,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,october #aa1 #bjah4  ,amendment3  ,that
 the bill from the ,house of            
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #bfae7 entitled
 ,an ,act to authorize the exchange of  
certain land located in ,gulf ,islands  
,national ,seashore1 ,jackson ,county1  
,mississippi1 between the ,national     
,park ,service and the ,veterans of     
,foreign ,wars1 and for other purposes41
 do pass with the following ,strike out 
all after the enacting clause and       
insert3 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,gulf ,islands ,national
 ,seashore ,land ,exchange ,act 4  #b4  
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,federal land ,the term ,federal land   
means the parcel of approximately #a4edb
 acres of land that is located within   
the ,gulf ,islands ,national ,seashore  
in ,jackson ,county1 ,mississippi1 and  
identified as ,,nps ,exchange ,area on  
the ,map4  7#b7 ,map ,the term ,map     
means the map entitled #8#8,gulf        
,islands ,national ,seashore1 ,proposed 

,land ,exchange with ,,vfw1 ,davis      
,bayou ,area--,jackson ,county1 ,,ms''1 
numbered #fce_/acccji1 and dated ,june  
#bjaf4  7#c7 ,non-,federal land ,the    
term non-,federal land means the parcel 
of approximately #b4afa acres of land   
that is located in ,jackson ,county1    
,mississippi1 and identified as ,,vfw   
,exchange ,area on the ,map4  7#d7 ,post
 ,the term ,post means the ,veterans of 
,foreign ,wars ,post #efii4  7#e7       
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of the ,interior1 acting 
through the ,director of the ,national  
,park ,service4  #c4 ,gulf ,islands     
,national ,seashore land exchange  7a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary may convey  
to the ,post all right1 title1 and      
interest of the ,united ,states in and  
to the ,federal land in exchange for the
 conveyance by the ,post to the         
,secretary of all right1 title1 and     
interest of the ,post in and to the     
non-,federal land4  7b7 ,equal value    
exchange  7#a7 ,in general ,the values  

of the ,federal land and non-,federal   
land to be exchanged under this section 
shall be equal1 as determined by an     
appraisal conducted-- 7,a7 by a         
qualified and independent appraiser2 and
  7,b7 in accordance with nationally    
recognized appraisal standards4  7#b7   
,equalization ,if the values of the     
,federal land and non-,federal land to  
be exchanged under this section are not 
equal1 the values shall be equalized    
through-- 7,a7 a cash payment2 or  7,b7 
adjustments to the acreage of the       
,federal land or non-,federal land to be
 exchanged1 as applicable4  7c7 ,payment
 of costs of conveyance  7#a7 ,payment  
required ,as a condition of the exchange
 authorized under this section1 the     
,secretary shall require the ,post to   
pay the costs to be incurred by the     
,secretary1 or to reimburse the         
,secretary for the costs incurred by the
 ,secretary1 to carry out the exchange1 
including-- 7,a7 survey costs2  7,b7 any
 costs relating to environmental        

documentation2 and  7,c7 any other      
administrative costs relating to the    
land exchange4  7#b7 ,refund ,if the    
,secretary collects amounts from the    
,post under paragraph 7#a7 before the   
,secretary incurs the actual costs and  
the amount collected by the ,secretary  
exceeds the costs actually incurred by  
the ,secretary to carry out the land    
exchange under this section1 the        
,secretary shall provide to the ,post a 
refund of the excess amount paid by the 
,post4  7#c7 ,treatment of certain      
amounts received ,amounts received by   
the ,secretary from the ,post as        
reimbursement for costs incurred under  
paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7,a7 credited 
to the fund or account from which       
amounts were used to pay the costs      
incurred by the ,secretary in carrying  
out the land exchange2  7,b7 merged with
 amounts in the fund or account to which
 the amounts were credited under        
subparagraph 7,a72 and  7,c7 available  
for the same purposes as1 and subject to

 the same conditions and limitations    
applicable to1 amounts in the fund or   
account to which the amounts were       
credited under subparagraph 7,a74  7d7  
,description of ,federal land and       
non-,federal land ,the exact acreage and
 legal description of the ,federal land 
and non-,federal land to be exchanged   
under this section shall be determined  
by surveys that are determined to be    
satisfactory by the ,secretary and the  
,post4  7e7 ,conveyance agreement ,the  
exchange of ,federal land and           
non-,federal land under this section    
shall be-- 7#a7 carried out through a   
quitclaim deed or other legal           
instrument2 and  7#b7 subject to such   
terms and conditions as are mutually    
satisfactory to the ,secretary and the  
,post1 including such additional terms  
and conditions as the ,secretary        
considers to be appropriate to protect  
the interests of the ,united ,states4   
7f7 ,valid existing rights ,the exchange
 of ,federal land and non-,federal land 

authorized under this section shall be  
subject to valid existing rights4  7g7  
,title approval ,title to the ,federal  
land and non-,federal land to be        
exchanged under this section shall be in
 a form acceptable to the ,secretary4   
7h7 ,treatment of acquired land ,any    
non-,federal land and interests in      
non-,federal land acquired by the       
,united ,states under this section shall
 be administered by the ,secretary as   
part of the ,gulf ,islands ,national    
,seashore4  7i7 ,modification of        
boundary ,on completion of the exchange 
of ,federal land and non-,federal land  
under this section1 the ,secretary shall
 modify the boundary of the ,gulf       
,islands ,national ,seashore to reflect 
the exchange of ,federal land and       
non-,federal land4  ,secretary