II 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 826 

To reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program and certain 

wildlife conservation funds, to establish prize competitions relating to 

the prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking, wildlife conservation, 

the management of invasive species, and the protection of endangered 

species, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 4, 2017 

Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. CARPER, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. 

BOOZMAN, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public 

Works 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program 

and certain wildlife conservation funds, to establish prize 

competitions relating to the prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking, wildlife conservation, the management of invasive species, and the protection of endangered species, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act’’or ‘‘WILD 

4 Act’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM 

REAUTHORIZATION 

Sec. 1001. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program reauthorization. 

TITLE II—FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION 

Sec. 2001. Purpose. 

Sec. 2002. Amendments to the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. 

TITLE III—WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 

Sec. 3001. Reauthorization of multinational species conservation funds. 

TITLE IV—PRIZE COMPETITIONS 

Sec. 4001. Definitions. 

Sec. 4002. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the prevention of wildlife 

poaching and trafficking. 

Sec. 4003. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the promotion of wildlife conservation. 

Sec. 4004. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the management of invasive 

species. 

Sec. 4005. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for the protection of endangered 

species. 

Sec. 4006. Administration of prize competitions. 

7 TITLE I—PARTNERS FOR FISH 

8 AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM RE9 AUTHORIZATION 

10 SEC. 1001. PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM 

11 REAUTHORIZATION. 

12 Section 5 of the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act 

13 (16 U.S.C. 3774) is amended by striking ‘‘$75,000,000 


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1 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 

3 2022’’. 

4 TITLE II—FISH AND WILDLIFE 

5 COORDINATION 

6 SEC. 2001. PURPOSE. 

7 The purpose of this title is to protect water and wild8 life from invasive species. 

9 SEC. 2002. AMENDMENTS TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE CO10 ORDINATION ACT. 

11 (a) SHORT TITLE; AUTHORIZATION.—The first sec12 tion of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

13 661) is amended by striking ‘‘For the purpose’’ and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AUTHORIZATION. 

16 ‘‘(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

17 ‘Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act’. 

18 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—For the purpose’’. 

19 (b) PROTECTION OF WATER AND WILDLIFE FROM

20 INVASIVE SPECIES.—The Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

21 Act (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

22 end the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 10. PROTECTION OF WATER AND WILDLIFE FROM 

24 INVASIVE SPECIES. 

25 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) CONTROL.—The term ‘control’, with re2 spect to an invasive species, means the eradication, 

3 suppression, or reduction of the population of the 

4 invasive species within the area in which the invasive 

5 species is present. 

6 ‘‘(2) ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘ecosystem’ 

7 means the complex of a community of organisms 

8 and the environment of the organisms. 

9 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible 

10 State’ means any of— 

11 ‘‘(A) a State; 

12 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

13 ‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

14 ‘‘(D) Guam; 

15 ‘‘(E) American Samoa; 

16 ‘‘(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

17 Mariana Islands; and 

18 ‘‘(G) the United States Virgin Islands. 

19 ‘‘(4) INVASIVE SPECIES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘invasive 

21 species’ means an alien species, the introduction 

22 of which causes, or is likely to cause, economic 

23 or environmental harm or harm to human 

24 health. 


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1 ‘‘(B) ASSOCIATED DEFINITION.—For pur2 poses of subparagraph (A), the term ‘alien spe3 cies’, with respect to a particular ecosystem, 

4 means any species (including the seeds, eggs, 

5 spores, or other biological material of the spe6 cies that are capable of propagating the species) 

7 that is not native to the affected ecosystem. 

8 ‘‘(C) INCLUSION.—The terms ‘invasive 

9 species’ and ‘alien species’ include any terres10 trial or aquatic species determined by the rel11 evant tribal, regional, State, or local authority 

12 to meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) 

13 or (B), as applicable. 

14 ‘‘(5) MANAGE; MANAGEMENT.—The terms 

15 ‘manage’ and ‘management’, with respect to an 

16 invasive species, mean the active implementation of 

17 any activity— 

18 ‘‘(A) to reduce or stop the spread of the 

19 invasive species; and 

20 ‘‘(B) to inhibit further infestations of the 

21 invasive species, the spread of the invasive spe22 cies, or harm caused by the invasive species, in23 cluding investigations regarding methods for 

24 early detection and rapid response, prevention, 

25 control, or management of the invasive species. 


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1 ‘‘(6) PREVENT.—The term ‘prevent’, with re2 spect to an invasive species, means— 

3 ‘‘(A) to hinder the introduction of the 

4 invasive species onto land or water; or 

5 ‘‘(B) to impede the spread of the invasive 

6 species within land or water by inspecting, 

7 intercepting, or confiscating invasive species 

8 threats prior to the establishment of the 

9 invasive species onto land or water of an eligible 

10 State. 

11 ‘‘(7) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec12 retary concerned’ means— 

13 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Army, acting 

14 through the Chief of Engineers, with respect to 

15 Federal land administered by the Corps of En16 gineers; 

17 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re18 spect to Federal land administered by the Sec19 retary of the Interior through— 

20 ‘‘(i) the United States Fish and Wild21 life Service; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 

23 ‘‘(iii) the Bureau of Land Manage24 ment; 

25 ‘‘(iv) the Bureau of Reclamation; or 


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1 ‘‘(v) the National Park Service; 

2 ‘‘(C) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re3 spect to Federal land administered by the Sec4 retary of Agriculture through the Forest Serv5 ice; and 

6 ‘‘(D) the head or a representative of any 

7 other Federal agency the duties of whom re8 quire planning relating to, and the treatment 

9 of, invasive species for the purpose of protecting 

10 water and wildlife on land and in water. 

11 ‘‘(8) SPECIES.—The term ‘species’ means a 

12 group of organisms, all of which— 

13 ‘‘(A) have a high degree of genetic simi14 larity; 

15 ‘‘(B) are morphologically distinct; 

16 ‘‘(C) generally— 

17 ‘‘(i) interbreed at maturity only 

18 among themselves; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) produce fertile offspring; and 

20 ‘‘(D) show persistent differences from 

21 members of allied groups of organisms. 

22 ‘‘(b) CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT.—Each Secretary 

23 concerned shall plan and carry out activities on land di24 rectly managed by the Secretary concerned to protect 


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1 water and wildlife by controlling and managing invasive 

2 species— 

3 ‘‘(1) to inhibit or reduce the populations of 

4 invasive species; and 

5 ‘‘(2) to effectuate restoration or reclamation ef6 forts. 

7 ‘‘(c) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned 

9 shall develop a strategic plan for the implementation 

10 of the invasive species program to achieve, to the 

11 maximum extent practicable, a substantive annual 

12 net reduction of invasive species populations or in13 fested acreage on land or water managed by the Sec14 retary concerned. 

15 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—Each strategic plan 

16 under paragraph (1) shall be developed— 

17 ‘‘(A) in coordination with affected— 

18 ‘‘(i) eligible States; 

19 ‘‘(ii) political subdivisions of eligible 

20 States; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) federally recognized Indian 

22 tribes; and 

23 ‘‘(B) in accordance with the priorities es24 tablished by 1 or more Governors of the eligible 


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1 States in which an ecosystem affected by an 

2 invasive species is located. 

3 ‘‘(3) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In devel4 oping a strategic plan under this subsection, the 

5 Secretary concerned shall take into consideration the 

6 economic and ecological costs of action or inaction, 

7 as applicable. 

8 ‘‘(d) COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS.—In selecting a 

9 method to be used to control or manage an invasive species 

10 as part of a specific control or management project con11 ducted as part of a strategic plan developed under sub12 section (c), the Secretary concerned shall prioritize the use 

13 of methods that— 

14 ‘‘(1) effectively control and manage invasive 

15 species, as determined by the Secretary concerned, 

16 based on sound scientific data; and 

17 ‘‘(2) control and manage invasive species in the 

18 least costly manner. 

19 ‘‘(e) COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT.—To 

20 achieve compliance with subsection (d), the Secretary con21 cerned shall require a comparative economic assessment 

22 of invasive species control and management methods to 

23 be conducted. 

24 ‘‘(f) EXPEDITED ACTION.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries concerned 

2 shall use all tools and flexibilities available (as of the 

3 date of enactment of this section) to expedite the 

4 projects and activities described in paragraph (2). 

5 ‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVI6 TIES.—A project or activity referred to in paragraph 

7 (1) is a project or activity— 

8 ‘‘(A) to protect water or wildlife from an 

9 invasive species that, as determined by the Sec10 retary concerned is, or will be, carried out on 

11 land or water that is— 

12 ‘‘(i) directly managed by the Secretary 

13 concerned; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) located in an area that is— 

15 ‘‘(I) at high risk for the introduc16 tion, establishment, or spread of 

17 invasive species; and 

18 ‘‘(II) determined by the Sec19 retary concerned to require immediate 

20 action to address the risk identified in 

21 subclause (I); and 

22 ‘‘(B) carried out in accordance with appli23 cable agency procedures, including any applica24 ble— 


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1 ‘‘(i) land or resource management 

2 plan; or 

3 ‘‘(ii) land use plan. 

4 ‘‘(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Of the amount ap5 propriated or otherwise made available to each Secretary 

6 concerned for a fiscal year for programs that address or 

7 include protection of land or water from an invasive spe8 cies, the Secretary concerned shall use not less than 75 

9 percent for on-the-ground control and management of 

10 invasive species, which may include— 

11 ‘‘(1) the purchase of necessary products, equip12 ment, or services to conduct that control and man13 agement; 

14 ‘‘(2) the use of integrated pest management op15 tions, including options that use pesticides author16 ized for sale, distribution, or use under the Federal 

17 Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 

18 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); 

19 ‘‘(3) the use of biological control agents that 

20 are proven to be effective to reduce invasive species 

21 populations; 

22 ‘‘(4) the use of revegetation or cultural restora23 tion methods designed to improve the diversity and 

24 richness of ecosystems; 


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1 ‘‘(5) the use of monitoring and detection activi2 ties for invasive species, including equipment, detec3 tion dogs, and mechanical devices; 

4 ‘‘(6) the use of appropriate methods to remove 

5 invasive species from a vehicle or vessel capable of 

6 conveyance; or 

7 ‘‘(7) the use of other effective mechanical or 

8 manual control methods. 

9 ‘‘(h) INVESTIGATIONS, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC

10 AWARENESS.—Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 

11 made available to each Secretary concerned for a fiscal 

12 year for programs that address or include protection of 

13 land or water from an invasive species, the Secretary con14 cerned may use not more than 15 percent for investiga15 tions, development activities, and outreach and public 

16 awareness efforts to address invasive species control and 

17 management needs. 

18 ‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amount appro19 priated or otherwise made available to each Secretary con20 cerned for a fiscal year for programs that address or in21 clude protection of land or water from an invasive species, 

22 not more than 10 percent may be used for administrative 

23 costs incurred to carry out those programs, including costs 

24 relating to oversight and management of the programs, 


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1 recordkeeping, and implementation of the strategic plan 

2 developed under subsection (c). 

3 ‘‘(j) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 60 

4 days after the end of the second fiscal year beginning after 

5 the date of enactment of this section, each Secretary con6 cerned shall submit to Congress a report— 

7 ‘‘(1) describing the use by the Secretary con8 cerned during the 2 preceding fiscal years of funds 

9 for programs that address or include invasive species 

10 management; and 

11 ‘‘(2) specifying the percentage of funds ex12 pended for each of the purposes specified in sub13 sections (g), (h), and (i). 

14 ‘‘(k) RELATION TO OTHER AUTHORITY.— 

15 ‘‘(1) OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, PRE16 VENTION, AND MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES.—Noth17 ing in this section precludes the Secretary concerned 

18 from pursuing or supporting, pursuant to any other 

19 provision of law, any activity regarding the control, 

20 prevention, or management of an invasive species, 

21 including investigations to improve the control, pre22 vention, or management of the invasive species. 

23 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS.—Noth24 ing in this section authorizes the Secretary con25 cerned to suspend any water delivery or diversion, or 


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1 otherwise to prevent the operation of a public water 

2 supply system, as a measure to control, manage, or 

3 prevent the introduction or spread of an invasive 

4 species. 

5 ‘‘(l) USE OF PARTNERSHIPS.—Subject to the sub6 sections (m) and (n), the Secretary concerned may enter 

7 into any contract or cooperative agreement with another 

8 Federal agency, an eligible State, a political subdivision 

9 of an eligible State, or a private individual or entity to 

10 assist with the control and management of an invasive spe11 cies. 

12 ‘‘(m) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of a con14 tract or cooperative agreement under subsection (l), 

15 the Secretary concerned and the applicable Federal 

16 agency, eligible State, political subdivision of an eli17 gible State, or private individual or entity shall enter 

18 into a memorandum of understanding that de19 scribes— 

20 ‘‘(A) the nature of the partnership between 

21 the parties to the memorandum of under22 standing; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the control and management activi24 ties to be conducted under the contract or coop25 erative agreement. 


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1 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A memorandum of under2 standing under this subsection shall contain, at a 

3 minimum, the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) A prioritized listing of each invasive 

5 species to be controlled or managed. 

6 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the total acres of 

7 land or area of water infested by the invasive 

8 species. 

9 ‘‘(C) An estimate of the expected total 

10 acres of land or area of water infested by the 

11 invasive species after control and management 

12 of the invasive species is attempted. 

13 ‘‘(D) A description of each specific, inte14 grated pest management option to be used, in15 cluding a comparative economic assessment to 

16 determine the least-costly method. 

17 ‘‘(E) Any map, boundary, or Global Posi18 tioning System coordinates needed to clearly 

19 identify the area in which each control or man20 agement activity is proposed to be conducted. 

21 ‘‘(F) A written assurance that each part22 ner will comply with section 15 of the Federal 

23 Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2814). 

24 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—If a partner to a con25 tract or cooperative agreement under subsection (l) 


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1 is an eligible State, political subdivision of an eligible 

2 State, or private individual or entity, the memo3 randum of understanding under this subsection shall 

4 include a description of— 

5 ‘‘(A) the means by which each applicable 

6 control or management effort will be coordi7 nated; and 

8 ‘‘(B) the expected outcomes of managing 

9 and controlling the invasive species. 

10 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC OUTREACH AND AWARENESS EF11 FORTS.—If a contract or cooperative agreement 

12 under subsection (l) involves any outreach or public 

13 awareness effort, the memorandum of understanding 

14 under this subsection shall include a list of goals and 

15 objectives for each outreach or public awareness ef16 fort that have been determined to be efficient to in17 form national, regional, State, or local audiences re18 garding invasive species control and management. 

19 ‘‘(n) INVESTIGATIONS.—The purpose of any invasive 

20 species-related investigation carried out under a contract 

21 or cooperative agreement under subsection (l) shall be— 

22 ‘‘(1) to develop solutions and specific rec23 ommendations for control and management of 

24 invasive species; and 


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1 ‘‘(2) specifically to provide faster implementa2 tion of control and management methods. 

3 ‘‘(o) COORDINATION WITH AFFECTED LOCAL GOV4 ERNMENTS.—Each project and activity carried out pursu5 ant to this section shall be coordinated with affected local 

6 governments in a manner that is consistent with section 

7 202(c)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

8 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(9)).’’. 

9 TITLE III—WILDLIFE 

10 CONSERVATION 

11 SEC. 3001. REAUTHORIZATION OF MULTINATIONAL SPE12 CIES CONSERVATION FUNDS. 

13 (a) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT

14 CONSERVATION ACT.—Section 2306(a) of the African 

15 Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(a)) is amend16 ed by striking ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 

17 through 2022’’. 

18 (b) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ASIAN ELEPHANT

19 CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997.—Section 8(a) of the Asian 

20 Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266(a)) 

21 is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

23 (c) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RHINOCEROS AND

24 TIGER CONSERVATION ACT OF 1994.—Section 10(a) of 

25 the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 


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1 U.S.C. 5306(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 

2 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 

3 (d) AMENDMENTS TO THE GREAT APE CONSERVA4 TION ACT OF 2000.— 

5 (1) PANEL.—Section 4(i) of the Great Ape 

6 Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6303(i)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert9 ing the following: 

10 ‘‘(1) CONVENTION.—Not later than 1 year after 

11 the date of the enactment of the Wildlife Innovation 

12 and Longevity Driver Act, and every 5 years there13 after, the Secretary shall convene a panel of experts 

14 on great apes to identify the greatest needs and pri15 orities for the conservation of great apes.’’; 

16 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

17 paragraph (5); and 

18 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary shall en21 sure that the panel referred to in paragraph (1) in22 cludes, to the maximum extent practicable, 1 or 

23 more representatives— 

24 ‘‘(A) from each country that comprises the 

25 natural range of great apes; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) with expertise in great ape conserva2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(3) CONSERVATION PLANS.—In identifying the 

4 conservation needs and priorities under paragraph 

5 (1), the panel referred to in that paragraph shall 

6 consider any relevant great ape conservation plan or 

7 strategy, including scientific research and findings 

8 relating to— 

9 ‘‘(A) the conservation needs and priorities 

10 of great apes; 

11 ‘‘(B) any regional or species-specific action 

12 plan or strategy; 

13 ‘‘(C) any applicable strategy developed or 

14 initiated by the Secretary; and 

15 ‘‘(D) any other applicable conservation 

16 plan or strategy. 

17 ‘‘(4) FUNDS.—Subject to the availability of ap18 propriations, the Secretary may use amounts avail19 able to the Secretary to pay for the costs of con20 vening and facilitating any meeting of the panel re21 ferred to in paragraph (1).’’. 

22 (2) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—Section 4 of the 

23 Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 

24 6303) is amended by adding at the end the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(j) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may 

3 award to a person who is otherwise eligible for a 

4 grant under this section a multiyear grant to carry 

5 out a project that the person demonstrates is an ef6 fective, long-term conservation strategy for great 

7 apes and the habitat of great apes. 

8 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 

9 subsection precludes the Secretary from awarding a 

10 grant on an annual basis.’’. 

11 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

12 5(b)(2) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 

13 (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)) is amended by striking 

14 ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 

15 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

16 Section 6 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 

17 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6305) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘2006 through 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 

19 2022’’. 

20 (e) AMENDMENTS TO THE MARINE TURTLE CON21 SERVATION ACT OF 2004.— 

22 (1) PURPOSE.—Section 2(b) of the Marine Tur23 tle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601(b)) is 

24 amended by inserting ‘‘and territories of the United 

25 States’’ after ‘‘foreign countries’’. 


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1 (2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Marine 

2 Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6602) 

3 is amended— 

4 (A) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre5 ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and ter6 ritories of the United States’’ after ‘‘foreign 

7 countries’’; and 

8 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(7) TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

10 The term ‘territory of the United States’ means— 

11 ‘‘(A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

12 ‘‘(B) Guam; 

13 ‘‘(C) American Samoa; 

14 ‘‘(D) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

15 Mariana Islands; 

16 ‘‘(E) the United States Virgin Islands; and 

17 ‘‘(F) any other territory or possession of 

18 the United States.’’. 

19 (3) MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ASSIST20 ANCE.—Section 4 of the Marine Turtle Conservation 

21 Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6603) is amended— 

22 (A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting 

23 ‘‘or a territory of the United States’’ after ‘‘for24 eign country’’; and 


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1 (B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘foreign 

2 countries’’ and inserting ‘‘a foreign country or 

3 a territory of the United States’’. 

4 (4) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

5 5(b)(2) of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 

6 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6604(b)(2)) is amended by striking 

7 ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 

8 (5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 Section 7 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 

10 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6606) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009’’ and in12 serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’. 

13 TITLE IV—PRIZE COMPETITIONS 

14 SEC. 4001. DEFINITIONS. 

15 In this title: 

16 (1) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—The term ‘‘non17 Federal funds’’ means funds provided by— 

18 (A) a State; 

19 (B) a territory of the United States; 

20 (C) 1 or more units of local or tribal gov21 ernment; 

22 (D) a private for-profit entity; 

23 (E) a nonprofit organization; or 

24 (F) a private individual. 


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1 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di3 rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv4 ice. 

5 SEC. 4002. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR THE 

6 PREVENTION OF WILDLIFE POACHING AND 

7 TRAFFICKING. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

10 Prevention of Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking 

11 Technology Advisory Board established by sub12 section (c)(1). 

13 (2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘prize 

14 competition’’ means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

15 Prize for the prevention of wildlife poaching and 

16 trafficking established under subsection (b). 

17 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

19 under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In20 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competi21 tion, to be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

22 Prize’’ for the prevention of wildlife poaching and traf23 ficking— 

24 (1) to encourage technological innovation with 

25 the potential to advance the mission of the United 


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1 States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the 

2 prevention of wildlife poaching and trafficking; and 

3 (2) to award 1 or more prizes annually for a 

4 technological advancement that prevents wildlife 

5 poaching and trafficking. 

6 (c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

7 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

8 advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Prevention of 

9 Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking Technology Advi10 sory Board’’. 

11 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com12 posed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the 

13 Secretary, who shall provide expertise in— 

14 (A) wildlife trafficking and trade; 

15 (B) wildlife conservation and management; 

16 (C) biology; 

17 (D) technology development; 

18 (E) engineering; 

19 (F) economics; 

20 (G) business development and manage21 ment; and 

22 (H) any other discipline, as the Secretary 

23 determines to be necessary to achieve the pur24 poses of this section. 


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1 (3) DUTIES.—Subject to paragraph (4), with 

2 respect to the prize competition, the Board shall— 

3 (A) select a topic; 

4 (B) issue a problem statement; and 

5 (C) advise the Secretary on any oppor6 tunity for technological innovation to prevent 

7 wildlife poaching and trafficking. 

8 (4) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a topic and 

9 issuing a problem statement for the prize competi10 tion under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

11 (3), respectively, the Board shall consult widely with 

12 Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

13 (A) 1 or more Federal agencies with juris14 diction over the prevention of wildlife poaching 

15 and trafficking; 

16 (B) 1 or more State agencies with jurisdic17 tion over the prevention of wildlife poaching 

18 and trafficking; 

19 (C) 1 or more State, regional, or local 

20 wildlife organizations, the mission of which re21 lates to the prevention of wildlife poaching and 

22 trafficking; and 

23 (D) 1 or more wildlife conservation groups, 

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1 tions, or individual stakeholders with an inter2 est in the prevention of wildlife poaching and 

3 trafficking. 

4 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall comply 

5 with all requirements under section 4006(a). 

6 (d) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

7 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

9 enter into an agreement under which the National 

10 Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the 

11 prize competition. 

12 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

13 into under paragraph (1) shall comply with all re14 quirements under section 4006(b). 

15 (e) JUDGES.— 

16 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap17 point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as 

18 provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more an19 nual winners of the prize competition. 

20 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

21 The judges appointed under paragraph (1) shall not 

22 select any annual winner of the prize competition if 

23 the Secretary makes a determination that, in any 

24 fiscal year, none of the technological advancements 

25 entered into the prize competition merits an award. 


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1 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

2 after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this 

3 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

4 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

5 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep6 resentatives a report on the prize competition that in7 cludes— 

8 (1) a statement by the Board that describes the 

9 activities carried out by the Board relating to the 

10 duties described in subsection (c)(3); 

11 (2) if the Secretary has entered into an agree12 ment under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the 

13 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that de14 scribes the activities carried out by the National 

15 Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 

16 described in section 4006(b); and 

17 (3) a statement by 1 or more of the judges ap18 pointed under subsection (e) that explains the basis 

19 on which the winner of the cash prize was selected. 

20 (g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board and 

21 all authority provided under this section shall terminate 

22 on December 31, 2022. 

23 SEC. 4003. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR THE 

24 PROMOTION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

2 Promotion of Wildlife Conservation Technology Ad3 visory Board established by subsection (c)(1). 

4 (2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘prize 

5 competition’’ means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

6 Prize for the promotion of wildlife conservation es7 tablished under subsection (b). 

8 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

10 under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In11 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competi12 tion, to be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

13 Prize’’ for the promotion of wildlife conservation— 

14 (1) to encourage technological innovation with 

15 the potential to advance the mission of the United 

16 States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the 

17 promotion of wildlife conservation; and 

18 (2) to award 1 or more prizes annually for a 

19 technological advancement that promotes wildlife 

20 conservation. 

21 (c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

23 advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Promotion of 

24 Wildlife Conservation Technology Advisory Board’’. 


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1 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com2 posed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the 

3 Secretary, who shall provide expertise in— 

4 (A) wildlife conservation and management; 

5 (B) biology; 

6 (C) technology development; 

7 (D) engineering; 

8 (E) economics; 

9 (F) business development and manage10 ment; and 

11 (G) any other discipline, as the Secretary 

12 determines to be necessary to achieve the pur13 poses of this section. 

14 (3) DUTIES.—Subject to paragraph (4), with 

15 respect to the prize competition, the Board shall— 

16 (A) select a topic; 

17 (B) issue a problem statement; and 

18 (C) advise the Secretary on any oppor19 tunity for technological innovation to promote 

20 wildlife conservation. 

21 (4) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a topic and 

22 issuing a problem statement for the prize competi23 tion under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

24 (3), respectively, the Board shall consult widely with 

25 Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 


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1 (A) 1 or more Federal agencies with juris2 diction over the promotion of wildlife conserva3 tion; 

4 (B) 1 or more State agencies with jurisdic5 tion over the promotion of wildlife conservation; 

6 (C) 1 or more State, regional, or local 

7 wildlife organizations, the mission of which re8 lates to the promotion of wildlife conservation; 

9 and 

10 (D) 1 or more wildlife conservation groups, 

11 technology companies, research institutions, in12 stitutions of higher education, industry associa13 tions, or individual stakeholders with an inter14 est in the promotion of wildlife conservation. 

15 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall comply 

16 with all requirements under section 4006(a). 

17 (d) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

18 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

20 enter into an agreement under which the National 

21 Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the 

22 prize competition. 

23 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

24 into under paragraph (1) shall comply with all re25 quirements under section 4006(b). 


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1 (e) JUDGES.— 

2 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap3 point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as 

4 provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more an5 nual winners of the prize competition. 

6 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

7 The judges appointed under paragraph (1) shall not 

8 select any annual winner of the prize competition if 

9 the Secretary makes a determination that, in any 

10 fiscal year, none of the technological advancements 

11 entered into the prize competition merits an award. 

12 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

13 after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this 

14 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

15 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

16 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep17 resentatives a report on the prize competition that in18 cludes— 

19 (1) a statement by the Board that describes the 

20 activities carried out by the Board relating to the 

21 duties described in subsection (c)(3); 

22 (2) if the Secretary has entered into an agree23 ment under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the 

24 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that de25 scribes the activities carried out by the National 


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1 Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 

2 described in section 4006(b); and 

3 (3) a statement by 1 or more of the judges ap4 pointed under subsection (e) that explains the basis 

5 on which the winner of the cash prize was selected. 

6 (g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board and 

7 all authority provided under this section shall terminate 

8 on December 31, 2022. 

9 SEC. 4004. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR THE 

10 MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

13 Management of Invasive Species Technology Advi14 sory Board established by subsection (c)(1). 

15 (2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘prize 

16 competition’’ means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

17 Prize for the management of invasive species estab18 lished under subsection (b). 

19 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

21 under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In22 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competi23 tion, to be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

24 Prize’’ for the management of invasive species— 


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1 (1) to encourage technological innovation with 

2 the potential to advance the mission of the United 

3 States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the 

4 management of invasive species; and 

5 (2) to award 1 or more prizes annually for a 

6 technological advancement that manages invasive 

7 species. 

8 (c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

9 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

10 advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Management of 

11 Invasive Species Technology Advisory Board’’. 

12 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com13 posed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the 

14 Secretary, who shall provide expertise in— 

15 (A) invasive species; 

16 (B) biology; 

17 (C) technology development; 

18 (D) engineering; 

19 (E) economics; 

20 (F) business development and manage21 ment; and 

22 (G) any other discipline, as the Secretary 

23 determines to be necessary to achieve the pur24 poses of this section. 


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1 (3) DUTIES.—Subject to paragraph (4), with 

2 respect to the prize competition, the Board shall— 

3 (A) select a topic; 

4 (B) issue a problem statement; and 

5 (C) advise the Secretary on any oppor6 tunity for technological innovation to manage 

7 invasive species. 

8 (4) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a topic and 

9 issuing a problem statement for the prize competi10 tion under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

11 (3), respectively, the Board shall consult widely with 

12 Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

13 (A) 1 or more Federal agencies with juris14 diction over the management of invasive spe15 cies; 

16 (B) 1 or more State agencies with jurisdic17 tion over the management of invasive species; 

18 (C) 1 or more State, regional, or local 

19 wildlife organizations, the mission of which re20 lates to the management of invasive species; 

21 and 

22 (D) 1 or more wildlife conservation groups, 

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1 tions, or individual stakeholders with an inter2 est in the management of invasive species. 

3 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall comply 

4 with all requirements under section 4006(a). 

5 (d) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

6 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

8 enter into an agreement under which the National 

9 Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the 

10 prize competition. 

11 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

12 into under paragraph (1) shall comply with all re13 quirements under section 4006(b). 

14 (e) JUDGES.— 

15 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap16 point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as 

17 provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more an18 nual winners of the prize competition. 

19 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

20 The judges appointed under paragraph (1) shall not 

21 select any annual winner of the prize competition if 

22 the Secretary makes a determination that, in any 

23 fiscal year, none of the technological advancements 

24 entered into the prize competition merits an award. 


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1 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

2 after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this 

3 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

4 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

5 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep6 resentatives a report on the prize competition that in7 cludes— 

8 (1) a statement by the Board that describes the 

9 activities carried out by the Board relating to the 

10 duties described in subsection (c)(3); 

11 (2) if the Secretary has entered into an agree12 ment under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the 

13 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that de14 scribes the activities carried out by the National 

15 Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 

16 described in section 4006(b); and 

17 (3) a statement by 1 or more of the judges ap18 pointed under subsection (e) that explains the basis 

19 on which the winner of the cash prize was selected. 

20 (g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board and 

21 all authority provided under this section shall terminate 

22 on December 31, 2022. 

23 SEC. 4005. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR THE 

24 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

2 Protection of Endangered Species Technology Advi3 sory Board established by subsection (c)(1). 

4 (2) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term ‘‘prize 

5 competition’’ means the Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

6 Prize for the protection of endangered species estab7 lished under subsection (b). 

8 (b) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

9 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

10 under section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In11 novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competi12 tion, to be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

13 Prize’’ for the protection of endangered species— 

14 (1) to encourage technological innovation with 

15 the potential to advance the mission of the United 

16 States Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to the 

17 protection of endangered species; and 

18 (2) to award 1 or more prizes annually for a 

19 technological advancement that protects endangered 

20 species. 

21 (c) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

22 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 

23 advisory board, to be known as the ‘‘Protection of 

24 Endangered Species Technology Advisory Board’’. 


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1 (2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com2 posed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the 

3 Secretary, who shall provide expertise in— 

4 (A) endangered species; 

5 (B) biology; 

6 (C) technology development; 

7 (D) engineering; 

8 (E) economics; 

9 (F) business development and manage10 ment; and 

11 (G) any other discipline, as the Secretary 

12 determines to be necessary to achieve the pur13 poses of this section. 

14 (3) DUTIES.—Subject to paragraph (4), with 

15 respect to the prize competition, the Board shall— 

16 (A) select a topic; 

17 (B) issue a problem statement; and 

18 (C) advise the Secretary on any oppor19 tunity for technological innovation to protect 

20 endangered species. 

21 (4) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a topic and 

22 issuing a problem statement for the prize competi23 tion under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 

24 (3), respectively, the Board shall consult widely with 

25 Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 


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1 (A) 1 or more Federal agencies with juris2 diction over the protection of endangered spe3 cies; 

4 (B) 1 or more State agencies with jurisdic5 tion over the protection of endangered species; 

6 (C) 1 or more State, regional, or local 

7 wildlife organizations, the mission of which re8 lates to the protection of endangered species; 

9 and 

10 (D) 1 or more wildlife conservation groups, 

11 technology companies, research institutions, in12 stitutions of higher education, industry associa13 tions, or individual stakeholders with an inter14 est in the protection of endangered species. 

15 (5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board shall comply 

16 with all requirements under section 4006(a). 

17 (d) AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

18 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to 

20 enter into an agreement under which the National 

21 Fish and Wildlife Foundation shall administer the 

22 prize competition. 

23 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement entered 

24 into under paragraph (1) shall comply with all re25 quirements under section 4006(b). 


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1 (e) JUDGES.— 

2 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary shall ap3 point not fewer than 3 judges who shall, except as 

4 provided in paragraph (2), select the 1 or more an5 nual winners of the prize competition. 

6 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

7 The judges appointed under paragraph (1) shall not 

8 select any annual winner of the prize competition if 

9 the Secretary makes a determination that, in any 

10 fiscal year, none of the technological advancements 

11 entered into the prize competition merits an award. 

12 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 

13 after the date on which a cash prize is awarded under this 

14 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

15 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

16 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep17 resentatives a report on the prize competition that in18 cludes— 

19 (1) a statement by the Board that describes the 

20 activities carried out by the Board relating to the 

21 duties described in subsection (c)(3); 

22 (2) if the Secretary has entered into an agree23 ment under subsection (d)(1), a statement by the 

24 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that de25 scribes the activities carried out by the National 


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1 Fish and Wildlife Foundation relating to the duties 

2 described in section 4006(b); and 

3 (3) a statement by 1 or more of the judges ap4 pointed under subsection (e) that explains the basis 

5 on which the winner of the cash prize was selected. 

6 (g) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The Board and 

7 all authority provided under this section shall terminate 

8 on December 31, 2022. 

9 SEC. 4006. ADMINISTRATION OF PRIZE COMPETITIONS. 

10 (a) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVISORY

11 BOARDS.—An advisory board established under section 

12 4002(c)(1), 4003(c)(1), 4004(c)(1), or 4005(c)(1) (re13 ferred to in this section as a ‘‘Board’’) shall comply with 

14 the following requirements: 

15 (1) TERM; VACANCIES.— 

16 (A) TERM.—A member of the Board shall 

17 serve for a term of 5 years. 

18 (B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on the 

19 Board— 

20 (i) shall not affect the powers of the 

21 Board; and 

22 (ii) shall be filled in the same manner 

23 as the original appointment was made. 

24 (2) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 30 days 

25 after the date on which all members of the Board 


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1 have been appointed, the Board shall hold the initial 

2 meeting of the Board. 

3 (3) MEETINGS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall meet 

5 at the call of the Chairperson. 

6 (B) REMOTE PARTICIPATION.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—Any member of the 

8 Board may participate in a meeting of the 

9 Board through the use of— 

10 (I) teleconferencing; or 

11 (II) any other remote business 

12 telecommunications method that al13 lows each participating member to si14 multaneously hear each other partici15 pating member during the meeting. 

16 (ii) PRESENCE.—A member of the 

17 Board who participates in a meeting re18 motely under clause (i) shall be considered 

19 to be present at the meeting. 

20 (4) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of 

21 the Board shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser 

22 number of members may hold a meeting. 

23 (5) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 

24 The Board shall select a Chairperson and Vice 

25 Chairperson from among the members of the Board. 


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1 (6) ADMINISTRATIVE COST REDUCTION.—The 

2 Board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

3 minimize the administrative costs of the Board, in4 cluding by encouraging the remote participation de5 scribed in paragraph (3)(B)(i) to reduce travel costs. 

6 (b) AGREEMENTS WITH THE NATIONAL FISH AND

7 WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.—Any agreement entered into 

8 under section 4002(d)(1), 4003(d)(1), 4004(d)(1), or 

9 4005(d)(1) shall comply with the following requirements: 

10 (1) CONTENTS.—An agreement shall provide 

11 the following: 

12 (A) DUTIES.—The National Fish and 

13 Wildlife Foundation shall— 

14 (i) advertise the prize competition; 

15 (ii) solicit prize competition partici16 pants; 

17 (iii) administer funds relating to the 

18 prize competition; 

19 (iv) receive Federal funds— 

20 (I) to administer the prize com21 petition; and 

22 (II) to award a cash prize; 

23 (v) carry out activities to generate 

24 contributions of non-Federal funds to off25 set, in whole or in part— 


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1 (I) the administrative costs of the 

2 prize competition; and 

3 (II) the costs of a cash prize; 

4 (vi) in consultation with, and subject 

5 to final approval by, the Secretary, develop 

6 criteria for the selection of prize competi7 tion winners; 

8 (vii) provide advice and consultation 

9 to the Secretary on the selection of judges 

10 under sections 4002(e), 4003(e), 4004(e), 

11 and 4005(e) based on criteria developed in 

12 consultation with, and subject to the final 

13 approval of, the Secretary; 

14 (viii) announce 1 or more annual win15 ners of the prize competition; 

16 (ix) subject to subparagraph (B), 

17 award 1 cash prize annually; and 

18 (x) protect against unauthorized use 

19 or disclosure by the National Fish and 

20 Wildlife Foundation of any trade secret or 

21 confidential business information of a prize 

22 competition participant. 

23 (B) ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZES.—The Na24 tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation may award 

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1 cash prize referred to in subparagraph (A)(ix) 

2 and any additional cash prize are awarded 

3 using only non-Federal funds. 

4 (C) SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.—The Na5 tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation— 

6 (i) may request and accept Federal 

7 funds and non-Federal funds for a cash 

8 prize; 

9 (ii) may accept a contribution for a 

10 cash prize in exchange for the right to 

11 name the prize; and 

12 (iii) shall not give special consider13 ation to any Federal agency or non-Fed14 eral entity in exchange for a donation for 

15 a cash prize awarded under this section. 

16 (c) AWARD AMOUNTS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the initial 

18 cash prize referred to in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ix) 

19 shall be $100,000. 

20 (2) ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZES.—On notification 

21 by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that 

22 non-Federal funds are available for an additional 

23 cash prize, the Secretary shall determine the amount 

24 of the additional cash prize. 

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