I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1761 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 5, 2011 Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. Sablan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2011.

2.

Amendments to provisions preventing funding of projects in the United States

(a)

In general

The Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 is amended— (1)in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 6601(b)), by striking in foreign countries ; (2)in section 3(2) (16 U.S.C. 6602(2))— (A)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking in foreign countries ; and (B)in subparagraph (D), by striking of foreign countries; and (3)in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6603)— (A)in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting State or before foreign country; and (B)in subsection (d), by striking in foreign countries . (b)

State defined

Section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6602) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7)

State

The term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States, and any Indian tribe. .

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Limitations on expenditures

Section 5(b) of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6604(b)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (2), by striking $80,000 and inserting $150,000; and (2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)

Limitation on projects in the United States

Not less than 20 percent of the amounts made available from the Fund for any fiscal year may be used for projects relating to the conservation of marine turtles in the United States. .

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Reauthorization of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004

Section 7 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6606) is amended by striking each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009 and inserting each of fiscal years 2012 through 2017.