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title: "16 U.S.C. § 6856"
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title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_name: "MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC LAND"
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citation: "16 U.S.C. § 6856"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 6856 - Reports

## Text

Not later than 1 year after April 29, 2022, and annually thereafter through March 30, 2031, the Secretaries shall submit a report on the progress made by the Secretaries with respect to meeting the requirements of this chapter to—

(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;

(2) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;

(3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and

(4) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.

(Pub. L. 117–114, § 7, Apr. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 1177.)