,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #hca  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ceic  ,report ,no4 #aae-ajgj1 ,part ,i 
,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of                 
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag ,mr4
 ,johnson of ,louisiana introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1  
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,homeland ,security1 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 
,december #aj1 #bjah;,additional        
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4       
,palmer1 ,mr4 ,duncan of ,south         
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south       
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,gibbs1 ,mr4 ,gosar1    
,mr4 ,rokita1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1 ,mr4       
,westerman1 and ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas   
,december #aj1 #bjah ,reported from the 
,committee on ,natural ,resources with  
an amendment ,strike out all after the  
enacting clause and insert the part     

printed in italic  ,december #aj1       
#bjah;,committee on ,homeland ,security 
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed    
,for text of introduced bill1 see copy  
of bill as introduced on ,july #bh1     
#bjag  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the         
,wilderness ,act to authorize ,u4,s4    
,customs and ,border ,protection to     
conduct certain activities to secure the
 international land borders of the      
,united ,states1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,securing ,our ,borders and
 ,wilderness ,act4  #b4 ,u4,s4 ,customs 
and ,border ,protection ,access to      
,wilderness ,areas ,section #d7;d7 of   
the ,wilderness ,act is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#h7  
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
,access  7,a7 ,permissible activities   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4  
,customs and ,border ,protection may    

conduct the following activities within 
a wilderness area for the purpose of    
securing the international land borders 
of the ,united ,states3  7i7 ,access    
structures1 installations1 and roads4   
7ii7 ,execute search and rescue         
operations4  7iii7 ,use motor vehicles1 
motorboats1 and motorized equipment4    
7iv7 ,conduct patrols on foot and on    
horseback4  7v7 ,notwithstanding any    
other law or regulation relating        
specifically to use of aircraft in a    
wilderness area or in the airspace above
 a wilderness area1 use aircraft1       
including approach1 landing1 and        
takeoff4  7vi7 ,deploy tactical         
infrastructure and technology4  7vii7   
,construct and maintain roads and       
physical barriers4  7,b7 ,protection of 
wilderness character ,any activity      
conducted by the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4
 ,customs and ,border ,protection under 
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be carried out  
in a manner that1 to the greatest extent
 possible1 protects the wilderness      

character of the area4  4  ,december    
#aj1 #bjah ,reported from the ,committee
 on ,natural ,resources with an         
amendment,december #aj1 #bjah ,committee
 on ,homeland ,security discharged2     
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed