116 S3051 RS: America's Conservation Enhancement Act U.S. Senate 2019-12-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
IICalendar No. 378116th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 3051IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 12, 2019Mr. 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 WorksDecember 17, 2019Reported by Mr. Barrasso, with an amendmentStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicA BILLTo improve protections for wildlife, and for other purposes.
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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 PredationSec. 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. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.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 NeedsSec. 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 PartnershipsSec. 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—MiscellaneousSec. 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.
<enum>I</enum><header>Wildlife Enhancement, Disease, and Predation</header> <section id="id44438CB6C0F14AD99AED7D349B78EC50" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict</header> <subsection id="idCDFC9E03023D4A70853B49213D912379"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7001(d) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/742b">16 U.S.C. 742b</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/9">Public Law 116–9</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idB86B76B5EA284D3999919940D1EB338F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraphs (2)(C)(v), (3)(C)(v), (4)(C)(v), (5)(C)(v), and (6)(C)(v), by striking <quote>paragraph (7)(A)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>paragraph (8)(A)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE2B5B6185188406CA06F1264D9A8D271"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 <quote>paragraph (7)(B)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>paragraph (8)(B)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9ACFB28CB3354D1AAB5A78447FE8155F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(C)(iv), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (iii)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1D09E24861774F97A1ABB0EF3B5F0EE4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id144850DA20ED41CFA56553781D73AB39"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6286C87F88F74CE6B1906803FD03046F" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id0c0bb425fb62458497205adae3cbb416"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict</header> <subparagraph id="idbd6a1864816348da9e68837ff8621c78"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text> <clause id="id2d5fec5d23bd4235a4cfa0001787b928"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The term <term>Board</term> means the Reducing Human-Predator Conflict Technology Advisory Board established by subparagraph (C)(i).</text> </clause><clause id="id0dd5f534e2bd40e3b5288e380f91a8f1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prize competition</header><text>The term <term>prize competition</term> means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict established under subparagraph (B).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7c7e85bb7974849a9a04ea4d74db792"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>America's Conservation Enhancement Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</external-xref>) a prize competition, to be known as the <quote>Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict</quote>—</text> <clause id="id988a09472c5c40419401bb954ca6038f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="id51f324da17d04d67bb20c350bd698288"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d8dcf5032694ccba72a6e977608a043"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Advisory board</header> <clause id="id660e0885c616425c9f313a1aadf2cfb5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established an advisory board, to be known as the <quote>Reducing Human-Predator Conflict Technology Advisory Board</quote>.</text> </clause><clause id="id9feedd8fff2f45aeacd5bff80be2494b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Board shall be composed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the Secretary, who shall provide expertise in—</text> <subclause id="id77cf60219f274e0594a674f4f3ee61cb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>predator-human interactions;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3cadd16e63d1403cb48ee803f46a70dd"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the habitats of large predators;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9fd0bca2600e4e009a61b578600d7d61"><enum>(III)</enum><text>biology;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida8fa4e1c5f194f4ca50cbaa52468b0e9"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>technology development;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7513460b273647da8341c4c5387aebe5"><enum>(V)</enum><text>engineering;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3f15c4acd3c747e583f4df00ef13fe70"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>economics;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8d43ff7c9bc142669b2266f861950071"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>business development and management; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id226ce2d3bfad43f9a7381162e3ec7c65"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>any other discipline, as the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the purposes of this paragraph.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="ide9e05fe495c747c99cccece3b7d91623"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Subject to clause (iv), with respect to the prize competition, the Board shall—</text> <subclause id="idcd63bb321d554038b66e8067301c4a23"><enum>(I)</enum><text>select a topic;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id9e931c36399341a6823c6117c9e05d0b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>issue a problem statement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idfe46cef5dd6041cf8308c10670e8b919"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advise the Secretary regarding any opportunity for technological innovation to reduce human-predator conflict using nonlethal means; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idbb31cce7abda4b57b8b8517d0052a9b5"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idfbca20ace5374b5ab061e5e181f57927"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>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—</text> <subclause id="idc08da12bb3fb471d85955539cf28157f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 or more Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the management of native wildlife species at risk due to conflict with human activities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id721a5385f7904f07895baa0a0872ff0e"><enum>(II)</enum><text>1 or more State agencies with jurisdiction over the management of native wildlife species at risk due to conflict with human activities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id7aec6c8df37347cca4194eac01492b6b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>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</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida77f280e89a64e41bf9f838ec618143b"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idfdd2f2a6f8944754ace5561bdc14b7f9"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Board shall comply with all requirements under paragraph (8)(A).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c9e45b6cb044aac981d2fbb28101977"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Agreement with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation</header> <clause id="idd4b839429ef54043b5289449052a31b1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall offer to enter into an agreement under which the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the prize competition.</text> </clause><clause id="id2ead3cffcfdc4abf84463d2023b7dfe1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An agreement entered into under clause (i) shall comply with all requirements under paragraph (8)(B).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2d0281c7c6f44b84be63301c5a41d891"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Judges</header> <clause id="idf3ee8dad81d642588061375e11476192"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>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.</text> </clause><clause id="id7b1fcd9a71554852a9998d22d0170caa"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination by Secretary</header><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4123ADFA14A141E89AFC7A20D16E37CA"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Consultation with NOAA</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4831e1567cb945109ccec3a9633691b5"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="idf04b16f7896c460c8c2301adc865cf7e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a statement by the Board that describes the activities carried out by the Board relating to the duties described in subparagraph (C)(iii);</text> </clause><clause id="id2f4ab63061864301bde1c4f430b81554"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="idb0c717d4b559473a9abc2b2b7812e72a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd58b061c4e1044fabae1d49a660bcb12"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>The Board and all authority provided under this paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 2023.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4BDDFC1B69AE4D0285D5D6156061C6DF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="id1AF4A0B67F434B9CAA0729326DEACA42"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>or (6)(C)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6)(C)(i), or (7)(C)(i)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6FB51367E14A458E915A697A6B9BF164"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="id44E8B89C962E466CB8B363D52973D8B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>or (6)(D)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6)(D)(i), or (7)(D)(i)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id4BF678A3D1E945669C192A48BDF19A53"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i)(VII), by striking <quote>and (6)(E)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6)(E), and (7)(E)</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8A279669A32B477F978BEBD9F45AC91A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="ID9a633722345b46cc9b9f29f3044d07da"><enum>102.</enum><header>Losses of livestock due to depredation by federally protected species</header> <subsection id="id360D9C1028A54D26A1EF5D1727199ED8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id9CE36F71C43D4C2DACC5A16CE0287677"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Depredation</header> <subparagraph id="idC05FB5F5674447D8AFEA6A995A765326"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>depredation</term> means actual death, injury, or destruction of livestock that is caused by a federally protected species.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96DA7A98FE7148218B6BFB703A40C988"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>depredation</term> does not include damage to real or personal property other than livestock, including—</text> <clause id="id1FB429D5111D4FEF957553CB7981E210"><enum>(i)</enum><text>damage to—</text> <subclause id="idB5142246A6FF48DCBB09F8FCF1225DEE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>other animals;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0796EEED5FD840B8AB50C25880024E28"><enum>(II)</enum><text>vegetation;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idF577C4D19B834456ACE3A3A6EF1F3207"><enum>(III)</enum><text>motor vehicles; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id3CE53FEEDEC54892AD0BDAF7E02E8805"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>structures;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id6AC2BF8CF9CC40A99B07281DE35DBF86"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>diseases;</text> </clause><clause id="id5D746A6D20C54C7D9C016F04FD52E4AD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>lost profits; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E0F0CC1C5CB49AE98F903016E51002B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>consequential damages.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF60BC83AD12149CE9198F10B80B53BC9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federally protected species</header><text>The term <term>federally protected species</term> means a species that is or previously was protected under—</text> <subparagraph id="id43AABBA6C21F48938FD64FDF497D01A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly known as the <quote>Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act</quote>) (54 Stat. 250, chapter 278; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/668">16 U.S.C. 668</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id887D0584D44E453FADBF9F9B9353FCAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id625CA66136CD449E9A2FF3825ACD61DD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/703">16 U.S.C. 703</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8E1831FB94A44CFAA55A5605114F94DF"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idF27D508010374B6A9E1C8F6C57D89948"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Livestock</header> <subparagraph id="id4FC5C12467E14070AE5B3797A654CE04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>livestock</term> 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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id534F663802F24B80ABA3DBA02B85C78D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>livestock</term> includes guard animals actively engaged in the protection of livestock described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id94D9A8AED8DF43F18CCC4AE9B84F59EA"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the grant program established under subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id122336ECF841418DA72EB898697752B0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretaries</header><text>The term <term>Secretaries</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id8CC3A056D79F41AEA7EEE920C55E2C10"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F576C8E83C3425092A7554C97EA67C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id91A58D138DEB4D448F1B9582EF5A1E72"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant program for losses of livestock due to depredation by federally protected species</header> <paragraph id="ID4d68efa1d6e2418f9c0b43b52908f39b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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)—</text> <subparagraph id="id94D223EE76924A72A5223DCAB0B681D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assist livestock producers in carrying out—</text> <clause id="idA1835B3354B647C0ACD11A091F55A005"><enum>(i)</enum><text>proactive and nonlethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to depredation by federally protected species occurring on—</text> <subclause id="idBD7D243B0E794D779E925F75F2F16186"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Federal, State, or private land within the applicable State; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id73422731BFF3487F8E27A634333EA4A6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>land owned by, or held in trust for the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id008EE1079634409F9A3D532816F45B37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>research relating to the activities described in clause (i); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD698C0248FB542119289FBD31B71B73A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to compensate livestock producers for livestock losses due to depredation by federally protected species occurring on—</text> <clause id="id1C34EE12840E4B179C0206ACB1BA48A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal, State, or private land within the applicable State; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id845670C1161B4E14AD346D9B9B663B61"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>land owned by, or held in trust for the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDbcbd38bd53fa4f26b78f5f55c8b2814c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation of funding</header> <subparagraph id="id5461286201C9424E8BDAB2006EDA2A80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reports to the Secretaries</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="id5437DE6B1388489C93ACC5041356F5FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal, State, or private land within the applicable State; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6E2CE553982B4D5087E9BAF02DCB48D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>land owned by, or held in trust for the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id95847A8878CC4799B5753FD6F0C08211"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID34abbd85e3684168bb8650bcee55ef63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a State or Indian tribe shall—</text> <subparagraph id="IDebeabce6068544afbb07d200120909c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designate an appropriate agency of the State or Indian tribe to administer the 1 or more programs supplemented by the grant funds;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID902bdd596332451392ef6749be17b816"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish 1 or more accounts to receive grant funds;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID14575fddd6ee419c80b87a8ae7203ad7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintain files of all claims received and paid under grant-funded programs, including supporting documentation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e0bd9025bcd43b5a51ff014116cb9f9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>submit to the Secretaries—</text> <clause id="ID38e261b516894d35b4dfabd3b2702a77"><enum>(i)</enum><text>annual reports that include—</text> <subclause id="ID60a4ad44e9c14bda95c47a280e02f87c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a summary of claims and expenditures under the program during the year; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="IDbf7f41b58c5042dc8be2f70002cef605"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of any action taken on the claims; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="IDb051b5c712ce482d9a7a1c316f4b9d3c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such other reports as the Secretaries may require to assist the Secretaries in determining the effectiveness of assisted activities under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id627A1B1EB86C46F7B393594695ABAB2A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of the Senate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of the Senate that—</text> <paragraph id="idA6B1BF23C2BB4288883BD144E5495EA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no State or Indian tribe is required to participate in the program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id988B497E4901459F8810B67A62B89716"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the program supplements, and does not replace or supplant, any State compensation programs for depredation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa7a0845ef48748ca90a48a2ae70098ec"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, of which—</text> <paragraph id="id4C32CDF7D3174756B0D7B1964D6A6092"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall be used to provide grants for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8DAAE48441AC4227A6200C68A47E6DED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$10,000,000 shall be used to provide grants for the purpose described in subsection (b)(1)(B).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id54EBBFAE4F6246A58DBE04987A7EF9AC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Depredation permits for black vultures and common ravens</header> <subsection commented="no" id="id40ede5e929984c778e8cb6fc344e75e4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>), 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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idb48aa98db11240b48da108ed285e8863"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limited to affected States or regions</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ea10ee07b174f2686b82f0a51c644ad"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id9C1382CB2D574D608AA0AF4D11A57017"><enum>104.</enum><header>Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force</header> <subsection id="idD09889BBDDA04C2CAF2926039469AF1B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of chronic wasting disease</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>chronic wasting disease</term> means the animal disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations that—</text> <paragraph id="id2D87B9B927BE41A3822B94B7D5F87F71"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a transmissible disease of the nervous system resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8CB9BB4519B04336A2773D6FED066677"><enum>(2)</enum><text>belongs to the group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which group includes scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD456B9CCB6EE4E52B2F0E3EE8921C015"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="idA436B7E42AF94A5F8B9C7065F3152BA8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service a task force, to be known as the <quote>Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <term>Task Force</term>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idBB52323076CE496497FD34A884A0AA05"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Task Force shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id0fd4c38872ef4478ab4a6c3a7406801e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id428ce11a07c04f7db83481d4785e0add"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop recommendations, including recommendations based on findings of the study conducted under subsection (c), and a set of best practices regarding—</text> <clause id="id765BA11CB4044B0FBE48293A49DD5D31"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the interstate coordination of practices to prevent the new introduction of chronic wasting disease;</text> </clause><clause id="idB930D6DA3DCB4591B59FE2E518C8C394"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the prioritization and coordination of the future study of chronic wasting disease, based on evolving research needs;</text> </clause><clause id="id73865EDA2EEB4C9285BF795E50EC171E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="idc72da39aa5694ec3bcd97a27f7041a16"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other area where containment or management efforts relating to chronic wasting disease may differ across jurisdictions;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE64C169E7B24488BB24B9A79EAA8F9A0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1432CA421ABE49038AAE3104DFA27EF6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3BBA3B238B914E7291333E06F01FCD9A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header> <subparagraph id="id92D41BD6DEC34954AF91DBE8C4ABA6F7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Task Force shall be composed of—</text> <clause id="id2F58B395F5D7413380A6C7555FD14383"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 <term>Secretary</term>);</text> </clause><clause id="idC4F79D0334DD4A3A8295A0B80B4E7D4D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 representative of the United States Geological Survey;</text> </clause><clause id="id752ad94fc48342dea16e092a94553640"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>2 representatives of the Department of Agriculture with experience in chronic wasting disease, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture—</text> <subclause id="idC6755328FA9E425C8FEEF46F763E551F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 of whom shall have expertise in research; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id8BD892052AED4EDB896E3516C9D49AF2"><enum>(II)</enum><text>1 of whom shall have expertise in wildlife management;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id4839616204DE4EB088F35C9E33314061"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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—</text> <subclause id="id8C66525F3540426B97301088FD50261D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1141880CF9A54DB79302CBC8EF761923"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idB987B05E71DE4D3497A8DDC31873319E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>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;</text> </clause><clause id="id2DA970F1453C42AA9A55C5C2DC9794A6"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="id78AC8842CF3B46D8A5BA614AD49D67C5"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>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).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAF54DDE4634B4A34800CD9B905A101FD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph requires a State to participate in the Task Force.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idCF315685FC4C4CF5AFC8AFA53B873D9F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Co-chairs</header><text>The Co-Chairs of the Task Force shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="idF1CF3F43AF6545B1950EC623B7F40351"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal representative described in paragraph (3)(A)(i); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4917186DD02642978359B441E999C3C2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 State representative appointed under paragraph (3)(A)(iv), to be selected by a majority vote of those State representatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id5C95AA4298064AAEB5D0521FD5F2C515"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Date of initial appointment</header> <subparagraph id="id4290D859CAC846EC9F886084DA0A24A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD58F620AE8114225A610E300851D460A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb3b39d6f33da41e881f9f786630abf4d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any vacancy in the members appointed to the Task Force—</text> <subparagraph id="id1bae2760cddc44549bec37159c4be95f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not affect the power or duty of the Task Force; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34b9c4eb479d48e5a33869a278ccb596"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be filled not later than 30 days after the date of the vacancy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA4EE9AA1306A49EFB6D6FAC4C6FFDF58"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Task Force shall convene—</text> <subparagraph id="id527A8FDE23134F6D8E4499F80DCC9892"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less frequently than twice each year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94DD27F96EA2489BB964041C3DAE0187"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2BB60FDAA23644C38E67B9FD975FE12C"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate action plan</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA95D6686DC334E1DA7DE40C113F00128"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20D11A16291F44F9A74D70852FFB0D42"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF463F1FF8A4F497A8105639004A2D515"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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).</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97FD036B5CA04D4EB65944BF07626369"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Target date</header><text>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).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id971C17A479824E20880B20163EAD42C6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Matching funds</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC9E7EA84869347FCA34068D8E7DF4AB6"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id326447A3BCB041B2964E5136CC24A34A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The amount provided by the Federal Government under clause (i) for a fiscal year shall be not greater than $5,000,000.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id54DBB7D559F8434C9620E519B1EBB568"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id2cb6a09188fa4d21986c6059b1461bc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBE10CC2ACDD04F85B60808CEAAA65335"><enum>(B)</enum><text>updated resource requirements that are needed to reduce and eliminate chronic wasting disease in the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1FC682EA433841988066D2D2976EF3A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id35a37b77be624b24bd4ed2d6e5f9248e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>new research findings and emerging research needs relating to chronic wasting disease; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd3989483ad184781a5e02c7a146d753e"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other relevant information.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B700B125C0246F2A2DAF55CDA645300"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chronic wasting disease transmission in cervidae resource study</header> <paragraph id="id9400B8DFF4504A6E94262A1F09B26557"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="id5FF6D6A8C1D745AC999C2D23ACA2560F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Academy</header><text>The term <term>Academy</term> means the National Academy of Sciences.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id375AFC64CC8F4704B9F31E51E5A28888"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cervid</header><text>The term <term>cervid</term> means any species within the family Cervidae.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E229148A1CE489FB6825B083D3E4007"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Secretaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretaries</term> 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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBF5386FDA9FA4A7F8920184FC669DE98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study</header> <subparagraph id="idD88975FFDB7E4D08A15F1E194BE285AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA54D93938CF8409C94742207D851FC13"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H137441553AE14A4093EDC2FDC6ABED7E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents of the study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study under paragraph (2) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H5E4EC25383F640E2A7D826B41AD5B30E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to wild, captive, and farmed populations of cervids in the United States, identify—</text> <clause id="H959EC655030B452DA8F1591F43C86C8C"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idC10170F32ACE4B64A8DFC3294FA2B61A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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;</text> </subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" id="idA81CDCC6403848B7AD2E1B34B600DDD3" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the infection rates for each pathway and mechanism identified under subclause (I); and</text> </subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" id="id37839FC3A86F49D799A8CFC2AB98D7AF" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the relative frequency of transmission of each pathway and mechanism identified under subclause (I);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H08B07740505340F891C9BB80C77AA704"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1501E8485A8B47FDBAE7734756CAE57A"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">anthropogenic and environmental factors contributing to new chronic wasting disease emergence events;</text> </subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" id="id794317DF48674C3E8A674D348E3ABB73" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of geographical areas with increased chronic wasting disease prevalence; and</text> </subclause><subclause changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" id="idF655DA6EF8244151A40DD594F12F1CD8" indent="up1" reported-display-style="strikethrough"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the overall geographical patterns of chronic wasting disease distribution;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="HDE568046CB98494CBF8EC570C67C6A89"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">significant gaps in current scientific knowledge regarding the transmission pathways and mechanisms identified under clause (i)(I); and</text> </clause><clause id="HB4A32984E9284E238D5078B20E9ECFD0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for prioritization the scientific research projects that will address the knowledge gaps identified under clause (iii); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA757FA204EB1436190A00CE726285970"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause id="H7E3C5E7CFA8B40AFA4CE49DB3EC81267"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;</text> </clause><clause id="id1C52974CBC144446AF719A6FBD1E1390"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the United States Geological Survey; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H224FFEFF392A4E29A84C44258B018FAB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id081BE7A629164899896EBF594A21EB4A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE27AFAE9890D439281F168C403314582"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Data sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph id="id04B96A07255D4B7EB2FB5CFDE2C0F62C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Veterinary Services Program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4B5ABAA1F0DA4BB3AEEF91F57E41364E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the United States Geological Survey.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B862D88CCDC4A56944D108CA717AA39"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph id="HF6853F50440D4583BD1D4E3AEF8597EE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings of the study; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB57F647F9504270B64A5AF09A97D2EB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any conclusions and recommendations that the Secretaries determine to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id63FDE97FEBE64537B65C07F1860ABFCB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="idBA795ABC76F5419A92816E6EC3CA0833"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idABC4A493504048E7992AFCDE715E3703"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7AB7C01BFB749F9A5B63DB1908F6D96"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB3F5F4D268FD4D699FC141EDEA0C221F"><enum>105.</enum><header>Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/666c-1">16 U.S.C. 666c–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id79946E95361245999F724CFA55F7921F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23ADF7E2A5114F24AF937AAE62EF271F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7AE44B701C954B37A5D56E68F79702CE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AB81B5E3AA24C8791B584A2BEC2D271"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting before clause (ii) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id027E1AF8389642CF9D4BC866BB9B9718" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1BC9B7803CEB4B5CBF75BA809AE9DFDE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>relevant Federal agencies;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id932DD9D197884513A4646684EBA1403D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28CC10B05F7D4282870A2A258139425E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id425D8BC08D9B41D1A8FDB5E5A5F4D45D" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id358F6A752D414F958ED2D78F72463042"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in consultation with stakeholders, including nongovernmental organizations and industry;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11FBAC729D9C44E080E4C4AF05963AF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44314A47256D46BAAC936DC9F6B1350A" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6A8752D338534C158BC89EAD499486BE"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8FD1E768FBB46AE99F79F210ACBB93C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0C1061D2F12D485F9CF84064AB3B3431"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb46033e-2cc8-4ebc-8448-3736208f1f07" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">North American Wetlands Conservation Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4406">16 U.S.C. 4406(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>not to exceed—</quote> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>not to exceed $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.</quote>.</text> </section><section id="idb6b54335-0cbb-4bd7-a799-f26a48637964"><enum>107.</enum><header>National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act</header> <subsection id="id676b789b-1bbe-4dfe-ba9a-3fc5323893b6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Board of directors of Foundation</header> <paragraph id="ida3577d57-073f-4120-a1d0-2e70234153e6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 3 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3702">16 U.S.C. 3702</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="idc3a19aca-479e-4463-b9a2-81aae313cd8d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <clause id="id587c7815-24cd-41a0-9be7-891e5466dd52"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17de9e9f-e374-4306-ac02-6aca55f52d1b" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idbf086141-25ff-4e8d-b86d-204f7db81384"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment of directors</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="idce82f9c6-aafe-4302-8f11-3f664bdee717"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to the conservation of fish, wildlife, or other natural resources; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e97c3d6-b351-4539-adf3-fa5ebda17427"><enum>(B)</enum><text>represent a balance of expertise in ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial resource conservation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="id51eb3e66-1056-4104-903b-2b5c33757073"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id317abce2-90be-426a-96d7-501987924de1" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idacf218aa-dc4d-4306-b29d-b7d44f2ab048"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Each Director (other than a Director described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd95c6ce6-aecf-4eba-a50a-faa2839a215f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2)—</text> <clause id="idd92a9d9a-1c93-4c1d-83a1-30458200612e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(A) Officers and employees may not be appointed until the Foundation has sufficient funds to pay them for their service. Officers</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb5329f73-dd87-4b2f-8fa8-63fff5dd4181" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id96a35a14-1f94-4f07-b45e-4ca67c4d2099"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Officers</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="id63b365fb-af29-4de9-b33c-0b627f59b54b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e207cb5-e856-43ff-8829-20483e25a273" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ida6a5f8ec-676b-444a-a804-b39ea46b3445"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Executive Director</header><text>The Foundation shall have an Executive Director who shall be—</text> <clause id="id96a28893-c97c-4048-ae20-2345d65ab5b3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appointed by, and serve at the direction of, the Board as the chief executive officer of the Foundation; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3ee59e2d-5368-4455-91ad-dd978ac7f168"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to fish and wildlife conservation.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida23bb2ca-f5c3-412c-af93-7891d89c4fcf"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 4(a)(1)(B) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4403">16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Secretary of the Board</quote> and inserting <quote>Executive Director of the Board</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id06a433c3-81bf-4679-b2b5-ab6be82c3ac5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rights and obligations of Foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3703">16 U.S.C. 3703</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id5321e9a6-8f21-4c0e-b976-57d6c37e023f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="idf3b6f2b5-6c44-419e-8109-8179fb2665cf"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(c) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Powers</header-in-text>.—To carry out its purposes under</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idab2fe87a-9598-4501-a13c-dd6ec52d0ef1" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id5bd873d1-926d-4cd4-8d49-3acba6183d89"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Powers</header> <paragraph id="id2db1e007-2723-49f0-a156-7540b9999e6f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To carry out the purposes described in</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idca3422c5-c77d-4428-a327-257bb3dd0922"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through (K), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae96d4dd-7163-4ff4-ae62-303ffb97c652"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>that are insured by an agency or instrumentality of the United States</quote> and inserting <quote>at 1 or more financial institutions that are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investment Protection Corporation</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id50724652-ee82-4e5f-b50b-1bee57c0131e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>paragraph (3) or (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (C) or (D)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5202f7cd-3558-423a-8e40-a161887af245"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9946e6b9-9511-41d0-9c7e-addba26dc69a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (K) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb7b560d-b381-48bb-9887-513c14021123" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id2d8ec0ff-e353-4de7-9fc0-d5f00599db91"><enum>(K)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5df5c566-a3d2-4408-995d-fb6aa4c67ddd"><enum>(L)</enum><text>to do acts necessary to carry out the purposes of the Foundation.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id72d3cffb-9f64-4b58-8147-a629a3b17bf3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by striking the undesignated matter at the end and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idee53604a-9bb2-4aea-87e7-a30b108ff8ab" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idb1812672-8d5c-41ac-b6c3-21cbbc7f7d45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of real property</header> <subparagraph id="ida1510542-a7a3-4041-b9fe-4d7603cec2ce"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id900d6b92-c915-4daf-b681-9e9ebdbfaecc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Encumbered real property</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8ce7d0e5-dc5e-40d0-b18f-5dcf10ec5759"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id61df0b84-e87c-4c5b-97ed-05a5e6d94b50"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (f) and (g); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id64429d6c-9be3-4996-92b3-7ae2c47b4f2e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcde1744f-0289-47b8-9810-5c98f68159dd"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3709">16 U.S.C. 3709</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id6c1e24f0-4060-4af0-b3c5-555b07ce3efd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f3924b4-0548-481c-bdd3-f0bb1820afa7" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idce97a81d-be34-41b6-8271-0c9434c8ad7f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025—</text> <subparagraph id="idf66dde13-5351-4adb-be5d-dbf8c8b2c6ec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$15,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42dd35f5-67d9-4873-9c10-c7c70271e685"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1d4edd65-8488-44fb-b9b3-5f0edbc20f47"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$5,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc0941ce7-ea52-4d04-9422-eed284cc6263"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="id7720a0eb-2244-4ee5-89b9-6e603ae848b3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84cf4180-c289-45ab-8e6e-6c6068ced9be" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id83ad07e9-090d-4d03-8541-e8d22d36e057"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amounts from Federal agencies</header> <subparagraph id="id2cf01ecc-bd4e-4786-946d-127f8ee9ad52"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc4b8bd85-e3e5-4f2d-a5bc-e76b49e0ee3a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Advances</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9ba1e56b-a82b-48e2-ba85-092b5261790a"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Management fees</header><text>The Foundation may assess and collect fees for the management of amounts received under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id46c6e9d2-c748-45d5-8b39-f479a1165380"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="id88c08ff9-0dac-4bee-a649-572b435566ab"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">funds</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">amounts</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="id16c221bb-7e75-40a0-b9dd-9d8a1ed061cf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall be used</quote> and inserting <quote>may be used</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id39097ae8-d7fa-4f41-be40-94651b98a862"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and State and local government agencies</quote> and inserting <quote>, State and local government agencies, and other entities</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8145c3cf-a735-41eb-b764-1463acf9b01e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id058eed3a-7709-42eb-8c17-b597a99dcb17" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id9060eef5-6489-4c76-bf75-b730eed06e2e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration of amounts</header> <subparagraph id="idaa80e5e5-cab0-4cca-a968-f9d6cf9f3bea"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="idd6f48117-112e-42b9-afb7-65ee3b8244c7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to address an environmental emergency resulting from a natural or other disaster; or</text> </clause><clause id="id08840ad8-ebee-4ca3-8941-db85338900b2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id025c0c9b-1cd7-4997-abb8-d0cea5499c76"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddcacde78-40cb-4bfd-bc90-21f45d349562"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida72b3fcb-8c67-4768-be06-463d177f57dc" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id291c7830-68a1-4c53-9ec8-608fd2ef3575"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of gifts, devises, or bequests of money or other property</header><text>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.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4bd0ab25-0de6-4af6-a4ea-7e6c42c3e608"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3710">16 U.S.C. 3710</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>exclusive</quote> before <quote>authority</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5cd566c6-dac8-40c4-b218-b3fca8c2c38a" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of definition of sport fishing equipment under Toxic Substances Control Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2602">15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idad9b8f19-df6f-410b-894d-343b57ab0fc1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (v), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id392c84cb-cbad-4883-a73d-a3f24878ecf0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vi) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2a6e8948-35cc-42ea-83d2-c8ebd6c88c98"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (vi) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida6f6eef4-6e8e-4a86-a779-655f3cdee39d" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0fcdc4f-be2d-4ce1-9a0e-9da8099b7cfd" indent="up2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any sport fishing equipment (as such term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4162">section 4162(a)</external-xref> 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.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="iddc855b87-7f89-4a10-ae23-b6651aeedcd4"><enum>109.</enum><header>Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1267">33 U.S.C. 1267</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6927233-2165-478f-8775-b59d3776ae0b" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31f28bf7-9349-4d3b-87a9-6672d704f95c"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ida91267a2-7fda-4b21-8a41-133e11755ce7"><enum>110.</enum><header>Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/312">Public Law 105–312</external-xref>; 112 Stat. 2963; 129 Stat. 2579; 132 Stat. 691) is amended by striking <quote>2019</quote> and inserting <quote>2025</quote>.</text> </section><section id="idEF1A1701BEFA4172867FA89B18A903CD"><enum>111.</enum><header>Chesapeake watershed investments for landscape defense</header> <subsection id="idc4cc26487a8c477ba36879d906a5ab2c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id9DA335BF6EFD44D39816142CEB960D8F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay agreements</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Bay agreements</term> means the formal, voluntary agreements—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB61BE41D3C046B2B3EBFE0D0BD2691E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA4DA418726B14FB190B9C797C780FC53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>signed by the Chesapeake Executive Council.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idecc80bab593c490fb7960811a34ea39c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay program</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Bay program</term> means the program directed by the Chesapeake Executive Council in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay agreements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idedd494715b4644be9358b2832e15a427"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay watershed</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Bay watershed</term> means the region that covers—</text> <subparagraph id="id6B7C1265D8BC4EC9BEC537FC62F92C9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Chesapeake Bay;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A27F10DF2EE4B5FA2E7EFFD648F312D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the portions of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia that drain into the Chesapeake Bay; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDCB3A31B484B498F94577280344A44C8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the District of Columbia.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id527BBCE64B074911BB17A4FE88917584"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chesapeake Executive Council</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Executive Council</term> means the council comprised of—</text> <subparagraph id="id4FC01F9D8845408AB11032CCA28EF1AD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Governors of each of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD020213139544B7F8C98CA9EF97194AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Mayor of the District of Columbia;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2D83693407244B73BECD400C3EDA4E17"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4DF8E04945FF401CB1B305FFBA2BF5D7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1184E4A2A5BB454780A0DE84A323D1F2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chesapeake WILD program</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake WILD program</term> means the nonregulatory program established by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf85aa300b34744ea9e42091275b9f2d9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Grant program</header><text>The term <term>grant program</term> means the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense grant program established by the Secretary under subsection (c)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id86896cda97684525bab8691a4a461173"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Restoration and protection activity</header><text>The term <term>restoration and protection activity</term> means an activity carried out for the conservation, stewardship, and enhancement of habitat for fish and wildlife—</text> <subparagraph id="id48565A6E6FD9420D81FBEA30D5646B98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to preserve and improve ecosystems and ecological processes on which the fish and wildlife depend; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A323084C45446119F1116CFB0AC7F2A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for use and enjoyment by the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id19f2489512e74ca7b6d61de0e11e4cc1"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id406e95c4482a498e88f48e43ff47540e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program establishment</header> <paragraph id="id4587289cb99f4cb4b4d8cdc195f96509"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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 <quote>Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd0985379f125483dabe884c825f935f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the Chesapeake WILD program include—</text> <subparagraph id="iddb54320a08914e80bd5fd6a175a053d8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinating restoration and protection activities among Federal, State, local, and regional entities and conservation partners throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idda8b8a3b3a4347b48cc688b6c5eced5b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engaging other agencies and organizations to build a broader range of partner support, capacity, and potential funding for projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43f47b43fcce4fa2a6b3c08cdf242e3b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out coordinated restoration and protection activities, and providing for technical assistance, throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed—</text> <clause id="iddb7aa1c7756a44d598c2ebe59d5c2a0f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to sustain and enhance restoration and protection activities;</text> </clause><clause id="ide1879e3fb3ed4220896ae0921da39299"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve and maintain water quality to support fish and wildlife, habitats of fish and wildlife, and drinking water for people;</text> </clause><clause id="id53fae6966ecf4d358f90db06e0efc60a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to sustain and enhance water management for volume and flood damage mitigation improvements to benefit fish and wildlife habitat;</text> </clause><clause id="ideb164e19cf7743419f1a1eed1480971a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to improve opportunities for public access and recreation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed consistent with the ecological needs of fish and wildlife habitat;</text> </clause><clause id="id3025d828a84f4182938350aa19f206df"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to facilitate strategic planning to maximize the resilience of natural ecosystems and habitats under changing watershed conditions;</text> </clause><clause id="id6483712d71214062bfde34633199fe6c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>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;</text> </clause><clause id="idb9709f408cb741dbbedcd2b73776c0ee"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>to sustain and enhance vulnerable communities and fish and wildlife habitat;</text> </clause><clause id="id5efd2bf1be0c41cdaa7e2a5fdef9c508"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>to conserve and restore fish, wildlife, and plant corridors; and</text> </clause><clause id="id238be8dd8cc9490092a6c19801dd25e2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>to increase scientific capacity to support the planning, monitoring, and research activities necessary to carry out coordinated restoration and protection activities.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id156d1611c0164c9c8674993630ddfe01"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out the Chesapeake WILD program, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id996e9693716040b0bea9c02e49e79b1a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09f4aeb8c5fb4853b692a1bb65f80999"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adopt a Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide strategy that—</text> <clause id="id45e1885c8251400f9f219faf6e93244e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supports the implementation of a shared set of science-based restoration and protection activities developed in accordance with subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause id="idc89e0081f3e84726a42b1632c3b48ff7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>targets cost-effective projects with measurable results; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3045a6bc58734d46bc49ab976d47b0e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish the grant program in accordance with subsection (c).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6b70fdca5a5943c790ecb7441dc230c8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In establishing the Chesapeake WILD program, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with—</text> <subparagraph id="id0c5558cd505a4e6d878e4947c6a7f011"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the heads of Federal agencies, including—</text> <clause id="id1c58939aaaef41529d19a4d968009787"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</text> </clause><clause id="idae3941270ed74ee3b4e6566c09353d62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text> </clause><clause id="idf148b208123248028672ec22551439c7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service;</text> </clause><clause id="ideb00046ff82f4a439ab7b21eb4ce5ca4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Chief of Engineers;</text> </clause><clause id="idec0603b1ec464bc8bbb799c42323146c"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Geological Survey;</text> </clause><clause id="id8b52beb5c57f4a7fbec398bb8b7e989c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="idB8AB46CE82E54A2397AD501B0285365F"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Chief of the Forest Service; and</text> </clause><clause id="idc1711c65bbe64ccab5a78e2c4413f9c5"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the head of any other applicable agency;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54f1f9a98cd24103990e5c34bd55af0c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3c77cc4e349f4be4b75433c7a7e6bafd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fish and wildlife joint venture partnerships; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd863f0fa57b549de8475151fd3eedc63"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other public agencies and organizations with authority for the planning and implementation of conservation strategies in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id113798fff1f548ada0944c369892482c"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants and technical assistance</header> <paragraph id="id95b24fa44e6b4702832392a13231bef6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chesapeake Wild grant program</header><text>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 <quote>Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense grant program</quote>, 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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id55BB49BB471A4D5CA5D85ED6130CB98F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>The following entities are eligible to receive a grant and technical assistance under the grant program:</text> <subparagraph id="id105718E926A74C2680A55A398790B9EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF46DAC02EF1F45E9920054B6460F4973"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The District of Columbia.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B9BC1161248478AA9D4CFD28A59B4B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A unit of local government.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id341596814AE64C7491B24BB6D1F33C1F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A nonprofit organization.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51E9152F729346A9B87BE6261265FDB6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An institution of higher education.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF1C68860073F4A5EBB1C8F8D2E3CADB8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any other entity that the Secretary determines to be appropriate in accordance with the criteria established under paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8370edb12ab644e59a7c5b5e07eacaf5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id2A3B8B40DAA1489DBF6759DDCFF3EF4C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accomplish 1 or more of the purposes described in subsection (b)(2); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81CF670F4CB64836B337B8FB7148A066"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advance the implementation of priority actions or needs identified in the Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide strategy adopted under subsection (b)(3)(B).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id523cac2e612d4735bbee95f3318f88a5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <subparagraph id="idc1d2e6a9e16b47f5b38aa6239ec13580"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Department of the Interior share</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1ed99ba1891e43b4a82a5a8af9aa335b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Department of the Interior share</header> <clause id="id17A65423E7804BA68160E9DD0D77C769"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </clause><clause id="idF035673AE8E341C0ABF478349DCF6173"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other Federal funding</header><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1b41063d4f6e4f689b5c9776c938a83c"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary may enter into an agreement to manage the grant program with an organization that offers grant management services.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd8b8820c3fe04afcbfb2e21e2c030512"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id6F5E9EF7850841F8B137C068646D67E9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="idBB855D7997C04ED79DA256D30BA1843E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70CEDC7F01314D0D99FF14CEA29880F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supplement, not supplant</header><text>Funds made available under paragraph (1) shall supplement, and not supplant, funding for other activities conducted by the Secretary in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idDBCD31D891CA44029768A90D9DEC7FE7"><enum>112.</enum><header>Great Lakes monitoring, assessment, science, and research</header> <subsection id="HA95BA00DDCAE473C83332C7D302531F0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H4F469FE5645B475EAE40E18B3B389625"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the United States Geological Survey.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF87A59B4F89E4F1E8A06B46271A665AA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Great Lakes Basin</header><text>The term <term>Great Lakes Basin</term> 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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5192A4C74254FBF9D49D3C8C6373942"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="HB80FFC8391B6474A9DA7522A85BC15AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Great Lakes support a diverse ecosystem, on which the vibrant and economically valuable Great Lakes fisheries depend.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H9769109BEDD34199A43D9892EB5D90C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H09F512AF66A0477190E164F87AE5C6C1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H54497003F8B8435FB5E304596FB8B2B7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF186107742A5427FABD924959F033E99"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41F4F74E838D4C60ABEED882E8BBB9C9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Monitoring, assessment, science, and research</header> <paragraph id="H0F61F94245254F6F97A23C96D4D7A79C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director may conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research, in support of the binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H58D6AD0229714121AC42479CFB657525"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific authorities</header><text>The Director shall, under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="HBBFD11622E694F22941489F0DD3F0C86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>execute a comprehensive, multi-lake, freshwater fisheries science program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA43047D72FDB4721B093ACC832108016"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with and work cooperatively with regional, State, tribal, and local governments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B99EEF505034D6DBA2BFA8AED75DB58"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult with other interested entities groups, including academia and relevant Canadian agencies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H257D5B7142D2402D85F2EF1EA5D4C6C4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Included research</header><text>To properly serve the needs of fisheries managers, monitoring, assessment, science, and research under this section may include—</text> <subparagraph id="HFD253272B7E644A79E34850A29EFE542"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deepwater ecosystem sciences;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HECC8CDD66DB64C3BBC633E95ED98B5F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>biological and food-web components;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H428CB9777CDB4A7D90355E9FAD1EC2CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fish movement and behavior investigations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1D1294B54E1C4CA7BDF8EBF36E12A362"><enum>(D)</enum><text>fish population structures;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99CFDD4545E8495298B06581A695D3B0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>fish habitat investigations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H005F09FD68184C7B9441ABDE2DD71D80"><enum>(F)</enum><text>invasive species science;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBBDAF8532D0C4812B219D5DACD9797C4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>use of existing, new, and experimental biological assessment tools, equipment, vessels, other scientific instrumentation and laboratory capabilities necessary to support fishery management decisions; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEDA9C62BAB2344B297A0747D9475F311"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">studies to assess impacts on Great Lakes Fishery resources.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE05804E1FAFC4403920B8431266919A2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/931">16 U.S.C. 931</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13A05F407FF74D70B6A32CDB0B58B058"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, there is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs</header> <section id="HDD9956AD77474A958C7E81872E2C8182"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The first section of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669">16 U.S.C. 669</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>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.</quote>.</text> </section><section id="H60672C1310E14866A5D8CC32F8D5595E"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669a">16 U.S.C. 669a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HC2A20CABFAF64B3AA38F2CC8D0272906"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) as paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD78ECC991F464032B69C01EA8DCEE2E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H706B717CD1DA4BF9807830546E2F9EC4" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HC6EDBA1C2E9E4E25B069D1F9E97C9F6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the purposes of determining the number of paid hunting-license holders in a State, the term <term>fiscal year</term> means the fiscal year or license year of the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEC1F2689D02B489F9DB6338212C66B67"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment</term> means any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters, including by—</text> <subparagraph id="HF6A4AE085FB64BEDAB5A07B6B3871AB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>outreach and communications as a means—</text> <clause id="HB6B33A33351B46AD98E178491860B60E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to improve communications with hunters, recreational shooters, and the general public with respect to hunting and recreational shooting opportunities;</text> </clause><clause id="HD99DF9FD61834CA78BAB16892D929E94"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reduce barriers to participation in these activities;</text> </clause><clause id="H4DD8DEAAB19747A4AA05985E92764C4A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to advance the adoption of sound hunting and recreational shooting practices;</text> </clause><clause id="HF0177F2182EF4C5EA6331FD81C31AA8E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to promote conservation and the responsible use of the wildlife resources of the United States; and</text> </clause><clause id="HD00CDBA78D1544FEACB59D17CE83B71E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to further safety in hunting and recreational shooting;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0F4830715175485FBF77ABD74210F023"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing education, mentoring, and field demonstrations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF01EEC342721463B867B1752981E475A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhancing access for hunting and recreational shooting, including through range construction; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H804AD7A2A6BF449791D1AFCAEA52000E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing education to the public about the role of hunting and recreational shooting in funding wildlife conservation;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HFA63151C7C334B889685BF96D247A555"><enum>203.</enum><header>Apportionment of available amounts</header> <subsection id="H8692A5B6B7804FC4A7A5A1BB964FECA7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Apportionment of certain taxes</header><text>The first subsection (c) of section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669c">16 U.S.C. 669c</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H38360CFD78404E1B83A9A57871723FB5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Apportionment of revenues from pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows</header-in-text>.—</quote> after the enumerator;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H10E7A76D0C264DA5A429E8725B956F9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>One-half</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC46DA73117FF412DA89F078A7582908D" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H8C723C87692D41108204F07868F4195B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), <fraction>½</fraction></text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="H477FFC8AB3294E7597F68E183E319E4F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote><italic>: Provided</italic>, That</quote> and inserting a period;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3E37E603D65644A7A827B0DF62089F08"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>each State shall be apportioned not more than 3 per centum and not less than 1 per centum of such revenues</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2361FDD2CA294E919DDE174F2CF47E2C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H4F1FA46039D94A17BEC37E070DE61036"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idE7727DA2BA214D4381105C6E9713BEE6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking <quote>one-sixth of 1 per centum of such revenues</quote> and inserting <quote><fraction>1/6</fraction> of 1 percent of those revenues</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE073D3EC07B1452CAC13BAA8292F149F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking <quote>For the purpose</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74E163B761814C83B19C3759E729F301" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H31837355368B4BD58B1CA64A90998A7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Population determination</header><text>For the purpose</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE3EFE9E791C946D7BEBFEE0552C7F580"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92009FBF75214D779E558D4414DBA7A6" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H395751B878AC4339945D55314EA80B97"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>In addition to other uses authorized under this Act, amounts apportioned under this subsection may be used for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEF3FB41204EE42B6868EAC14E780924F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669c">16 U.S.C. 669c</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id053D21FA5C1C4FD4A0C23F9C9F656683"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the second subsection (c) and subsection (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idEF7B552939BA4A1E84CA5CEA7258EA6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA52B05E1B7084A859408B3B0071F0B50"><enum>204.</enum><header>Expenditures for management of wildlife areas and resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669g">16 U.S.C. 669g</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H20DCB0B7B96B430884FA52E082CFF96F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by striking <quote>and public relations</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD2F4B443A61643AEB02D4B4A41E3EE0A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>, as a part of such program</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H6E0984FFA25B4B25B5A25CFD469A1D2D"><enum>205.</enum><header>Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669h-1">16 U.S.C. 669h–1(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6FA099D7EB564EF79788F672C8BA0A2D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H5DA92C63800C419DBF0FC689AA21362C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD86B506F678241E1A8BA7699312A2242" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <clause id="HC3F4A3480E5A4D09B88E7CD717604284"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the enhancement of hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="HD5B003E30E614F73A3FCDA48D0BE34A2"><enum>206.</enum><header>Multistate conservation grant program</header> <subsection id="H753AA513F4BB49098394C99F56157AE7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669h-2">16 U.S.C. 669h–2</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H477DEB88CE9D4FFAA27422E3118E47E2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H5AFEAABE57054C0795931F8F806467B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not more than</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92444DBE78B44EB58377BFFDE9C7DCC2" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H7E99112DFA0D4D86B93E3DBBD32BE4D1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not more than</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H53328CDAA89740809D3A7C4D95F7B1D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22109AD1D15F4922A483337AD0DB084C" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HC3B3423331DD458788BDB17BC3829ACA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability for hunter and recreational shooter grants</header><text>Not more than $5,000,000 of the revenues covered into the fund from any tax imposed under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4161">section 4161(b)</external-xref> 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.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB94268D088774C088375A43B55F6E440"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>International</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCE2A44B61FBA43D1AA1E98263EECE85C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="id4E78AE52FEB7435EA66FF5539781E8D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>International</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB2C13B1D5F1740C78A4DA9E43472EF40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>or to recreational shooting activities</quote> after <quote>wildlife</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2184D7D1523D49CF8DE9EF9050427E38"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>or to recreational shooting activities</quote> after <quote>wildlife</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30273FE954EE487FBCE12289CAF5328D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H000AD8E5395F4E48A909E0368F9D7F70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669h-2">16 U.S.C. 669h–2(a)(1)</external-xref>) on funds available for wildlife conservation; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E70A78842F84B9CA0559187AAF7EC91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit a report describing the results of the review and evaluation under paragraph (1) to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D7BC82E576B487493F99677DD983DD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB410083280F4F569E4C7E538C57D11E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships</header> <section id="H869FCE96C7FF407D80831DB8448DC10A"><enum>301.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested persons to promote fish conservation—</text> <paragraph id="H434019497D7444FF9A8476DF91BE74CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="H6BA9AF15DE9D474CA9D61B0F2728B19D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving ecological conditions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B721AA5B5E9419B936E9D510A50188A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>restoring natural processes; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE36B57B931914C4A9E7D624F70F477D3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preventing the decline of intact and healthy systems;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD820F52D6A2D43D683D02C87CB0CA480"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish a consensus set of national conservation strategies as a framework to guide future actions and investment by Fish Habitat Partnerships;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFD2B9BB5D5704630B082EB9F99A20C6A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to broaden the community of support for fish habitat conservation by—</text> <subparagraph id="H15F95FFE422D4446B3ABA04531FE519A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increasing fishing opportunities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDE24B44EA9F41A69117C3060BD9F121"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fostering the participation of local communities, especially young people in local communities, in conservation activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8150B013BBF4293896C3B6A00A75445"><enum>(C)</enum><text>raising public awareness of the role healthy fish habitat play in the quality of life and economic well-being of local communities;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H40E776058DC441F69A1281B2E138B260"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to fill gaps in the National Fish Habitat Assessment and the associated database of the National Fish Habitat Assessment—</text> <subparagraph id="HA4CDE3D949404C00B2E0C357948A930C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to empower strategic conservation actions supported by broadly available scientific information; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC9016929748149B3AECC36490B0FAB80"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to integrate socioeconomic data in the analysis to improve the lives of humans in a manner consistent with fish habitat conservation goals; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H2D10319DC82349808D8DDDE4DF13652C"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to communicate to the public and conservation partners—</text> <subparagraph id="HD1EC89CD93064AE0A5FE7DA85442ED87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the conservation outcomes produced collectively by Fish Habitat Partnerships; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36F17BD954504FE9A4FF9CC0C40FF789"><enum>(B)</enum><text>new opportunities and voluntary approaches for conserving fish habitat.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H846365D7EB294BE092DE1050B4A2299F"><enum>302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="H266C663FAB4F4002B35251C6B2E6CEE1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H6DD0382CBAE24DFC90C22F66238FBD44"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9470ACC1F1014E7B9D5CDC8161EA0EA0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4A761F8EEB0A44D09045FCC2F383DE00"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The term <term>Board</term> means the National Fish Habitat Board established by section 303.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H68B17619103B487482E7782BD8ACEA0D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H953EFF50B7864300851BFA7DBB4ECD7F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator</term> means the Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD1EE7D7B501D40FFA94B747E3D80826A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given to the term <term>Indian tribe</term> in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H46A0569075E245659B5D5C44D0C963D5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator</header><text>The term <term>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator</term> means the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H371284D148CE4DAF8164C1960CBF0234"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The term <term>Partnership</term> means an entity designated by Congress as a Fish Habitat Partnership under section 304.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0803C429F0CE44F69B8FEA35E36C9BE2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Real property interest</header><text>The term <term>real property interest</term> means an ownership interest in—</text> <subparagraph id="H8B02D621DAF14BC98DD4E8C02FDEE117"><enum>(A)</enum><text>land; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H760F38DD43434CD1825ADB87E62BA20F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water (including water rights).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H39F7494540744AEAB138B43B8C9452A4"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Marine Fisheries Commissions</header><text>The term <term>Marine Fisheries Commissions</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="HCB1B5D2FA2EB4CAC922EFE5A33D4DD6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H68BBB9B30ED74E0AA4FD0CCA073C2F2C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H680611CC06154F0093FDBB3C331715EC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Pacific States Marine Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H70DE063D45F848B996668FC0AD2D184D"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE3FC6CA3D4AF40FA9F27B8818EB73552"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD6AFE5BD5DAD4D54A47BFF69FBA82270"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State agency</header><text>The term <term>State agency</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H7679A7F2B1054291A39EF1F826F1C318"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the fish and wildlife agency of a State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H221B078E84B941908A1BC7FC766E2473"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="H76EF1602ECC64795B7582B5364EC2154"><enum>303.</enum><header>National Fish Habitat Board</header> <subsection id="HD1164595A3B74B039F452B230A188170"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="H34907959FB3A416C8F8D211193FB3F83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fish Habitat Board</header><text>There is established a board, to be known as the <quote>National Fish Habitat Board</quote>, whose duties are—</text> <subparagraph id="HAECDB44EB7CE4B14826C06436D1FA68A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of this title;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC1930E49A1547FCA2E12F4415DAA7BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to establish national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4C11829FD5844A4DAC8D025F8B988365"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to recommend to Congress entities for designation as Partnerships; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A26F87240EF44EB95122693B8EAE5D9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to review and make recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7408BD3F6F2448C3AFA53350B702FD66"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Board shall be composed of 26 members, of whom—</text> <subparagraph id="H4111E909A47F430D8C58A4E8637DFDAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Department of the Interior;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A023C375E46434B97A3B0AAF893B207"><enum>(B)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the United States Geological Survey;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAE9F9E88A0B7454386260D8589F4453A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Department of Commerce;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFADBB5C11792409AB88CB48C5705D716"><enum>(D)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Department of Agriculture;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88E68651712F426AA9AA12321EADC371"><enum>(E)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A5B27D48EFD40FCB5DEB6C9131EC989"><enum>(F)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5A807A172FD54F77911EDF872902EDEC"><enum>(G)</enum><text>two shall be representatives of either—</text> <clause id="HA3B1FA9826BE4B90929979E51FE19417"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Indian Tribes in the State of Alaska; or</text> </clause><clause id="HF7ACF890C2304DEBBFAD595FEAB76443"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Indian Tribes in States other than the State of Alaska;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H459F88B69764429BA3C7E2F4D5CDF4E3"><enum>(H)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of either—</text> <clause id="HE7769A120EC44D64972C386A180D9C12"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Regional Fishery Management Councils established under section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852</external-xref>); or</text> </clause><clause id="H23E62009DD7048DDA46F88C64231B54A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a representative of the Marine Fisheries Commissions;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDDA715DBA0F84B82A32D2C5E2EEDC79B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Sportfishing and Boating Partnership Council;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA4DFD0225A424E439B933D78B75E5712"><enum>(J)</enum><text>seven shall be representatives selected from at least one from each of the following:</text> <clause id="H12169E11ACB24F8EBAE6C28F3EEF404C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the recreational sportfishing industry;</text> </clause><clause id="H30318BD7D75147609872B56F705D8365"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the commercial fishing industry;</text> </clause><clause id="HC9723DA981C34EBB963195550B6FE007"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>marine recreational anglers;</text> </clause><clause id="HA939A27512444CA2ADFA6C18FFD4BE77"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>freshwater recreational anglers;</text> </clause><clause id="H417867214B9744B6B0BA6314D06FCFD4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>habitat conservation organizations; and</text> </clause><clause id="H8A9344692BCB41A1823030F08BCAAD92"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>science-based fishery organizations;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1953412CCB0246799A672FF4CA897F1C"><enum>(K)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of a national private landowner organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE2A85DC44C954DB18C66040CEB9189B4"><enum>(L)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of an agricultural production organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H801A8ABF2DCC45628BD2A0CAAEC2FD2D"><enum>(M)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of local government interests involved in fish habitat restoration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00DE79DE74B7408F91E4EDC2AE20EA7A"><enum>(N)</enum><text>two shall be representatives from different sectors of corporate industries, which may include—</text> <clause id="HD984C71165B04793A456E8BB623F99FE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>natural resource commodity interests, such as petroleum or mineral extraction;</text> </clause><clause id="H17EFF7D638114CA0A1AA09EDF0F1F9C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>natural resource user industries; and</text> </clause><clause id="H75C7A4A0297F47AB858437A7B27C644F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>industries with an interest in fish and fish habitat conservation; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCC994DFDBDF946CAAB85ADDBE8C98590"><enum>(O)</enum><text>one shall be a leadership private sector or landowner representative of an active partnership.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9102C1D721E4B9E911C7E70209F39E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Board shall serve without compensation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H8419C5A0748C4F50AF26E3356C63BF06"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> 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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA02279D70EC446E79E33C320DDB253DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment and terms</header> <paragraph id="H11B824B9874A4C21BEC696AF3C793F67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H966E0459220047A29DBEC14AE8E3A1E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial board membership</header> <subparagraph id="HA04D52C56B114E6CAABD7F9AF2702D62"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The initial Board shall consist of representatives as described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (a)(2).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BDAE6BFA7424FE5A0D472509C63371F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Remaining members</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9798D00A5EF41D0A9D73EA3BC268DCF"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal representatives</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H23A7839CA03E4A1D9F13EF2C0CDBC7AA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Staggered terms</header><text>Of the members described in subsection (a)(2)(J) initially appointed to the Board—</text> <subparagraph id="H5E1E88464A9D4EC4945DA877F558ACD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>two shall be appointed for a term of 1 year;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H230714176BBB4E538311B1406A193F5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>two shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E65086007404AC995A777673C94095B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>three shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1CA3E9CA7B3444AB8883FE2A8752E101"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancies</header> <subparagraph id="H160C47DEAFEC4F918E129D25403E0C64"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCBD77E1643BF486DB4A9C3682381FE1E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal representatives</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF6BBC93600AF4D719D66EADA1D51A9F0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuation of service</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB840FE63B9824EACAD81885CA3D9CBC9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="HD6DC3FBB9EEE43D2895A3C1BD444F0C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>vote to remove that member; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBFDE1BF82CDF4F23886D1F62C1BDA699"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appoint another individual in accordance with paragraph (4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCCE0A03EA28243F592A9B0AC45DFF4CE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson</header> <paragraph id="HF64158C7CA104BC9826F64D6374ED5D2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The representative of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies appointed under subsection (a)(2)(E) shall serve as Chairperson of the Board.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDCEA11F1BC6346C9852DC34EAEEA949C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The Chairperson of the Board shall serve for a term of 3 years.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE2806774A14447ADA04715F7F272FEBF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header> <paragraph id="HF629A4329907424E95B24050EAC87A39"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall meet—</text> <subparagraph id="HE09A5EDD523241DDB3A426B44CC4E513"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at the call of the Chairperson; but</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB6BD410961B94E988DEC55414EAEDAF8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less frequently than twice each calendar year.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H603C21570D20435A971A42A2E227077D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H190A046B545E49A1A793A3BE301A6F5E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procedures</header> <paragraph id="H85A0B7E4509A4946B34D8659D528FCCF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall establish procedures to carry out the business of the Board, including—</text> <subparagraph id="HF8BBAE6AF29D4F74B953CB06407BD78D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a requirement that a quorum of the members of the Board be present to transact business;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82A132F03C984177BF90B395B6BCE615"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a requirement that no recommendations may be adopted by the Board, except by the vote of two-thirds of all members;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H75841B25AF184E168BFC4FEC801ED410"><enum>(C)</enum><text>procedures for establishing national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation for the purposes of this title;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H882FEF80F21041E1BFF83580E1337F7C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>procedures for designating Partnerships under section 304; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEEF94B23588E447999187B5FC2418B53"><enum>(E)</enum><text>procedures for reviewing, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HADEF9C53794141DBB6E40433F507B310"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H3F561C16430F4DD28FA4C2046BCE4EE2"><enum>304.</enum><header>Fish Habitat Partnerships</header> <subsection id="HFECD8E39AA18466F9CBB8F817BF94EA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority To recommend</header><text>The Board may recommend to Congress the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships in accordance with this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE261C83C4FF448CE91F1A4B2CD7B6699"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of a Partnership shall be—</text> <paragraph id="HAB1CD04CD9F64B0F8F0BFDC775AD4E8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to work with other regional habitat conservation programs to promote cooperation and coordination to enhance fish populations and fish habitats;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H510AAB15874E40D6BC96C99D673B3AFA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to engage local and regional communities to build support for fish habitat conservation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H29979AF5F0A7445C8D15570FEDC6CBFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to involve diverse groups of public and private partners;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H964403C35B4B4005BEE0AFD9A58740FC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to develop collaboratively a strategic vision and achievable implementation plan that is scientifically sound;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6D68BB361E8541BF90D2EFC1E23BA713"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to leverage funding from sources that support local and regional partnerships;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3D682D1E0B794C948C21267223090F6A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to use adaptive management principles, including evaluation of project success and functionality;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HB28055F605B14FC79855DF7FBEE9BAEE"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to develop appropriate local or regional habitat evaluation and assessment measures and criteria that are compatible with national habitat condition measures; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDECD1D0D806F46268B2F9B2F4E9DB600"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to implement local and regional priority projects that improve conditions for fish and fish habitat.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H61385E710AA9477EBC169057A5CC271F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria for designation</header><text>An entity seeking to be designated by Congress as a Partnership shall—</text> <paragraph id="H54CB3910B11542B9AFA6934462A42615"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit to the Board an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Board may reasonably require; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC56922C85B464A428640C79B653F635F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>demonstrate to the Board that the entity has—</text> <subparagraph id="H5851EA9EACD7432FAD6859658C4499CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a focus on promoting the health of important fish and fish habitats;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B61DE4CDDB1423C90D8B26E932156F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H78F84BEFA32D40B2954F8BFA4C4D91CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a self-governance structure that supports the implementation of strategic priorities for fish habitat;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0188B3E20ACB460E9F2974AB58F1106E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the ability to develop local and regional relationships with a broad range of entities to further strategic priorities for fish and fish habitat;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF25684F6C1524D168A50D82BB9AC99F5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36AE4F2C86ED4F8D8DD4D4F3AC134496"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the ability to develop and implement fish habitat conservation projects that address strategic priorities of the Partnership and the Board; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA02904A72E44AC9ACE44A0D1AB03BE3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA0DE9163E47A4F159339D16F24E4AEB9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements for recommendation to Congress</header><text>The Board may recommend to Congress for designation an application for a Partnership submitted under subsection (c) if the Board determines that the applicant—</text> <paragraph id="H1592D8C8FFEC4C788DA2E50ADA53A65A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meets the criteria described in subsection (c)(2);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HD08BF7870527426E9BCB66D91ABAFF99"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7C80183B4E0A43D5A68D5D814891A4F4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3D8C82FAA01D4998B035C6BD65FC2CC1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H363526F06B0A412B972A4DE399777A8E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>is able to address issues and priorities on a nationally significant scale;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4EF8F032A2A3489A81DC3D4DC343ABA3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>includes a governance structure that—</text> <subparagraph id="H0416383BD6BA4FF5BF6D9422A760639F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reflects the range of all partners; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3830516232CE43739391CA8EF7EFF763"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promotes joint strategic planning and decision making by the applicant;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H57DFCF4E75FA412FB3C6B7C37C7ADE31"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H1CC32883A36A4B45A18489E54C3FB35A"><enum>(8)</enum><text>promotes collaboration in developing a strategic vision and implementation program that is scientifically sound and achievable.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7FC50ECB0D86412FB9854332CB349812"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header> <paragraph id="HB9F03FBA6CBB4CE6AA0056B48CB4924A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 <quote>Report to Congress on Future Fish Habitat Partnerships and Modifications</quote>, that—</text> <subparagraph id="H677D5DC605B2467A824BF9858072CB5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies each entity that—</text> <clause id="HC1E11BCB2CAB41BF9ED917588EA5E677"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the requirements described in subsection (d); and</text> </clause><clause id="HA2452A02FFB646A0A28C2C8651EA7864"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Board recommends to Congress for designation as a Partnership;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD0327C3B316E438DA4D78B0DD8F8FF03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes any proposed modifications to a Partnership previously designated by Congress under subsection (f); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB9C89A5B90A3491DBEEB9456A7CE07D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to each entity recommended for designation as a Partnership, describes, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <clause id="H3AA7A7BADCFC4D7BBA8B5EDC8E31BBF5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purpose of the recommended Partnership; and</text> </clause><clause id="H84191FC462CA4D8CA4C0E13B6D9DB25E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the recommended Partnership fulfills the requirements described in subsection (d).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H90BA73AE66A34BB5A940A389B192E73A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public availability; notification</header><text>The Board shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB5DFD265CAAB49999BFFF4EB6DEB9F6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the report publicly available, including on the internet; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0E1ABF74C45841A583686D2BF5A835D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HABF1E8BB380A4F05913348E39463462E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Designation or modification of Partnership</header><text>Congress shall have the exclusive authority to designate or modify a Partnership.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HA326ED2EBC404F38AAE507FE6C0D43AD"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Existing Partnerships</header> <paragraph id="HA889ED3D559842F9B9CC7DF4170F2E5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation review</header><text>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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HA044BDC2243B4D2B9ACF4894BA26DD11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ineligibility for Federal funds</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0F490F11EEFF4E29AA65469D8139745F"><enum>305.</enum><header>Fish Habitat Conservation Projects</header> <subsection id="H29CF766679EC40249A2AEC354A1EBB3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission to Board</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="H1B672B9122194AB99126088C00CD3FE3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations by Board</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE12DBD2A2C884171B6CC5391BD373E59"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria for project selection</header><text>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:</text> <paragraph id="HCF30ED30B64E41CFBD821287D89D562D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A recommendation of the Partnership that is, or will be, participating actively in implementing the fish habitat conservation project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H90214AF0DE504645800E089317A13FAF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The capabilities and experience of project proponents to implement successfully the proposed project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFFB39D08287E4D82A9DE1859BDAB5366"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The extent to which the fish habitat conservation project—</text> <subparagraph id="HD8D6FA766E01432EAB3A3683FF6E6C5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3EE9B1A387F941A9AB880A47005C04EF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>addresses the national priorities established by the Board;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4A0BFC5E7D284486B2F54DD0208268B5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is supported by the findings of the habitat assessment of the Partnership or the Board, and aligns or is compatible with other conservation plans;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H44A6584D2D1B4283A4CFBFD9E29F93F9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifies appropriate monitoring and evaluation measures and criteria that are compatible with national measures;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5C4D106EFF84E848CE31C3D154D9A76"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provides a well-defined budget linked to deliverables and outcomes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0D315151A8364047A10E2E447FF6A00B"><enum>(F)</enum><text>leverages other funds to implement the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H724832B18498405A9A7DAED13B599BF7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>addresses the causes and processes behind the decline of fish or fish habitats; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H271CEBC9E1EA4BB4AB3516FAB55E6235"><enum>(H)</enum><text>includes an outreach or education component that includes the local or regional community.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H455C88F745044BFAA4BE348BC669FD98"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The availability of sufficient non-Federal funds to match Federal contributions for the fish habitat conservation project, as required by subsection (e).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H287A78E9741B4EF9B2B23CD38140B6C5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The extent to which the fish habitat conservation project—</text> <subparagraph id="HC337D3ECD44C4A04A696E910A74E41C3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will increase fish populations in a manner that leads to recreational fishing opportunities for the public;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB63198DFEF5041E98BB3489CC87B85A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will be carried out through a cooperative agreement among Federal, State, and local governments, Indian Tribes, and private entities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H83C832359BF044D39B34B25F928A9F99"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increases public access to land or water for fish and wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BAE79E34ECB4AF889FCC42B4D388750"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advances the conservation of fish and wildlife species that have been identified by a State agency as species of greatest conservation need;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF69AE3231F4049F88DF44BF1BF90BC95"><enum>(E)</enum><text>where appropriate, advances the conservation of fish and fish habitats under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801</external-xref> et seq.) and other relevant Federal law and State wildlife action plans; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC93CF3AA2B84A37957F582E725C0256"><enum>(F)</enum><text>promotes strong and healthy fish habitats so that desired biological communities are able to persist and adapt.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF60A1723416C4E798204CD6C54B60CE9"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The substantiality of the character and design of the fish habitat conservation project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0E1FDAF9DB6A449DBCBB2A8517203879"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <paragraph id="H1E0C4622932E42F8BF54D565878AB252"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements for evaluation</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="HAAE1C703082C41D09DB417FC9E8C5F13"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to appropriately assess the biological, ecological, or other results of the habitat protection, restoration, or enhancement activities carried out using the assistance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2ECCF626A5A442F7BFAA9F47E7AE941F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H99318088617947C894D4D8130909B793"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEE91D74306A349BE9572EDC5F633E9FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to require the submission to the Board of a report describing the findings of the assessment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1065F464F2FB463EBD50C22BCC95032C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Acquisition authorities</header> <subparagraph id="H4634293BF19049FFB3DBDE93FAEBEC46"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="HE51E15DD0F584160BF2C31C8ED8CAD74"><enum>(i)</enum><text>public access for fish and wildlife-dependent recreation; or</text> </clause><clause id="H1CC4620675234F4DAD572108E6DE6223"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a scientifically based, direct enhancement to the health of fish and fish populations, as determined by the Board.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H439AE20B77334CBAA76F568FACD346F6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State agency approval</header> <clause id="HAEB44AEA05F4441DA137EA48D9615D24"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </clause><clause id="HA0661470C273425BBA178913C6C270ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H054C3C7BEB1F40ABA7EA1A65CFAD44BD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Assessment of other authorities</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB49E2D5DC46E4CA6AE0E4CCD2A2CF9E4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="H53B144FD61C546509E90DDA9AEF4D583"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the owner of the real property authorizes the State, local government, or other non-Federal entity to acquire the real property; and</text> </clause><clause id="H223821CABC7241CBA8A4286DE93C43E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC8133FFCD41B414DA3155E9B57BEE034"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Non-Federal contributions</header> <paragraph id="H5B9F39441D244E47A0FE4F080B35AD2C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H602CAAB421DE4579AAB543EDE6803198"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>Such non-Federal share of the cost of a fish habitat conservation project—</text> <subparagraph id="HEED4955805E34C74883AF4CD09F03DFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not be derived from another Federal grant program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3AE01BDD3354263923DA217ADF79348"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include in-kind contributions and cash.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA3B99A2AE7324341B6106333DFBBFD56"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule for Indian Tribes</header><text>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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBFD1DD163989456FAD23B9D988B48DF1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H95A3B4E13D3F4B4EAEE6CC035EB8CF5E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Approval</header> <paragraph id="HA29FC7EA6C6047B2910D72131F762AD5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2781EAA4338141738BCF6B4863BB9BE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEA61F169A2B140F99C9665E49D0CE4B7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H07800F653164491A8B8B386BABFC8749"><enum>306.</enum><header>Technical and scientific assistance</header> <subsection id="H20C7651DDE5749E0B7F6FCF16E27618B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HE30C8D4381894482A9C6F4969CF4844B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Scientific and technical assistance provided under subsection (a) may include—</text> <paragraph id="H9F41E60F9F644B7B8048C4A3EBA35C43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing technical and scientific assistance to States, Indian Tribes, regions, local communities, and nongovernmental organizations in the development and implementation of Partnerships;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H01B27A2730B2404EBEE79D4A31392897"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing technical and scientific assistance to Partnerships for habitat assessment, strategic planning, and prioritization;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFDB3C1A598C0499BBF1C08C2160DDE6D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>supporting the development and implementation of fish habitat conservation projects that are identified as high priorities by Partnerships and the Board;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H2FED817589DB474595DEFBD41F031E23"><enum>(4)</enum><text>supporting and providing recommendations regarding the development of science-based monitoring and assessment approaches for implementation through Partnerships;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H0C195D83C618478FA9CE497D3DA6CF20"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supporting and providing recommendations for a national fish habitat assessment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HDC9EF3D979FC4B61AA03F8446CF21378"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ensuring the availability of experts to assist in conducting scientifically based evaluation and reporting of the results of fish habitat conservation projects; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBD4E1397034A4BBDAE03EC4AE4E19887"><enum>(7)</enum><text>providing resources to secure State agency scientific and technical assistance to support Partnerships, participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the Board.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFB1BEF20A5724FC785935E7C0F124C58"><enum>307.</enum><header>Coordination with States and Indian Tribes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text> </section><section id="H5CF0D7D7D2CD41DFB63025759EF76455"><enum>308.</enum><header>Interagency Operational Plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="H04F9D34700FB46B7B960E92C587C048C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the functional, operational, technical, scientific, and general staff, administrative, and material needs for the implementation of this title; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HF54C858E124E4E1AA40D5ADC6894C15E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any interagency agreements between or among Federal departments and agencies to address those needs.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H39CE25DE1ABB4D05A65A11D6DC23012D"><enum>309.</enum><header>Accountability and reporting</header> <subsection id="HFBA0F957087B40E88B958BFAF76635E8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reporting</header> <paragraph id="H4D13E505950A4AD0B463B0A83F193365"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H227558D84E70454985FEE2DC668F964B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H763E18714D514806BE4B687B28870DFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26203D2125E54651AC6B4732F6E5336C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the public access to fish habitats established or improved under this title during that 5-year period;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC2A0D723A94420D86F2E0A0B72EA512"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the improved opportunities for public recreational fishing achieved under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76723FC683DC41C3822EB7FF251F4CD7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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—</text> <clause id="H59169C2084E34C739B787B1622B61979"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of the fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Board under section 305(b);</text> </clause><clause id="H3F34BC7DBB774270B1F23706CC25E901"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of each fish habitat conservation project approved by the Secretary under section 305(f), in order of priority for funding;</text> </clause><clause id="H388326C8CEC5455494962796D5103C75"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a justification for—</text> <subclause id="HF98B58BC72B648FE9FB1C7F6892F29AE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the approval of each fish habitat conservation project; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="HE5858B2FDB1D49168141E26D3F5AB1E6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the order of priority for funding of each fish habitat conservation project;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="H47EB79EDBF8C47C2B52D831E33987BE7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="H3F8D7F76A0254A4BAB2609EDA294CFB4"><enum>(v)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H28CFA1F748A24D56B5AE114CEED1B0B7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Status and trends report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2020, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—</text> <paragraph id="HB326B7293BAF4984987717092A6BC221"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a status of all Partnerships designated under this title;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HC38B1E1C48BA4100BFFFB0AC54D8A658"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the status of fish habitats in the United States as identified by designated Partnerships; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H076243B619FE47049C69D54D3BBDA567"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enhancements or reductions in public access as a result of—</text> <subparagraph id="H9E0041946A3842279E0B998EBD8EFAE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities of the Partnerships; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F20525D067D4E819EE2B3883E6D33A0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other activities carried out pursuant to this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H366E7127D8144F5194074D2C94115A7D"><enum>310.</enum><header>Effect of this title</header> <subsection id="H405D197916E448C998C113904A89036D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Water rights</header><text>Nothing in this title—</text> <paragraph id="H75920969B76642CB97D816E17D788812"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishes any express or implied reserved water right in the United States for any purpose;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE42847E841BB4088B7E400FC308B6EFD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affects any water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H6E66CC69A9314896A6CBB3078DEF9CCE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>preempts or affects any State water law or interstate compact governing water; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H60243902EC0D4335AA74E350CBE4CA4B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>affects any Federal or State law in existence on the date of enactment of the Act regarding water quality or water quantity.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H57E6D3F4A5CA43C79D963DF1027C3F6C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority To acquire water rights or rights to property</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="HA2BD7A94444E4EDF92B63A95391E241A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State authority</header><text>Nothing in this title—</text> <paragraph id="H554C8D5F5EA64A37A27D7779D6B8D8E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H441D9BEE911A4BC4A7439F5F9CF7D2B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>authorizes the Secretary to control or regulate within a State the fishing or hunting of fish and wildlife.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCF815349E7F4478AACE491CD04E529A0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect on Indian Tribes</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph id="H66D59EB918E54BDE98A62FCB38719310"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an agreement between the Indian Tribe and the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H7D4C9835B6AA4D2B937286480C8D60F2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Federal law (including regulations);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HCC90BA2840E049A38FEA3D4EF9A076A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an Executive order; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HFD24C1F64D1642E8AC27196031EABC89"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a judicial decree.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCAF139B8950648AA9748818A02976F2D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Adjudication of water rights</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/666">43 U.S.C. 666</external-xref>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H8804CDEB748C45059586CED87A715BF6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Department of Commerce authority</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subsection><subsection id="H255326E557994960AFC93302756ED6F4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect on other authorities</header> <paragraph id="HE74C6AEFCDC64D48B0ED214AAE266745"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Private property protection</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HE5B497D7B8664ECBB5C97EB70C737E31"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mitigation</header><text>Nothing in this title authorizes the use of funds made available to carry out this title for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes under—</text> <subparagraph id="HF137C810B98644CDBF128A352CCF3E25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H200DF851D5A04A9BBE0C3043B7C2667D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/661">16 U.S.C. 661</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F25DF5CDB2D4300832217F18E7ADB36"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">Public Law 99–662</external-xref>; 100 Stat. 4082); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC09F3CF539474D38BAC6CBCA4201AEA6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other Federal law or court settlement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H3653D013F985431E8DDD4FC521FC5D39"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clean Water Act</header><text>Nothing in this title affects any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251</external-xref> et seq.), including any definition in that Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H720FF36FECC5435DBDFF2BACF37BA485"><enum>311.</enum><header>Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to—</text> <paragraph id="HB12A30942A4044BE99745999E6A2187E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Board; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HEFE155D9A1664F118618CF07E2048B5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any Partnership.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="H17A551FB67CE43489D7EE998C3B95754"><enum>312.</enum><header>Funding</header> <subsection id="HBF2141B02CAD41AB8543B1FA43F6E7E7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="H8F3A47D5C58B49B781B946CE76120456"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fish Habitat Conservation Projects</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H3117C4D82C874262878199A4E69C1370"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative and planning expenses</header><text>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)—</text> <subparagraph id="H04A16CE3B66543039153049292750490"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for administrative and planning expenses under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8673B3519129461D9732A888EE24F6BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to carry out section 309.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8DC1BCB617DA48E998CFC466148DB2A5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical and scientific assistance</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="HBF54E02AA36E4E43ABBB5EECF31EF2D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$400,000 to the Secretary for use by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H91B510A71DC34A0E865AC71EBB2FEF8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$400,000 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H93BBA2FB3250481DB93792A253BB8642"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$400,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for use by the Environmental Protection Agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA76DE618A7D4CD5B5C57A423103F2E1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$400,000 to the Secretary for use by the United States Geological Survey; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H00B003EBF1E946FC879C28E0580C0398"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$400,000 to the Chief of the Forest Service for use by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H81BFE00B81FF423D9CB482EF963A4FDC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements and grants</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <paragraph id="H8007CCD1A2AD4E54AAD987D09D6B270C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6101">31 U.S.C. 6101</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/107">Public Law 106–107</external-xref>), 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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="HBBCA648B4F024C6FAE328D0259DF0E35"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="H4813A28B27414FF49A8B72723B3AB69E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H12E3112663574466B9149E0D465B7000"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Donations</header> <paragraph id="H74711A98154741E69D4D7D9FBDFBA581"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="H77CBA2FE822A495D9C3B7A6240352F7C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enter into an agreement with any organization described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> 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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A5C2FC5BB0C47F9B20EE8219BFB5F7A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accept donations of funds, property, and services to carry out the purposes of this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6B1F4160DB88468E8C47F2F25F988571"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>A donation accepted under this title—</text> <subparagraph id="H178296937FF3490BAB850CC577F25FF8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be considered to be a gift or bequest to, or otherwise for the use of, the United States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9754346BA48148B2BD9EFAE74409AE56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be—</text> <clause id="H0C38C4DE28034975848FB4A27C3E701C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>used directly by the Secretary; or</text> </clause><clause id="H12DE6EDB38CE47B28540A8885B334285"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provided to another Federal department or agency through an interagency agreement.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H22C42A73076A402DA11688A96DDDA242"><enum>313.</enum><header>Prohibition against implementation of regulatory authority by Federal agencies through Partnerships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any Partnership designated under this title—</text> <paragraph id="H28FD65BC56764778899D38CFBDAF955E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be for the sole purpose of promoting fish conservation; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H978041AC3A964F6F8B8A6EE69A79F8D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not be used to implement any regulatory authority of any Federal agency.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="id0562F5E270594812BCD24C0D1C2C27E0"><enum>401.</enum><header>Sense of the Senate regarding conservation agreements and activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Senate that—</text> <paragraph id="id9bbd255ba2374ade996524a5774e139a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>voluntary conservation agreements benefit species and the habitats on which the species rely;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7bc4d2842fca44a69e305fbc95e84a4e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>States, Indian Tribes, units of local government, landowners, and other stakeholders should be encouraged to participate in voluntary conservation agreements; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9e754454cc1a4cb0af05daed587401da"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id505C60A4C2884515B0E974712791118F"><enum>402.</enum><header>Study to review conservation factors</header> <subsection id="idC1704341507347B890A062A595338AEF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of Secretaries</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Secretaries</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="id2522DAC2EC674885AFE10A8A52F04DE0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2E1008A3C8344DC581D1CD79F355087E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0DC9D36EAA44CBCA49B2B4C233A0707"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id24c4284af78a44a5ad05efb596550129"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>To assess factors affecting successful conservation activities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.), the Secretaries shall carry out a study—</text> <paragraph id="idc42dd2cf51754b3eb7e8dc05bdf02021"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to review any factors that threaten or endanger a species for which a listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) would not lead to a sustainable population of the species;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id55e67153865443dcae823ce0ba306c77"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to review any barriers to—</text> <subparagraph id="id7681bbefd3a54d74a1288881132b0194"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79e000837acc471d9f29de86386e5fc5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the implementation of conservation agreements, plans, or other cooperative agreements, including agreements focused on voluntary activities, multispecies efforts, and other relevant considerations;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf307e8a334c347ffb4c8303126fc0198"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to review factors that impact the ability of the Federal Government to successfully implement the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida7f7705cd1d54cedb65cf6119eb8213d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to develop recommendations regarding methods to address barriers identified under paragraph (2), if any; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc96d5065102341eb991c29668c4c2a75"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to review determinations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> 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—</text> <subparagraph id="idfae77e1edd02403492ead8186f19e2c2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an explanation of the factors preventing a delisting or downlisting of the species; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43f6e9a2e4cc4c00b59f41690274b098"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations regarding methods to address the factors described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id15461a4532104a3cbb847e90bca471ac"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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).</text> </subsection></section><section id="id9ECF6B0ECA264F5E8B9AACA2E1D52A87"><enum>403.</enum><header>Study and report on expenditures</header> <subsection id="ida0127607c4374ae49c0a5ab13b5793f4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports on expenditures</header> <paragraph id="idaf1e6266df0641a5a7848a91927d3a91"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal departments and agencies</header> <subparagraph id="idCDD3C8B5E2954A16959EE30522C64E2E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At the determination of the Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the <term>Comptroller General</term>), 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (including any regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) during—</text> <clause id="id73FE014D8E314B8DB8609F719DF197DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to the first report under paragraph (2), the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report; and</text> </clause><clause id="id748E76D210B14D378BB312EE4C4B15C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to the second report under paragraph (2), the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e245ede36f34a4cbf9cc32760b81d17"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Data and other relevant information submitted under subparagraph (A) shall describe, with respect to the applicable amounts—</text> <clause id="id7070f8911aea4c958f83802c1dc1ad39"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the programmatic office of the department or agency on behalf of which each amount was expended or disbursed;</text> </clause><clause id="id9aff560165bd4bd9b1ccae5925194b1e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the provision of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (or regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) pursuant to which each amount was expended or disbursed; and</text> </clause><clause id="id14b1b37b8a164274bb11cfc1562d6015"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the project or activity carried out using each amount, in detail sufficient to reflect the breadth, scope, and purpose of the project or activity.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id48AF7698FEF448A7991CF5A960692CA3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller General</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id2add0f5737934c0ba43e25448d4ba1f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (including any regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) during—</text> <clause id="id0725FC3760344D2E867A8946C59847BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to the first report, the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report; and</text> </clause><clause id="id0C4E1DE556434BB3A31FA2BBC4838255"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to the second report, the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b409c737e854932b0fde257f9fb6aa5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (or regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) pursuant to which each such amount was expended or disbursed; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09d8a2b4d530457b921e1a54e0df54ab"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to each relevant department or agency—</text> <clause id="id18daf64e29b646b7a55407f443a6660d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total amount expended or disbursed by the department or agency as described in subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause id="id3a495942ef1444ef9aab35ba3116a0c9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the information described in clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph (1)(B).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idc501de360b754b8e957e196f5209c81f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on conservation activities</header> <paragraph id="id9F82C44E13E74CC0B7483D94BC716C4F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal departments and agencies</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (including any regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) during—</text> <subparagraph id="id2094F70158234DB7B0070D1D5A5A734B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to the first report under paragraph (2), the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13533F151CB84734BD7F2081D270FF00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to the second report under paragraph (2), the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1f16459709974a8f9e52019138c61a8d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller General</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id26828cd9d19b4964b58e155ccb040b39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.), as reported under paragraph (1), during—</text> <clause id="id51586C1DCB4F4D248328FC7683A0E9DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to the first report, the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25873AF8B76642AA9193097DFECC5686"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to the second report, the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e27e77ce6204014a955d6efabe361b4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is organized into categories with respect to whether a recovery plan for a species has been established;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcf470bd1eae4448ca4616afcb5956377"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes conservation outcomes associated with the conservation activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92aa05d51b4c415aa04da27eda79a68c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id97466964E3BC436A81B64EC910D8D331"><enum>404.</enum><header>Use of value of land for cost sharing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669">16 U.S.C. 669</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id57E398C5382442B9BDDCD21EB86A6A1F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 13 as section 14; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4C178A812F1C49439BBF14DC7C5B8971"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 12 the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="deleted" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id13DAD9EC2E314B0DB8BBD0D165D406B6" reported-display-style="strikethrough" style="OLC"> <section id="id665007438E884C19838658DAC4582C6E"><enum>13.</enum><header>Value of land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any institution eligible to receive Federal funds under the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7601">7 U.S.C. 7601</external-xref> 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.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
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This Act may be cited as the America's Conservation Enhancement Act. (b)
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The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.TITLE I—Wildlife Enhancement, Disease, and PredationSec. 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 NeedsSec. 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 PartnershipsSec. 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—MiscellaneousSec. 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.
<enum>I</enum><header>Wildlife Enhancement, Disease, and Predation</header> <section id="id82b7c6ed-af96-4535-96df-e04c28e4d2ed" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict</header> <subsection id="id79de23be-67a2-4fc2-97f2-1c916cffa84c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7001(d) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/742b">16 U.S.C. 742b</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/9">Public Law 116–9</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id5365a3bf-09aa-4a14-b30c-1a6dda5762ee"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraphs (2)(C)(v), (3)(C)(v), (4)(C)(v), (5)(C)(v), and (6)(C)(v), by striking <quote>paragraph (7)(A)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>paragraph (8)(A)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idae215ef6-37b2-4cd6-a959-5e74c58c9c1d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 <quote>paragraph (7)(B)</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>paragraph (8)(B)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4df96e54-f150-4d12-ac02-7b852daedaaf"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)(C)(iv), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>subparagraph (C)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (iii)</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9ee7b5ed-00b0-4bdf-af33-c8294126b0a8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf8e58f6f-5820-46a8-a7e5-7173768fcaf6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b68930a-562c-46ec-9b0d-b01997cdb3b3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idc1f75d30-8899-4461-808e-dc65de9301f7"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict</header> <subparagraph id="id7685a0df-0024-4229-b777-017dac7f69c8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this paragraph:</text> <clause id="id93a6ffbc-03e7-4553-972a-7f04789cc6c5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The term <term>Board</term> means the Reducing Human-Predator Conflict Technology Advisory Board established by subparagraph (C)(i).</text> </clause><clause id="idfd579392-3852-428f-9cda-c53b767ab8db"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prize competition</header><text>The term <term>prize competition</term> means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict established under subparagraph (B).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id690dc2e5-ed27-4265-a0ad-c00c50cb77c5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>America's Conservation Enhancement Act</short-title>, the Secretary shall establish under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3719">15 U.S.C. 3719</external-xref>) a prize competition, to be known as the <quote>Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict</quote>—</text> <clause id="id06d33b8f-2967-4b03-9694-0006f173815c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="id4ace0897-820a-42d4-a45f-75d76a26864e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f09bbbc-934a-42fa-9ae0-397fd35a4ff7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Advisory board</header> <clause id="id1c4a7558-9aa3-4dd6-8faa-17e82bfebc69"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established an advisory board, to be known as the <quote>Reducing Human-Predator Conflict Technology Advisory Board</quote>.</text> </clause><clause id="id89e1dbf5-d182-470a-839d-7e8ef039a48b"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The Board shall be composed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the Secretary, who shall provide expertise in—</text> <subclause id="idd77c8736-87c4-4f0a-895e-598eb3b2e5b5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>predator-human interactions;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idec40d963-359c-49bd-bf44-f970ff99d4d6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the habitats of large predators;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id86abec02-add2-4e45-8971-14a35d733c8a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>biology;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4db62d0e-4943-47e6-a45d-c19cab8295d7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>technology development;</text> </subclause><subclause id="idb31c4791-8562-48f5-b96e-29f6ef8e536f"><enum>(V)</enum><text>engineering;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id45fca6ad-a54a-4972-b8e8-c17d224d45e7"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>economics;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1122239d-83ab-4042-ab78-e8cbc0070704"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>business development and management; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida0fd6b16-29b4-4c06-bc34-d1c7c151f65e"><enum>(VIII)</enum><text>any other discipline, as the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve the purposes of this paragraph.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id4bdd407b-12fc-46ca-b1cc-ac2f8cade058"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Subject to clause (iv), with respect to the prize competition, the Board shall—</text> <subclause id="id5dec0e51-d5fb-49b4-abc9-1eb901041eef"><enum>(I)</enum><text>select a topic;</text> </subclause><subclause id="ida34810c6-c4d5-4590-9dd7-48550bec0749"><enum>(II)</enum><text>issue a problem statement;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id24dd62e0-db30-40e1-9137-dbbe34e8f9ce"><enum>(III)</enum><text>advise the Secretary regarding any opportunity for technological innovation to reduce human-predator conflict using nonlethal means; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idcdb9e045-9225-4d2f-b911-3c7e182c053c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="iddf3dc8be-6194-43b9-8f1a-008ed0fb8d06"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>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—</text> <subclause id="id88d965b4-5d54-47d8-a429-d9ae43917aab"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 or more Federal agencies with jurisdiction over the management of native wildlife species at risk due to conflict with human activities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="iddc28b572-e9a8-4540-9551-d598bf2d8b21"><enum>(II)</enum><text>1 or more State agencies with jurisdiction over the management of native wildlife species at risk due to conflict with human activities;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id0aadc3ac-35b6-4c54-a74e-120f5ea341cd"><enum>(III)</enum><text>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</text> </subclause><subclause id="id87814595-067f-4ae7-8cb1-abc43b807f22"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>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.</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id011a9264-a81d-433d-aeaf-6a1464f98a6c"><enum>(v)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Board shall comply with all requirements under paragraph (8)(A).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id26fda9f3-7f82-426b-9809-6beb08077bf5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Agreement with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation</header> <clause id="id145dee9a-a65a-469a-93a9-5a68362fb6ac"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall offer to enter into an agreement under which the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the prize competition.</text> </clause><clause id="id2c4f7a6a-e6cc-4e75-af35-e5592deb6904"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An agreement entered into under clause (i) shall comply with all requirements under paragraph (8)(B).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a55240e-9c3f-4173-8bcf-f7dea7f39f4e"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Judges</header> <clause id="idfa898f94-633b-4a78-9edd-5232d516462f"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>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.</text> </clause><clause id="id01c97ea5-bbfb-437a-86b3-c2e2f9643a73"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Determination by Secretary</header><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e16f16a-378c-4f55-b31f-19a06bd39280"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Consultation with NOAA</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ffc1146-aceb-4c31-af23-a77bd780d3a7"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="id493087c1-33be-4309-be75-ed400c41fcb9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a statement by the Board that describes the activities carried out by the Board relating to the duties described in subparagraph (C)(iii);</text> </clause><clause id="idcef011d3-1508-432b-86ca-4732ef954c45"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="id3f8beba6-2d12-4de7-af0d-14a8c8e34455"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ff8d5ac-5622-40b0-8111-9ae334e2e892"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Termination of authority</header><text>The Board and all authority provided under this paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 2023.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id071309b7-476d-4ab4-b78d-24859648784d"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)—</text> <subparagraph id="id151e4bd5-93ae-4af1-8c95-008fb107180c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>or (6)(C)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6)(C)(i), or (7)(C)(i)</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4951d541-65f9-4b93-ba96-ece72c42eaf7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text> <clause id="idfcdc5af9-b804-48e1-84e3-0e7e11b12231"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>or (6)(D)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6)(D)(i), or (7)(D)(i)</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id527f1d50-787e-43a6-962d-7422e3d2652c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in clause (i)(VII), by striking <quote>and (6)(E)</quote> and inserting <quote>(6)(E), and (7)(E)</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55ada036-5aa0-4ffb-a6a3-a9e8232161fe"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id1d546e44-1619-4f54-9226-1fcee0adbb39"><enum>102.</enum><header>Losses of livestock due to depredation by federally protected species</header> <subsection id="id6d441e61-ac66-4d26-9031-068b9e75636c"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id40a73013-873e-42e7-9865-410382492597"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Depredation</header> <subparagraph id="id4a41ebc3-60a5-46f1-8dd3-4f9ee5dc7578"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>depredation</term> means actual death, injury, or destruction of livestock that is caused by a federally protected species.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida64432d1-d908-44e0-b2a0-eb8a26112261"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>The term <term>depredation</term> does not include damage to real or personal property other than livestock, including—</text> <clause id="id3bf324f5-12f8-49fe-a6ea-2f83a38d28c5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>damage to—</text> <subclause id="idba6262bb-ee14-4eb1-8b50-f1ca0346c74c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>other animals;</text> </subclause><subclause id="iddd81afbb-f873-448f-aa38-ff5137d2aea1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>vegetation;</text> </subclause><subclause id="id1832c1c2-a857-4262-ae54-caada2f9bb2f"><enum>(III)</enum><text>motor vehicles; or</text> </subclause><subclause id="id4bc25a60-52be-4931-8909-ff68f70f10d3"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>structures;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id551d1af6-8cd9-417e-a87b-c4f75f711bb1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>diseases;</text> </clause><clause id="idc9cbe9f6-869b-42f8-8a57-8679b0f15d98"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>lost profits; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd7c7f50c-1c03-446b-b941-9f17a96880a2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>consequential damages.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id282f582f-8f53-4e23-8cdd-aa59467dc8de"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federally protected species</header><text>The term <term>federally protected species</term> means a species that is or previously was protected under—</text> <subparagraph id="id31fc7ed7-b874-4a55-ad4c-e3af937597f8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly known as the <quote>Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act</quote>) (54 Stat. 250, chapter 278; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/668">16 U.S.C. 668</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idabe0c17f-ee97-4f33-b281-e603d71d6776"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6947834d-aada-477a-97bd-94b92937f6c4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/703">16 U.S.C. 703</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8f303dfd-e941-40e5-b16b-237096cb638c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8a94168a-9b6f-41a5-83c6-5b5ad598f978"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Livestock</header> <subparagraph id="id680e5eee-3702-4be8-80ee-cb68e1769127"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>livestock</term> 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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id06f93b1e-819a-4024-82a6-5e36133d9076"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The term <term>livestock</term> includes guard animals actively engaged in the protection of livestock described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id4c0fbb1a-8564-4dff-b71c-406b48aef643"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <term>program</term> means the grant program established under subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida4546b9f-c162-4185-8313-dc0bec2624c1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Secretaries</header><text>The term <term>Secretaries</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id3e834833-c8fd-4909-8977-3685f333c85b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf3d7d8a1-98b3-46f7-8265-9a8ceb01bf36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf0cb273e-267b-4f04-85e3-f8811d0efe33"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant program for losses of livestock due to depredation by federally protected species</header> <paragraph id="idd730323d-eaa7-4e75-9682-d3d82ba70467"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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)—</text> <subparagraph id="id3e1f8621-c045-449e-b848-3eed5f4d2c2b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to assist livestock producers in carrying out—</text> <clause id="id3fb58526-05c8-4764-8cea-db4ae6c3dffb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>proactive and nonlethal activities to reduce the risk of livestock loss due to depredation by federally protected species occurring on—</text> <subclause id="id6e0876bc-6578-499f-ba9b-5b565cbb4f10"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Federal, State, or private land within the applicable State; or</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc274aa41-ee02-4eab-b1fc-6dc19e4e1498"><enum>(II)</enum><text>land owned by, or held in trust for the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id5cc7395c-14c0-4a87-a61f-948ad2391178"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>research relating to the activities described in clause (i); and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85643c26-7067-4ad1-a737-f93896e36168"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to compensate livestock producers for livestock losses due to depredation by federally protected species occurring on—</text> <clause id="idadef43dc-49e3-4ec8-b9a6-03be63891b58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal, State, or private land within the applicable State; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0a04525-2b0e-43cb-8bca-dc898a32aacf"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>land owned by, or held in trust for the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id823db6c6-375c-4149-833d-cc2caf60b0e9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation of funding</header> <subparagraph id="id38378155-6cb8-496e-b72b-ca4304d49253"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Reports to the Secretaries</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="ide0395689-abf7-4dfc-8724-6b344815d5a8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal, State, or private land within the applicable State; or</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f639e2d-3532-42db-abc7-984bcbfb84d7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>land owned by, or held in trust for the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id789f270b-de9c-4eef-a3e9-4749c4ceb4b2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id720ba0f7-2393-4063-88c0-5ed3c3b15e4d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a State or Indian tribe shall—</text> <subparagraph id="idb2af2694-2bab-41f7-9d11-8d91dc6f492a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designate an appropriate agency of the State or Indian tribe to administer the 1 or more programs supplemented by the grant funds;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9bf8a390-5079-44cf-b0db-cffeaf1a5017"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establish 1 or more accounts to receive grant funds;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47074216-1534-459a-adfe-9abe8f9d68b2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maintain files of all claims received and paid under grant-funded programs, including supporting documentation; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2899624e-c913-4b4a-8758-cc2341d7c58e"><enum>(D)</enum><text>submit to the Secretaries—</text> <clause id="id43a2345f-dcb2-4208-96a8-51bb450d1318"><enum>(i)</enum><text>annual reports that include—</text> <subclause id="idf68f3f03-2a8f-4f43-aaca-13cff3b3b720"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a summary of claims and expenditures under the program during the year; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id68fca20d-d3ec-4c48-9b7b-60e41d9dfbe6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of any action taken on the claims; and</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id87f77d40-6e01-455d-afa6-8e24c82e55dc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such other reports as the Secretaries may require to assist the Secretaries in determining the effectiveness of assisted activities under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2dc1e54f-6f10-491c-8744-836ee9ac69d4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sense of the Senate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of the Senate that—</text> <paragraph id="idf6030986-2b16-4701-a35f-84b688e843ec"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no State or Indian tribe is required to participate in the program; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf8ebfb1e-b02a-4ede-baa3-156bba2d3ef9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the program supplements, and does not replace or supplant, any State compensation programs for depredation.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="iddcee0839-9e9b-427a-8685-a8fb66b28e2f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, of which—</text> <paragraph id="id2d188f6e-b2ee-4dba-8d41-c6f59a17ec2c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$5,000,000 shall be used to provide grants for the purposes described in subsection (b)(1)(A); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40b04702-dfbf-4856-b730-084c6a442458"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$10,000,000 shall be used to provide grants for the purpose described in subsection (b)(1)(B).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="id8fb7ce50-d5b3-47a0-9b6e-c37c982dc060" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header>Depredation permits for black vultures and common ravens</header> <subsection commented="no" id="ideea81d0b-1a7d-412e-89a7-147f3a62119e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>), 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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" id="idd69d4ba6-b37e-4046-95bf-95604b723919"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limited to affected States or regions</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id96fc93d8-97af-406f-ad3f-efcae1b658bc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>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.</text> </subsection></section><section id="id8ae22436-dd4e-480e-bddd-2bac9112242d"><enum>104.</enum><header>Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force</header> <subsection id="id0474edb6-f4ef-4b1d-88e8-5a7dc9f23506"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of chronic wasting disease</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>chronic wasting disease</term> means the animal disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations that—</text> <paragraph id="id44503cbc-fbe0-4a04-aded-c2389253d62d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is a transmissible disease of the nervous system resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id817bb0d2-1490-4531-9d4c-35787bbe714a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>belongs to the group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which group includes scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf51ce666-1549-498c-b0e2-67d49ed7b9e0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="id227021b1-6101-481a-9f66-35aa372a227e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is established within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service a task force, to be known as the <quote>Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force</quote> (referred to in this subsection as the <term>Task Force</term>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4d21f9ff-180f-434c-b758-4d2119481da4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The Task Force shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id94ae4b72-9268-41b3-a187-772b81005083"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf645bcf4-f93e-43c8-8bee-8280bb480946"><enum>(B)</enum><text>develop recommendations, including recommendations based on findings of the study conducted under subsection (c), and a set of best practices regarding—</text> <clause id="id471a9e6b-f463-45e1-9308-735a9b7ef501"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the interstate coordination of practices to prevent the new introduction of chronic wasting disease;</text> </clause><clause id="id4c93a4cc-a262-4be5-be68-53cc4c6d5041"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the prioritization and coordination of the future study of chronic wasting disease, based on evolving research needs;</text> </clause><clause id="id8254b3f1-29c6-44bc-8197-d9f5006250a1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="id887f8cb4-a8e3-495c-837d-39af86d82c56"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other area where containment or management efforts relating to chronic wasting disease may differ across jurisdictions;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30c18129-fb99-46dd-83d5-428e907cb8e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc81e941f-6cf6-420e-961f-01adb633c566"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id791ab242-131c-426a-9e92-05e350aac03e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Membership</header> <subparagraph id="id59b896d8-5d17-466f-85a5-ff1d572eb3c9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Task Force shall be composed of—</text> <clause id="id53e769b7-1587-4613-9442-ebe8ec7a827b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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 <term>Secretary</term>);</text> </clause><clause id="id4aa01249-d252-494a-a889-7e09c37f6343"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 representative of the United States Geological Survey;</text> </clause><clause id="idd9fd3d1a-9c95-477c-b369-34cea58ca56f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>2 representatives of the Department of Agriculture with experience in chronic wasting disease, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture—</text> <subclause id="id99c6f1b1-3064-49c1-81b3-f452257cfbb1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>1 of whom shall have expertise in research; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="idd4330abe-5cf0-4b34-862a-e4a6a8520b1b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>1 of whom shall have expertise in wildlife management;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id68697634-1ab2-4fdb-9c67-bc8eba104661"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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—</text> <subclause id="idc9566f57-7f1a-4bb9-a5fb-ad0666b84704"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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</text> </subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idacc28174-006a-4109-b57b-a07431ee554b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id50fb1166-a979-466e-9345-1540287cec75"><enum>(v)</enum><text>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;</text> </clause><clause id="id53bda334-c59e-43d9-be3b-37e6d63bec5c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="ida8a642ad-90c4-4480-b95f-cddfe398e842"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>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).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id182fb250-d656-4268-9508-4deb49c8ae5b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph requires a State to participate in the Task Force.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ideac34eda-46b2-441d-9e7d-f407d6541364"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Co-chairs</header><text>The Co-Chairs of the Task Force shall be—</text> <subparagraph id="iddbdf621f-36f0-4633-bc0a-c0f018d58204"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal representative described in paragraph (3)(A)(i); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide3184c1f-bc26-4b53-9f15-ae511cfaac7b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 State representative appointed under paragraph (3)(A)(iv), to be selected by a majority vote of those State representatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id270f4bc5-5b01-4525-9578-9bba6070825f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Date of initial appointment</header> <subparagraph id="idf1af4b41-69e7-48b0-9194-4045c3b02f78"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0b2872dd-642b-4165-895b-2770e7c90bd9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0da39f55-d81a-4404-a46b-ec172d45e42b"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Any vacancy in the members appointed to the Task Force—</text> <subparagraph id="id112b5443-f231-407c-82c8-24f720ef04fe"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall not affect the power or duty of the Task Force; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b44a4a3-a1c0-4d56-85c9-4ff6bcb26c76"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be filled not later than 30 days after the date of the vacancy.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id88430a13-f42a-4d13-be12-af1d287ca355"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The Task Force shall convene—</text> <subparagraph id="ida3eeef14-4a22-4fc1-ada7-807b5ac099c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less frequently than twice each year; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04ee19da-26a0-4cf6-892c-9d33d3305abc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf7cb1194-fe36-4474-96a1-b30fbbc73cdb"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interstate action plan</header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id11af37e5-abb5-422e-a38b-90adbf061c49"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3b7b2c36-7009-41dc-b4d1-eb0917684e8b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cooperative agreements</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ced6a1f-3f64-499b-a311-7df2a5b4e57c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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).</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84698a18-fbd0-4252-a74e-60aebbe31566"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Target date</header><text>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).</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id55374bf1-f7cd-4a81-8b4f-caa27d52f7fc"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Matching funds</header> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida36d189d-248a-4491-a98c-eda15386264c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0715fb8e-5e5d-4f47-95ed-36183e929db7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The amount provided by the Federal Government under clause (i) for a fiscal year shall be not greater than $5,000,000.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id02882433-4668-4e1f-a126-0e62df08de38"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id5d62cb57-bc4b-4a0d-9fc1-fa8152821243"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcb97e10a-5a81-4f86-845a-80f665b24f32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>updated resource requirements that are needed to reduce and eliminate chronic wasting disease in the United States;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1641b8b3-b107-4864-8aaa-5a1bf52913e8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida63ea72a-4800-457e-88b2-9be811a0a7c0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>new research findings and emerging research needs relating to chronic wasting disease; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1372b7b5-bf77-4bd1-a5c8-091a4c1b0bca"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any other relevant information.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id63535db6-5b43-49d8-83e0-c721e5ce6eb0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chronic wasting disease transmission in cervidae resource study</header> <paragraph id="id18fd8b79-e2c0-4605-8364-6cb92790d41c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="id58a168d0-158c-4dd5-a369-21c414d94265"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Academy</header><text>The term <term>Academy</term> means the National Academy of Sciences.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc7051c8-e47f-4cd6-bb31-5cc764ac9da6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Cervid</header><text>The term <term>cervid</term> means any species within the family Cervidae.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8a5c354a-1b7a-4b2c-9f24-f3a615732bf0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Secretaries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretaries</term> 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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id511ad4e0-0fe5-4424-a9d5-00dfdbd53377"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Study</header> <subparagraph id="idec1b3eba-d139-47a9-854e-c70581c8b0e0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcba6c9cd-1a3c-43e4-a5d2-e4f732d06c2c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idba802248-85cb-4810-8380-037160153743"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contents of the study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study under paragraph (2) shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id786849e9-b508-4076-962b-be0cf0323002"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to wild, captive, and farmed populations of cervids in the United States, identify—</text> <clause id="idb0718a3a-b554-4636-ab86-f121520282ea"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id36af9808-7d53-450c-b8a3-230d3798c7fb"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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;</text> </subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" id="id56bfc7c1-9ebc-421f-8f71-d3e2ae98b450" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the infection rates for each pathway and mechanism identified under subclause (I); and</text> </subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" id="id20e576f0-d663-4c88-bf86-904a5c7dcbc8" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the relative frequency of transmission of each pathway and mechanism identified under subclause (I);</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id0fed31b0-34f5-4fc7-8a0b-fd45a62a5f55"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idb4832c60-6fa8-4c09-86ab-f3bff3692721"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">anthropogenic and environmental factors contributing to new chronic wasting disease emergence events;</text> </subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" id="id8b3c5e46-ac30-4031-be01-2b6cc3ba29e4" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the development of geographical areas with increased chronic wasting disease prevalence; and</text> </subclause><subclause changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" id="id2309451a-5a5b-41de-a524-5b074054105a" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the overall geographical patterns of chronic wasting disease distribution;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="id6720c2ef-8373-460a-8654-a09c1ccc0404"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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);</text> </clause><clause id="ide8b3caf3-c1e6-4084-aae8-7de9e4dbe1f5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="id81214a82ba184dff9a4cb6eb163edf7d"><enum>(v)</enum><text>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;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5BF62A1B54AB4CCDBFB036AD14F541F5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assess the effectiveness of the potential prevention, detection, or control measures, practices, or technologies identified under subparagraph (A)(v); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida8087337-7399-4688-9c66-853eca077370"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <clause id="id5e93dfd9-5369-476a-b29d-0ad9f646066f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;</text> </clause><clause id="idfa40ac2d-9bf6-4db7-8677-a06cfe65c94d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the United States Geological Survey;</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id97de1ec2-72c4-455b-8df4-9c8d20b7b18a"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="id73fbd0d705194289bcc020ac3d7ac822"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3be10e65-be35-43b4-974a-b68ee5efd709"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id23a7b65d-b119-4dca-8674-2c7785a8ace9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Data sharing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph id="idee6739d9-84bb-4996-9326-429dac7d71ed"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Veterinary Services Program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f44a0b8-0753-44cd-bb32-97b39a79b96a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the United States Geological Survey.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id93563e1b-f718-4348-8c1a-ed4112127f97"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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—</text> <subparagraph id="id3ac87fcd-8640-47b3-8f81-2d5cb089b516"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the findings of the study; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8eb23a7-ca14-46f9-ab79-bf182f3c7a58"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any conclusions and recommendations that the Secretaries determine to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd14b1363-3c72-41aa-95db-6f54c8ae6c34"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="idfbcde4b9-ed77-46c7-ad31-b8dbe5199d36"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id654f9f3d-a4cc-448f-8584-0c1a7be144fb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id26629157-ad7e-48bb-9070-5670f85f9688"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe6a4749-ef34-4cf0-bfab-562beb958aac"><enum>105.</enum><header>Invasive species</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/666c-1">16 U.S.C. 666c–1</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c2f6bb7-a702-41f5-a66d-3778b9e7b10b"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2)—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27c1b6b9-d9b6-46f7-b67c-36124757b791"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)—</text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id875ce450-8a10-40e2-bb7a-b68942b46e16"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9902927a-9dea-4669-8d32-532b3076fbed"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by inserting before clause (ii) (as so redesignated) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida860bf9a-8ec2-45ec-80c9-15e1edaf94cb" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2953ec1a-54bb-4425-85b6-5272f9d20892"><enum>(i)</enum><text>relevant Federal agencies;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id19c543f8-df0c-4f69-8a91-862260a0d855"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb04b407b-6de2-4b53-908a-c8b08cb54808"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf5d75091-a5b7-4228-bfa2-25cca17397a0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide2ba3669-229d-4c0f-b49e-bb30fcd6c73e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in consultation with stakeholders, including nongovernmental organizations and industry;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id67843284-b07b-41ab-a597-85916ace4bf9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9334d313-5e83-4830-a112-9945824e2a68" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc1d5171-11ea-4018-a164-d297148bb9d0"><enum>(p)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae98559e-97c4-4a1f-9ab5-c503bbf9fa5a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id551ed2b2-1c4d-4257-993c-24efe2266412"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$2,500,000 to the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9387d951-1383-4afb-b6a3-48a4eec3c906" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">North American Wetlands Conservation Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4406">16 U.S.C. 4406(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>not to exceed—</quote> in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through paragraph (5) and inserting <quote>not to exceed $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.</quote>.</text> </section><section id="idb713abc4-5347-4865-847c-a9b948d4157d"><enum>107.</enum><header>National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act</header> <subsection id="idbc1fc9cc-7805-4ca4-8775-63c449109776"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Board of directors of Foundation</header> <paragraph id="idec3d24a4-5bf9-4a3d-82ab-42e93b83cb72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 3 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3702">16 U.S.C. 3702</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="id28fb22f5-ba60-4e75-bdac-8ed3c3716beb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <clause id="ida2f2b2fc-832a-418c-95a8-c8189549d0f0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95edb7d9-ad11-4442-be05-a5ac12ea287b" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id386edb21-f97e-4ff8-ae95-13c5269ac54b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Appointment of directors</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="idd9326f56-b849-42e4-b2c1-3a2cfe485b4b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to the conservation of fish, wildlife, or other natural resources; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4d15b23f-1a5b-4544-a501-2ecf833870f9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>represent a balance of expertise in ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial resource conservation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="id9f01ef87-0566-4a03-9587-3752dafe1e46"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5cc0f503-f21a-470c-8857-61094edd3d62" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id6bfa1a08-c2f2-41c8-9065-d535a8230c3b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Terms</header><text>Each Director (other than a Director described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id413da58c-a351-4312-80fd-bdc38982051d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (g)(2)—</text> <clause id="id3365b5fa-48b9-476f-9003-102ecffe26ef"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>(A) Officers and employees may not be appointed until the Foundation has sufficient funds to pay them for their service. Officers</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e11e89b-f90c-4401-871d-09646a850644" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id51f9d170-0480-46ac-a9b0-51301a519fd5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Officers</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause><clause id="id15af2944-c59f-43c3-92fe-a89ddf164237"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4167c413-18f4-4bc8-ac70-0158ef4a6344" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="ida863e08b-51d5-4c0d-95c7-c6932e652431"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Executive Director</header><text>The Foundation shall have an Executive Director who shall be—</text> <clause id="id17f47826-3184-48cb-9ec0-7dac31fdc576"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appointed by, and serve at the direction of, the Board as the chief executive officer of the Foundation; and</text> </clause><clause id="id355e0781-645c-4d71-94e2-57d3a1b2e1e8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to fish and wildlife conservation.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id76de21bf-77aa-4eaf-93bd-2d012e045aaa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 4(a)(1)(B) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4403">16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Secretary of the Board</quote> and inserting <quote>Executive Director of the Board</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id57bbb416-5885-4506-b5cd-adc55c80e754"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rights and obligations of Foundation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3703">16 U.S.C. 3703</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ida659e7d4-6c44-451e-9027-781647b4eb16"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="id6b2e160e-3dee-4831-8d5c-70df4830cce4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(c) <header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Powers</header-in-text>.—To carry out its purposes under</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0ab79605-a4f8-4397-973b-324fd7c171be" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id9f63638d-5c98-4c53-b332-e03c3feb6af3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Powers</header> <paragraph id="id3dc1b736-8d96-484c-9ea5-fd68692b627a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To carry out the purposes described in</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id855e9411-2df2-4bbf-a788-af3834cf6df5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (11) as subparagraphs (A) through (K), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id201c0a6e-9379-4a7c-995b-451858e888df"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>that are insured by an agency or instrumentality of the United States</quote> and inserting <quote>at 1 or more financial institutions that are members of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Securities Investment Protection Corporation</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8ec0c81b-bf94-4e6d-8465-2a5152b782cb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>paragraph (3) or (4)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (C) or (D)</quote>;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id899edccb-8097-4393-a187-7c2fdb0bfbe6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subparagraph (J) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcddedbed-fa14-4fcc-8f4c-f4d4bd857e90"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by striking subparagraph (K) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5d72368-1532-4d42-98d0-d2ebdb6e26bc" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="id10498d22-3ae9-4fe9-aea7-fbd779d32ae8"><enum>(K)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1f3d7004-4669-4320-be1b-6add92a51169"><enum>(L)</enum><text>to do acts necessary to carry out the purposes of the Foundation.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id38bd79ce-48fe-4f5d-b0ea-6ce449ef0034"><enum>(G)</enum><text>by striking the undesignated matter at the end and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f9d7a17-df8d-4655-8c38-285988c25879" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idaa9d251c-8ce0-49a6-bcf3-447162160b6b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of real property</header> <subparagraph id="idba283b9e-2b07-4a42-9952-cd652a5cc3b4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6990260-6283-4362-a90b-7d1958f720b4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Encumbered real property</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddc5b15d8-3db5-4ede-b920-559bc16c6f64"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>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.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ed6a4d0-2ceb-4aa5-a046-db07708b8947"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsections (f) and (g); and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5f3a04a2-6e5d-4438-872d-b438c8ffd10d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idfa417195-5069-48ca-8d2f-419f141b3250"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3709">16 U.S.C. 3709</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id14098e5b-394f-48e5-a830-34f247f3f296"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4e4dbb98-7df1-41f5-a2d3-27defc2f10b1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id3e81f806-5ba6-4536-8ff9-c70704a42fda"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025—</text> <subparagraph id="id2767960e-af25-44a6-baa4-58cfa471e648"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$15,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4cdddfb7-681f-46cd-9b58-be18bcb482b0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd4f4b17-9cd7-469c-b02a-933e120f4415"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$5,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="idfc931470-639b-41f5-9345-b5c0297ec3cf"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text> <subparagraph id="id35fe2252-2f3f-4923-9274-4f1440e598b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id08824685-37cc-480f-af09-b39197e4b14e" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id0cb4fbb3-ee96-40a1-8012-a019d497f886"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amounts from Federal agencies</header> <subparagraph id="id274b4029-7ace-45eb-93a9-ac2019b2cabb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4a1e948-83b3-4273-a847-60faee993069"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Advances</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17468782-683d-4df0-b4fa-0f911af37507"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Management fees</header><text>The Foundation may assess and collect fees for the management of amounts received under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaec025c2-14fd-4024-a9b5-fe45e426f1be"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="id66b61c15-b843-43d7-a779-57f43e6902fa"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">funds</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">amounts</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </clause><clause id="idb90afaa8-c662-4890-bd01-85658ad5703c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>shall be used</quote> and inserting <quote>may be used</quote>; and</text> </clause><clause id="id7ab4ccab-e3ba-4e54-a52a-9fb623ff974f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and State and local government agencies</quote> and inserting <quote>, State and local government agencies, and other entities</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id59776e3f-fa5d-45b3-9b42-4d190a174307"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75aaabb3-dc4f-4d89-a36d-3421fffc3345" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idce94047e-2df9-4b4c-8322-c1a318c7e388"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration of amounts</header> <subparagraph id="id492a50d3-991c-4d4a-b84a-59889248c417"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="id65a6bd8f-be62-40fc-95a2-dc945f133952"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to address an environmental emergency resulting from a natural or other disaster; or</text> </clause><clause id="idbe1629a1-be38-4b5f-99a1-6028185edc25"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd951a247-6df5-4055-96d3-decc7c10fa2f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idba336a37-c736-41dc-8697-70758a445b6c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id381fcb75-51ac-4e76-bfab-84637025a54c" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="id6dbad5be-2541-41c3-bd13-65ec942d3753"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of gifts, devises, or bequests of money or other property</header><text>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.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfbe60128-8b2d-43fe-9b23-e61b4aee2cdf"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3710">16 U.S.C. 3710</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>exclusive</quote> before <quote>authority</quote>.</text> </subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5b60c4e5-774f-4a95-a667-587b4b7839ec" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification of definition of sport fishing equipment under Toxic Substances Control Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(2)(B) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2602">15 U.S.C. 2602(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id132f602b-dc73-4633-bd95-039c7f6a74dc"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (v), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id355c5687-ef8b-4d1f-8c3e-cad5a4864d90"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in clause (vi) by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>, and</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf441cc36-625b-410a-bf13-0d2e81ab4e2a"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after clause (vi) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7d0badc6-91a0-4e7e-a737-53f9ac05432d" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e231ef0-150d-43c4-8896-c23b05478170" indent="up2"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any sport fishing equipment (as such term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4162">section 4162(a)</external-xref> 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.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id52dc0aedddd64d1099f002373eb3c7f8"><enum>109.</enum><header>Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1267">33 U.S.C. 1267</external-xref>) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3abc9e0bf6f74a329dce7959bd7b454a" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="idb2c6ad6c49fc4ac5aec0e07c2fc30930"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text> <paragraph id="id173012e516e74680b825b3573eede9d2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2020, $90,000,000;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idcc1499d90284473cb490b1a5fcb796ce"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2021, $90,500,000;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddcbdab2ae62b4f63bf296d236b4efbe7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2022, $91,000,000;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd274d22cb64a4ce19c949da2c0a798dc"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2023, $91,500,000; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5ce38bfa42b34e3c8733eb5ea752a1fc"><enum>(5)</enum><text>for fiscal year 2024, $92,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section><section id="ide537f491-97e7-4c9b-9eba-49304525397c"><enum>110.</enum><header>Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 502(c) of the Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/312">Public Law 105–312</external-xref>; 112 Stat. 2963; 129 Stat. 2579; 132 Stat. 691) is amended by striking <quote>2019</quote> and inserting <quote>2025</quote>.</text> </section><section id="id5dcea914-fbb5-42a7-a182-03a21d5a7720"><enum>111.</enum><header>Chesapeake watershed investments for landscape defense</header> <subsection id="id17eeea02-be90-482e-8517-629aa18e598e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="idcdb2f386-53b7-4e64-8044-a9ab1692c29a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay agreements</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Bay agreements</term> means the formal, voluntary agreements—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48bd57a6-f119-40b7-a007-0ec8e692989c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9c9d3d63-de48-405b-966e-a6630c1916c8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>signed by the Chesapeake Executive Council.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1ef7b87-1a5b-464c-9c35-0dfbd3ba5ba7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay program</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Bay program</term> means the program directed by the Chesapeake Executive Council in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay agreements.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddc28d807-1be1-4f7a-82e9-f5bf941eef2d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay watershed</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Bay watershed</term> means the region that covers—</text> <subparagraph id="idbebdaee8-3ae4-4d28-912f-3008acfc3e34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Chesapeake Bay;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd8cc7103-fe6b-45fb-aa7d-d092c8868d4e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the portions of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia that drain into the Chesapeake Bay; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c1819e6-e307-4286-9756-69271bc162bd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the District of Columbia.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7ebe9ec6-c349-4076-9b39-d75abe11d241"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Chesapeake Executive Council</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake Executive Council</term> means the council comprised of—</text> <subparagraph id="ida2dc34b8-f5a6-4f6e-ae43-46712d4e48e8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Governors of each of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2e2dc348-f45d-4821-adc8-920934f57123"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Mayor of the District of Columbia;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id78328b97-9728-4afe-bed8-b389908c3c4a"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Chair of the Chesapeake Bay Commission; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22d50517-4fb0-4ccd-a644-b0e040b7003d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idc16a1365-adab-4520-89a2-09822b340762"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Chesapeake WILD program</header><text>The term <term>Chesapeake WILD program</term> means the nonregulatory program established by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc248bb3-bcb6-4ff5-9149-c83a868d464a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Grant program</header><text>The term <term>grant program</term> means the Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense grant program established by the Secretary under subsection (c)(1).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3914fe41-3bf1-43d1-8418-e528c5e56814"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Restoration and protection activity</header><text>The term <term>restoration and protection activity</term> means an activity carried out for the conservation, stewardship, and enhancement of habitat for fish and wildlife—</text> <subparagraph id="id4c7da88d-9a17-463c-b3ae-59a914366994"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to preserve and improve ecosystems and ecological processes on which the fish and wildlife depend; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9f6910d1-1d7d-4a26-b187-a528815ce21a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for use and enjoyment by the public.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb667695-d98b-4674-aae1-b4ee1be2958d"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9d494bc1-8981-41bf-8e49-f8f7e6f64ec3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program establishment</header> <paragraph id="iddac98481-2f85-438a-b94a-4977c46fc646"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>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 <quote>Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense program</quote>.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id53559b6a-a51e-4d3e-8571-aa3197870623"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the Chesapeake WILD program include—</text> <subparagraph id="id9c413110-7d2a-40b9-9ef9-ef81510a45c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinating restoration and protection activities among Federal, State, local, and regional entities and conservation partners throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4d25a685-0ae2-460d-8293-b72ad52d0965"><enum>(B)</enum><text>engaging other agencies and organizations to build a broader range of partner support, capacity, and potential funding for projects in the Chesapeake Bay watershed;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida18e0bba-1647-4a58-b9f4-0a4f04451334"><enum>(C)</enum><text>carrying out coordinated restoration and protection activities, and providing for technical assistance, throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed—</text> <clause id="id27314e8b-2894-4783-a988-52a3385eb0ec"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to sustain and enhance restoration and protection activities;</text> </clause><clause id="idb96b29da-604d-4556-b3b9-b0fbebd52bcd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to improve and maintain water quality to support fish and wildlife, habitats of fish and wildlife, and drinking water for people;</text> </clause><clause id="id1e4a5a76-b409-4927-88cf-412891ca4dc5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to sustain and enhance water management for volume and flood damage mitigation improvements to benefit fish and wildlife habitat;</text> </clause><clause id="id6af293c4-5b8b-4f8e-b740-f66c8f315f4a"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to improve opportunities for public access and recreation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed consistent with the ecological needs of fish and wildlife habitat;</text> </clause><clause id="id67eddd0a-d447-4834-945f-bac699a4b145"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to facilitate strategic planning to maximize the resilience of natural ecosystems and habitats under changing watershed conditions;</text> </clause><clause id="id6b37fe17-0f34-4afb-9966-005d79828efb"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>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;</text> </clause><clause id="idf7349630-33df-43d5-a750-6f1a293866f7"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>to sustain and enhance vulnerable communities and fish and wildlife habitat;</text> </clause><clause id="id187b72ea-78d1-4302-b96a-df27d0285cad"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>to conserve and restore fish, wildlife, and plant corridors; and</text> </clause><clause id="id69a57923-aff4-4cf3-9559-4782b2a6e1c7"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>to increase scientific capacity to support the planning, monitoring, and research activities necessary to carry out coordinated restoration and protection activities.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id598e709e-81ab-4d54-911a-eb6332daa9e2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out the Chesapeake WILD program, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id8c7d9756-91ae-4058-bece-80ed459cf6ae"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc24f3966-fbd2-4f3a-8a65-783f7c375dd3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adopt a Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide strategy that—</text> <clause id="idaec4e882-c054-47f8-a701-b62605b34166"><enum>(i)</enum><text>supports the implementation of a shared set of science-based restoration and protection activities developed in accordance with subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause id="id7a1a7adc-fadb-4c18-8621-4097afe22b0d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>targets cost-effective projects with measurable results; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3ffb736a-5f02-4862-b4f2-9a42d30f64d9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>establish the grant program in accordance with subsection (c).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7f171dac-8b9a-463b-abf0-143f6d9e339e"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In establishing the Chesapeake WILD program, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with—</text> <subparagraph id="id894ab059-08cf-4b51-875a-ecd4c69a178b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the heads of Federal agencies, including—</text> <clause id="id996a2a03-6f60-4c1c-a7bd-2d1a1e2fd241"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</text> </clause><clause id="id28a57ac0-d180-4d88-aa87-0f9caaaf5bd7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text> </clause><clause id="id52d0b1ba-3eec-4997-8353-a32af2db02c1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service;</text> </clause><clause id="id66ca244a-f067-442d-acd6-a6bc57faffe3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Chief of Engineers;</text> </clause><clause id="idfde25ce3-b42a-4271-a6d8-b2d6fd774017"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Geological Survey;</text> </clause><clause id="id5354ea06-4096-45e3-96b0-a3776ef3b364"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Secretary of Transportation;</text> </clause><clause id="id03b23687-dbad-4925-ac53-b7040c469c06"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Chief of the Forest Service; and</text> </clause><clause id="id097a3c87-6d83-4892-b128-5529c6f03bad"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the head of any other applicable agency;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebed4eb2-6f12-4a6a-9244-f7b46652491d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70283045-1a5e-41d5-878d-0e48240fe1b1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fish and wildlife joint venture partnerships; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30de4d79-2af6-40b4-9b32-811f15f583eb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other public agencies and organizations with authority for the planning and implementation of conservation strategies in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5af35aaf-d299-49cf-8d4b-96e3a57847c4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grants and technical assistance</header> <paragraph id="idaa8b8d63-18ef-42e6-9d4a-f52fdf4a1f44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Chesapeake Wild grant program</header><text>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 <quote>Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense grant program</quote>, 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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2dbe9585-32cc-4ca1-a621-03b73c2915aa"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>The following entities are eligible to receive a grant and technical assistance under the grant program:</text> <subparagraph id="id335ffdea-e008-4375-8fbd-7b4d97c2d9ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A State.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43e23304-098f-4716-b31a-794cfc516cb2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The District of Columbia.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idae340bf2-c751-42f3-97d0-2d3f82b029f6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A unit of local government.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb4b63b9f-ae65-40f9-ad9e-ba4c8d4cc58d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A nonprofit organization.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id85bcdbe0-2b5f-41b1-9b27-a3b5f75e4970"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An institution of higher education.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0f59c0c5-6ae9-43ff-9766-758c924e09f2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Any other entity that the Secretary determines to be appropriate in accordance with the criteria established under paragraph (3).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf0cb8bd0-886a-40d9-97b8-1cf230946d63"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="ide41cfce3-f166-4999-b0ae-31d916c5f921"><enum>(A)</enum><text>accomplish 1 or more of the purposes described in subsection (b)(2); and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4fba3bdf-2638-4bd9-aa4d-41563507c6b0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>advance the implementation of priority actions or needs identified in the Chesapeake Bay watershed-wide strategy adopted under subsection (b)(3)(B).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id986d8c12-0358-4e07-bdb3-880fb832da02"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header> <subparagraph id="idd853aa13-51cc-48ba-b580-a54381ebd17b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Department of the Interior share</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9c520c05-5052-48d3-851f-53253ed4c6cc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Department of the Interior share</header> <clause id="id906b1471-b419-4ce3-b154-0b5645c399a7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </clause><clause id="id3c33f614-5275-4019-a710-5906acdccd41"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other Federal funding</header><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idcc9b7442-60ed-4a96-af19-cb28e9e21bd1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Secretary may enter into an agreement to manage the grant program with an organization that offers grant management services.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id49f8f547-8f8e-4551-9db9-882355eae92f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idec5a3194-5a31-4a9c-ac82-0a7083c39187"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="id2d37aa35-c974-42f4-a48f-69f8027a79ab"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3a17812-addf-44ec-9376-364d6cf36425"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supplement, not supplant</header><text>Funds made available under paragraph (1) shall supplement, and not supplant, funding for other activities conducted by the Secretary in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id1e97a6ce-3bef-41f9-ae75-b3ec5439d0d6"><enum>112.</enum><header>Great Lakes monitoring, assessment, science, and research</header> <subsection id="idb7d02452-c961-436b-a302-54af0cf5faf0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="id6d0aa2ff-953c-4fe9-b9fb-d1ce89b20044"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the United States Geological Survey.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id00185de6-bfc3-42ae-af5b-723abbd65b10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Great Lakes Basin</header><text>The term <term>Great Lakes Basin</term> 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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0b2d4037-4ec6-4d64-b1d1-973c8053e90f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text> <paragraph id="idb0999af9-c650-4715-a136-ec8a29d09d55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Great Lakes support a diverse ecosystem, on which the vibrant and economically valuable Great Lakes fisheries depend.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id39776406-f57f-4e44-a3cf-6bfa1f9214d0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id72e3b130-5cc8-4928-9057-24258e78c87e"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0716c390-462c-4e5a-9900-2f616d68cd2b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idec950c6e-a9f8-4ea8-a6ae-92f83bdc4e58"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5e312ffb-ddb2-4922-a309-d2767fcd8762"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Monitoring, assessment, science, and research</header> <paragraph id="idb982d415-e1bf-4084-8b39-c19c6800e182"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director may conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research, in support of the binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0630e0ba-8845-4abb-a7d3-3417265575f9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specific authorities</header><text>The Director shall, under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id4f567826-4c82-4caa-bc78-86d077567948"><enum>(A)</enum><text>execute a comprehensive, multi-lake, freshwater fisheries science program;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id152aa701-cd9e-46be-b0af-556b8b9b7fb8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate with and work cooperatively with regional, State, tribal, and local governments; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5717b19c-50c2-4ea8-b7c2-57c232433fb1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consult with other interested entities groups, including academia and relevant Canadian agencies.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c78bca9-5c79-42af-9f1f-d5594f24d076"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Included research</header><text>To properly serve the needs of fisheries managers, monitoring, assessment, science, and research under this section may include—</text> <subparagraph id="id4df9a403-4b27-4bae-abb2-c516be11ad1e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>deepwater ecosystem sciences;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbf062ba0-b058-42ea-b732-cf3ce380a211"><enum>(B)</enum><text>biological and food-web components;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idccdc0392-4f29-4e0e-9d6b-95c859cb03bb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fish movement and behavior investigations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd4d7995c-1ce8-4237-acad-863a8f705751"><enum>(D)</enum><text>fish population structures;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4a42bf23-a918-46df-bc6f-3d067b70ff20"><enum>(E)</enum><text>fish habitat investigations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd7153d6e-4aaf-4af7-bcdd-8f7e8e6df18e"><enum>(F)</enum><text>invasive species science;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id77d17610-7f01-4919-9ba5-c282aa222298"><enum>(G)</enum><text>use of existing, new, and experimental biological assessment tools, equipment, vessels, other scientific instrumentation and laboratory capabilities necessary to support fishery management decisions; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7e67cabc-c89f-4d47-a703-829b0f3be17b"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">studies to assess impacts on Great Lakes Fishery resources.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idfb521ade-b059-4c4a-a683-3abd869b11eb"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/931">16 U.S.C. 931</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id96bf460f-dfb0-4174-a7f5-0fa6691eb5cc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, there is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out this section.</text> </subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow's Needs</header> <section id="id504b3db7-a00a-4ef3-bd25-562017ede817"><enum>201.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The first section of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669">16 U.S.C. 669</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following: <quote>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.</quote>.</text> </section><section id="idb1d8d850-d1f6-4b63-a158-08cbd7f4e92c"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669a">16 U.S.C. 669a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id2f181c50-b9d1-4756-9c6f-eb066546dbd0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) as paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id79060d5f-5186-427a-b665-ac9f8efbf598"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd5da6762-307d-423e-a872-6899880a7c38" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id9590ed15-5d5e-4555-bdcc-829b9cda0070"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the purposes of determining the number of paid hunting-license holders in a State, the term <term>fiscal year</term> means the fiscal year or license year of the State;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc31d0d88-c2a9-4d39-b2b6-bd0d8d5a9c5c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment</term> means any activity or project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational shooters, including by—</text> <subparagraph id="id5505722d-46ef-4ba2-8611-f33913ade5b9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>outreach and communications as a means—</text> <clause id="id6223abb0-9f6b-4a42-be09-9480fd079535"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to improve communications with hunters, recreational shooters, and the general public with respect to hunting and recreational shooting opportunities;</text> </clause><clause id="id6f7b95ae-9bdb-464b-b7a0-70658c37db78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to reduce barriers to participation in these activities;</text> </clause><clause id="idfd3cdc9f-d720-4c5d-bdd1-14220736e8c6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to advance the adoption of sound hunting and recreational shooting practices;</text> </clause><clause id="id59edd4a1-a9ab-4445-bda1-eacb7062126c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to promote conservation and the responsible use of the wildlife resources of the United States; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3cc7bca9-0515-43f9-b9ad-209218829d56"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to further safety in hunting and recreational shooting;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf7fffc52-592a-4fa3-8347-d0fdbb9d9563"><enum>(B)</enum><text>providing education, mentoring, and field demonstrations;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idebc1eaff-c8e2-4425-8c29-5b8f2829f9a1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhancing access for hunting and recreational shooting, including through range construction; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id047d3368-31fc-4222-ae70-b53373407968"><enum>(D)</enum><text>providing education to the public about the role of hunting and recreational shooting in funding wildlife conservation;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="iddb6ba127-1f27-4f53-95bb-473c7031e1ed"><enum>203.</enum><header>Apportionment of available amounts</header> <subsection id="id70ab2aa3-e78b-45c6-9b36-49e93d47019b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Apportionment of certain taxes</header><text>The first subsection (c) of section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669c">16 U.S.C. 669c</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idd136f67f-6185-40cb-8826-acd772b4a4ac"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Apportionment of revenues from pistols, revolvers, bows, and arrows</header-in-text>.—</quote> after the enumerator;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf69e169f-6aa8-47cd-a1c2-dbda4e8f777e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>One-half</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b820dfa-dd19-4f49-bcc3-f8bce4913dd3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="idb93f5d10-c780-4826-bea0-1c921c59e23e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), <fraction>½</fraction></text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4f1d5913-6e3f-4cb0-8efe-28a3cfe838ad"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking <quote><italic>: Provided</italic>, That</quote> and inserting a period;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida14d46be-f843-414b-8c45-bfda15403758"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking <quote>each State shall be apportioned not more than 3 per centum and not less than 1 per centum of such revenues</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id78463294-5d14-4f89-aeb3-c6026ff8c4f8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id00770c29-f665-48ce-8890-5ed495a08f1d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Condition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="id71f8ac42-06f8-4b20-b7ac-19c0fe4ae130"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) (as so designated), by striking <quote>one-sixth of 1 per centum of such revenues</quote> and inserting <quote><fraction>1/6</fraction> of 1 percent of those revenues</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id50ebc81e-0a3f-4f03-bb7d-c606641f91ad"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking <quote>For the purpose</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id645f2903-9d86-46fa-b203-3ab1c40b5137" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="ide71ffedd-9aa6-46fb-a5db-242799a9223f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Population determination</header><text>For the purpose</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide275883b-7e87-454e-8b43-ff01cf153888"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2af3b6db-66e8-4efe-8702-4ea7f258df1a" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="id5d98db99-be64-45f7-adc8-dbb915575579"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>In addition to other uses authorized under this Act, amounts apportioned under this subsection may be used for hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id64683e5c-ea68-48b3-b81e-dc48fe967460"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical corrections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669c">16 U.S.C. 669c</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id67660f3d-176f-44ea-9f95-7d857db8c508"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating the second subsection (c) and subsection (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id0e60e278-df24-4992-a700-9b44cb740d92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e) (as so redesignated), in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>subsection (c)</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection (d)</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8b6cf7d5-4ba1-4a03-a359-a79cfdd120d5"><enum>204.</enum><header>Expenditures for management of wildlife areas and resources</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669g">16 U.S.C. 669g</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="ide1099329-1624-421e-81f6-46cd0098ee12"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by striking <quote>and public relations</quote>; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id11fe517b-a421-44df-9e8b-ae497d99266a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1), by striking <quote>, as a part of such program</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id509ccd9e-9504-4ae6-b94b-44f2a5b05a2d"><enum>205.</enum><header>Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669h-1">16 U.S.C. 669h–1(a)(1)(A)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id061da6f6-11f7-45d3-8ad8-b29a5dd88336"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in clause (iii), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idbb9c6573-6869-4eef-98f1-0ee1aeabdade"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaf282769-a58f-41b9-a03a-33fc5df47601" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <clause id="id876f0727-776e-40fb-9877-fe60d64ed2c8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the enhancement of hunter recruitment and recreational shooter recruitment; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section><section id="id54a94984-8030-4079-8230-2dd5612d09a4"><enum>206.</enum><header>Multistate conservation grant program</header> <subsection id="ida6d7ab1b-6637-483f-b6a5-ec2487164c8a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 11 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669h-2">16 U.S.C. 669h–2</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="id76d84a50-c3b4-47d9-9ad9-c09a86c0cf0b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text> <subparagraph id="id61ccd214-9322-47be-86b0-3adf6e11f7f3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Not more than</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id09cab514-fa60-4658-b590-2c8520369ad3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idb4f06cff-12bd-431f-bf05-4063c8fad35e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not more than</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida689f905-5632-447c-b994-92b875eafe25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ef86514-cba4-4f9c-a021-6ab8301ebf95" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="idb490eb83-9136-42a4-bb74-b4c26ae0d7d3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability for hunter and recreational shooter grants</header><text>Not more than $5,000,000 of the revenues covered into the fund from any tax imposed under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4161">section 4161(b)</external-xref> 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.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1074320b-39c8-4b7d-8a4a-0d2c99fb4217"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(3), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>International</quote>;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8756118b-80aa-44c0-be29-1c3cd612f14b"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(2)(A)—</text> <subparagraph id="ida1b21eed-f322-480b-99fe-1d6aba0a6f60"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking <quote>International</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39c454b3-ab43-4f1f-a579-6c227a7208a0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (i), by inserting <quote>or to recreational shooting activities</quote> after <quote>wildlife</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23cd3931-4534-4cf9-a975-61be9a13df5e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (d), by inserting <quote>or to recreational shooting activities</quote> after <quote>wildlife</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf02e24a3-9795-41ce-a574-7510903b2043"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9832c2eb-0643-4c00-b822-11516e79908e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669h-2">16 U.S.C. 669h–2(a)(1)</external-xref>) on funds available for wildlife conservation; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6a2285c0-c60e-40b9-94f3-36806bbbef56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit a report describing the results of the review and evaluation under paragraph (1) to—</text> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb92432a-e913-475d-a531-025d16040ed6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9738a324-9a6e-4349-9d51-64cac139295c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships</header> <section id="ide5cddde6-c9e2-45c5-a79b-36dd80bf95e4"><enum>301.</enum><header>Purpose</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purpose of this title is to encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested persons to promote fish conservation—</text> <paragraph id="ideb538bb2-be48-4d67-acc8-a9c4829851ef"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id7952b2de-a8e1-496f-a58f-88519444183c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improving ecological conditions;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc99799fb-19ea-4dc0-801f-e65ab6403790"><enum>(B)</enum><text>restoring natural processes; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c43604b-1bf3-406f-ad04-cea08f03344c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>preventing the decline of intact and healthy systems;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id452370fd-25be-4d2d-b17c-0855d6ef0b26"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish a consensus set of national conservation strategies as a framework to guide future actions and investment by Fish Habitat Partnerships;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id172b1c64-ec6e-4cab-aeb8-366c6b6cfff5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to broaden the community of support for fish habitat conservation by—</text> <subparagraph id="idf32c6d82-5449-4d19-8d0f-6d6a0510706b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>increasing fishing opportunities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18f46f26-5fa4-477b-a85e-19cf5386ea86"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fostering the participation of local communities, especially young people in local communities, in conservation activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id906beaa6-3bb9-4ace-a918-295863c4bcb6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>raising public awareness of the role healthy fish habitat play in the quality of life and economic well-being of local communities;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddd59a1a6-f510-44b0-b01f-d82872595d35"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to fill gaps in the National Fish Habitat Assessment and the associated database of the National Fish Habitat Assessment—</text> <subparagraph id="id6888da65-6003-4d93-b3b3-c146fa1616d4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to empower strategic conservation actions supported by broadly available scientific information; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1544e460-5f78-48dc-8b92-e7b1d3a9f50f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to integrate socioeconomic data in the analysis to improve the lives of humans in a manner consistent with fish habitat conservation goals; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7e5700f9-de64-46b3-b55b-fdda61791893"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to communicate to the public and conservation partners—</text> <subparagraph id="idcc159fcc-81b9-4338-a858-ab51ee3f2bc5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the conservation outcomes produced collectively by Fish Habitat Partnerships; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc25c7812-5ad5-492a-8ae5-7f94fd5baf0b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>new opportunities and voluntary approaches for conserving fish habitat.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id6f5b075b-5b6d-4b03-8407-023f415e4625"><enum>302.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text> <paragraph id="id000e2e6b-195e-4b77-98d6-e704deea91f4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate congressional committees</header><text>The term <term>appropriate congressional committees</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="idd89bf2ad-b063-453a-b0ec-765480d8fbc6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf83d6214-1a50-4f01-a1f4-d6b6dde30444"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf2ac3daf-0fb8-4e80-8349-f2f72d02872f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Board</header><text>The term <term>Board</term> means the National Fish Habitat Board established by section 303.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id340df617-32b9-4a1e-a0c4-22b0ce7155da"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id98a2583d-62ad-4f98-af95-eba7601577dc"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator</term> means the Assistant Administrator for Water of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idafdd1ebd-e04c-4e77-80cf-5bb8b3585fe0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian Tribe</term> has the meaning given to the term <term>Indian tribe</term> in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/5304">25 U.S.C. 5304</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3b9a6f39-4e56-4c55-b0af-e6e59d0e0ab5"><enum>(6)</enum><header>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator</header><text>The term <term>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator</term> means the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idaad86f18-c97a-43c8-8afa-1dc0c7c2367f"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Partnership</header><text>The term <term>Partnership</term> means an entity designated by Congress as a Fish Habitat Partnership under section 304.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9a9b3b27-ab34-4ee8-a01b-8ff242dbe8ec"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Real property interest</header><text>The term <term>real property interest</term> means an ownership interest in—</text> <subparagraph id="idc06de5ad-94d9-46ad-baeb-88df6ec84b90"><enum>(A)</enum><text>land; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb0baf852-f292-4b79-bb12-ae93e1643219"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water (including water rights).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idad93c528-dd36-4452-b431-2e30e2e416c4"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Marine Fisheries Commissions</header><text>The term <term>Marine Fisheries Commissions</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id0060e556-f107-4c6b-b388-274c4337a621"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6767d507-f1d2-4d47-a1f0-70ed18319875"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id33d1e633-4949-4754-bf76-3e97fe5fbc27"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Pacific States Marine Commission.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9a15bae-5fad-4a69-a282-737480404a12"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id2703d882-5b4b-43cd-a4e7-1c9acb3fe245"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> 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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide1409ce3-927f-4528-9d9e-8ef7d07d6def"><enum>(12)</enum><header>State agency</header><text>The term <term>State agency</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="id68ea3a38-6046-4966-94b9-d96b2ff9becc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the fish and wildlife agency of a State; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb518337a-a942-4e4c-885e-b458f2e25f53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id7f37d029-2770-4f8a-82a8-36ae65be4f18"><enum>303.</enum><header>National Fish Habitat Board</header> <subsection id="id91b39cd4-858b-4aa1-a6fb-86cd07e06a72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header> <paragraph id="id0044d2cc-4427-43db-86b4-786f484e43dd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fish Habitat Board</header><text>There is established a board, to be known as the <quote>National Fish Habitat Board</quote>, whose duties are—</text> <subparagraph id="id4d78d24d-e4f8-47bf-9936-7609136a8559"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to promote, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of this title;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0dd3b175-6659-4d53-9815-258e1f37e1dc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to establish national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id969088b8-2dd0-4d96-9adb-5f2a01b4ebee"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to recommend to Congress entities for designation as Partnerships; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id540e7195-1235-45dd-8162-8720b1ff4dc0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to review and make recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id11e24c72-1a65-4b1f-a560-95a1ad362fac"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The Board shall be composed of 26 members, of whom—</text> <subparagraph id="id56684e88-4c7c-47a6-97f0-5448eb9b9799"><enum>(A)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Department of the Interior;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaf15fd0e-b974-44c4-824f-8ece28e12045"><enum>(B)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the United States Geological Survey;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2441f51e-7a65-488c-b8d9-3287afd239fe"><enum>(C)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Department of Commerce;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id388e26b9-5acd-4874-ab80-14288a9eddd5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Department of Agriculture;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb5913f14-bc9d-43bd-8456-2ff189849507"><enum>(E)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfce159b6-5b49-47ce-a11d-6953cf6dffbb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94122a98-3174-4021-87e5-d11999e2ee85"><enum>(G)</enum><text>two shall be representatives of either—</text> <clause id="id7881026f-0a75-4db0-b319-49f4589104f1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Indian Tribes in the State of Alaska; or</text> </clause><clause id="idd5860561-42cd-4fce-9500-feaab045523a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Indian Tribes in States other than the State of Alaska;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9471fff6-14a1-479f-80b6-b7f5bb23aed1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of either—</text> <clause id="id4c28e152-2a1f-4660-badf-891cec7d2a67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Regional Fishery Management Councils established under section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1852">16 U.S.C. 1852</external-xref>); or</text> </clause><clause id="idc7c9c00e-28ef-4c5f-9a1a-708064980325"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a representative of the Marine Fisheries Commissions;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd9831d86-30fb-47b7-9d6b-0675e8dd5688"><enum>(I)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of the Sportfishing and Boating Partnership Council;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5d463f7d-03fc-4a55-91a6-73920c065523"><enum>(J)</enum><text>seven shall be representatives selected from at least one from each of the following:</text> <clause id="id0fd32521-2b44-4501-ac2d-bb990403248e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the recreational sportfishing industry;</text> </clause><clause id="id30b525d3-bac3-431a-baeb-c40c6ebeeffe"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the commercial fishing industry;</text> </clause><clause id="id6192ed61-9185-4798-ac57-7b6bdf753caf"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>marine recreational anglers;</text> </clause><clause id="id7743449f-e59a-44af-aebb-0998e7636244"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>freshwater recreational anglers;</text> </clause><clause id="idd8e0ba8b-c01a-4ad8-a0e9-3d5fc4df848f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>habitat conservation organizations; and</text> </clause><clause id="id3a9267f2-d79d-4da3-8834-54f8c9de864e"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>science-based fishery organizations;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6728c08d-8bc0-40a2-a95f-1fd36fcac4c3"><enum>(K)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of a national private landowner organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idbd182205-63eb-4463-9ecf-faab78fbd114"><enum>(L)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of an agricultural production organization;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40261095-22bf-4566-822e-1e273e46d663"><enum>(M)</enum><text>one shall be a representative of local government interests involved in fish habitat restoration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7662b429-2113-480a-944f-8ab6cc8bd3f9"><enum>(N)</enum><text>two shall be representatives from different sectors of corporate industries, which may include—</text> <clause id="idb3d53b9b-075f-4de2-aa4a-ef96df21f3d9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>natural resource commodity interests, such as petroleum or mineral extraction;</text> </clause><clause id="id092d0ad4-837a-4090-b419-8ee313d761c1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>natural resource user industries; and</text> </clause><clause id="id864eee32-5750-4b05-bca1-5e6ab916604f"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>industries with an interest in fish and fish habitat conservation; and</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0f016278-b930-4a27-967f-159a6cec63cd"><enum>(O)</enum><text>one shall be a leadership private sector or landowner representative of an active partnership.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id962e3ad3-8cab-43b0-b838-7bcbbc847cd1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Board shall serve without compensation.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5592b978-8f30-435e-97ef-828ca2ae8571"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Travel expenses</header><text>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 <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/57">chapter 57</external-xref> 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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbe424084-2cc6-49f2-bbd5-d7374ca47101"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Appointment and terms</header> <paragraph id="id43112ca5-39d5-46c6-b3cf-350862124f66"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide7f7d6e8-2bd8-412d-8f54-40db11eaca0e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Initial board membership</header> <subparagraph id="idc350bd3d-3c25-4e75-89f4-5b914234a464"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The initial Board shall consist of representatives as described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (a)(2).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ac0b18f-b959-4901-b265-6d8306b5b40e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Remaining members</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8c1b8138-2a1e-4499-baaf-1e97cfdedc0f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Tribal representatives</header><text>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).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idac67c0d7-099d-4d99-a6bc-e1eab939aee0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Staggered terms</header><text>Of the members described in subsection (a)(2)(J) initially appointed to the Board—</text> <subparagraph id="idb31029e5-b778-4db3-ae29-ff7a6c6b3127"><enum>(A)</enum><text>two shall be appointed for a term of 1 year;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id137960fb-ba15-412a-a8ac-1abcdb262385"><enum>(B)</enum><text>two shall be appointed for a term of 2 years; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida2203610-4d7a-43c5-a192-30559265a619"><enum>(C)</enum><text>three shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8eb45731-aa3c-498e-ba07-aab2d3591420"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancies</header> <subparagraph id="id6a3dad8a-8b2b-4cab-9944-22dd82d1e640"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5b5c7afe-55cc-4025-bfa9-5b37b6efda25"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Tribal representatives</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2b904f26-890d-466d-beaa-de179ae60cdb"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Continuation of service</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id41b9f9a8-b571-42df-b08c-08ce45f4bdde"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Removal</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id1ba71f1b-afea-4355-8f61-eb0bc5d939b5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>vote to remove that member; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3aa26efc-672a-413e-b87c-ec76deef1f30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appoint another individual in accordance with paragraph (4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbde8cde7-5fc4-47d2-94d1-1c1125371196"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Chairperson</header> <paragraph id="id5b346b1b-622e-4973-94a5-11180f386cb1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The representative of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies appointed under subsection (a)(2)(E) shall serve as Chairperson of the Board.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id56ace7e6-93b8-4c21-b48c-34a37b269fd2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The Chairperson of the Board shall serve for a term of 3 years.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idae382f14-b786-433a-90c0-603dd5ce83f8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Meetings</header> <paragraph id="id9da3bab0-2a18-46c1-b3c7-6675107ff24d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall meet—</text> <subparagraph id="idad8be17a-acf8-4789-9243-92c8d4e78d86"><enum>(A)</enum><text>at the call of the Chairperson; but</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0a4cc9b6-339a-48ee-bb29-aec8b4b1c8d8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less frequently than twice each calendar year.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idd5f3dc2c-e535-41e6-b185-9745d57b8d95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public access</header><text>All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd5688db9-8b4a-4bb8-83ae-a8ecf1964f51"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procedures</header> <paragraph id="idb38e10be-5309-465d-b4e7-b5b2ad5b8563"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Board shall establish procedures to carry out the business of the Board, including—</text> <subparagraph id="id9840c31a-7533-42ba-abdb-23559e029430"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a requirement that a quorum of the members of the Board be present to transact business;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idad8084fc-754f-4103-835b-a06e5087a7f4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a requirement that no recommendations may be adopted by the Board, except by the vote of two-thirds of all members;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3cb16ac2-91db-4e70-90cd-fbd59b751ebb"><enum>(C)</enum><text>procedures for establishing national goals and priorities for fish habitat conservation for the purposes of this title;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4d9c2f76-ca3a-4a3c-8644-8d61f2281cdb"><enum>(D)</enum><text>procedures for designating Partnerships under section 304; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id51cf5387-407c-4cd0-b375-7a1a9d96638d"><enum>(E)</enum><text>procedures for reviewing, evaluating, and making recommendations regarding fish habitat conservation projects.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id939739ba-a443-425c-be65-e108f4bf5c42"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ideddfd260-cbfb-4fd2-a0c7-838e03b55a75"><enum>304.</enum><header>Fish Habitat Partnerships</header> <subsection id="id8db4b4da-53be-4304-91df-3b62cd4cbdb9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authority To recommend</header><text>The Board may recommend to Congress the designation of Fish Habitat Partnerships in accordance with this section.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id42f4c490-78d7-413f-a58e-05e597e14554"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of a Partnership shall be—</text> <paragraph id="id2cbf342f-a852-4e9d-b3c9-793d64ab10fe"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to work with other regional habitat conservation programs to promote cooperation and coordination to enhance fish populations and fish habitats;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idc3a28260-d530-416d-bd8d-adb0c5c380b0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to engage local and regional communities to build support for fish habitat conservation;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id49690b0d-ba56-443b-a83a-b5d4e6365cdc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to involve diverse groups of public and private partners;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf6299005-c8ec-4c46-8c66-f63b9b8471c7"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to develop collaboratively a strategic vision and achievable implementation plan that is scientifically sound;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1f92804f-5a60-4e92-a912-4ce1f85b6e12"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to leverage funding from sources that support local and regional partnerships;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide887baee-ea2e-433e-973e-78735025abea"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to use adaptive management principles, including evaluation of project success and functionality;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id59180fa1-f38a-4b6a-a83d-622ab07c5979"><enum>(7)</enum><text>to develop appropriate local or regional habitat evaluation and assessment measures and criteria that are compatible with national habitat condition measures; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id52120c34-18dc-445c-a29a-6b5569512a59"><enum>(8)</enum><text>to implement local and regional priority projects that improve conditions for fish and fish habitat.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbdb1c7c7-501a-460b-a378-65acb5019a66"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria for designation</header><text>An entity seeking to be designated by Congress as a Partnership shall—</text> <paragraph id="id7c56f633-2882-447f-bd0b-fd1f42a6826f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit to the Board an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Board may reasonably require; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9a1d684a-8d2b-4fad-a0eb-84339de00aea"><enum>(2)</enum><text>demonstrate to the Board that the entity has—</text> <subparagraph id="id9bb09c7b-8f93-4282-84ae-e6cfd329a5d4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a focus on promoting the health of important fish and fish habitats;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide3f967a8-ab91-4369-be81-cd876c15a74f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10a8115f-bb83-45f7-88cf-815fe3c384dc"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a self-governance structure that supports the implementation of strategic priorities for fish habitat;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id378cf01a-3599-4aae-a5e7-2da63d74dac5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the ability to develop local and regional relationships with a broad range of entities to further strategic priorities for fish and fish habitat;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc6a57498-5589-4b7f-abd8-021d138b103a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75d2514a-4944-4378-97f8-8d08daf5e195"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the ability to develop and implement fish habitat conservation projects that address strategic priorities of the Partnership and the Board; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idba7c6e1c-2fd9-4d29-8da7-beae95f7a557"><enum>(G)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idff56b08e-2737-40ff-a3d5-2acfd74feaf2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Requirements for recommendation to Congress</header><text>The Board may recommend to Congress for designation an application for a Partnership submitted under subsection (c) if the Board determines that the applicant—</text> <paragraph id="id20254ddd-5616-4053-843e-c8f453c9f147"><enum>(1)</enum><text>meets the criteria described in subsection (c)(2);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6432c80c-3b52-4370-b817-82deb4de9564"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idedca0a10-7f92-4c6b-bb98-d0b21ecc63be"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5b6e359f-d59f-4ff9-99aa-545341271cec"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id83edbbab-f71a-45a9-add2-2f8b2861f5f3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>is able to address issues and priorities on a nationally significant scale;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7e25418a-c680-450a-a40d-4a62b4607393"><enum>(6)</enum><text>includes a governance structure that—</text> <subparagraph id="idaadcfe0a-eb35-411d-b272-cc9ac33d2000"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reflects the range of all partners; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30aa0e1c-4ed4-4888-8d76-f3af4ffbe11d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promotes joint strategic planning and decision making by the applicant;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id12cc0624-926f-436c-ada1-e318caa584dc"><enum>(7)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ide97745ee-100c-40d3-a8ad-599e120a41c4"><enum>(8)</enum><text>promotes collaboration in developing a strategic vision and implementation program that is scientifically sound and achievable.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb7877e28-3d3f-40dd-ac7c-0b5ef6c03d94"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header> <paragraph id="ida5502076-a4bc-4629-88c8-f595ff9e14dd"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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 <quote>Report to Congress on Future Fish Habitat Partnerships and Modifications</quote>, that—</text> <subparagraph id="id3b177ad5-0497-40eb-880a-4a351dc517c5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identifies each entity that—</text> <clause id="id36972217-4027-4d60-ab74-66a92bcd835a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>meets the requirements described in subsection (d); and</text> </clause><clause id="id3e4f3b93-14a3-4183-a918-149ed060f7ac"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Board recommends to Congress for designation as a Partnership;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcc54457f-1522-4e17-b5f4-3ba615d2353a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>describes any proposed modifications to a Partnership previously designated by Congress under subsection (f);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6231a3ea-7b81-45f0-8880-8e27b6d50723"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to each entity recommended for designation as a Partnership, describes, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <clause id="idced512e7-6c5e-43a4-a063-ccc187eb11ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purpose of the recommended Partnership; and</text> </clause><clause id="id1150b96c-c0d5-4b66-9127-84718d92bcc2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>how the recommended Partnership fulfills the requirements described in subsection (d).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6d343569-aef4-43b6-8894-71dde5b3f699"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public availability; notification</header><text>The Board shall—</text> <subparagraph id="id1154b3c0-0099-4090-a91b-f051e0b55999"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make the report publicly available, including on the internet; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id03e36df3-80dd-4f0c-ad07-63279196496f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idd5a63abe-498b-46eb-a305-79e1b39dd88f"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Designation or modification of Partnership</header><text>Congress shall have the exclusive authority to designate or modify a Partnership.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id4fbbccc5-f05e-4ac9-85c3-3470513606d4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Existing Partnerships</header> <paragraph id="id20c5adbc-31dd-4c8f-bd30-e99cb6bf5329"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Designation review</header><text>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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id1eb3b457-5565-4340-b64c-fcf1736711b5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ineligibility for Federal funds</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id9a723491-ffbd-4b1f-bd3e-dcb93e977431"><enum>305.</enum><header>Fish Habitat Conservation Projects</header> <subsection id="id906348ce-9b12-490c-8a5f-220d8394757b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Submission to Board</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id9f8abc2c-93e1-402b-808d-67e24bbe63c0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recommendations by Board</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id3997d46a-da8b-4247-b14d-c8b03348a3e3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Criteria for project selection</header><text>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:</text> <paragraph id="ida0f400bf-3c25-4251-8bee-3351b4a44a66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A recommendation of the Partnership that is, or will be, participating actively in implementing the fish habitat conservation project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idcda1f640-f217-4624-abaa-29141e82cd78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The capabilities and experience of project proponents to implement successfully the proposed project.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="iddf17c46a-f3be-4944-9c0c-4a165d7d44d6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The extent to which the fish habitat conservation project—</text> <subparagraph id="id51baa085-789b-4a49-a903-cd49c6179e11"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id37253b0f-76b0-4925-9fd6-49e7af7db8a5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>addresses the national priorities established by the Board;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida6fe7c87-78ec-46c4-b5bb-3bd3bc02e6ff"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is supported by the findings of the habitat assessment of the Partnership or the Board, and aligns or is compatible with other conservation plans;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10e2a8cc-ec98-43e3-945d-57b62439c1b6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identifies appropriate monitoring and evaluation measures and criteria that are compatible with national measures;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b3dd876-bf6a-4bc6-9d83-beff4c0f70a8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provides a well-defined budget linked to deliverables and outcomes;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfbfad4d9-ee85-4ef1-b0b8-5d98c00b0055"><enum>(F)</enum><text>leverages other funds to implement the project;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id794420dc-9b1d-46dd-a4fe-38e64c8c4b45"><enum>(G)</enum><text>addresses the causes and processes behind the decline of fish or fish habitats; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97956378-ffb6-4976-abe8-7e02ade1e95b"><enum>(H)</enum><text>includes an outreach or education component that includes the local or regional community.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idad3f6c4d-b4dc-4806-970f-329a59e28a53"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The availability of sufficient non-Federal funds to match Federal contributions for the fish habitat conservation project, as required by subsection (e).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id14fa991d-e1e3-4f32-b3e4-01eed947fdd1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The extent to which the fish habitat conservation project—</text> <subparagraph id="idd63afa26-3339-4b4d-b95e-e5cc3a0ac7db"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will increase fish populations in a manner that leads to recreational fishing opportunities for the public;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92a88590-ad5b-4b51-ae6d-3e5a3fd42b8b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will be carried out through a cooperative agreement among Federal, State, and local governments, Indian Tribes, and private entities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddd60d00f-cf0c-4b8f-a37b-5cf2a70e4347"><enum>(C)</enum><text>increases public access to land or water for fish and wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3a99b3c6-c66f-4437-ac22-28f09e64e86b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advances the conservation of fish and wildlife species that have been identified by a State agency as species of greatest conservation need;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf878af35-7567-4b61-883a-dccb9bad2a8c"><enum>(E)</enum><text>where appropriate, advances the conservation of fish and fish habitats under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801</external-xref> et seq.) and other relevant Federal law and State wildlife action plans; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id70d60c3d-9a67-4041-ab93-8d21a3fc79d8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>promotes strong and healthy fish habitats so that desired biological communities are able to persist and adapt.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida1892db2-3fea-4dd0-8f2e-e4d9202840ce"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The substantiality of the character and design of the fish habitat conservation project.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id3920b5c9-6791-4c32-9acb-0f3cafd1491e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header> <paragraph id="id69069fdc-ad38-48b4-8cce-c9b21b6a3ab4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements for evaluation</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id5684aae8-fc8c-4b65-87df-1f301e5bbc38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to appropriately assess the biological, ecological, or other results of the habitat protection, restoration, or enhancement activities carried out using the assistance;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7334dff1-bde2-48d3-a1e4-d3d677616c61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf9d59199-2387-4ae9-8093-5ac8d519ad64"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4af02869-34be-4347-90c4-22c1b9a72c7f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to require the submission to the Board of a report describing the findings of the assessment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7f7e0a1c-9670-4959-a1f2-f04f488bf095"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Acquisition authorities</header> <subparagraph id="id21a9e2f2-ce94-4632-869a-8ce14442c2bb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="id525fa8df-4778-4ef6-b488-1df92db87925"><enum>(i)</enum><text>public access for fish and wildlife-dependent recreation; or</text> </clause><clause id="id629cb4fe-e0da-4306-97a0-c276f3209936"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a scientifically based, direct enhancement to the health of fish and fish populations, as determined by the Board.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9389f678-cef9-413d-b2ce-6f542f41d227"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State agency approval</header> <clause id="iddafd37a1-7368-45d2-9275-43d625e5de15"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </clause><clause id="id060d8d99-954b-4b98-8948-a104f6693a77"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc860914a-9ef7-42e7-bbc6-68969b77968b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Assessment of other authorities</header><text>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.</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2b4decc1-186b-412d-9d16-86d9af4acc8d"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>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—</text> <clause id="id972c3e0b-2e9e-49f8-b843-c258bbdde48f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the owner of the real property authorizes the State, local government, or other non-Federal entity to acquire the real property; and</text> </clause><clause id="id92f8d9aa-7af0-4190-a238-a751a8a310b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0cfbad81-a9ea-4718-bb0e-a602d40847c2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Non-Federal contributions</header> <paragraph id="id7e0790f3-cde9-43c3-bb40-bb3f5a15ef42"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9a0b1e95-ff1e-47d4-b4da-c9905d8979f9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>Such non-Federal share of the cost of a fish habitat conservation project—</text> <subparagraph id="id9f1636f2-fe0c-491f-86b3-77a915198a3b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not be derived from another Federal grant program; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55d8f555-7d80-424d-b452-08f57bd5e1ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may include in-kind contributions and cash.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idee712c7a-cce3-46b0-b42d-25283f2e7fe6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule for Indian Tribes</header><text>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).</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id9f36335f-d3ba-4bf3-8f4c-8980830d23f4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Waiver authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4c944b2d-a628-4f5d-bd9a-97b77c9cc9a5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Approval</header> <paragraph id="idafe57916-a82f-4616-a283-e0cffcb323fb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id7beb7ae6-9347-4673-bdca-7f8ff4b28423"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb3998762-8161-49d8-9cc4-a3c929d90333"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id54032b99-3cf8-4313-b085-c882cc1ee084"><enum>306.</enum><header>Technical and scientific assistance</header> <subsection id="id0f25126b-5cdd-4b90-81b4-83331cbd5520"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="idc3f4bd88-ee29-4586-aa1a-51b882f9743b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Scientific and technical assistance provided under subsection (a) may include—</text> <paragraph id="idc75e73ef-47e6-4f8e-a090-33d1b4a7dc76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing technical and scientific assistance to States, Indian Tribes, regions, local communities, and nongovernmental organizations in the development and implementation of Partnerships;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5952eba0-f0c7-424a-9731-816343bad613"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing technical and scientific assistance to Partnerships for habitat assessment, strategic planning, and prioritization;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id73f75b0e-4af3-4909-a829-7d36c3c00ca0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>supporting the development and implementation of fish habitat conservation projects that are identified as high priorities by Partnerships and the Board;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id211bf856-c061-4cb7-8c19-83af531b059b"><enum>(4)</enum><text>supporting and providing recommendations regarding the development of science-based monitoring and assessment approaches for implementation through Partnerships;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id4b8780e8-4b25-47a7-af64-3a4be3f71133"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supporting and providing recommendations for a national fish habitat assessment;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf61bb920-ed37-44ac-b8fd-ae0d8a5aa3f8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ensuring the availability of experts to assist in conducting scientifically based evaluation and reporting of the results of fish habitat conservation projects; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id381df357-33ee-4d9a-b2ca-c99b6303680c"><enum>(7)</enum><text>providing resources to secure State agency scientific and technical assistance to support Partnerships, participants in fish habitat conservation projects, and the Board.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4451b742-3d60-44c5-97c4-196b6b2b5afd"><enum>307.</enum><header>Coordination with States and Indian Tribes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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.</text> </section><section id="idc5123e63-0dc8-40de-b0d7-e32235802753"><enum>308.</enum><header>Interagency Operational Plan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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—</text> <paragraph id="idd74e1b53-ccdc-49b6-b765-e398709245c6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the functional, operational, technical, scientific, and general staff, administrative, and material needs for the implementation of this title; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6f16acf8-2858-4897-8268-846bba29607d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any interagency agreements between or among Federal departments and agencies to address those needs.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="idfddd6aa7-c065-470e-bee2-6defe942b467"><enum>309.</enum><header>Accountability and reporting</header> <subsection id="id0886c232-943f-41a7-873a-0ffa6302aeb6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reporting</header> <paragraph id="idca36dff2-b854-406e-a5f7-3a47fb1af19c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3f6e6be8-5d19-4654-8da0-b0932bdff0fe"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="idf65dd4b5-968f-4765-8a05-290440a52464"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id680e813e-f173-443c-a4e6-103a60770517"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the public access to fish habitats established or improved under this title during that 5-year period;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide91fc4f4-b340-4aef-a8be-6c3182629466"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the improved opportunities for public recreational fishing achieved under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7d37abf9-11f0-4697-9c21-88cbdaf87d02"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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—</text> <clause id="id31200568-ae93-478f-a388-aeb64f5efb45"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a description of the fish habitat conservation projects recommended by the Board under section 305(b);</text> </clause><clause id="iddd107932-020b-4a89-89fa-6ec331eea8f0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a description of each fish habitat conservation project approved by the Secretary under section 305(f), in order of priority for funding;</text> </clause><clause id="id54b69cb9-b03d-4d9d-b4a1-43dffd6a9327"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a justification for—</text> <subclause id="idfa427857-3b76-4585-9234-364efbb4376c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the approval of each fish habitat conservation project; and</text> </subclause><subclause id="id5cbeb522-7261-4d36-849b-5b24df273d49"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the order of priority for funding of each fish habitat conservation project;</text> </subclause></clause><clause id="idbe75550c-e0c7-412e-8ccb-68dd863ee8ac"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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</text> </clause><clause id="idc399e133-0912-48b0-bba3-e34ab4311d6e"><enum>(v)</enum><text>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.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ideb72ef16-bd90-4149-983e-be4af319d176"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Status and trends report</header><text>Not later than December 31, 2021, and every 5 years thereafter, the Board shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—</text> <paragraph id="idac11125d-71c3-44b7-b102-f00912267f77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a status of all Partnerships designated under this title;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id6e9dce53-9e1a-474f-8b2c-d4bc8ca960c9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the status of fish habitats in the United States as identified by designated Partnerships; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id8dd975f0-3428-48f8-a1d2-c8f4472dc1b5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enhancements or reductions in public access as a result of—</text> <subparagraph id="idfc434876-7410-40f7-9086-fbf931b14c37"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities of the Partnerships; or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idac4e0506-8af7-4eb0-8b3b-df1ee0efd474"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any other activities carried out pursuant to this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id3038196c-f35e-4559-9bb5-28db53b90a22"><enum>310.</enum><header>Effect of this title</header> <subsection id="id973a5de9-13c8-4b0d-ba47-d41dd0aa20a1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Water rights</header><text>Nothing in this title—</text> <paragraph id="id62a27ecc-e815-4eff-9e30-da708491ba1b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishes any express or implied reserved water right in the United States for any purpose;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id71af4ae7-7c65-4013-9b8c-bdef04d7fe54"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affects any water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idb6063ff2-494f-4b08-8389-2d62bd38cb7f"><enum>(3)</enum><text>preempts or affects any State water law or interstate compact governing water; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idae2dfb35-76ab-4aab-8d1f-9911a6b7a71c"><enum>(4)</enum><text>affects any Federal or State law in existence on the date of enactment of the Act regarding water quality or water quantity.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9327c184-48af-4931-b563-738556e9794a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authority To acquire water rights or rights to property</header><text>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.</text> </subsection><subsection id="id30c193c5-64d2-4e7f-a742-1b26b80c2d04"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State authority</header><text>Nothing in this title—</text> <paragraph id="idb93b7c19-1985-4ea0-b82e-3009ae21ae45"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id3cef8a93-0fe1-4c6e-95e8-e2ae7bee5e8c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>authorizes the Secretary to control or regulate within a State the fishing or hunting of fish and wildlife.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id18fc7f2c-3688-4277-9a87-9d35a4af4b71"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect on Indian Tribes</header><text>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—</text> <paragraph id="ide51f0bf3-026b-4a35-8a94-32a1579010b3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an agreement between the Indian Tribe and the United States;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd58ca207-59d9-4202-9346-b86dc6031ca8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Federal law (including regulations);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idcedde826-a0e5-4258-8c7d-7eab6f1aaf7b"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an Executive order; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idd645d132-7eaa-4657-8fc3-2dd98b4185d1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a judicial decree.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcb7c2a0c-2e42-45b0-ad42-a092c183e866"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Adjudication of water rights</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/666">43 U.S.C. 666</external-xref>).</text> </subsection><subsection id="id34bacee2-ff69-4172-884d-67dabbdbb1bd"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Department of Commerce authority</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">16 U.S.C. 1801</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subsection><subsection id="id1700c205-650b-4db7-b34e-ed6c10bb8eb3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect on other authorities</header> <paragraph id="id308e6bc6-0df4-43e6-80cc-bba71671421a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Private property protection</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id5977d40e-98f2-4db1-b0cd-85b3df993416"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mitigation</header><text>Nothing in this title authorizes the use of funds made available to carry out this title for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes under—</text> <subparagraph id="id517c333f-039f-4cf8-9e69-1571d6f31208"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf752e83b-b37a-4c6b-828c-ab36bfd9f3b4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/661">16 U.S.C. 661</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84a9f945-cc9b-4367-a485-a3c9eff41973"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">Public Law 99–662</external-xref>; 100 Stat. 4082); or</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7ebb0b7b-93e5-47ac-972f-8581363237f0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other Federal law or court settlement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8f9c743f-aad2-463f-b409-04a24124664f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Clean Water Act</header><text>Nothing in this title affects any provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">33 U.S.C. 1251</external-xref> et seq.), including any definition in that Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id98a8d704-bd58-4a04-87c1-16308601c642"><enum>311.</enum><header>Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to—</text> <paragraph id="ide23d8e23-9005-4731-a982-962f9cf83000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Board; or</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf05aeb3f-db4a-4796-a532-43863d28244a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any Partnership.</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id3268c2b7-5676-4167-a6c6-878bf546b71d"><enum>312.</enum><header>Funding</header> <subsection id="ida211e176-c40d-4f3c-acf6-7d97b1a936bc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header> <paragraph id="idb2fb8789-f52c-410d-8d8d-024fc5a5671b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fish Habitat Conservation Projects</header><text>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.</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idefecda48-6ef9-4b68-b4ee-106b31473309"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrative and planning expenses</header><text>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)—</text> <subparagraph id="id8f9706a0-cbd7-46c3-90a8-eb99728987d0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for administrative and planning expenses under this title; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7b4961ff-ba74-44e8-ab0a-7b50a6004254"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to carry out section 309.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1e2abc13-be9d-43af-882f-5e84ef653d36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical and scientific assistance</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="idc9435762-300d-4462-96e8-ceff46b7d535"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$400,000 to the Secretary for use by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id09faff01-7047-4ddf-886e-9d0b295be60c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$400,000 to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Assistant Administrator for use by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide6b877f5-6bbd-4a41-9e50-a5f9471d669b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$400,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator for use by the Environmental Protection Agency;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd178b750-a08a-4f81-919c-b5c23c75771b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$400,000 to the Secretary for use by the United States Geological Survey; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id815db81c-880e-474d-9010-10bafe760d26"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$400,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, for use by the Forest Service.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id8a17fd0a-3b88-4bc3-943c-adb236af03ec"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Agreements and grants</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <paragraph id="id91330bbf-6d3e-413d-8aa0-5d5c2557a8a3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6101">31 U.S.C. 6101</external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/107">Public Law 106–107</external-xref>), 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;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idf63a62ca-9e94-4c8c-a2ec-c9ebc8c37fb9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="idba83a62c-2ce0-42d8-9817-bc026266df65"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ida04605cc-3de8-4db9-b80e-9cd6f4b60f5a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Donations</header> <paragraph id="idbbb90cf0-8381-4499-8d85-6528db840b9d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may—</text> <subparagraph id="idd9fb0d93-f9a3-4092-97f3-7d52c576394d"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enter into an agreement with any organization described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">section 501(c)(3)</external-xref> 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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id94231598-958d-4443-a8bb-43663c2b6449"><enum>(B)</enum><text>accept donations of funds, property, and services to carry out the purposes of this title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6fc936ce-9e79-43b1-991c-56c80656be3a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>A donation accepted under this title—</text> <subparagraph id="id8d32c235-031d-40d2-ac88-915128b89dcc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be considered to be a gift or bequest to, or otherwise for the use of, the United States; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0e92c1dc-f79b-4ecb-8992-3d0e8323fb55"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be—</text> <clause id="idf328edcb-db9b-487b-b8ce-348e9cf15243"><enum>(i)</enum><text>used directly by the Secretary; or</text> </clause><clause id="id0e6e7bac-236b-46b7-80a1-eff413b3a16e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provided to another Federal department or agency through an interagency agreement.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idb21a1f3b-f718-499b-9b1c-a607aa8fc157"><enum>313.</enum><header>Prohibition against implementation of regulatory authority by Federal agencies through Partnerships</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Any Partnership designated under this title—</text> <paragraph id="idd5e58c96-fbb5-42b5-b70d-357c7aec5bcd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be for the sole purpose of promoting fish conservation; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a613216-d941-4e41-987e-55aaff661166"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not be used to implement any regulatory authority of any Federal agency.</text> </paragraph></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header> <section id="idc14217fa-d8c6-4b16-9a5d-801855807fc6"><enum>401.</enum><header>Sense of the Senate regarding conservation agreements and activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of the Senate that—</text> <paragraph id="id65afbc36-ca52-4184-b6f4-4341813aac42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>voluntary conservation agreements benefit species and the habitats on which the species rely;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id12a8ac37-7665-4aeb-8c5c-ac188761bbac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>States, Indian Tribes, units of local government, landowners, and other stakeholders should be encouraged to participate in voluntary conservation agreements; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id374b1bb6-86b3-47f5-86ac-7a3ae6ceaf1c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </paragraph></section><section id="id04a4b969-c7a8-45a1-b1d7-de59be452674"><enum>402.</enum><header>Study to review conservation factors</header> <subsection id="idcc0f9526-3924-400b-af9c-965ff2805d6a"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of Secretaries</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Secretaries</term> means—</text> <paragraph id="id566b2b75-d554-4346-a8cb-039ec752cc62"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Secretary of Agriculture;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id21598e6c-4916-4af9-859b-cd7ce0c57bd9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf615c314-b3b0-4efb-a936-2471986c3f50"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text> </paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id60d1f944-ffd3-4863-99e5-fd5b670b235d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>To assess factors affecting successful conservation activities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.), the Secretaries shall carry out a study—</text> <paragraph id="id423faa36-03b5-413a-bbe0-13024dec7ed8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to review any factors that threaten or endanger a species for which a listing under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) would not contribute to the conservation of the species;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id777eecf3-6a2d-45f1-a569-449fdcbb9fff"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to review any barriers to—</text> <subparagraph id="id1dbcd17e-d06a-4bf4-bbea-fef601a504e4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id138ee18d-a792-4ef7-972c-c80fb0868062"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the implementation of conservation agreements, plans, or other cooperative agreements, including agreements focused on voluntary activities, multispecies efforts, and other relevant considerations;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0bbb512d-1fef-4f7e-bcfb-20828dfb01fc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to review factors that impact the ability of the Federal Government to successfully implement the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.);</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id514c869d-53ef-4a49-bf89-34cd797d8875"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to develop recommendations regarding methods to address barriers identified under paragraph (2), if any;</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="ida32a052a-2741-44d2-9058-c34569c66738"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to review determinations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> 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—</text> <subparagraph id="idf9d74f95-ce3f-4182-8c79-d4f6651d3dc3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an explanation of the factors preventing a delisting or downlisting of the species; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89ea9dde-2d8f-4ace-be81-4922b1f8c1c1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations regarding methods to address the factors described in subparagraph (A); and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id2bdb73bdb11c4175a2fc545c7b8a4162"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to review any determinations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> 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—</text> <subparagraph id="id95e5825826f9428982e7d8c2913125d0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an explanation of the factors preventing a listing or uplisting of the species; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="ide85016a01222410583010f2ae667e0ba"><enum>(B)</enum><text>recommendations regarding methods to address the factors described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idecab4e11-8524-46de-87e5-44ced5459ce5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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).</text> </subsection></section><section id="id62be89f0-5e51-405c-8f62-21e10ad56739"><enum>403.</enum><header>Study and report on expenditures</header> <subsection id="id72140212-33b7-46bc-a696-626ebb8fa283"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports on expenditures</header> <paragraph id="idc522c625-6281-41f2-be95-5ff7811cf05b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal departments and agencies</header> <subparagraph id="idbd77d828-5705-476f-94b0-1eb9f9b76edf"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At the determination of the Comptroller General of the United States (referred to in this section as the <term>Comptroller General</term>), 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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (including any regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) during—</text> <clause id="id4983c08e-684f-4f37-995c-c39b81e262ee"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to the first report under paragraph (2), the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report; and</text> </clause><clause id="id2ebe39d8-81f4-49f8-9b0f-ac224dcba891"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to the second report under paragraph (2), the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report.</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6dcd2397-1510-40fb-bf55-008f3bdb7b1a"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Data and other relevant information submitted under subparagraph (A) shall describe, with respect to the applicable amounts—</text> <clause id="ida0601031-619a-4b74-9401-2dcda4ea3ec0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the programmatic office of the department or agency on behalf of which each amount was expended or disbursed;</text> </clause><clause id="id2fd3f7bf-7c91-484b-a365-7b9acc0cce8a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the provision of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (or regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) pursuant to which each amount was expended or disbursed; and</text> </clause><clause id="idfb2d87e3-0e69-4193-a668-7674e70c20e7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the project or activity carried out using each amount, in detail sufficient to reflect the breadth, scope, and purpose of the project or activity.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id542de79a-4e15-4f9b-bfe2-036c4f7c0678"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller General</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id2f729a62-1cd4-47ca-8f38-38bb75b71a0c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (including any regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) during—</text> <clause id="idf5d3247e-47ff-4f4b-8f85-875afa5c168e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to the first report, the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report; and</text> </clause><clause id="idfdf2fc67-84e3-4d15-9810-0a13a9ecff05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to the second report, the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89b5f836-71ab-4835-b7df-c242b3cf3b68"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provision of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (or regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) pursuant to which each such amount was expended or disbursed; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc1553003-0803-4b34-ae9e-432f513534bd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>with respect to each relevant department or agency—</text> <clause id="id8f83607a-8c94-4b6b-a839-4dcdc882bae9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the total amount expended or disbursed by the department or agency as described in subparagraph (A); and</text> </clause><clause id="id8611d60e-aaa3-41c4-9a16-c01974225278"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the information described in clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph (1)(B).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4684d527-dfd4-426c-92fa-734c5bf44884"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on conservation activities</header> <paragraph id="idc7b0d06a-2d1a-4b07-84c4-f7f58fdfbe6a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal departments and agencies</header><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.) (including any regulation promulgated pursuant to that Act) during—</text> <subparagraph id="id864c4aa1-de6f-4c12-b78d-25ac18d5caed"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to the first report under paragraph (2), the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5a883c3e-7656-4242-b7b7-e92389adeab1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to the second report under paragraph (2), the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7faa4cb7-e4cd-4fda-a101-d285102984e1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Comptroller General</header><text>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—</text> <subparagraph id="id01582966-95f9-433e-8f9b-5fb7bb84e465"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.), as reported under paragraph (1), during—</text> <clause id="id8ddb8896-d586-4909-ba29-99992d241bc1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with respect to the first report, the 3 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report; and</text> </clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idedea2c48-f6b0-4ba3-bb92-868a09deaa7b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to the second report, the 2 fiscal years preceding the date of submission of the report;</text> </clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5be0c57e-51ac-43dd-93f7-62d8816bacab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is organized into categories with respect to whether a recovery plan for a species has been established;</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8e8a3627-e8d4-42c7-a141-89797190e266"><enum>(C)</enum><text>includes conservation outcomes associated with the conservation activities; and</text> </subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4b7f99b1-7a59-47fb-859c-6a92f34afb16"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">16 U.S.C. 1531</external-xref> et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idd6205e69-1f5f-4e0e-8006-d411a498c613"><enum>404.</enum><header>Use of value of land for cost sharing</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669">16 U.S.C. 669</external-xref> et seq.) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="idcd545517-ec6e-4a74-9227-06e4974c2498"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating section 13 as section 14; and</text> </paragraph><paragraph id="id90e30a57-987e-4523-9da5-a6e935561c0e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after section 12 the following:</text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="SSEV00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb957798b-08b1-4e1e-91d8-03799aef84dd" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="id6cbdae9c-fbaf-40c0-9eb8-e28e89cfcd90"><enum>13.</enum><header>Value of land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any institution eligible to receive Federal funds under the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7601">7 U.S.C. 7601</external-xref> 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.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>December 17, 2019Reported with an amendment