[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 176 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13641-S13642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2001

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to Calendar No. 266, H.R. 700.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 700) to reauthorize the Asian Elephant 
     Conservation Act of 1997.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works with an amendment.
  [Omit the parts in black brackets and insert the part printed in 
italic.]

                                H.R. 700

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Asian Elephant Conservation 
     Reauthorization Act of 2001''.

     SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT OF 
                   1997.

       Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 
     (16 U.S.C. 4266) is amended by striking ``1998'' and all that 
     follows through ``2002'' and inserting ``2001, 2002, 2003, 
     2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007''.

     SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 
     (16 U.S.C. 4266) is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``There are authorized'' and inserting 
     ``(a) In General.--There is authorized''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Administrative Expenses.--Of amounts available each 
     fiscal year to carry out this Act, the Secretary may expend 
     not more than 3 percent or $80,000, whichever is

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     greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary to 
     carry out this Act.''.

     SEC. 4. COOPERATION.

       The Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 is further 
     amended by redesignating section 7 (16 U.S.C. 4266) as 
     section 8, and by inserting after section 6 the following:

     ``SEC. 7. ADVISORY GROUP.

       ``(a) In General.--To assist in carrying out this Act, the 
     Secretary may convene an advisory group consisting of 
     individuals representing public and private organizations 
     actively involved in the conservation of Asian elephants.
       ``(b) Public Participation.--
       ``(1) Meetings.--The Advisory Group shall--
       ``(A) ensure that each meeting of the advisory group is 
     open to the public; and
       ``(B) provide, at each meeting, an opportunity for 
     interested persons to present oral or written statements 
     concerning items on the agenda.
       ``(2) Notice.--The Secretary shall provide to the public 
     timely notice of each meeting of the advisory group.
       ``(3) Minutes.--Minutes of each meeting of the advisory 
     group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made 
     available to the public.
       ``(c) Exemption From Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the advisory group.''.

     SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Conforming Amendments.--The Asian Elephant Conservation 
     Act of 1997 is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 4(3) (16 U.S.C. 4263(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund established under 
     section 6(a)'' and inserting ``the account established by 
     division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105-277 
     under the heading `multinational species conservation fund' 
     ''.
       (2) Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 4265) is amended by striking the 
     section heading and all that follows through ``(d) Acceptance 
     and Use of Donations.--'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 6. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.''.

       [(b) Technical Correction.--Title I of section 101(e) of 
     division A of Public Law 105-277 (112 Stat. 2681-237) is 
     amended under the heading ``multinational species 
     conservation fund'' by striking ``Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act, subchapter I'' and inserting ``Rhinoceros 
     and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, part I''.]
       (b) Technical Corrections.--
       (1) The matter under the heading ``multinational species 
     conservation fund'' in title I of the Department of the 
     Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 
     U.S.C. 4246; 112 Stat. 2681-237), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 5304 of'' and all that follows 
     through ``section 6 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 
     1997'' and inserting ``section 5 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger 
     Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5304), part I of the 
     African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4211 et seq.), 
     and section 5 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 
     (16 U.S.C. 4264)'';
       (B) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 4224'' and inserting ``section 
     2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4224)'';
       (C) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 4225'' and inserting ``section 
     2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4225)''; and
       (D) by striking ``16 U.S.C. 4211'' and inserting ``section 
     2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     4211)''.
       (2) Effective on the day after the date of enactment of the 
     African Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001 
     (107th Congress)--
       (A) section 2104(a) of the African Elephant Conservation 
     Act is amended by striking ``this Act'' and inserting ``this 
     title''; and
       (B) section 2306(b) of the African Elephant Conservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(b)) is amended by striking ``this Act'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``this title''.

     SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL FISH AND 
                   WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.

       Section 10(a)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife 
     Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``2003'' and inserting ``2005''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$25,000,000''.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
amendment be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read the third time, 
and passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with 
no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 700), as amended, was read the third time, and passed.

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