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AMENDMENTS

Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as
follows:

H.R. 901

Offered By: Mr. Abercrombie

Amendment No. 1: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8,
insert the following:

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``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Hawaiian Islands
Biosphere Reserve.''

H.R. 901

Offered By: Mr. Brown of California

Amendment No. 2: Strike page 8, line 21, through page 9,
line 16, and insert the following:
``Sec. 403. (a) No Federal official may nominate any lands
in the United States for designation as a United States
Biosphere Reserve under the Man and the Biosphere Program of
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization, except in accordance with this section.
``(b) Any designation on or before the date of enactment of
the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of lands in the
United States as a United States Biosphere Reserve under the
Man and the Biosphere Program of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization shall not
have, and shall not be given, any force or effect, unless the
proposed United States Biosphere Reserve is determined by the
Secretary of State--
``(1) to include--
``(A) little-disturbed areas of natural habitat that are
reasonably expected to remain so because of protection or
management under any law or regulation in effect before the
date of that designation; and
``(B) managed use areas;
``(2) to be suitable to serve as a model of outstanding
stewardship fostering a harmonious relationship between human
activities and the conservation of natural resources; and
``(3) to have been nominated for designation by each person
that holds title to the lands, or in the case of public
lands, by the governmental authority administering the lands,
after local public comment has been obtained and considered.
``(c) The Secretary of State, or governmental authority
administering the nominated lands, shall use appropriate
means to publicize nationally the nomination of lands for
designation as a United States Biosphere Reserve.
``(d) Designation of lands as a United States Biosphere
Reserve shall not convey any additional protections or use
restrictions to included lands, or impose any obligations on
third parties, including private parties, nor shall it impose
any restrictions or requirements on private rights or private
property land uses within the lands or adjacent to the lands.
Recognition as a United States Biosphere Reserve shall in no
way affect United States sovereignty over lands.
11(e)(1) For all designations on or before the date of
enactment of the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act of
lands in the United States as a United States Biosphere
Reserve, the Secretary of State shall transmit to the
Congress determinations made under subsection (b) of this
section within 90 days after the date of enactment of the
American Land Sovereignty Protection Act.
``(2) Upon receiving any new nomination for designation of
lands as a United States Biosphere Reserve after the date of
enactment of the American Land Sovereignty Protection Act,
the Secretary of State, after determining that the
requirements of subsection (b)(1) through (4) have been met,
shall transmit to the Congress the information received with
respect to the nomination. No lands shall be designated as a
United States Biosphere Reserve until at least 90 days have
passed after the transmittal of information with respect to
those lands under this paragraph.
Page 9, line 17, redesignate subsection (c) as subsection
(f).

H.R. 901

Offered By: Ms. Christian-Green

Amendment No. 3: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8,
insert the following:
``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Virgin Islands
Biosphere Reserve.''

H.R. 901

Offered By: Mr. DeFazio

Amendment No. 4: On page 10 of the bill, after line 8,
insert the following:
``(d) Subsection (b) shall not apply to Three Sisters
Biosphere Reserve or H.J. Andrews Biosphere Reserve.''

H.R. 901