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Union Calendar No. 290

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3679

[Report No. 103–521]

To authorize appropriations to expand implementation of the Junior Duck

Stamp Conservation Program conducted by the United States Fish and

Wildlife Service.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOVEMBER 22, 1993

Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. WELDON, Mr. HUGHES, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. FROST, Mr. BONIOR,

and Mr. WASHINGTON) introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

MAY 23, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 22, 1993]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations to expand implementation of

the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation Program conducted

by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Junior Duck Stamp

3 Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994’’.

4 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior (in

6 this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may carry out in

7 accordance with this Act a program to be known as the

8 ‘‘Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program’’

9 (in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Program’’).

10 (b) PROGRAM FEATURES.—The Program shall consist

11 of—

12 (1) conducting in all interested States the activi13 ties which on the day before the date of the enactment

14 of this Act are conducted under the program known

15 as the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design

16 Program;

17 (2) other activities authorized under the Pro18 gram by this or any other Act; and

19 (3) any other activity necessary to carry out the

20 conservation and education goals of the Program.

21 (c) EFFORT TO CONDUCT PROGRAM IN ALL STATES.—

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall take ap23 propriate steps to seek to conduct the Program in all

24 of the 50 States.
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1 (2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall an2 nually submit a report to the Congress on the status

3 of the Program in each of the 50 States.

4 SEC. 3. JUNIOR DUCK STAMP.

5 (a) COMPETITION.—As part of the Program, the Sec6 retary may annually conduct a competition to—

7 (1) solicit the submission by students at elemen8 tary and secondary schools of designs relating to con9 servation of migratory birds; and

10 (2) select winning designs from among those sub11 missions for use for licensing and marketing under

12 subsection (b).

13 (b) LICENSING AND MARKETING OF DESIGN OF JUN14 IOR DUCK STAMPS.—As part of the Program, the Secretary

15 may—

16 (1) license and market winning designs selected

17 in competitions under subsection (a); and

18 (2) license and market stamps bearing those de19 signs, which shall be known as Junior Duck Stamps.

20 (c) USE OF PROCEEDS FROM LICENSING AND MAR21 KETING OF JUNIOR DUCK STAMPS AND JUNIOR DUCK

22 STAMP DESIGNS.—Amounts received under subsection

23 (b)—

24 (1) shall be available to the Secretary until ex25 pended, without further appropriations, solely for—
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1 (A) awards and scholarships to individuals

2 who submit designs in competitions under sub3 section (a), that are—

4 (i) selected in such a competition as

5 winning designs; or

6 (ii) otherwise determined in such a

7 competition to be superior;

8 (B) awards to schools and other partici9 pants to further education activities related to

10 the conservation education goals of the Program;

11 and

12 (C) expenses for licensing and marketing

13 under subsection (b); and

14 (2) may not be used for administrative expenses

15 of the Program.

16 SEC. 4. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS.

17 The Secretary may accept and use any gift, devise, or

18 bequest of personal property, or proceeds thereof, for the

19 purpose of funding the activities described in section 3(c)(1)

20 (A) and (B).

21 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

22 There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec23 retary for administrative expenses of the Program $250,000

24 for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 2000.
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1 Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize

2 the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program to

3 be known as the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and

4 Design Program.’’.
Union Calendar No. 290

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3679

[Report No. 103–521]

A BILL

To authorize appropriations to expand implementaand Wildlife Service. Program conducted by the United States Fish tion of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation

MAY 23, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and