,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjai,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  ,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 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aacc7  
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