    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 124, 111th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 111-357
    111th Congress

    An Act

    To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer
    programs and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges, and
    for other purposes. <>

    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 ``National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer
    Improvement Act of 2010''.
    SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS TO IMPLEMENT VOLUNTEER,
    COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
    UNDER FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT OF 1956.

    (a) Reauthorization.--Section 7(f) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of
    1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
    appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out subsections
    (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011
    through 2014.''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act
    of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f) is amended in subsections (b)(2)(B)(ii) and
    (d)(2)(C)(i) by striking ``National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act
    of 1966'' each place it appears and inserting ``National Wildlife Refuge
    System Administration Act of 1966''.
    SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM VOLUNTEER
    AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT ACT OF
    1998.

    Section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and
    Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 742f-1) is
    amended--
    (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Projects'' and
    inserting ``National Volunteer Coordination Program'';
    (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
    ``(1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
    appropriations, and in conformance with the strategy developed
    under paragraph (2) and consistent with the authorities
    regarding gifts, volunteer services, community partnerships, and
    refuge education enhancement under section 7 of the Fish and
    Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 741f), the Secretary of the
    Interior, through the Director of the United States Fish and
    Wildlife Service, shall carry out a National Volunteer
    Coordination Program within the National Wildlife Refuge System
    to--
    ``(A) augment and support the capabilities and
    efforts of Federal employees to implement resource
    management,

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    conservation, and public education programs and
    activities across the National Wildlife Refuge System;
    ``(B) provide meaningful opportunities for
    volunteers to support the resource management,
    conservation, and public education programs and
    activities of national wildlife refuges or complexes of
    geographically related national wildlife refuges in each
    United States Fish and Wildlife Service region; and
    ``(C) fulfill the purpose and mission of the
    National Wildlife Refuge System under the National
    Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16
    U.S.C. 668dd et seq.).'';
    (3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
    ``(2) Volunteer coordination strategy.--
    ``(A) In general.--No <> later than one year after date
    of enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall
    publish in the Federal Register a national strategy for
    the coordination and utilization of volunteers within
    the National Wildlife Refuge System.
    ``(B) Consultation required.--The strategy shall be
    developed in consultation with State fish and wildlife
    agencies, Indian tribes, refuge friends groups or
    similar volunteer organizations, and other relevant
    stakeholders.
    ``(C) Volunteer coordinators.--The Director shall
    provide, subject to the availability of appropriations,
    no less than one regional volunteer coordinator for each
    United States Fish and Wildlife Service region to
    implement the strategy published under this paragraph.
    Such coordinators may be responsible for assisting
    partner organizations in developing and implementing
    volunteer projects and activities under cooperative
    agreements under section 7(d) of the Fish and Wildlife
    Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(d)).''; and
    (4) in paragraph (4), by striking ``for for each fiscal year
    through fiscal year 2009'' and inserting ``for each fiscal year
    through fiscal year 2014''.
    SEC. 4. VOLUNTEER, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
    REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16
    U.S.C. 742f(e)) is amended--
    (1) by redesignating subsection (f) (as amended by this Act)
    as subsection (g); and
    (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new
    subsection:

    ``(f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
    this subsection and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of the
    Interior shall submit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of
    the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
    Works of the Senate--
    ``(1) evaluating the accomplishments of the volunteer
    program, the community partnerships program, and the refuge
    education programs authorized under this section, and of the
    National Volunteer Coordination Program and volunteer
    coordination strategy under section 4(a) of the National
    Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership
    Enhancement Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 742f-1); and

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    ``(2) making recommendations to improve the effectiveness of
    such programs, including regarding implementing subparagraphs
    (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) of subsection (e).''.

    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4(a) of the National Wildlife
    Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of
    1998 (16 U.S.C. 742f-1) is further amended by striking paragraph (3),
    and by redesignating paragraph (4) (as amended by this Act) as paragraph
    (3).

    Approved January 4, 2011.

    LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4973:
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    HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111-531 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
    SENATE REPORTS: No. 111-366 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010):
    July 13, considered and passed House.
    Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.