text: SECTION 1. EXPEDITED ACCESS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary shall develop and implement a 
  process to expedite access to Federal lands under the administrative 
  jurisdiction of the Secretary for eligible organizations and eligible 
  individuals to request access to Federal lands to conduct good 
  Samaritan search-and-recovery missions. The process developed and 
  implemented pursuant to this subsection shall include provisions that 
  clarify that--
              (1) an eligible organization or eligible individual granted 
          access under this section shall be acting for private purposes 
          and shall not be considered a Federal volunteer;
              (2) an eligible organization or eligible individual 
          conducting a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission under 
          this section shall not be considered a volunteer under section 
          3 of the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 18i);
              (3) the Federal Torts Claim Act shall not apply to an 
          eligible organization or eligible individual carrying out a 
          privately requested good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission 
          under this section; and
              (4) the Federal Employee Compensation Act shall not apply 
          to an eligible organization or eligible individual conducting 
          good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission under this section 
          and such activities shall not constitute civilian employment.
      (b) Release of the Federal Government From Liability.--The 
  Secretary shall not require an eligible organization or an eligible 
  individual to have liability insurance as a condition of accessing 
  Federal lands under this section if the eligible organization or 
  eligible individual--
              (1) acknowledges and consents, in writing, to the 
          provisions listed in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection 
          (a); and
              (2) signs a waiver releasing the Federal Government from 
          all liability related to the access granted under this section.
      (c) Approval and Denial of Requests.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary shall notify an eligible 
          organization and eligible individual of the approval or denial 
          of a request by that eligible organization and eligible 
          individual to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery 
          mission under this section not more than 48 hours after the 
          request is made.
              (2) Denials.--If the Secretary denies a request from an 
          eligible organization or eligible individual to carry out a 
          good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission under this section, 
          the Secretary shall notify the eligible organization or 
          eligible individual of--
                      (A) the reason for the denial request; and
                      (B) any actions that eligible organization or 
                  eligible individual can take to meet the requirements 
                  for the request to be approved.
      (d) Partnerships.--The Secretary shall develop search-and-recovery 
  focused partnerships with search-and-recovery organizations to--
              (1) coordinate good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions 
          on Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
          Secretary; and
              (2) expedite and accelerate good Samaritan search-and-
          recovery mission efforts for missing individuals on Federal 
          lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary.
      (e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a joint report to 
  Congress describing--
              (1) plans to develop partnerships described in subsection 
          (c)(1); and
              (2) efforts being taken to expedite and accelerate good 
          Samaritan search-and-recovery mission efforts for missing 
          individuals on Federal lands under the administrative 
          jurisdiction of the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2).
      (f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following 
  definitions apply:
              (1) Eligible organization and eligible individual.--The 
          terms ``eligible organization'' and ``eligible individual'' 
          means an organization or individual, respectively, that--
                      (A) is acting in a not-for-profit capacity; and
                      (B) is certificated in training that meets or 
                  exceeds standards established by the American Society 
                  for Testing and Materials.
              (2) Good samaritan search-and-recovery mission.--The term 
          ``good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission'' means a search 
          for one or more missing individuals believed to be deceased at 
          the time that the search is initiated.
              (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
          appropriate.
target:  Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal lands to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions.  Sets forth procedures for the approval or denial of requests made by eligible organizations or individuals to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission.  Requires the Secretaries to develop search-and-recovery focused partnerships with search-and-recovery organizations to: (1) coordinate good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions on such lands, and (2) expedite and accelerate mission efforts for missing individuals on such lands. 
feat_title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal lands under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.