,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ajha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #i1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,gardner1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,burr1   
,mr4 ,bennet1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4       
,tester1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,udall1 ,mr4
 ,alexander1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4       
,graham1 ,mr4 ,king1 and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
permanent1 dedicated funding for the    
,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title  ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,land and ,water ,conservation ,fund    
,permanent ,funding ,act4  #b4          
,permanent full funding of the ,land and
 ,water ,conservation ,fund  7a7 ,in    
general ,section #bjjcjc of title #ed1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  #bjjcjc4 ,availability

 of funds  7a7 ,in general ,for fiscal  
year #bjbj and each fiscal year         
thereafter1 amounts deposited in the    
,fund under section #bjjcjb shall be    
made available for expenditure1 without 
further appropriation or fiscal year    
limitation1 to carry out the purposes of
 the ,fund 7including accounts and      
programs made available from the ,fund  
under the ,consolidated and ,further    
,continuing ,appropriations ,act1 #bjae 
7,public ,law #aac-bce2 #abh ,stat4     
#bacj774  7b7 ,additional amounts       
,amounts made available under subsection
 7a7 shall be in addition to amounts    
made available to the ,fund under       
section #aje of the ,gulf of ,mexico    
,energy ,security ,act of #bjjf 7#dc    
,u4,s4,c4 #acca note2 ,public ,law      
#aji-dcb7 or otherwise appropriated from
 the ,fund4  7c7 ,allocation authority  
7#a7 ,submission of cost estimates ,the 
,president shall submit to ,congress    
detailed account1 program1 and project  
allocations to be funded under          

subsection 7a7 as part of the annual    
budget submission of the ,president4    
7#b7 ,alternate allocation  7,a7 ,in    
general ,appropriations ,acts may       
provide for alternate allocation of     
amounts made available under subsection 
7a71 including allocations by account   
and program4  7,b7 ,allocation by       
president  7i7 ,no alternate allocations
 ,if ,congress has not enacted          
legislation establishing alternate      
allocations by the date that is #abj    
days after the date on which the        
applicable fiscal year begins1 amounts  
made available under subsection 7a7     
shall be allocated by the ,president4   
7ii7 ,insufficient alternate allocation 
,if ,congress enacts legislation        
establishing alternate allocations for  
amounts made available under subsection 
7a7 that are less than the full amount  
appropriated under that subsection1 the 
difference between the amount           
appropriated and the alternate          
allocation shall be allocated by the    

,president4  7#c7 ,recreational public  
access ,amounts expended from the ,fund 
under this section shall be consistent  
with the requirements for recreational  
public access for hunting1 fishing1     
recreational shooting1 or other outdoor 
recreational purposes under section     
#bjjcjf7;c74  7#d7 ,annual report ,the  
,president shall submit to ,congress an 
annual report that describes the final  
allocation by account1 program1 and     
project of amounts made available under 
subsection 7a71 including a description 
of the status of obligations and        
expenditures4  4  7b7 ,conforming       
amendment ,section #bjjcjb7;c7 of title 
#ed1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking paragraph 7#c74  7c7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #bjjc of title #ed1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
striking the item relating to section   
#bjjcjc and inserting the following3    
#bjjcjc4 ,availability of funds4  4