To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for other purposes.

Summary: Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010 - Amends the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to award a multiyear grant to an eligible person to implement a great ape conservation project that the person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for great apes and their habitats.

Authorizes the Secretary to implement a program of awards to acknowledge outstanding achievement in great ape conservation, to enhance great ape conservation, and to demonstrate the indebtedness of the world to the commitment made by individuals and local communities to protect and conserve populations of great apes.

Requires the Secretary to convene a panel of experts to identify the greatest needs and priorities for the conservation of great apes within a year of this Act's enactment and every five years thereafter (current law authorizes the Secretary to convene a panel to consider the greatest conservation needs every two years). Requires the panel to include representatives from foreign range states with expertise in great ape conservation and to consider relevant great ape conservation plans or strategies, including scientific research and findings related to: (1) conservation needs and priorities of great apes; (2) regional or species-specific action plans or strategies; (3) applicable strategies developed or initiated by the Secretary; and (4) any other applicable conservation plan or strategy.

Authorizes the Secretary to pay expenses of convening and facilitating meetings of the panel.

Authorizes appropriations for the Great Ape Conservation Fund for FY2011-FY2015.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Great Ape Conservation 
Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF GREAT APE CONSERVATION ACT.

    The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 is amended as follows:
            (1) Multiyear grants.--In section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6303), by 
        adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(j) Multiyear Grants.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may award a multiyear 
        grant under this section to a person who is otherwise eligible 
        for a grant under this section, to carry out a project that the 
        person demonstrates is an effective, long-term conservation 
        strategy for great apes and their habitats.
            ``(2) Annual grants not affected.--This subsection shall 
        not be construed as precluding the Secretary from awarding 
        grants on an annual basis.
    ``(k) Excellence in Great Ape Conservation Awards.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, subject to the 
        availability of appropriations, may implement a program to 
        acknowledge outstanding achievement in great ape conservation, 
        to enhance great ape conservation and to demonstrate the 
        indebtedness of the entire world to the commitment made by 
        individuals and local communities to protect and conserve 
        populations of great apes.
            ``(2) Awards.--Under the program, the Secretary may use 
        amounts appropriated under this subsection to make appropriate 
        awards, including--
                    ``(A) cash awards, each of which shall not exceed 
                $7,500;
                    ``(B) noncash awards;
                    ``(C) posthumous awards; and
                    ``(D) public ceremonies to acknowledge such awards.
            ``(3) Selection of award recipients.--The Secretary may 
        select each year for receipt of an award under the program--
                    ``(A) no more than three individuals whose 
                contributions to the field of great ape conservation 
                have had a significant and material impact on the 
                conservation of great apes; and
                    ``(B) individuals selected from within great ape 
                range states, whose contributions represent selfless 
                sacrifice and uncommon valor and dedication to the 
                conservation of great apes and their habitats.
            ``(4) Nomination guidelines.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this subsection, and after 
        consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies 
        and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations with 
        expertise in great ape conservation, the Secretary shall 
        publish in the Federal Register guidelines specifying the 
        details and process for nominating award candidates. Such 
        guidelines shall allow for nominations of both citizens and 
        noncitizens of the United States.''.
            (2) Panel of experts.--In section 4(i) (16 U.S.C. 
        6303(i))--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by--
                            (i) striking ``Every 2 years'' and 
                        inserting ``Within one year after the date of 
                        the enactment of the Great Ape Conservation 
                        Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010, and 
                        every 5 years thereafter'';
                            (ii) striking ``may convene'' and inserting 
                        ``shall convene'';
                            (iii) inserting ``and priorities'' after 
                        ``needs''; and
                            (iv) adding at the end the following new 
                        sentence: ``The panel shall, to the extent 
                        practicable, include representatives from 
                        foreign range states with expertise in great 
                        ape conservation.''; and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (4), and inserting after paragraph (1) the following 
                new paragraphs:
            ``(2) In identifying conservation needs and priorities 
        under paragraph (1), the panel shall consider relevant great 
        ape conservation plans or strategies including scientific 
        research and findings related to--
                    ``(A) the conservation needs and priorities of 
                great apes;
                    ``(B) regional or species-specific action plans or 
                strategies;
                    ``(C) applicable strategies developed or initiated 
                by the Secretary; and
                    ``(D) any other applicable conservation plan or 
                strategy.
            ``(3) The Secretary, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, may pay expenses of convening and facilitating 
        meetings of the panel.''.
            (3) Administrative expenses limitation.--In section 5(b)(2) 
        (16 U.S.C. 6304 (b)(2)), by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
        ``$150,000''.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations.--By amending section 6 
        (16 U.S.C. 6305) to read as follows:

``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund to carry out 
this Act--
            ``(1) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2011;
            ``(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
            ``(3) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2013;
            ``(4) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and
            ``(5) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2015.''.