,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aidd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #e1 #bjag,mr4 
,latta 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1  
,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4  
,bacon1 ,mr4 ,sessions1 ,mr4 ,ryan of   
,ohio1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,cole1 and  
,mr4 ,walz7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and  
in addition to the ,committee on        
,agriculture1 for a period to be        
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend section #ajjije of 
title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
direct the ,secretary of the ,interior  
and the ,secretary of ,agriculture to   
require annual permits and assess annual
 fees for commercial filming activities 
on ,federal land for film crews of #e   
persons or fewer1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,annual permit and fee   

for film crews of #e persons or fewer   
7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of the        
amendments made by subsection 7b7 is to 
provide commercial film crews of #e     
persons or fewer access to film in areas
 designated for public use during public
 hours on ,federal land and waterways4  
7b7 ,access for film crews of #e persons
 or fewer ,section #ajjije of title #ed1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended as   
follows3 7#a7 ,in subsection 7a71 by    
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,film crews of #e persons or fewer ,for 
film crews of #e persons or fewer1 the  
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 assess an annual
 fee of #bjj for commercial filming     
activities or similar projects on       
,federal land administered by the       
,secretary2 and  7,b7 require a permit  
which shall be valid for commercial     
filming activities or similar projects  
that occur in areas designated for      
public use during public hours on all   
,federal land and waterways administered
 by the ,secretary for a #a-year period 

beginning on the date of issuance of the
 permit4  4  7#b7 ,in subsection        
7c77#b71 by adding at the end the       
following3 ,the fee under this paragraph
 for film crews of #e persons or fewer  
shall be not more than #bjj44  7#c7 ,in 
subsection 7f71 by adding at the end the
 following3 ,the ,secretary shall not   
consider subject matter or content as a 
criterion for issuing or denying a      
permit under this ,act44  7#d7 ,by      
adding at the end the following3  7g7   
,exemption ,from ,commercial ,filming or
 ,still ,photography ,permits and ,fees 
,the ,secretary shall not require       
persons holding commercial use          
authorizations or special recreation    
permits to obtain an additional permit  
or pay an additional fee for commercial 
filming or still photography under this 
section if--  7#a7 the filming or still 
photography conducted is incidental to  
the permitted activity that is the      
subject of the commercial use           
authorization or special recreation     

permit2 and  7#b7 the holder of the     
commercial use authorization or special 
recreation permit is an individual or   
small business concern 7within the      
meaning of section #c of the ,small     
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb774   
7h7 ,exception ,from ,certain ,fees     
,commercial filming or commercial still 
photography shall be exempt from fees   
under this ,act1 but not from recovery  
of costs under subsection 7e71 if the   
activity is conducted--  7#a7 by an     
entity that is a small business concern 
7within the meaning of section #c of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcb772  7#b7 by a crew of not more than
 #e individuals2 and  7#c7 using only a 
camera and tripod4  7i7 ,news ,gathering
 ,activities ,for the purposes of this  
section1 news gathering shall not be    
considered a commercial activity4  7j7  
,definitions ,for the purposes of this  
section--  7#a7 the term commercial film
 crew means any persons present on      
,federal land or waterways under the    

jurisdiction of the ,secretary who are  
associated with the production of a     
film2  7#b7 the term news gathering     
includes1 at a minimum1 the gathering1  
recording1 and filming of news and      
information related to news in any      
medium2 and  7#c7 the term ,secretary   
means the ,secretary of the ,interior or
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 as     
applicable1 with respect to land under  
the respective jurisdiction of the      
,secretary4  4