1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Land Freedom Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act— (A) 113,000,000 acres of onshore Federal land are open and accessible for oil and natural gas development; and (B) approximately 166,000,000 acres of onshore Federal land are off-limits or inaccessible for oil and natural gas development; (2) despite the recent oil and natural gas boom in the United States, the number of acres of Federal land leased for oil and natural gas exploration has decreased by 24 percent since 2008; (3) in 2013, the Federal Government leased only 36,000,000 acres of Federal land, in contrast to the 131,000,000 acres that were leased in 1984; (4) the reduction in leasing of Federal land harms economic growth and Federal revenues; (5) in 2013, it took 197 days to process applications for permits to drill on Federal land; and (6) the States have extensive and sufficient regulatory frameworks for permitting oil and natural gas development. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Available federal land The term available Federal land means any Federal land that, as of May 31, 2013— (A) is located within the boundaries of a State; (B) is not held by the United States in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe; (C) is not a unit of the National Park System; (D) is not a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; and (E) is not a congressionally designated wilderness area. (2) State The term State means— (A) a State