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Union Calendar No. 249 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2799 

[Report No. 113–336, Part I] 

To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory 

Committee to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture 

on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 23, 2013 

Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. WITTMAN, and 

Mr. WALZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JANUARY 29, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. HANNA, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. RODNEY

DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. COBLE

JANUARY 29, 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

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


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JANUARY 29, 2014 

The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 23, 2013] 

A BILL 

To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation 

Council Advisory Committee to advise the Secretaries 

of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat 

conservation, hunting, recreational shooting, and for 

other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Sportsmen’s Heritage 

5 And Recreational Enhancement Act’’ or the ‘‘SHARE Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 

7 COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

8 The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 661 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 10. WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVA11 TION COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

12 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established the 

13 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advi14 sory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Advisory 

15 Committee’) to advise the Secretaries of the Interior and 

16 Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, 

17 and recreational shooting. 

18 ‘‘(b) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 

19 Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretaries with regard 

20 to— 

21 ‘‘(1) implementation of Executive Order No. 

22 13443: Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife 

23 Conservation, which directs Federal agencies ‘to fa24 cilitate the expansion and enhancement of hunting 


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1 opportunities and the management of game species 

2 and their habitat’; 

3 ‘‘(2) policies or programs to conserve and restore 

4 wetlands, agricultural lands, grasslands, forest, and 

5 rangeland habitats; 

6 ‘‘(3) policies or programs to promote opportuni7 ties and access to hunting and shooting sports on 

8 Federal lands; 

9 ‘‘(4) policies or programs to recruit and retain 

10 new hunters and shooters; 

11 ‘‘(5) policies or programs that increase public 

12 awareness of the importance of wildlife conservation 

13 and the social and economic benefits of recreational 

14 hunting and shooting; and 

15 ‘‘(6) policies or programs that encourage coordi16 nation among the public, the hunting and shooting 

17 sports community, wildlife conservation groups, and 

18 States, tribes, and the Federal Government. 

19 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

20 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com22 mittee shall consist of no more than 16 discre23 tionary members and 7 ex officio members. 

24 ‘‘(B) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex officio 

25 members are— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the Director of the United States 

2 Fish and Wildlife Service or a designated 

3 representative of the Director; 

4 ‘‘(ii) the Director of the Bureau of 

5 Land Management or a designated rep6 resentative of the Director; 

7 ‘‘(iii) the Director of the National Park 

8 Service or a designated representative of the 

9 Director; 

10 ‘‘(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service or 

11 a designated representative of the Chief; 

12 ‘‘(v) the Chief of the Natural Resources 

13 Conservation Service or a designated rep14 resentative of the Chief; 

15 ‘‘(vi) the Administrator of the Farm 

16 Service Agency or a designated representa17 tive of the Administrator; and 

18 ‘‘(vii) the Executive Director of the As19 sociation of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 

20 ‘‘(C) DISCRETIONARY MEMBERS.—The dis21 cretionary members shall be appointed jointly by 

22 the Secretaries from at least one of each of the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(i) State fish and wildlife agencies. 

25 ‘‘(ii) Game bird hunting organizations. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) Wildlife conservation organiza2 tions. 

3 ‘‘(iv) Big game hunting organizations. 

4 ‘‘(v) The tourism, outfitter, or guiding 

5 industry. 

6 ‘‘(vi) The firearms or ammunition 

7 manufacturing industry. 

8 ‘‘(vii) The hunting or shooting equip9 ment retail industry. 

10 ‘‘(viii) Tribal resource management or11 ganizations. 

12 ‘‘(ix) The agriculture industry. 

13 ‘‘(x) The ranching industry. 

14 ‘‘(xi) Waterfowl hunting organizations. 

15 ‘‘(D) ELIGIBILITY.—Prior to the appoint16 ment of the discretionary members, the Secre17 taries shall determine that all individuals nomi18 nated for appointment to the Advisory Com19 mittee, and the organization each individual 

20 represents, actively support and promote sustain21 able-use hunting, wildlife conservation, and rec22 reational shooting. 

23 ‘‘(2) TERMS.— 

24 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

25 subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory 


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1 Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 

2 years. Members shall not be appointed for more 

3 than 3 consecutive or nonconsecutive terms. 

4 ‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As 

5 designated by the Secretary at the time of ap6 pointment, of the members first appointed— 

7 ‘‘(i) 6 members shall be appointed for 

8 a term of 4 years; 

9 ‘‘(ii) 5 members shall be appointed for 

10 a term of 3 years; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) 5 members shall be appointed for 

12 a term of 2 years. 

13 ‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STA14 TUS.—No individual may be appointed as a discre15 tionary member of the Advisory Committee while 

16 serving as an officer or employee of the Federal Gov17 ernment. 

18 ‘‘(4) VACANCY AND REMOVAL.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any vacancy on the 

20 Advisory Committee shall be filled in the manner 

21 in which the original appointment was made. 

22 ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Advisory Committee mem23 bers shall serve at the discretion of the Secre24 taries and may be removed at any time for good 

25 cause. 


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1 ‘‘(5) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each ap2 pointed member may continue to serve after the expi3 ration of the term of office to which such member was 

4 appointed until a successor has been appointed. 

5 ‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Ad6 visory Committee shall be appointed for a 3-year 

7 term by the Secretaries, jointly, from among the mem8 bers of the Advisory Committee. An individual may 

9 not be appointed as Chairperson for more than 2 con10 secutive or nonconsecutive terms. 

11 ‘‘(7) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Advi12 sory Committee shall serve without pay for such serv13 ice, but each member of the Advisory Committee may 

14 be reimbursed for travel and lodging incurred through 

15 attending meetings of the Advisory Committee ap16 proved subgroup meetings in the same amounts and 

17 under the same conditions as Federal employees (in 

18 accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States 

19 Code). 

20 ‘‘(8) MEETINGS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com22 mittee shall meet at the call of the Secretaries, 

23 the chairperson, or a majority of the members, 

24 but not less frequently than twice annually. 


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1 ‘‘(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of 

2 the Advisory Committee shall be open to the pub3 lic. 

4 ‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Timely 

5 notice of each meeting of the Advisory Committee 

6 shall be published in the Federal Register and be 

7 submitted to trade publications and publications 

8 of general circulation. 

9 ‘‘(D) SUBGROUPS.—The Advisory Com10 mittee may establish such workgroups or sub11 groups as it deems necessary for the purpose of 

12 compiling information or conducting research. 

13 However, such workgroups may not conduct 

14 business without the direction of the Advisory 

15 Committee and must report in full to the Advi16 sory Committee. 

17 ‘‘(9) QUORUM.—Nine members of the Advisory 

18 Committee shall constitute a quorum. 

19 ‘‘(d) EXPENSES.—The expenses of the Advisory Com20 mittee that the Secretaries determine to be reasonable and 

21 appropriate shall be paid by the Secretaries. 

22 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECHNICAL SERV23 ICES, AND ADVICE.—A designated Federal Officer shall be 

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1 ices, and advice that the Secretaries determine to be reason2 able and appropriate. 

3 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 

4 ‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30 

5 of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit a 

6 report to the Secretaries, the Committee on Natural 

7 Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of the 

8 House of Representatives, and the Committee on En9 ergy and Natural Resources and the Committee on 

10 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. If 

11 circumstances arise in which the Advisory Committee 

12 cannot meet the September 30 deadline in any year, 

13 the Secretaries shall advise the Chairpersons of each 

14 such Committee of the reasons for such delay and the 

15 date on which the submission of the report is antici16 pated. 

17 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by para18 graph (1) shall describe— 

19 ‘‘(A) the activities of the Advisory Com20 mittee during the preceding year; 

21 ‘‘(B) the reports and recommendations 

22 made by the Advisory Committee to the Secre23 taries during the preceding year; and 

24 ‘‘(C) an accounting of actions taken by the 

25 Secretaries as a result of the recommendations. 


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1 ‘‘(g) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Ad2 visory Committee shall be exempt from the Federal Advisory 

3 Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). 

4 ‘‘(h) ABOLISHMENT OF THE EXISTING WILDLIFE AND

5 HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION COUNCIL ADVISORY

6 COMMITTEE.—Effective on the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act, the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Coun8 cil formed in furtherance of section 441 of the Revised Stat9 utes (43 U.S.C. 1457), the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 

10 (16 U.S.C. 742a), and other Acts applicable to specific bu11 reaus of the Department of the Interior is hereby abol12 ished.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 249 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2799 

[Report No. 113–336, Part I] 

A BILL 

To establish the Wildlife and Hunting Heritage 

poses. hunting, recreational shooting, and for other purculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, vise the Secretaries of the Interior and AgriConservation Council Advisory Committee to adJANUARY 29, 2014 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

an amendment 

JANUARY 29, 2014 

The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to 

Union and ordered to be printed the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 


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