[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6249-S6250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1227. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title I of division C, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 1___. GAO STUDY ON OUTDOOR RECREATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means--
       (A) the Department of Agriculture;
       (B) the Department of the Interior;
       (C) the Corps of Engineers;
       (D) the National Marine Fisheries Service; and

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       (E) the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (2) Outdoor recreation.--The term ``outdoor recreation'' 
     means all recreational activities undertaken for pleasure 
     that--
       (A) generally involve some level of intentional physical 
     exertion; and
       (B) occur in nature-based environments outdoors.
       (b) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study that--
       (1) identifies each program carried out by a covered agency 
     that directly impacts the outdoor recreation sector, 
     including each program that affects the management and 
     conservation of, and access to, the land, waters, and natural 
     resources of the Unites States; and
       (2) describes, for each program identified under paragraph 
     (1), the spending level for that program during each of the 
     20 fiscal years preceding the year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       (c) Required Coordination.--In conducting the study under 
     subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall coordinate with the outdoor recreation industry, 
     nongovernmental organizations, the Bureau of Economic 
     Analysis of the Department of Commerce, and other interested 
     stakeholders.
       (d) Report.--Not later 240 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     report that describes the results of the study conducted 
     under subsection (b).
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