,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #fbd #aadth        
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #chci
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,september #g1       
#bjaf,received  ,september #ab1         
#bjaf,read twice and placed on the      
calendar  ,,an ,,act  ,to transfer      
administrative jurisdiction over certain
 ,bureau of ,land ,management land from 
the ,secretary of the ,interior to the  
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for    
inclusion in the ,black ,hills ,national
 ,cemetery1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,the ,act may be cited as 
the ,black ,hills ,national ,cemetery   
,boundary ,expansion ,act4  #b4         
,withdrawal and transfer of public land 
for cemetery use  7a7 ,due ,diligence   
,prior to the withdrawal and transfer in
 subsection 7b71 the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs will complete        
appropriate environmental1 cultural     
resource and other due diligence        
activities on the public lands          
identified in subsection 7c71 so that   

the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs may
 confirm that the land is suitable for  
cemetery purposes4 ,the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs shall notify the     
,secretary of the ,interior of such due 
diligence activities prior to initiating
 and shall coordinate as needed during  
the performance of such activities4  7b7
 ,withdrawal and transfer ,after        
completion of the due diligence         
activities in subsection 7a7 and upon   
receipt by the ,secretary of the        
,interior of written confirmation from  
the ,secretary of the ,veterans ,affairs
 that the land is suitable for cemetery 
purposes1 and subject to valid existing 
rights1 the public lands described in   
subsection 7c7 shall be--  7#a7         
withdrawn from all forms of             
appropriation under the public land     
laws1 including the mining laws1 the    
mineral leasing laws1 and the geothermal
 leasing laws1 for as long as the lands 
remain under the administrative         
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       

,veterans ,affairs2  7#b7 deemed        
property as defined in section #ajb7i7  
of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 for
 as long as the lands remain under the  
administrative jurisdiction of the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2 and   
7#c7 transferred to the administrative  
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,veterans ,affairs for use as national  
cemeteries under chapter #bd of title   
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7 ,land  
description ,the public lands withdrawn1
 deemed property1 and transferred under 
subsection 7b7 shall be the             
approximately #bjj acres of land        
adjacent to ,black ,hills ,national     
,cemetery1 ,south ,dakota1 generally    
depicted as ,proposed ,national         
,cemetery ,expansion on the map entitled
 ,proposed ,expansion of ,black ,hills  
,national ,cemetery - ,south ,dakota and
 dated ,june #af1 #bjaf1 except the land
 located within #ajj feet of the        
centerline of the ,centennial ,trail    
7which runs along the northern boundary 

of the ,proposed ,national ,cemetery    
,expansion7 and that is located south of
 the ,trail4  7d7 ,boundary modification
 ,immediately after the public lands are
 withdrawn1 deemed property1 and        
transferred under subsection 7b71 the   
boundary of the ,black ,hills ,national 
,cemetery shall be modified to include  
the public lands identified in          
subsection 7c74  7e7 ,modification of   
public land order ,immediately after the
 public lands under subsection 7b7 are  
withdrawn1 deemed property1 and         
transferred under subsection 7b71       
,public ,land ,order #baab1 dated ,june 
#f1 #aifj 7#be ,fed4 ,reg4 #ebdc71 shall
 be modified to exclude the lands       
identified in subsection 7c74  #c4      
,legal descriptions  7a7 ,preparation of
 legal descriptions ,as soon as         
practicable following receipt of written
 confirmation from the ,secretary of the
 ,veterans ,affairs that the land is    
suitable for cemetery purposes1 the     
,secretary of the ,interior shall       

publish in the ,federal ,register a     
notice containing the legal descriptions
 of the public lands withdrawn1 deemed  
property1 and transferred under section 
#b7;b74  7b7 ,legal effect ,the legal   
descriptions prepared under subsection  
7a7 shall have the same force and effect
 as if the legal descriptions were      
included in this ,act1 except that the  
,secretary of the ,interior may correct 
any clerical and typographical errors in
 the legal descriptions4  7c7           
,availability ,copies of the map        
referred to in section #b7;c7 and the   
legal descriptions prepared under       
subsection 7a7 shall be available for   
public inspection in the appropriate    
offices of--  7#a7 the ,bureau of ,land 
,management2 and  7#b7 the ,national    
,cemetery ,administration4  7d7 ,costs  
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall reimburse the ,secretary of the   
,interior for reasonable costs incurred 
by the ,secretary of the ,interior in   
implementing this section1 including the

 costs of any surveys4  #d4 ,restoration
 to public lands for non-cemetery use   
7a7 ,notice and effect ,upon a          
determination by the ,secretary of      
,veterans ,affairs that all or a portion
 of the lands withdrawn1 deemed         
property1 and transferred under section 
#b shall not be used for cemetery       
purposes1 the ,secretary of ,veterans   
,affairs shall notify the ,secretary of 
the ,interior of such determination4    
,subject to subsections 7b7 and 7c71 the
 ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall 
transfer administrative jurisdiction of 
the lands subject to such notice to the 
,secretary of the ,interior4  7b7       
,decontamination ,the ,secretary of     
,veterans ,affairs shall be responsible 
for costs of any decontamination of the 
lands resulting from contamination on   
the lands withdrawn1 deemed property1   
and transferred under section #b7;b7    
while the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs exercised jurisdiction over    
those lands subject to a notice under   

subsection 7a7 determined by the        
,secretary of the ,interior to be       
necessary for the lands to be restored  
to the public lands4  7c7 ,restoration  
to the public lands ,the lands subject  
to a notice under subsection 7a7 shall  
only be restored to the public lands    
upon acceptance by the ,secretary of the
 ,interior and a determination by the   
,secretary of the ,interior that such   
lands are suitable for restoration to   
the public lands and operation of one or
 more of the public land laws4  7d7     
,opening order ,if the ,secretary of the
 ,interior accepts the lands subject to 
such a notice and determines that the   
lands are suitable for restoration1 in  
whole or in part1 the ,secretary of the 
,interior may open the lands to         
operation of one or more of the public  
land laws and may issue an order to that
 effect4  ,passed the ,house of         
,representatives ,september #f1         
#bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk           
,september #ab1 #bjaf,read twice and    

placed on the calendar