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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1760 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 5, 2011 

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. SABLAN, 

Mr. PIERLUISI, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, 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 ‘‘Great Ape Conserva5 tion Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2011’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF GREAT 

7 APE CONSERVATION ACT. 

8 The Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 is amended 

9 as follows: 

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1 (1) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—In section 4 (16 

2 U.S.C. 6303), by adding at the end the following 

3 new subsections: 

4 ‘‘(j) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 

6 a multiyear grant under this section to a person who 

7 is otherwise eligible for a grant under this section, 

8 to carry out a project that the person demonstrates 

9 is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for 

10 great apes and their habitats. 

11 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL GRANTS NOT AFFECTED.—This 

12 subsection shall not be construed as precluding the 

13 Secretary from awarding grants on an annual 

14 basis.’’. 

15 (2) PANEL OF EXPERTS.—In section 4(i) (16 

16 U.S.C. 6303(i))— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1), by— 

18 (i) striking ‘‘Every 2 years’’ and in19 serting ‘‘Within one year after the date of 

20 the enactment of the Great Ape Conserva21 tion Reauthorization Amendments Act of 

22 2011, and every 5 years thereafter’’; 

23 (ii) striking ‘‘may convene’’ and in24 serting ‘‘shall convene’’; 

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1 (iii) inserting ‘‘and priorities’’ after 

2 ‘‘needs’’; and 

3 (iv) adding at the end the following 

4 new sentence: ‘‘The panel shall, to the ex5 tent practicable, include representatives 

6 from foreign range states with expertise in 

7 great ape conservation.’’; and 

8 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

9 paragraph (4), and inserting after paragraph 

10 (1) the following new paragraphs: 

11 ‘‘(2) In identifying conservation needs and pri12 orities under paragraph (1), the panel shall consider 

13 relevant great ape conservation plans or strategies 

14 including scientific research and findings related 

15 to— 

16 ‘‘(A) the conservation needs and priorities 

17 of great apes; 

18 ‘‘(B) regional or species-specific action 

19 plans or strategies; 

20 ‘‘(C) applicable strategies developed or ini21 tiated by the Secretary; and 

22 ‘‘(D) any other applicable conservation 

23 plan or strategy. 

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1 ‘‘(3) The Secretary, subject to the availability 

2 of appropriations, may pay expenses of convening 

3 and facilitating meetings of the panel.’’. 

4 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES LIMITATION.— 

5 In section 5(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)), by strik6 ing ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 

7 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 

8 section 6 (16 U.S.C. 6305), by striking ‘‘2006 

9 through 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2012 through 2017’’. 

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