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                                                       Calendar No. 194
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1250

                          [Report No. 109-123]

         To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 15, 2005

 Mr. Reid (for Mr. Jeffords (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Lautenberg, 
 Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Durbin)) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

                            August 31, 2005

 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 29, 2005, 
                     by Mr. Inhofe, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
         To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000.

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

SECTION 1. GREAT APE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.

    Section 4 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
6303) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``or'' after 
                the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) address root causes of threats to great apes in range 
        states, including illegal bushmeat trade, diseases, lack of 
        regional or local capacity for conservation, and habitat loss 
        due to natural disasters.''; and
            (2) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``Every'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--Every'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph 
                (A)), by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Applicability of faca.--The Federal Advisory 
        Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not apply to a panel 
        convened under paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 2. GREAT APE CONSERVATION FUND.

    Section 5(b)(2) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 
U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``expand'' and inserting ``expend''; and
            (2) by striking ``$80,000'' and inserting ``$150,000''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 is amended by striking 
section 6 (16 U.S.C. 6305) and inserting the following:

``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund--
            ``(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007; 
        and
            ``(2) $7,000,000 for <DELETED>fiscal year 2008; and</DELETED> 
        each of fiscal years 2008 through 2010.''.
        <DELETED>    ``(3) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
        and 2010.''.</DELETED>
                                             </DELETED>Calendar No. 194

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1250

                          [Report No. 109-123]

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                                 A BILL

         To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000.

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                            August 31, 2005

                        Reported with amendments