[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2684 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 140

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2684

                          [Report No. 103-249]

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                                 A BILL

  To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
                           Establishment Act.

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                           September 21, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 140
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2684

                          [Report No. 103-249]

  To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
                           Establishment Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 1993

 Mr. Studds (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Manton, Mr. Ortiz, 
Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weldon, Mr. Hughes, Mr. 
Hochbrueckner, Mr. Lancaster, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Ravenel, 
   Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
   Deutsch, Mr. Barlow, Ms. Schenk, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of North 
   Carolina, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Furse, and Mrs. Bentley) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine 
                             and Fisheries

                           September 21, 1993

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Castle, Mr. Bateman, and Ms. 
                                 Eshoo

                           September 21, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
  To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
                           Establishment Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Improvement Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS WITH NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC 
              ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701) is amended by inserting ``and the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' after ``the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service''.

SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOUNDATION.

    (a) Consultations Regarding Appointments.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3(b) of the National Fish and 
        Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(b)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary of 
        the Interior shall consult with the Under Secretary of Commerce 
        for Oceans and Atmosphere before appointing any Director of the 
        Board.''.
            (2) Application.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
        apply to appointments of Directors of the Board of Directors of 
        the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation made after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Expansion of Board.--Section 3(a) of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
        ``nine'' and inserting ``15''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``three'' and inserting 
        ``4''.
    (c) Initial Terms.--Of the Directors on the Board of Directors of 
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation first appointed pursuant to 
the amendment made by subsection (b)(1), notwithstanding the second 
sentence of section 3(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(b))--
            (1) 2 shall be appointed to a term of 2 years;
            (2) 2 shall be appointed to a term of 4 years; and
            (3) 2 shall be appointed to a term of 6 years;
as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time of 
appointment.
    (d) Completion of Appointments.--The Secretary of the Interior 
shall appoint the additional members of the Board of Directors of the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation authorized by the amendment made 
by subsection (a), by not later than 60 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (e) Authority of Board Not Affected.--The authority of the Board of 
Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to take any 
action otherwise authorized by law shall not be affected by reason of 
the Secretary of the Interior not having completed the appointment of 
Directors of the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation pursuant to the amendment made by subsection (b)(1).

SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 
              ESTABLISHMENT ACT.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``not to exceed 
        $15,000,000'' and all that follows through the end of the 
        sentence and inserting ``$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Additional Authorization.--The amounts authorized to be 
appropriated under this section are in addition to any amounts provided 
or available to the Foundation under any other Federal law.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--Section 10(b)(1) of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)(1)) is amended 
by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3),'' and inserting ``paragraph 
(2),''.