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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4416 

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 12, 2010 

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Ms. BORDALLO) 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 2010’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF GREAT 

7 APE CONSERVATION ACT. 

8 The Great Ape Conservation Act is amended as fol9 lows: 


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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 subsection: 

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 2010, and every 5 years thereafter,’’; 

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


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

2 ‘‘needs’’; and 

3 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

4 paragraph (4), and inserting after paragraph 

5 (1) the following new paragraphs: 

6 ‘‘(2) In identifying conservation needs and pri7 orities under paragraph (1), the panel shall consider 

8 relevant great ape conservation plans or strategies 

9 including— 

10 ‘‘(A) applicable strategies or plans devel11 oped or initiated by the Secretary; 

12 ‘‘(B) the Global Strategy for the Survival 

13 of Great Apes and their Habitat, or subsequent 

14 reports, developed by the United Nations Envi15 ronment Programme Great Apes Survival Part16 nership; 

17 ‘‘(C) regional or species-specific action 

18 plans developed by the International Union for 

19 the Conservation of Nature Primate Specialist 

20 Group; 

21 ‘‘(D) relevant conservation strategies, 

22 plans, or initiatives developed by the Species 

23 Survival Network Primate Working Group; and 


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1 ‘‘(E) other applicable strategies, plans, or 

2 scientific research and findings related to the 

3 conservation needs and priorities of great apes. 

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

5 of appropriations, may pay expenses of convening 

6 and facilitating meetings of the panel.’’. 

7 (3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES LIMITATION.— 

8 In section 5(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)), by strik9 ing ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 

10 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—By 

11 amending section 6 (16 U.S.C. 6305) to read as fol12 lows: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 

15 to carry out this Act— 

16 ‘‘(1) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2011; 

17 ‘‘(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 

18 ‘‘(3) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2013; 

19 ‘‘(4) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 

20 ‘‘(5) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 

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