1. (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with this section and other applicable law, lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range.

2. (b) Exception The Secretary concerned shall not lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting range within—

   1. (1) a component of the National Landscape Conservation System;
   2. (2) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System;

   3. (3) any area that is—

      1. (A) designated as a wilderness study area;

      2. (B) administratively classified as—

         1. (i) wilderness-eligible; or
         2. (ii) wilderness-suitable; or
      3. (C) a primitive or semiprimitive area;
   4. (4) a national monument, national volcanic monument, or national scenic area; or
   5. (5) a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (including areas designated for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System).

(Pub. L. 116–9, title IV, § 4104, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 759.)