1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Wilderness Act of 2017 . 2. Designation of additional wilderness, Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee (a) Designation of wilderness In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels of Federal land in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee are designated as wilderness and as additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Certain land comprising approximately 4,446 acres, as generally depicted as the Big Laurel Branch Addition on the map entitled Proposed Wilderness Areas and Additions-Cherokee National Forest and dated January 20, 2010, which shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Big Laurel Branch Wilderness. (2) Certain land comprising approximately 2,922 acres, as generally depicted as the Sampson Mountain Addition on the map referred to in paragraph (1), which shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Sampson Mountain Wilderness. (b) Maps and legal descriptions (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit maps and legal descriptions of the wilderness designated by subsection (a) with the appropriate committees of Congress. (2) Public availability The maps and legal descriptions submitted under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the office of the Chief of the Forest Service and the office of the Supervisor of the Cherokee National Forest. (3) Force of law The maps and legal descriptions submitted under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct typographical errors in the maps and descriptions. (c) Administration (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary of Agriculture shall administer the Federal land designated as wilderness by subsection (a) in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et