[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 17, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H10017-H10026]
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  FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENT AND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 
                     SYSTEM CENTENNIAL ACT OF 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
concur in the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3671) to amend the 
Acts popularly known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds 
available for grants to States for fish and wildlife conservation 
projects and increase opportunities for recreational hunting, bow 
hunting, trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating opportunities 
for waste, fraud, abuse, maladministration, and unauthorized 
expenditures for administration and execution of those acts, and for 
other purposes.
  The Clerk read as follows:
       Senate amendments:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Fish and 
     Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Centennial Act of 2000''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

         TITLE I--WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Short titles.

                    Subtitle A--Wildlife Restoration

Sec. 111. Expenses for administration.
Sec. 112. Firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants.
Sec. 113. Multistate conservation grant program.
Sec. 114. Miscellaneous provision.

                   Subtitle B--Sport Fish Restoration

Sec. 121. Expenses for administration.
Sec. 122. Multistate conservation grant program.
Sec. 123. Funding of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and 
              Restoration Act.
Sec. 124. Period of availability.
Sec. 125. Miscellaneous provision.
Sec. 126. Conforming amendment.

        Subtitle C--Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs

Sec. 131. Designation of programs.
Sec. 132. Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
              Programs.
Sec. 133. Reports and certifications.

            TITLE II--NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Purposes.
Sec. 203. Board of Directors of the Foundation.
Sec. 204. Rights and obligations of the Foundation.
Sec. 205. Annual reporting of grant details.
Sec. 206. Notice to Members of Congress.
Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 208. Limitation on authority.

         TITLE III--NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM CENTENNIAL

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 303. National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission.
Sec. 304. Long-term planning and annual reporting requirements 
              regarding the operation and maintenance backlog.
Sec. 305. Year of the National Wildlife Refuge.
Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 307. Effective date.

         TITLE I--WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLES.

       (a) This Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Wildlife 
     and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 
     2000''.
       (b) Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.--The Act of 
     September 2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 13. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act'.''.
       (c) Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.--The Act of 
     August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.), is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 15. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
     Restoration Act'.''.

                    Subtitle A--Wildlife Restoration

     SEC. 111. EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Set-Aside for Expenses for Administration of the 
     Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.--Section 4 of the 
     Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
       (2) by striking ``Sec. 4.'' and all that follows through 
     the end of the first sentence of subsection (a) and inserting 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 4. ALLOCATION AND APPORTIONMENT OF AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.

       ``(a) Set-Aside for Expenses for Administration of the 
     Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Set-aside.--For fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, of the revenues (excluding interest accruing 
     under section 3(b)) covered into the fund for the fiscal 
     year, the Secretary of the Interior may use not more than the 
     available amount specified in subparagraph (B) for the fiscal 
     year for expenses for administration incurred in 
     implementation of this Act, in accordance with this 
     subsection and section 9.
       ``(B) Available amounts.--The available amount referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) is--
       ``(i) for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $9,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2003, $8,212,000; and
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the sum of--

       ``(I) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(II) the amount determined by multiplying--

       ``(aa) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(bb) the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
     by the Department of Labor.

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       ``(2) Period of availability; apportionment of unobligated 
     amounts.--
       ``(A) Period of availability.--For each fiscal year, the 
     available amount under paragraph (1) shall remain available 
     for obligation for use under that paragraph until the end of 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Apportionment of unobligated amounts.--Not later than 
     60 days after the end of a fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion among the States any of the 
     available amount under paragraph (1) that remains unobligated 
     at the end of the fiscal year, on the same basis and in the 
     same manner as other amounts made available under this Act 
     are apportioned among the States for the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Apportionment to States.--'';
       (3) in subsection (b) (as designated by paragraph (2)), by 
     striking ``after making the aforesaid deduction, shall 
     apportion, except as provided in subsection (b) of this 
     section,'' and inserting ``after deducting the available 
     amount under subsection (a), the amount apportioned under 
     subsection (c), any amount apportioned under section 8A, and 
     amounts provided as grants under sections 10 and 11, shall 
     apportion''; and
       (4) in the first sentence of subsection (c) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1)), by inserting ``Puerto Rico,'' 
     after ``American Samoa,''.
       (b) Requirements and Restrictions Concerning Use of Amounts 
     for Expenses for Administration.--Section 9 of the Pittman-
     Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 9. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING USE OF 
                   AMOUNTS FOR EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Authorized Expenses for Administration.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior may 
     use available amounts under section 4(a)(1) only for expenses 
     for administration that directly support the implementation 
     of this Act that consist of--
       ``(1) personnel costs of employees who directly administer 
     this Act on a full-time basis;
       ``(2) personnel costs of employees who directly administer 
     this Act on a part-time basis for at least 20 hours each 
     week, not to exceed the portion of those costs incurred with 
     respect to the work hours of the employee during which the 
     employee directly administers this Act, as those hours are 
     certified by the supervisor of the employee;
       ``(3) support costs directly associated with personnel 
     costs authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2), excluding 
     costs associated with staffing and operation of regional 
     offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
     the Department of the Interior other than for the purposes of 
     this Act;
       ``(4) costs of determining under section 6(a) whether State 
     comprehensive plans and projects are substantial in character 
     and design;
       ``(5) overhead costs, including the costs of general 
     administrative services, that are directly attributable to 
     administration of this Act and are based on--
       ``(A) actual costs, as determined by a direct cost 
     allocation methodology approved by the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget for use by Federal agencies; and
       ``(B) in the case of costs that are not determinable under 
     subparagraph (A), an amount per full-time equivalent employee 
     authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) that does not exceed 
     the amount charged or assessed for costs per full-time 
     equivalent employee for any other division or program of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
       ``(6) costs incurred in auditing, every 5 years, the 
     wildlife and sport fish activities of each State fish and 
     game department and the use of funds under section 6 by each 
     State fish and game department;
       ``(7) costs of audits under subsection (d);
       ``(8) costs of necessary training of Federal and State 
     full-time personnel who administer this Act to improve 
     administration of this Act;
       ``(9) costs of travel to States, territories, and Canada by 
     personnel who--
       ``(A) administer this Act on a full-time basis for purposes 
     directly related to administration of State programs or 
     projects; or
       ``(B) administer grants under section 6, 10, or 11;
       ``(10) costs of travel outside the United States (except 
     travel to Canada), by personnel who administer this Act on a 
     full-time basis, for purposes that directly relate to 
     administration of this Act and that are approved directly by 
     the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks;
       ``(11) relocation expenses for personnel who, after 
     relocation, will administer this Act on a full-time basis for 
     at least 1 year, as certified by the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service at the time at which the 
     relocation expenses are incurred; and
       ``(12) costs to audit, evaluate, approve, disapprove, and 
     advise concerning grants under sections 6, 10, and 11.
       ``(b) Reporting of Other Uses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that available amounts 
     under section 4(a)(1) should be used for an expense for 
     administration other than an expense for administration 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives a report describing the expense 
     for administration and stating the amount of the expense; and
       ``(B) may use any such available amounts for the expense 
     for administration only after the end of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of submission of the report under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Maximum amount.--For any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     of the Interior may use under paragraph (1) not more than 
     $25,000.
       ``(c) Restriction on Use To Supplement General 
     Appropriations.--The Secretary of the Interior shall not use 
     available amounts under subsection (b) to supplement the 
     funding of any function for which general appropriations are 
     made for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or any 
     other entity of the Department of the Interior.
       ``(d) Audit Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of the Interior shall procure the performance of biennial 
     audits, in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
     principles, of expenditures and obligations of amounts used 
     by the Secretary of the Interior for expenses for 
     administration incurred in implementation of this Act.
       ``(2) Auditor.--
       ``(A) In general.--An audit under this subsection shall be 
     performed under a contract that is awarded under competitive 
     procedures (as defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)) by a person or entity 
     that is not associated in any way with the Department of the 
     Interior (except by way of a contract for the performance of 
     an audit or other review).
       ``(B) Supervision of auditor.--The auditor selected under 
     subparagraph (A) shall report to, and be supervised by, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, except 
     that the auditor shall submit a copy of the biennial audit 
     findings to the Secretary of the Interior at the time at 
     which the findings are submitted to the Inspector General of 
     the Department of the Interior.
       ``(3) Report to congress.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of the Interior shall promptly submit to the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate--
       ``(A) a report on the results of each audit under this 
     subsection; and
       ``(B) a copy of each audit under this subsection.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 8(b) of the Pittman-
     Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669g(b)) is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking ``section 4(b) of 
     this Act'' and inserting ``section 4(c)''.

     SEC. 112. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY PROGRAM 
                   GRANTS.

       The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 10 (16 U.S.C. 669i) as section 
     12; and
       (2) by inserting after section 9 (16 U.S.C. 669h) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 10. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY 
                   PROGRAM GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Grants.--Of the revenues covered into the fund, 
     $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, and 
     $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2003 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, shall be apportioned among the States in the 
     manner specified in section 4(c) by the Secretary of the 
     Interior and used to make grants to the States to be used 
     for--
       ``(A) in the case of a State that has not used all of the 
     funds apportioned to the State under section 4(c) for the 
     fiscal year in the manner described in section 8(b)--
       ``(i) the enhancement of hunter education programs, hunter 
     and sporting firearm safety programs, and hunter development 
     programs;
       ``(ii) the enhancement of interstate coordination and 
     development of hunter education and shooting range programs;
       ``(iii) the enhancement of bow hunter and archery 
     education, safety, and development programs; and
       ``(iv) the enhancement of construction or development of 
     firearm shooting ranges and archery ranges, and the updating 
     of safety features of firearm shooting ranges and archery 
     ranges; and
       ``(B) in the case of a State that has used all of the funds 
     apportioned to the State under section 4(c) for the fiscal 
     year in the manner described in section 8(b), any use 
     authorized by this Act (including hunter safety programs and 
     the construction, operation, and maintenance of public target 
     ranges).
       ``(2) Limitation on use.--Under paragraph (1), a State 
     shall not be required to use more than the amount described 
     in section 8(b) for hunter safety programs and the 
     construction, operation, and maintenance of public target 
     ranges.
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
     activity carried out with a grant under this section shall 
     not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity.
       ``(c) Period of Availability; Reapportionment.--
       ``(1) Period of availability.--Amounts made available and 
     apportioned for grants under this section shall remain 
     available only for the fiscal year for which the amounts are 
     apportioned.
       ``(2) Reapportionment.--At the end of the period of 
     availability under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion amounts made available that have not 
     been used to make grants under this section among the States 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(B) for use by those States in 
     accordance with this Act.''.

     SEC. 113. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (as amended 
     by section 112) is amended by inserting after section 10 the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 11. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--

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       ``(1) Amount for grants.--Not more than $3,000,000 of the 
     revenues covered into the fund for a fiscal year shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Interior for making 
     multistate conservation project grants in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) Period of availability; apportionment.--
       ``(A) Period of availability.--Amounts made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available for making grants only 
     for the first fiscal year for which the amount is made 
     available and the following fiscal year.
       ``(B) Apportionment.--At the end of the period of 
     availability under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion any amounts that remain available 
     among the States in the manner specified in section 4(b) for 
     use by the States in the same manner as funds apportioned 
     under section 4(b).
       ``(b) Selection of Projects.--
       ``(1) States or entities to be benefited.--A project shall 
     not be eligible for a grant under this section unless the 
     project will benefit--
       ``(A) at least 26 States;
       ``(B) a majority of the States in a region of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service; or
       ``(C) a regional association of State fish and game 
     departments.
       ``(2) Use of submitted priority list of projects.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior may make grants under this section 
     only for projects identified on a priority list of wildlife 
     restoration projects described in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Priority list of projects.--A priority list referred 
     to in paragraph (2) is a priority list of wildlife 
     restoration projects that the International Association of 
     Fish and Wildlife Agencies--
       ``(A) prepares through a committee comprised of the heads 
     of State fish and game departments (or their designees), in 
     consultation with--
       ``(i) nongovernmental organizations that represent 
     conservation organizations;
       ``(ii) sportsmen organizations; and
       ``(iii) industries that support or promote hunting, 
     trapping, recreational shooting, bow hunting, or archery;
       ``(B) approves by vote of a majority of the heads of State 
     fish and game departments (or their designees); and
       ``(C) not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, submits 
     to the Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish 
     Restoration Programs.
       ``(4) Publication.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall publish in the Federal 
     Register each priority list submitted under paragraph (3)(C).
       ``(c) Eligible Grantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may make a 
     grant under this section only to--
       ``(A) a State or group of States;
       ``(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or a 
     State or group of States, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 
     Recreation; and
       ``(C) subject to paragraph (2), a nongovernmental 
     organization.
       ``(2) Nongovernmental organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any nongovernmental organization that 
     applies for a grant under this section shall submit with the 
     application to the International Association of Fish and 
     Wildlife Agencies a certification that the organization--
       ``(i) will not use the grant funds to fund, in whole or in 
     part, any activity of the organization that promotes or 
     encourages opposition to the regulated hunting or trapping of 
     wildlife; and
       ``(ii) will use the grant funds in compliance with 
     subsection (d).
       ``(B) Penalties for certain activities.--Any 
     nongovernmental organization that is found to use grant funds 
     in violation of subparagraph (A) shall return all funds 
     received under this section and be subject to any other 
     applicable penalties under law.
       ``(d) Use of Grants.--A grant under this section shall not 
     be used, in whole or in part, for an activity, project, or 
     program that promotes or encourages opposition to the 
     regulated hunting or trapping of wildlife.
       ``(e) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to any activity carried out under this section.''.

     SEC. 114. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION.

       Section 5 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 669d) is amended in the first sentence--
       (1) by inserting ``, at the time at which a deduction or 
     apportionment is made,'' after ``certify''; and
       (2) by striking ``and executing''.

                   Subtitle B--Sport Fish Restoration

     SEC. 121. EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Set-Aside for Expenses for Administration of the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.--Section 4 of the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) 
     is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Set-Aside for Expenses for Administration of the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Set-aside.--For fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, of the balance of each such annual appropriation 
     remaining after the distribution and use under subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c) and section 14, the Secretary of the 
     Interior may use not more than the available amount specified 
     in subparagraph (B) for the fiscal year for expenses for 
     administration incurred in implementation of this Act, in 
     accordance with this subsection and section 9.
       ``(B) Available amounts.--The available amount referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) is--
       ``(i) for each of fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $9,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 2003, $8,212,000; and
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the sum of--

       ``(I) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(II) the amount determined by multiplying--

       ``(aa) the available amount for the preceding fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(bb) the change, relative to the preceding fiscal year, 
     in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published 
     by the Department of Labor.
       ``(2) Period of availability; apportionment of unobligated 
     amounts.--
       ``(A) Period of availability.--For each fiscal year, the 
     available amount under paragraph (1) shall remain available 
     for obligation for use under that paragraph until the end of 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Apportionment of unobligated amounts.--Not later than 
     60 days after the end of a fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion among the States any of the 
     available amount under paragraph (1) that remains unobligated 
     at the end of the fiscal year, on the same basis and in the 
     same manner as other amounts made available under this Act 
     are apportioned among the States under subsection (e) for the 
     fiscal year.''.
       (b) Requirements and Restrictions Concerning Use of Amounts 
     for Expenses for Administration.--Section 9 of the Dingell-
     Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 9. REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS CONCERNING USE OF 
                   AMOUNTS FOR EXPENSES FOR ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Authorized Expenses for Administration.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior may 
     use available amounts under section 4(d)(1) only for expenses 
     for administration that directly support the implementation 
     of this Act that consist of--
       ``(1) personnel costs of employees who directly administer 
     this Act on a full-time basis;
       ``(2) personnel costs of employees who directly administer 
     this Act on a part-time basis for at least 20 hours each 
     week, not to exceed the portion of those costs incurred with 
     respect to the work hours of the employee during which the 
     employee directly administers this Act, as those hours are 
     certified by the supervisor of the employee;
       ``(3) support costs directly associated with personnel 
     costs authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2), excluding 
     costs associated with staffing and operation of regional 
     offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
     the Department of the Interior other than for the purposes of 
     this Act;
       ``(4) costs of determining under section 6(a) whether State 
     comprehensive plans and projects are substantial in character 
     and design;
       ``(5) overhead costs, including the costs of general 
     administrative services, that are directly attributable to 
     administration of this Act and are based on--
       ``(A) actual costs, as determined by a direct cost 
     allocation methodology approved by the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget for use by Federal agencies; and
       ``(B) in the case of costs that are not determinable under 
     subparagraph (A), an amount per full-time equivalent employee 
     authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) that does not exceed 
     the amount charged or assessed for costs per full-time 
     equivalent employee for any other division or program of the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
       ``(6) costs incurred in auditing, every 5 years, the 
     wildlife and sport fish activities of each State fish and 
     game department and the use of funds under section 6 by each 
     State fish and game department;
       ``(7) costs of audits under subsection (d);
       ``(8) costs of necessary training of Federal and State 
     full-time personnel who administer this Act to improve 
     administration of this Act;
       ``(9) costs of travel to States, territories, and Canada by 
     personnel who--
       ``(A) administer this Act on a full-time basis for purposes 
     directly related to administration of State programs or 
     projects; or
       ``(B) administer grants under section 6 or 14;
       ``(10) costs of travel outside the United States (except 
     travel to Canada), by personnel who administer this Act on a 
     full-time basis, for purposes that directly relate to 
     administration of this Act and that are approved directly by 
     the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks;
       ``(11) relocation expenses for personnel who, after 
     relocation, will administer this Act on a full-time basis for 
     at least 1 year, as certified by the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service at the time at which the 
     relocation expenses are incurred; and
       ``(12) costs to audit, evaluate, approve, disapprove, and 
     advise concerning grants under sections 6 and 14.
       ``(b) Reporting of Other Uses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that available amounts 
     under section 4(d)(1) should be used for an expense for 
     administration other than an expense for administration 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall submit to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives a report describing the expense 
     for administration and stating the amount of the expense; and
       ``(B) may use any such available amounts for the expense 
     for administration only after the end of the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of submission of the report under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Maximum amount.--For any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     of the Interior may use under paragraph (1) not more than 
     $25,000.
       ``(c) Restriction on Use To Supplement General 
     Appropriations.--The Secretary of

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     the Interior shall not use available amounts under subsection 
     (b) to supplement the funding of any function for which 
     general appropriations are made for the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service or any other entity of the Department of 
     the Interior.
       ``(d) Audit Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department 
     of the Interior shall procure the performance of biennial 
     audits, in accordance with generally accepted accounting 
     principles, of expenditures and obligations of amounts used 
     by the Secretary of the Interior for expenses for 
     administration incurred in implementation of this Act.
       ``(2) Auditor.--
       ``(A) In general.--An audit under this subsection shall be 
     performed under a contract that is awarded under competitive 
     procedures (as defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)) by a person or entity 
     that is not associated in any way with the Department of the 
     Interior (except by way of a contract for the performance of 
     an audit or other review).
       ``(B) Supervision of auditor.--The auditor selected under 
     subparagraph (A) shall report to, and be supervised by, the 
     Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, except 
     that the auditor shall submit a copy of the biennial audit 
     findings to the Secretary of the Interior at the time at 
     which the findings are submitted to the Inspector General of 
     the Department of the Interior.
       ``(3) Report to congress.--The Inspector General of the 
     Department of the Interior shall promptly submit to the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate--
       ``(A) a report on the results of each audit under this 
     subsection; and
       ``(B) a copy of each audit under this subsection.''.
       (c) Expenses for Administration of Certain Programs.--
     Section 4 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(g) Expenses for Administration of Certain Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, of the amounts 
     appropriated under section 3, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall use only funds authorized for use under subsections 
     (a), (b)(3)(A), (b)(3)(B), and (c) to pay the expenses for 
     administration incurred in carrying out the provisions of law 
     referred to in those subsections, respectively.
       ``(2) Maximum amount.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     of the Interior may use not more than $900,000 in accordance 
     with paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 122. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Dingell-Johnson Sport 
     Fish Restoration Act is amended--
       (1) by striking the section 13 relating to effective date 
     (16 U.S.C. 777 note) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 14. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Amount for grants.--Of the balance of each annual 
     appropriation made under section 3 remaining after the 
     distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
     section 4 in a fiscal year, not more than $3,000,000 shall be 
     available to the Secretary of the Interior for making 
     multistate conservation project grants in accordance with 
     this section.
       ``(2) Period of availability; apportionment.--
       ``(A) Period of availability.--Amounts made available under 
     paragraph (1) shall remain available for making grants only 
     for the first fiscal year for which the amount is made 
     available and the following fiscal year.
       ``(B) Apportionment.--At the end of the period of 
     availability under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall apportion any amounts that remain available 
     among the States in the manner specified in section 4(e) for 
     use by the States in the same manner as funds apportioned 
     under section 4(e).
       ``(b) Selection of Projects.--
       ``(1) States or entities to be benefited.--A project shall 
     not be eligible for a grant under this section unless the 
     project will benefit--
       ``(A) at least 26 States;
       ``(B) a majority of the States in a region of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service; or
       ``(C) a regional association of State fish and game 
     departments.
       ``(2) Use of submitted priority list of projects.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior may make grants under this section 
     only for projects identified on a priority list of sport fish 
     restoration projects described in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Priority list of projects.--A priority list referred 
     to in paragraph (2) is a priority list of sport fish 
     restoration projects that the International Association of 
     Fish and Wildlife Agencies--
       ``(A) prepares through a committee comprised of the heads 
     of State fish and game departments (or their designees), in 
     consultation with--
       ``(i) nongovernmental organizations that represent 
     conservation organizations;
       ``(ii) sportsmen organizations; and
       ``(iii) industries that fund the sport fish restoration 
     programs under this Act;
       ``(B) approves by vote of a majority of the heads of State 
     fish and game departments (or their designees); and
       ``(C) not later than October 1 of each fiscal year, submits 
     to the Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish 
     Restoration Programs.
       ``(4) Publication.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall publish in the Federal 
     Register each priority list submitted under paragraph (3)(C).
       ``(c) Eligible Grantees.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior may make a 
     grant under this section only to--
       ``(A) a State or group of States;
       ``(B) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or a 
     State or group of States, for the purpose of carrying out the 
     National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 
     Recreation; and
       ``(C) subject to paragraph (2), a nongovernmental 
     organization.
       ``(2) Nongovernmental organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any nongovernmental organization that 
     applies for a grant under this section shall submit with the 
     application to the International Association of Fish and 
     Wildlife Agencies a certification that the organization--
       ``(i) will not use the grant funds to fund, in whole or in 
     part, any activity of the organization that promotes or 
     encourages opposition to the regulated taking of fish; and
       ``(ii) will use the grant funds in compliance with 
     subsection (d).
       ``(B) Penalties for certain activities.--Any 
     nongovernmental organization that is found to use grant funds 
     in violation of subparagraph (A) shall return all funds 
     received under this section and be subject to any other 
     applicable penalties under law.
       ``(d) Use of Grants.--A grant under this section shall not 
     be used, in whole or in part, for an activity, project, or 
     program that promotes or encourages opposition to the 
     regulated taking of fish.
       ``(e) Funding for Other Activities.--Of the balance of each 
     annual appropriation made under section 3 remaining after the 
     distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
     section 4 for each fiscal year and after deducting amounts 
     used for grants under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) $200,000 shall be made available for each of--
       ``(A) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission;
       ``(B) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission;
       ``(C) the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission; and
       ``(D) the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission; and
       ``(2) $400,000 shall be made available for the Sport 
     Fishing and Boating Partnership Council established by the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       ``(f) Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to any activity carried out under this section.''; and
       (2) by moving that section to appear after the section 13 
     relating to State use of contributions (16 U.S.C. 777l).
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4(e) of the Dingell-
     Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(e)) is 
     amended in the first sentence by inserting ``and after 
     deducting amounts used for grants under section 14,'' after 
     ``respectively,''.

     SEC. 123. FUNDING OF THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, 
                   PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT.

       Section 4(a) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(a)) is amended in the second sentence by 
     striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2009''.

     SEC. 124. PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.

       Section 4(f) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(f)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``, and if'' and all that follows through 
     ``recreation''.

     SEC. 125. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION.

       Section 5 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 777d) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, at the time at which a deduction or 
     apportionment is made,'' after ``certify''; and
       (2) by striking ``and executing''.

     SEC. 126. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 9504(b)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended by striking ``(as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of the TEA 21 Restoration Act)'' and inserting 
     ``(as in effect on the date of enactment of the Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000)''.

        Subtitle C--Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs

     SEC. 131. DESIGNATION OF PROGRAMS.

       The programs established under the Pittman-Robertson 
     Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et 
     seq.) shall be known as the ``Federal Assistance Program for 
     State Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration''.

     SEC. 132. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH 
                   RESTORATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established in the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the 
     Interior the position of Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs.
       (b) Superior.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall report directly to the 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       (c) Responsibilities.--The Assistant Director for Wildlife 
     and Sport Fish Restoration Programs shall be responsible for 
     the administration, management, and oversight of the Federal 
     Assistance Program for State Wildlife and Sport Fish 
     Restoration under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport 
     Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.).

     SEC. 133. REPORTS AND CERTIFICATIONS.

       (a) Implementation Report.--
       (1) In general.--At the time at which the President submits 
     to Congress a budget request

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     for the Department of the Interior for fiscal year 2002, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the 
     steps that have been taken to comply with this title and the 
     amendments made by this title.
       (2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     describe--
       (A) the extent to which compliance with this title and the 
     amendments made by this title has required a reduction in the 
     number of personnel assigned to administer, manage, and 
     oversee the Federal Assistance Program for State Wildlife and 
     Sport Fish Restoration;
       (B) any revisions to this title or the amendments made by 
     this title that would be desirable in order for the Secretary 
     of the Interior to adequately administer the Program and 
     ensure that funds provided to State agencies are properly 
     used; and
       (C) any other information concerning the implementation of 
     this title and the amendments made by this title that the 
     Secretary of the Interior considers appropriate.
       (b) Projected Spending Report.--At the time at which the 
     President submits a budget request for the Department of the 
     Interior for fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior shall report in 
     writing to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works of the Senate the amounts, broken down by category, 
     that are intended to be used for the fiscal year under 
     section 4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the 
     Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
     777c(d)(1)).
       (c) Spending Certification and Report.--Not later than 60 
     days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall certify and report in writing to the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate--
       (1) the amounts, broken down by category, that were used 
     for the fiscal year under section 4(a)(1) of the Pittman-
     Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and 
     section 4(d)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1));
       (2) the amounts apportioned to States for the fiscal year 
     under section 4(a)(2) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(2)) and section 4(d)(2)(A) 
     of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
     777c(d)(2)(A));
       (3) the results of the audits performed under section 9(d) 
     of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
     669h(d) and section 9(d) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h(d));
       (4) that all amounts used for the fiscal year under section 
     4(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 
     U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)) and section 4(d)(1) of the Dingell-Johnson 
     Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1)) were 
     necessary for expenses for administration incurred in 
     implementation of those Acts;
       (5) that all amounts used for the fiscal year to administer 
     those Acts by agency headquarters and by regional offices of 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service were used in 
     accordance with those Acts; and
       (6) that the Secretary of the Interior, the Assistant 
     Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, the Director of 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the 
     Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
     Programs each properly discharged their duties under those 
     Acts.
       (d) Certifications by States.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the end of 
     each fiscal year, each State that received amounts 
     apportioned under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) or the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 
     Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) for the fiscal year 
     shall certify to the Secretary of the Interior in writing 
     that the amounts were expended by the State in accordance 
     with each of those Acts.
       (2) Transmission to congress.--Not later than December 31 
     of a fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     transmit all certifications under paragraph (1) for the 
     previous fiscal year to the Committee on Resources of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate.
       (e) Limitation on Delegation.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall not delegate the responsibility for making a 
     certification under subsection (c) to any person except the 
     Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.

            TITLE II--NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 2000''.

     SEC. 202. PURPOSES.

       Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701(b)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of 
     property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the 
     activities and services of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, to further the conservation and management of 
     fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources;''.

     SEC. 203. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.

       (a) Establishment and Membership.--Section 3 of the 
     National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3702) is amended by striking subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(a) Establishment and Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Foundation shall have a governing 
     Board of Directors (referred to in this Act as the `Board'), 
     which shall consist of 25 Directors appointed in accordance 
     with subsection (b), each of whom shall be a United States 
     citizen.
       ``(2) Representation of diverse points of view.--To the 
     maximum extent practicable, the membership of the Board shall 
     represent diverse points of view relating to conservation and 
     management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural 
     resources.
       ``(3) Not federal employees.--Appointment as a Director of 
     the Foundation shall not constitute employment by, or the 
     holding of an office of, the United States for the purpose of 
     any Federal law.''.
       (b) Appointment and Terms.--Section 3 of the National Fish 
     and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702) is 
     amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Appointment and Terms.--
       ``(1) Agency heads.--The Director of the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service and the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Oceans and Atmosphere shall be Directors of the Foundation.
       ``(2) Appointments by the secretary of the interior.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), after 
     consulting with the Secretary of Commerce and considering the 
     recommendations submitted by the Board, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall appoint 23 Directors who meet the criteria 
     established by subsection (a), of whom--
       ``(i) at least 6 shall be educated or experienced in fish, 
     wildlife, or other natural resource conservation;
       ``(ii) at least 4 shall be educated or experienced in the 
     principles of fish, wildlife, or other natural resource 
     management; and
       ``(iii) at least 4 shall be educated or experienced in 
     ocean and coastal resource conservation.
       ``(B) Transition provision.--
       ``(i) Continuation of terms.--The 15 Directors serving on 
     the Board as of the date of enactment of this paragraph shall 
     continue to serve until the expiration of their terms.
       ``(ii) New directors.--Subject to paragraph (3), the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall appoint 8 new Directors.
       ``(3) Terms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), each 
     Director (other than a Director described in paragraph (1)) 
     shall be appointed for a term of 6 years.
       ``(B) Initial appointments to new member positions.--Of the 
     Directors appointed by the Secretary of the Interior under 
     paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall appoint, in fiscal 
     year 2001, 3 Directors for a term of 6 years.
       ``(C) Subsequent appointments to new member positions.--Of 
     the Directors appointed by the Secretary of the Interior 
     under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the Secretary shall appoint, in 
     fiscal year 2002--
       ``(i) 2 Directors for a term of 2 years; and
       ``(ii) 3 Directors for a term of 4 years.
       ``(4) Vacancies.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall fill 
     a vacancy on the Board.
       ``(B) Term of appointments to fill unexpired terms.--An 
     individual appointed to fill a vacancy that occurs before the 
     expiration of the term of a Director shall be appointed for 
     the remainder of the term.
       ``(5) Reappointment.--An individual (other than an 
     individual described in paragraph (1)) shall not serve more 
     than 2 consecutive terms as a Director, excluding any term of 
     less than 6 years.
       ``(6) Request for removal.--The executive committee of the 
     Board may submit to the Secretary of the Interior a letter 
     describing the nonperformance of a Director and requesting 
     the removal of the Director from the Board.
       ``(7) Consultation before removal.--Before removing any 
     Director from the Board, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     consult with the Secretary of Commerce.''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4(c)(5) of the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(c)(5)) is 
     amended by striking ``Directors of the Board'' and inserting 
     ``Directors of the Foundation''.
       (2) Section 6 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3705) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or the Department of Commerce'' after 
     ``Department of the Interior''.

     SEC. 204. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION.

       (a) Principal Office of the Foundation.--Section 4(a)(3) of 
     the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 3703(a)(3)) is amended by inserting after ``the 
     District of Columbia'' the following: ``or in a county in the 
     State of Maryland or Virginia that borders on the District of 
     Columbia''.
       (b) Investment and Deposit of Federal Funds.--Section 4(c) 
     of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(c)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) to invest any funds provided to the Foundation by the 
     Federal Government in obligations of the United States or in 
     obligations or securities that are guaranteed or insured by 
     the United States;

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       ``(4) to deposit any funds provided to the Foundation by 
     the Federal Government into accounts that are insured by an 
     agency or instrumentality of the United States;
       ``(5) to make use of any interest or investment income that 
     accrues as a consequence of actions taken under paragraph (3) 
     or (4) to carry out the purposes of the Foundation;
       ``(6) to use Federal funds to make payments under 
     cooperative agreements entered into with willing private 
     landowners to provide substantial long-term benefits for the 
     restoration or enhancement of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
     other natural resources on private land;''.
       (c) Agency Approval of Acquisitions of Property.--Section 
     4(e)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(e)(1)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
     administers the program under which the funds were provided 
     of the proposed acquisition, and the agency does not object 
     in writing to the proposed acquisition within 60 calendar 
     days after the date of the notification.''.
       (d) Repeal.--Section 304 of Public Law 102-440 (16 U.S.C. 
     3703 note) is repealed.
       (e) Agency Approval of Conveyances and Grants.--Section 
     4(e)(3)(B) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703(e)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
     administers the Federal program under which the funds were 
     provided of the proposed conveyance or provision of Federal 
     funds, and the agency does not object in writing to the 
     proposed conveyance or provision of Federal funds within 60 
     calendar days after the date of the notification.''.
       (f) Reconveyance of Real Property.--Section 4(e) of the 
     National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 
     U.S.C. 3703(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(5) Reconveyance of real property.--The Foundation shall 
     convey at not less than fair market value any real property 
     acquired by the Foundation in whole or in part with Federal 
     funds if the Foundation notifies the Federal agency that 
     administers the Federal program under which the funds were 
     provided, and the agency does not disagree within 60 calendar 
     days after the date of the notification, that--
       ``(A) the property is no longer valuable for the purpose of 
     conservation or management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
     other natural resources; and
       ``(B) the purposes of the Foundation would be better served 
     by use of the proceeds of the conveyance for other authorized 
     activities of the Foundation.''.
       (g) Expenditures for Printing Services or Capital 
     Equipment.--Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Expenditures for Printing Services or Capital 
     Equipment.--The Foundation shall not make any expenditure of 
     Federal funds in connection with any 1 transaction for 
     printing services or capital equipment that is greater than 
     $10,000 unless the expenditure is approved by the Federal 
     agency that administers the Federal program under which the 
     funds were provided.''.

     SEC. 205. ANNUAL REPORTING OF GRANT DETAILS.

       Section 7(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3706(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Congress'' and inserting ``the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The report shall 
     include a detailed statement of the recipient, amount, and 
     purpose of each grant made by the Foundation in the fiscal 
     year.''.

     SEC. 206. NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

       Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703) (as amended by section 
     204(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Notice to Members of Congress.--The Foundation shall 
     not make a grant of funds unless, by not later than 30 days 
     before the grant is made, the Foundation provides notice of 
     the grant to the Member of Congress for the congressional 
     district in which the project to be funded with the grant 
     will be carried out.''.

     SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
     Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended by striking 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
     2003--
       ``(A) $20,000,000 to the Department of the Interior; and
       ``(B) $5,000,000 to the Department of Commerce.
       ``(2) Requirement of advance payment.--The amount made 
     available for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall be 
     provided to the Foundation in an advance payment of the 
     entire amount on October 1, or as soon as practicable 
     thereafter, of the fiscal year.
       ``(3) Use of appropriated funds.--Subject to paragraph (4), 
     amounts made available under paragraph (1) shall be provided 
     to the Foundation for use for matching, on a 1-to-1 basis, 
     contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) 
     made to the Foundation by private persons and State and local 
     government agencies.
       ``(4) Prohibition on use for administrative expenses.--No 
     Federal funds made available under paragraph (1) shall be 
     used by the Foundation for administrative expenses of the 
     Foundation, including for salaries, travel and transportation 
     expenses, and other overhead expenses.
       ``(b) Additional Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the amounts authorized to 
     be appropriated under subsection (a), the Foundation may 
     accept Federal funds from a Federal agency under any other 
     Federal law for use by the Foundation to further the 
     conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
     other natural resources in accordance with the requirements 
     of this Act.
       ``(2) Use of funds accepted from federal agencies.--Federal 
     funds provided to the Foundation under paragraph (1) shall be 
     used by the Foundation for matching, in whole or in part, 
     contributions (whether in currency, services, or property) 
     made to the Foundation by private persons and State and local 
     government agencies.
       ``(c) Prohibition on Use of Grant Amounts for Litigation 
     and Lobbying Expenses.--Amounts provided as a grant by the 
     Foundation shall not be used for--
       ``(1) any expense related to litigation; or
       ``(2) any activity the purpose of which is to influence 
     legislation pending before Congress.''.

     SEC. 208. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.

       The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 11. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.

       ``Nothing in this Act authorizes the Foundation to perform 
     any function the authority for which is provided to the 
     National Park Foundation by Public Law 90-209 (16 U.S.C. 19e 
     et seq.).''.

         TITLE III--NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM CENTENNIAL

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Centennial Act''.

     SEC. 302. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) President Theodore Roosevelt began the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System by establishing the first refuge at 
     Pelican Island, Florida, on March 14, 1903;
       (2) the National Wildlife Refuge System is comprised of 
     more than 93,000,000 acres of Federal land managed by the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service in more than 532 
     individual refuges and thousands of waterfowl production 
     areas located in all 50 States and the territories of the 
     United States;
       (3) the System is the only network of Federal land 
     dedicated singularly to wildlife conservation and where 
     wildlife-dependent recreation and environmental education are 
     priority public uses;
       (4) the System serves a vital role in the conservation of 
     millions of migratory birds, dozens of endangered species and 
     threatened species, some of the premier fisheries of the 
     United States, marine mammals, and the habitats on which such 
     species of fish and wildlife depend;
       (5) each year the System provides millions of Americans 
     with opportunities to participate in wildlife-dependent 
     recreation, including hunting, fishing, and wildlife 
     observation;
       (6)(A) public visitation to national wildlife refuges is 
     growing, with more than 35,000,000 visitors annually; and
       (B) it is essential that visitor centers and public use 
     facilities be properly constructed, operated, and maintained;
       (7) the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and 
     Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 742f 
     note; Public Law 105-242), and the amendments made by that 
     Act, significantly enhance the ability of the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service to incorporate volunteers and 
     partnerships in refuge management;
       (8) as of the date of enactment of this Act, the System has 
     an unacceptable backlog of critical operation and maintenance 
     needs; and
       (9) the occasion of the centennial of the System, in 2003, 
     presents a historic opportunity to enhance natural resource 
     stewardship and expand public enjoyment of the national 
     wildlife refuges of the United States.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to establish a commission to promote awareness by the 
     public of the National Wildlife Refuge System as the System 
     celebrates its centennial in 2003;
       (2) to develop a long-term plan to meet the priority 
     operation, maintenance, and construction needs of the System;
       (3) to require an annual report on the needs of the System 
     prepared in the context of--
       (A) the budget submission of the Department of the Interior 
     to the President; and
       (B) the President's budget request to Congress; and
       (4) to improve public use programs and facilities of the 
     System to meet the increasing needs of the public for 
     wildlife-dependent recreation in the 21st century.

     SEC. 303. NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM CENTENNIAL 
                   COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established the National 
     Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Commission (referred to in 
     this title as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Members.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of--
       (A) the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service;
       (B) up to 10 individuals appointed by the Secretary of the 
     Interior;
       (C) the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and of 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, 
     who shall be nonvoting members; and
       (D) the congressional representatives of the Migratory Bird 
     Conservation Commission, who shall be nonvoting members.

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       (2) Appointments.--
       (A) Deadline.--The members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed not later than 90 days after the effective date of 
     this title.
       (B) Appointments by the secretary of the interior.--
       (i) In general.--The members of the Commission appointed by 
     the Secretary of the Interior under paragraph (1)(B)--

       (I) shall not be officers or employees of the Federal 
     Government; and
       (II) shall, in the judgment of the Secretary--

       (aa) represent the diverse beneficiaries of the System; and
       (bb) have outstanding knowledge or appreciation of 
     wildlife, natural resource management, or wildlife-dependent 
     recreation.
       (ii) Representation of views.--In making appointments under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary of the Interior shall make 
     every effort to ensure that the views of the hunting, 
     fishing, and wildlife observation communities are represented 
     on the Commission.
       (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission--
       (A) shall not affect the power or duties of the Commission; 
     and
       (B) shall be expeditiously filled in the same manner as the 
     original appointment was made.
       (c) Chairperson.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     appoint 1 of the members as the Chairperson of the 
     Commission.
       (d) Compensation.--The members of the Commission shall 
     receive no compensation for their service on the Commission.
       (e) Travel Expenses.--
       (1) Legislative branch members.--The members of the 
     Commission from the legislative branch of the Federal 
     Government shall be allowed necessary travel expenses, as 
     authorized by other law for official travel, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the Commission.
       (2) Executive branch members.--The members of the 
     Commission from the executive branch of the Federal 
     Government shall be allowed necessary travel expenses in 
     accordance with section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, 
     while away from their homes or regular places of business in 
     the performance of services for the Commission.
       (3) Other members and staff.--The members of the Commission 
     appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and staff of the 
     Commission may be allowed necessary travel expenses as 
     authorized by section 5702 of title 5, United States Code, 
     while away from their homes or regular places of business in 
     the performance of services for the Commission.
       (f) Duties.--The Commission shall--
       (1) prepare, in cooperation with Federal, State, local, and 
     nongovernmental partners, a plan to commemorate the 
     centennial of the National Wildlife Refuge System beginning 
     on March 14, 2003;
       (2) coordinate the activities of the partners under the 
     plan; and
       (3) plan and host, in cooperation with the partners, a 
     conference on the National Wildlife Refuge System, and assist 
     in the activities of the conference.
       (g) Staff.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, 
     the Commission may employ such staff as are necessary to 
     carry out the duties of the Commission.
       (h) Donations.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may, in accordance with 
     criteria established under paragraph (2), accept and use 
     donations of money, personal property, or personal services.
       (2) Criteria.--The Commission shall establish written 
     criteria to be used in determining whether the acceptance of 
     gifts or donations under paragraph (1) would--
       (A) reflect unfavorably on the ability of the Commission or 
     any employee of the Commission to carry out its 
     responsibilities or official duties in a fair and objective 
     manner; or
       (B) compromise the integrity or the appearance of the 
     integrity of any person involved in the activities of the 
     Commission.
       (i) Administrative Support.--Upon the request of the 
     Commission--
       (1) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, may 
     provide to the Commission such administrative support 
     services as are necessary for the Commission to carry out the 
     duties of the Commission under this title, including services 
     relating to budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, 
     personnel, and procurement; and
       (2) the head of any other appropriate Federal agency may 
     provide to the Commission such advice and assistance, with or 
     without reimbursement, as are appropriate to assist the 
     Commission in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
       (j) Reports.--
       (1) Annual reports.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     effective date of this title, and annually thereafter, the 
     Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     activities and plans of the Commission.
       (2) Final report.--Not later than September 30, 2004, the 
     Commission shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate a final report on the activities 
     of the Commission, including an accounting of all funds 
     received and expended by the Commission.
       (k) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall terminate 90 days 
     after the date on which the Commission submits the final 
     report under subsection (j).
       (2) Disposition of materials.--Upon termination of the 
     Commission and after consultation with the Archivist of the 
     United States and the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
     Institution, the Secretary of the Interior may--
       (A)(i) deposit all books, manuscripts, miscellaneous 
     printed matter, memorabilia, relics, and other similar 
     materials of the Commission relating to the centennial of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System in Federal, State, or local 
     libraries or museums; or
       (ii) otherwise dispose of such materials; and
       (B)(i) use other property acquired by the Commission for 
     the purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge System; or
       (ii) treat such property as excess property.

     SEC. 304. LONG-TERM PLANNING AND ANNUAL REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE OPERATION AND 
                   MAINTENANCE BACKLOG.

       (a) Unified Long-Term Plan.--Not later than March 1, 2002, 
     the Secretary of the Interior shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress and the President a unified long-term plan to 
     address priority operation, maintenance, and construction 
     needs of the National Wildlife Refuge System, including--
       (1) priority staffing needs of the System; and
       (2) operation, maintenance, and construction needs as 
     identified in--
       (A) the Refuge Operating Needs System;
       (B) the Maintenance Management System;
       (C) the 5-year deferred maintenance list;
       (D) the 5-year construction list;
       (E) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service report 
     entitled ``Fulfilling the Promise of America's National 
     Wildlife Refuge System''; and
       (F) individual refuge comprehensive conservation plans.
       (b) Annual Submission.--Beginning with the submission to 
     Congress of the budget for fiscal year 2003, the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall prepare and submit to Congress, in the 
     context of each annual budget submission, a report that 
     contains--
       (1) an assessment of expenditures in the prior, current, 
     and upcoming fiscal years to meet the operation and 
     maintenance backlog as identified in the long-term plan under 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) a specification of transition costs, in the prior, 
     current, and upcoming fiscal years, as identified in the 
     analysis of newly acquired refuge land prepared by the 
     Department of the Interior, and a description of the method 
     used to determine the priority status of the transition 
     costs.

     SEC. 305. YEAR OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that designation of the year 
     2003 as the ``Year of the National Wildlife Refuge'' would 
     promote the goal of increasing public appreciation of the 
     importance of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
       (b) Proclamation.--The President is requested to issue a 
     proclamation calling on the people of the United States to 
     conduct appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to 
     accomplish the goal of such a year.

     SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     activities of the Commission under this title--
       (1) $100,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       (2) $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.

     SEC. 307. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title takes effect on January 20, 2001.

       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend the 
     Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-
     Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds 
     available for grants to States for fish and wildlife 
     conservation projects, to reauthorize and amend the National 
     Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, to 
     commemorate the centennial of the establishment of the first 
     national wildlife refuge in the United States on March 14, 
     1903, and for other purposes.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Alaska (Mr. Young) and the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young).

                              {time}  1745

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3671, which reforms the 
administration of the Pittman-Robertson and the Dingell-Johnson Acts. 
These acts established trust funds, paid for by sportsmen and women 
through taxes on guns, ammunition, archery equipment and fishing 
equipment for State fish and game departments to use for wildlife and 
sport fish restoration projects. Administration of these acts is the 
responsibility of the Fish and Wildlife Service.
  Oversight conducted by the committee, which I chair, the Committee on 
Resources, uncovered waste, fraud, and abuse of the administration 
funds by the Fish and Wildlife Service. The House overwhelmingly passed 
H.R. 3671 on April 5 by a vote of 423-2.
  H.R. 3671 puts in place reforms that will prevent abuse and misuse of 
administration funds in the future. It caps the amount of funds for 
administration, provides clear direction as to how these funds will be 
spent, establishes audits, reporting and certification requirements, 
and establishes

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an assistant director to oversee the administration of these programs.
  The legislation also establishes a grant program for firearm and bow 
hunter safety and a grant program for multiple-state conservation 
projects that will enable States to work collectively on wildlife and 
sport fish restoration projects that cross State lines.
  The Senate has suggested some modifications to H.R. 3671, and I have 
agreed to those changes. The Senate slightly increased funding for the 
administration. They also increased funding for the Firearm and Bow 
Hunter Educational Grant Program and a Multi-State Conservation Grant 
Program.
  By stopping waste, fraud, and abuse and by cutting bureaucracy, the 
reforms in H.R. 3671 provide more dollars to State fishing and game 
departments on on-the-ground projects. They will ensure that the money 
paid into the trust fund by the sportsmen and the sportswomen in their 
district goes where it belongs, to State wildlife and sport fish 
restoration. Let us pass H.R. 3671 and safeguard the taxes paid by the 
hunters and anglers and guarantee continued wildlife and sports fish 
restoration as intended under the Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson 
Act.
  H.R. 3671, the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Improvement Act 
overwhelmingly passed the House 423 to 2 on April 5th. This reform bill 
amends the Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson Acts. It provides 
clear direction to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on how 
to administer the wildlife and sport fish programs established under 
the Acts. Our oversight found that administration funds from the 
Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson programs were being used in ways 
not consistent with either Act. For example we found that 
administration funds were used to pay for expenses for the rest of the 
Fish and Wildlife Service and they were used to create grant programs 
that were not statutorily authorized under the Acts. This is clearly 
not how the administration funds are to be spent. We did not want to 
leave any ambiguity as to how the funds can or cannot be spent. When 
there is ambiguity, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
``interprets'' what the law says, and the Pittman-Robertson and 
Dingell-Johnson programs suffer the consequences.


                            management study

  On April 5th, Representative Dingell and I engaged in a colloquy 
about the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and how they should 
undertake an independent, outside, top-to-bottom review to determine 
how many people are needed to administer the programs and what mixture 
of skills they should have. My only concern at the time was that any 
review be truly independent of undue influence. For that reason, I 
agreed with Representative Dingell that the study should be conducted 
provided the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the reviewer 
consult with the House Committee on Resources prior to and during the 
review, the Committee must agree with the parameters of the review and 
the Committee must be advised of the process of the review.
  I am disappointed to report that the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service did not listen to what Representative Dingell and I said on 
April 5th. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service initiated and 
completed the management study without ever consulting with the 
Committee. In addition, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
instructed the consultant, The Center for Organizational Excellence 
(COE), to complete the project so that it could be used to impact this 
legislation. This sounds to me like lobbying legislation pending before 
Congress with Federal funds. It was not my intent, nor the intent of 
Representative Dingell,  that the Fish and Wildlife Service use 
administration funds to lobby Congress on the reform legislation. The 
management study was not to be used by the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service to preserve the status quo, it was to be used to 
assist the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in deciding how best 
to restructure the staffing with individuals with the necessary skills 
to meet the true administration needs of the programs and the letter of 
the law.
  I am further disappointed to report that the conclusions reached by 
COE on funding needs were not based on correct information. Information 
provided by the Fish and Wildlife Service to COE was inaccurate. Based 
on inaccurate information, COE reached the following conclusion 
regarding funding for administration:

       Although H.R. 3671 states that Federal Aid should continue 
     conducting many of its current activities (such as training 
     of States, travel to projects in-progress, consultation to 
     States, etc.), the budget granted to Federal Aid under H.R. 
     3671 will not allow Federal Aid to continue all of these 
     activities. This assessment is based on the data collected 
     and analyzed by COE to date, including current workload and 
     staffing levels and assessments provided by both Federal Aid 
     and the IAFWA. (Federal Aid Division Resource Requirements 
     Analysis, The Center for Organizational Excellence, September 
     29, 2000, page 5-2)

  COE reported to Committee staff that the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service did not provide them with the spending levels that 
were in H.R. 3671 when it passed the House. In addition, it seems that 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service did not explain to COE that 
the current workload includes tasks that are not considered 
administration under H.R. 3671. COE was unable to accurately assess the 
funding needs since the data they were given does not reflect the new 
parameters for administration established in H.R. 3671.
  COE was able to reach conclusions regarding how the programs were 
being administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the 
conclusions they reached about the current administration of the 
programs is troubling. The management report confirms what we found 
during our oversight--the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is 
not properly administering the programs. Regarding the issue of how 
administration funds are used, the report stated:

       Resources are not allocated the Regions and functions based 
     on any systematic framework. This relates to the lack of 
     strategic planning described earlier. It is not apparent that 
     Federal Aid currently deploys resources to a particular area 
     on any basis other than that is where resources were deployed 
     last year. There is no evidence that customer requirements, 
     organizational priorities, or other issues are taken into 
     account. (Federal Aid Division Resource Requirements 
     Analysis, The Center for Organizational Excellence, September 
     29, 2000, page 4-9)

  Regarding the grade of employees who are currently employed in the 
Regional Offices, the report stated:
  ``Our investigation of work processes revealed variations in how the 
core processes are performed and by whom, driven at least in part, by 
the different types of staff present in each Regional Office. For 
example, Region 2 and 6 have no staff in the grade range of GS 2-6. 
This raises the possibility that as all Regional Offices are performing 
the same core processes, Region 2 and 6 have core tasks performed by 
staff at too high a grade level (which leads to excessive payroll 
costs).'' (Federal Aid Division Resource Requirements Analysis, The 
Center for Organizational Excellence, September 29, 2000, page 3-1)

  Regarding how the Regional Offices have decided what types of 
positions need to be in each Region:
  ``Over the years, Regional Offices have added staff in an ad-hoc 
fashion, based on their interpretation of how best to meet their 
States' requirements and interests. There was no centralized 
methodology for determining what types of jobs or at what level are 
required to perform the workload of the Regional Offices. This may have 
been the best approach at the time, as the Regional Offices sought to 
provide the desired level and type of systematic staffing patterns 
among Regions, with little clear relationship to the workload of the 
Regional Office. Most importantly, staffing per Region has not been 
examined strategically and systematically, to ensure that Regional 
Offices are staffed to meet the mission of Federal Aid.'' (Federal Aid 
Division Resource Requirements Analysis, The Center for Organizational 
Excellence, September 29, 2000, page 3-1)
  The report shows us once again how much these reforms are needed. We 
suggest that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service provide 
accurate information to the COE and that the management study be 
continued and completed. In addition, that the management study be 
prepared for and issued to the House Committee on Resources and the 
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Prior to continuation 
of the management study, and regularly thereafter, COE shall consult 
with the Committees on the information used for, the parameters of, and 
progress made in the study and management analysis.


                  funds for administration of the acts

  It was very important to set out in this legislation exactly how the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service can spend administration funds. 
For an expense to be considered an administration expense available for 
funding under this Act, the expense will have to directly support the 
implementation of the Act and also consist of one of the twelve 
categories outlined in the Act. This will ensure the sportsmen that the 
administration dollars are being spent only on administration of the 
Acts.
  When we wrote this legislation we carefully thought out how 
administration funds should be spent and established twelve categories 
of allowable expenses. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service came 
back to us concerned that there could be another category that we had 
not thought of. Even though they

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could not come up with that ``other category'' or any additional 
expense, they expressed a need for spending flexibility for unforeseen 
expenses. We granted this flexibility up to a point. The United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service will be allowed to spend up to $25,000 of 
administration funds under each Act a year for an unforeseen expense, 
provided that they first inform the House Committee on Resources and 
the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works with an 
explanation of how much of the $25,000 they are going to spend and on 
what they are going to spend it. The House and the Senate Committees 
will have 30 days to get back to the Fish and Wildlife Service with 
their concurrence of the expenditures. It is not the intention of this 
Act that the funds for unforeseen expenses become a source of income 
for the Fish and Wildlife Service.
  The amount of funds available for administration of each Act will 
allow the Fish and Wildlife Service to maintain their current level of 
120 employees and to ramp-down to 110 employees in FY 2003. It is 
apparent that the programs have not used a systematic or logical 
approach to meet the staffing needs of the programs. It is important 
that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has the ability to 
change staffing and skills to meet the needs of the programs. This will 
allow the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to determine how many 
individuals are needed in the Washington Office and each Region to 
efficiently and successfully implement the Wildlife and Sport Fish 
Restoration Program. Starting in 2004, the funds available for 
administration will increase according to the change in the Consumer 
Price Index for All Urban Consumers, allowing the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service to keep pace with inflation and cost of living 
increases.


       firearm and bow hunter education and safety program grants

  H.R. 3671 establishes Firearm and Bow Hunter Education and Safety 
Program Grants for the States. These funds are meant to be an 
enhancement of the Pittman-Robertson funds the States already spend on 
hunter education. For fiscal years 2001 and 2002, $7,500,000 will be 
available and in 2003 and every year thereafter, $8,000,000 will be 
available. This will enable states who can demonstrate that they have 
used the maximum amount of funds for hunter education under the formula 
in the law to have access to additional funds for hunter education and 
safety or for other uses authorized under the Act. The United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service shall continue to track how much States are 
spending for Hunter Education purposes. States who use the maximum 
amount of funds available under Section 4(c) of the law will have 
access to these funds. At the end of the year, any unexpected funds 
will be apportioned to the States who have used all of the funds 
available to them under Section 4(c) of the law. This program is meant 
to encourage States to fund hunter education and safety programs, 
construct or update shooting ranges and archery ranges and to enhance 
interstate coordination and development of hunter education and 
shooting range programs. The future of the shooting sports depends on 
the States taking a more active roll in hunter safety and education, 
providing shooting and archery ranges for the public and working with 
each other to accomplish these initiatives.


                 multi-State conservation grant program

  H.R. 3671 also establishes a Multi-State Conservation Grant Program 
that will allow States to work collectively on projects that cross 
state boundaries. These grants will be available to States, groups of 
States and Non-Governmental Organizations. The grants are only allowed 
to be used to fund projects that do not oppose the regulated hunting or 
trapping of wildlife or the regulated taking of fish. It is important 
that a ``firewall'' be kept between the grant fund awarded under the 
Multi-State Conservation Grant Program and all other funds of the 
organization. The grant funds are not meant to supplement any other 
activity of the organization. They are only to be used for the explicit 
purpose of the grant. Organizations who apply for the grants may not 
use the grant funds to support activities that in any way oppose the 
regulated hunting or trapping of wildlife or the regulated taking of 
fish. If an organization is found to use the grant funds 
inappropriately, the funds will have to be returned and the 
organization will be subject to any applicable penalties under law.

  Under the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program, The United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service will be allowed to compete for the grants 
awarded to conduct the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and 
Wildlife-Associated Recreation. This is the only project the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service can compete for. By allowing the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service to compete for this grant, we 
do not intend that the Fish and Wildlife Service will automatically be 
awarded this grant. They will have to compete with others for this 
grant. We heard from many in the hunting, trapping and fishing 
community and the States that this survey wasn't the ``best product,'' 
but it was all they had. This bill will allow the States to have the 
opportunity to explore if another organization will be able to conduct 
the survey more efficiently and according to the parameters of the 
stakeholders. It is our intent that this legislation will put into the 
State's hands the control for this and all other Multi-State 
Conservation Grant Projects. And that when evaluating the merits of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service's proposal, as with all other 
proposals for this project and other projects, the Non-governmental 
organizations that represent conservation organizations, sportsmen 
organizations and industries that fund the Federal Assistance Program 
for State Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs will be 
consulted.


     administration costs for Dingell-Johnson Small Grant Programs

  H.R. 3671 establishes that the administration costs of the Dingell-
Johnson small grant programs (Clean Vessel Act pumpouts, Coastal 
Program Conservation Grants, Boating Infrastructure and the National 
Outreach and Communications Program) will be paid out of the funds for 
those programs. The administration costs of the small grant programs 
will not be funded through the administration funds for the Dingell-
Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. A total of $900,000 is available 
for the administration of these programs.


  assistant director for wildlife and sport fish restoration programs

  H.R. 3671 establishes within the Department of the Interior the 
position of Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 
Programs. The funds collected from the excise taxes paid by sportsmen 
account for more than one-third of the whole budget of the Fish and 
Wildlife Service--in FY 2001 the amount to be collected is $528.7 
million. Yet, these programs have had no presence at the Directorate 
level. In their Fiscal Year 2001 budget, the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service budget requests for the following programs were:
  Migratory Birds & State Programs--$22.8 million.
  Fisheries & Habitat Conservation--$82.6 million.
  Endangered Species & Marine Mammals--$199.1 million.
  All of these programs have Assistant Directors and they each have 
responsibility for much smaller budgets than the Federal Assistance 
Program for State Wildlife and Sport Fish Programs. It is time that the 
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs are elevated in the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service and represented by an Assistant 
Director.
  We also found that the managers of the Wildlife and Sport Fish 
Restoration programs lacked control over their own resources. Decisions 
on how to use personnel and administration funds were being made by 
individuals who did not have the best interests of the Wildlife and 
Sport Fish Restoration Programs in mind. The creation of the Assistant 
Director position will alleviate this problem. The Assistant Director 
is very important to the success of these programs. The Assistant 
Director will be necessary to guide the Wildlife and Sport Fish 
Restoration Programs under the new direction of this legislation. There 
will be important changes to how administration will be handled in the 
future. It will be crucial for this program, in order to establish a 
level of trust with the sportsmen who are paying the taxes, to show 
that the Fish and Wildlife Service truly wants the program to be run 
efficiently and according to the law.
  We need to assure the sportsmen and women, who pay the excise taxes 
that provide the millions of dollars for State wildlife and sport fish 
restoration programs, that their money will be used as it is intended 
under the law. The trust needs to be restored between the sportsmen and 
women who fund the programs and the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. I urge you to pass H.R. 3671, the Wildlife and Sport Fish 
Restoration Programs Improvement Act, and put into place these much 
needed reforms of the Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson Acts.
  The bill incorporates the text of H.R. 4442, the National Wildlife 
Refuge Centennial Act that overwhelmingly passed the House on July 
11th. This legislation recognizes a great achievement in conservation--
100 years of the National Wildlife Refuge System. While this is an 
important milestone, this measure recognizes that we still have work 
ahead of us to reduce the maintenance and operations backlog within the 
Refuge System.
  It establishes a Commission to plan activities to commemorate the 
100th Anniversary of the System. The bill also requires the Secretary 
to submit a comprehensive plan for addressing the maintenance and 
operations backlog within the Refuge System. The American people 
deserve the finest Refuge System in the world.
  The bill also reauthorizes the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 
Since the Foundation was enacted into law in 1984, more than 3,850 
conservation grants worth more than

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$490 million have been funded. These grants have been awarded to some 
36 Federal agencies, 125 State and local municipalities, 92 colleges 
and institutions, and 852 different conservation groups.
  I have received letters in support of reauthorizing the Foundation 
from the California Cattlemen's Association, Ducks Unlimited, the 
Foundation for North American Wild Sheep, the International Association 
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the National Rifle Association, the 
National Trappers Association, Quail Unlimited, the Rocky Mountain Elk 
Foundation, and the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America.
  While there was no specific testimony on S. 1653, the Resources 
Committee did conduct several comprehensive oversight hearings on the 
operation of the Foundation.
  Under the terms of this bill, the Foundation's Board of Directors 
would increase from 15 to 25 members; every dollar of Federal funding 
would be matched with a corresponding amount of non-Federal money; $20 
million would be authorized for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 
$5 million for NOAA; an annual report would be required detailing each 
conservation grant; affected Members of Congress would be given a 30-
day notice when a project is proposed within their district; and 
statutory language has been included stipulating that no grant money 
can be used by the Foundation or its grantees for lobbying or 
litigation activities.
  This is a good bill that will allow the Foundation to continue to 
undertake a variety of valuable conservation projects throughout the 
United States.
  It is important to reiterate that lands acquired with Pittman 
Robertson funds are used for an array of wildlife dependent recreation 
activities such as fishing, trapping, and hunting. This use properly 
includes field trials with dogs. We expect that these activities will 
continue on acquired lands subject to reasonable restrictions supported 
by evidence to conserve wildlife and related habitat. Any guidelines 
issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service regarding such uses must be 
reasonable, recognize the value of these activities, and be developed 
cooperatively with the states as well as affected user groups. Some 
elements within the Service appear to believe that intensive on-the-
ground management actions are inconsistent with the purpose of Pittman 
Robertson Act conservation programs. The Committee strongly disagrees 
with any such conclusion. We remind the agency that intensive 
management is often the key to assuring that multiplicity of wildlife 
dependent recreation activities can coexist on wildlife lands and can 
occur with conservation objectives and purposes. This is the case with 
field trials. So I want no one to mistake that field trials are quite 
compatible on lands acquired using Pittman Robertson funds. The lands 
are for hunting and field trials facilitate hunting.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, for years, and most recently during our CARA 
deliberations, we have heard about the success and the proven track 
record of Pittman-Robertson and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish and 
Wildlife Restoration Programs administered by the Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
  It was the prospect of CARA contributing an additional $350 million a 
year in outer continental shelf oil revenues to Pittman-Robertson that 
first spurred the request of the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman Young) 
of December 1999 for a General Accounting Office review of the Federal 
Aid Program. This in turn led to the gentleman from Alaska (Chairman 
Young) initiating the majority's own investigation into the financial 
conduct of the program.
  As it turned out, these investigations did identify problems 
concerning how the Fish and Wildlife Service administers and executes 
these programs, some considerable, several recurrent, but none criminal 
or even illegal. Nonetheless, I am convinced that the Federal Aid 
Program was long overdue for an administrative and financial overhaul. 
I believe all members of this committee share that view.
  I think it is also important to note that the Fish and Wildlife 
Service has recognized and admitted that substantial errors have been 
made in the enforcement of financial policies and procedures. Serious 
reforms initiated by Fish and Wildlife Service Director Jamie Clark, 
including the termination of discretionary grant programs, the hiring 
of a new Federal aid expert to closely oversee the Federal Aid Office, 
and the establishment of strict new policies for travel and expenses 
indicate to me that the service is aggressively moving on reform.
  The other body has improved this legislation. I am especially pleased 
that it will now provide approximately an increase of $4 million for 
administration, ensure some flexibility for unexpected administrative 
costs up to $25,000, streamline the reporting and certification 
requirements so that they are less cumbersome and tied into the annual 
budget process.
  I am also pleased that additional provisions were accepted in the 
conference. Those provisions would require States to file annual 
certifications that they have spent their grant funds in accordance to 
the law, allow Puerto Rico to be eligible to receive hunter education 
funding. And finally, I support the additional changes made by the 
other body to attach to this legislation a clean reauthorization for 
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and a clean bill to establish 
a Centennial Commission for the National Wildlife Refuge System.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this has been a long process, and I agree with the 
gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) that this was really instigated 
by the beginning of CARA legislation when it put in those millions of 
dollars in the Fish and Wildlife Service. That is why I instigated the 
investigation.
  I want to thank my staff, Duane Gibson, who has worked very hard on 
this measure, and especially Christina Delmont-Small. For the record, 
she is now a Small instead of Delmont. She is on her honeymoon today 
and she cannot be here to actually enjoy the success of 2 years.
  But this issue is one, and I said after the hearings that the GAO 
reported to us, that this is not about who is present and what happened 
because of those people involved, not individually, but because the 
agency itself, beginning in 1990, and the acceleration of the 
expenditures of monies. We believe there was a tremendous amount of 
money that was spent very frankly illegally. Of those people that 
voluntarily established the Dingell-Johnson and the Pittman-Robertson 
fund that voluntarily putting into that every day thinking as they buy 
a fishing rod or a package of ammunition or a firearm or a bow, that it 
was going into reestablishing State programs on the State level so that 
they could have fish and wildlife not only to view but to hunt and 
fish, and we find that the money is being misspent.
  So what we are trying to do through this legislation, and even with 
the Senate provisions in it, is we have tried to say, okay, forget who 
has done it. Let us make sure it does not happen in the future. And we 
believe this has been done in this legislation, and we are strongly 
supportive of it. I urge all of my colleagues to support this 
legislation with a good aye vote.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) that the House suspend 
the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to the bill, H.R. 3671.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that 
the ayes appeared to have it.
  Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the 
ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a 
quorum is not present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.

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