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Calendar No. 673

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2408

[Report No. 108–315] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 24, 2004

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

AUGUST 25, 2004

Reported, under authority of the order of the Senate of July 22, 2004, by 

Mr. INHOFE, without amendment 

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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Wildlife Ref5 uge Volunteer Act of 2004’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS 

2 AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS UNDER 

3 FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT OF 1956. 

4 Section 7(f) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 

5 U.S.C. 742f(f)) is amended to read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 

8 Interior to carry out subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) 

9 $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.’’. 

10 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS UNDER NATIONAL 

11 WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM VOLUNTEER AND 

12 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT 

13 ACT OF 1998. 

14 Section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System 

15 Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act 

16 of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 742f note) is amended—

17 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 

18 (2) by striking ‘‘pilot project’’ each place it ap19 pears and inserting ‘‘project’’; 

20 (3) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, but not 

21 more than 20 pilot projects nationwide’’; 

22 (4) in paragraph (3)—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘pilot projects’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘projects’’; and 

25 (B) by striking ‘‘after the date of the en26 actment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘after the 
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1 date of the enactment of the National Wildlife 

2 Refuge Volunteer Act of 2003, and every 3 

3 years thereafter’’; and 

4 (5) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 

5 years 1999 through 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘for each 

6 fiscal year through fiscal year 2009’’. 

7 SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AU8 THORITY. 

9 Section 7(d)(2)(A) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 

10 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(d)(2)(A)) is amended to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 

13 chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, the 

14 Secretary of the Interior may negotiate and 

15 enter into a cooperative agreement with a part16 ner organization, academic institution, State or 

17 local government agency, or other person to im18 plement one or more projects or programs for 

19 a refuge or complex of geographically related 

20 refuges in accordance with the purposes of this 

21 subsection and in compliance with the policies 

22 of other relevant authorities, regulations, and 

23 policy guidance.’’. 
Calendar No. 673

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2408

[Report No. 108–315] 

AN ACT

To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reother purposes. partnerships for national wildlife refuges, and for authorize volunteer programs and community 

AUGUST 25, 2004

Reported without amendment