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[H.R. 2408 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 224
108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2408

                          [Report No. 108-385]

  To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer 
   programs and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2003

  Mr. Saxton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

                           November 20, 2003

Reported with amendments, 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 June 
                               10, 2003]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer 
   programs and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges.

    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 Wildlife Refuge Volunteer 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY 
              PARTNERSHIPS UNDER FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT OF 1956.

    Section 7(f) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
742f(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out subsections 
(b), (c), (d), and (e) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
2009.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS UNDER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM 
              VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 
              1998.

    Section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and 
Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 742f note) is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading by striking ``Pilot'';
            (2) by striking ``pilot project'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``project'';
            (3) in paragraph (1) by striking ``, but not more than 20 
        pilot projects nationwide'';
            (4) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``pilot projects'' and inserting 
                ``projects''; and
                    (B) by striking ``after the date of the enactment 
                of this Act'' and inserting ``after the date of the 
                enactment of the National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act 
                of 2003, and every 3 years thereafter''; and
            (5) in paragraph (4) by striking ``each of fiscal years 
        1999 through 2002'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year 
        through fiscal year 2009''.

SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.

    Section 7(d)(2) (A) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
742f(d)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding chapter 63 of 
                title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of the 
                Interior may negotiate and enter into a cooperative 
                agreement with a partner organization, academic 
                institution, State or local government agency, or other 
                person to implement one or more projects or programs 
                for a refuge or complex of geographically related 
                refuges in accordance with the purposes of this 
                subsection and in compliance with the policies of other 
                relevant authorities, regulations, and policy 
                guidance.''.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the Fish 
        and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer programs and 
        community partnerships for national wildlife refuges, and for 
        other purposes.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 224

108th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2408

                          [Report No. 108-385]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer 
   programs and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           November 20, 2003

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed