[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 127 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4293]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2455. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Peters, 
Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Udall, and Mrs. Blackburn) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2301 proposed by Mr. 
Inhofe to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 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 G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1085. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON OUTDOOR RECREATION FOR 
                   VETERANS.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall establish a task force to be known as the 
     ``Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans'' (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Task Force'').
       (b) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of the 
     following members or their designees:
       (1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (2) The Secretary of the Interior.
       (3) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       (4) The Secretary of Agriculture.
       (5) The Secretary of Defense.
       (6) The Secretary of Homeland Security.
       (7) The Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers.
       (8) Any other member that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     determines to be appropriate.
       (c) Chairpersons.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall serve as co-chairpersons 
     of the Task Force (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Chairpersons'').
       (d) Duties.--
       (1) Task force.--The duties of the Task Force shall be--
       (A) to identify opportunities to formalize coordination 
     between the Department of Veterans Affairs, public land 
     agencies, and partner organizations regarding the use of 
     public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment 
     and recreational therapy for veterans;
       (B) to identify barriers that exist to providing veterans 
     with opportunities for medical treatment and therapy through 
     the use of outdoor recreation on public lands or other 
     outdoor spaces; and
       (C) to develop recommendations to better facilitate the use 
     of public lands or other outdoor spaces for preventative 
     care, medical treatment, and therapy for veterans.
       (2) Consultation.--The Task Force shall carry out the 
     duties under paragraph (1) in consultation with appropriate 
     veterans outdoor recreation groups.
       (e) Reports.--
       (1) Preliminary report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date on which the Task Force is established, the Chairpersons 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the preliminary findings 
     of the Task Force.
       (2) Final report.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the submittal of the preliminary report under paragraph 
     (1), the Chairpersons shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the findings of the Task Force, which shall include the 
     recommendations developed under subsection (d)(1)(C).
       (f) Duration.--The Task Force shall terminate on the date 
     that is one year after the date of the submittal of the final 
     report under in subsection (e)(2).
       (g) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``public lands'' means any recreational lands 
     under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government or a State 
     or local government.
       (2) The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
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