,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bajf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #d1 #bjai,mr4 
,latta 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4   
,ryan1 and ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of       
,georgia7 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 7a7-- 7,a7
 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking provide 
a fair return to the ,united ,states and
 insert be sufficient to cover the cost 
of a film permit and other              
administrative and personnel costs2 and 
7,b7 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 not more than   
#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 still photography 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 striking subsection 7b7
 and redesignating subsections 7c71 7d71
 7e71 and 7f7 and subsections 7b71 7c71 
7d71 and 7e71 respectively4  7#e7 ,by   
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,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   
7g7 ,news ,gathering ,activities ,for   
the purposes of this section1 news      
gathering shall not be considered a     
commercial activity4  7h7 ,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