[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3547]
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  SA 6422. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2027 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. 1094. PROTECTION OF RUBY MOUNTAINS, NEVADA.

       (a) Withdrawal of Certain National Forest System Land.--
       (1) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     approximately 309,272 acres of Federal land and interests in 
     the land located in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the 
     Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest within the area depicted on 
     the Forest Service map entitled ``S. 258 Ruby Mountains 
     Protective Act'' and dated December 5, 2019, as ``National 
     Forest System Lands'' are withdrawn from all forms of 
     operation under the mineral leasing laws.
       (2) Application.--Any land or interest in land within the 
     boundary of the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-
     Toiyabe National Forest that is acquired by the United States 
     after the date of enactment of this Act shall be withdrawn in 
     accordance with paragraph (1).
       (3) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph 
     (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
     the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
       (b) Withdrawal of Certain National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Land.--
       (1) Withdrawal.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     approximately 39,926.10 acres of Federal land and interests 
     in the land located in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge 
     and depicted on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     map entitled ``S. XXX Ruby Mountains Protection Act'' and 
     dated February 23, 2021, as ``Ruby Lake National Wildlife 
     Refuge'' are withdrawn from all forms of operation under the 
     mineral leasing laws, subject to subparagraph (B).
       (B) Exception.--The withdrawal under subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to noncommercial refuge management activities by 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (2) Application.--Any land or interest in land within the 
     boundary of the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge that is 
     acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of 
     this Act shall be withdrawn in accordance with paragraph (1).
       (3) Availability of map.--The map described in paragraph 
     (1)(A) shall be on file and available for public inspection 
     in the appropriate offices of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service.
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