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Calendar No. 860 

110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! SENATE 2d Session 110–405 

NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 

ESTABLISHMENT ACT AMENDMENT OF 2007 

JUNE 27, 2008.—Ordered to be printed 

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; 

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(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 


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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 øblack 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 

* * * * * * * 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act’’. 

* * * * * * * 

SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION. 

(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP. 


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ø(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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