To provide for a Government Accountability Office study on outdoor recreation.

SA 1227. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Bennet) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr.
Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making appropriations for the Departments
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title I of division C, insert
the following:

SEC. 1___. GAO STUDY ON OUTDOOR RECREATION.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered agency.--The term ``covered agency'' means--
(A) the Department of Agriculture;
(B) the Department of the Interior;
(C) the Corps of Engineers;
(D) the National Marine Fisheries Service; and

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(E) the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) Outdoor recreation.--The term ``outdoor recreation''
means all recreational activities undertaken for pleasure
that--
(A) generally involve some level of intentional physical
exertion; and
(B) occur in nature-based environments outdoors.
(b) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a study that--
(1) identifies each program carried out by a covered agency
that directly impacts the outdoor recreation sector,
including each program that affects the management and
conservation of, and access to, the land, waters, and natural
resources of the Unites States; and
(2) describes, for each program identified under paragraph
(1), the spending level for that program during each of the
20 fiscal years preceding the year in which the report is
submitted.
(c) Required Coordination.--In conducting the study under
subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United States
shall coordinate with the outdoor recreation industry,
nongovernmental organizations, the Bureau of Economic
Analysis of the Department of Commerce, and other interested
stakeholders.
(d) Report.--Not later 240 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report that describes the results of the study conducted
under subsection (b).
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