The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA FY2021) was enacted into law on Jan. 1, 2021, as Public Law 116-283. Section 2844 of the NDAA FY2021 directs the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Interior to establish an Intergovernmental Executive Committee (IEC) "for the purpose of exchanging views, information, and advice relating to the management of the natural and cultural resources" on the lands withdrawn by the NDAA FY2021. The Navy has begun coordination with the Department of the Interior; State of Nevada; Churchill, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, and Pershing counties; and 18 Indian Tribes to establish the IEC.