mr. wittman. mr. wittman: i'd like to thank the gentleman from nevada, and i urge my colleagues to strongly support this amendment nd yield back. mr. hardy: thank you, mr. chairman. i'd urge my friends and colleagues to support this amendment. with that i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from nevada reserves. does any member stand in opposition to the amendment? the gentleman from nevada is recognized. mr. hardy: i urge support of this bill. i yield. the chair: the gentleman from nevada yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from nevada. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. he amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 14 printed in house report 114-429. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? mr. ribble: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 14 printed in house report 114-4

mr. wittman: thank you, madam chair. i'd like to yield to the chairman of the natural resources kentucky, mr. bishop, three minutes. the chair: the gentleman from utah is recognized for three minutes. mr. bishop: i'd like to thank mr. wittman and mr. walz for working with our committee to protect hunting and shooting hair damages. you know, one of the things i, as well as many of my colleagues here hear repeatedly from our constituents that the complaint that land management agencies have blocked access to federal lands. and that especially goes for hunters and anglers and target shooters. our national monuments alone, those national monuments have already closed 928,000 acres to hunting and recreational shooting and most of those areas are unfortunately easily accessible. you don't have to walk miles to try to get to them. there are some across -- there are some who condemn this by saying, well, the vast majority of public lands are still open for hunting and shooting and the problem is the proximity, the ones that are b

mr. wittman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for two minutes. mr. wittman: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to thank the gentleman from georgia for yielding and thank you for his -- thank him for his leadership. as you've heard, this is just a commonsense bill. and i rise in strong support of s. 1580, the competitive services act. i want to thank my colleague from virginia, jerry connolly, for his effort, along with my staff in putting together this house version of this bill. it's just a commonsense, bicameral, bipartisan bill that allows agencies in a very complex and competitive world to aggressively and timely recruit individuals for these positions. we want to get individuals into those positions quickly. we want to understand where the talent lies so that these agencies can communicate back and forth many times -- forth, many times that silo approach doesn't work. that breaks down these silos and allows the agencies to share information about these applicants. in today's world, when we need to in a timely way get folks into the cybersecurity re

mr. chairman. chairman wittman: i will now go to mr. scott. gentlemen, thank you for being here and for your service tonight. is that plane still flying? what we're flying 25 years ago? it isoldfein: i am told now being used for unmanned drone. i'm hoping not. it probably still is in the air. mr. scott: we had a many decades edge 25 years ago. adversariesen our an opportunity to get closer to us. platform flights out of warner robins, there is some money in the budget this year for it. there was more money last year. i am concerned about the reduction in that. fleet has has continued to push a year that were a year there when i look at the chart that shows what is going to happen with our current planes that are flying -- when they go in for maintenance we will end up with a capability gap that will force us to keep very old planes, much older than the ones that you are flying 25 years ago, in the air. or not be able to provide that moving target indicator on the battle management platform to the forces on the ground. the other aspect that i s

mr. chairman. chairman wittman: i will now go to mr. scott. gentlemen, thank you for being here and for your service tonight. is that plane still flying? what we're flying 25 years ago? it isoldfein: i am told now being used for unmanned drone. i'm hoping not. it probably still is in the air. mr. scott: we had a many decades edge 25 years ago. adversariesen our an opportunity to get closer to us. platform flights out of warner robins, there is some money in the budget this year for it. there was more money last year. i am concerned about the reduction in that. fleet has has continued to push a year that were a year there when i look at the chart that shows what is going to happen with our current planes that are flying -- when they go in for maintenance we will end up with a capability gap that will force us to keep very old planes, much older than the ones that you are flying 25 years ago, in the air. or not be able to provide that moving target indicator on the battle management platform to the forces on the ground. the other aspect that i s

mr. wittman. i t wyatt i -- >> i join my colleagues in introducing h.r. 2406, the sportsman heritage and enhancement act. this bipartisan package of legislation protects and advances hunting, andling and shooting traditions and promotes fish and wildlife conservation act. it pasted the 113th and 112th congress with bipartisan support and the natural resources committee voted in favor of the bill. h.r. 2406 is supported by the nation's leading hunting and fishing conservation organizations which represents millions of sportsmen and women across the nation. this will expand opportunities for hunting and fishing and promote conservation particularly on federal lands. in many parts of the country, american men and women rely on federal lands to hunt and shoot and would require the bureau of land management to keep land open for hunting, fishing and shooting. the bill requires the national parks service or office of national marine sank tu areas to consult with state and wildlife agencies and give them