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                                                       Calendar No. 378
116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3051

      To improve protections for wildlife, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 12, 2019

  Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
  Capito, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

                           December 17, 2019

              Reported by Mr. Barrasso, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
      To improve protections for wildlife, and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America's 
Conservation Enhancement Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
is as follows:</DELETED>

<DELETED>Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
     <DELETED>TITLE I--WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND PREDATION

<DELETED>Sec. 101. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-
                            predator conflict.
<DELETED>Sec. 102. Losses of livestock due to depredation by federally 
                            protected species.
<DELETED>Sec. 103. Depredation permits for black vultures and common 
                            ravens.
<DELETED>Sec. 104. Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force.
<DELETED>Sec. 105. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 106. North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 107. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment 
                            Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 108. Modification of definition of sport fishing 
                            equipment under Toxic Substances Control 
                            Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 109. Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Program.
<DELETED>Sec. 110. Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 
                            1998.
<DELETED>Sec. 111. Chesapeake watershed investments for landscape 
                            defense.
<DELETED>Sec. 112. Great Lakes monitoring, assessment, science, and 
                            research.
     <DELETED>TITLE II--MODERNIZING THE PITTMAN-ROBERTSON FUND FOR 
                            TOMORROW'S NEEDS

<DELETED>Sec. 201. Purpose.
<DELETED>Sec. 202. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 203. Apportionment of available amounts.
<DELETED>Sec. 204. Expenditures for management of wildlife areas and 
                            resources.
<DELETED>Sec. 205. Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program 
                            grants.
<DELETED>Sec. 206. Multistate conservation grant program.
    <DELETED>TITLE III--NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH 
                              PARTNERSHIPS

<DELETED>Sec. 301. Purpose.
<DELETED>Sec. 302. Definitions.
<DELETED>Sec. 303. National Fish Habitat Board.
<DELETED>Sec. 304. Fish Habitat Partnerships.
<DELETED>Sec. 305. Fish Habitat Conservation Projects.
<DELETED>Sec. 306. Technical and scientific assistance.
<DELETED>Sec. 307. Coordination with States and Indian Tribes.
<DELETED>Sec. 308. Interagency Operational Plan.
<DELETED>Sec. 309. Accountability and reporting.
<DELETED>Sec. 310. Effect of this title.
<DELETED>Sec. 311. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.
<DELETED>Sec. 312. Funding.
<DELETED>Sec. 313. Prohibition against implementation of regulatory 
                            authority by Federal agencies through 
                            Partnerships.
                    <DELETED>TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

<DELETED>Sec. 401. Sense of the Senate regarding conservation 
                            agreements and activities.
<DELETED>Sec. 402. Study to review conservation factors.
<DELETED>Sec. 403. Study and report on expenditures.
<DELETED>Sec. 404. Use of value of land for cost sharing.

         <DELETED>TITLE I--WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND 
                          PREDATION</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 101. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR REDUCING HUMAN-
              PREDATOR CONFLICT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 7001(d) of the John D. Dingell, 
Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 742b note; 
Public Law 116-9) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraphs (2)(C)(v), (3)(C)(v), (4)(C)(v), 
        (5)(C)(v), and (6)(C)(v), by striking ``paragraph (7)(A)'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (8)(A)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraphs (2)(D)(ii), (2)(F)(ii), 
        (3)(D)(ii), (3)(F)(ii), (4)(D)(ii), (4)(F)(ii), (5)(D)(ii), 
        (5)(F)(ii), (6)(D)(ii), and (6)(F)(ii) by striking ``paragraph 
        (7)(B)'' each place it appears and inserting ``paragraph 
        (8)(B)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (6)(C)(iv), in the matter 
        preceding clause (i), by striking ``subparagraph (C)'' and 
        inserting ``clause (iii)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph 
        (8);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Theodore roosevelt genius prize for reducing 
        human-predator conflict.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Definitions.--In this 
                paragraph:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Board.--The term `Board' 
                        means the Reducing Human-Predator Conflict 
                        Technology Advisory Board established by 
                        subparagraph (C)(i).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Prize competition.--The 
                        term `prize competition' means the Theodore 
                        Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-
                        predator conflict established under 
                        subparagraph (B).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Authority.--Not later than 180 days 
                after the date of enactment of the America's 
                Conservation Enhancement Act, the Secretary shall 
                establish under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
                Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a 
                prize competition, to be known as the `Theodore 
                Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator 
                conflict'--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) to encourage technological 
                        innovation with the potential to advance the 
                        mission of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                        Service with respect to reducing the frequency 
                        of human-predator conflict using nonlethal 
                        means; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) to award 1 or more prizes 
                        annually for a technological advancement that 
                        promotes reducing human-predator conflict using 
                        nonlethal means, which may include the 
                        application and monitoring of tagging 
                        technologies.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Advisory board.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Establishment.--There is 
                        established an advisory board, to be known as 
                        the `Reducing Human-Predator Conflict 
                        Technology Advisory Board'.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Composition.--The Board 
                        shall be composed of not fewer than 9 members 
                        appointed by the Secretary, who shall provide 
                        expertise in--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) predator-human 
                                interactions;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the habitats of 
                                large predators;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) biology;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) technology 
                                development;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(V) 
                                engineering;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VI) 
                                economics;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VII) business 
                                development and management; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(VIII) any other 
                                discipline, as the Secretary determines 
                                to be necessary to achieve the purposes 
                                of this paragraph.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Duties.--Subject to clause 
                        (iv), with respect to the prize competition, 
                        the Board shall--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) select a 
                                topic;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) issue a problem 
                                statement;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) advise the 
                                Secretary regarding any opportunity for 
                                technological innovation to reduce 
                                human-predator conflict using nonlethal 
                                means; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) advise winners of 
                                the prize competition regarding 
                                opportunities to pilot and implement 
                                winning technologies in relevant 
                                fields, including in partnership with 
                                conservation organizations, Federal or 
                                State agencies, federally recognized 
                                Indian Tribes, private entities, and 
                                research institutions with expertise or 
                                interest relating to reducing human-
                                predator conflict using nonlethal 
                                means.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) Consultation.--In selecting 
                        a topic and issuing a problem statement for the 
                        prize competition under subclauses (I) and (II) 
                        of clause (iii), respectively, the Board shall 
                        consult widely with Federal and non-Federal 
                        stakeholders, including--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) 1 or more Federal 
                                agencies with jurisdiction over the 
                                management of native wildlife species 
                                at risk due to conflict with human 
                                activities;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) 1 or more State 
                                agencies with jurisdiction over the 
                                management of native wildlife species 
                                at risk due to conflict with human 
                                activities;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) 1 or more State, 
                                regional, or local wildlife 
                                organizations, the mission of which 
                                relates to the management of native 
                                wildlife species at risk due to 
                                conflict with human activities; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) 1 or more wildlife 
                                conservation groups, technology 
                                companies, research institutions, 
                                institutions of higher education, 
                                industry associations, or individual 
                                stakeholders with an interest in the 
                                management of native wildlife species 
                                at risk due to conflict with human 
                                activities.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) Requirements.--The Board 
                        shall comply with all requirements under 
                        paragraph (8)(A).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Agreement with national fish and 
                wildlife foundation.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) In general.--The Secretary 
                        shall offer to enter into an agreement under 
                        which the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
                        shall administer the prize 
                        competition.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Requirements.--An agreement 
                        entered into under clause (i) shall comply with 
                        all requirements under paragraph 
                        (8)(B).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Judges.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Appointment.--The Secretary 
                        shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 
                        shall, except as provided in clause (ii), 
                        select the 1 or more annual winners of the 
                        prize competition.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Determination by 
                        secretary.--The judges appointed under clause 
                        (i) shall not select any annual winner of the 
                        prize competition if the Secretary makes a 
                        determination that, in any fiscal year, none of 
                        the technological advancements entered into the 
                        prize competition merits an award.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) Consultation with noaa.--The 
                Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Commerce, 
                acting through the Administrator of the National 
                Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in the case of 
                a cash prize awarded under the prize competition for a 
                technology that addresses conflict between marine 
                predators under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
                Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the 
                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and 
                humans.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) Report to congress.--Not later than 
                60 days after the date on which a cash prize is awarded 
                under this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to the 
                Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
                and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives a report on the prize competition that 
                includes--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a statement by the Board 
                        that describes the activities carried out by 
                        the Board relating to the duties described in 
                        subparagraph (C)(iii);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) if the Secretary has 
                        entered into an agreement under subparagraph 
                        (D)(i), a statement by the National Fish and 
                        Wildlife Foundation that describes the 
                        activities carried out by the National Fish and 
                        Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 
                        described in paragraph (8)(B); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) a statement by 1 or more 
                        of the judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 
                        that explains the basis on which the winner of 
                        the cash prize was selected.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) Termination of authority.--The Board 
                and all authority provided under this paragraph shall 
                terminate on December 31, 2023.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 
                preceding clause (i), by striking ``or (6)(C)(i)'' and 
                inserting ``(6)(C)(i), or (7)(C)(i)''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subparagraph (B)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the matter preceding clause 
                        (i), by striking ``or (6)(D)(i)'' and inserting 
                        ``(6)(D)(i), or (7)(D)(i)''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) in clause (i)(VII), by 
                        striking ``and (6)(E)'' and inserting ``(6)(E), 
                        and (7)(E)''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
data collected from the tagging of predators can inform innovative 
management of those predators and innovative education activities to 
minimize human-predator conflict.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 102. LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK DUE TO DEPREDATION BY FEDERALLY 
              PROTECTED SPECIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Depredation.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The term ``depredation'' 
                means actual death, injury, or destruction of livestock 
                that is caused by a federally protected 
                species.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``depredation'' 
                does not include damage to real or personal property 
                other than livestock, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) damage to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) other 
                                animals;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) vegetation;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (III) motor vehicles; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (IV) structures;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) diseases;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) lost profits; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) consequential 
                        damages.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Federally protected species.--The term 
        ``federally protected species'' means a species that is or 
        previously was protected under--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly 
                known as the ``Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act'') 
                (54 Stat. 250, chapter 278; 16 U.S.C. 668 et 
                seq.);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
                U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 
                U.S.C. 703 et seq.).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
        5304).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Livestock.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The term ``livestock'' 
                means horses, mules and asses, rabbits, llamas, cattle, 
                bison, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, bees, honey and 
                beehives, or any other animal generally used for food 
                or in the production of food or fiber.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``livestock'' 
                includes guard animals actively engaged in the 
                protection of livestock described in subparagraph 
                (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Program.--The term ``program'' means the grant 
        program established under subsection (b)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
                through the Director of the United States Fish and 
                Wildlife Service; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
                through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant 
                Health Inspection Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Grant Program for Losses of Livestock Due to 
Depredation by Federally Protected Species.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretaries shall establish a 
        program to provide grants to States and Indian tribes to 
        supplement amounts provided by States, Indian tribes, or State 
        agencies under 1 or more programs established by the States and 
        Indian tribes (including programs established after the date of 
        enactment of this Act)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to assist livestock producers in 
                carrying out--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) proactive and nonlethal 
                        activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss 
                        due to depredation by federally protected 
                        species occurring on--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) Federal, State, or 
                                private land within the applicable 
                                State; or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) land owned by, or 
                                held in trust for the benefit of, the 
                                applicable Indian tribe; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) research relating to the 
                        activities described in clause (i); 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to compensate livestock producers for 
                livestock losses due to depredation by federally 
                protected species occurring on--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Federal, State, or private 
                        land within the applicable State; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) land owned by, or held in 
                        trust for the benefit of, the applicable Indian 
                        tribe.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Allocation of funding.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Reports to the secretaries.--Not later 
                than September 30 of each year, a State or Indian tribe 
                desiring to receive a grant under the program shall 
                submit to the Secretaries a report describing, for the 
                1-year period ending on that September 30, the losses 
                of livestock due to depredation by federally protected 
                species occurring on--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Federal, State, or private 
                        land within the applicable State; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) land owned by, or held in 
                        trust for the benefit of, the applicable Indian 
                        tribe.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Allocation.--The Secretaries shall 
                allocate available funding to carry out this Act among 
                States and Indian tribes for a 1-year period ending on 
                September 30 based on the losses described in the 
                reports submitted for the previous 1-year period ending 
                on September 30 under subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a 
        grant under paragraph (1), a State or Indian tribe shall--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) designate an appropriate agency of the 
                State or Indian tribe to administer the 1 or more 
                programs supplemented by the grant funds;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) establish 1 or more accounts to 
                receive grant funds;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) maintain files of all claims received 
                and paid under grant-funded programs, including 
                supporting documentation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) submit to the Secretaries--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) annual reports that include--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) a summary of claims 
                                and expenditures under the program 
                                during the year; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) a description of any 
                                action taken on the claims; 
                                and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) such other reports as the 
                        Secretaries may require to assist the 
                        Secretaries in determining the effectiveness of 
                        assisted activities under this 
                        section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) no State or Indian tribe is required to 
        participate in the program; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the program supplements, and does not replace 
        or supplant, any State compensation programs for 
        depredation.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025, of which--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) $5,000,000 shall be used to provide grants for 
        the purposes described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) $10,000,000 shall be used to provide grants 
        for the purpose described in subsection (b)(1)(B).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 103. DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR BLACK VULTURES AND COMMON 
              RAVENS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
(referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), may issue 
depredation permits to livestock producers authorizing takings of black 
vultures or common ravens otherwise prohibited by Federal law to 
prevent those vultures or common ravens from taking livestock during 
the calving season or lambing season.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Limited to Affected States or Regions.--The Secretary 
may issue permits under subsection (a) only to livestock producers in 
States and regions in which livestock producers are affected or have 
been affected in the previous year by black vultures or common ravens, 
as determined by Secretary.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require, as a 
condition of a permit under subsection (a), that the permit holder 
shall report to the appropriate enforcement agencies the takings of 
black vultures or common ravens pursuant to the permit.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 104. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TASK FORCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definition of Chronic Wasting Disease.--In this 
section, the term ``chronic wasting disease'' means the animal disease 
afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) is a transmissible disease of the nervous 
        system resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) belongs to the group of diseases known as 
        transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which group includes 
        scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and Creutzfeldt-
        Jakob disease.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There is established within the 
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service a task force, to be 
        known as the ``Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force'' (referred 
        to in this subsection as the ``Task Force'').</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Duties.--The Task Force shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) collaborate with foreign governments 
                to share research, coordinate efforts, and discuss best 
                management practices to reduce, minimize, prevent, or 
                eliminate chronic wasting disease in the United 
                States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) develop recommendations, including 
                recommendations based on findings of the study 
                conducted under subsection (c), and a set of best 
                practices regarding--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the interstate coordination of 
                        practices to prevent the new introduction of 
                        chronic wasting disease;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the prioritization and 
                        coordination of the future study of chronic 
                        wasting disease, based on evolving research 
                        needs;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) ways to leverage the 
                        collective resources of Federal, State, and 
                        local agencies, Indian Tribes, and foreign 
                        governments, and resources from private, 
                        nongovernmental entities, to address chronic 
                        wasting disease in the United States and along 
                        the borders of the United States; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) any other area where 
                        containment or management efforts relating to 
                        chronic wasting disease may differ across 
                        jurisdictions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) draw from existing and future academic 
                and management recommendations to develop an interstate 
                action plan under which States and the Federal 
                Government agree to enact consistent management, 
                educational, and research practices relating to chronic 
                wasting disease; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) facilitate the creation of a 
                cooperative agreement by which States and relevant 
                Federal agencies agree to commit funds to implement 
                best practices described in the interstate action plan 
                developed under subparagraph (C).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Membership.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The Task Force shall be 
                composed of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) 1 representative of the United 
                        States Fish and Wildlife Service with 
                        experience in chronic wasting disease, to be 
                        appointed by the Secretary of the Interior 
                        (referred to in this subsection as the 
                        ``Secretary'');</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) 1 representative of the 
                        United States Geological Survey;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) 2 representatives of the 
                        Department of Agriculture with experience in 
                        chronic wasting disease, to be appointed by the 
                        Secretary of Agriculture--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) 1 of whom shall have 
                                expertise in research; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) 1 of whom shall have 
                                expertise in wildlife 
                                management;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) in the case of each State in 
                        which chronic wasting disease among elk, mule 
                        deer, white-tailed deer, or moose has been 
                        reported to the appropriate State agency, not 
                        more than 2 representatives, to be nominated by 
                        the Governor of the State--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) not more than 1 of 
                                whom shall be a representative of the 
                                State agency with jurisdiction over 
                                wildlife management or wildlife disease 
                                in the State; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) in the case of a 
                                State with a farmed cervid program or 
                                economy, not more than 1 of whom shall 
                                be a representative of the State agency 
                                with jurisdiction over farmed cervid 
                                regulation in the State;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) in the case of each State in 
                        which chronic wasting disease among elk, mule 
                        deer, white-tailed deer, or moose has not been 
                        documented, but that has carried out measures 
                        to prevent the introduction of chronic wasting 
                        disease among those species, not more than 2 
                        representatives, to be nominated by the 
                        Governor of the State;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) not more than 2 
                        representatives from an Indian tribe or tribal 
                        organization chosen in a process determined, in 
                        consultation with Indian tribes, by the 
                        Secretary for each of clauses (iv) and (v); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) not more than 5 
                        nongovernmental members with relevant expertise 
                        appointed, after the date on which the members 
                        are first appointed under clauses (i) through 
                        (v), by a majority vote of the State 
                        representatives appointed under clause 
                        (iv).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph 
                requires a State to participate in the Task 
                Force.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Co-chairs.--The Co-Chairs of the Task Force 
        shall be--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Federal representative described 
                in paragraph (3)(A)(i); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) 1 State representative appointed under 
                paragraph (3)(A)(iv), to be selected by a majority vote 
                of those State representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Date of initial appointment.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The members of the Task 
                Force shall be appointed not later than 180 days after 
                the date on which the study is completed under 
                subsection (c).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Notification.--On appointment of the 
                members of the Task Force, the Co-Chairs of the Task 
                Force shall notify the Chairs and Ranking Members of 
                the Committees on Environment and Public Works of the 
                Senate and Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the members 
        appointed to the Task Force--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) shall not affect the power or duty of 
                the Task Force; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) shall be filled not later than 30 days 
                after the date of the vacancy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Meetings.--The Task Force shall convene--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) not less frequently than twice each 
                year; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) at such time and place, and by such 
                means, as the Co-Chairs of the Task Force determine to 
                be appropriate, which may include the use of remote 
                conference technology.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Interstate action plan.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year 
                after the date on which the members of the Task Force 
                are appointed, the Task Force shall submit to the 
                Secretary, and the heads of the State agencies with 
                jurisdiction over wildlife disease and farmed cervid 
                regulation of each State with a representative on the 
                Task Force, the interstate action plan developed by the 
                Task Force under paragraph (2)(C).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Cooperative agreements.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--To the maximum 
                        extent practicable, the Secretary, any other 
                        applicable Federal agency, and each applicable 
                        State shall enter into a cooperative agreement 
                        to fund necessary actions under the interstate 
                        action plan submitted under subparagraph 
                        (A).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Target date.--The Secretary 
                        shall make the best effort of the Secretary to 
                        enter into any cooperative agreement under 
                        clause (i) not later than 180 days after the 
                        date of submission of the interstate action 
                        plan under subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Matching funds.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--Subject to clause 
                        (ii), for each fiscal year, the Federal 
                        Government shall provide funds to carry out an 
                        interstate action plan through a cooperative 
                        agreement under subparagraph (B) in the amount 
                        of funds provided by the applicable 
                        States.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Limitation.--The amount 
                        provided by the Federal Government under clause 
                        (i) for a fiscal year shall be not greater than 
                        $5,000,000.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Reports.--Not later than September 30 of the 
        first full fiscal year after the date on which the first 
        members of the Task Force are appointed, and each September 30 
        thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Secretary, and 
        the heads of the State agencies with jurisdiction over wildlife 
        disease and farmed cervid regulation of each State with a 
        representative on the Task Force, a report describing--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) progress on the implementation of 
                actions identified in the interstate action plan 
                submitted under paragraph (8)(A), including the 
                efficacy of funding under the cooperative agreement 
                entered into under paragraph (8)(B);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) updated resource requirements that are 
                needed to reduce and eliminate chronic wasting disease 
                in the United States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any relevant updates to the 
                recommended best management practices included in the 
                interstate action plan submitted under paragraph (8)(B) 
                to reduce or eliminate chronic wasting 
                disease;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) new research findings and emerging 
                research needs relating to chronic wasting disease; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) any other relevant 
                information.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae 
Resource Study.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Academy.--The term ``Academy'' means 
                the National Academy of Sciences.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Cervid.--The term ``cervid'' means any 
                species within the family Cervidae.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' 
                means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
                Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
                Service, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
                through the Director of the United States Geological 
                Survey, acting jointly.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Study.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The Secretaries shall 
                enter into an arrangement with the Academy under which 
                the Academy shall conduct, and submit to the 
                Secretaries a report describing the findings of, a 
                special resource study to identify the predominant 
                pathways and mechanisms of the transmission of chronic 
                wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed 
                populations of cervids in the United States.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Requirements.--The arrangement under 
                subparagraph (A) shall provide that the actual expenses 
                incurred by the Academy in conducting the study under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be paid by the 
                Secretaries.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Contents of the study.--The study under 
        paragraph (2) shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) with respect to wild, captive, and 
                farmed populations of cervids in the United States, 
                identify--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i)(I) the pathways and mechanisms 
                        for the transmission of chronic wasting disease 
                        within live cervid populations and cervid 
                        products, which may include pathways and 
                        mechanisms for transmission from 
                        Canada;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (II) the infection rates for each 
                        pathway and mechanism identified under 
                        subclause (I); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (III) the relative frequency of 
                        transmission of each pathway and mechanism 
                        identified under subclause (I);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii)(I) anthropogenic and 
                        environmental factors contributing to new 
                        chronic wasting disease emergence 
                        events;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (II) the development of 
                        geographical areas with increased chronic 
                        wasting disease prevalence; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (III) the overall geographical 
                        patterns of chronic wasting disease 
                        distribution;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) significant gaps in current 
                        scientific knowledge regarding the transmission 
                        pathways and mechanisms identified under clause 
                        (i)(I); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) for prioritization the 
                        scientific research projects that will address 
                        the knowledge gaps identified under clause 
                        (iii); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) review and compare science-based best 
                practices, standards, and guidance regarding the 
                management of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, 
                and farmed populations of cervids in the United States 
                that have been developed by--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the National Chronic Wasting 
                        Disease Herd Certification Program of the 
                        Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
                        Service;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the United States Geological 
                        Survey; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) State wildlife and 
                        agricultural agencies, in the case of 
                        practices, standards, and guidance that provide 
                        practical, science-based recommendations to 
                        State and Federal agencies for minimizing or 
                        eliminating the risk of transmission of chronic 
                        wasting disease in the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Deadline.--The study under paragraph (2) shall 
        be completed not later than 180 days after the date on which 
        funds are first made available for the study.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Data sharing.--The Secretaries shall share 
        with the entity conducting the study under paragraph (2) data 
        and access to databases on chronic wasting disease under the 
        jurisdiction of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Veterinary Services Program of the 
                Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the United States Geological 
                Survey.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Report.--On completion of the study, the 
        Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, 
        Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
        Resources, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee 
        on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
        that describes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the findings of the study; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) any conclusions and recommendations 
                that the Secretaries determine to be 
                appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) for the period of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2025, $5,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
        through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service, to carry out administrative activities under 
        subsection (b);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) for fiscal year 2021, $1,200,000 to the 
        Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
        United States Geological Survey, to carry out activities to 
        fund research under subsection (c); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) for fiscal year 2021, $1,200,000 to the 
        Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of 
        the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to carry out 
        activities to fund research under subsection (c).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 105. FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 10 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 
U.S.C. 666c-1) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (c)(2)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subparagraph (A)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by redesignating clauses (i) 
                        and (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii), 
                        respectively; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by inserting before clause 
                        (ii) (as so redesignated) the 
                        following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) relevant Federal 
                        agencies;'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and 
                (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
                the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) in consultation with stakeholders, 
                including nongovernmental organizations and 
                industry;''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(p) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Army, 
        acting through the Chief of Engineers; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior, 
        acting through the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 106. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking ``not to exceed--'' in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through 
paragraph (5) and inserting ``not to exceed $60,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2021 through 2025.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 107. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT 
              ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Board of Directors of Foundation.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Section 3 of the National Fish 
        and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702) is 
        amended--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) by striking paragraph (2) and 
                        inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Appointment of directors.--After consulting 
        with the Secretary of Commerce and considering the 
        recommendations submitted by the Board, the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall appoint 28 Directors who, to the maximum extent 
        practicable, shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) be knowledgeable and experienced in 
                matters relating to the conservation of fish, wildlife, 
                or other natural resources; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) represent a balance of expertise in 
                ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial resource 
                conservation.''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and 
                        inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Terms.--Each Director (other than a Director 
        described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed for a term of 6 
        years.''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (g)(2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in subparagraph (A), by 
                        striking ``(A) Officers and employees may not 
                        be appointed until the Foundation has 
                        sufficient funds to pay them for their service. 
                        Officers'' and inserting the 
                        following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Officers''; 
                and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) 
                        and inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Executive director.--The Foundation 
                shall have an Executive Director who shall be--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) appointed by, and serve at 
                        the direction of, the Board as the chief 
                        executive officer of the Foundation; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) knowledgeable and 
                        experienced in matters relating to fish and 
                        wildlife conservation.''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4(a)(1)(B) of 
        the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
        4403(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``Secretary of the 
        Board'' and inserting ``Executive Director of the 
        Board''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Rights and Obligations of Foundation.--Section 4 of 
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 
3703) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``(c) Powers.--To carry 
                out its purposes under'' and inserting the 
                following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Powers.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--To carry out the purposes 
        described in'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
                through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through (K), 
                respectively, and indenting appropriately;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated 
                by subparagraph (B)), by striking ``that are insured by 
                an agency or instrumentality of the United States'' and 
                inserting ``at 1 or more financial institutions that 
                are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
                Corporation or the Securities Investment Protection 
                Corporation'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated 
                by subparagraph (B)), by striking ``paragraph (3) or 
                (4)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C) or 
                (D)'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated 
                by subparagraph (B)), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) by striking subparagraph (K) (as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the 
                following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(K) to receive and administer 
                restitution and community service payments, amounts for 
                mitigation of impacts to natural resources, and other 
                amounts arising from legal, regulatory, or 
                administrative proceedings, subject to the condition 
                that the amounts are received or administered for 
                purposes that further the conservation and management 
                of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(L) to do acts necessary to carry out 
                the purposes of the Foundation.''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) by striking the undesignated matter at 
                the end and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Treatment of real property.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this 
                Act, an interest in real property shall be treated as 
                including easements or other rights for preservation, 
                conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the 
                public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, 
                educational, inspirational, or recreational 
                resources.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Encumbered real property.--A gift, 
                devise, or bequest may be accepted by the Foundation 
                even though the gift, devise, or bequest is encumbered, 
                restricted, or subject to beneficial interests of 
                private persons if any current or future interest in 
                the gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the 
                Foundation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Savings clause.--The acceptance and 
        administration of amounts by the Foundation under paragraph 
        (1)(K) does not alter, supersede, or limit any regulatory or 
        statutory requirement associated with those 
        amounts.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking subsections (f) and (g); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
        subsections (f) and (g), respectively.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10 of the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 
3709) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 
        and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 
        2021 through 2025--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) $15,000,000 to the Secretary of the 
                Interior;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of 
                Agriculture; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of 
                Commerce.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Amounts from federal agencies.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--In addition to the 
                amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
                (a), Federal departments, agencies, or 
                instrumentalities are authorized to provide funds to 
                the Foundation through Federal financial assistance 
                grants and cooperative agreements, subject to the 
                condition that the amounts are used for purposes that 
                further the conservation and management of fish, 
                wildlife, plants, and other natural resources in 
                accordance with this Act.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Advances.--Federal departments, 
                agencies, or instrumentalities may advance amounts 
                described in subparagraph (A) to the Foundation in a 
                lump sum without regard to when the expenses for which 
                the amounts are used are incurred.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Management fees.--The Foundation may 
                assess and collect fees for the management of amounts 
                received under this paragraph.'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in paragraph (2)--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) in the paragraph heading, by 
                        striking ``funds'' and inserting 
                        ``amounts'';</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) by striking ``shall be used'' 
                        and inserting ``may be used''; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) by striking ``and State and 
                        local government agencies'' and inserting ``, 
                        State and local government agencies, and other 
                        entities''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Administration of amounts.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--In entering into 
                contracts, agreements, or other partnerships pursuant 
                to this Act, a Federal department, agency, or 
                instrumentality shall have discretion to waive any 
                competitive process applicable to the department, 
                agency, or instrumentality for entering into contracts, 
                agreements, or partnerships with the Foundation if the 
                purpose of the waiver is--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) to address an environmental 
                        emergency resulting from a natural or other 
                        disaster; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) as determined by the head 
                        of the applicable Federal department, agency, 
                        or instrumentality, to reduce administrative 
                        expenses and expedite the conservation and 
                        management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other 
                        natural resources.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Reports.--The Foundation shall 
                include in the annual report submitted under section 
                7(b) a description of any use of the authority under 
                subparagraph (A) by a Federal department, agency, or 
                instrumentality in that fiscal year.''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Use of Gifts, Devises, or Bequests of Money or Other 
Property.--Any gifts, devises, or bequests of amounts or other 
property, or any other amounts or other property, transferred to, 
deposited with, or otherwise in the possession of the Foundation 
pursuant to this Act, may be made available by the Foundation to 
Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be accepted 
and expended (or the disposition of the amounts or property directed), 
without further appropriation, by those Federal departments, agencies, 
or instrumentalities, subject to the condition that the amounts or 
property be used for purposes that further the conservation and 
management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural 
resources.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Limitation on Authority.--Section 11 of the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3710) is 
amended by inserting ``exclusive'' before ``authority''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 108. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPORT FISHING 
              EQUIPMENT UNDER TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in clause (vi) by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``, and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by inserting after clause (vi) the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(vii) any sport fishing equipment (as such term 
        is defined in section 4162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986) the sale of which is subject to the tax imposed by 
        section 4161(a) of such Code (determined without regard to any 
        exemptions from such tax provided by section 4162 or 4221 or 
        any other provision of such Code), and sport fishing equipment 
        components.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 109. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1267) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $90,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 110. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 
              1998.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 
1998 (Public Law 105-312; 112 Stat. 2963; 129 Stat. 2579; 132 Stat. 
691) is amended by striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2025''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 111. CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED INVESTMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE 
              DEFENSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Chesapeake bay agreements.--The term 
        ``Chesapeake Bay agreements'' means the formal, voluntary 
        agreements--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) executed to achieve the goal of 
                restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed 
                ecosystem and the living resources of the Chesapeake 
                Bay watershed ecosystem; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) signed by the Chesapeake Executive 
                Council.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Chesapeake bay program.--The term ``Chesapeake 
        Bay program'' means the program directed by the Chesapeake 
        Executive Council in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay 
        agreements.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Chesapeake bay watershed.--The term 
        ``Chesapeake Bay watershed'' means the region that covers--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Chesapeake Bay;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the portions of the States of 
                Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
                and West Virginia that drain into the Chesapeake Bay; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the District of Columbia.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Chesapeake executive council.--The term 
        ``Chesapeake Executive Council'' means the council comprised 
        of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Governors of each of the States of 
                Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
                and West Virginia;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Mayor of the District of 
                Columbia;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay 
                Commission; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Chesapeake wild program.--The term 
        ``Chesapeake WILD program'' means the nonregulatory program 
        established by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Grant program.--The term ``grant program'' 
        means the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape 
        Defense grant program established by the Secretary under 
        subsection (c)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Restoration and protection activity.--The term 
        ``restoration and protection activity'' means an activity 
        carried out for the conservation, stewardship, and enhancement 
        of habitat for fish and wildlife--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to preserve and improve ecosystems and 
                ecological processes on which the fish and wildlife 
                depend; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) for use and enjoyment by the 
                public.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the 
        United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Program Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
        establish a nonregulatory program, to be known as the 
        ``Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense 
        program''.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Chesapeake WILD 
        program include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) coordinating restoration and 
                protection activities among Federal, State, local, and 
                regional entities and conservation partners throughout 
                the Chesapeake Bay watershed;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) engaging other agencies and 
                organizations to build a broader range of partner 
                support, capacity, and potential funding for projects 
                in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) carrying out coordinated restoration 
                and protection activities, and providing for technical 
                assistance, throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) to sustain and enhance 
                        restoration and protection 
                        activities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) to improve and maintain water 
                        quality to support fish and wildlife, habitats 
                        of fish and wildlife, and drinking water for 
                        people;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) to sustain and enhance water 
                        management for volume and flood damage 
                        mitigation improvements to benefit fish and 
                        wildlife habitat;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) to improve opportunities for 
                        public access and recreation in the Chesapeake 
                        Bay watershed consistent with the ecological 
                        needs of fish and wildlife habitat;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) to facilitate strategic 
                        planning to maximize the resilience of natural 
                        ecosystems and habitats under changing 
                        watershed conditions;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) to engage the public through 
                        outreach, education, and citizen involvement to 
                        increase capacity and support for coordinated 
                        restoration and protection activities in the 
                        Chesapeake Bay watershed;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) to sustain and enhance 
                        vulnerable communities and fish and wildlife 
                        habitat;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) to conserve and restore 
                        fish, wildlife, and plant corridors; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ix) to increase scientific 
                        capacity to support the planning, monitoring, 
                        and research activities necessary to carry out 
                        coordinated restoration and protection 
                        activities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Duties.--In carrying out the Chesapeake WILD 
        program, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) draw on existing plans for the 
                Chesapeake Bay watershed, or portions of the Chesapeake 
                Bay watershed, including the Chesapeake Bay agreements, 
                and work in consultation with applicable management 
                entities, including Chesapeake Bay program partners, 
                such as the Federal Government, State and local 
                governments, the Chesapeake Bay Commission, and other 
                regional organizations, as appropriate, to identify, 
                prioritize, and implement restoration and protection 
                activities within the Chesapeake Bay 
                watershed;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) adopt a Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide 
                strategy that--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) supports the implementation of 
                        a shared set of science-based restoration and 
                        protection activities developed in accordance 
                        with subparagraph (A); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) targets cost-effective 
                        projects with measurable results; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) establish the grant program in 
                accordance with subsection (c).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Coordination.--In establishing the Chesapeake 
        WILD program, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, 
        with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the heads of Federal agencies, 
                including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Administrator of the 
                        Environmental Protection Agency;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Administrator of the 
                        National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                        Administration;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the Chief of the Natural 
                        Resources Conservation Service;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) the Chief of 
                        Engineers;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) the Director of the United 
                        States Geological Survey;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) the Secretary of 
                        Transportation;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vii) the Chief of the Forest 
                        Service; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (viii) the head of any other 
                        applicable agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Governors of each of the States of 
                Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
                and West Virginia and the Mayor of the District of 
                Columbia;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) fish and wildlife joint venture 
                partnerships; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) other public agencies and 
                organizations with authority for the planning and 
                implementation of conservation strategies in the 
                Chesapeake Bay watershed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Grants and Technical Assistance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Chesapeake wild grant program.--To the extent 
        that funds are made available to carry out this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall establish and carry out, as part of the 
        Chesapeake WILD program, a voluntary grant and technical 
        assistance program, to be known as the ``Chesapeake Watershed 
        Investments for Landscape Defense grant program'', to provide 
        competitive matching grants of varying amounts and technical 
        assistance to eligible entities described in paragraph (2) to 
        carry out activities described in subsection (b)(2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Eligible entities.--The following entities are 
        eligible to receive a grant and technical assistance under the 
        grant program:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) A State.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) The District of Columbia.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) A unit of local government.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) A nonprofit organization.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) An institution of higher 
                education.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) Any other entity that the Secretary 
                determines to be appropriate in accordance with the 
                criteria established under paragraph (3).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Criteria.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        officials and entities described in subsection (b)(4), shall 
        establish criteria for the grant program to help ensure that 
        activities funded under this subsection--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) accomplish 1 or more of the purposes 
                described in subsection (b)(2); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) advance the implementation of priority 
                actions or needs identified in the Chesapeake Bay 
                watershed-wide strategy adopted under subsection 
                (b)(3)(B).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Cost sharing.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) Department of the interior share.--The 
                Department of the Interior share of the cost of a 
                project funded under the grant program shall not exceed 
                50 percent of the total cost of the project, as 
                determined by the Secretary.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Non-department of the interior 
                share.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The non-
                        Department of the Interior share of the cost of 
                        a project funded under the grant program may be 
                        provided in cash or in the form of an in-kind 
                        contribution of services or 
                        materials.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Other federal funding.--Non-
                        Department of the Interior Federal funds may be 
                        used for not more than 25 percent of the total 
                        cost of a project funded under the grant 
                        program.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Administration.--The Secretary may enter into 
        an agreement to manage the grant program with an organization 
        that offers grant management services.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report describing the implementation of this 
section, including a description of each project that has received 
funding under this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2021 through 2025.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds made 
        available under paragraph (1) shall supplement, and not 
        supplant, funding for other activities conducted by the 
        Secretary in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 112. GREAT LAKES MONITORING, ASSESSMENT, SCIENCE, AND 
              RESEARCH.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
        Director of the United States Geological Survey.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Great lakes basin.--The term ``Great Lakes 
        Basin'' means the air, land, water, and living organisms in the 
        United States within the drainage basin of the Saint Lawrence 
        River at and upstream from the point at which such river and 
        the Great Lakes become the international boundary between 
        Canada and the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) The Great Lakes support a diverse ecosystem, 
        on which the vibrant and economically valuable Great Lakes 
        fisheries depend.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) To continue successful fisheries management 
        and coordination, as has occurred since signing of the 
        Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between the United States 
        and Canada on September 10, 1954, management of the ecosystem 
        and its fisheries require sound, reliable science, and the use 
        of modern scientific technologies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Fisheries research is necessary to support 
        multijurisdictional fishery management decisions and actions 
        regarding recreational and sport fishing, commercial fisheries, 
        tribal harvest, allocation decisions, and fish stocking 
        activities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) President Richard Nixon submitted, and 
        Congress approved, Reorganization Plan No. 4 (84 Stat. 2090), 
        conferring science activities and management of marine 
        fisheries to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Reorganization Plan No. 4 expressly excluded 
        fishery research activities within the Great Lakes from the 
        transfer, retaining management and scientific research duties 
        within the already-established jurisdictions under the 1954 
        Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries, including those of the 
        Great Lakes Fishery Commission and the Department of the 
        Interior.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Monitoring, Assessment, Science, and Research.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Director may conduct 
        monitoring, assessment, science, and research, in support of 
        the binational fisheries within the Great Lakes 
        Basin.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Specific authorities.--The Director shall, 
        under paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) execute a comprehensive, multi-lake, 
                freshwater fisheries science program;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) coordinate with and work cooperatively 
                with regional, State, tribal, and local governments; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) consult with other interested entities 
                groups, including academia and relevant Canadian 
                agencies.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Included research.--To properly serve the 
        needs of fisheries managers, monitoring, assessment, science, 
        and research under this section may include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) deepwater ecosystem 
                sciences;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) biological and food-web 
                components;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) fish movement and behavior 
                investigations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) fish population structures;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) fish habitat investigations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) invasive species science;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) use of existing, new, and experimental 
                biological assessment tools, equipment, vessels, other 
                scientific instrumentation and laboratory capabilities 
                necessary to support fishery management decisions; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) studies to assess impacts on Great 
                Lakes Fishery resources.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section is 
        intended or shall be construed to impede, supersede, or alter 
        the authority of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, States, 
        and Indian tribes under the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries 
        between the United States of America and Canada on September 
        10, 1954, and the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
        931 et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$15,000,000 to carry out this section.</DELETED>

     <DELETED>TITLE II--MODERNIZING THE PITTMAN-ROBERTSON FUND FOR 
                       TOMORROW'S NEEDS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 201. PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The first section of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``One of the purposes of this Act is to provide financial 
and technical assistance to the States for the promotion of hunting and 
recreational shooting.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 
Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) for the purposes of determining the number 
        of paid hunting-license holders in a State, the term `fiscal 
        year' means the fiscal year or license year of the 
        State;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) the term `hunter recruitment and 
        recreational shooter recruitment' means any activity or project 
        to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters, 
        including by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) outreach and communications as a 
                means--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) to improve communications 
                        with hunters, recreational shooters, and the 
                        general public with respect to hunting and 
                        recreational shooting opportunities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) to reduce barriers to 
                        participation in these activities;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) to advance the adoption of 
                        sound hunting and recreational shooting 
                        practices;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) to promote conservation and 
                        the responsible use of the wildlife resources 
                        of the United States; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) to further safety in hunting 
                        and recreational shooting;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) providing education, mentoring, and 
                field demonstrations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) enhancing access for hunting and 
                recreational shooting, including through range 
                construction; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) providing education to the public 
                about the role of hunting and recreational shooting in 
                funding wildlife conservation;''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 203. APPORTIONMENT OF AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Apportionment of Certain Taxes.--The first subsection 
(c) of section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669c) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by inserting ``Apportionment of Revenues From 
        Pistols, Revolvers, Bows, and Arrows.--'' after the 
        enumerator;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``One-half'' and inserting the 
        following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), \1/
        2\'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking ``: Provided, That'' and inserting 
        a period;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by striking ``each State shall be apportioned 
        not more than 3 per centum and not less than 1 per centum of 
        such revenues'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Condition.--The amount apportioned to each 
        State under paragraph (1) shall be not greater than 3 percent 
        and not less than 1 percent of the revenues described in that 
        paragraph'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by 
        striking ``one-sixth of 1 per centum of such revenues'' and 
        inserting ``\1/6\ of 1 percent of those revenues'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) by striking ``For the purpose'' and inserting 
        the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Population determination.--For the 
        purpose''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Use of funds.--In addition to other uses 
        authorized under this Act, amounts apportioned under this 
        subsection may be used for hunter recruitment and recreational 
        shooter recruitment.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 4 of the Pittman-
Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating the second subsection (c) and 
        subsection (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in 
        paragraph (3), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (d)''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 204. EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE AREAS AND 
              RESOURCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 8 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 
Act (16 U.S.C. 669g) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by 
        striking ``and public relations''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``, as a 
        part of such program''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 205. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY PROGRAM 
              GRANTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h-1(a)(1)(A)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) the enhancement of hunter 
                        recruitment and recreational shooter 
                        recruitment; and''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 206. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 11 of the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h-2) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)(1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``Not more than'' and 
                inserting the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Not more than''; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Availability for hunter and 
                recreational shooter grants.--Not more than $5,000,000 
                of the revenues covered into the fund from any tax 
                imposed under section 4161(b) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 for a fiscal year shall be available to 
                the Secretary exclusively for making hunter recruitment 
                and recreational shooter recruitment grants that 
                promote a national hunting and shooting sport 
                recruitment program, including related communication 
                and outreach activities.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (b)(3), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``International'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                striking ``International''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in clause (i), by inserting ``or to 
                recreational shooting activities'' after ``wildlife''; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (d), by inserting ``or to 
        recreational shooting activities'' after 
        ``wildlife''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Study.--Not later than 10 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) review and evaluate the effects of the funds 
        made available under subparagraph (B) of section 11(a)(1) of 
        the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h-
        2(a)(1)) on funds available for wildlife conservation; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) submit a report describing the results of the 
        review and evaluation under paragraph (1) to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Environment and 
                Public Works of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>

    <DELETED>TITLE III--NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH 
                         PARTNERSHIPS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 301. PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The purpose of this title is to encourage partnerships 
among public agencies and other interested persons to promote fish 
conservation--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to achieve measurable habitat conservation 
        results through strategic actions of Fish Habitat Partnerships 
        that lead to better fish habitat conditions and increased 
        fishing opportunities by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) improving ecological 
                conditions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) restoring natural processes; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) preventing the decline of intact and 
                healthy systems;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to establish a consensus set of national 
        conservation strategies as a framework to guide future actions 
        and investment by Fish Habitat Partnerships;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to broaden the community of support for fish 
        habitat conservation by--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) increasing fishing 
                opportunities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) fostering the participation of local 
                communities, especially young people in local 
                communities, in conservation activities; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) raising public awareness of the role 
                healthy fish habitat play in the quality of life and 
                economic well-being of local communities;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to fill gaps in the National Fish Habitat 
        Assessment and the associated database of the National Fish 
        Habitat Assessment--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to empower strategic conservation 
                actions supported by broadly available scientific 
                information; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to integrate socioeconomic data in the 
                analysis to improve the lives of humans in a manner 
                consistent with fish habitat conservation goals; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) to communicate to the public and conservation 
        partners--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the conservation outcomes produced 
                collectively by Fish Habitat Partnerships; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) new opportunities and voluntary 
                approaches for conserving fish habitat.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    In this title:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The 
        term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
                and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and 
                Public Works of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                the House of Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the National 
        Fish Habitat Board established by section 303.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
        Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Environmental protection agency assistant 
        administrator.--The term ``Environmental Protection Agency 
        Assistant Administrator'' means the Assistant Administrator for 
        Water of the Environmental Protection Agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has 
        the meaning given to the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of 
        the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
        U.S.C. 5304).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) National oceanic and atmospheric 
        administration assistant administrator.--The term ``National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant 
        Administrator'' means the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries 
        of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
        Administration.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) Partnership.--The term ``Partnership'' means 
        an entity designated by Congress as a Fish Habitat Partnership 
        under section 304.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) Real property interest.--The term ``real 
        property interest'' means an ownership interest in--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) land; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) water (including water 
                rights).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (9) Marine fisheries commissions.--The term 
        ``Marine Fisheries Commissions'' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
                Commission;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries 
                Commission; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Pacific States Marine 
                Commission.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (11) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 
        several States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern 
        Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
        District of Columbia.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (12) State agency.--The term ``State agency'' 
        means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the fish and wildlife agency of a 
                State; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) any department or division of a 
                department or agency of a State that manages in the 
                public trust the inland or marine fishery resources of 
                the State or sustains the habitat for those fishery 
                resources pursuant to State law or the constitution of 
                the State.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 303. NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Fish habitat board.--There is established a 
        board, to be known as the ``National Fish Habitat Board'', 
        whose duties are--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to promote, oversee, and coordinate 
                the implementation of this title;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to establish national goals and 
                priorities for fish habitat conservation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to recommend to Congress entities for 
                designation as Partnerships; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) to review and make recommendations 
                regarding fish habitat conservation projects.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Membership.--The Board shall be composed of 26 
        members, of whom--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) one shall be a representative of the 
                Department of the Interior;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) one shall be a representative of the 
                United States Geological Survey;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) one shall be a representative of the 
                Department of Commerce;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) one shall be a representative of the 
                Department of Agriculture;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) one shall be a representative of the 
                Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) four shall be representatives of State 
                agencies, one of whom shall be nominated by a regional 
                association of fish and wildlife agencies from each of 
                the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Western regions 
                of the United States;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) two shall be representatives of 
                either--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) Indian Tribes in the State of 
                        Alaska; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Indian Tribes in States other 
                        than the State of Alaska;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) one shall be a representative of 
                either--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the Regional Fishery 
                        Management Councils established under section 
                        302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
                        Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
                        1852); or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a representative of the 
                        Marine Fisheries Commissions;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (I) one shall be a representative of the 
                Sportfishing and Boating Partnership Council;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (J) seven shall be representatives 
                selected from at least one from each of the 
                following:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the recreational sportfishing 
                        industry;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the commercial fishing 
                        industry;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) marine recreational 
                        anglers;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) freshwater recreational 
                        anglers;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) habitat conservation 
                        organizations; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (vi) science-based fishery 
                        organizations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (K) one shall be a representative of a 
                national private landowner organization;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (L) one shall be a representative of an 
                agricultural production organization;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (M) one shall be a representative of local 
                government interests involved in fish habitat 
                restoration;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (N) two shall be representatives from 
                different sectors of corporate industries, which may 
                include--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) natural resource commodity 
                        interests, such as petroleum or mineral 
                        extraction;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) natural resource user 
                        industries; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) industries with an interest 
                        in fish and fish habitat conservation; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (O) one shall be a leadership private 
                sector or landowner representative of an active 
                partnership.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Compensation.--A member of the Board shall 
        serve without compensation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Travel expenses.--A member of the Board may be 
        allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
        subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency 
        under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
        Code, while away from the home or regular place of business of 
        the member in the performance of the duties of the 
        Board.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Appointment and Terms.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
        this section, a member of the Board described in any of 
        subparagraphs (F) through (O) of subsection (a)(2) shall serve 
        for a term of 3 years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Initial board membership.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The initial Board shall 
                consist of representatives as described in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection 
                (a)(2).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Remaining members.--Not later than 60 
                days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
                representatives of the initial Board under subparagraph 
                (A) shall appoint the remaining members of the Board 
                described in subparagraphs (H) through (O) of 
                subsection (a)(2).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Tribal representatives.--Not later 
                than 60 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
                Secretary shall provide to the Board a recommendation 
                of not fewer than three Tribal representatives, from 
                which the Board shall appoint one representative 
                pursuant to subparagraph (G) of subsection 
                (a)(2).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Staggered terms.--Of the members described in 
        subsection (a)(2)(J) initially appointed to the Board--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) two shall be appointed for a term of 1 
                year;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) two shall be appointed for a term of 2 
                years; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) three shall be appointed for a term of 
                3 years.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Vacancies.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--A vacancy of a member of 
                the Board described in subparagraph (H), (I), (J), (K), 
                (L), (M), (N), or (O) of subsection (a)(2) shall be 
                filled by an appointment made by the remaining members 
                of the Board.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Tribal representatives.--Following a 
                vacancy of a member of the Board described in 
                subparagraph (G) of subsection (a)(2), the Secretary 
                shall recommend to the Board a list of not fewer than 
                three Tribal representatives, from which the remaining 
                members of the Board shall appoint a representative to 
                fill the vacancy.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) Continuation of service.--An individual whose 
        term of service as a member of the Board expires may continue 
        to serve on the Board until a successor is appointed.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) Removal.--If a member of the Board described 
        in any of subparagraphs (H) through (O) of subparagraph (a)(2) 
        misses three consecutive regularly scheduled Board meetings, 
        the members of the Board may--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) vote to remove that member; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) appoint another individual in 
                accordance with paragraph (4).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Chairperson.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The representative of the 
        Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies appointed under 
        subsection (a)(2)(E) shall serve as Chairperson of the 
        Board.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Term.--The Chairperson of the Board shall 
        serve for a term of 3 years.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Meetings.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Board shall meet--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) at the call of the Chairperson; 
                but</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) not less frequently than twice each 
                calendar year.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Public access.--All meetings of the Board 
        shall be open to the public.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Procedures.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Board shall establish 
        procedures to carry out the business of the Board, including--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a requirement that a quorum of the 
                members of the Board be present to transact 
                business;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a requirement that no recommendations 
                may be adopted by the Board, except by the vote of two-
                thirds of all members;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) procedures for establishing national 
                goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation for 
                the purposes of this title;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) procedures for designating 
                Partnerships under section 304; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) procedures for reviewing, evaluating, 
                and making recommendations regarding fish habitat 
                conservation projects.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the 
        Board shall constitute a quorum.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 304. FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authority To Recommend.--The Board may recommend to 
Congress the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships in accordance 
with this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of a Partnership shall be--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to work with other regional habitat 
        conservation programs to promote cooperation and coordination 
        to enhance fish populations and fish habitats;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to engage local and regional communities to 
        build support for fish habitat conservation;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to involve diverse groups of public and 
        private partners;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to develop collaboratively a strategic vision 
        and achievable implementation plan that is scientifically 
        sound;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) to leverage funding from sources that support 
        local and regional partnerships;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) to use adaptive management principles, 
        including evaluation of project success and 
        functionality;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) to develop appropriate local or regional 
        habitat evaluation and assessment measures and criteria that 
        are compatible with national habitat condition measures; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) to implement local and regional priority 
        projects that improve conditions for fish and fish 
        habitat.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Criteria for Designation.--An entity seeking to be 
designated by Congress as a Partnership shall--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) submit to the Board an application at such 
        time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
        Board may reasonably require; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) demonstrate to the Board that the entity has--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a focus on promoting the health of 
                important fish and fish habitats;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) an ability to coordinate the 
                implementation of priority projects that support the 
                goals and national priorities set by the Board that are 
                within the Partnership boundary;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a self-governance structure that 
                supports the implementation of strategic priorities for 
                fish habitat;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) the ability to develop local and 
                regional relationships with a broad range of entities 
                to further strategic priorities for fish and fish 
                habitat;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) a strategic plan that details required 
                investments for fish habitat conservation that 
                addresses the strategic fish habitat priorities of the 
                Partnership and supports and meets the strategic 
                priorities of the Board;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) the ability to develop and implement 
                fish habitat conservation projects that address 
                strategic priorities of the Partnership and the Board; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) the ability to develop fish habitat 
                conservation priorities based on sound science and 
                data, the ability to measure the effectiveness of fish 
                habitat projects of the Partnership, and a clear plan 
                as to how Partnership science and data components will 
                be integrated with the overall Board science and data 
                effort.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Requirements for Recommendation to Congress.--The 
Board may recommend to Congress for designation an application for a 
Partnership submitted under subsection (c) if the Board determines that 
the applicant--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) meets the criteria described in subsection 
        (c)(2);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) identifies representatives to provide support 
        and technical assistance to the Partnership from a diverse 
        group of public and private partners, which may include State 
        or local governments, nonprofit entities, Indian Tribes, and 
        private individuals, that are focused on conservation of fish 
        habitats to achieve results across jurisdictional boundaries on 
        public and private land;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) is organized to promote the health of 
        important fish species and important fish habitats, including 
        reservoirs, natural lakes, coastal and marine environments, 
        coral reefs, and estuaries;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) identifies strategic fish and fish habitat 
        priorities for the Partnership area in the form of geographical 
        focus areas or key stressors or impairments to facilitate 
        strategic planning and decision making;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) is able to address issues and priorities on a 
        nationally significant scale;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) includes a governance structure that--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) reflects the range of all partners; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) promotes joint strategic planning and 
                decision making by the applicant;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) demonstrates completion of, or significant 
        progress toward the development of, a strategic plan to address 
        declines in fish populations, rather than simply treating 
        symptoms, in accordance with the goals and national priorities 
        established by the Board; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (8) promotes collaboration in developing a 
        strategic vision and implementation program that is 
        scientifically sound and achievable.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Report to Congress.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than February 1 of the 
        first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this 
        Act and each February 1 thereafter, the Board shall develop and 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual 
        report, to be entitled ``Report to Congress on Future Fish 
        Habitat Partnerships and Modifications'', that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) identifies each entity that--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) meets the requirements 
                        described in subsection (d); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Board recommends to 
                        Congress for designation as a 
                        Partnership;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) describes any proposed modifications 
                to a Partnership previously designated by Congress 
                under subsection (f); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) with respect to each entity 
                recommended for designation as a Partnership, 
                describes, to the maximum extent practicable--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the purpose of the recommended 
                        Partnership; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) how the recommended 
                        Partnership fulfills the requirements described 
                        in subsection (d).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Public availability; notification.--The Board 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) make the report publicly available, 
                including on the internet; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) provide to the appropriate 
                congressional committees and the State agency of any 
                State included in a recommended Partnership area 
                written notification of the public availability of the 
                report.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Designation or Modification of Partnership.--Congress 
shall have the exclusive authority to designate or modify a 
Partnership.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Existing Partnerships.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Designation review.--Not later than 5 years 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, any partnership 
        receiving Federal funds as of the date of enactment of this Act 
        shall be subject to a designation review by Congress in which 
        Congress shall have the opportunity to designate the 
        partnership under subsection (f).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Ineligibility for federal funds.--A 
        partnership referred to in paragraph (1) that Congress does not 
        designate as described in that paragraph shall be ineligible to 
        receive Federal funds under this title.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 305. FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION PROJECTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Submission to Board.--Not later than March 31 of each 
year, each Partnership shall submit to the Board a list of priority 
fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Partnership for 
annual funding under this title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Recommendations by Board.--Not later than July 1 of 
each year, the Board shall submit to the Secretary a priority list of 
fish habitat conservation projects that includes a description, 
including estimated costs, of each project that the Board recommends 
that the Secretary approve and fund under this title for the following 
fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Criteria for Project Selection.--The Board shall 
select each fish habitat conservation project recommended to the 
Secretary under subsection (b) after taking into consideration, at a 
minimum, the following information:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) A recommendation of the Partnership that is, 
        or will be, participating actively in implementing the fish 
        habitat conservation project.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) The capabilities and experience of project 
        proponents to implement successfully the proposed 
        project.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) The extent to which the fish habitat 
        conservation project--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) fulfills a local or regional priority 
                that is directly linked to the strategic plan of the 
                Partnership and is consistent with the purpose of this 
                title;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) addresses the national priorities 
                established by the Board;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) is supported by the findings of the 
                habitat assessment of the Partnership or the Board, and 
                aligns or is compatible with other conservation 
                plans;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) identifies appropriate monitoring and 
                evaluation measures and criteria that are compatible 
                with national measures;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) provides a well-defined budget linked 
                to deliverables and outcomes;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) leverages other funds to implement the 
                project;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (G) addresses the causes and processes 
                behind the decline of fish or fish habitats; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (H) includes an outreach or education 
                component that includes the local or regional 
                community.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) The availability of sufficient non-Federal 
        funds to match Federal contributions for the fish habitat 
        conservation project, as required by subsection (e).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) The extent to which the fish habitat 
        conservation project--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) will increase fish populations in a 
                manner that leads to recreational fishing opportunities 
                for the public;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) will be carried out through a 
                cooperative agreement among Federal, State, and local 
                governments, Indian Tribes, and private 
                entities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) increases public access to land or 
                water for fish and wildlife-dependent recreational 
                opportunities;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) advances the conservation of fish and 
                wildlife species that have been identified by a State 
                agency as species of greatest conservation 
                need;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) where appropriate, advances the 
                conservation of fish and fish habitats under the 
                Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
                Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and other relevant Federal 
                law and State wildlife action plans; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) promotes strong and healthy fish 
                habitats so that desired biological communities are 
                able to persist and adapt.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) The substantiality of the character and design 
        of the fish habitat conservation project.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Limitations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Requirements for evaluation.--No fish habitat 
        conservation project may be recommended by the Board under 
        subsection (b) or provided financial assistance under this 
        title unless the fish habitat conservation project includes an 
        evaluation plan designed using applicable Board guidance--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) to appropriately assess the 
                biological, ecological, or other results of the habitat 
                protection, restoration, or enhancement activities 
                carried out using the assistance;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to reflect appropriate changes to the 
                fish habitat conservation project if the assessment 
                substantiates that the fish habitat conservation 
                project objectives are not being met;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) to identify improvements to existing 
                fish populations, recreational fishing opportunities, 
                and the overall economic benefits for the local 
                community of the fish habitat conservation project; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) to require the submission to the Board 
                of a report describing the findings of the 
                assessment.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Acquisition authorities.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--A State, local 
                government, or other non-Federal entity is eligible to 
                receive funds for the acquisition of real property from 
                willing sellers under this title if the acquisition 
                ensures--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) public access for fish and 
                        wildlife-dependent recreation; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a scientifically based, 
                        direct enhancement to the health of fish and 
                        fish populations, as determined by the 
                        Board.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) State agency approval.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) In general.--All real property 
                        interest acquisition projects funded under this 
                        title must be approved by the State agency in 
                        the State in which the project is 
                        occurring.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) Prohibition.--The Board may 
                        not recommend, and the Secretary may not 
                        provide any funding for, any real property 
                        interest acquisition that has not been approved 
                        by the State agency.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) Assessment of other authorities.--The 
                Board may not recommend, and the Secretary may not 
                provide any funding under this title for, any real 
                property interest acquisition unless the Partnership 
                that recommended the project has conducted a project 
                assessment, submitted with the funding request and 
                approved by the Board, to demonstrate all other 
                Federal, State, and local authorities for the 
                acquisition of real property have been 
                exhausted.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) Restrictions.--A real property 
                interest may not be acquired pursuant to a fish habitat 
                conservation project by a State, local government, or 
                other non-Federal entity conducted with funds provided 
                under this title, unless--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the owner of the real property 
                        authorizes the State, local government, or 
                        other non-Federal entity to acquire the real 
                        property; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the Secretary and the Board 
                        determine that the State, local government, or 
                        other non-Federal entity would benefit from 
                        undertaking the management of the real property 
                        being acquired because that is in accordance 
                        with the goals of a Partnership.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Non-Federal Contributions.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs 
        (2) and (4), no fish habitat conservation project may be 
        recommended by the Board under subsection (b) or provided 
        financial assistance under this title unless at least 50 
        percent of the cost of the fish habitat conservation project 
        will be funded with non-Federal funds.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Non-federal share.--Such non-Federal share of 
        the cost of a fish habitat conservation project--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) may not be derived from another 
                Federal grant program; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) may include in-kind contributions and 
                cash.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Special rule for indian tribes.--
        Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other provision of law, 
        any funds made available to an Indian Tribe pursuant to this 
        title may be considered to be non-Federal funds for the purpose 
        of paragraph (1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) Waiver authority.--The Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Secretary of Commerce with respect to 
        marine or estuarine projects, may waive the application of 
        paragraph (2)(A) with respect to a State or an Indian Tribe, or 
        otherwise reduce the portion of the non-Federal share of the 
        cost of an activity required to be paid by a State or an Indian 
        Tribe under paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that the 
        State or Indian Tribe does not have sufficient funds not 
        derived from another Federal grant program to pay such non-
        Federal share, or portion of the non-Federal share, without the 
        use of loans.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Approval.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the 
        date of receipt of the recommended priority list of fish 
        habitat conservation projects under subsection (b), and subject 
        to subsection (d) and based, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        on the criteria described in subsection (c), the Secretary, 
        after consulting with the Secretary of Commerce on marine or 
        estuarine projects, shall approve or reject any fish habitat 
        conservation project recommended by the Board.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Funding.--If the Secretary approves a fish 
        habitat conservation project under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall use amounts made available to carry out this title to 
        provide funds to carry out the fish habitat conservation 
        project.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Notification.--If the Secretary rejects under 
        paragraph (1) any fish habitat conservation project recommended 
        by the Board, not later than 90 days after the date of receipt 
        of the recommendation, the Secretary shall provide to the 
        Board, the appropriate Partnership, and the appropriate 
        congressional committees a written statement of the reasons 
        that the Secretary rejected the fish habitat conservation 
        project.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 306. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Director, the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator, the Environmental 
Protection Agency Assistant Administrator, and the Director of the 
United States Geological Survey, in coordination with the Forest 
Service and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, may 
provide scientific and technical assistance to Partnerships, 
participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the 
Board.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Inclusions.--Scientific and technical assistance 
provided under subsection (a) may include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) providing technical and scientific assistance 
        to States, Indian Tribes, regions, local communities, and 
        nongovernmental organizations in the development and 
        implementation of Partnerships;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) providing technical and scientific assistance 
        to Partnerships for habitat assessment, strategic planning, and 
        prioritization;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) supporting the development and implementation 
        of fish habitat conservation projects that are identified as 
        high priorities by Partnerships and the Board;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) supporting and providing recommendations 
        regarding the development of science-based monitoring and 
        assessment approaches for implementation through 
        Partnerships;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) supporting and providing recommendations for a 
        national fish habitat assessment;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) ensuring the availability of experts to assist 
        in conducting scientifically based evaluation and reporting of 
        the results of fish habitat conservation projects; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) providing resources to secure State agency 
        scientific and technical assistance to support Partnerships, 
        participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the 
        Board.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 307. COORDINATION WITH STATES AND INDIAN 
              TRIBES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Secretary shall provide a notice to, and cooperate 
with, the appropriate State agency or Tribal agency, as applicable, of 
each State and Indian Tribe within the boundaries of which an activity 
is planned to be carried out pursuant to this title, including 
notification, by not later than 30 days before the date on which the 
activity is implemented.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 308. INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL PLAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Director, in cooperation with 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant 
Administrator, the Environmental Protection Agency Assistant 
Administrator, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and 
the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies 
(including, at a minimum, those agencies represented on the Board) 
shall develop an interagency operational plan that describes--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the functional, operational, technical, 
        scientific, and general staff, administrative, and material 
        needs for the implementation of this title; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any interagency agreements between or among 
        Federal departments and agencies to address those 
        needs.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 309. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Reporting.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, 
        the Board shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
        committees a report describing the progress of this 
        title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) an estimate of the number of acres, 
                stream miles, or acre-feet, or other suitable measures 
                of fish habitat, that was maintained or improved by 
                Partnerships under this title during the 5-year period 
                ending on the date of submission of the 
                report;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a description of the public access to 
                fish habitats established or improved under this title 
                during that 5-year period;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) a description of the improved 
                opportunities for public recreational fishing achieved 
                under this title; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) an assessment of the status of fish 
                habitat conservation projects carried out with funds 
                provided under this title during that period, 
                disaggregated by year, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) a description of the fish 
                        habitat conservation projects recommended by 
                        the Board under section 305(b);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) a description of each fish 
                        habitat conservation project approved by the 
                        Secretary under section 305(f), in order of 
                        priority for funding;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) a justification for--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (I) the approval of each 
                                fish habitat conservation project; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    (II) the order of priority 
                                for funding of each fish habitat 
                                conservation project;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iv) a justification for any 
                        rejection of a fish habitat conservation 
                        project recommended by the Board under section 
                        305(b) that was based on a factor other than 
                        the criteria described in section 305(c); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (v) an accounting of expenditures 
                        by Federal, State, or local governments, Indian 
                        Tribes, or other entities to carry out fish 
                        habitat conservation projects under this 
                        title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Status and Trends Report.--Not later than December 31, 
2020, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report that includes--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) a status of all Partnerships designated under 
        this title;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) a description of the status of fish habitats 
        in the United States as identified by designated Partnerships; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) enhancements or reductions in public access as 
        a result of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the activities of the Partnerships; 
                or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) any other activities carried out 
                pursuant to this title.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 310. EFFECT OF THIS TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Water Rights.--Nothing in this title--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) establishes any express or implied reserved 
        water right in the United States for any purpose;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) affects any water right in existence on the 
        date of enactment of this Act;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) preempts or affects any State water law or 
        interstate compact governing water; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) affects any Federal or State law in existence 
        on the date of enactment of the Act regarding water quality or 
        water quantity.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Authority To Acquire Water Rights or Rights to 
Property.--Only a State, local government, or other non-Federal entity 
may acquire, under State law, water rights or rights to property with 
funds made available through section 312.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) State Authority.--Nothing in this title--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) affects the authority, jurisdiction, or 
        responsibility of a State to manage, control, or regulate fish 
        and wildlife under the laws and regulations of the State; 
        or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) authorizes the Secretary to control or 
        regulate within a State the fishing or hunting of fish and 
        wildlife.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (d) Effect on Indian Tribes.--Nothing in this title 
abrogates, abridges, affects, modifies, supersedes, or alters any right 
of an Indian Tribe recognized by treaty or any other means, including--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) an agreement between the Indian Tribe and the 
        United States;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Federal law (including regulations);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) an Executive order; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) a judicial decree.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (e) Adjudication of Water Rights.--Nothing in this title 
diminishes or affects the ability of the Secretary to join an 
adjudication of rights to the use of water pursuant to subsection (a), 
(b), or (c) of section 308 of the Departments of State, Justice, 
Commerce, and The Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 
666).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (f) Department of Commerce Authority.--Nothing in this 
title affects the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the 
Department of Commerce to manage, control, or regulate fish or fish 
habitats under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (g) Effect on Other Authorities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Private property protection.--Nothing in this 
        title permits the use of funds made available to carry out this 
        title to acquire real property or a real property interest 
        without the written consent of each owner of the real property 
        or real property interest, respectively.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Mitigation.--Nothing in this title authorizes 
        the use of funds made available to carry out this title for 
        fish and wildlife mitigation purposes under--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the Federal Water Pollution Control 
                Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
                (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) the Water Resources Development Act of 
                1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4082); or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) any other Federal law or court 
                settlement.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Clean water act.--Nothing in this title 
        affects any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
        Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), including any definition in that 
        Act.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 311. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
              ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
not apply to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Board; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any Partnership.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 312. FUNDING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Fish habitat conservation projects.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $7,200,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to provide funds for 
        fish habitat conservation projects approved under section 
        305(f), of which 5 percent is authorized only for projects 
        carried out by Indian Tribes.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Administrative and planning expenses.--There 
        is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of 
        fiscal years 2019 through 2023 an amount equal to 5 percent of 
        the amount appropriated for the applicable fiscal year pursuant 
        to paragraph (1)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) for administrative and planning 
                expenses under this title; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) to carry out section 309.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Technical and scientific assistance.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2020 
        through 2024 to carry out, and provide technical and scientific 
        assistance under, section 306--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) $400,000 to the Secretary for use by 
                the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) $400,000 to the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator for 
                use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) $400,000 to the Environmental 
                Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for use by 
                the Environmental Protection Agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) $400,000 to the Secretary for use by 
                the United States Geological Survey; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) $400,000 to the Chief of the Forest 
                Service for use by the United States Department of 
                Agriculture Forest Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Agreements and Grants.--The Secretary may--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) on the recommendation of the Board, and 
        notwithstanding sections 6304 and 6305 of title 31, United 
        States Code, and the Federal Financial Assistance Management 
        Improvement Act of 1999 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law 106-
        107), enter into a grant agreement, cooperative agreement, or 
        contract with a Partnership or other entity to provide funds 
        authorized by this title for a fish habitat conservation 
        project or restoration or enhancement project;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) apply for, accept, and, subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, use a grant from any individual 
        or entity to carry out the purposes of this title; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) subject to the availability of appropriations, 
        make funds authorized by this Act available to any Federal 
        department or agency for use by that department or agency to 
        provide grants for any fish habitat protection project, 
        restoration project, or enhancement project that the Secretary 
        determines to be consistent with this title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Donations.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Secretary may--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) enter into an agreement with any 
                organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from 
                taxation under section 501(a) of that Code to solicit 
                private donations to carry out the purposes of this 
                title; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) accept donations of funds, property, 
                and services to carry out the purposes of this 
                title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Treatment.--A donation accepted under this 
        title--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) shall be considered to be a gift or 
                bequest to, or otherwise for the use of, the United 
                States; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) may be--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) used directly by the 
                        Secretary; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) provided to another Federal 
                        department or agency through an interagency 
                        agreement.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 313. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATORY 
              AUTHORITY BY FEDERAL AGENCIES THROUGH 
              PARTNERSHIPS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Any Partnership designated under this title--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) shall be for the sole purpose of promoting 
        fish conservation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) shall not be used to implement any regulatory 
        authority of any Federal agency.</DELETED>

               <DELETED>TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 401. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CONSERVATION 
              AGREEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    It is the sense of the Senate that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) voluntary conservation agreements benefit 
        species and the habitats on which the species rely;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) States, Indian Tribes, units of local 
        government, landowners, and other stakeholders should be 
        encouraged to participate in voluntary conservation agreements; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
        the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
        and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
        Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, should 
        consider the enrollment in, and performance of, conservation 
        agreements and investment in, and implementation of, general 
        conservation activities by States, Indian Tribes, units of 
        local government, landowners, and other stakeholders in making 
        determinations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
        U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 402. STUDY TO REVIEW CONSERVATION FACTORS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definition of Secretaries.--In this section, the term 
``Secretaries'' means--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the Secretary of Agriculture;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
        Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries 
        Service; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
        the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
        Service.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Study.--To assess factors affecting successful 
conservation activities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Secretaries shall carry out a study--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) to review any factors that threaten or 
        endanger a species for which a listing under the Endangered 
        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) would not lead to 
        a sustainable population of the species;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) to review any barriers to--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the delivery of Federal, State, local, 
                or private funds for such conservation activities, 
                including statutory or regulatory impediments, staffing 
                needs, and other relevant considerations; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the implementation of conservation 
                agreements, plans, or other cooperative agreements, 
                including agreements focused on voluntary activities, 
                multispecies efforts, and other relevant 
                considerations;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) to review factors that impact the ability of 
        the Federal Government to successfully implement the Endangered 
        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) to develop recommendations regarding methods 
        to address barriers identified under paragraph (2), if any; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) to review determinations under the Endangered 
        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in which a species 
        is determined to be recovered by the Secretary of the Interior, 
        acting through the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, or the Secretary of Commerce, acting through 
        the Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries 
        Service, but remains listed under that Act, including--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) an explanation of the factors 
                preventing a delisting or downlisting of the species; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) recommendations regarding methods to 
                address the factors described in subparagraph 
                (A).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committees 
on Appropriations and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and make publicly available a report describing the 
results of the study under subsection (b).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 403. STUDY AND REPORT ON EXPENDITURES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Reports on Expenditures.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Federal departments and agencies.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) In general.--At the determination of 
                the Comptroller General of the United States (referred 
                to in this section as the ``Comptroller General''), to 
                facilitate the preparation of the reports from the 
                Comptroller General under paragraph (2), the head of 
                each Federal department and agency shall submit to the 
                Comptroller General data and other relevant information 
                that describes the amounts expended or disbursed 
                (including through loans, loan guarantees, grants, or 
                any other financing mechanism) by the department or 
                agency as a direct result of any provision of the 
                Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
                (including any regulation promulgated pursuant to that 
                Act) during--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) with respect to the first 
                        report under paragraph (2), the 3 fiscal years 
                        preceding the date of submission of the report; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) with respect to the second 
                        report under paragraph (2), the 2 fiscal years 
                        preceding the date of submission of the 
                        report.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) Requirements.--Data and other relevant 
                information submitted under subparagraph (A) shall 
                describe, with respect to the applicable amounts--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the programmatic office of the 
                        department or agency on behalf of which each 
                        amount was expended or disbursed;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the provision of the 
                        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
                        et seq.) (or regulation promulgated pursuant to 
                        that Act) pursuant to which each amount was 
                        expended or disbursed; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (iii) the project or activity 
                        carried out using each amount, in detail 
                        sufficient to reflect the breadth, scope, and 
                        purpose of the project or activity.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Comptroller general.--Not later than 2 years 
        and 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on 
        Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and 
        Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives a report that describes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the aggregate amount expended or 
                disbursed by all Federal departments and agencies as a 
                direct result of any provision of the Endangered 
                Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (including 
                any regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) 
                during--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) with respect to the first 
                        report, the 3 fiscal years preceding the date 
                        of submission of the report; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) with respect to the second 
                        report, the 2 fiscal years preceding the date 
                        of submission of the report;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the provision of the Endangered 
                Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (or 
                regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) pursuant 
                to which each such amount was expended or disbursed; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) with respect to each relevant 
                department or agency--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) the total amount expended or 
                        disbursed by the department or agency as 
                        described in subparagraph (A); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) the information described in 
                        clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph 
                        (1)(B).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Report on Conservation Activities.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Federal departments and agencies.--At the 
        determination of the Comptroller General, to facilitate the 
        preparation of the report under paragraph (2), the head of each 
        Federal department and agency shall submit to the Comptroller 
        General data and other relevant information that describes the 
        conservation activities by the Federal department or agency as 
        a direct result of any provision of the Endangered Species Act 
        of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (including any regulation 
        promulgated pursuant to that Act) during--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) with respect to the first report under 
                paragraph (2), the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of 
                submission of the report; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) with respect to the second report 
                under paragraph (2), the 2 fiscal years preceding the 
                date of submission of the report.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Comptroller general.--Not later than 2 years 
        and 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Comptroller General shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation and Environment and Public Works of 
        the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
        of Representatives a report that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) describes the conservation activities 
                by all Federal departments and agencies for species 
                listed as a threatened species or endangered species 
                under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                1531 et seq.), as reported under paragraph (1), 
                during--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) with respect to the first 
                        report, the 3 fiscal years preceding the date 
                        of submission of the report; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) with respect to the second 
                        report, the 2 fiscal years preceding the date 
                        of submission of the report;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) is organized into categories with 
                respect to whether a recovery plan for a species has 
                been established;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) includes conservation outcomes 
                associated with the conservation activities; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) as applicable, describes the 
                conservation activities that required interaction 
                between Federal agencies and between Federal agencies 
                and State and Tribal agencies and units of local 
                government pursuant to the Endangered Species Act of 
                1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 404. USE OF VALUE OF LAND FOR COST SHARING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
669 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating section 13 as section 14; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by inserting after section 12 the 
        following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 13. VALUE OF LAND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
institution eligible to receive Federal funds under the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601 et 
seq.) shall be allowed to use the value of any land owned by the 
institution as an in-kind match to satisfy any cost sharing requirement 
under this Act.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``America's 
Conservation Enhancement Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

         TITLE I--WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND PREDATION

Sec. 101. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator 
                            conflict.
Sec. 102. Losses of livestock due to depredation by federally protected 
                            species.
Sec. 103. Depredation permits for black vultures and common ravens.
Sec. 104. Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force.
Sec. 105. Invasive species.
Sec. 106. North American Wetlands Conservation Act.
Sec. 107. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.
Sec. 108. Modification of definition of sport fishing equipment under 
                            Toxic Substances Control Act.
Sec. 109. Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Program.
Sec. 110. Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998.
Sec. 111. Chesapeake watershed investments for landscape defense.
Sec. 112. Great Lakes monitoring, assessment, science, and research.

 TITLE II--MODERNIZING THE PITTMAN-ROBERTSON FUND FOR TOMORROW'S NEEDS

Sec. 201. Purpose.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Apportionment of available amounts.
Sec. 204. Expenditures for management of wildlife areas and resources.
Sec. 205. Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants.
Sec. 206. Multistate conservation grant program.

   TITLE III--NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS

Sec. 301. Purpose.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. National Fish Habitat Board.
Sec. 304. Fish Habitat Partnerships.
Sec. 305. Fish Habitat Conservation Projects.
Sec. 306. Technical and scientific assistance.
Sec. 307. Coordination with States and Indian Tribes.
Sec. 308. Interagency Operational Plan.
Sec. 309. Accountability and reporting.
Sec. 310. Effect of this title.
Sec. 311. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Sec. 312. Funding.
Sec. 313. Prohibition against implementation of regulatory authority by 
                            Federal agencies through Partnerships.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Sense of the Senate regarding conservation agreements and 
                            activities.
Sec. 402. Study to review conservation factors.
Sec. 403. Study and report on expenditures.
Sec. 404. Use of value of land for cost sharing.

         TITLE I--WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND PREDATION

SEC. 101. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR REDUCING HUMAN-PREDATOR 
              CONFLICT.

    (a) In General.--Section 7001(d) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. 
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 742b note; 
Public Law 116-9) is amended--
            (1) in paragraphs (2)(C)(v), (3)(C)(v), (4)(C)(v), 
        (5)(C)(v), and (6)(C)(v), by striking ``paragraph (7)(A)'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (8)(A)'';
            (2) in paragraphs (2)(D)(ii), (2)(F)(ii), (3)(D)(ii), 
        (3)(F)(ii), (4)(D)(ii), (4)(F)(ii), (5)(D)(ii), (5)(F)(ii), 
        (6)(D)(ii), and (6)(F)(ii) by striking ``paragraph (7)(B)'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``paragraph (8)(B)'';
            (3) in paragraph (6)(C)(iv), in the matter preceding clause 
        (i), by striking ``subparagraph (C)'' and inserting ``clause 
        (iii)'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Theodore roosevelt genius prize for reducing human-
        predator conflict.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Board.--The term `Board' means the 
                        Reducing Human-Predator Conflict Technology 
                        Advisory Board established by subparagraph 
                        (C)(i).
                            ``(ii) Prize competition.--The term `prize 
                        competition' means the Theodore Roosevelt 
                        Genius Prize for reducing human-predator 
                        conflict established under subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Authority.--Not later than 180 days after the 
                date of enactment of the America's Conservation 
                Enhancement Act, the Secretary shall establish under 
                section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
                Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize 
                competition, to be known as the `Theodore Roosevelt 
                Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict'--
                            ``(i) to encourage technological innovation 
                        with the potential to advance the mission of 
                        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
                        with respect to reducing the frequency of 
                        human-predator conflict using nonlethal means; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) to award 1 or more prizes annually 
                        for a technological advancement that promotes 
                        reducing human-predator conflict using 
                        nonlethal means, which may include the 
                        application and monitoring of tagging 
                        technologies.
                    ``(C) Advisory board.--
                            ``(i) Establishment.--There is established 
                        an advisory board, to be known as the `Reducing 
                        Human-Predator Conflict Technology Advisory 
                        Board'.
                            ``(ii) Composition.--The Board shall be 
                        composed of not fewer than 9 members appointed 
                        by the Secretary, who shall provide expertise 
                        in--
                                    ``(I) predator-human interactions;
                                    ``(II) the habitats of large 
                                predators;
                                    ``(III) biology;
                                    ``(IV) technology development;
                                    ``(V) engineering;
                                    ``(VI) economics;
                                    ``(VII) business development and 
                                management; and
                                    ``(VIII) any other discipline, as 
                                the Secretary determines to be 
                                necessary to achieve the purposes of 
                                this paragraph.
                            ``(iii) Duties.--Subject to clause (iv), 
                        with respect to the prize competition, the 
                        Board shall--
                                    ``(I) select a topic;
                                    ``(II) issue a problem statement;
                                    ``(III) advise the Secretary 
                                regarding any opportunity for 
                                technological innovation to reduce 
                                human-predator conflict using nonlethal 
                                means; and
                                    ``(IV) advise winners of the prize 
                                competition regarding opportunities to 
                                pilot and implement winning 
                                technologies in relevant fields, 
                                including in partnership with 
                                conservation organizations, Federal or 
                                State agencies, federally recognized 
                                Indian Tribes, private entities, and 
                                research institutions with expertise or 
                                interest relating to reducing human-
                                predator conflict using nonlethal 
                                means.
                            ``(iv) Consultation.--In selecting a topic 
                        and issuing a problem statement for the prize 
                        competition under subclauses (I) and (II) of 
                        clause (iii), respectively, the Board shall 
                        consult widely with Federal and non-Federal 
                        stakeholders, including--
                                    ``(I) 1 or more Federal agencies 
                                with jurisdiction over the management 
                                of native wildlife species at risk due 
                                to conflict with human activities;
                                    ``(II) 1 or more State agencies 
                                with jurisdiction over the management 
                                of native wildlife species at risk due 
                                to conflict with human activities;
                                    ``(III) 1 or more State, regional, 
                                or local wildlife organizations, the 
                                mission of which relates to the 
                                management of native wildlife species 
                                at risk due to conflict with human 
                                activities; and
                                    ``(IV) 1 or more wildlife 
                                conservation groups, technology 
                                companies, research institutions, 
                                institutions of higher education, 
                                industry associations, or individual 
                                stakeholders with an interest in the 
                                management of native wildlife species 
                                at risk due to conflict with human 
                                activities.
                            ``(v) Requirements.--The Board shall comply 
                        with all requirements under paragraph (8)(A).
                    ``(D) Agreement with national fish and wildlife 
                foundation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                        offer to enter into an agreement under which 
                        the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall 
                        administer the prize competition.
                            ``(ii) Requirements.--An agreement entered 
                        into under clause (i) shall comply with all 
                        requirements under paragraph (8)(B).
                    ``(E) Judges.--
                            ``(i) Appointment.--The Secretary shall 
                        appoint not fewer than 3 judges who shall, 
                        except as provided in clause (ii), select the 1 
                        or more annual winners of the prize 
                        competition.
                            ``(ii) Determination by secretary.--The 
                        judges appointed under clause (i) shall not 
                        select any annual winner of the prize 
                        competition if the Secretary makes a 
                        determination that, in any fiscal year, none of 
                        the technological advancements entered into the 
                        prize competition merits an award.
                    ``(F) Consultation with noaa.--The Secretary shall 
                consult with the Secretary of Commerce, acting through 
                the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration, in the case of a cash prize 
                awarded under the prize competition for a technology 
                that addresses conflict between marine predators under 
                the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce, acting 
                through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration, and humans.
                    ``(G) Report to congress.--Not later than 60 days 
                after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under 
                this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to the 
                Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
                and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives a report on the prize competition that 
                includes--
                            ``(i) a statement by the Board that 
                        describes the activities carried out by the 
                        Board relating to the duties described in 
                        subparagraph (C)(iii);
                            ``(ii) if the Secretary has entered into an 
                        agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), a 
                        statement by the National Fish and Wildlife 
                        Foundation that describes the activities 
                        carried out by the National Fish and Wildlife 
                        Foundation relating to the duties described in 
                        paragraph (8)(B); and
                            ``(iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 
                        judges appointed under subparagraph (E) that 
                        explains the basis on which the winner of the 
                        cash prize was selected.
                    ``(H) Termination of authority.--The Board and all 
                authority provided under this paragraph shall terminate 
                on December 31, 2023.''; and
            (6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding 
                clause (i), by striking ``or (6)(C)(i)'' and inserting 
                ``(6)(C)(i), or (7)(C)(i)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
                        striking ``or (6)(D)(i)'' and inserting 
                        ``(6)(D)(i), or (7)(D)(i)''; and
                            (ii) in clause (i)(VII), by striking ``and 
                        (6)(E)'' and inserting ``(6)(E), and (7)(E)''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that data 
collected from the tagging of predators can inform innovative 
management of those predators and innovative education activities to 
minimize human-predator conflict.

SEC. 102. LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK DUE TO DEPREDATION BY FEDERALLY PROTECTED 
              SPECIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Depredation.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``depredation'' means 
                actual death, injury, or destruction of livestock that 
                is caused by a federally protected species.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``depredation'' does not 
                include damage to real or personal property other than 
                livestock, including--
                            (i) damage to--
                                    (I) other animals;
                                    (II) vegetation;
                                    (III) motor vehicles; or
                                    (IV) structures;
                            (ii) diseases;
                            (iii) lost profits; or
                            (iv) consequential damages.
            (2) Federally protected species.--The term ``federally 
        protected species'' means a species that is or previously was 
        protected under--
                    (A) the Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly known as the 
                ``Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act'') (54 Stat. 
                250, chapter 278; 16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.);
                    (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                1531 et seq.); or
                    (C) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et 
                seq.).
            (3) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).
            (4) Livestock.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``livestock'' means 
                horses, mules and asses, rabbits, llamas, cattle, 
                bison, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, bees, honey and 
                beehives, or any other animal generally used for food 
                or in the production of food or fiber.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``livestock'' includes 
                guard animals actively engaged in the protection of 
                livestock described in subparagraph (A).
            (5) Program.--The term ``program'' means the grant program 
        established under subsection (b)(1).
            (6) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means--
                    (A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
                the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
                Service; and
                    (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through 
                the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health 
                Inspection Service.
    (b) Grant Program for Losses of Livestock Due to Depredation by 
Federally Protected Species.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretaries shall establish a program 
        to provide grants to States and Indian tribes to supplement 
        amounts provided by States, Indian tribes, or State agencies 
        under 1 or more programs established by the States and Indian 
        tribes (including programs established after the date of 
        enactment of this Act)--
                    (A) to assist livestock producers in carrying out--
                            (i) proactive and nonlethal activities to 
                        reduce the risk of livestock loss due to 
                        depredation by federally protected species 
                        occurring on--
                                    (I) Federal, State, or private land 
                                within the applicable State; or
                                    (II) land owned by, or held in 
                                trust for the benefit of, the 
                                applicable Indian tribe; and
                            (ii) research relating to the activities 
                        described in clause (i); and
                    (B) to compensate livestock producers for livestock 
                losses due to depredation by federally protected 
                species occurring on--
                            (i) Federal, State, or private land within 
                        the applicable State; or
                            (ii) land owned by, or held in trust for 
                        the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe.
            (2) Allocation of funding.--
                    (A) Reports to the secretaries.--Not later than 
                September 30 of each year, a State or Indian tribe 
                desiring to receive a grant under the program shall 
                submit to the Secretaries a report describing, for the 
                1-year period ending on that September 30, the losses 
                of livestock due to depredation by federally protected 
                species occurring on--
                            (i) Federal, State, or private land within 
                        the applicable State; or
                            (ii) land owned by, or held in trust for 
                        the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe.
                    (B) Allocation.--The Secretaries shall allocate 
                available funding to carry out this Act among States 
                and Indian tribes for a 1-year period ending on 
                September 30 based on the losses described in the 
                reports submitted for the previous 1-year period ending 
                on September 30 under subparagraph (A).
            (3) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        paragraph (1), a State or Indian tribe shall--
                    (A) designate an appropriate agency of the State or 
                Indian tribe to administer the 1 or more programs 
                supplemented by the grant funds;
                    (B) establish 1 or more accounts to receive grant 
                funds;
                    (C) maintain files of all claims received and paid 
                under grant-funded programs, including supporting 
                documentation; and
                    (D) submit to the Secretaries--
                            (i) annual reports that include--
                                    (I) a summary of claims and 
                                expenditures under the program during 
                                the year; and
                                    (II) a description of any action 
                                taken on the claims; and
                            (ii) such other reports as the Secretaries 
                        may require to assist the Secretaries in 
                        determining the effectiveness of assisted 
                        activities under this section.
    (c) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) no State or Indian tribe is required to participate in 
        the program; and
            (2) the program supplements, and does not replace or 
        supplant, any State compensation programs for depredation.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025, of which--
            (1) $5,000,000 shall be used to provide grants for the 
        purposes described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and
            (2) $10,000,000 shall be used to provide grants for the 
        purpose described in subsection (b)(1)(B).

SEC. 103. DEPREDATION PERMITS FOR BLACK VULTURES AND COMMON RAVENS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in 
this section as the ``Secretary''), may issue depredation permits to 
livestock producers authorizing takings of black vultures or common 
ravens otherwise prohibited by Federal law to prevent those vultures or 
common ravens from taking livestock during the calving season or 
lambing season.
    (b) Limited to Affected States or Regions.--The Secretary may issue 
permits under subsection (a) only to livestock producers in States and 
regions in which livestock producers are affected or have been affected 
in the previous year by black vultures or common ravens, as determined 
by Secretary.
    (c) Reporting.--The Secretary shall require, as a condition of a 
permit under subsection (a), that the permit holder shall report to the 
appropriate enforcement agencies the takings of black vultures or 
common ravens pursuant to the permit.

SEC. 104. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TASK FORCE.

    (a) Definition of Chronic Wasting Disease.--In this section, the 
term ``chronic wasting disease'' means the animal disease afflicting 
deer, elk, and moose populations that--
            (1) is a transmissible disease of the nervous system 
        resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain; and
            (2) belongs to the group of diseases known as transmissible 
        spongiform encephalopathies, which group includes scrapie, 
        bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob 
        disease.
    (b) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established within the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service a task force, to be known as 
        the ``Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force'' (referred to in this 
        subsection as the ``Task Force'').
            (2) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
                    (A) collaborate with foreign governments to share 
                research, coordinate efforts, and discuss best 
                management practices to reduce, minimize, prevent, or 
                eliminate chronic wasting disease in the United States;
                    (B) develop recommendations, including 
                recommendations based on findings of the study 
                conducted under subsection (c), and a set of best 
                practices regarding--
                            (i) the interstate coordination of 
                        practices to prevent the new introduction of 
                        chronic wasting disease;
                            (ii) the prioritization and coordination of 
                        the future study of chronic wasting disease, 
                        based on evolving research needs;
                            (iii) ways to leverage the collective 
                        resources of Federal, State, and local 
                        agencies, Indian Tribes, and foreign 
                        governments, and resources from private, 
                        nongovernmental entities, to address chronic 
                        wasting disease in the United States and along 
                        the borders of the United States; and
                            (iv) any other area where containment or 
                        management efforts relating to chronic wasting 
                        disease may differ across jurisdictions;
                    (C) draw from existing and future academic and 
                management recommendations to develop an interstate 
                action plan under which States and the Federal 
                Government agree to enact consistent management, 
                educational, and research practices relating to chronic 
                wasting disease; and
                    (D) facilitate the creation of a cooperative 
                agreement by which States and relevant Federal agencies 
                agree to commit funds to implement best practices 
                described in the interstate action plan developed under 
                subparagraph (C).
            (3) Membership.--
                    (A) In general.--The Task Force shall be composed 
                of--
                            (i) 1 representative of the United States 
                        Fish and Wildlife Service with experience in 
                        chronic wasting disease, to be appointed by the 
                        Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this 
                        subsection as the ``Secretary'');
                            (ii) 1 representative of the United States 
                        Geological Survey;
                            (iii) 2 representatives of the Department 
                        of Agriculture with experience in chronic 
                        wasting disease, to be appointed by the 
                        Secretary of Agriculture--
                                    (I) 1 of whom shall have expertise 
                                in research; and
                                    (II) 1 of whom shall have expertise 
                                in wildlife management;
                            (iv) in the case of each State in which 
                        chronic wasting disease among elk, mule deer, 
                        white-tailed deer, or moose has been reported 
                        to the appropriate State agency, not more than 
                        2 representatives, to be nominated by the 
                        Governor of the State--
                                    (I) not more than 1 of whom shall 
                                be a representative of the State agency 
                                with jurisdiction over wildlife 
                                management or wildlife disease in the 
                                State; and
                                    (II) in the case of a State with a 
                                farmed cervid program or economy, not 
                                more than 1 of whom shall be a 
                                representative of the State agency with 
                                jurisdiction over farmed cervid 
                                regulation in the State;
                            (v) in the case of each State in which 
                        chronic wasting disease among elk, mule deer, 
                        white-tailed deer, or moose has not been 
                        documented, but that has carried out measures 
                        to prevent the introduction of chronic wasting 
                        disease among those species, not more than 2 
                        representatives, to be nominated by the 
                        Governor of the State;
                            (vi) not more than 2 representatives from 
                        an Indian tribe or tribal organization chosen 
                        in a process determined, in consultation with 
                        Indian tribes, by the Secretary; and
                            (vii) not more than 5 nongovernmental 
                        members with relevant expertise appointed, 
                        after the date on which the members are first 
                        appointed under clauses (i) through (vi), by a 
                        majority vote of the State representatives 
                        appointed under clause (iv).
                    (B) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph requires a 
                State to participate in the Task Force.
            (4) Co-chairs.--The Co-Chairs of the Task Force shall be--
                    (A) the Federal representative described in 
                paragraph (3)(A)(i); and
                    (B) 1 State representative appointed under 
                paragraph (3)(A)(iv), to be selected by a majority vote 
                of those State representatives.
            (5) Date of initial appointment.--
                    (A) In general.--The members of the Task Force 
                shall be appointed not later than 180 days after the 
                date on which the study is completed under subsection 
                (c).
                    (B) Notification.--On appointment of the members of 
                the Task Force, the Co-Chairs of the Task Force shall 
                notify the Chairs and Ranking Members of the Committees 
                on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
                Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
            (6) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the members appointed to the 
        Task Force--
                    (A) shall not affect the power or duty of the Task 
                Force; and
                    (B) shall be filled not later than 30 days after 
                the date of the vacancy.
            (7) Meetings.--The Task Force shall convene--
                    (A) not less frequently than twice each year; and
                    (B) at such time and place, and by such means, as 
                the Co-Chairs of the Task Force determine to be 
                appropriate, which may include the use of remote 
                conference technology.
            (8) Interstate action plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date on which the members of the Task Force are 
                appointed, the Task Force shall submit to the 
                Secretary, and the heads of the State agencies with 
                jurisdiction over wildlife disease and farmed cervid 
                regulation of each State with a representative on the 
                Task Force, the interstate action plan developed by the 
                Task Force under paragraph (2)(C).
                    (B) Cooperative agreements.--
                            (i) In general.--To the maximum extent 
                        practicable, the Secretary, any other 
                        applicable Federal agency, and each applicable 
                        State shall enter into a cooperative agreement 
                        to fund necessary actions under the interstate 
                        action plan submitted under subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) Target date.--The Secretary shall make 
                        the best effort of the Secretary to enter into 
                        any cooperative agreement under clause (i) not 
                        later than 180 days after the date of 
                        submission of the interstate action plan under 
                        subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Matching funds.--
                            (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), 
                        for each fiscal year, the Federal Government 
                        shall provide funds to carry out an interstate 
                        action plan through a cooperative agreement 
                        under subparagraph (B) in the amount of funds 
                        provided by the applicable States.
                            (ii) Limitation.--The amount provided by 
                        the Federal Government under clause (i) for a 
                        fiscal year shall be not greater than 
                        $5,000,000.
            (9) Reports.--Not later than September 30 of the first full 
        fiscal year after the date on which the first members of the 
        Task Force are appointed, and each September 30 thereafter, the 
        Task Force shall submit to the Secretary, and the heads of the 
        State agencies with jurisdiction over wildlife disease and 
        farmed cervid regulation of each State with a representatives 
        on the Task Force, a report describing--
                    (A) progress on the implementation of actions 
                identified in the interstate action plan submitted 
                under paragraph (8)(A), including the efficacy of 
                funding under the cooperative agreement entered into 
                under paragraph (8)(B);
                    (B) updated resource requirements that are needed 
                to reduce and eliminate chronic wasting disease in the 
                United States;
                    (C) any relevant updates to the recommended best 
                management practices included in the interstate action 
                plan submitted under paragraph (8)(B) to reduce or 
                eliminate chronic wasting disease;
                    (D) new research findings and emerging research 
                needs relating to chronic wasting disease; and
                    (E) any other relevant information.
    (c) Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Resource 
Study.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Academy.--The term ``Academy'' means the 
                National Academy of Sciences.
                    (B) Cervid.--The term ``cervid'' means any species 
                within the family Cervidae.
                    (C) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means 
                the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
                Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 
                Service, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
                through the Director of the United States Geological 
                Survey, acting jointly.
            (2) Study.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretaries shall enter into 
                an arrangement with the Academy under which the Academy 
                shall conduct, and submit to the Secretaries a report 
                describing the findings of, a special resource study to 
                identify the predominant pathways and mechanisms of the 
                transmission of chronic wasting disease in wild, 
                captive, and farmed populations of cervids in the 
                United States.
                    (B) Requirements.--The arrangement under 
                subparagraph (A) shall provide that the actual expenses 
                incurred by the Academy in conducting the study under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be paid by the Secretaries, 
                subject to the availability of appropriations.
            (3) Contents of the study.--The study under paragraph (2) 
        shall--
                    (A) with respect to wild, captive, and farmed 
                populations of cervids in the United States, identify--
                            (i)(I) the pathways and mechanisms for the 
                        transmission of chronic wasting disease within 
                        live cervid populations and cervid products, 
                        which may include pathways and mechanisms for 
                        transmission from Canada;
                            (II) the infection rates for each pathway 
                        and mechanism identified under subclause (I); 
                        and
                            (III) the relative frequency of 
                        transmission of each pathway and mechanism 
                        identified under subclause (I);
                            (ii)(I) anthropogenic and environmental 
                        factors contributing to new chronic wasting 
                        disease emergence events;
                            (II) the development of geographical areas 
                        with increased chronic wasting disease 
                        prevalence; and
                            (III) the overall geographical patterns of 
                        chronic wasting disease distribution;
                            (iii) significant gaps in current 
                        scientific knowledge regarding the transmission 
                        pathways and mechanisms identified under clause 
                        (i)(I) and potential prevention, detection, and 
                        control methods identified under clause (v);
                            (iv) for prioritization the scientific 
                        research projects that will address the 
                        knowledge gaps identified under clause (iii), 
                        based on the likelihood that a project will 
                        contribute significantly to the prevention or 
                        control of chronic wasting disease; and
                            (v) potential prevention, detection, or 
                        control measures, practices, or technologies to 
                        be used to mitigate the transmission and spread 
                        of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, 
                        and farmed populations of cervids in the United 
                        States;
                    (B) assess the effectiveness of the potential 
                prevention, detection, or control measures, practices, 
                or technologies identified under subparagraph (A)(v); 
                and
                    (C) review and compare science-based best 
                practices, standards, and guidance regarding the 
                prevention, detection, and management of chronic 
                wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed 
                populations of cervids in the United States that have 
                been developed by--
                            (i) the National Chronic Wasting Disease 
                        Herd Certification Program of the Animal and 
                        Plant Health Inspection Service;
                            (ii) the United States Geological Survey;
                            (iii) State wildlife and agricultural 
                        agencies, in the case of practices, standards, 
                        and guidance that provide practical, science-
                        based recommendations to State and Federal 
                        agencies for minimizing or eliminating the risk 
                        of transmission of chronic wasting disease in 
                        the United States; and
                            (iv) industry or academia, in the case of 
                        any published guidance on practices that 
                        provide practical, science-based 
                        recommendations to cervid producers for 
                        minimizing or eliminating the risk of 
                        transmission of chronic wasting disease within 
                        or between herds.
            (4) Deadline.--The study under paragraph (2) shall be 
        completed not later than 180 days after the date on which funds 
        are first made available for the study.
            (5) Data sharing.--The Secretaries shall share with the 
        Academy, as necessary to conduct the study under paragraph (2), 
        subject to the avoidance of a violation of a privacy or 
        confidentiality requirement and the protection of confidential 
        or privileged commercial, financial, or proprietary 
        information, data and access to databases on chronic wasting 
        disease under the jurisdiction of--
                    (A) the Veterinary Services Program of the Animal 
                and Plant Health Inspection Service; and
                    (B) the United States Geological Survey.
            (6) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        completion of the study, the Secretaries shall submit to the 
        Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the 
        Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Agriculture and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
        of Representatives a report that describes--
                    (A) the findings of the study; and
                    (B) any conclusions and recommendations that the 
                Secretaries determine to be appropriate.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            (1) for the period of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, 
        $5,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
        Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
        carry out administrative activities under subsection (b);
            (2) for fiscal year 2021, $1,200,000 to the Secretary of 
        the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States 
        Geological Survey, to carry out activities to fund research 
        under subsection (c); and
            (3) for fiscal year 2021, $1,200,000 to the Secretary of 
        Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and 
        Plant Health Inspection Service, to carry out activities to 
        fund research under subsection (c).

SEC. 105. INVASIVE SPECIES.

    Section 10 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 
666c-1) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) 
                        as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; and
                            (ii) by inserting before clause (ii) (as so 
                        redesignated) the following:
                            ``(i) relevant Federal agencies;'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
                subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
                following:
                    ``(B) in consultation with stakeholders, including 
                nongovernmental organizations and industry;''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025--
            ``(1) $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Army, acting 
        through the Chief of Engineers; and
            ``(2) $2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior.''.

SEC. 106. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT.

    Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 
U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended by striking ``not to exceed--'' in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through paragraph 
(5) and inserting ``not to exceed $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2025.''.

SEC. 107. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT.

    (a) Board of Directors of Foundation.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3 of the National Fish and 
        Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
                        the following:
            ``(2) Appointment of directors.--After consulting with the 
        Secretary of Commerce and considering the recommendations 
        submitted by the Board, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        appoint 28 Directors who, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        shall--
                    ``(A) be knowledgeable and experienced in matters 
                relating to the conservation of fish, wildlife, or 
                other natural resources; and
                    ``(B) represent a balance of expertise in ocean, 
                coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial resource 
                conservation.''; and
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(3) Terms.--Each Director (other than a Director 
        described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed for a term of 6 
        years.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (g)(2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A) 
                        Officers and employees may not be appointed 
                        until the Foundation has sufficient funds to 
                        pay them for their service. Officers'' and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Officers''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Executive director.--The Foundation shall 
                have an Executive Director who shall be--
                            ``(i) appointed by, and serve at the 
                        direction of, the Board as the chief executive 
                        officer of the Foundation; and
                            ``(ii) knowledgeable and experienced in 
                        matters relating to fish and wildlife 
                        conservation.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 4(a)(1)(B) of the North 
        American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)) is 
        amended by striking ``Secretary of the Board'' and inserting 
        ``Executive Director of the Board''.
    (b) Rights and Obligations of Foundation.--Section 4 of the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 
3703) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by striking ``(c) Powers.--To carry out its 
                purposes under'' and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Powers.--
            ``(1) In general.--To carry out the purposes described 
        in'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (11) as 
                subparagraphs (A) through (K), respectively, and 
                indenting appropriately;
                    (C) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``that are insured by an 
                agency or instrumentality of the United States'' and 
                inserting ``at 1 or more financial institutions that 
                are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
                Corporation or the Securities Investment Protection 
                Corporation'';
                    (D) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``paragraph (3) or (4)'' 
                and inserting ``subparagraph (C) or (D)'';
                    (E) in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (B)), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (F) by striking subparagraph (K) (as redesignated 
                by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the following:
                    ``(K) to receive and administer restitution and 
                community service payments, amounts for mitigation of 
                impacts to natural resources, and other amounts arising 
                from legal, regulatory, or administrative proceedings, 
                subject to the condition that the amounts are received 
                or administered for purposes that further the 
                conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, 
                and other natural resources; and
                    ``(L) to do acts necessary to carry out the 
                purposes of the Foundation.''; and
                    (G) by striking the undesignated matter at the end 
                and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Treatment of real property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this Act, an 
                interest in real property shall be treated as including 
                easements or other rights for preservation, 
                conservation, protection, or enhancement by and for the 
                public of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, 
                educational, inspirational, or recreational resources.
                    ``(B) Encumbered real property.--A gift, devise, or 
                bequest may be accepted by the Foundation even though 
                the gift, devise, or bequest is encumbered, restricted, 
                or subject to beneficial interests of private persons 
                if any current or future interest in the gift, devise, 
                or bequest is for the benefit of the Foundation.
            ``(3) Savings clause.--The acceptance and administration of 
        amounts by the Foundation under paragraph (1)(K) does not 
        alter, supersede, or limit any regulatory or statutory 
        requirement associated with those amounts.'';
            (2) by striking subsections (f) and (g); and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10 of the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
        2025--
                    ``(A) $15,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior;
                    ``(B) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture; 
                and
                    ``(C) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) Amounts from federal agencies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In addition to the amounts 
                authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), 
                Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities are 
                authorized to provide funds to the Foundation through 
                Federal financial assistance grants and cooperative 
                agreements, subject to the condition that the amounts 
                are used for purposes that further the conservation and 
                management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural 
                resources in accordance with this Act.
                    ``(B) Advances.--Federal departments, agencies, or 
                instrumentalities may advance amounts described in 
                subparagraph (A) to the Foundation in a lump sum 
                without regard to when the expenses for which the 
                amounts are used are incurred.
                    ``(C) Management fees.--The Foundation may assess 
                and collect fees for the management of amounts received 
                under this paragraph.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
                        ``funds'' and inserting ``amounts'';
                            (ii) by striking ``shall be used'' and 
                        inserting ``may be used''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``and State and local 
                        government agencies'' and inserting ``, State 
                        and local government agencies, and other 
                        entities''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Administration of amounts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In entering into contracts, 
                agreements, or other partnerships pursuant to this Act, 
                a Federal department, agency, or instrumentality shall 
                have discretion to waive any competitive process 
                applicable to the department, agency, or 
                instrumentality for entering into contracts, 
                agreements, or partnerships with the Foundation if the 
                purpose of the waiver is--
                            ``(i) to address an environmental emergency 
                        resulting from a natural or other disaster; or
                            ``(ii) as determined by the head of the 
                        applicable Federal department, agency, or 
                        instrumentality, to reduce administrative 
                        expenses and expedite the conservation and 
                        management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other 
                        natural resources.
                    ``(B) Reports.--The Foundation shall include in the 
                annual report submitted under section 7(b) a 
                description of any use of the authority under 
                subparagraph (A) by a Federal department, agency, or 
                instrumentality in that fiscal year.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Use of Gifts, Devises, or Bequests of Money or Other 
Property.--Any gifts, devises, or bequests of amounts or other 
property, or any other amounts or other property, transferred to, 
deposited with, or otherwise in the possession of the Foundation 
pursuant to this Act, may be made available by the Foundation to 
Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be accepted 
and expended (or the disposition of the amounts or property directed), 
without further appropriation, by those Federal departments, agencies, 
or instrumentalities, subject to the condition that the amounts or 
property be used for purposes that further the conservation and 
management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources.''.
    (d) Limitation on Authority.--Section 11 of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3710) is amended by 
inserting ``exclusive'' before ``authority''.

SEC. 108. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF SPORT FISHING EQUIPMENT UNDER 
              TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT.

    Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
2602(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (v), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (vi) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``, and''; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
            ``(vii) any sport fishing equipment (as such term is 
        defined in section 4162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986) the sale of which is subject to the tax imposed by 
        section 4161(a) of such Code (determined without regard to any 
        exemptions from such tax provided by section 4162 or 4221 or 
        any other provision of such Code), and sport fishing equipment 
        components.''.

SEC. 109. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM.

    Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1267) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) for fiscal year 2020, $90,000,000;
            ``(2) for fiscal year 2021, $90,500,000;
            ``(3) for fiscal year 2022, $91,000,000;
            ``(4) for fiscal year 2023, $91,500,000; and
            ``(5) for fiscal year 2024, $92,000,000.''.

SEC. 110. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHESAPEAKE BAY INITIATIVE ACT OF 1998.

    Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 (Public 
Law 105-312; 112 Stat. 2963; 129 Stat. 2579; 132 Stat. 691) is amended 
by striking ``2019'' and inserting ``2025''.

SEC. 111. CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED INVESTMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE DEFENSE.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Chesapeake bay agreements.--The term ``Chesapeake Bay 
        agreements'' means the formal, voluntary agreements--
                    (A) executed to achieve the goal of restoring and 
                protecting the Chesapeake Bay watershed ecosystem and 
                the living resources of the Chesapeake Bay watershed 
                ecosystem; and
                    (B) signed by the Chesapeake Executive Council.
            (2) Chesapeake bay program.--The term ``Chesapeake Bay 
        program'' means the program directed by the Chesapeake 
        Executive Council in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay 
        agreements.
            (3) Chesapeake bay watershed.--The term ``Chesapeake Bay 
        watershed'' means the region that covers--
                    (A) the Chesapeake Bay;
                    (B) the portions of the States of Delaware, 
                Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 
                Virginia that drain into the Chesapeake Bay; and
                    (C) the District of Columbia.
            (4) Chesapeake executive council.--The term ``Chesapeake 
        Executive Council'' means the council comprised of--
                    (A) the Governors of each of the States of 
                Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
                and West Virginia;
                    (B) the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
                    (C) the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission; and
                    (D) the Administrator of the Environmental 
                Protection Agency.
            (5) Chesapeake wild program.--The term ``Chesapeake WILD 
        program'' means the nonregulatory program established by the 
        Secretary under subsection (b)(1).
            (6) Grant program.--The term ``grant program'' means the 
        Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense grant 
        program established by the Secretary under subsection (c)(1).
            (7) Restoration and protection activity.--The term 
        ``restoration and protection activity'' means an activity 
        carried out for the conservation, stewardship, and enhancement 
        of habitat for fish and wildlife--
                    (A) to preserve and improve ecosystems and 
                ecological processes on which the fish and wildlife 
                depend; and
                    (B) for use and enjoyment by the public.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United 
        States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (b) Program Establishment.--
            (1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
        nonregulatory program, to be known as the ``Chesapeake 
        Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program''.
            (2) Purposes.--The purposes of the Chesapeake WILD program 
        include--
                    (A) coordinating restoration and protection 
                activities among Federal, State, local, and regional 
                entities and conservation partners throughout the 
                Chesapeake Bay watershed;
                    (B) engaging other agencies and organizations to 
                build a broader range of partner support, capacity, and 
                potential funding for projects in the Chesapeake Bay 
                watershed;
                    (C) carrying out coordinated restoration and 
                protection activities, and providing for technical 
                assistance, throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed--
                            (i) to sustain and enhance restoration and 
                        protection activities;
                            (ii) to improve and maintain water quality 
                        to support fish and wildlife, habitats of fish 
                        and wildlife, and drinking water for people;
                            (iii) to sustain and enhance water 
                        management for volume and flood damage 
                        mitigation improvements to benefit fish and 
                        wildlife habitat;
                            (iv) to improve opportunities for public 
                        access and recreation in the Chesapeake Bay 
                        watershed consistent with the ecological needs 
                        of fish and wildlife habitat;
                            (v) to facilitate strategic planning to 
                        maximize the resilience of natural ecosystems 
                        and habitats under changing watershed 
                        conditions;
                            (vi) to engage the public through outreach, 
                        education, and citizen involvement to increase 
                        capacity and support for coordinated 
                        restoration and protection activities in the 
                        Chesapeake Bay watershed;
                            (vii) to sustain and enhance vulnerable 
                        communities and fish and wildlife habitat;
                            (viii) to conserve and restore fish, 
                        wildlife, and plant corridors; and
                            (ix) to increase scientific capacity to 
                        support the planning, monitoring, and research 
                        activities necessary to carry out coordinated 
                        restoration and protection activities.
            (3) Duties.--In carrying out the Chesapeake WILD program, 
        the Secretary shall--
                    (A) draw on existing plans for the Chesapeake Bay 
                watershed, or portions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 
                including the Chesapeake Bay agreements, and work in 
                consultation with applicable management entities, 
                including Chesapeake Bay program partners, such as the 
                Federal Government, State and local governments, the 
                Chesapeake Bay Commission, and other regional 
                organizations, as appropriate, to identify, prioritize, 
                and implement restoration and protection activities 
                within the Chesapeake Bay watershed;
                    (B) adopt a Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide strategy 
                that--
                            (i) supports the implementation of a shared 
                        set of science-based restoration and protection 
                        activities developed in accordance with 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) targets cost-effective projects with 
                        measurable results; and
                    (C) establish the grant program in accordance with 
                subsection (c).
            (4) Coordination.--In establishing the Chesapeake WILD 
        program, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with--
                    (A) the heads of Federal agencies, including--
                            (i) the Administrator of the Environmental 
                        Protection Agency;
                            (ii) the Administrator of the National 
                        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
                            (iii) the Chief of the Natural Resources 
                        Conservation Service;
                            (iv) the Chief of Engineers;
                            (v) the Director of the United States 
                        Geological Survey;
                            (vi) the Secretary of Transportation;
                            (vii) the Chief of the Forest Service; and
                            (viii) the head of any other applicable 
                        agency;
                    (B) the Governors of each of the States of 
                Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
                and West Virginia and the Mayor of the District of 
                Columbia;
                    (C) fish and wildlife joint venture partnerships; 
                and
                    (D) other public agencies and organizations with 
                authority for the planning and implementation of 
                conservation strategies in the Chesapeake Bay 
                watershed.
    (c) Grants and Technical Assistance.--
            (1) Chesapeake wild grant program.--To the extent that 
        funds are made available to carry out this subsection, the 
        Secretary shall establish and carry out, as part of the 
        Chesapeake WILD program, a voluntary grant and technical 
        assistance program, to be known as the ``Chesapeake Watershed 
        Investments for Landscape Defense grant program'', to provide 
        competitive matching grants of varying amounts and technical 
        assistance to eligible entities described in paragraph (2) to 
        carry out activities described in subsection (b)(2).
            (2) Eligible entities.--The following entities are eligible 
        to receive a grant and technical assistance under the grant 
        program:
                    (A) A State.
                    (B) The District of Columbia.
                    (C) A unit of local government.
                    (D) A nonprofit organization.
                    (E) An institution of higher education.
                    (F) Any other entity that the Secretary determines 
                to be appropriate in accordance with the criteria 
                established under paragraph (3).
            (3) Criteria.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        officials and entities described in subsection (b)(4), shall 
        establish criteria for the grant program to help ensure that 
        activities funded under this subsection--
                    (A) accomplish 1 or more of the purposes described 
                in subsection (b)(2); and
                    (B) advance the implementation of priority actions 
                or needs identified in the Chesapeake Bay watershed-
                wide strategy adopted under subsection (b)(3)(B).
            (4) Cost sharing.--
                    (A) Department of the interior share.--The 
                Department of the Interior share of the cost of a 
                project funded under the grant program shall not exceed 
                50 percent of the total cost of the project, as 
                determined by the Secretary.
                    (B) Non-department of the interior share.--
                            (i) In general.--The non-Department of the 
                        Interior share of the cost of a project funded 
                        under the grant program may be provided in cash 
                        or in the form of an in-kind contribution of 
                        services or materials.
                            (ii) Other federal funding.--Non-Department 
                        of the Interior Federal funds may be used for 
                        not more than 25 percent of the total cost of a 
                        project funded under the grant program.
            (5) Administration.--The Secretary may enter into an 
        agreement to manage the grant program with an organization that 
        offers grant management services.
    (d) Reporting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report describing the implementation of this section, 
including a description of each project that has received funding under 
this section.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
        2021 through 2025.
            (2) Supplement, not supplant.--Funds made available under 
        paragraph (1) shall supplement, and not supplant, funding for 
        other activities conducted by the Secretary in the Chesapeake 
        Bay watershed.

SEC. 112. GREAT LAKES MONITORING, ASSESSMENT, SCIENCE, AND RESEARCH.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the United States Geological Survey.
            (2) Great lakes basin.--The term ``Great Lakes Basin'' 
        means the air, land, water, and living organisms in the United 
        States within the drainage basin of the Saint Lawrence River at 
        and upstream from the point at which such river and the Great 
        Lakes become the international boundary between Canada and the 
        United States.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Great Lakes support a diverse ecosystem, on which 
        the vibrant and economically valuable Great Lakes fisheries 
        depend.
            (2) To continue successful fisheries management and 
        coordination, as has occurred since signing of the Convention 
        on Great Lakes Fisheries between the United States and Canada 
        on September 10, 1954, management of the ecosystem and its 
        fisheries require sound, reliable science, and the use of 
        modern scientific technologies.
            (3) Fisheries research is necessary to support multi-
        jurisdictional fishery management decisions and actions 
        regarding recreational and sport fishing, commercial fisheries, 
        tribal harvest, allocation decisions, and fish stocking 
        activities.
            (4) President Richard Nixon submitted, and Congress 
        approved, Reorganization Plan No. 4 (84 Stat. 2090), conferring 
        science activities and management of marine fisheries to the 
        National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
            (5) Reorganization Plan No. 4 expressly excluded fishery 
        research activities within the Great Lakes from the transfer, 
        retaining management and scientific research duties within the 
        already-established jurisdictions under the 1954 Convention on 
        Great Lakes Fisheries, including those of the Great Lakes 
        Fishery Commission and the Department of the Interior.
    (c) Monitoring, Assessment, Science, and Research.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may conduct monitoring, 
        assessment, science, and research, in support of the binational 
        fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin.
            (2) Specific authorities.--The Director shall, under 
        paragraph (1)--
                    (A) execute a comprehensive, multi-lake, freshwater 
                fisheries science program;
                    (B) coordinate with and work cooperatively with 
                regional, State, tribal, and local governments; and
                    (C) consult with other interested entities groups, 
                including academia and relevant Canadian agencies.
            (3) Included research.--To properly serve the needs of 
        fisheries managers, monitoring, assessment, science, and 
        research under this section may include--
                    (A) deepwater ecosystem sciences;
                    (B) biological and food-web components;
                    (C) fish movement and behavior investigations;
                    (D) fish population structures;
                    (E) fish habitat investigations;
                    (F) invasive species science;
                    (G) use of existing, new, and experimental 
                biological assessment tools, equipment, vessels, other 
                scientific instrumentation and laboratory capabilities 
                necessary to support fishery management decisions; and
                    (H) studies to assess impacts on Great Lakes 
                Fishery resources.
            (4) Savings clause.--Nothing in this section is intended or 
        shall be construed to impede, supersede, or alter the authority 
        of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, States, and Indian 
        tribes under the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between 
        the United States of America and Canada on September 10, 1954, 
        and the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 931 et 
        seq.).
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025, there is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to 
carry out this section.

 TITLE II--MODERNIZING THE PITTMAN-ROBERTSON FUND FOR TOMORROW'S NEEDS

SEC. 201. PURPOSE.

    The first section of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 669) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``One of 
the purposes of this Act is to provide financial and technical 
assistance to the States for the promotion of hunting and recreational 
shooting.''.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669a) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) for the purposes of determining the number of paid 
        hunting-license holders in a State, the term `fiscal year' 
        means the fiscal year or license year of the State;
            ``(3) the term `hunter recruitment and recreational shooter 
        recruitment' means any activity or project to recruit or retain 
        hunters and recreational shooters, including by--
                    ``(A) outreach and communications as a means--
                            ``(i) to improve communications with 
                        hunters, recreational shooters, and the general 
                        public with respect to hunting and recreational 
                        shooting opportunities;
                            ``(ii) to reduce barriers to participation 
                        in these activities;
                            ``(iii) to advance the adoption of sound 
                        hunting and recreational shooting practices;
                            ``(iv) to promote conservation and the 
                        responsible use of the wildlife resources of 
                        the United States; and
                            ``(v) to further safety in hunting and 
                        recreational shooting;
                    ``(B) providing education, mentoring, and field 
                demonstrations;
                    ``(C) enhancing access for hunting and recreational 
                shooting, including through range construction; and
                    ``(D) providing education to the public about the 
                role of hunting and recreational shooting in funding 
                wildlife conservation;''.

SEC. 203. APPORTIONMENT OF AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.

    (a) Apportionment of Certain Taxes.--The first subsection (c) of 
section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
669c) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``Apportionment of Revenues From Pistols, 
        Revolvers, Bows, and Arrows.--'' after the enumerator;
            (2) by striking ``One-half'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), \1/2\'';
            (3) by striking ``: Provided, That'' and inserting a 
        period;
            (4) by striking ``each State shall be apportioned not more 
        than 3 per centum and not less than 1 per centum of such 
        revenues'' and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Condition.--The amount apportioned to each State 
        under paragraph (1) shall be not greater than 3 percent and not 
        less than 1 percent of the revenues described in that 
        paragraph'';
            (5) in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking ``one-
        sixth of 1 per centum of such revenues'' and inserting ``\1/6\ 
        of 1 percent of those revenues'';
            (6) by striking ``For the purpose'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(3) Population determination.--For the purpose''; and
            (7) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Use of funds.--In addition to other uses authorized 
        under this Act, amounts apportioned under this subsection may 
        be used for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter 
        recruitment.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson 
Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second subsection (c) and 
        subsection (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
            (2) in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in paragraph 
        (3), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsection 
        (d)''.

SEC. 204. EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE AREAS AND RESOURCES.

    Section 8 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
U.S.C. 669g) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by striking 
        ``and public relations''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``, as a part of such 
        program''.

SEC. 205. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.

    Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 
Act (16 U.S.C. 669h-1(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(v) the enhancement of hunter recruitment 
                        and recreational shooter recruitment; and''.

SEC. 206. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 11 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h-2) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Not more than'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Not more than''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Availability for hunter and recreational 
                shooter grants.--Not more than $5,000,000 of the 
                revenues covered into the fund from any tax imposed 
                under section 4161(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                1986 for a fiscal year shall be available to the 
                Secretary exclusively for making hunter recruitment and 
                recreational shooter recruitment grants that promote a 
                national hunting and shooting sport recruitment 
                program, including related communication and outreach 
                activities.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(3), in the matter preceding 
        subparagraph (A), by striking ``International'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)(A)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
                ``International''; and
                    (B) in clause (i), by inserting ``or to 
                recreational shooting activities'' after ``wildlife''; 
                and
            (4) in subsection (d), by inserting ``or to recreational 
        shooting activities'' after ``wildlife''.
    (b) Study.--Not later than 10 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall--
            (1) review and evaluate the effects of the funds made 
        available under subparagraph (B) of section 11(a)(1) of the 
        Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h-
        2(a)(1)) on funds available for wildlife conservation; and
            (2) submit a report describing the results of the review 
        and evaluation under paragraph (1) to--
                    (A) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
                of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives.

   TITLE III--NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS

SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to encourage partnerships among public 
agencies and other interested persons to promote fish conservation--
            (1) to achieve measurable habitat conservation results 
        through strategic actions of Fish Habitat Partnerships that 
        lead to better fish habitat conditions and increased fishing 
        opportunities by--
                    (A) improving ecological conditions;
                    (B) restoring natural processes; or
                    (C) preventing the decline of intact and healthy 
                systems;
            (2) to establish a consensus set of national conservation 
        strategies as a framework to guide future actions and 
        investment by Fish Habitat Partnerships;
            (3) to broaden the community of support for fish habitat 
        conservation by--
                    (A) increasing fishing opportunities;
                    (B) fostering the participation of local 
                communities, especially young people in local 
                communities, in conservation activities; and
                    (C) raising public awareness of the role healthy 
                fish habitat play in the quality of life and economic 
                well-being of local communities;
            (4) to fill gaps in the National Fish Habitat Assessment 
        and the associated database of the National Fish Habitat 
        Assessment--
                    (A) to empower strategic conservation actions 
                supported by broadly available scientific information; 
                and
                    (B) to integrate socioeconomic data in the analysis 
                to improve the lives of humans in a manner consistent 
                with fish habitat conservation goals; and
            (5) to communicate to the public and conservation 
        partners--
                    (A) the conservation outcomes produced collectively 
                by Fish Habitat Partnerships; and
                    (B) new opportunities and voluntary approaches for 
                conserving fish habitat.

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation and the Committee on Environment and 
                Public Works of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives.
            (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the National Fish 
        Habitat Board established by section 303.
            (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
            (4) Environmental protection agency assistant 
        administrator.--The term ``Environmental Protection Agency 
        Assistant Administrator'' means the Assistant Administrator for 
        Water of the Environmental Protection Agency.
            (5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the 
        meaning given to the term ``Indian tribe'' in section 4 of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
        U.S.C. 5304).
            (6) National oceanic and atmospheric administration 
        assistant administrator.--The term ``National Oceanic and 
        Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator'' means the 
        Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic 
        and Atmospheric Administration.
            (7) Partnership.--The term ``Partnership'' means an entity 
        designated by Congress as a Fish Habitat Partnership under 
        section 304.
            (8) Real property interest.--The term ``real property 
        interest'' means an ownership interest in--
                    (A) land; or
                    (B) water (including water rights).
            (9) Marine fisheries commissions.--The term ``Marine 
        Fisheries Commissions'' means--
                    (A) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
                Commission;
                    (B) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; 
                and
                    (C) the Pacific States Marine Commission.
            (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (11) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, the United States Virgin Islands, and the District of 
        Columbia.
            (12) State agency.--The term ``State agency'' means--
                    (A) the fish and wildlife agency of a State; and
                    (B) any department or division of a department or 
                agency of a State that manages in the public trust the 
                inland or marine fishery resources of the State or 
                sustains the habitat for those fishery resources 
                pursuant to State law or the constitution of the State.

SEC. 303. NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) Fish habitat board.--There is established a board, to 
        be known as the ``National Fish Habitat Board'', whose duties 
        are--
                    (A) to promote, oversee, and coordinate the 
                implementation of this title;
                    (B) to establish national goals and priorities for 
                fish habitat conservation;
                    (C) to recommend to Congress entities for 
                designation as Partnerships; and
                    (D) to review and make recommendations regarding 
                fish habitat conservation projects.
            (2) Membership.--The Board shall be composed of 26 members, 
        of whom--
                    (A) one shall be a representative of the Department 
                of the Interior;
                    (B) one shall be a representative of the United 
                States Geological Survey;
                    (C) one shall be a representative of the Department 
                of Commerce;
                    (D) one shall be a representative of the Department 
                of Agriculture;
                    (E) one shall be a representative of the 
                Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;
                    (F) four shall be representatives of State 
                agencies, one of whom shall be nominated by a regional 
                association of fish and wildlife agencies from each of 
                the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and Western regions 
                of the United States;
                    (G) two shall be representatives of either--
                            (i) Indian Tribes in the State of Alaska; 
                        or
                            (ii) Indian Tribes in States other than the 
                        State of Alaska;
                    (H) one shall be a representative of either--
                            (i) the Regional Fishery Management 
                        Councils established under section 302 of the 
                        Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
                        Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852); or
                            (ii) a representative of the Marine 
                        Fisheries Commissions;
                    (I) one shall be a representative of the 
                Sportfishing and Boating Partnership Council;
                    (J) seven shall be representatives selected from at 
                least one from each of the following:
                            (i) the recreational sportfishing industry;
                            (ii) the commercial fishing industry;
                            (iii) marine recreational anglers;
                            (iv) freshwater recreational anglers;
                            (v) habitat conservation organizations; and
                            (vi) science-based fishery organizations;
                    (K) one shall be a representative of a national 
                private landowner organization;
                    (L) one shall be a representative of an 
                agricultural production organization;
                    (M) one shall be a representative of local 
                government interests involved in fish habitat 
                restoration;
                    (N) two shall be representatives from different 
                sectors of corporate industries, which may include--
                            (i) natural resource commodity interests, 
                        such as petroleum or mineral extraction;
                            (ii) natural resource user industries; and
                            (iii) industries with an interest in fish 
                        and fish habitat conservation; and
                    (O) one shall be a leadership private sector or 
                landowner representative of an active partnership.
            (3) Compensation.--A member of the Board shall serve 
        without compensation.
            (4) Travel expenses.--A member of the Board may be allowed 
        travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 
        rates authorized for an employee of an agency under subchapter 
        I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
        the home or regular place of business of the member in the 
        performance of the duties of the Board.
    (b) Appointment and Terms.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        section, a member of the Board described in any of 
        subparagraphs (F) through (O) of subsection (a)(2) shall serve 
        for a term of 3 years.
            (2) Initial board membership.--
                    (A) In general.--The initial Board shall consist of 
                representatives as described in subparagraphs (A) 
                through (F) of subsection (a)(2).
                    (B) Remaining members.--Not later than 60 days 
                after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
                representatives of the initial Board under subparagraph 
                (A) shall appoint the remaining members of the Board 
                described in subparagraphs (H) through (O) of 
                subsection (a)(2).
                    (C) Tribal representatives.--Not later than 60 days 
                after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
                provide to the Board a recommendation of not fewer than 
                three Tribal representatives, from which the Board 
                shall appoint one representative pursuant to 
                subparagraph (G) of subsection (a)(2).
            (3) Staggered terms.--Of the members described in 
        subsection (a)(2)(J) initially appointed to the Board--
                    (A) two shall be appointed for a term of 1 year;
                    (B) two shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; 
                and
                    (C) three shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
            (4) Vacancies.--
                    (A) In general.--A vacancy of a member of the Board 
                described in subparagraph (H), (I), (J), (K), (L), (M), 
                (N), or (O) of subsection (a)(2) shall be filled by an 
                appointment made by the remaining members of the Board.
                    (B) Tribal representatives.--Following a vacancy of 
                a member of the Board described in subparagraph (G) of 
                subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall recommend to the 
                Board a list of not fewer than three Tribal 
                representatives, from which the remaining members of 
                the Board shall appoint a representative to fill the 
                vacancy.
            (5) Continuation of service.--An individual whose term of 
        service as a member of the Board expires may continue to serve 
        on the Board until a successor is appointed.
            (6) Removal.--If a member of the Board described in any of 
        subparagraphs (H) through (O) of subparagraph (a)(2) misses 
        three consecutive regularly scheduled Board meetings, the 
        members of the Board may--
                    (A) vote to remove that member; and
                    (B) appoint another individual in accordance with 
                paragraph (4).
    (c) Chairperson.--
            (1) In general.--The representative of the Association of 
        Fish and Wildlife Agencies appointed under subsection (a)(2)(E) 
        shall serve as Chairperson of the Board.
            (2) Term.--The Chairperson of the Board shall serve for a 
        term of 3 years.
    (d) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall meet--
                    (A) at the call of the Chairperson; but
                    (B) not less frequently than twice each calendar 
                year.
            (2) Public access.--All meetings of the Board shall be open 
        to the public.
    (e) Procedures.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall establish procedures to 
        carry out the business of the Board, including--
                    (A) a requirement that a quorum of the members of 
                the Board be present to transact business;
                    (B) a requirement that no recommendations may be 
                adopted by the Board, except by the vote of two-thirds 
                of all members;
                    (C) procedures for establishing national goals and 
                priorities for fish habitat conservation for the 
                purposes of this title;
                    (D) procedures for designating Partnerships under 
                section 304; and
                    (E) procedures for reviewing, evaluating, and 
                making recommendations regarding fish habitat 
                conservation projects.
            (2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
        constitute a quorum.

SEC. 304. FISH HABITAT PARTNERSHIPS.

    (a) Authority To Recommend.--The Board may recommend to Congress 
the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships in accordance with this 
section.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of a Partnership shall be--
            (1) to work with other regional habitat conservation 
        programs to promote cooperation and coordination to enhance 
        fish populations and fish habitats;
            (2) to engage local and regional communities to build 
        support for fish habitat conservation;
            (3) to involve diverse groups of public and private 
        partners;
            (4) to develop collaboratively a strategic vision and 
        achievable implementation plan that is scientifically sound;
            (5) to leverage funding from sources that support local and 
        regional partnerships;
            (6) to use adaptive management principles, including 
        evaluation of project success and functionality;
            (7) to develop appropriate local or regional habitat 
        evaluation and assessment measures and criteria that are 
        compatible with national habitat condition measures; and
            (8) to implement local and regional priority projects that 
        improve conditions for fish and fish habitat.
    (c) Criteria for Designation.--An entity seeking to be designated 
by Congress as a Partnership shall--
            (1) submit to the Board an application at such time, in 
        such manner, and containing such information as the Board may 
        reasonably require; and
            (2) demonstrate to the Board that the entity has--
                    (A) a focus on promoting the health of important 
                fish and fish habitats;
                    (B) an ability to coordinate the implementation of 
                priority projects that support the goals and national 
                priorities set by the Board that are within the 
                Partnership boundary;
                    (C) a self-governance structure that supports the 
                implementation of strategic priorities for fish 
                habitat;
                    (D) the ability to develop local and regional 
                relationships with a broad range of entities to further 
                strategic priorities for fish and fish habitat;
                    (E) a strategic plan that details required 
                investments for fish habitat conservation that 
                addresses the strategic fish habitat priorities of the 
                Partnership and supports and meets the strategic 
                priorities of the Board;
                    (F) the ability to develop and implement fish 
                habitat conservation projects that address strategic 
                priorities of the Partnership and the Board; and
                    (G) the ability to develop fish habitat 
                conservation priorities based on sound science and 
                data, the ability to measure the effectiveness of fish 
                habitat projects of the Partnership, and a clear plan 
                as to how Partnership science and data components will 
                be integrated with the overall Board science and data 
                effort.
    (d) Requirements for Recommendation to Congress.--The Board may 
recommend to Congress for designation an application for a Partnership 
submitted under subsection (c) if the Board determines that the 
applicant--
            (1) meets the criteria described in subsection (c)(2);
            (2) identifies representatives to provide support and 
        technical assistance to the Partnership from a diverse group of 
        public and private partners, which may include State or local 
        governments, nonprofit entities, Indian Tribes, and private 
        individuals, that are focused on conservation of fish habitats 
        to achieve results across jurisdictional boundaries on public 
        and private land;
            (3) is organized to promote the health of important fish 
        species and important fish habitats, including reservoirs, 
        natural lakes, coastal and marine environments, coral reefs, 
        and estuaries;
            (4) identifies strategic fish and fish habitat priorities 
        for the Partnership area in the form of geographical focus 
        areas or key stressors or impairments to facilitate strategic 
        planning and decision making;
            (5) is able to address issues and priorities on a 
        nationally significant scale;
            (6) includes a governance structure that--
                    (A) reflects the range of all partners; and
                    (B) promotes joint strategic planning and decision 
                making by the applicant;
            (7) demonstrates completion of, or significant progress 
        toward the development of, a strategic plan to address declines 
        in fish populations, rather than simply treating symptoms, in 
        accordance with the goals and national priorities established 
        by the Board; and
            (8) promotes collaboration in developing a strategic vision 
        and implementation program that is scientifically sound and 
        achievable.
    (e) Report to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than February 1 of the first 
        fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act 
        and each February 1 thereafter, the Board shall develop and 
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual 
        report, to be entitled ``Report to Congress on Future Fish 
        Habitat Partnerships and Modifications'', that--
                    (A) identifies each entity that--
                            (i) meets the requirements described in 
                        subsection (d); and
                            (ii) the Board recommends to Congress for 
                        designation as a Partnership;
                    (B) describes any proposed modifications to a 
                Partnership previously designated by Congress under 
                subsection (f);
                    (C) with respect to each entity recommended for 
                designation as a Partnership, describes, to the maximum 
                extent practicable--
                            (i) the purpose of the recommended 
                        Partnership; and
                            (ii) how the recommended Partnership 
                        fulfills the requirements described in 
                        subsection (d).
            (2) Public availability; notification.--The Board shall--
                    (A) make the report publicly available, including 
                on the internet; and
                    (B) provide to the appropriate congressional 
                committees and the State agency of any State included 
                in a recommended Partnership area written notification 
                of the public availability of the report.
    (f) Designation or Modification of Partnership.--Congress shall 
have the exclusive authority to designate or modify a Partnership.
    (g) Existing Partnerships.--
            (1) Designation review.--Not later than 5 years after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, any partnership receiving 
        Federal funds as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be 
        subject to a designation review by Congress in which Congress 
        shall have the opportunity to designate the partnership under 
        subsection (f).
            (2) Ineligibility for federal funds.--A partnership 
        referred to in paragraph (1) that Congress does not designate 
        as described in that paragraph shall be ineligible to receive 
        Federal funds under this title.

SEC. 305. FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

    (a) Submission to Board.--Not later than March 31 of each year, 
each Partnership shall submit to the Board a list of priority fish 
habitat conservation projects recommended by the Partnership for annual 
funding under this title.
    (b) Recommendations by Board.--Not later than July 1 of each year, 
the Board shall submit to the Secretary a priority list of fish habitat 
conservation projects that includes a description, including estimated 
costs, of each project that the Board recommends that the Secretary 
approve and fund under this title for the following fiscal year.
    (c) Criteria for Project Selection.--The Board shall select each 
fish habitat conservation project recommended to the Secretary under 
subsection (b) after taking into consideration, at a minimum, the 
following information:
            (1) A recommendation of the Partnership that is, or will 
        be, participating actively in implementing the fish habitat 
        conservation project.
            (2) The capabilities and experience of project proponents 
        to implement successfully the proposed project.
            (3) The extent to which the fish habitat conservation 
        project--
                    (A) fulfills a local or regional priority that is 
                directly linked to the strategic plan of the 
                Partnership and is consistent with the purpose of this 
                title;
                    (B) addresses the national priorities established 
                by the Board;
                    (C) is supported by the findings of the habitat 
                assessment of the Partnership or the Board, and aligns 
                or is compatible with other conservation plans;
                    (D) identifies appropriate monitoring and 
                evaluation measures and criteria that are compatible 
                with national measures;
                    (E) provides a well-defined budget linked to 
                deliverables and outcomes;
                    (F) leverages other funds to implement the project;
                    (G) addresses the causes and processes behind the 
                decline of fish or fish habitats; and
                    (H) includes an outreach or education component 
                that includes the local or regional community.
            (4) The availability of sufficient non-Federal funds to 
        match Federal contributions for the fish habitat conservation 
        project, as required by subsection (e).
            (5) The extent to which the fish habitat conservation 
        project--
                    (A) will increase fish populations in a manner that 
                leads to recreational fishing opportunities for the 
                public;
                    (B) will be carried out through a cooperative 
                agreement among Federal, State, and local governments, 
                Indian Tribes, and private entities;
                    (C) increases public access to land or water for 
                fish and wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities;
                    (D) advances the conservation of fish and wildlife 
                species that have been identified by a State agency as 
                species of greatest conservation need;
                    (E) where appropriate, advances the conservation of 
                fish and fish habitats under the Magnuson-Stevens 
                Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 
                et seq.) and other relevant Federal law and State 
                wildlife action plans; and
                    (F) promotes strong and healthy fish habitats so 
                that desired biological communities are able to persist 
                and adapt.
            (6) The substantiality of the character and design of the 
        fish habitat conservation project.
    (d) Limitations.--
            (1) Requirements for evaluation.--No fish habitat 
        conservation project may be recommended by the Board under 
        subsection (b) or provided financial assistance under this 
        title unless the fish habitat conservation project includes an 
        evaluation plan designed using applicable Board guidance--
                    (A) to appropriately assess the biological, 
                ecological, or other results of the habitat protection, 
                restoration, or enhancement activities carried out 
                using the assistance;
                    (B) to reflect appropriate changes to the fish 
                habitat conservation project if the assessment 
                substantiates that the fish habitat conservation 
                project objectives are not being met;
                    (C) to identify improvements to existing fish 
                populations, recreational fishing opportunities, and 
                the overall economic benefits for the local community 
                of the fish habitat conservation project; and
                    (D) to require the submission to the Board of a 
                report describing the findings of the assessment.
            (2) Acquisition authorities.--
                    (A) In general.--A State, local government, or 
                other non-Federal entity is eligible to receive funds 
                for the acquisition of real property from willing 
                sellers under this title if the acquisition ensures--
                            (i) public access for fish and wildlife-
                        dependent recreation; or
                            (ii) a scientifically based, direct 
                        enhancement to the health of fish and fish 
                        populations, as determined by the Board.
                    (B) State agency approval.--
                            (i) In general.--All real property interest 
                        acquisition projects funded under this title 
                        must be approved by the State agency in the 
                        State in which the project is occurring.
                            (ii) Prohibition.--The Board may not 
                        recommend, and the Secretary may not provide 
                        any funding for, any real property interest 
                        acquisition that has not been approved by the 
                        State agency.
                    (C) Assessment of other authorities.--The Board may 
                not recommend, and the Secretary may not provide any 
                funding under this title for, any real property 
                interest acquisition unless the Partnership that 
                recommended the project has conducted a project 
                assessment, submitted with the funding request and 
                approved by the Board, to demonstrate all other 
                Federal, State, and local authorities for the 
                acquisition of real property have been exhausted.
                    (D) Restrictions.--A real property interest may not 
                be acquired pursuant to a fish habitat conservation 
                project by a State, local government, or other non-
                Federal entity conducted with funds provided under this 
                title, unless--
                            (i) the owner of the real property 
                        authorizes the State, local government, or 
                        other non-Federal entity to acquire the real 
                        property; and
                            (ii) the Secretary and the Board determine 
                        that the State, local government, or other non-
                        Federal entity would benefit from undertaking 
                        the management of the real property being 
                        acquired because that is in accordance with the 
                        goals of a Partnership.
    (e) Non-Federal Contributions.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (4), no fish habitat conservation project may be recommended by 
        the Board under subsection (b) or provided financial assistance 
        under this title unless at least 50 percent of the cost of the 
        fish habitat conservation project will be funded with non-
        Federal funds.
            (2) Non-federal share.--Such non-Federal share of the cost 
        of a fish habitat conservation project--
                    (A) may not be derived from another Federal grant 
                program; and
                    (B) may include in-kind contributions and cash.
            (3) Special rule for indian tribes.--Notwithstanding 
        paragraph (1) or any other provision of law, any funds made 
        available to an Indian Tribe pursuant to this title may be 
        considered to be non-Federal funds for the purpose of paragraph 
        (1).
            (4) Waiver authority.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        the Secretary of Commerce with respect to marine or estuarine 
        projects, may waive the application of paragraph (2)(A) with 
        respect to a State or an Indian Tribe, or otherwise reduce the 
        portion of the non-Federal share of the cost of an activity 
        required to be paid by a State or an Indian Tribe under 
        paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that the State or 
        Indian Tribe does not have sufficient funds not derived from 
        another Federal grant program to pay such non-Federal share, or 
        portion of the non-Federal share, without the use of loans.
    (f) Approval.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        receipt of the recommended priority list of fish habitat 
        conservation projects under subsection (b), and subject to 
        subsection (d) and based, to the maximum extent practicable, on 
        the criteria described in subsection (c), the Secretary, after 
        consulting with the Secretary of Commerce on marine or 
        estuarine projects, shall approve or reject any fish habitat 
        conservation project recommended by the Board.
            (2) Funding.--If the Secretary approves a fish habitat 
        conservation project under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
        use amounts made available to carry out this title to provide 
        funds to carry out the fish habitat conservation project.
            (3) Notification.--If the Secretary rejects under paragraph 
        (1) any fish habitat conservation project recommended by the 
        Board, not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of the 
        recommendation, the Secretary shall provide to the Board, the 
        appropriate Partnership, and the appropriate congressional 
        committees a written statement of the reasons that the 
        Secretary rejected the fish habitat conservation project.

SEC. 306. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE.

    (a) In General.--The Director, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Assistant Administrator, the Environmental Protection 
Agency Assistant Administrator, and the Director of the United States 
Geological Survey, in coordination with the Forest Service and other 
appropriate Federal departments and agencies, may provide scientific 
and technical assistance to Partnerships, participants in fish habitat 
conservation projects, and the Board.
    (b) Inclusions.--Scientific and technical assistance provided under 
subsection (a) may include--
            (1) providing technical and scientific assistance to 
        States, Indian Tribes, regions, local communities, and 
        nongovernmental organizations in the development and 
        implementation of Partnerships;
            (2) providing technical and scientific assistance to 
        Partnerships for habitat assessment, strategic planning, and 
        prioritization;
            (3) supporting the development and implementation of fish 
        habitat conservation projects that are identified as high 
        priorities by Partnerships and the Board;
            (4) supporting and providing recommendations regarding the 
        development of science-based monitoring and assessment 
        approaches for implementation through Partnerships;
            (5) supporting and providing recommendations for a national 
        fish habitat assessment;
            (6) ensuring the availability of experts to assist in 
        conducting scientifically based evaluation and reporting of the 
        results of fish habitat conservation projects; and
            (7) providing resources to secure State agency scientific 
        and technical assistance to support Partnerships, participants 
        in fish habitat conservation projects, and the Board.

SEC. 307. COORDINATION WITH STATES AND INDIAN TRIBES.

    The Secretary shall provide a notice to, and cooperate with, the 
appropriate State agency or Tribal agency, as applicable, of each State 
and Indian Tribe within the boundaries of which an activity is planned 
to be carried out pursuant to this title, including notification, by 
not later than 30 days before the date on which the activity is 
implemented.

SEC. 308. INTERAGENCY OPERATIONAL PLAN.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
every 5 years thereafter, the Director, in cooperation with the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant 
Administrator, the Environmental Protection Agency Assistant 
Administrator, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and 
the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies 
(including, at a minimum, those agencies represented on the Board) 
shall develop an interagency operational plan that describes--
            (1) the functional, operational, technical, scientific, and 
        general staff, administrative, and material needs for the 
        implementation of this title; and
            (2) any interagency agreements between or among Federal 
        departments and agencies to address those needs.

SEC. 309. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING.

    (a) Reporting.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board 
        shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
        report describing the progress of this title.
            (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    (A) an estimate of the number of acres, stream 
                miles, or acre-feet, or other suitable measures of fish 
                habitat, that was maintained or improved by 
                Partnerships under this title during the 5-year period 
                ending on the date of submission of the report;
                    (B) a description of the public access to fish 
                habitats established or improved under this title 
                during that 5-year period;
                    (C) a description of the improved opportunities for 
                public recreational fishing achieved under this title; 
                and
                    (D) an assessment of the status of fish habitat 
                conservation projects carried out with funds provided 
                under this title during that period, disaggregated by 
                year, including--
                            (i) a description of the fish habitat 
                        conservation projects recommended by the Board 
                        under section 305(b);
                            (ii) a description of each fish habitat 
                        conservation project approved by the Secretary 
                        under section 305(f), in order of priority for 
                        funding;
                            (iii) a justification for--
                                    (I) the approval of each fish 
                                habitat conservation project; and
                                    (II) the order of priority for 
                                funding of each fish habitat 
                                conservation project;
                            (iv) a justification for any rejection of a 
                        fish habitat conservation project recommended 
                        by the Board under section 305(b) that was 
                        based on a factor other than the criteria 
                        described in section 305(c); and
                            (v) an accounting of expenditures by 
                        Federal, State, or local governments, Indian 
                        Tribes, or other entities to carry out fish 
                        habitat conservation projects under this title.
    (b) Status and Trends Report.--Not later than December 31, 2021, 
and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes--
            (1) a status of all Partnerships designated under this 
        title;
            (2) a description of the status of fish habitats in the 
        United States as identified by designated Partnerships; and
            (3) enhancements or reductions in public access as a result 
        of--
                    (A) the activities of the Partnerships; or
                    (B) any other activities carried out pursuant to 
                this title.

SEC. 310. EFFECT OF THIS TITLE.

    (a) Water Rights.--Nothing in this title--
            (1) establishes any express or implied reserved water right 
        in the United States for any purpose;
            (2) affects any water right in existence on the date of 
        enactment of this Act;
            (3) preempts or affects any State water law or interstate 
        compact governing water; or
            (4) affects any Federal or State law in existence on the 
        date of enactment of the Act regarding water quality or water 
        quantity.
    (b) Authority To Acquire Water Rights or Rights to Property.--Only 
a State, local government, or other non-Federal entity may acquire, 
under State law, water rights or rights to property with funds made 
available through section 312.
    (c) State Authority.--Nothing in this title--
            (1) affects the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility 
        of a State to manage, control, or regulate fish and wildlife 
        under the laws and regulations of the State; or
            (2) authorizes the Secretary to control or regulate within 
        a State the fishing or hunting of fish and wildlife.
    (d) Effect on Indian Tribes.--Nothing in this title abrogates, 
abridges, affects, modifies, supersedes, or alters any right of an 
Indian Tribe recognized by treaty or any other means, including--
            (1) an agreement between the Indian Tribe and the United 
        States;
            (2) Federal law (including regulations);
            (3) an Executive order; or
            (4) a judicial decree.
    (e) Adjudication of Water Rights.--Nothing in this title diminishes 
or affects the ability of the Secretary to join an adjudication of 
rights to the use of water pursuant to subsection (a), (b), or (c) of 
section 208 of the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and The 
Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666).
    (f) Department of Commerce Authority.--Nothing in this title 
affects the authority, jurisdiction, or responsibility of the 
Department of Commerce to manage, control, or regulate fish or fish 
habitats under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
    (g) Effect on Other Authorities.--
            (1) Private property protection.--Nothing in this title 
        permits the use of funds made available to carry out this title 
        to acquire real property or a real property interest without 
        the written consent of each owner of the real property or real 
        property interest, respectively.
            (2) Mitigation.--Nothing in this title authorizes the use 
        of funds made available to carry out this title for fish and 
        wildlife mitigation purposes under--
                    (A) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
                U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);
                    (B) the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 
                U.S.C. 661 et seq.);
                    (C) the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
                (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4082); or
                    (D) any other Federal law or court settlement.
            (3) Clean water act.--Nothing in this title affects any 
        provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
        1251 et seq.), including any definition in that Act.

SEC. 311. NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.

    The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to--
            (1) the Board; or
            (2) any Partnership.

SEC. 312. FUNDING.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) Fish habitat conservation projects.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $7,200,000 for 
        each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to provide funds for 
        fish habitat conservation projects approved under section 
        305(f), of which 5 percent is authorized only for projects 
        carried out by Indian Tribes.
            (2) Administrative and planning expenses.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of 
        fiscal years 2021 through 2025 an amount equal to 5 percent of 
        the amount appropriated for the applicable fiscal year pursuant 
        to paragraph (1)--
                    (A) for administrative and planning expenses under 
                this title; and
                    (B) to carry out section 309.
            (3) Technical and scientific assistance.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2021 
        through 2025 to carry out, and provide technical and scientific 
        assistance under, section 306--
                    (A) $400,000 to the Secretary for use by the United 
                States Fish and Wildlife Service;
                    (B) $400,000 to the National Oceanic and 
                Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator for 
                use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
                Administration;
                    (C) $400,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency 
                Assistant Administrator for use by the Environmental 
                Protection Agency;
                    (D) $400,000 to the Secretary for use by the United 
                States Geological Survey; and
                    (E) $400,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture, 
                acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, for use 
                by the Forest Service.
    (b) Agreements and Grants.--The Secretary may--
            (1) on the recommendation of the Board, and notwithstanding 
        sections 6304 and 6305 of title 31, United States Code, and the 
        Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 
        (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law 106-107), enter into a grant 
        agreement, cooperative agreement, or contract with a 
        Partnership or other entity to provide funds authorized by this 
        title for a fish habitat conservation project or restoration or 
        enhancement project;
            (2) apply for, accept, and, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, use a grant from any individual or entity to 
        carry out the purposes of this title; and
            (3) subject to the availability of appropriations, make 
        funds authorized by this Act available to any Federal 
        department or agency for use by that department or agency to 
        provide grants for any fish habitat protection project, 
        restoration project, or enhancement project that the Secretary 
        determines to be consistent with this title.
    (c) Donations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may--
                    (A) enter into an agreement with any organization 
                described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
                Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 
                501(a) of that Code to solicit private donations to 
                carry out the purposes of this title; and
                    (B) accept donations of funds, property, and 
                services to carry out the purposes of this title.
            (2) Treatment.--A donation accepted under this title--
                    (A) shall be considered to be a gift or bequest to, 
                or otherwise for the use of, the United States; and
                    (B) may be--
                            (i) used directly by the Secretary; or
                            (ii) provided to another Federal department 
                        or agency through an interagency agreement.

SEC. 313. PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY BY 
              FEDERAL AGENCIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS.

    Any Partnership designated under this title--
            (1) shall be for the sole purpose of promoting fish 
        conservation; and
            (2) shall not be used to implement any regulatory authority 
        of any Federal agency.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 401. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS AND 
              ACTIVITIES.

    It is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) voluntary conservation agreements benefit species and 
        the habitats on which the species rely;
            (2) States, Indian Tribes, units of local government, 
        landowners, and other stakeholders should be encouraged to 
        participate in voluntary conservation agreements; and
            (3) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
        Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and 
        the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
        Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, should 
        consider the enrollment in, and performance of, conservation 
        agreements and investment in, and implementation of, general 
        conservation activities by States, Indian Tribes, units of 
        local government, landowners, and other stakeholders in making 
        determinations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
        U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

SEC. 402. STUDY TO REVIEW CONSERVATION FACTORS.

    (a) Definition of Secretaries.--In this section, the term 
``Secretaries'' means--
            (1) the Secretary of Agriculture;
            (2) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
        Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service; and
            (3) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
        Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
    (b) Study.--To assess factors affecting successful conservation 
activities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.), the Secretaries shall carry out a study--
            (1) to review any factors that threaten or endanger a 
        species for which a listing under the Endangered Species Act of 
        1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) would not contribute to the 
        conservation of the species;
            (2) to review any barriers to--
                    (A) the delivery of Federal, State, local, or 
                private funds for such conservation activities, 
                including statutory or regulatory impediments, staffing 
                needs, and other relevant considerations; or
                    (B) the implementation of conservation agreements, 
                plans, or other cooperative agreements, including 
                agreements focused on voluntary activities, 
                multispecies efforts, and other relevant 
                considerations;
            (3) to review factors that impact the ability of the 
        Federal Government to successfully implement the Endangered 
        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);
            (4) to develop recommendations regarding methods to address 
        barriers identified under paragraph (2), if any;
            (5) to review determinations under the Endangered Species 
        Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in which a species is 
        determined to be recovered by the Secretary of the Interior, 
        acting through the Director of the United States Fish and 
        Wildlife Service, or the Secretary of Commerce, acting through 
        the Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries 
        Service, but remains listed under that Act, including--
                    (A) an explanation of the factors preventing a 
                delisting or downlisting of the species; and
                    (B) recommendations regarding methods to address 
                the factors described in subparagraph (A); and
            (6) to review any determinations under the Endangered 
        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in which a species 
        has been identified as needing listing or uplisting under that 
        Act but remains unlisted or listed as a threatened species, 
        respectively, including--
                    (A) an explanation of the factors preventing a 
                listing or uplisting of the species; and
                    (B) recommendations regarding methods to address 
                the factors described in subparagraph (A).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to the Committees on 
Appropriations and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 
Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and make publicly available a report describing the 
results of the study under subsection (b).

SEC. 403. STUDY AND REPORT ON EXPENDITURES.

    (a) Reports on Expenditures.--
            (1) Federal departments and agencies.--
                    (A) In general.--At the determination of the 
                Comptroller General of the United States (referred to 
                in this section as the ``Comptroller General''), to 
                facilitate the preparation of the reports from the 
                Comptroller General under paragraph (2), the head of 
                each Federal department and agency shall submit to the 
                Comptroller General data and other relevant information 
                that describes the amounts expended or disbursed 
                (including through loans, loan guarantees, grants, or 
                any other financing mechanism) by the department or 
                agency as a direct result of any provision of the 
                Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
                (including any regulation promulgated pursuant to that 
                Act) during--
                            (i) with respect to the first report under 
                        paragraph (2), the 3 fiscal years preceding the 
                        date of submission of the report; and
                            (ii) with respect to the second report 
                        under paragraph (2), the 2 fiscal years 
                        preceding the date of submission of the report.
                    (B) Requirements.--Data and other relevant 
                information submitted under subparagraph (A) shall 
                describe, with respect to the applicable amounts--
                            (i) the programmatic office of the 
                        department or agency on behalf of which each 
                        amount was expended or disbursed;
                            (ii) the provision of the Endangered 
                        Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 
                        (or regulation promulgated pursuant to that 
                        Act) pursuant to which each amount was expended 
                        or disbursed; and
                            (iii) the project or activity carried out 
                        using each amount, in detail sufficient to 
                        reflect the breadth, scope, and purpose of the 
                        project or activity.
            (2) Comptroller general.--Not later than 2 years and 4 
        years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
        General shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations 
        and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report 
        that describes--
                    (A) the aggregate amount expended or disbursed by 
                all Federal departments and agencies as a direct result 
                of any provision of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
                (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (including any regulation 
                promulgated pursuant to that Act) during--
                            (i) with respect to the first report, the 3 
                        fiscal years preceding the date of submission 
                        of the report; and
                            (ii) with respect to the second report, the 
                        2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission 
                        of the report;
                    (B) the provision of the Endangered Species Act of 
                1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (or regulation 
                promulgated pursuant to that Act) pursuant to which 
                each such amount was expended or disbursed; and
                    (C) with respect to each relevant department or 
                agency--
                            (i) the total amount expended or disbursed 
                        by the department or agency as described in 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                            (ii) the information described in clauses 
                        (i) through (iii) of paragraph (1)(B).
    (b) Report on Conservation Activities.--
            (1) Federal departments and agencies.--At the determination 
        of the Comptroller General, to facilitate the preparation of 
        the report under paragraph (2), the head of each Federal 
        department and agency shall submit to the Comptroller General 
        data and other relevant information that describes the 
        conservation activities by the Federal department or agency as 
        a direct result of any provision of the Endangered Species Act 
        of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (including any regulation 
        promulgated pursuant to that Act) during--
                    (A) with respect to the first report under 
                paragraph (2), the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of 
                submission of the report; and
                    (B) with respect to the second report under 
                paragraph (2), the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of 
                submission of the report.
            (2) Comptroller general.--Not later than 2 years and 4 
        years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
        General shall submit to the Committees on Commerce, Science, 
        and Transportation and Environment and Public Works of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
        Representatives a report that--
                    (A) describes the conservation activities by all 
                Federal departments and agencies for species listed as 
                a threatened species or endangered species under the 
                Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
                seq.), as reported under paragraph (1), during--
                            (i) with respect to the first report, the 3 
                        fiscal years preceding the date of submission 
                        of the report; and
                            (ii) with respect to the second report, the 
                        2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission 
                        of the report;
                    (B) is organized into categories with respect to 
                whether a recovery plan for a species has been 
                established;
                    (C) includes conservation outcomes associated with 
                the conservation activities; and
                    (D) as applicable, describes the conservation 
                activities that required interaction between Federal 
                agencies and between Federal agencies and State and 
                Tribal agencies and units of local government pursuant 
                to the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
                et seq.).

SEC. 404. USE OF VALUE OF LAND FOR COST SHARING.

    The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 13 as section 14; and
            (2) by inserting after section 12 the following:

``SEC. 13. VALUE OF LAND.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any institution 
eligible to receive Federal funds under the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.) 
shall be allowed to use the value of any land owned by the institution 
as an in-kind match to satisfy any cost sharing requirement under this 
Act.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 378

116th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 3051

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                                 A BILL

      To improve protections for wildlife, and for other purposes.

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                           December 17, 2019

                       Reported with an amendment