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[H.R. 3671 Reported in House (RH)]





                                                 Union Calendar No. 301

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3671

                          [Report No. 106-554]

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                                 A BILL

  To amend the Acts popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
 Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to 
enhance the funds available for grants to States for fish and wildlife 
   conservation projects and increase opportunities for recreational 
 hunting, bow hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating 
     opportunities for waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and 
  unauthorized expenditures for administration and execution of those 
                     Acts, and for other purposes.

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                             March 30, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
                                                 Union Calendar No. 301
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3671

                          [Report No. 106-554]

  To amend the Acts popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
 Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to 
enhance the funds available for grants to States for fish and wildlife 
   conservation projects and increase opportunities for recreational 
 hunting, bow hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating 
     opportunities for waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and 
  unauthorized expenditures for administration and execution of those 
                     Acts, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2000

Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pickett, 
 Mr. Duncan, Mr. John, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Chenoweth-Hage, Mr. Radanovich, 
Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Schaffer, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Tancredo, Mr. 
    Peterson of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Hill of Montana) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                               Resources

                             March 30, 2000

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Ryun of Kansas, 
 Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
   Pickering, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Sununu, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
Cannon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sherwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Shuster, 
                  Ms. Pryce of Ohio, and Mr. Chambliss

                             March 30, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           February 16, 2000]

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  To amend the Acts popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
 Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to 
enhance the funds available for grants to States for fish and wildlife 
   conservation projects and increase opportunities for recreational 
 hunting, bow hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating 
     opportunities for waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and 
  unauthorized expenditures for administration and execution of those 
                     Acts, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
Programs Improvement Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Wildlife restoration act.--The term ``Wildlife 
        Restoration Act'' means the Act of September 2, 1937 (chapter 
        899; 16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), popularly known as the Federal Aid 
        in Wildlife Restoration Act and as the Pittman-Robertson 
        Wildlife Restoration Act.
            (2) Sport fish restoration act.--The term ``Sport Fish 
        Restoration Act'' means the Act of August 9, 1950 (chapter 658; 
        16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.), popularly known as the Federal Aid in 
        Fish Restoration Act and as the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
        Restoration Act.

                     TITLE I--WILDLIFE RESTORATION

SEC. 101. EXPENDITURES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Annual Set-Aside for Administration.--Section 4 of the Wildlife 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
            (2) by amending so much as precedes the second sentence of 
        subsection (a) to read as follows:

          ``allocation and apportionment of available amounts

    ``Sec. 4. (a) Set-Aside for Administration.--(1) Of the revenues 
(excluding interest accruing under section 3(b)) covered into the fund 
in each fiscal year, up to $5,000,000 may be used by the Secretary for 
expenses to administer this Act, in accordance with this subsection and 
section 9 in each of the fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003. Of the 
revenues (excluding interest accruing under section 3(b)) covered into 
the fund in each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2004, such 
amount, adjusted annually to reflect the changes in the Consumer Price 
Index, not to exceed $7,000,000, may be used by the Secretary for 
expenses to administer this Act, in accordance with this subsection and 
section 9.
    ``(2)(A) The amount authorized to be used by the Secretary under 
paragraph (1) each fiscal year shall remain available for obligation 
for such use until the expiration of that fiscal year. Within 60 days 
after that fiscal year, the Secretary shall apportion among the States 
any of the amount that remains unobligated at the end of the fiscal 
year, on the same basis and in the same manner as other amounts 
authorized by this Act are apportioned among the States for the fiscal 
year in which the apportionment is made.
    ``(B) Within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall--
            ``(i) certify in writing to the Secretary of the Treasury 
        and to each State fish and game department--
                    ``(I) the amount apportioned under subparagraph (A) 
                to each State in the most recent apportionment under 
                that subparagraph; and
                    ``(II) amounts obligated by the Secretary during 
                the fiscal year for administration of this Act; and
            ``(ii) publish in the Federal Register the amounts so 
        certified.
    ``(b) Apportionment to States.--''; and
            (3) in subsection (b), as designated by the amendment made 
        by paragraph (2), by striking ``after making the aforesaid 
        deduction, shall apportion, except as provided in subsection 
        (b) of this section,'' and inserting ``after deducting the 
        amount authorized to be used under subsection (a), the amount 
        apportioned under subsection (c), any amount apportioned under 
        section 8A, and amounts provided as grants under sections 10 
        and 11, shall apportion''.
    (b) Requirements and Restrictions Regarding Use of Amounts for 
Administration.--Section 9 of the Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
669h) is amended to read as follows:

     ``requirements and restrictions regarding use of amounts for 
                             administration

    ``Sec. 9. (a) Authorized Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may 
use amounts under section 4(a)(1) only for administration expenses that 
directly support the implementation of this Act and that consist of any 
of the following:
            ``(1) Personnel costs of any employee who directly 
        administers this Act on a full-time basis.
            ``(2) Personnel costs of any employee who directly 
        administers this Act on a part-time basis for at least 20 hours 
        each week, not to exceed the portion of such costs incurred 
        with respect to the work hours of such employee during which 
        the employee directly administers this Act, as such hours are 
        certified by the supervisor of the employee.
            ``(3) Support costs directly associated with personnel 
        costs authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
        subsection not including costs associated with staffing and 
        operation of regional offices of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service and the Department of the Interior, other than 
        for purposes of this Act.
            ``(4) Costs to evaluate, approve, disapprove, and advise 
        concerning comprehensive fish and wildlife resource management 
        plans under section 6(a)(1) and wildlife restoration projects 
        under section 6(a)(2).
            ``(5) Overhead costs, including general administrative 
        services, that are directly attributable to administration of 
        this Act based on--
                    ``(A) actual costs, as determined by a direct cost 
                allocation methodology approved by the Director of the 
                Office of Management and Budget for use by Federal 
                agencies; and
                    ``(B) for those costs not determinable pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A), an amount per full-time equivalent 
                employee authorized pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) 
                that does not exceed the amount charged or assessed for 
                such costs per full-time equivalent employee for any 
                other division or program of the United States Fish and 
                Wildlife Service.
            ``(6) Costs incurred in auditing the wildlife and sportfish 
        activities of each State fish and game department and the use 
        of funds under section 6 by each State fish and game department 
        every 5 years.
            ``(7) Costs of audits under subsection (d).
            ``(8) Costs of necessary training of Federal and State 
        full-time personnel who administer this Act to improve 
        administration of this Act.
            ``(9) Costs of travel to the States, territories, and 
        Canada by personnel who administer this Act on a full-time 
        basis for purposes directly related to administration of State 
        programs or projects, or who administer grants under section 6, 
        section 10, or section 11.
            ``(10) Costs of travel outside of the United States (except 
        travel to Canada) that relates directly to administration of 
        this Act and that is approved directly by the Assistant 
        Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
            ``(11) Relocation expenses for personnel who, after 
        relocation, will administer this Act on a full-time basis for 
        at least 1 year, as certified by the Director of the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service at the time such relocation 
        expenses are incurred.
            ``(12) Costs to audit, evaluate, approve, disapprove, and 
        advise concerning grants under section 6, section 10, or 
        section 11.
    ``(b) Unauthorized Costs.--Use of funds for a cost to administer 
this Act shall not be authorized because the cost is not expressly 
prohibited by this Act.
    ``(c) Restriction on Use To Supplement General Appropriations.--The 
Secretary may not use amounts under section 4(a)(1) to supplement any 
function for which general appropriations are made for the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other entity of the Department 
of the Interior.
    ``(d) Audit Requirement.--(1) The Inspector General of the 
Department of the Interior shall procure the conduct of biennial 
audits, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of 
expenditures of amounts used by the Secretary for administration of 
this Act.
    ``(2) Audits under this subsection shall be performed under 
contracts that are awarded under competitive procedures (as that term 
is defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 403)), by a person that is not associated in any way with 
the Department of the Interior.
    ``(3) The auditor selected pursuant to paragraph (1) shall report 
to, and be supervised by, the Inspector General of the Department of 
the Interior, except that the auditor shall submit a copy of the 
biennial audit findings to the Secretary at the time such findings are 
submitted to the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior.
    ``(4) The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall 
promptly report to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate on the results of each such audit.
    ``(e) Certification by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary shall within 3 
months after each fiscal year certify in writing to the Committee on 
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate the following for the fiscal 
year:
            ``(A) The amount of funds used under section 4(a)(1) and a 
        breakdown of categories for which such funds were expended.
            ``(B) The amount of funds apportioned to States under 
        section 4(a)(2).
            ``(C) The results of the audits performed pursuant to 
        subsection (d).
            ``(D) That all funds expended under section 4(a)(1) were 
        necessary for administration of this Act.
            ``(E) The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
        Wildlife and Parks, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
        Sport Fish Restoration Programs each properly discharged their 
        duties under this Act.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not delegate the responsibility to make 
certifications under paragraph (1) except to the Assistant Secretary 
for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
    ``(3) Within 60 days after the start of each fiscal year, the 
Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs 
shall provide to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate the following for the fiscal year:
            ``(A) The amount of funds that will be expended in the 
        fiscal year under section 4(a)(1) and a breakdown of categories 
        for which such funds will be expended.
            ``(B) A description of how the funds to be expended are 
        necessary for administration of this Act.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall promptly publish in the Federal Register 
each certification under this subsection.
    ``(f) Certification by Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport 
Fish Restoration Programs.--Within 1 month after the end of each fiscal 
year, the Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
Programs shall--
            ``(1) certify that--
                    ``(A) all amounts expended in that fiscal year to 
                administer this Act in agency headquarters and in 
                regional offices of the United State Fish and Wildlife 
                Service were used in accordance with this Act; and
                    ``(B) all such expenditures were necessary to 
                administer this Act; and
            ``(2) distribute such certifications to each State fish and 
        game department.''.

SEC. 102. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.

    The Wildlife Restoration Act is amended by redesignating section 10 
as section 12, and by inserting after section 9 the following:

      ``firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants

    ``Sec. 10. (a) In General.--Of the revenues covered into the fund 
in each fiscal year, $15,000,000, less the amount used under section 
4(a) and the amount granted under section 11(a)(1), shall be 
apportioned among the States in the manner specified in section 4(b) by 
the Secretary for the following:
            ``(1) Grants to States for the enhancement of hunter 
        education programs, hunter and sporting firearm safety 
        programs, and hunter development programs.
            ``(2) Grants for the enhancement of interstate coordination 
        and development of hunter education programs.
            ``(3) Grants to States for the enhancement of bow hunter 
        and archery education, safety, and development programs.
            ``(4) Grants to States for the enhancement of construction 
        or enhancement of firearm shooting ranges and archery ranges, 
        and updating safety features of firearm shooting ranges and 
        archery ranges.
    ``(b) Cost-Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of any activity 
carried out with a grant under this section may not exceed 75 percent 
of the total cost of the activity and the remainder of the cost shall 
come from a non-Federal source.
    ``(c) Period of Availability; Reapportionment.--Amounts available 
under this subsection shall remain available for 1 fiscal year, after 
which all unobligated balances shall be apportioned among the States in 
the manner specified in section 4(b).''.

SEC. 103. MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    The Wildlife Restoration Act is further amended by inserting after 
section 10 the following:

                ``multi-state conservation grant program

    ``Sec. 11. (a) In General.--(1) Up to $2,500,000 of the revenues 
covered into the fund each fiscal year shall be available to the 
Secretary for making multi-State conservation grants in accordance with 
this section.
    ``(2) Amounts available under this subsection shall remain 
available for two fiscal years, after which all unobligated balances 
shall be apportioned in the manner specified in section 4(b).
    ``(b) Selection of Projects.--(1) A project shall not be eligible 
for a grant under this section unless it will benefit at least 26 
States, a majority of the States in a region of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service, or a regional association of State fish and game 
departments.
    ``(2) The Secretary may award grants under this section based only 
on a priority list of wildlife restoration projects prepared and 
submitted by State fish and game departments acting through the 
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies each fiscal 
year in accordance with paragraph (3).
    ``(3)(A) The International Association of Fish and Wildlife 
Agencies shall--
            ``(i) prepare each priority list through a committee 
        comprised of the heads of State fish and game departments (or 
        their designees);
            ``(ii) approve each priority list by a majority of the 
        heads of all State fish and game departments (or their 
        designees); and
            ``(iii) submit each priority list by not later than October 
        1 of each fiscal year to the Assistant Director for Wildlife 
        and Sport Fish Restoration Programs, who shall accept such list 
        on behalf of the Secretary.
    ``(B) In preparing any priority list under this paragraph, the 
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies shall consult 
with nongovernmental organizations that represent conservation 
organizations, sportsmen organizations, and industries that support or 
promote hunting, trapping, recreational shooting, bow hunting, or 
archery.
    ``(4) The Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish 
Restoration Programs shall publish in the Federal Register each 
priority list submitted under this subsection.
    ``(c) Eligible Grantees.--(1) The Secretary may make a grant under 
this section only to--
            ``(A) a State or group of States; or
            ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), a nongovernmental 
        organization.
    ``(2) Any nongovernmental organization applying for a grant under 
this section shall submit with the application to the International 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies a certification that the 
organization does not promote or encourage opposition to regulated 
hunting or trapping of regulated wildlife, and will use any funds 
awarded pursuant to this section in compliance with subsection (d).
    ``(3) Any nongovernmental organization that is found to promote or 
encourage opposition to regulated hunting or trapping of regulated 
wildlife or does not use funds in compliance with subsection (d) shall 
return all funds received and be subject to any other penalties under 
law.
    ``(d) Use of Grants.--Amounts provided as a grant under this 
section may not be used for education, activities, projects, or 
programs that promote or encourage opposition to regulated hunting or 
trapping of regulated wildlife.
    ``(e) Clarification.--No activities undertaken by the personnel of 
State fish and game departments under this section shall constitute 
advice or recommendations for 1 or more agencies or officers of the 
Federal Government.''.

SEC. 104. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

    Section 5 of the Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669d) is 
amended by inserting ``, at the time such deduction or apportionment is 
made'' after ``he has apportioned to each State''.

                    TITLE II--SPORT FISH RESTORATION

SEC. 201. EXPENDITURES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Annual Set-Aside for Administration.--Section 4(d) of the Sport 
Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d)(1) Of the balance of each such annual appropriation remaining 
after the distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
this section and section 14, up to $5,000,000 may be used by the 
Secretary of the Interior for expenses in accordance with this 
subsection and section 9 in each of the fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 
2003. Of the balance of each such annual appropriation remaining after 
the distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this 
section and section 14, beginning in fiscal year 2004, such amount, 
adjusted annually to reflect the changes in the Consumer Price Index, 
not to exceed $7,000,000, may be used by the Secretary of the Interior 
for expenses in accordance with this subsection and section 9.
    ``(2) The amount authorized to be used by the Secretary under 
paragraph (1) each fiscal year shall remain available for obligation 
for such use until the expiration of that fiscal year. Within 60 days 
after the end of that fiscal year, the Secretary shall apportion any of 
the amount that remains unobligated at the end of the fiscal year on 
the same basis and in the same manner as other amounts authorized by 
this Act are apportioned among the States under section 4(e) for the 
fiscal year in which the apportionment is made.''.
    (b) Requirements and Restrictions Regarding Use of Amounts for 
Administration.--Section 9 of the Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
777h) is amended to read as follows:

     ``requirements and restrictions regarding use of amounts for 
                             administration

    ``Sec. 9. (a) Authorized Administration Costs.--The Secretary of 
the Interior may use amounts under section 4(d) only for administration 
expenses that directly support the implementation of this Act and that 
consist of any of the following:
            ``(1) Personnel costs of any employee who directly 
        administers this Act on a full-time basis.
            ``(2) Personnel costs of any employee who directly 
        administers this Act on a part-time basis for at least 20 hours 
        each week, not to exceed the portion of such costs incurred 
        with respect to the work hours of such employee during which 
        the employee directly administers this Act, as such hours are 
        certified by the supervisor of the employee.
            ``(3) Support costs directly associated with personnel 
        costs authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2).
            ``(4) Costs to evaluate, approve, disapprove, and advise 
        concerning comprehensive fish and wildlife resource management 
        plans under section 6(a)(1) and fish restoration and management 
        projects under section 6(a)(2).
            ``(5) Overhead costs, including general administrative 
        services, that are directly attributable to administration of 
        this Act based on--
                    ``(A) actual costs, as determined by a direct cost 
                allocation methodology approved by the Director of the 
                Office of Management and Budget for use by Federal 
                agencies; and
                    ``(B) for those costs not determinable pursuant to 
                subparagraph (A), an amount per full-time equivalent 
                employee authorized pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) 
                that does not exceed the amount charged or assessed for 
                such costs per full-time equivalent employee for any 
                other division or program of the United States Fish and 
                Wildlife Service.
            ``(6) Costs incurred in auditing the wildlife and sport 
        fish activities of each State fish and game department and the 
        use of funds under section 6 by each State fish and game 
        department every 5 years.
            ``(7) Costs of audits under subsection (d).
            ``(8) Costs of necessary training of Federal and State 
        full-time personnel who administer this Act to improve 
        administration of this Act.
            ``(9) Costs of travel to the States, territories, and 
        Canada by personnel who administer this Act on a full-time 
        basis for purposes directly related to administration of State 
        programs or projects, or who administer grants under section 6 
        or section 14.
            ``(10) Costs of travel outside of the United States (except 
        travel to Canada) that relates to administration of this Act 
        and that is approved directly by the Assistant Secretary for 
        Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
            ``(11) Relocation expenses for personnel who, after 
        relocation, will administer this Act on a full-time basis for 
        at least 1 year, as certified by the Director of the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service at the time such relocation 
        expenses are incurred.
            ``(12) Costs to audit, evaluate, approve, disapprove, and 
        advise concerning grants under section 6 and section 14.
    ``(b) Unauthorized Costs.--Use of funds for a cost to administer 
this Act shall not be authorized because the cost is not expressly 
prohibited by this Act.
    ``(c) Restriction on Use To Supplement General Appropriations.--The 
Secretary may not use amounts under section 4(d) to supplement any 
function for which general appropriations are made for the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other entity of the Department 
of the Interior.
    ``(d) Audit Requirement.--(1) The Inspector General of the 
Department of the Interior shall procure the conduct of biennial 
audits, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, of 
expenditures of amounts used by the Secretary for administration of 
this Act.
    ``(2) Audits under this subsection shall be performed under 
contracts that are awarded under competitive procedures (as that term 
is defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
(41 U.S.C. 403)), by a person that is not associated in any way with 
the Department of the Interior.
    ``(3) The auditor selected pursuant to paragraph (1) shall report 
to, and be supervised by, the Inspector General of the Department of 
the Interior, except that the auditor shall submit a copy of the 
biennial audit findings to the Secretary of the Interior at the time 
such findings are submitted to the Inspector General of the Department 
of the Interior.
    ``(4) The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall 
promptly report to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate on the results of each such audit.
    ``(e) Certification by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary of the 
Interior shall within 3 months after each fiscal year certify in 
writing to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the 
following for the fiscal year:
            ``(A) The amount of funds used under section 4(d) and a 
        breakdown of categories for which such funds were expended.
            ``(B) The amount of funds apportioned to States under 
        section 4(d)(2)(A).
            ``(C) The results of the audits performed pursuant to 
        subsection (d).
            ``(D) That all funds expended under section 4(d) were 
        necessary for administration of this Act.
            ``(E) The Secretary, Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
        Wildlife and Parks, the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, and the Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
        Sport Fish Restoration Programs each properly discharged their 
        duties under this Act.
    ``(2) The Secretary may not delegate the responsibility to make 
certifications under paragraph (1) except to the Assistant Secretary 
for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall promptly publish in the Federal Register 
each certification under this subsection.
    ``(f) Certification by Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport 
Fish Restoration Programs.--Within 1 month after the end of each fiscal 
year, the Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
Programs shall--
            ``(1) certify that--
                    ``(A) all amounts expended in that fiscal year to 
                administer this Act in agency headquarters and in 
                regional offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service were used in accordance with this Act; and
                    ``(B) all such expenditures were necessary to 
                administer this Act; and
            ``(2) distribute such certifications to each State fish and 
        game department.''.

SEC. 202. MULTI-STATE GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Sport Fish Restoration Act is 
amended by striking the second section 13 (16 U.S.C. 777 note) and 
inserting the following:

                ``multi-state conservation grant program

    ``Sec. 14. (a) In General.--(1) Of the balance of each annual 
appropriation made in accordance with section 3 remaining after the 
distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 4 
each fiscal year, up to $2,500,000 shall be available to the Secretary 
of the Interior for making multi-State conservation grants in 
accordance with this section.
    ``(2) Amounts available under this subsection shall remain 
available for 2 fiscal years, after which all unobligated balances 
shall be apportioned in the manner specified in section 4(e).
    ``(b) Selection of Projects.--(1) A project shall not be eligible 
for a grant under this section unless it will benefit at least 26 
States, a majority of the States in a region of the Fish and Wildlife 
Service, or a regional association of State fish and game departments.
    ``(2) The Secretary of the Interior may award grants under this 
section based only on a priority list of sportfish restoration projects 
prepared and submitted by State fish and game departments acting 
through the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 
each fiscal year in accordance with paragraph (3).
    ``(3)(A) The International Association of Fish and Wildlife 
Agencies shall--
            ``(i) prepare each priority list through a committee 
        comprised of the heads of State fish and game departments (or 
        their designees);
            ``(ii) approve each priority list by a majority of the 
        heads of State fish and game departments (or their designees); 
        and
            ``(iii) submit each priority list by not later than October 
        1 of each fiscal year to the Secretary of the Interior.
    ``(B) In preparing any priority list under this paragraph, the 
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies shall consult 
with nongovernmental organizations that represent conservation 
organizations, sportsmen organizations, and industries that fund the 
Sport Fish Restoration Programs.
    ``(4) The Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish 
Restoration Programs shall publish in the Federal Register each 
priority list submitted under this subsection.
    ``(c) Eligible Grantees.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior may 
make a grant under this section only to--
            ``(A) a State or group of States; or
            ``(B) subject to paragraph (2) a nongovernmental 
        organization.
    ``(2) Any nongovernmental organization applying for a grant under 
this section shall submit with the application to the International 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies a certification that the 
organization does not promote or encourage opposition to the regulated 
taking of fish and will use any funds awarded pursuant to this section 
in compliance with subsection (d).
    ``(3) Any nongovernmental organization that is found to promote or 
encourage opposition to the regulated taking of fish or does not use 
funds in compliance with subsection (d) shall return all funds received 
and be subject to any other penalties under law.
    ``(d) Use of Grants.--Amounts provided as a grant under this 
section may not be used for education, activities, projects, or 
programs that promote or encourage opposition to the regulated taking 
of fish.
    ``(e) Clarification.--No activities undertaken by the personnel of 
State fish and game departments, other State agencies, or organizations 
of State fish and game departments under this section shall constitute 
advice or recommendations for 1 or more agencies or officers of the 
Federal Government.
    ``(f) Funding for Marine Fisheries Commissions.--Of the balance of 
each annual appropriation made in accordance with section 3 remaining 
after the distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
section 4 each fiscal year and after deducting amounts used for grants 
under subsection (a) of this section, $200,000 shall be available for 
each of--
            ``(1) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission;
            ``(2) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission;
            ``(3) the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission; and
            ``(4) the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 4 of the Sport Fish Restoration 
Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended in subsection (e) by inserting ``of 
this section and section 14'' after ``subsections (a), (b), (c), and 
(d)''.

SEC. 203. CERTIFICATIONS.

    Section 5 of the Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777d) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``Sec. 5.'' and inserting the following:

                            ``certifications

    ``Sec. 5. (a) Administrative Deduction and State Apportionments.--
'';
            (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by the amendment made 
        by paragraph (1) of this section) by inserting ``, at the time 
        such deduction or apportionment is made'' after ``apportioned 
        to each State for such fiscal year''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Fiscal Yearend Certification by Secretary.--Within 30 days 
after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall--
            ``(1) certify in writing to the Secretary of the Treasury 
        and to each State fish and game department--
                    ``(A) the amount apportioned under section 4(d)(2) 
                to each State in the most recent apportionment under 
                that section for that fiscal year; and
                    ``(B) amounts obligated by the Secretary during the 
                fiscal year for administration of this Act; and
            ``(2) publish in the Federal Register the amounts so 
        certified.
    ``(c) Certification by Assistant Director.--(1) Within 60 days 
after the start of each fiscal year, the Assistant Director for 
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall provide to the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the following 
for the fiscal year:
            ``(A) The amount of funds that will be expended in the 
        fiscal year under section 4(d)(2) and a breakdown of categories 
        for which such funds will be expended.
            ``(B) A description of how the funds to be expended are 
        necessary for administration of this Act.
    ``(2) The Secretary of the Interior shall promptly publish in the 
Federal Register each certification under this subsection.''.

SEC. 204. PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.

    Section 4(f) of the Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is 
amended by striking the first sentence.

        TITLE III--WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF PROGRAMS.

    The programs established under the Wildlife Restoration Act and the 
Sport Fish Restoration Act may be collectively referred to as the 
Federal Assistance Program for State Wildlife and Sport Fish 
Restoration Programs.

SEC. 302. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established within the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior an 
Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs.
    (b) Superior.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish 
Restoration Programs shall report directly to the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (c) Responsibilities.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall be responsible for the 
administration, management, and oversight of the Federal Assistance 
Program for State Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs under 
the Wildlife Restoration Act and the Sport Fish Restoration Act.

SEC. 303. CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF FEDERAL AID.

    The Chief of the Division of Federal Aid of the Department of the 
Interior, or any similar position, is abolished and the duties of that 
position shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Director for 
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs.