[Senate Report 111-174]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


                                                       Calendar No. 357
111th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     111-174

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TO AMEND AND REAUTHORIZE THE JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONSERVATION AND DESIGN 
                          PROGRAM ACT OF 1994

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                 April 26, 2010.--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. 3537]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was 
referred a bill (H.R. 3537) to amend and reauthorize the Junior 
Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994, having 
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without 
amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

                    General Statement and Background

    The Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act 
is an art and science program designed to teach wetlands 
habitat and waterfowl conservation to students in kindergarten 
through high school and help reconnect youth with the outdoors. 
The program distributes educational material about migratory 
waterfowl and their habitats and promotes a wildlife art 
competition in all 50 states. More than 28,000 students 
participate in the Nationwide Junior Duck Stamp art contest 
each year, and the winning entry is reproduced as a Junior Duck 
Stamp. Proceeds from the sale of these stamps are used to 
support conservation education programs, awards, and 
scholarships of Junior Duck Stamp Program participants. In 
2007-2008, sales of the Junior Duck Stamp generated more than 
$100,000 in revenue.
    In addition to the annual art contest for the design of the 
Stamp, the program features a science and art-based curriculum 
designed to help teach wetland and wildlife conservation 
principles, by pairing science and the arts for children from 
kindergarten through high school. The program's goal is to 
encourage students to become stewards of America's outdoors.
    H.R. 3537 reauthorizes the program, increases authorization 
for appropriations to $500,000 per year, removes limitations on 
the use of funds for administrative expenses, and amends the 
Program's reporting requirements.

                     Objectives of the Legislation

    Amends and reauthorizes the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation 
and Design Program Act of 1994.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis


Section 1. Short title

    Section 1 provides that this Act may be cited as the 
``Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2009.''

Section 2. Findings

    Section 2 provides the general purpose of the bill, along 
with several findings which: Acknowledge the past and current 
success of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 
Program as a youth-focused biology program; recognize the 
strong multi-sector partnerships fostered by the Program; and 
appreciate the Program's preparation of thousands of students 
to become stewards of America's outdoors.

Section 3. Reporting requirement

    Section 3 amends Section 2(c)(2) of the Junior Duck Stamp 
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 
719(c)(2)) to require the Secretary to submit to Congress 
status reports on the Program every 5 years, beginning in 2010.

Section 4. Authorization of appropriations

    Section 4 amends Section 6 of the Junior Duck Stamp 
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 719c) to 
authorize the Secretary to appropriate $500,000 to the Program 
for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.

                          Legislative History

    H.R. 3537 was introduced on September 8, 2009 by 
Congressman Solomon Ortiz (D-TX). The bill was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife. On 
October 9, 2009, the bill was ordered favorably reported to the 
House of Representatives by unanimous consent. On October 13, 
2009 H.R. 3537 was passed by the House of Representatives by 
voice vote. On December 10, 2009 the Senate Committee on 
Environment and Public Works ordered the bill favorably 
reported without amendment.

                                Hearings

    On September 22, 2009, the Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, 
Oceans and Wildlife of the House Committee on Natural Resources 
held a hearing on the bill. On December 3, 2009, the Water and 
Wildlife Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public 
Works Committee held a legislative hearing on multiple wildlife 
and invasive species bills, including H.R. 3537.

                             Rollcall Votes

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works met to 
consider H.R. 3537 on December 10, 2009. The bill was ordered 
favorably reported by voice.

                      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. 
3537 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 noted that the Congressional 
Budget Office has found, ``The legislation contains no 
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on 
state, local, or tribal governments.''

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

                                                 December 15, 2009.
Hon. Barbara Boxer,
Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 3537, the Junior 
Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Reauthorization Act 
of 2009.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew 
Pickford.
            Sincerely,
                                              Douglas W. Elmendorf.
    Enclosure.

H.R. 3537--Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program 
        Reauthorization Act of 2009

    H.R. 3537 would authorize the appropriation of $500,000 for 
the junior duck stamp program for each of fiscal years 2011 
through 2015. Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts 
each year, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3537 would cost 
about $2 million over the 2011-2014 period and about $500,000 
in 2015. Currently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which 
administers this program, spends less than $100,000 a year for 
this purpose, mostly to conduct the annual competition for the 
design of junior duck stamps.
    The legislation contains no intergovernmental or private-
sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    On October 6, 2009, CBO provided a cost estimate for H.R. 
3537, as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural 
Resources on September 30, 2009. The two pieces of legislation 
are identical as are the estimated costs.
    The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Deborah Reis 
and Matthew Pickford. The 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:

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JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONSERVATION AND DESIGN PROGRAM ACT OF 1994

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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') may carry out in accordance 
with this Act a program to be known as the ``Junior Duck Stamp 
Conservation and Design Program'' (in this Act referred to as 
the ``Program'') to accomplish the goals of--
          (1) providing to school children environmental 
        education opportunities relating to the conservation 
        and management of migratory birds; and
          (2) increasing the capacity for schools, States, and 
        other educational programs to conduct conservation and 
        education programs.
  (b) Program Features.--The Program shall consist of--
          (1) conducting in all interested States the 
        activities which on the day before the date of the 
        enactment of this Act are conducted under the program 
        known as the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 
        Program;
          (2) other activities authorized under the Program by 
        this or any other Act; and
          (3) any other activity necessary to carry out the 
        conservation and education goals of the Program.
  (c) Effort To Conduct Program in All States.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary shall take appropriate 
        steps to seek to conduct the Program in all of the 
        States.
          [(2) Annual report.--The Secretary shall annually 
        submit a report to the Congress on the status of the 
        Program in each of the States.]
          (2) Reporting requirement.--Beginning in 2010 and 
        every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to 
        Congress a report on the status of the Program in each 
        State.

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SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  [(a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Secretary for administrative expenses of the Program 
$350,000 for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
  [(b) Limitations on Use for Distribution to State and 
Regional Coordinators to Implement Competitions.--Of the amount 
appropriated under this section for a fiscal year--
          [(1) not more than $100,000 may be used by the 
        Secretary to administer the Program; and
          [(2) not more than $250,000 may be distributed to 
        State and regional coordinators to implement 
        competitions under the Program.]

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
administrative expenses of the Program $500,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2010 through 2015.

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