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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 872 

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, to amend the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 to modify 

the protections provided by that Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2019 

Mr. LOWENTHAL (for himself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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 

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, to amend the Marine Turtle Conservation 

Act of 2004 to modify the protections provided by that 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Wildlife Innovation 

3 and Longevity Driver Act’’ or the ‘‘WILD Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CONSERVATION. 

5 (a) PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM

6 REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 5 of the Partners for Fish 

7 and Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 3774) is amended by striking 

8 ‘‘2006 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 

9 2023’’. 

10 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION.— 

11 (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 

12 is to protect water, oceans, coasts, and wildlife from 

13 invasive species. 

14 (2) AMENDMENTS TO FISH AND WILDLIFE CO15 ORDINATION ACT.— 

16 (A) SHORT TITLE; AUTHORIZATION.—The 

17 first section of the Fish and Wildlife Coordina18 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 661) is amended by strik19 ing ‘‘For the purpose’’ and inserting the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AUTHORIZATION. 

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

23 ‘Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act’. 

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

25 (B) PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, 

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1 CIES.—The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 

2 (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is amended by adding 

3 at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 10. PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, COASTS, AND 

5 WILDLIFE FROM INVASIVE SPECIES. 

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

7 ‘‘(1) CONTROL.—The term ‘control’, with re8 spect to an invasive species, means the eradication, 

9 suppression, or reduction of the population of the 

10 invasive species within the area in which the invasive 

11 species is present. 

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

13 means the complex of a community of organisms 

14 and the environment of the organisms. 

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

16 State’ means any of— 

17 ‘‘(A) a State; 

18 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

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

20 ‘‘(D) Guam; 

21 ‘‘(E) American Samoa; 

22 ‘‘(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

23 Mariana Islands; and 

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

25 ‘‘(4) INVASIVE SPECIES.— 


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

2 species’ means an alien species, the introduction 

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

4 or environmental harm or harm to human 

5 health. 

6 ‘‘(B) ASSOCIATED DEFINITION.—For pur7 poses of subparagraph (A), the term ‘alien spe8 cies’, with respect to a particular ecosystem, 

9 means any species (including the seeds, eggs, 

10 spores, or other biological material of the spe11 cies that are capable of propagating the species) 

12 that is not native to the affected ecosystem. 

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

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

15 invasive species, mean the active implementation of 

16 any activity— 

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

18 invasive species; and 

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

20 invasive species, the spread of the invasive spe21 cies, or harm caused by the invasive species, in22 cluding investigations regarding methods for 

23 early detection and rapid response, prevention, 

24 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, with re14 spect to Federal land administered by the 

15 Corps of Engineers; 

16 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re17 spect to Federal land administered by the Sec18 retary of the Interior through— 

19 ‘‘(i) the United States Fish and Wild20 life Service; 

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

22 ‘‘(iii) the Bureau of Land Manage23 ment; 

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

25 ‘‘(v) the National Park Service; 


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1 ‘‘(C) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re2 spect to Federal land administered by the Sec3 retary of Agriculture through the Forest Serv4 ice; and 

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

6 other Federal agency the duties of whom re7 quire planning relating to, and the treatment 

8 of, invasive species for the purpose of protecting 

9 water and wildlife on land and coasts and in 

10 oceans and 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; and 

19 ‘‘(ii) political subdivisions of eligible 

20 States; 

21 ‘‘(B) in consultation with federally recog22 nized Indian tribes; and 

23 ‘‘(C) 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; 

17 ‘‘(2) minimize environmental impacts; and 

18 ‘‘(3) control and manage invasive species in the 

19 most cost-effective manner. 

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

21 achieve compliance with subsection (d), the Secretary con22 cerned shall require a comparative economic assessment 

23 of invasive species control and management methods to 

24 be conducted. 

25 ‘‘(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 

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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 federally recognized 

9 Indian tribe, a political subdivision of an eligible State, 

10 or a private individual or entity to assist with the control 

11 and management of an invasive species. 

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, Tribal, or local audi18 ences regarding invasive species control and manage19 ment. 

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

21 species-related investigation carried out under a contract 

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

23 ‘‘(1) to develop solutions and specific rec24 ommendations for control and management of 

25 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 (c) WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.— 

10 (1) REAUTHORIZATIONS.— 

11 (A) REAUTHORIZATION OF AFRICAN ELE12 PHANT CONSERVATION ACT.—Section 2306(a) 

13 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 

14 U.S.C. 4245(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007 

15 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 

16 2023’’. 

17 (B) REAUTHORIZATION OF ASIAN ELE18 PHANT CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997.—Section 

19 8(a) of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 

20 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266(a)) is amended by strik21 ing ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 

22 through 2023’’. 

23 (C) REAUTHORIZATION OF RHINOCEROS

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1 servation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306(a)) is 

2 amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 

4 (2) AMENDMENTS TO GREAT APE CONSERVA5 TION ACT OF 2000.— 

6 (A) PANEL.—Section 4(i) of the Great Ape 

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

8 is amended— 

9 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in10 serting the following: 

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

12 the date of enactment of the Wildlife Innovation and 

13 Longevity Driver Act, and every 5 years thereafter, 

14 the Secretary may convene a panel of experts on 

15 great apes to identify the greatest needs and prior16 ities for the conservation of great apes.’’; 

17 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

18 paragraph (5); and 

19 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary shall en22 sure that the panel referred to in paragraph (1) in23 cludes, to the maximum extent practicable, 1 or 

24 more representatives— 


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

2 natural range of great apes; and 

3 ‘‘(B) with expertise in great ape conserva4 tion. 

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

6 conservation needs and priorities under paragraph 

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

8 consider any relevant great ape conservation plan or 

9 strategy, including scientific research and findings 

10 relating to— 

11 ‘‘(A) the conservation needs and priorities 

12 of great apes; 

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

14 plan or strategy; 

15 ‘‘(C) any applicable strategy developed or 

16 initiated by the Secretary; and 

17 ‘‘(D) any other applicable conservation 

18 plan or strategy. 

19 ‘‘(4) FUNDS.—Subject to the availability of ap20 propriations, the Secretary may use amounts avail21 able to the Secretary to pay for the costs of con22 vening and facilitating any meeting of the panel re23 ferred to in paragraph (1).’’. 

24 (B) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—Section 4 of 

25 the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 


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1 U.S.C. 6303) is amended by adding at the end 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(j) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 

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

5 award to a person who is otherwise eligible for a 

6 grant under this section a multiyear grant to carry 

7 out a project that the person demonstrates is an ef8 fective, long-term conservation strategy for great 

9 apes and the habitat of great apes. 

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

11 subsection precludes the Secretary from awarding a 

12 grant on an annual basis.’’. 

13 (C) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

14 5(b)(2) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 

15 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)) is amended by 

16 striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 

17 (D) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA18 TIONS.—Section 6 of the Great Ape Conserva19 tion Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6305) is amended 

20 by striking ‘‘2006 through 2010’’ and inserting 

21 ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 

22 (3) AMENDMENTS TO MARINE TURTLE CON23 SERVATION ACT OF 2004.— 

24 (A) PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the Marine 

25 Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 


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1 6601) is amended by striking subsection (b) 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to assist 

4 in the conservation of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, 

5 and tortoises and the habitats of marine turtles, fresh6 water turtles, and tortoises in foreign countries and terri7 tories of the United States by supporting and providing 

8 financial resources for projects— 

9 ‘‘(1) to conserve marine turtle, freshwater tur10 tle, and tortoise habitats under the jurisdiction of 

11 United States Fish and Wildlife Service programs; 

12 ‘‘(2) to conserve marine turtles, freshwater tur13 tles, and tortoises in those habitats; and 

14 ‘‘(3) to address other threats to the survival of 

15 marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, in16 cluding habitat loss, poaching of turtles or their 

17 eggs, and wildlife trafficking.’’. 

18 (B) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Ma19 rine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 

20 U.S.C. 6602) is amended— 

21 (i) in paragraph (2)— 

22 (I) in the matter preceding sub23 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘nesting 

24 habitats of marine turtles in foreign 

25 countries and of marine turtles in 


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1 those habitats’’ and inserting ‘‘marine 

2 turtles, freshwater turtles, and tor3 toises, and the habitats of marine tur4 tles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, 

5 in foreign countries and territories of 

6 the United States under the jurisdic7 tion of United States Fish and Wild8 life Service programs’’; 

9 (II) in subparagraphs (A), (B), 

10 and (C), by striking ‘‘nesting’’ each 

11 place it appears; 

12 (III) in subparagraph (D)— 

13 (aa) in the matter preceding 

14 clause (i), by striking ‘‘countries 

15 to—’’ and inserting ‘‘countries— 

16 ’’; 

17 (bb) in clause (i)— 

18 (AA) by inserting ‘‘to’’ 

19 before ‘‘protect’’; and 

20 (BB) by striking ‘‘nest21 ing’’ each place it appears; 

22 and 

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1 (IV) in subparagraph (E)(i), by 

2 striking ‘‘turtles on nesting habitat’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘turtles, freshwater tur4 tles, and tortoises’’; 

5 (V) in subparagraph (F), by 

6 striking ‘‘turtles over habitat used by 

7 marine turtles for nesting’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘turtles, freshwater turtles, and 

9 tortoises over habitats used by marine 

10 turtles, freshwater turtles, and tor11 toises’’; and 

12 (VI) in subparagraph (H), by 

13 striking ‘‘nesting’’ each place it ap14 pears; 

15 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3), 

16 (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (4), (6), 

17 (7), and (8), respectively; 

18 (iii) by inserting before paragraph (4) 

19 (as so redesignated) the following: 

20 ‘‘(3) FRESHWATER TURTLE.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘freshwater 

22 turtle’ means any member of the family 

23 Carettochelyidae, Chelidae, Chelydridae, 

24 Dermatemydidae, Emydidae, Geoemydidae, 


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1 Kinosternidae, Pelomedusidae, Platysternidae, 

2 Podocnemididae, or Trionychidae. 

3 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘freshwater 

4 turtle’ includes— 

5 ‘‘(i) any part, product, egg, or off6 spring of a turtle described in subpara7 graph (A); and 

8 ‘‘(ii) a carcass of such a turtle.’’; 

9 (iv) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

10 (as so redesignated) the following: 

11 ‘‘(5) HABITAT.—The term ‘habitat’ means any 

12 marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise habitat 

13 (including a nesting habitat) that is under the juris14 diction of United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

15 programs.’’; and 

16 (v) by inserting after paragraph (8) 

17 (as so redesignated) the following: 

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

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

20 ‘‘(A) American Samoa; 

21 ‘‘(B) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

22 Mariana Islands; 

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

24 ‘‘(D) Guam; 

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

2 the United States. 

3 ‘‘(10) TORTOISE.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘tortoise’ 

5 means any member of the family Testudinidae. 

6 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘tortoise’ in7 cludes— 

8 ‘‘(i) any part, product, egg, or off9 spring of a tortoise described in subpara10 graph (A); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) a carcass of such a tortoise.’’. 

12 (C) CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.—Section 

13 4 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 

14 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6603) is amended— 

15 (i) in the section heading, by striking 

16 ‘‘MARINE TURTLE’’; 

17 (ii) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, 

18 freshwater turtles, or tortoises’’ after ‘‘ma19 rine turtles’’; 

20 (iii) in subsection (b)(1)— 

21 (I) in the matter preceding sub22 paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, fresh23 water turtles, or tortoises’’ after ‘‘ma24 rine turtles’’; 


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1 (II) by striking subparagraph (A) 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) any wildlife management authority of 

4 a foreign country or territory of the United 

5 States that has within its boundaries marine 

6 turtle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise habitat, if 

7 the activities of the authority directly or indi8 rectly affect marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or 

9 tortoise conservation; or’’; and 

10 (III) in subparagraph (B), by in11 serting ‘‘, freshwater turtles, or tor12 toises’’ after ‘‘marine turtles’’; 

13 (iv) in subsection (c)(2), in each of 

14 subparagraphs (A) and (C), by inserting 

15 ‘‘and territory of the United States’’ after 

16 ‘‘each country’’; 

17 (v) by striking subsection (d) and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(d) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—The Secretary may 

20 approve a project proposal under this section if the Sec21 retary determines that the project will help to restore, re22 cover, and sustain a viable population of marine turtles, 

23 freshwater turtles, or tortoises in the wild by assisting ef24 forts in a foreign country or territory of the United States 


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1 to implement a marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise 

2 conservation program.’’; and 

3 (vi) in subsection (e), by striking 

4 ‘‘marine turtles and their nesting habitats’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘marine turtles, freshwater 

6 turtles, or tortoises and the habitats of 

7 marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tor8 toises’’. 

9 (D) MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION

10 FUND.—Section 5 of the Marine Turtle Con11 servation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6604) is 

12 amended— 

13 (i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 

14 ‘‘section 6’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7(a)’’; 

15 and 

16 (ii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 

17 ‘‘3 percent, or up to $80,000’’ and insert18 ing ‘‘5 percent, or up to $150,000’’. 

19 (E) ADVISORY GROUP.—Section 6(a) of 

20 the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 

21 (16 U.S.C. 6605(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

22 freshwater turtles, or tortoises’’ after ‘‘marine 

23 turtles’’. 

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1 servation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6606) is 

2 amended to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro5 priated to the Fund $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

6 2020 through 2024. 

7 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made available 

8 for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)— 

9 ‘‘(1) not less than $1,510,000 shall be used by 

10 the Secretary for marine turtle conservation pur11 poses in accordance with this Act; and 

12 ‘‘(2) of the amounts in excess of the amount de13 scribed in paragraph (1), not less than 40 percent 

14 shall be used by the Secretary for freshwater turtle 

15 and tortoise conservation purposes in accordance 

16 with this Act.’’. 

17 (d) PRIZE COMPETITIONS.— 

18 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

19 (A) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—The term 

20 ‘‘non-Federal funds’’ means funds provided 

21 by— 

22 (i) a State; 

23 (ii) a territory of the United States; 

24 (iii) 1 or more units of local or tribal 

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1 (iv) a private for-profit entity; 

2 (v) a nonprofit organization; or 

3 (vi) a private individual. 

4 (B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

5 means the Secretary, acting through the Direc6 tor of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv7 ice. 

8 (C) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ has 

9 the meaning given the term in section 8 of the 

10 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

11 666b). 

12 (2) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

13 PREVENTION OF WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAF14 FICKING.— 

15 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

16 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

17 means the Prevention of Wildlife Poaching 

18 and Trafficking Technology Advisory 

19 Board established by subparagraph (C)(i). 

20 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

21 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

22 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the prevention 

23 of wildlife poaching and trafficking estab24 lished under subparagraph (B). 


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1 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 

4 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

5 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 

6 be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

7 Prize for the prevention of wildlife poaching 

8 and trafficking’’— 

9 (i) to encourage technological innova10 tion with the potential to advance the mis11 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

12 Service with respect to the prevention of 

13 wildlife poaching and trafficking; and 

14 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu15 ally for a technological advancement that 

16 prevents wildlife poaching and trafficking. 

17 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

18 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab19 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

20 the ‘‘Prevention of Wildlife Poaching and 

21 Trafficking Technology Advisory Board’’. 

22 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

23 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

24 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro25 vide expertise in— 


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1 (I) wildlife trafficking and trade; 

2 (II) wildlife conservation and 

3 management; 

4 (III) biology; 

5 (IV) technology development; 

6 (V) engineering; 

7 (VI) economics; 

8 (VII) business development and 

9 management; and 

10 (VIII) any other discipline, as the 

11 Secretary determines to be necessary 

12 to achieve the purposes of this para13 graph. 

14 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

15 with respect to the prize competition, the 

16 Board shall— 

17 (I) select a topic; 

18 (II) issue a problem statement; 

19 (III) advise the Secretary regard20 ing any opportunity for technological 

21 innovation to prevent wildlife poaching 

22 and trafficking; and 

23 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

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1 nologies in relevant fields, including in 

2 partnership with conservation organi3 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

4 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri5 vate entities, and research institutions 

6 with expertise or interest relating to 

7 the prevention of wildlife poaching 

8 and trafficking. 

9 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

10 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

11 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

12 and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 

13 Board shall consult widely with Federal 

14 and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

15 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

16 with jurisdiction over the prevention 

17 of wildlife poaching and trafficking; 

18 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

19 with jurisdiction over the prevention 

20 of wildlife poaching and trafficking; 

21 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

22 or local wildlife organizations, the 

23 mission of which relates to the preven24 tion of wildlife poaching and traf25 ficking; and 


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1 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva2 tion groups, technology companies, re3 search institutions, institutions of 

4 higher education, industry associa5 tions, or individual stakeholders with 

6 an interest in the prevention of wild7 life poaching and trafficking. 

8 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

9 shall comply with all requirements under 

10 paragraph (7)(A). 

11 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

12 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

14 offer to enter into an agreement under 

15 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

16 Foundation shall administer the prize com17 petition. 

18 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

19 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 

20 with all requirements under paragraph 

21 (7)(B). 

22 (E) JUDGES.— 

23 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

24 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

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1 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

2 prize competition. 

3 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC4 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

5 clause (i) shall not select any annual win6 ner of the prize competition if the Sec7 retary makes a determination that, in any 

8 fiscal year, none of the technological ad9 vancements entered into the prize competi10 tion merits an award. 

11 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

12 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

13 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec14 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi15 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

16 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

17 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

18 competition that includes— 

19 (i) a statement by the Board that de20 scribes the activities carried out by the 

21 Board relating to the duties described in 

22 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

23 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

24 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

25 a statement by the National Fish and 


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1 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac2 tivities carried out by the National Fish 

3 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du4 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 

5 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

6 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 

7 that explains the basis on which the winner 

8 of the cash prize was selected. 

9 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

10 Board and all authority provided under this 

11 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

12 2023. 

13 (3) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

14 PROMOTION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.— 

15 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

16 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

17 means the Promotion of Wildlife Conserva18 tion Technology Advisory Board estab19 lished by subparagraph (C)(i). 

20 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

21 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

22 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the promotion 

23 of wildlife conservation established under 

24 subparagraph (B). 


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1 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 

4 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

5 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 

6 be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

7 Prize for the promotion of wildlife conserva8 tion’’— 

9 (i) to encourage technological innova10 tion with the potential to advance the mis11 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

12 Service with respect to the promotion of 

13 wildlife conservation; and 

14 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu15 ally for a technological advancement that 

16 promotes wildlife conservation. 

17 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

18 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab19 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

20 the ‘‘Promotion of Wildlife Conservation 

21 Technology Advisory Board’’. 

22 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

23 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

24 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro25 vide expertise in— 


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1 (I) wildlife conservation and 

2 management; 

3 (II) biology; 

4 (III) technology development; 

5 (IV) engineering; 

6 (V) economics; 

7 (VI) business development and 

8 management; and 

9 (VII) any other discipline, as the 

10 Secretary determines to be necessary 

11 to achieve the purposes of this para12 graph. 

13 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

14 with respect to the prize competition, the 

15 Board shall— 

16 (I) select a topic; 

17 (II) issue a problem statement; 

18 (III) advise the Secretary regard19 ing any opportunity for technological 

20 innovation to promote wildlife con21 servation; and 

22 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

23 competition regarding opportunities to 

24 pilot and implement winning tech25 nologies in relevant fields, including in 


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1 partnership with conservation organi2 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

3 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri4 vate entities, and research institutions 

5 with expertise or interest relating to 

6 the promotion of wildlife conservation. 

7 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

8 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

9 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

10 and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 

11 Board shall consult widely with Federal 

12 and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

13 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

14 with jurisdiction over the promotion of 

15 wildlife conservation; 

16 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

17 with jurisdiction over the promotion of 

18 wildlife conservation; 

19 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

20 or local wildlife organizations, the 

21 mission of which relates to the pro22 motion of wildlife conservation; and 

23 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva24 tion groups, technology companies, re25 search institutions, institutions of 


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1 higher education, industry associa2 tions, or individual stakeholders with 

3 an interest in the promotion of wild4 life conservation. 

5 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

6 shall comply with all requirements under 

7 paragraph (7)(A). 

8 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

9 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

10 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

11 offer to enter into an agreement under 

12 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

13 Foundation shall administer the prize com14 petition. 

15 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

16 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 

17 with all requirements under paragraph 

18 (7)(B). 

19 (E) JUDGES.— 

20 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

21 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

22 shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se23 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

24 prize competition. 


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1 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC2 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

3 clause (i) shall not select any annual win4 ner of the prize competition if the Sec5 retary makes a determination that, in any 

6 fiscal year, none of the technological ad7 vancements entered into the prize competi8 tion merits an award. 

9 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

10 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

11 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec12 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi13 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

14 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

15 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

16 competition that includes— 

17 (i) a statement by the Board that de18 scribes the activities carried out by the 

19 Board relating to the duties described in 

20 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

21 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

22 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

23 a statement by the National Fish and 

24 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac25 tivities carried out by the National Fish 


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1 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du2 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 

3 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

4 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 

5 that explains the basis on which the winner 

6 of the cash prize was selected. 

7 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

8 Board and all authority provided under this 

9 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

10 2023. 

11 (4) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

12 MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES.— 

13 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

14 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

15 means the Management of Invasive Species 

16 Technology Advisory Board established by 

17 subparagraph (C)(i). 

18 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

19 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

20 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the manage21 ment of invasive species established under 

22 subparagraph (B). 

23 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 


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1 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

2 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 

3 be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

4 Prize for the management of invasive spe5 cies’’— 

6 (i) to encourage technological innova7 tion with the potential to advance the mis8 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

9 Service with respect to the management of 

10 invasive species; and 

11 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu12 ally for a technological advancement that 

13 manages invasive species. 

14 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

15 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab16 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

17 the ‘‘Management of Invasive Species 

18 Technology Advisory Board’’. 

19 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

20 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

21 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro22 vide expertise in— 

23 (I) invasive species; 

24 (II) biology; 

25 (III) technology development; 


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1 (IV) engineering; 

2 (V) economics; 

3 (VI) business development and 

4 management; and 

5 (VII) any other discipline, as the 

6 Secretary determines to be necessary 

7 to achieve the purposes of this para8 graph. 

9 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

10 with respect to the prize competition, the 

11 Board shall— 

12 (I) select a topic; 

13 (II) issue a problem statement; 

14 (III) advise the Secretary regard15 ing any opportunity for technological 

16 innovation to manage invasive species; 

17 and 

18 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

19 competition regarding opportunities to 

20 pilot and implement winning tech21 nologies in relevant fields, including in 

22 partnership with conservation organi23 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

24 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri25 vate entities, and research institutions 


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1 with expertise or interest relating to 

2 the management of invasive species. 

3 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

4 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

5 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

6 and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 

7 Board shall consult widely with Federal 

8 and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

9 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

10 with jurisdiction over the management 

11 of invasive species; 

12 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

13 with jurisdiction over the management 

14 of invasive species; 

15 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

16 or local wildlife organizations, the 

17 mission of which relates to the man18 agement of invasive species; and 

19 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva20 tion groups, technology companies, re21 search institutions, institutions of 

22 higher education, industry associa23 tions, or individual stakeholders with 

24 an interest in the management of 

25 invasive species. 


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1 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

2 shall comply with all requirements under 

3 paragraph (7)(A). 

4 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

5 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 offer to enter into an agreement under 

8 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

9 Foundation shall administer the prize com10 petition. 

11 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

12 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 

13 with all requirements under paragraph 

14 (7)(B). 

15 (E) JUDGES.— 

16 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

17 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

18 shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se19 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

20 prize competition. 

21 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC22 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

23 clause (i) shall not select any annual win24 ner of the prize competition if the Sec25 retary makes a determination that, in any 


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1 fiscal year, none of the technological ad2 vancements entered into the prize competi3 tion merits an award. 

4 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

5 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

6 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec7 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi8 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

9 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

10 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

11 competition that includes— 

12 (i) a statement by the Board that de13 scribes the activities carried out by the 

14 Board relating to the duties described in 

15 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

16 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

17 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

18 a statement by the National Fish and 

19 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac20 tivities carried out by the National Fish 

21 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du22 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 

23 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

24 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 


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1 that explains the basis on which the winner 

2 of the cash prize was selected. 

3 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

4 Board and all authority provided under this 

5 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

6 2023. 

7 (5) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

8 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES.— 

9 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

10 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

11 means the Protection of Endangered Spe12 cies Technology Advisory Board estab13 lished by subparagraph (C)(i). 

14 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

15 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

16 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the protection 

17 of endangered species established under 

18 subparagraph (B). 

19 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 

22 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

23 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 

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1 Prize for the protection of endangered spe2 cies’’— 

3 (i) to encourage technological innova4 tion with the potential to advance the mis5 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

6 Service with respect to the protection of 

7 endangered species; and 

8 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu9 ally for a technological advancement that 

10 protects endangered species. 

11 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

12 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab13 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

14 the ‘‘Protection of Endangered Species 

15 Technology Advisory Board’’. 

16 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

17 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

18 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro19 vide expertise in— 

20 (I) endangered species; 

21 (II) biology; 

22 (III) technology development; 

23 (IV) engineering; 

24 (V) economics; 


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1 (VI) business development and 

2 management; and 

3 (VII) any other discipline, as the 

4 Secretary determines to be necessary 

5 to achieve the purposes of this para6 graph. 

7 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

8 with respect to the prize competition, the 

9 Board shall— 

10 (I) select a topic; 

11 (II) issue a problem statement; 

12 (III) advise the Secretary regard13 ing any opportunity for technological 

14 innovation to protect endangered spe15 cies; and 

16 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

17 competition regarding opportunities to 

18 pilot and implement winning tech19 nologies in relevant fields, including in 

20 partnership with conservation organi21 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

22 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri23 vate entities, and research institutions 

24 with expertise or interest relating to 

25 the protection of endangered species. 


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1 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

2 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

3 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

4 and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 

5 Board shall consult widely with Federal 

6 and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

7 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

8 with jurisdiction over the protection of 

9 endangered species; 

10 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

11 with jurisdiction over the protection of 

12 endangered species; 

13 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

14 or local wildlife organizations, the 

15 mission of which relates to the protec16 tion of endangered species; and 

17 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva18 tion groups, technology companies, re19 search institutions, institutions of 

20 higher education, industry associa21 tions, or individual stakeholders with 

22 an interest in the protection of endan23 gered species. 


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1 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

2 shall comply with all requirements under 

3 paragraph (7)(A). 

4 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

5 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 offer to enter into an agreement under 

8 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

9 Foundation shall administer the prize com10 petition. 

11 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

12 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 

13 with all requirements under paragraph 

14 (7)(B). 

15 (E) JUDGES.— 

16 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

17 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

18 shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se19 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

20 prize competition. 

21 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC22 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

23 clause (i) shall not select any annual win24 ner of the prize competition if the Sec25 retary makes a determination that, in any 


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1 fiscal year, none of the technological ad2 vancements entered into the prize competi3 tion merits an award. 

4 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

5 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

6 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec7 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi8 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

9 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

10 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

11 competition that includes— 

12 (i) a statement by the Board that de13 scribes the activities carried out by the 

14 Board relating to the duties described in 

15 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

16 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

17 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

18 a statement by the National Fish and 

19 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac20 tivities carried out by the National Fish 

21 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du22 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 

23 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

24 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 


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1 that explains the basis on which the winner 

2 of the cash prize was selected. 

3 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

4 Board and all authority provided under this 

5 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

6 2023. 

7 (6) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

8 NONLETHAL MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN-WILDLIFE

9 CONFLICTS.— 

10 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

11 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

12 means the Nonlethal Management of 

13 Human-Wildlife Conflicts Technology Advi14 sory Board established by subparagraph 

15 (C)(i). 

16 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

17 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

18 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the nonlethal 

19 management of human-wildlife conflicts es20 tablished under subparagraph (B). 

21 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 

24 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

25 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 


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1 be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

2 Prize for the nonlethal management of human3 wildlife conflicts’’— 

4 (i) to encourage technological innova5 tion with the potential to advance the mis6 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

7 Service with respect to the nonlethal man8 agement of human-wildlife conflicts; and 

9 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu10 ally for a technological advancement that 

11 promotes the nonlethal management of 

12 human-wildlife conflicts. 

13 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

14 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab15 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

16 the ‘‘Nonlethal Management of Human17 Wildlife Conflicts Technology Advisory 

18 Board’’. 

19 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

20 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

21 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro22 vide expertise in— 

23 (I) nonlethal wildlife manage24 ment; 


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1 (II) social aspects of human-wild2 life conflict management; 

3 (III) biology; 

4 (IV) technology development; 

5 (V) engineering; 

6 (VI) economics; 

7 (VII) business development and 

8 management; and 

9 (VIII) any other discipline, as the 

10 Secretary determines to be necessary 

11 to achieve the purposes of this para12 graph. 

13 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

14 with respect to the prize competition, the 

15 Board shall— 

16 (I) select a topic; 

17 (II) issue a problem statement; 

18 (III) advise the Secretary regard19 ing any opportunity for technological 

20 innovation to promote the nonlethal 

21 management of human-wildlife con22 flicts; and 

23 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

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1 nologies in relevant fields, including in 

2 partnership with conservation organi3 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

4 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri5 vate entities, and research institutions 

6 with expertise or interest relating to 

7 the nonlethal management of human8 wildlife conflicts. 

9 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

10 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

11 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

12 and (II) of subparagraph (C), respectively, 

13 the Board shall consult widely with Fed14 eral and non-Federal stakeholders, includ15 ing— 

16 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

17 with jurisdiction over the management 

18 of native wildlife species at risk due to 

19 conflict with human activities; 

20 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

21 with jurisdiction over the management 

22 of native wildlife species at risk due to 

23 conflict with human activities; 

24 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

25 or local wildlife organizations, the 


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1 mission of which relates to the man2 agement of native wildlife species at 

3 risk due to conflict with human activi4 ties; and 

5 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva6 tion groups, technology companies, re7 search institutions, institutions of 

8 higher education, industry associa9 tions, or individual stakeholders with 

10 an interest in the management of na11 tive wildlife species at risk due to con12 flict with human activities. 

13 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

14 shall comply with all requirements under 

15 paragraph (7)(A). 

16 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

17 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 offer to enter into an agreement under 

20 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

21 Foundation shall administer the prize com22 petition. 

23 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

24 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 


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1 with all requirements under paragraph 

2 (7)(B). 

3 (E) JUDGES.— 

4 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

5 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

6 shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se7 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

8 prize competition. 

9 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC10 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

11 clause (i) shall not select any annual win12 ner of the prize competition if the Sec13 retary makes a determination that, in any 

14 fiscal year, none of the technological ad15 vancements entered into the prize competi16 tion merits an award. 

17 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

18 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

19 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec20 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi21 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

22 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

23 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

24 competition that includes— 


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1 (i) a statement by the Board that de2 scribes the activities carried out by the 

3 Board relating to the duties described in 

4 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

5 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

6 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

7 a statement by the National Fish and 

8 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac9 tivities carried out by the National Fish 

10 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du11 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 

12 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

13 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 

14 that explains the basis on which the winner 

15 of the cash prize was selected. 

16 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

17 Board and all authority provided under this 

18 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

19 2023. 

20 (7) ADMINISTRATION OF PRIZE COMPETI21 TIONS.— 

22 (A) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AD23 VISORY BOARDS.—An advisory board estab24 lished under paragraph (2)(C)(i), (3)(C)(i), 

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1 this paragraph as a ‘‘Board’’) shall comply with 

2 the following requirements: 

3 (i) TERM; VACANCIES.— 

4 (I) TERM.—A member of the 

5 Board shall serve for a term of 5 

6 years. 

7 (II) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on 

8 the Board— 

9 (aa) shall not affect the 

10 powers of the Board; and 

11 (bb) shall be filled in the 

12 same manner as the original ap13 pointment was made. 

14 (ii) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later 

15 than 30 days after the date on which all 

16 members of the Board have been ap17 pointed, the Board shall hold the initial 

18 meeting of the Board. 

19 (iii) MEETINGS.— 

20 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Board 

21 shall meet at the call of the Chair22 person. 

23 (II) REMOTE PARTICIPATION.— 

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1 ticipate in a meeting of the 

2 Board through the use of— 

3 (AA) teleconferencing; 

4 or 

5 (BB) any other remote 

6 business telecommunications 

7 method that allows each 

8 participating member to si9 multaneously hear each 

10 other participating member 

11 during the meeting. 

12 (bb) PRESENCE.—A member 

13 of the Board who participates in 

14 a meeting remotely under item 

15 (aa) shall be considered to be 

16 present at the meeting. 

17 (iv) QUORUM.—A majority of the 

18 members of the Board shall constitute a 

19 quorum, but a lesser number of members 

20 may hold a meeting. 

21 (v) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIR22 PERSON.—The Board shall select a Chair23 person and Vice Chairperson from among 

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1 (vi) ADMINISTRATIVE COST REDUC2 TION.—The Board shall, to the maximum 

3 extent practicable, minimize the adminis4 trative costs of the Board, including by en5 couraging the remote participation de6 scribed in clause (iii)(II)(aa) to reduce 

7 travel costs. 

8 (B) AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONAL FISH

9 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.—Any agreement 

10 entered into under paragraph (2)(D)(i), 

11 (3)(D)(i), (4)(D)(i), (5)(D)(i), or (6)(D)(i) shall 

12 comply with the following requirements: 

13 (i) DUTIES.—An agreement shall pro14 vide that the National Fish and Wildlife 

15 Foundation shall— 

16 (I) advertise the prize competi17 tion; 

18 (II) solicit prize competition par19 ticipants; 

20 (III) administer funds relating to 

21 the prize competition; 

22 (IV) receive Federal funds— 

23 (aa) to administer the prize 

24 competition; and 

25 (bb) to award a cash prize; 


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1 (V) carry out activities to gen2 erate contributions of non-Federal 

3 funds to offset, in whole or in part— 

4 (aa) the administrative costs 

5 of the prize competition; and 

6 (bb) the costs of a cash 

7 prize; 

8 (VI) in consultation with, and 

9 subject to final approval by, the Sec10 retary, develop criteria for the selec11 tion of prize competition winners; 

12 (VII) provide advice and con13 sultation to the Secretary on the se14 lection of judges under paragraphs 

15 (2)(E), (3)(E), (4)(E), (5)(E), and 

16 (6)(E) based on criteria developed in 

17 consultation with, and subject to the 

18 final approval of, the Secretary; 

19 (VIII) announce 1 or more an20 nual winners of the prize competition; 

21 (IX) subject to clause (ii), award 

22 1 cash prize annually; and 

23 (X) protect against unauthorized 

24 use or disclosure by the National Fish 

25 and Wildlife Foundation of any trade 


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1 secret or confidential business infor2 mation of a prize competition partici3 pant. 

4 (ii) ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZES.—An 

5 agreement shall provide that the National 

6 Fish and Wildlife Foundation may award 

7 more than 1 cash prize annually if the ini8 tial cash prize referred to in clause (i)(IX) 

9 and any additional cash prize are awarded 

10 using only non-Federal funds. 

11 (iii) SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.—An 

12 agreement shall provide that the National 

13 Fish and Wildlife Foundation— 

14 (I) may request and accept Fed15 eral funds and non-Federal funds for 

16 a cash prize; 

17 (II) may accept a contribution 

18 for a cash prize in exchange for the 

19 right to name the prize; and 

20 (III) shall not give special consid21 eration to any Federal agency or non22 Federal entity in exchange for a dona23 tion for a cash prize awarded under 

24 this subsection. 

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the 

2 initial cash prize referred to in subpara3 graph (B)(i)(IX) shall be $100,000. 

4 (ii) ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZES.—On 

5 notification by the National Fish and Wild6 life Foundation that non-Federal funds are 

7 available for an additional cash prize, the 

8 Secretary shall determine the amount of 

9 the additional cash prize. 

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