[Senate Report 110-405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 860
110th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     110-405

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 NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT AMENDMENT OF 
                                  2007

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                 June 27, 2008.--Ordered to be printed

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    Mrs. Boxer, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 3891]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to whom was 
referred the bill (H.R. 3891) to amend the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of 
Directors on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation, having considered the same, reports 
favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the 
bill do pass.

                    General Statement and Background

    The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Foundation) was 
established by Congress in 1984. The Foundation is a charitable 
and nonprofit corporation and is not an agency or establishment 
of the United States. The purposes of the Foundation are--
          (1)  to encourage, accept, and administer private 
        gifts 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;
          (2)  to undertake and conduct such other activities 
        as will further the conservation and management of 
        fish, wildlife, and plant resources of the United 
        States, and its territories and possessions, for 
        present and future generations of Americans; and
          (3)  to participate with, and otherwise assist, 
        foreign governments, entities, and individuals in 
        undertaking and conducting activities that will further 
        the conservation and management of the fish, wildlife 
        and plant resources of other countries.
    The Foundation receives federal funds through 
appropriations and directly from federal agencies for the 
purposes of administering conservation programs. All 
appropriated monies received must be matched by private dollars 
on at least a one-to-one basis, thereby leveraging the impact 
of federal funds.
    In addition, appropriated funds may not be used for the 
administrative expenses of the Foundation, including for 
salaries, travel and transportation expenses, and other 
overhead expenses. While the Foundation and its conservation 
programs have grown dramatically since it was established, and 
fund-raising for conservation programs has also grown, it is 
more difficult to raise money for the administrative expenses 
of the Foundation which have also increased. Expanding the size 
of the Board of Directors should improve the ability of the 
Foundation to raise private funds to cover its administrative 
expenses and improve the implementation of its conservation 
programs.

                     Objectives of the Legislation

    The purpose of H.R. 3891 is to amend the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of 
Directors on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis


Section 1. Short title

    Section 1 cites the Act as the ``National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 2007.''

Section 2. Board of Directors of the Foundation

    Section 2 amends section 3(a) of the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) by 
increasing the appointed number of Directors on the 
Foundation's governing Board of Directors to 30.

                          Legislative History

    On April 1, 2008, after favorable action on H.R. 3891 by 
the House of Representatives on March 31, 2008, the bill was 
received in the Senate, read twice and referred to the Senate 
Committee on Environment and Public Works. The Committee met on 
May 21, 2008, to consider the bill, and H.R. 3891 was ordered 
to be reported favorably without amendment.

                                Hearings

    No committee hearings were held on H.R. 3891.

                             Rollcall Votes

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works met to 
consider H.R. 3891 on May 21, 2008. The bill was ordered 
favorably reported without amendment by voice vote. No rollcall 
votes were taken.

                      Regulatory Impact Statement

    In compliance with section 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the committee finds that H.R. 
3891 does not create any additional regulatory burdens, nor 
will it cause any adverse impact on the personal privacy of 
individuals.

                          Mandates Assessment

    In compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(Public Law 104-4), the committee finds that H.R. 3891 imposes 
no Federal intergovernmental mandates on State, local or tribal 
governments.

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate


H.R. 3891--National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
        Amendment of 2008

    H.R. 3891 would amend the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of members 
on the foundation's board of directors from 25 to 30. CBO 
estimates that implementing H.R. 3891 would have no effect on 
the federal budget. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
is a nonprofit entity chartered by the federal government.
    H.R. 3891 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    On March 19, 2008, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for H.R. 
3891 as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural 
Resources on March 12, 2008. The two versions of H.R. 3891 are 
nearly identical, and the CBO cost estimates are the same.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis. 
This estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                        Changes in Existing Law

    In compliance with section 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill 
as reported are shown as follows: Existing law proposed to be 
omitted is enclosed in [black brackets], new matter is printed 
in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown 
in roman:

NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

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SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.

  (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.]
          (1) In general.--The Foundation shall have a 
        governing Board of Directors (referred to in this Act 
        as the ``Board''), which shall consist of 30 Directors 
        appointed in accordance with subsection (b), each of 
        whom shall be a United States citizen.

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