[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 19989]
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                   GREAT APE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2000

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed 
to the immediate consideration of calendar No. 194, S. 1250.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1250) to reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation 
     Act of 2000.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill 
which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works, with amendments, as follows:
  (Strike the part shown in black brackets and insert the part shown in 
italic.)

                                S. 1250

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

     SECTION 1. GREAT APE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 4 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 6303) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) address root causes of threats to great apes in range 
     states, including illegal bushmeat trade, diseases, lack of 
     regional or local capacity for conservation, and habitat loss 
     due to natural disasters.''; and
       (2) in subsection (i)--
       (A) by striking ``Every'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Every'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A)), 
     by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Applicability of faca.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not apply to a panel 
     convened under paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 2. GREAT APE CONSERVATION FUND.

       Section 5(b)(2) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``expand'' and inserting ``expend''; and
       (2) by striking ``$80,000'' and inserting ``$150,000''.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 is amended by 
     striking section 6 (16 U.S.C. 6305) and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund--
       ``(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007; 
     and
       ``(2) $7,000,000 for [fiscal year 2008; and] each of fiscal 
     years 2008 through 2010.''.
       [``(3) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 
     2010.''.]

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent the committee-reported amendments 
be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read the third time and passed, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements 
relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendments were agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1250), as amended, was read the third time and passed, 
as follows:

                                S. 1250

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

     SECTION 1. GREAT APE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 4 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 
     U.S.C. 6303) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) address root causes of threats to great apes in range 
     states, including illegal bushmeat trade, diseases, lack of 
     regional or local capacity for conservation, and habitat loss 
     due to natural disasters.''; and
       (2) in subsection (i)--
       (A) by striking ``Every'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--Every'';
       (B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A)), 
     by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Applicability of faca.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not apply to a panel 
     convened under paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 2. GREAT APE CONSERVATION FUND.

       Section 5(b)(2) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 
     (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``expand'' and inserting ``expend''; and
       (2) by striking ``$80,000'' and inserting ``$150,000''.

     SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 is amended by 
     striking section 6 (16 U.S.C. 6305) and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund--
       ``(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 and 2007; 
     and
       ``(2) $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
     2010.''.

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