearm for a period of 1 year or more 
     by another provision of State or Federal law, a hearing 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) is not required and the court 
     shall issue an order to hold the firearm until either the 
     individual is no longer prohibited from owning a firearm or 
     the individual sells or transfers ownership of the firearm to 
     a licensed firearm dealer.
       (8) Renewing gun violence prevention order and gun violence 
     prevention warrant.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (E), if 
     a law enforcement agency has probable cause to believe that 
     an individual who is subject to a gun violence prevention 
     order continues to pose a significant risk of personal injury 
     to the named individual or others by possessing a firearm, 
     the agency may initiate a request for a renewal of the order, 
     on a form designed by the court, describing the facts and 
     circumstances necessitating the request.
       (B) Notice.--The individual named in the gun violence 
     prevention order requested to be renewed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be given written notice and an opportunity to be 
     heard on the matter.
       (C) Hearing.--After notice is given under subparagraph (B), 
     a hearing shall be held to determine if a request for renewal 
     of the order shall be issued.
       (D) Issuance of renewal.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (E), a State court may issue a renewal of a gun 
     violence prevention order if there is probable cause to 
     believe that the individual who is subject to the order 
     continues to pose a significant risk of personal injury to 
     the named individual or others by possessing a firearm.
       (E) Higher burden of proof.--A State may establish a burden 
     of proof for initiating a request for or issuing a renewal of 
     a gun violence prevention order that is higher than the 
     burden of proof required under subparagraph (A) or (D).
       (F) Notification.--
       (i) In general.--The court shall notify the Department of 
     Justice and comparable State agency of a renewal of the gun 
     violence prevention order not later than 2 court days after 
     renewing the order. The court shall also notify the 
     Department of Justice and comparable State agency of any 
     order restoring the ability of the individual to own or 
     possess firearms not later than 2 court days after issuing 
     the order to restore the individual's right to own or possess 
     any type of firearms that may be lawfully owned and 
     possessed. Such notice shall be submitted in an electronic 
     format, in a manner prescribed by the Department of Justice 
     and the comparable State agency.
       (ii) Update of databases.--As soon as practicable after 
     receiving a notification under clause (i), the Department of 
     Justice and comparable State agency shall update the 
     background check databases of the Department and agency, 
     respectively, to reflect--

       (I) the prohibitions articulated in the renewal of the gun 
     violence prevention order; or
       (II) an order issued to restore an individual's right to 
     own or possess a firearm.

       (c) Law Enforcement Check of State Firearm Database.--Each 
     law enforcement agency of the State shall establish a 
     procedure that requires a law enforcement officer to, in 
     conjunction with performing a wellness check on an 
     individual, check whether the individual is listed on any of 
     the firearm and ammunition databases of the State or 
     jurisdiction in which the individual resides.
       (d) Confidentiality Protections.--All information provided 
     to the Department of Justice and comparable State agency 
     pursuant to legislation required under subsection (a) shall 
     be kept confidential, separate, and apart from all other 
     records maintained by the Department of Justice and 
     comparable State agency.

     SEC. 304. PAUSE FOR SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Community 
     Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice may 
     make grants to an eligible State to assist the State in 
     carrying out the provisions of the State legislation 
     described in section 303.
       (b) Eligible State.--A State shall be eligible to receive 
     grants under this section on and after the date on which--
       (1) the State enacts legislation described in section 303; 
     and
       (2) the Attorney General determines that the legislation of 
     the State described in paragraph (1) complies with the 
     requirements of section 303.
       (c) Use of Funds.--Funds awarded under this section may be 
     used by a State to assist law enforcement agencies or the 
     courts of the State in carrying out the provisions of the 
     State legislation described in section 303.
       (d) Application.--An eligible State desiring a grant under 
     this section shall submit to the Director of the Office of 
     Community Oriented Policing Services an application at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such 
     information, as the Director may reasonably require.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 305. FEDERAL FIREARMS PROHIBITION.

       Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (8)(B)(ii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) is subject to a court order that prohibits such 
     person from having under the custody or control of the 
     person, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any 
     firearms.''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) who is subject to a court order that prohibits such 
     person from having under the custody or control of the 
     person, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any 
     firearms,''.

     SEC. 306. FULL FAITH AND CREDIT.

       Any gun violence prevention order issued under a State law 
     enacted in accordance with this title shall have the same 
     full faith and credit in every court within the United States 
     as they have by law or usage in the courts of such State from 
     which they are issued.

     SEC. 307. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this title, or an amendment made by 
     this title, or the application of such provision to any 
     person or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remainder 
     of this title, or an amendment made by this title, or the 
     application of such provision to other persons or 
     circumstances, shall not be affected.
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  SA 3501. Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. 
Durbin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Feinstein, and Ms. Hirono) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, 
fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

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   TITLE III--LORI JACKSON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR PROTECTION ACT

     SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Lori Jackson Domestic 
     Violence Survivor Protection Act''.

     SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS OF ``INTIMATE PARTNER'' AND 
                   ``MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE'' 
                   EXPANDED.

       Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (32)--
       (A) by striking ``and an individual'' and inserting ``an 
     individual''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or a dating partner (as defined in 
     section 2266) or former dating partner'' before the period at 
     the end; and
       (2) in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``or by'' and inserting ``by''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or by a dating partner (as defined in 
     section 2266) or former dating partner of the victim'' before 
     the period at the end.

     SEC. 303. UNLAWFUL SALE OF FIREARM TO A PERSON SUBJECT TO 
                   COURT ORDER.

       Section 922(d)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(8) is subject to a court order described in subsection 
     (g)(8); or''.

     SEC. 304. LIST OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO A RESTRAINING OR SIMILAR 
                   ORDER PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING OR RECEIVING A 
                   FIREARM EXPANDED.

       Section 922(g)(8) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``that'';
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A)(i) that was issued after a hearing of which such 
     person received actual notice, and at which such person had 
     an opportunity to participate; or
       ``(ii) in the case of an ex parte order, relating to which 
     notice and opportunity to be heard are provided--
       ``(I) within the time required by State, tribal, or 
     territorial law; and
       ``(II) in any event within a reasonable time after the 
     order is issued, sufficient to protect the person's right to 
     due process;
       ``(B) that restrains such person from--
       ``(i) harassing, stalking, threatening, or engaging in 
     other conduct that would put an individual in reasonable fear 
     of bodily injury to such individual, including an order that 
     was issued at the request of an employer on behalf of its 
     employee or at the request of an institution of higher 
     education on behalf of its student; or
       ``(ii) intimidating or dissuading a witness from testifying 
     in court; and''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C)--
       (A) by striking ``intimate partner or child'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``individual described in subparagraph 
     (B)'';
       (B) in clause (i), by inserting ``that'' before 
     ``includes''; and
       (C) in clause (ii), by inserting ``that'' before ``by 
     its''.
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  SA 3502. Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Boozman, and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNITED 
                   NATIONS ARMS TRADE TREATY.

       It is the sense of the Senate--
       (1) that the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty must be 
     transmitted to, and receive the advice and consent of, the 
     Senate, and the commitments in the Treaty must be embodied in 
     implementing legislation properly enacted into law, before 
     any changes are made to existing programs or activities in 
     furtherance of, or pursuant to, or otherwise to implement the 
     Treaty; and
       (2) to condemn the public statement made by Assistant 
     Secretary of State Thomas M. Countryman on April 23, 2014, 
     that before any of these steps have been taken, the 
     Department of State is at present implementing the Arms Trade 
     Treaty.
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  SA 3503. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1___. LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION OF NEW FEDERALLY 
                   PROTECTED LAND.

       (a) Definition of Federally Protected Land.--In this 
     section, the term ``federally protected land'' means--
       (1) any land managed by the National Park Service, Bureau 
     of Land Management, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     or Forest Service; or
       (2) any other area designated or acquired by the Federal 
     Government for the purpose of conserving historic, cultural, 
     environmental, scenic, recreational, developmental, or 
     biological resources.
       (b) Findings Required.--New federally protected land shall 
     not be designated unless the Secretary, prior to the 
     designation, publishes in the Federal Register--
       (1) a finding that the addition of the new federally 
     protected land would not have a negative impact on the 
     administration of existing federally protected land; and
       (2) a finding that, as of the date of the finding, 
     sufficient resources are available to effectively implement 
     management plans for existing units of federally protected 
     land.
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  SA 3504. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Enzi, 
Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Flake, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Risch) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, 
fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

                       TITLE III--CABIN USER FEES

     SECTION 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Cabin Fee Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 302. CABIN USER FEES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to 
     in this title as the ``Secretary'') shall establish a fee in 
     accordance with this section for the issuance of a special 
     use permit for the use and occupancy of National Forest 
     System land for recreational residence purposes.
       (b) Interim Fee.--During the period beginning on January 1, 
     2014, and ending on the last day of the calendar year during 
     which the current appraisal cycle is completed under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall assess an interim annual 
     fee for recreational residences on National Forest System 
     land that is an amount equal to the lesser of--
       (1) the fee determined under the Cabin User Fees Fairness 
     Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), subject to the 
     requirement that any increase over the fee assessed during 
     the previous year shall be limited to not more than 25 
     percent; or
       (2) $5,600.
       (c) Completion of Current Appraisal Cycle.--Not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall complete the current appraisal cycle, 
     including receipt of timely second appraisals, for 
     recreational residences on National Forest System land in 
     accordance with the Cabin User Fees Fairness Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) (referred to in this Act as the 
     ``current appraisal cycle'').
       (d) Lot Value.--
       (1) In general.--To establish the base value assigned to a 
     lot under this section, the Secretary shall use only 
     appraisals conducted and approved by the Secretary in 
     accordance with the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) during the current appraisal cycle.
       (2) Second appraisal.--If a second appraisal--
       (A) is approved by the Secretary, the value established by 
     the second appraisal shall be the base value assigned to the 
     lot; or
       (B) is not approved by the Secretary, the value established 
     by the initial appraisal shall be the base value assigned to 
     the lot.
       (e) Adjustment.--On the date of completion of the current 
     appraisal cycle and before assessing a fee under subsection 
     (f), the Secretary shall make a 1-time adjustment to the 
     value of each appraised lot on which a recreational residence 
     is located to reflect any change in value occurring after the 
     date of the most recent appraisal for the lot, in accordance 
     with the 4th quarter of 2012 National Association of 
     Homebuilders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.
       (f) Annual Fee.--
       (1) Base.--After the date on which appraised lot values 
     have been adjusted in accordance with subsection (e), the 
     annual fee assessed prospectively by the Secretary for 
     recreational residences on National Forest System land shall 
     be in accordance with the following tiered fee structure:


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Approximate  Percent of    Fee
               Fee Tier                   Permits  Nationally     Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier 1...............................  6 percent...............     $600
Tier 2...............................  16 percent..............   $1,100
Tier 3...............................   26 percent.............   $1,600
Tier 4...............................   22 percent.............   $2,100
Tier 5...............................   10 percent.............   $2,600
Tier 6...............................  5 percent...............   $3,100
Tier 7...............................   5 percent..............   $3,600
Tier 8...............................   3 percent..............   $4,100
Tier 9...............................   3 percent..............   $4,600
Tier 10..............................   3 percent..............   $5,100
Tier 11..............................  1 percent...............  $5,600.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (2) Inflation adjustment.--The Secretary shall increase or 
     decrease the annual fees set forth in the table under 
     paragraph (1) to reflect changes in the Implicit Price 
     Deflator for the Gross Domestic Product published by the 
     Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce, 
     applied on a 5-year rolling average.
       (3) Access and occupancy adjustment.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall by regulation 
     establish criteria pursuant to which the annual fee 
     determined in accordance with this section may be suspended 
     or reduced temporarily if access to, or the occupancy of, the 
     recreational residence is significantly restricted.
       (B) Appeal.--The Secretary shall by regulation grant the 
     cabin owner the right of an administrative appeal of the 
     determination made in accordance with subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to whether to suspend or reduce temporarily the 
     annual fee.
       (g) Periodic Review.--

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       (1) In general.--Beginning on the date that is 10 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
     House of Representatives a report that--
       (A) analyzes the annual fees set forth in the table under 
     subsection (f)(1) to ensure that the fees reflect fair value 
     for the use of the land for recreational residence purposes, 
     taking into account all use limitations and restrictions 
     (including any limitations and restrictions imposed by the 
     Secretary); and
       (B) includes any recommendations of the Secretary with 
     respect to modifying the fee system.
       (2) Limitation.--The use of appraisals shall not be 
     required for any modifications to the fee system based on the 
     recommendations under paragraph (1)(B).

     SEC. 303. CABIN TRANSFER FEES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a fee in the 
     amount of $1,200 for the issuance of a new recreational 
     residence permit due to a change of ownership of the 
     recreational residence.
       (b) Adjustments.--The Secretary shall annually increase or 
     decrease the transfer fee established under subsection (a) to 
     reflect changes in the Implicit Price Deflator for the Gross 
     Domestic Product published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis 
     of the Department of Commerce, applied on a 5-year rolling 
     average.

     SEC. 304. EFFECT.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this title limits or restricts 
     any right, title, or interest of the United States in or to 
     any land or resource in the National Forest System.
       (b) Alaska.--The Secretary shall not establish or impose a 
     fee or condition under this Act for permits in the State of 
     Alaska that is inconsistent with section 1303(d) of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3193(d)).

     SEC. 305. RETENTION OF FEES.

       (a) In General.--Beginning 10 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary may retain, and expend, 
     for the purposes described in subsection (b), any fees 
     collected under this title without further appropriation.
       (b) Use.--Amounts made available under subsection (a) shall 
     be used to administer the recreational residence program and 
     other recreation programs carried out on National Forest 
     System land.

     SEC. 306. REPEAL OF CABIN USER FEES FAIRNESS ACT OF 2000.

       Effective on the date of the assessment of annual permit 
     fees in accordance with section 302(f) (as certified to 
     Congress by the Secretary), the Cabin User Fees Fairness Act 
     of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is repealed.
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  SA 3505. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 317. LEVERAGING OF THERMAL TECHNOLOGIES TO IMPROVE 
                   ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF AIR FORCE INSULATION 
                   SYSTEMS AND MEDIUM SHELTER SYSTEMS THROUGH 
                   BASIC EXPEDITIONARY AIRFIELD RESOURCES PROGRAM.

       The Secretary of the Air Force shall leverage currently 
     available thermal technologies in order to pursue energy 
     efficient insulation systems and more energy efficient medium 
     shelter systems through the Basic Expeditionary Airfield 
     Resources (BEAR) program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3506. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE AND FORT BLISS.

       (a) Withdrawal.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
     paragraph (3), the Federal land described in paragraph (2) is 
     withdrawn from--
       (A) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public 
     land laws, except for the issuance of oil and gas pipeline 
     rights-of-way;
       (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
       (C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
     and geothermal leasing laws.
       (2) Description of federal land.--The Federal land referred 
     to in paragraph (1) consists of--
       (A) the approximately 6,500 acres of land depicted as 
     ``Parcel 1'' on the map entitled ``Fort Bliss/BLM Land 
     Transfer and Withdrawal'' and dated June 18, 2014 (referred 
     to in this section as the ``map''); and
       (B) any land or interest in land that is acquired by the 
     United States within the boundaries of ``Parcel 1'', as 
     depicted on the map.
       (b) Administration.--Effective beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act--
       (1) Public Land Order 833, dated May 21, 1952 (17 Fed. Reg. 
     4822) shall not apply to the approximately 2,050 acres of 
     land generally depicted as ``Parcel 2'' on the map; and
       (2) the land described in paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) added to the Organ Mountains--Desert Peaks National 
     Monument; and
       (B) managed in accordance with--
       (i) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       (ii) any other applicable laws.
       (c) Legal Description.--
       (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     publish in the Federal Register a legal description of the 
     Federal land withdrawn by subsection (a).
       (2) Force of law.--The legal description published under 
     paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
     included in this Act, except that the Secretary of the 
     Interior may correct errors in the legal description.
       (3) Reimbursement of costs.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for any costs 
     incurred by the Secretary of the Interior in implementing 
     this subsection with regard to the Federal land described in 
     subsection (a)(2)(A).
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  SA 3507. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following:

     SEC. 1526. INVESTIGATION OF TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RAISED DURING 
                   RECENT OPERATIONAL TESTING OF DIRECTED ENERGY 
                   TECHNOLOGIES.

       The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization 
     (JIEDDO) shall use existing resources (including funds) for 
     operational evaluations on directed energy technologies of 
     the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in order to 
     investigate technical questions on directed energy 
     technologies that arose during a recent operational 
     evaluation of directed energy technology conducted by the 
     260th Engineer Company in Afghanistan.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3508. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 234. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 
                   ADVANCED PHOTONICS INSTITUTE FOR MANUFACTURING 
                   INNOVATION.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Many applications of light-based technologies are 
     revolutionizing advanced manufacturing, communications, 
     defense, energy, health, and other sectors.
       (2) Further research and manufacturing will enable greater 
     advances in defense technologies improving intelligence 
     capabilities for the warfighter such as the capture of 
     spectral signals from space which are vital for information 
     gathering, the development of adaptive optics and optical 
     communications for data transfer, and non-kinetic military 
     solutions to minimize civilian casualties.
       (3) The photonic technology developed for defense purposes 
     will also serve a dual commercial purpose, enabling advances 
     in image processing, non-invasive health screenings, 
     robotics, and improved space situational awareness for both 
     the defense and commercial sectors.
       (4) Photonics is a key enabling technology, and further 
     Federal and private investment in advanced photonics 
     manufacturing has the potential to create high quality, long-
     term job growth while furthering national security 
     objectives.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense should support the development of an 
     advanced photonics institute for manufacturing innovation to 
     improve economic competitiveness and national security.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3509. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS NOTICE OF AVERAGE 
                   TIMES FOR PROCESSING BENEFITS CLAIMS.

       (a) Public Notice.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, to the extent practicable, post the information 
     described in subsection (b)--
       (1) in physical locations, such as regional offices of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs or other claims in-take 
     facilities of the Department, that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate;
       (2) on the Internet website of the Department; and
       (3) through other mediums or using such other methods, 
     including collaboration with veterans service organizations, 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (b) Information Described.--
       (1) In general.--The information described in this 
     subsection is the average processing time of the claims 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Claims described.--The claims described in this 
     paragraph are each of the following types of claims for 
     benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs:
       (A) A fully developed claim.
       (B) A claim that is not fully developed.
       (3) Update of information.--The information described in 
     this subsection shall be updated not less frequently than 
     once each fiscal quarter.
       (c) Expiration of Requirements.--The requirements of 
     subsection (a) shall expire on December 31, 2015.
       (d) Veterans Service Organization Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``veterans service organization'' means an 
     organization recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     for the representation of veterans under section 5902 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
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  SA 3510. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico submitted an amendment intended to 
be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1087. TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION FUND.

       Section 1001(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     16391(e)) is amended by inserting ``based on future planned 
     activities and the amount of the appropriations for the 
     fiscal year'' after ``fiscal year''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3511. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, 
Mr. Menendez, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Reed) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 
2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, 
fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       Strike section 102.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3512. Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2363, to 
protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, 
and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. USE OF FUNDS TO ACQUIRE WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREAS 
                   IN PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION.

       Section 4(b)(3) of the Act of March 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 451, 
     chapter 71; 16 U.S.C. 718d(b)(3)) is amended in the first 
     sentence by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, except that not less than 6 percent, and not 
     more than 40 percent, of funds made available to carry out 
     this paragraph for each fiscal year shall be used to acquire 
     Waterfowl Production Areas in each State of the Prairie 
     Pothole Region (as defined in section 1467.3 of title 7, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 
     of the Waterfowl Protection Act of 2014))''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3513. Mr. WALSH (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2363, to 
protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, 
and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. NORTH FORK WATERSHED PROTECTION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Eligible federal land.--The term ``eligible Federal 
     land'' means--
       (A) any federally owned land or interest in land depicted 
     on the Map as within the North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal 
     Area; or
       (B) any land or interest in land located within the North 
     Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area that is acquired by the 
     Federal Government after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the Bureau of Land 
     Management map entitled ``North Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal 
     Area'' and dated June 9, 2010.
       (b) Withdrawal.--
       (1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     eligible Federal land is withdrawn from--
       (A) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the 
     mining laws; and
       (B) disposition under all laws relating to mineral leasing 
     and geothermal leasing.
       (2) Availability of map.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Map shall be made 
     available to the public at each appropriate office of the 
     Bureau of Land Management.
       (3) Effect of section.--Nothing in this subsection 
     prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking any 
     action necessary to complete any requirement under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.) or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
     et seq.) required for permitting surface-disturbing activity 
     to occur on any lease issued before the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
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  SA 3514. Mr. WALSH (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2363, to 
protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, 
and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

          TITLE III--ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT HERITAGE ACT OF 2014

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Rocky Mountain Front 
     Heritage Act of 2014''.

     SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Conservation management area.--The term ``Conservation 
     Management Area'' means the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation 
     Management Area established by section 303(a)(1).
       (2) Decommission.--The term ``decommission'' means--
       (A) to reestablish vegetation on a road; and
       (B) to restore any natural drainage, watershed function, or 
     other ecological processes that are disrupted or adversely 
     impacted by the road by removing or hydrologically 
     disconnecting the road prism.
       (3) District.--The term ``district'' means the Rocky 
     Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National 
     Forest.
       (4) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled ``Rocky 
     Mountain Front Heritage Act'' and dated October 27, 2011.
       (5) Nonmotorized recreation trail.--The term ``nonmotorized 
     recreation trail'' means a trail designed for hiking, 
     bicycling, or equestrian use.
       (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
       (A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
       (B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.
       (7) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Montana.

     SEC. 303. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT AREA.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There is established the Rocky Mountain 
     Front Conservation Management Area in the State.
       (2) Area included.--The Conservation Management Area shall 
     consist of approximately 195,073 acres of Federal land 
     managed by the Forest Service and 13,087 acres of Federal 
     land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the State, 
     as generally depicted on the map.
       (3) Incorporation of acquired land and interests.--Any land 
     or interest in land that is located in the Conservation 
     Management Area and is acquired by the United States from a 
     willing seller shall--
       (A) become part of the Conservation Management Area; and
       (B) be managed in accordance with--
       (i) in the case of land managed by the Forest Service--

       (I) the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the ``Weeks 
     Law'') (16 U.S.C. 552 et seq.); and
       (II) any laws (including regulations) applicable to the 
     National Forest System;

       (ii) in the case of land managed, by the Bureau of Land 
     Management, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
       (iii) this section; and
       (iv) any other applicable law (including regulations).
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Conservation Management 
     Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit 
     and enjoyment of present and future generations the 
     recreational, scenic, historical, cultural, fish, wildlife, 
     roadless, and ecological values of the Conservation 
     Management Area.
       (c) Management.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the 
     Conservation Management Area--
       (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the 
     resources of the Conservation Management Area; and

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       (B) in accordance with--
       (i) the laws (including regulations) and rules applicable 
     to the National Forest System for land managed by the Forest 
     Service;
       (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for land managed by the Bureau of Land 
     Management;
       (iii) this section; and
       (iv) any other applicable law (including regulations).
       (2) Uses.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow such uses 
     of the Conservation Management Area that the Secretary 
     determines would further the purposes described in subsection 
     (b).
       (B) Motorized vehicles.--
       (i) In general.--The use of motorized vehicles in the 
     Conservation Management Area shall be permitted only on 
     existing roads, trails, and areas designated for use by such 
     vehicles as of the date of enactment of this Act.
       (ii) New or temporary roads.--Except as provided in clause 
     (iii), no new or temporary roads shall be constructed within 
     the Conservation Management Area.
       (iii) Exceptions.--Nothing in clause (i) or (ii) prevents 
     the Secretary from--

       (I) rerouting or closing an existing road or trail to 
     protect natural resources from degradation, as determined to 
     be appropriate by the Secretary;
       (II) constructing a temporary road on which motorized 
     vehicles are permitted as part of a vegetation management 
     project in any portion of the Conservation Management Area 
     located not more than \1/4\ mile from the Teton Road, South 
     Teton Road, Sun River Road, Beaver Willow Road, or Benchmark 
     Road;
       (III) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles for 
     administrative purposes (including noxious weed eradication 
     or grazing management); or
       (IV) responding to an emergency.

       (iv) Decommissioning of temporary roads.--The Secretary 
     shall decommission any temporary road constructed under 
     clause (iii)(II) not later than 3 years after the date on 
     which the applicable vegetation management project is 
     completed.
       (C) Grazing.--The Secretary shall permit grazing within the 
     Conservation Management Area, if established on the date of 
     enactment of this Act--
       (i) subject to--

       (I) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate; and
       (II) all applicable laws; and

       (ii) in a manner consistent with--

       (I) the purposes described in subsection (b); and
       (II) the guidelines set forth in the report of the 
     Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress 
     (H. Rept. 96-617).

       (D) Vegetation management.--Nothing in this title prevents 
     the Secretary from conducting vegetation management projects 
     within the Conservation Management Area--
       (i) subject to--

       (I) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as 
     the Secretary determines appropriate; and
       (II) all applicable laws (including regulations); and

       (ii) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 304. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in the State 
     is designated as wilderness and as additions to existing 
     components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
       (1) Bob marshall wilderness.--Certain land in the Lewis and 
     Clark National Forest, comprising approximately 50,401 acres, 
     as generally depicted on the map, which shall be added to and 
     administered as part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness 
     designated under section 3 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1132).
       (2) Scapegoat wilderness.--Certain land in the Lewis and 
     Clark National Forest, comprising approximately 16,711 acres, 
     as generally depicted on the map, which shall be added to and 
     administered as part of the Scapegoat Wilderness designated 
     by the first section of Public Law 92-395 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
     note).
       (b) Management of Wilderness Additions.--Subject to valid 
     existing rights, the land designated as wilderness additions 
     by subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary in 
     accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
     except that any reference in that Act to the effective date 
     of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Livestock.--The grazing of livestock and the 
     maintenance of existing facilities relating to grazing in the 
     wilderness additions designated by this section, if 
     established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
     be permitted to continue in accordance with--
       (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1133(d)(4)); and
       (2) the guidelines set forth in the report of the Committee 
     on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress 
     (H. Rept. 96-617).
       (d) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--In 
     accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness additions 
     designated by this section, the Secretary may take any 
     measures that the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     control fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate, the coordination of those 
     activities with a State or local agency.
       (e) Adjacent Management.--
       (1) In general.--The designation of a wilderness addition 
     by this section shall not create any protective perimeter or 
     buffer zone around the wilderness area.
       (2) Nonwilderness activities.--The fact that nonwilderness 
     activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a 
     wilderness addition designated by this section shall not 
     preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the 
     boundary of the wilderness area.

     SEC. 305. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.

       (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare maps and 
     legal descriptions of the Conservation Management Area and 
     the wilderness additions designated by sections 303 and 304, 
     respectively.
       (b) Force of Law.--The maps and legal descriptions prepared 
     under subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect as 
     if included in this title, except that the Secretary may 
     correct typographical errors in the map and legal 
     descriptions.
       (c) Public Availability.--The maps and legal descriptions 
     prepared under subsection (a) shall be on file and available 
     for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
     Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.

     SEC. 306. NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     prepare a comprehensive management strategy for preventing, 
     controlling, and eradicating noxious weeds in the district.
       (b) Contents.--The management strategy shall--
       (1) include recommendations to protect wildlife, forage, 
     and other natural resources in the district from noxious 
     weeds;
       (2) identify opportunities to coordinate noxious weed 
     prevention, control, and eradication efforts in the district 
     with State and local agencies, Indian tribes, nonprofit 
     organizations, and others;
       (3) identify existing resources for preventing, 
     controlling, and eradicating noxious weeds in the district;
       (4) identify additional resources that are appropriate to 
     effectively prevent, control, or eradicate noxious weeds in 
     the district; and
       (5) identify opportunities to coordinate with county weed 
     districts in Glacier, Pondera, Teton, and Lewis and Clark 
     Counties in the State to apply for grants and enter into 
     agreements for noxious weed control and eradication projects 
     under the Noxious Weed Control and Eradication Act of 2004 (7 
     U.S.C. 7781 et seq.).
       (c) Consultation.--In developing the management strategy 
     required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult 
     with--
       (1) the Secretary of the Interior;
       (2) appropriate State, tribal, and local governmental 
     entities; and
       (3) members of the public.

     SEC. 307. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.

       Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 
     interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve 
     nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including 
     mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness 
     within the district.

     SEC. 308. MANAGEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE; HUNTING AND 
                   FISHING.

       Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State 
     with respect to fish and wildlife management (including the 
     regulation of hunting and fishing) on public land in the 
     State.

     SEC. 309. OVERFLIGHTS.

       (a) Jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration.--
     Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration with respect to the airspace above 
     the wilderness or the Conservation Management Area.
       (b) Benchmark Airstrip.--Nothing in this title affects the 
     continued use, maintenance, and repair of the Benchmark (3U7) 
     airstrip.

     SEC. 310. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this title.
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  SA 3515. Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Udall of 
Colorado) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) pursuant to the court-approved work schedule described 
     in the Joint Motion for Approval of Settlement Agreement and 
     Order of Dismissal of Guardians Claims entitled ``In Re 
     Endangered Species Act Section 4 Deadline Litigation'' 
     (D.D.C. 2011), not later than September 30, 2015, the 
     Secretary is scheduled to issue a decision on whether

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     to proceed with listing the greater sage-grouse as a 
     threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
       (2) the Federal Government, through programs of the 
     Department of Interior and the Department of Agriculture, has 
     invested substantial funds on greater and Gunnison sage-
     grouse conservation efforts to avoid the greater and Gunnison 
     sage-grouse being listed as threatened or endangered species 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (3) State wildlife management agencies have prepared, and 
     as of the date of enactment of this Act are in the process of 
     implementing, greater and Gunnison sage-grouse conservation 
     plans to complement the conservation efforts of the Federal 
     Government;
       (4) private investment in conservation efforts, 
     independently and in conjunction with Federal cost-share 
     conservation easement programs, has been significant;
       (5) through a combination of Federal, State, and private 
     efforts, significant conservation progress is being made, and 
     further progress will be made following full implementation 
     of State management plans and new Federal conservation 
     programs; and
       (6) farmers, ranchers, developers, and small businesses 
     need certainty, and further clarity on the likelihood of a 
     listing decision will provide that certainty.
       (b) Definition of Secretary.--In this section, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
       (c) Greater Sage-grouse Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 15, 2014, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on the status of greater sage-grouse 
     conservation efforts.
       (2) Contents.--In the report required under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall include--
       (A) a description of public and private programs and 
     expenditures, including State and Federal Government 
     agencies, relating to greater sage-grouse conservation;
       (B) a description of State management plans, including 
     plans that have been announced but not yet implemented;
       (C) a description of Bureau of Land Management plans, or 
     plans by any other land management agencies, relating to 
     greater sage-grouse conservation;
       (D) in accordance with paragraph (3), a description of the 
     metrics that, at the discretion of the Secretary, will be 
     used to make a determination of whether the greater sage-
     grouse should be listed as threatened or endangered under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
       (E) any outcome under the programs, expenditures, or plans 
     referred to in subparagraphs (A) through (C) that can be 
     measured by the metrics described in paragraph (3); and
       (F) any recommendations to Congress for legislative actions 
     that could provide certainty to farmers, ranchers, 
     developers, and small businesses and could assist in the 
     conservation of the greater sage-grouse.
       (3) Reported metrics.--The metrics described in paragraph 
     (2)(D) may include--
       (A) the quantity of acres enrolled in sagebrush and habitat 
     protection in conservation programs established under title 
     XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) 
     or other conservation programs of the Department of 
     Agriculture, including conservation easements, land purchases 
     or swaps, vegetation management or habitat enhancement 
     programs, and fuels management programs;
       (B) data on nonfire related habitat restoration efforts, 
     including native, nonnative, and mixed seeding efforts;
       (C) data on mine reclamation and subsequent restoration 
     efforts intended to restore greater sage-grouse habitat;
       (D) data on conifer removal;
       (E) data on presuppression fire efforts, including--
       (i) the number of acres associated with fuels management 
     programs; and
       (ii) the number of miles associated with fire breaks;
       (F) data on habitat restoration, including postfire 
     restoration efforts involving native, nonnative, and mixed 
     seeding;
       (G) data on structure removal, power line burial, power 
     line retrofitting or modification, fence modification, fence 
     marking, and fence removal;
       (H) for livestock and rangeland management, data on 
     allotment closure and road closure;
       (I) for travel management, data on road and trail closure 
     and trail rerouting;
       (J) data on greater sage-grouse translocation efforts, 
     including the number of greater sage-grouse translocated, the 
     age of each translocated greater sage-grouse, and the sex of 
     each translocated greater sage-grouse; and
       (K) any other data or metric the Secretary may examine in 
     making the decision on whether to list the greater sage-
     grouse as a threatened or endangered species under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
       (d) Agricultural Land Easements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1265B(b)(2)(C)(i) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(2)(C)(i))) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``Grasslands'' and inserting ``In 
     General''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and land with greater or Gunnison sage-
     grouse habitat of special environmental significance'' after 
     ``significance''.
       (2) Considerations.--Section 1265B(b)(3) (B) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865b(b)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon 
     at the end;
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) maximizing the protection of greater or Gunnison 
     sage-grouse habitat.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3516. Mr. COCHRAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING OF FIREARMS OWNERSHIP 
                   DATABASE.

       No department or agency of the United States shall support, 
     by funding or other means, the establishment or maintenance, 
     by a State or political subdivision of a State, of any 
     comprehensive or partial listing of firearms lawfully 
     possessed or lawfully owned by private persons, or of persons 
     who lawfully possess or own firearms, except in the case of 
     firearms that have been reported to the State or political 
     subdivision as lost or stolen.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3517. Mr. COCHRAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXTENSION OF THE SEAWARD BOUNDARY OF MISSISSIPPI FOR 
                   RECREATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1312) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The seaward boundary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) The seaward boundary''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     State of Mississippi may extend its seaward boundary to a 
     line nine geographical miles distant from its coast line into 
     the Gulf of Mexico for the purpose of managing, 
     administering, leasing, developing, and using the 
     recreational fisheries found in such lands and waters.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Submerged lands act.--Section 2(b) of the Submerged 
     Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301(b)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     except as provided in section 4(b),'' after ``in no event''.
       (2) Magnuson-Stevens fishery conservation and management 
     act.--
       (A) Authority of the gulf of mexico fishery management 
     council.--Section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)) is 
     amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``paragraph (3))'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4))''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The State of Mississippi shall have authority over 
     the recreational fisheries in the land and waters to the line 
     9 geographical miles distant from the coast line of the State 
     of Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico.''.
       (B) State jurisdiction.--Section 306(a)(2) of the Magnuson-
     Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1856(a)(2)) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting a semicolon and ``and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) to the line 9 geographical miles distant from the 
     coast line of the State of Mississippi into the Gulf of 
     Mexico for the purpose of managing, administering, leasing, 
     developing, and using recreational fishing found in such 
     lands and waters.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3518. Mr. COCHRAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 704) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section designation and all that 
     follows through ``That subject to the provisions and in order 
     to carry out the purposes of the conventions, the Secretary 
     of Agriculture'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 3. DETERMINATION REGARDING WHEN AND HOW MIGRATORY 
                   BIRDS MAY BE TAKEN, KILLED, OR POSSESSED.

       ``(a) Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of the 
     conventions, to carry out the purposes of the conventions, 
     the Secretary of the Interior''; and
       (2) in subsection (a) (as amended by paragraph (1)), by 
     adding at the end the following:

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       ``(2) Additional hunting days for members and veterans of 
     armed forces.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law (including regulations), the Secretary of the Interior 
     may allow any State to promulgate and implement regulations 
     under which members and veterans of the Armed Forces in the 
     State may take migratory birds that are waterfowl during an 
     additional 2-day period outside of the open season 
     established at the Federal level for such migratory birds, 
     subject to subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Requirement.--The additional 2-day period allowed 
     under subparagraph (A) may not occur more than 7 days before, 
     or 7 days after, the open season established at the Federal 
     level for the applicable migratory birds.''.
       (b) Technical Correction.--The Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) is amended by striking ``Secretary of 
     Agriculture'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary 
     of the Interior''.
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  SA 3519. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REPATRIATION OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Section 235(a) of the William Wilberforce 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 
     U.S.C. 1232(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``children from 
     contiguous countries'' and inserting ``unaccompanied alien 
     children'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a country that is 
     contiguous with the United States'' and inserting ``Belize, 
     Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, 
     Nicaragua, or Panama''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking the subparagraph heading and inserting 
     ``Agreements with foreign countries''; and
       (ii) by striking ``countries contiguous to the United 
     States'' and inserting ``Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and 
     Panama''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D), by striking ``from a contiguous 
     country subject to the exceptions under subsection (a),'' and 
     inserting ``from Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, 
     Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, or Panama who meets 
     the criteria set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of 
     paragraph (2)(A),''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to unaccompanied alien children who are in the 
     custody of the Federal Government on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. __. ORGANIZED HUMAN SMUGGLING.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Effort or scheme.--The term ``effort or scheme to 
     assist or cause 5 or more persons'' does not require that the 
     5 or more persons enter, attempt to enter, prepare to enter, 
     or travel at the same time if such acts are completed during 
     a 1-year period.
       (2) Lawful authority.--The term ``lawful authority''--
       (A) means permission, authorization, or license that is 
     expressly provided for under the immigration laws of the 
     United States; and
       (B) does not include--
       (i) any authority described in subparagraph (A) that was 
     secured by fraud or otherwise unlawfully obtained; or
       (ii) any authority that was sought, but not approved.
       (b) Prohibited Activities.--It shall be unlawful for any 
     person, while acting for profit or other financial gain, to 
     knowingly direct or participate in an effort or scheme to 
     assist or cause 5 or more persons (other than a parent, 
     spouse, or child of the offender)--
       (1) to enter, attempt to enter, or prepare to enter the 
     United States--
       (A) by fraud, falsehood, or other corrupt means;
       (B) at any place other than a port or place of entry 
     designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security; or
       (C) in a manner not prescribed by the immigration laws and 
     regulations of the United States;
       (2) to travel by air, land, or sea toward the United States 
     (whether directly or indirectly)--
       (A) knowing that the persons seek to enter or attempt to 
     enter the United States without lawful authority; and
       (B) with the intent to aid or further such entry or 
     attempted entry; or
       (3) to be transported or moved outside of the United 
     States--
       (A) knowing that such persons are aliens in unlawful 
     transit from 1 country to another or on the high seas; and
       (B) under circumstances in which the persons are seeking to 
     enter the United States without official permission or legal 
     authority.
       (c) Conspiracy and Attempt.--Any person who attempts or 
     conspires to violate subsection (b) shall be punished in the 
     same manner as a person who completes a violation of such 
     subsection.
       (d) Base Penalty.--Except as provided in subsection (e), 
     any person who violates subsection (b) or (c) shall be fined 
     under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not more 
     than 20 years, or both.
       (e) Enhanced Penalties.--Any person who violates subsection 
     (b) or (c)--
       (1) in the case of a violation during and in relation to 
     which a serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of 
     title 18, United States Code) occurs to any person, shall be 
     fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not 
     more than 30 years, or both;
       (2) in the case of a violation during and in relation to 
     which the life of any person is placed in jeopardy, shall be 
     fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not 
     more than 30 years, or both;
       (3) in the case of a violation involving 10 or more 
     persons, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
     imprisoned for not more than 30 years, or both;
       (4) in the case of a violation involving the bribery or 
     corruption of a United States or foreign government official, 
     shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned 
     for not more than 30 years, or both;
       (5) in the case of a violation involving robbery or 
     extortion (as such terms are defined in paragraph (1) or (2), 
     respectively, of section 1951(b) of title 18, United States 
     Code), shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
     imprisoned for not more than 30 years, or both;
       (6) in the case of a violation during and in relation to 
     which any person is subjected to an involuntary sexual act 
     (as defined in section 2246(2) of title 18, United States 
     Code), shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, 
     imprisoned for not more than 30 years, or both;
       (7) in the case of a violation resulting in the death of 
     any person, shall be fined under title 18, United States 
     Code, imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both;
       (8) in the case of a violation in which any alien is 
     confined or restrained, including by the taking of clothing, 
     goods, or personal identification documents, shall be fined 
     under title 18, United States Code, imprisoned not fewer than 
     5 years and not more than 10 years, or both;
       (9) in the case of smuggling an unaccompanied alien child 
     (as defined in section 462(g)(2) of the Homeland Security Act 
     of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g)(2)), shall be fined under title 18, 
     United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 20 years.
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  SA 3520. Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Risch, Mr. Crapo, 
Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Hatch) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance 
opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2___. GREATER SAGE-GROUSE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION 
                   MEASURES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered western state.--The term ``covered western 
     State'' means each of the States of California, Colorado, 
     Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, 
     Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
       (2) National forest system land.--The term ``National 
     Forest System land'' means the Federal land within the 
     National Forest System, as described in section 11(a) of the 
     Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 
     (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
       (3) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning 
     given the term ``public lands'' in section 103 of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
       (4) Sage grouse species.--The term ``sage grouse species'' 
     means the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) and 
     the Gunnison sage-grouse (Centrocercus minimus).
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National 
     Forest System land; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to public 
     land.
       (6) Statewide plan.--The term ``statewide plan'' means a 
     statewide conservation and management plan for the protection 
     and recovery of sage grouse species within a covered western 
     State.
       (b) Secretarial Participation in State Planning Process.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after receipt of 
     notice from a covered western State that the State is 
     initiating or has initiated development of a statewide 
     conservation and management plan for the protection and 
     recovery of the sage grouse species within the State, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the Governor of that covered 
     western State--
       (A) a commitment of the willingness of the Secretary to 
     participate in the development;
       (B) a list of designees from the Department of the Interior 
     or Department of Agriculture, as applicable, who shall 
     represent the Secretary as a participant in the development; 
     and
       (C) a list of other Federal departments that could be 
     invited by the covered western State to participate.
       (2) Access to information.--Not later than 60 days after 
     receipt of a notice described in paragraph (1) from the 
     covered western State, the Secretary shall provide to the

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     State all relevant scientific data, research, or information 
     regarding sage grouse species and habitat within the State to 
     appropriate State personnel to assist the State in the 
     development.
       (3) Availability of department personnel.--The Secretary 
     shall make personnel from Department of the Interior agencies 
     or Department of Agriculture agencies, respectively, 
     available, on at least a monthly basis, to meet with 
     officials of the State to develop or implement a statewide 
     plan.
       (c) Contents of Notice.--A notice under subsection (b) 
     shall--
       (1) be submitted by a Governor of any covered western 
     State; and
       (2) include--
       (A) an invitation for the Secretary to participate in 
     development of the statewide plan; and
       (B) a commitment that, not later than 2 years after the 
     submission of a notice under this section, the State shall 
     present to the Secretary for review a 10-year (or longer) 
     sage grouse species conservation and management plan for the 
     entire State.
       (d) Review of State Plan.--If the Secretary receives a 
     statewide plan from a covered western State not later than 2 
     years after receiving a notice under subsection (b) from the 
     State, the Secretary shall--
       (1) review the statewide plan using the best available 
     science and data to determine if the statewide plan is 
     likely--
       (A) to conserve the sage grouse species to the point at 
     which the measures provided pursuant to the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) are no longer 
     necessary in the State; and
       (B) to conserve the habitat essential to conserve the sage 
     grouse species within the State; and
       (2) approve or endorse, or make comments regarding, the 
     statewide plan not later than 120 days after the date of 
     submission.
       (e) Actions After Statewide Plan Is Submitted.--
       (1) Hold on certain actions.--Not later than 30 days after 
     receipt of a statewide plan from a covered western State, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) take necessary steps to place on hold--
       (i) for a period of not less than 10 years, all actions 
     with respect to listing any sage grouse species in that State 
     under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (ii) enforcement of any current listing of sage grouse 
     species within that State under that Act; and
       (iii) designation of any critical habitat for any sage 
     grouse species within that State under that Act; and
       (B) withdraw any land use planning activities related to 
     Federal management of sage grouse on Federal land within that 
     State and take immediate steps to amend all Federal land use 
     plans to comply with the statewide plan with respect to that 
     State, if--
       (i) the State presents to the Secretary the conservation 
     and management plan of the State not later than 2 years after 
     the State submits notice to the Secretary under subsection 
     (b); and
       (ii) the State is implementing the plan.
       (2) Actions pursuant to nepa.--Any proposed action pursuant 
     to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.) that occurs within a covered western State may 
     not be denied or restricted solely on the basis of a sage 
     grouse species if the action is consistent with a statewide 
     plan that has been submitted by the State to the Secretary.
       (f) Existing State Plans.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), give effect to a 
     statewide plan that is submitted by a covered western State 
     and approved or endorsed by the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, in accordance with the terms of approval or endorsement 
     of the plan by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
     and
       (2) for purposes of subsections (b)(3) and (e), treat a 
     statewide plan described in paragraph (1) as a plan referred 
     to in those subsections.
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  SA 3521. Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Thune) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2363, to 
protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, 
and shooting, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1______. INTERSTATE TRANSPORT OF KNIVES.

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``transport''--
       (1) includes staying in temporary lodging overnight, common 
     carrier misrouting or delays, stops for food, fuel, vehicle 
     maintenance, emergencies, medical treatment, and any other 
     activity related to the journey of an individual; and
       (2) does not include transport of a knife with the intent 
     to commit an offense punishable by imprisonment for a term 
     exceeding 1 year involving the use or threatened use of force 
     against another person, or with knowledge, or reasonable 
     cause to believe, that such an offense is to be committed in 
     the course of, or arising from, the journey.
       (b) Transport of Knives.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, rule, or regulation of the United States, or of a State 
     or political subdivision of a State, an individual who is not 
     otherwise prohibited by Federal law from possessing, 
     transporting, shipping, or receiving a knife may transport a 
     knife from any State or place where the individual may 
     lawfully possess, carry, or transport the knife to any other 
     State or place where the individual may lawfully possess, 
     carry, or transport the knife if--
       (A) in the case of transport by motor vehicle, the knife is 
     not directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the 
     motor vehicle, or, in the case of a motor vehicle without a 
     compartment separate from the passenger compartment, the 
     knife is contained in a locked container, glove compartment, 
     or console; or
       (B) in the case of transport by means other than a motor 
     vehicle, including any transport over land, on or through 
     water, or through the air, the knife is contained in a locked 
     container.
       (2) Temporary lodging.--An individual transporting a knife 
     in accordance with paragraph (1) may have a knife accessible 
     while staying in any form of temporary lodging.
       (c) Emergency Knives.--
       (1) In general.--An individual--
       (A) may carry in the passenger compartment of a motor 
     vehicle a knife or tool designed for enabling escape in an 
     emergency that incorporates a blunt tipped safety blade or a 
     guarded blade or both for cutting safety belts; and
       (B) shall not be required to secure a knife or tool 
     described in subparagraph (A) in a locked container, glove 
     compartment, or console.
       (2) Limitation.--This subsection shall not apply to the 
     transport of a knife or tool in the passenger cabin of an 
     aircraft whose passengers are subject to airport screening 
     procedures of the Transportation Security Administration.
       (d) No Arrest or Detention.--An individual who is 
     transporting a knife in compliance with this section may not 
     be arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any law, 
     rule, or regulation of a State or political subdivision of a 
     State related to the possession, transport, or carrying of a 
     knife, unless there is probable cause to believe that the 
     individual is not in compliance with subsection (b).
       (e) Claim or Defense.--An individual may assert this 
     section as a claim or defense in any civil or criminal action 
     or proceeding. When an individual asserts this section as a 
     claim or defense in a criminal proceeding, the State or 
     political subdivision has the burden of proving, beyond a 
     reasonable doubt, that the individual was not in compliance 
     with subsection (b).
       (f) Right of Action.--
       (1) In general.--Any individual who, under color of any 
     statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any 
     State or political subdivision of a State, subjects, or 
     causes to be subjected, any individual to the deprivation of 
     the rights, privileges, or immunities provided for in this 
     section, shall be liable to the individual so deprived in an 
     action at law or equity, or other proper proceeding for 
     redress.
       (2) Attorney's fees.--
       (A) In general.--If an individual asserts this section as a 
     claim or defense, the court shall award to the prevailing 
     party, as described in subparagraph (B), reasonable 
     attorney's fees.
       (B) Prevailing party.--A prevailing party described in this 
     subparagraph--
       (i) includes a party who receives a favorable resolution 
     through a decision by a court, settlement of a claim, 
     withdrawal of criminal charges, or change of a statute or 
     regulation; and
       (ii) does not include a State or political subdivision of a 
     State, or an employee or representative of a State or 
     political subdivision of a State.
       (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit any right to possess, carry, or transport 
     a knife under applicable State law.
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  SA 3522. Mr. BARRASSO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2____. ALLOCATION OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND 
                   FOR STATE AND FEDERAL PURPOSES.

       Section 5 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
     1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-7) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``Of the appropriations 
     from the fund, not less than 40 percent shall be for State 
     purposes and not less than 40 percent shall be for Federal 
     purposes.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3523. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 3 of the Endangered Species Act 
     of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532) is amended--

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       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), 
     (18), (19), (20), and (21) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), 
     (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), and (22), respectively;
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(1) Affected party.--The term `affected party' means any 
     person, including a business entity, or any State, tribal 
     government, or local subdivision the rights of which may be 
     affected by a determination made under section 4(a) in a suit 
     brought under section 11(g)(1)(C).''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) (as so redesignated) 
     the following:
       ``(6) Covered settlement.--The term `covered settlement' 
     means a consent decree or a settlement agreement in an action 
     brought under section 11(g)(1)(C).''.
       (b) Intervention; Approval of Covered Settlement.--Section 
     11(g) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1540(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Publishing complaint; intervention.--
       ``(i) Publishing complaint.--

       ``(I) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
     which the plaintiff serves the defendant with the complaint 
     in an action brought under paragraph (1)(C) in accordance 
     with Rule 4 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall publish the complaint in a 
     readily accessible manner, including electronically.
       ``(II) Failure to meet deadline.--The failure of the 
     Secretary to meet the 30-day deadline described in subclause 
     (I) shall not be the basis for an action under paragraph 
     (1)(C).

       ``(ii) Intervention.--

       ``(I) In general.--After the end of the 30-day period 
     described in clause (i), each affected party shall be given a 
     reasonable opportunity to move to intervene in the action 
     described in clause (i), until the end of which a party may 
     not file a motion for a consent decree or to dismiss the case 
     pursuant to a settlement agreement.
       ``(II) Rebuttable presumption.--In considering a motion to 
     intervene by any affected party, the court shall presume, 
     subject to rebuttal, that the interests of that affected 
     party would not be represented adequately by the parties to 
     the action described in clause (i).
       ``(III) Referral to alternative dispute resolution.--

       ``(aa) In general.--If the court grants a motion to 
     intervene in the action, the court shall refer the action to 
     facilitate settlement discussions to--
       ``(AA) the mediation program of the court; or
       ``(BB) a magistrate judge.
       ``(bb) Parties included in settlement discussions.--The 
     settlement discussions described in item (aa) shall include 
     each--
       ``(AA) plaintiff;
       ``(BB) defendant agency; and
       ``(CC) intervenor.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Litigation costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the court, in issuing any final order in any suit brought 
     under paragraph (1), may award costs of litigation (including 
     reasonable attorney and expert witness fees) to any party, 
     whenever the court determines such award is appropriate.
       ``(B) Covered settlement.--
       ``(i) Consent decrees.--The court shall not award costs of 
     litigation in any proposed covered settlement that is a 
     consent decree.
       ``(ii) Other covered settlements.--

       ``(I) In general.--For a proposed covered settlement other 
     than a consent decree, the court shall ensure that the 
     covered settlement does not include payment to any plaintiff 
     for the costs of litigation.
       ``(II) Motions.--The court shall not grant any motion, 
     including a motion to dismiss, based on the proposed covered 
     settlement described in subclause (I) if the covered 
     settlement includes payment to any plaintiff for the costs of 
     litigation.''; and

       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Approval of covered settlement.--
       ``(A) Definition of species.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `species' means a species that is the subject of an action 
     brought under paragraph (1)(C).
       ``(B) Approval.--
       ``(i) Consent decrees.--The court shall not approve a 
     proposed covered settlement that is a consent decree unless 
     each State and county in which the Secretary of the Interior 
     believes a species occurs approves the covered settlement.
       ``(ii) Other covered settlements.--

       ``(I) In general.--For a proposed covered settlement other 
     than a consent decree, the court shall ensure that the 
     covered settlement is approved by each State and county in 
     which the Secretary of the Interior believes a species 
     occurs.
       ``(II) Motions.--The court shall not grant any motion, 
     including a motion to dismiss, based on the proposed covered 
     settlement described in subclause (I) unless the covered 
     settlement is approved by each State and county in which the 
     Secretary of the Interior believes a species occurs.

       ``(C) Notice.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     provide each State and county in which the Secretary of the 
     Interior believes a species occurs notice of a proposed 
     covered settlement.
       ``(ii) Determination of relevant states and counties.--The 
     defendant in a covered settlement shall consult with each 
     State described in clause (i) to determine each county in 
     which the Secretary of the Interior believes a species 
     occurs.
       ``(D) Failure to respond.--The court may approve a covered 
     settlement or grant a motion described in subparagraph 
     (B)(ii)(II) if, not later than 45 days after the date on 
     which a State or county is notified under subparagraph (C)--
       ``(i)(I) a State or county fails to respond; and
       ``(II) of the States or counties that respond, each State 
     or county approves the covered settlement; or
       ``(ii) all of the States and counties fail to respond.
       ``(E) Proof of approval.--The defendant in a covered 
     settlement shall prove any State or county approval described 
     in this paragraph in a form--
       ``(i) acceptable to the State or county, as applicable; and
       ``(ii) signed by the State or county official authorized to 
     approve the covered settlement.''.
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  SA 3524. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 301. CLARIFYING CERTAIN PROPERTY DESCRIPTIONS IN PROVO 
                   RIVER PROJECT TRANSFER ACT.

       (a) Pleasant Grove Property.--Section 2(4)(A) of the Provo 
     River Project Transfer Act (Public Law 108-382; 118 Stat. 
     2212) is amended by striking ``of enactment of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``on which the parcel is conveyed under section 
     3(a)(2)''.
       (b) Provo Reservoir Canal.--Section 2(5) of the Provo River 
     Project Transfer Act (Public Law 108-382; 118 Stat. 2212) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``canal, and any associated land, rights-
     of-way, and facilities'' and inserting ``water conveyance 
     facility historically known as the Provo Reservoir Canal and 
     all associated bridges, fixtures, structures, facilities, 
     lands, interests in land, and rights-of-way held,'';
       (2) by inserting ``and forebay'' after ``Diversion Dam'';
       (3) by inserting ``near the Jordan Narrows to the point 
     where water is discharged to the Welby-Jacob Canal and the 
     Utah Lake Distributing Canal'' after ``Penstock''; and
       (4) by striking ``of enactment of this Act'' and inserting 
     ``on which the Provo Reservoir Canal is conveyed under 
     section 3(a)(1)''.
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  SA 3525. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                      TITLE III--LAND CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 301. LAND CONVEYANCE, UINTA-WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL 
                   FOREST, UTAH.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--On the request of Brigham Young 
     University submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture not 
     later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall convey, not later than one year 
     after receiving the request, to Brigham Young University all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to an 
     approximately 80-acre parcel of National Forest System land 
     in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in the State of 
     Utah, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Upper Y 
     Mountain Trail and Y Conveyance Act'' and dated June 6, 2013, 
     subject to valid existing rights and by quitclaim deed.
       (b) Consideration.--
       (1) Consideration required.--As consideration for the land 
     conveyed under subsection (a), Brigham Young University shall 
     pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair market value 
     of the land, as determined by an appraisal approved by the 
     Secretary and conducted in conformity with the Uniform 
     Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and section 
     206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1716).
       (2) Deposit.--The consideration received by the Secretary 
     under paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of 
     the Treasury to reduce the Federal deficit.
       (c)  Public Access to Y Mountain Trail.--After the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), Brigham Young University 
     will--
       (1) continue to allow the same reasonable public access to 
     the trailhead and portion of the Y Mountain Trail already 
     owned by Brigham Young University as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act that Brigham Young University has 
     historically allowed; and
       (2) allow that same reasonable public access to the portion 
     of the Y Mountain Trail

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     and the ``Y'' symbol located on the land described in 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Survey and Administrative Costs.--The exact acreage and 
     legal description of the land to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. Brigham Young University shall pay the reasonable 
     costs of survey, appraisal, and any administrative analyses 
     required by law.
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  SA 3526. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                       TITLE III--MINERAL LEASING

     SEC. 301. RELINQUISHMENT OF CERTAIN LAND IN UTAH.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to define the exterior boundary 
     of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of 
     Utah, and for other purposes'', approved March 11, 1948 (62 
     Stat. 72), as amended by the Act entitled ``An Act to amend 
     the Act extending the exterior boundary of the Uintah and 
     Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah so as to 
     authorize such State to exchange certain mineral lands for 
     other lands mineral in character'' approved August 9, 1955, 
     (69 Stat. 544), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``Sec. 5.  In order to further clarify authorizations under 
     this Act, the State of Utah is hereby authorized to 
     relinquish to the United States, for the benefit of the Ute 
     Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, State 
     school trust or other State-owned subsurface mineral lands 
     located beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 
     440 (approved March 11, 1948) and south of the border between 
     Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, and select in 
     lieu of such relinquished lands, on an acre-for-acre basis, 
     any subsurface mineral lands of the United States located 
     beneath the surface estate delineated in Public Law 440 
     (approved March 11, 1948) and north of the border between 
     Grand County, Utah, and Uintah County, Utah, subject to the 
     following conditions:
       ``(1) Reservation by united states.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall reserve an overriding interest in that portion 
     of the mineral estate comprised of minerals subject to 
     leasing under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 171 et seq.) 
     in any mineral lands conveyed to the State.
       ``(2) Extent of overriding interest.--The overriding 
     interest reserved by the United States under paragraph (1) 
     shall consist of--
       ``(A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received 
     by the State as consideration for securing any lease or 
     authorization to develop such mineral resources;
       ``(B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received 
     by the State as consideration for the lease or authorization 
     to develop such mineral resources;
       ``(C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross 
     proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or 
     authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and
       ``(D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of 
     production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 
     50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary 
     of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011.
       ``(3) Reservation by state of utah.--The State of Utah 
     shall reserve, for the benefit of its State school trust, an 
     overriding interest in that portion of the mineral estate 
     comprised of minerals subject to leasing under the Mineral 
     Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) in any mineral lands 
     relinquished by the State to the United States.
       ``(4) Extent of overriding interest.--The overriding 
     interest reserved by the State under paragraph (3) shall 
     consist of--
       ``(A) 50 percent of any bonus bid or other payment received 
     by the United States as consideration for securing any lease 
     or authorization to develop such mineral resources on the 
     relinquished lands;
       ``(B) 50 percent of any rental or other payments received 
     by the United States as consideration for the lease or 
     authorization to develop such mineral resources;
       ``(C) a 6.25 percent overriding royalty on the gross 
     proceeds of oil and gas production under any lease or 
     authorization to develop such oil and gas resources; and
       ``(D) an overriding royalty on the gross proceeds of 
     production of such minerals other than oil and gas, equal to 
     50 percent of the royalty rate established by the Secretary 
     of the Interior by regulation as of October 1, 2011.
       ``(5) No obligation to lease.--Neither the United States 
     nor the State shall be obligated to lease or otherwise 
     develop oil and gas resources in which the other party 
     retains an overriding interest under this section.
       ``(6) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements 
     with the State and the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and 
     Ouray Reservation to facilitate the relinquishment and 
     selection of lands to be conveyed under this section, and the 
     administration of the overriding interests reserved 
     hereunder.''.
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  SA 3527. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. McCain, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Moran, 
Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Burr) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and 
enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. ___. REPATRIATION OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Section 235(a) of the William Wilberforce 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 
     U.S.C. 1232(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting ``Rules 
     for unaccompanied alien children'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``a country that is 
     contiguous with the United States'' and inserting ``Belize, 
     Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, 
     Nicaragua, Panama, or any other foreign country that the 
     Secretary determines appropriate''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking the subparagraph heading and inserting 
     ``Agreements with foreign countries''; and
       (ii) by striking ``countries contiguous to the United 
     States'' and inserting ``Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El 
     Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and 
     any other foreign country that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(D), by striking ``, except for an 
     unaccompanied alien child from a contiguous country subject 
     to the exceptions under subsection (a),'' and inserting ``who 
     does not meet the criteria listed in paragraph (2)(A)''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to any unaccompanied alien child who was 
     apprehended on or after October 1, 2013.
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  SA 3528. Mr. REID (for Mr. Coburn) proposed an amendment to the bill 
S. 311, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower 
Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of the 
National Park System, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 3, strike lines 10 through 12 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 4. AGREEMENT; DONATIONS.

       The study described in section 3 shall not be conducted 
     until the date on which--
       (1) the Secretary enters into an agreement with a State, 
     unit of local government, or other entity to conduct the 
     study using non-Federal funds; or
       (2) the Secretary receives a donation of an amount of non-
     Federal funds sufficient to pay the cost of conducting the 
     study.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3529. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for 
recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:
       This Act shall become effective 1 day after enactment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3530. Mr. REID submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3529 submitted by Mr. Reid and intended to be proposed to 
the bill S. 2363, to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational 
hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In the amendment, strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.

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