,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cabg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ai1 
#bjai,ms4 ,sinema introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
protect1 for current and future         
generations1 the watershed1 ecosystem1  
and cultural heritage of the ,grand     
,canyon region in the ,state of         
,arizona1 to provide for a study        
relating to the uranium stockpile in the
 ,united ,states1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,grand ,canyon      
,centennial ,protection ,act4  #b4      
,withdrawal of ,federal land from mining
 laws  7a7 ,definition of map ,in this  
section1 the term ,map means the ,bureau
 of ,land ,management map entitled      
,grand ,canyon ,centennial ,protection  
,act and dated ,july #aa1 #bjai4  7b7   
,withdrawal ,subject to valid existing  
rights1 the approximately #a1jjf1ede    

acres of ,federal land in the ,state of 
,arizona within the area depicted on the
 ,map1 including any land or interest in
 land that is acquired by the ,united   
,states after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 is withdrawn from--  7#a7 all
 forms of entry1 appropriation1 and     
disposal under the public land laws2    
7#b7 location1 entry1 and patent under  
the mining laws2 and  7#c7 operation of 
the mineral leasing and geothermal      
leasing laws and mineral materials laws4
  7c7 ,availability of map ,the ,map    
shall be kept on file and made available
 for public inspection in the           
appropriate offices of the ,forest      
,service and the ,bureau of ,land       
,management4  #c4 ,,gao study on        
domestic uranium stockpiles  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,comptroller ,general of   
the ,united ,states shall conduct a     
study of uranium stockpiles in the      
,united ,states that are available to   
meet future national security           
requirements4  7b7 ,requirements ,the   

study conducted under subsection 7a7    
shall identify-- 7#a7 7,a7 existing and 
potential future national security      
program demands for uranium2 and  7,b7  
existing and projected future           
inventories of domestic uranium that    
could be available to meet national     
security needs2 and  7#b7 the extent to 
which national security needs are       
capable of being met with existing      
uranium stockpiles4  7c7 ,deadline for  
completion of study ,not later than #a  
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states shall provide a briefing
 on the study conducted under subsection
 7a7 to--  7#a7 the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services of the ,senate2  7#b7 the    
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources of the ,senate2  7#c7 the    
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate2  7#d7 the        
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives2  7#e7 the   
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the

 ,house of ,representatives2 and  7#f7  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives4