[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1760 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1760

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2011

 Mr. George Miller of California (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sablan, 
Mr. Pierluisi, and Mr. Young of Alaska) 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 2011''.

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

    The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 is amended as follows:
            (1) Multiyear grants.--In section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6303), by 
        adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(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 2011, and 
                        every 5 years thereafter'';
                            (ii) striking ``may convene'' and inserting 
                        ``shall convene'';
                            (iii) inserting ``and priorities'' after 
                        ``needs''; and
                            (iv) adding at the end the following new 
                        sentence: ``The panel shall, to the extent 
                        practicable, include representatives from 
                        foreign range states with expertise in great 
                        ape conservation.''; 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 scientific 
        research and findings related to--
                    ``(A) the conservation needs and priorities of 
                great apes;
                    ``(B) regional or species-specific action plans or 
                strategies;
                    ``(C) applicable strategies developed or initiated 
                by the Secretary; and
                    ``(D) any other applicable conservation plan or 
                strategy.
            ``(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.--In section 6 (16 
        U.S.C. 6305), by striking ``2006 through 2010'' and inserting 
        ``2012 through 2017''.
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