1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pecos Watershed Protection Act . 2. Withdrawal of Federal land in Pecos Watershed area, New Mexico (a) Definition of federal land In this section, the term Federal land means the Federal land depicted as Pecos Withdrawal on the map entitled Proposed Mineral Withdrawal Legislative Map and dated September 11, 2023. (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 3. Designation of Thompson Peak Wilderness Area, New Mexico (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (2) State The term State means the State of New Mexico. (3) Wilderness area The term wilderness area means the Thompson Peak Wilderness Area designated by subsection (b). (b) Designation In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), the approximately 11,599 acres of land managed by the Forest Service in the State, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Mineral Withdrawal Legislative Map and dated September 11, 2023, is designated as a wilderness area and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Thompson Peak Wilderness Area . (c) Map and legal description (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the wilderness area with— (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate