,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ad1 
#bjai,mr4 ,wyden 7for himself and ,mr4  
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,secure ,rural ,schools and ,community  
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj to   
clarify the prohibition on the use of   
certain ,federal funds for lobbying1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,use of county
 funds  7a7 ,in general ,section #cjb of
 the ,secure ,rural ,schools and        
,community ,self-,determination ,act of 
#bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gadb7 is amended--
  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by redesignating        
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as clauses  
7i7 and 7ii71 respectively1 and         
indenting appropriately2  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#c71 by striking paragraph   
7#b7 and inserting subparagraph 7,b72   
7,c7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7   

through 7#d7 as subparagraphs 7,a7      
through 7,d71 respectively1 and         
indenting appropriately2  7,d7 in the   
matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7 7as  
so redesignated71 by striking ,a        
participating and inserting the         
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,a         
participating  2 and  7,e7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#b7            
,prohibition ,in accordance with section
 #aiac of title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 county funds shall not be used   
for--  7,a7 any expense relating to     
lobbying2 or  7,b7 any activity the     
purpose of which is to influence a      
,state or ,federal lawmaker4  2 and     
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7c7 ,rulemaking  7#a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this subsection1 the ,chief
 of the ,forest ,service1 in            
coordination with the ,director of the  
,bureau of ,land ,management1 shall     
promulgate regulations providing        
guidance for participating counties on  

the appropriate use of county funds4    
7#b7 ,publication ,the ,chief of the    
,forest ,service and the ,director of   
the ,bureau of ,land ,management shall  
publish the guidance under paragraph    
7#a7 on a publicly available website of 
the ,forest ,service and the ,bureau of 
,land ,management1 respectively4  4  7b7
 ,reports ,section #cjc of the ,secure  
,rural ,schools and ,community          
,self-,determination ,act of #bjjj 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #gadc7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7c7 ,summary   
reports  7#a7 ,in general ,each         
participating county shall submit to the
 ,secretary concerned an annual report  
summarizing the certification submitted 
under subsection 7a7 for the relevant   
year1 including a brief description of  
how the participating county used county
 funds during the year covered by the   
report4  7#b7 ,submission ,a            
participating county shall submit a     
report under paragraph 7#a7 at such     
time1 in such manner1 and containing    

such information as the ,secretary      
concerned may require4  7#c7 ,public    
availability ,the ,secretary concerned  
shall make each report submitted under  
paragraph 7#a7 publicly available online
 in a machine-readable format4  4