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In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committees on Natural Resources, Agriculture, Homeland Security, and the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources, Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and the Judiciary of the Senate. (2) Border State The term Border State means a State that abuts the southern border. (3) Covered federal lands (A) In general The term covered Federal lands means land— (i) owned by the United States; (ii) located in a unit that shares an exterior boundary with the southern border; and (iii) administered by— (I) the National Park Service; (II) the Bureau of Land Management; (III) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (IV) the Bureau of Reclamation; or (V) the Forest Service. (B) Exclusion The term covered Federal lands does not include Federal lands held in trust for Indian Tribes. (4) Operational control The term operational control has the meaning given such term in section 2(b) of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (8 U.S.C. 1701 note; Public Law 109–367). (5) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System lands. (6) Southern border The term southern border means the international border between the United States and Mexico.