,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjae,mr4 
,hell] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,w>n]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy
 & ,natural ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior &       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to exp$ite     
access to c]ta9 ,f$]al l& "u !          
adm9i/rative jurisdiction ( ea*         
,secret>y = good ,sam>itan              
se>*-&-recov]y missions1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,good ,sam>itan ,se>* &    
,recov]y ,act4  #b4 ,exp$it$ access to  
c]ta9 ,f$]al l&  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section3 7#a7 ,eligible ,! t]m eligible1
 ) respect to an organization or        
individual1 means t ! organization or   
individual1 respectively1 is-- 7,a7 act+
 9 a n-=-pr(it capacity2 &  7,b7        
c]tificat$ 9 tra9+ t meets or exce$s    
/&>ds e/abli%$ by ! ,am]ican ,society = 
,te/+ & ,mat]ials4  7#b7 ,good ,sam>itan

 se>*-&-recov]y mission ,! t]m good     
,sam>itan se>*-&-recov]y mission means a
 se>* = #a or m miss+ individuals       
believ$ to be deceas$ at ! "t t ! se>*  
is initiat$4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m     
,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 or ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 z       
applicable4  7b7 ,process  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,ea* ,secret>y %all develop & implem5t 
a process to exp$ite access to ,f$]al l&
 "u ! adm9i/rative jurisdiction ( !     
,secret>y = eligible organizations &    
individuals to reque/ access to ,f$]al  
l& to conduct good ,sam>itan            
se>*-&-recov]y missions4  7#b7          
,inclusions ,! process develop$ &       
implem5t$ "u ?is subsection %all include
 provisions to cl>ify t-- 7,a7 an       
eligible organization or individual     
grant$ access "u ?is section-- 7i7 %all 
be act+ = private purposes2 &  7ii7 %all
 n be consid]$ to be a ,f$]al volunte]2 
7,b7 an eligible organization or        
individual conduct+ a good ,sam>itan    
se>*-&-recov]y mission "u ?is section   

%all n be consid]$ to be a volunte] "u  
section #ajbcja7;c7 ( title #ed1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code2  7,c7 *apt] #aga ( title  
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly kn[n 
z ! ,f$]al ,tort ,claims ,act71 %all n  
apply to an eligible organization or    
individual c>ry+ out a privately reque/$
 good ,sam>itan se>*-&-recov]y mission  
"u ?is section2 &  7,d7 *apt] #ha (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7commonly 
kn[n z ! ,f$]al ,employees ,comp5sation 
,act71 %all n apply to an eligible      
organization or individual conduct+ a   
good ,sam>itan se>*-&-recov]y mission "u
 ?is section1 & ! conduct ( ! good      
,sam>itan se>*-&-recov]y mission %all n 
con/itute civilian employm5t4  7c7      
,release ( ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t f liability 
,! ,secret>y %all n require an eligible 
organization or individual to h         
liability insurance z a condition (     
access+ ,f$]al l& "u ?is section1 if !  
eligible organization or individual--   
7#a7 ackn[l$ges & cons5ts1 9 writ+1 to !
 provisions describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7

 ?r\gh 7,d7 ( subsection 7b77#b72 &     
7#b7 signs a waiv] releas+ ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t f all liability relat+ to !   
access grant$ "u ?is section4  7d7      
,approval & d5ial ( reque/s  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all notify an       
eligible organization or individual ( ! 
approval or d5ial ( a reque/ by !       
eligible organization or individual to  
c>ry out a good ,sam>itan se>*-&-recov]y
 mission "u ?is section by n lat] ?an   
#dh h\rs aft] ! reque/ is made4  7#b7   
,d5ials ,if ! ,secret>y d5ies a reque/ f
 an eligible organization or individual 
to c>ry out a good ,sam>itan            
se>*-&-recov]y mission "u ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y %all notify ! eligible       
organization or individual (-- 7,a7 !   
reason = ! d5ial ( ! reque/2 &  7,b7 any
 actions t ! eligible organization or   
individual c take to meet ! requirem5ts 
= ! reque/ to be approv$4  7e7          
,p>tn]%ips ,ea* ,secret>y %all develop  
se>*-&-recov]y-focus$ p>tn]%ips )       
se>*-&-recov]y organizations-- 7#a7 to  

coord9ate good ,sam>itan se>*-&-recov]y 
missions on ,f$]al l& "u ! adm9i/rative 
jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y2 &  7#b7 to  
exp$ite & accel]ate good ,sam>itan      
se>*-&-recov]y mission ef=ts = miss+    
individuals on ,f$]al l& "u !           
adm9i/rative jurisdiction ( ! ,secret>y4
  7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>ies %all submit to ,congress a  
jo9t report describ+-- 7#a7 plans to    
develop p>tn]%ips describ$ 9 subsection 
7e77#a72 &  7#b7 ef=ts c>ri$ out to     
exp$ite & accel]ate good ,sam>itan      
se>*-&-recov]y mission ef=ts = miss+    
individuals on ,f$]al l& "u !           
adm9i/rative jurisdiction ( ea*         
,secret>y pursuant to subsection        
7e77#b74