[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4416 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4416

 To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 12, 2010

    Mr. George Miller of California (for himself and Ms. Bordallo) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, 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 ``Great Ape Conservation 
Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF GREAT APE CONSERVATION ACT.

    The Great Ape Conservation Act is amended as follows:
            (1) Multiyear grants.--In section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6303), by 
        adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Multiyear Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award a multiyear 
        grant under this section to a person who is otherwise eligible 
        for a grant under this section, to carry out a project that the 
        person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation 
        strategy for great apes and their habitats.
            ``(2) Annual grants not affected.--This subsection shall 
        not be construed as precluding the Secretary from awarding 
        grants on an annual basis.''.
            (2) Panel of experts.--In section 4(i) (16 U.S.C. 
        6303(i))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by--
                            (i) striking ``Every 2 years'' and 
                        inserting ``Within one year after the date of 
                        the enactment of the Great Ape Conservation 
                        Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010, and 
                        every 5 years thereafter,'';
                            (ii) striking ``may convene'' and inserting 
                        ``shall convene''; and
                            (iii) inserting ``and priorities'' after 
                        ``needs''; and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (4), and inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
                new paragraphs:
            ``(2) In identifying conservation needs and priorities 
        under paragraph (1), the panel shall consider relevant great 
        ape conservation plans or strategies including--
                    ``(A) applicable strategies or plans developed or 
                initiated by the Secretary;
                    ``(B) the Global Strategy for the Survival of Great 
                Apes and their Habitat, or subsequent reports, 
                developed by the United Nations Environment Programme 
                Great Apes Survival Partnership;
                    ``(C) regional or species-specific action plans 
                developed by the International Union for the 
                Conservation of Nature Primate Specialist Group;
                    ``(D) relevant conservation strategies, plans, or 
                initiatives developed by the Species Survival Network 
                Primate Working Group; and
                    ``(E) other applicable strategies, plans, or 
                scientific research and findings related to the 
                conservation needs and priorities of great apes.
            ``(3) The Secretary, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, may pay expenses of convening and facilitating 
        meetings of the panel.''.
            (3) Administrative expenses limitation.--In section 5(b)(2) 
        (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)), by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
        ``$150,000''.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--By amending section 6 
        (16 U.S.C. 6305) to read as follows:

``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund to carry out 
this Act--
            ``(1) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            ``(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            ``(3) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2013;
            ``(4) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and
            ``(5) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.
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