113 HR 1329 IH: Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2013 U.S. House of Representatives 2013-03-21 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1329 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 21, 2013 Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Moran, Mr. Farr, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Bordallo, and Mr. Grimm) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2013.

2.

Amendments to provisions preventing funding of projects in the United States

(a)

In general

The Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 is amended— (1)in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 6601(b)), by striking in foreign countries ; (2)in section 3(2) (16 U.S.C. 6602(2))— (A)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking in foreign countries ; and (B)in subparagraph (D), by striking of foreign countries; and (3)in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6603)— (A)in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting State or before foreign country; and (B)in subsection (d), by striking in foreign countries . (b)

Definitions

Section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6602) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (7)

State

The term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States, and any Indian tribe. (8)

United States

The term United States, when used in the geographic sense, means the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States and any waters within the jurisdiction of the United States .

3.

Projects in the United States

Section 5(b) of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6604(b)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (2), by striking $80,000 and inserting $150,000; and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)

Projects in the United States

Not less than 20 percent of the amounts made available from the Fund for any fiscal year may be used for projects relating to the conservation of marine turtles in the United States. .

4.

Reauthorization of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004

Section 7 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6606) is amended by striking each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 and inserting each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.