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Union Calendar No. 513 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 877 

[Report No. 116–628] 

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the 

funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 30, 2019 

Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. HUDSON, and 

Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 8, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. 

WILLIAMS, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. LATTA, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. MITCHELL, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. COLE, Mr. WITTMAN, 

Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 

KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Ms. TORRES

SMALL of New Mexico, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. COX

of California, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. KIND, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, and Mr. GUEST

DECEMBER 8, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 


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A BILL 

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 

to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, 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 ‘‘Modernizing the Pitt5 man-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

7 The first section of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 

8 Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669) is amended by adding 

9 at the end the following: ‘‘One of the purposes of this Act 

10 is to provide financial and technical assistance to the 

11 States for the promotion of hunting and recreational 

12 shooting.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

14 Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora15 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

17 (8) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; 

18 and 

19 (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(2) for the purposes of determining the num22 ber of paid hunting-license holders in a State, the 

23 term ‘fiscal year’ means the fiscal year or license 

24 year of the State; 


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1 ‘‘(3) the term ‘hunter recruitment and rec2 reational shooter recruitment’ means any activity or 

3 project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational 

4 shooters, including by— 

5 ‘‘(A) outreach and communications as a 

6 means— 

7 ‘‘(i) to improve communications with 

8 hunters, recreational shooters, and the 

9 general public with respect to hunting and 

10 recreational shooting opportunities; 

11 ‘‘(ii) to reduce barriers to participa12 tion in these activities; 

13 ‘‘(iii) to advance the adoption of 

14 sound hunting and recreational shooting 

15 practices; 

16 ‘‘(iv) to promote conservation and the 

17 responsible use of the wildlife resources of 

18 the United States; and 

19 ‘‘(v) to further safety in hunting and 

20 recreational shooting; 

21 ‘‘(B) providing education, mentoring, and 

22 field demonstrations; 

23 ‘‘(C) enhancing access for hunting and rec24 reational shooting, including through range con25 struction; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) providing education to the public 

2 about the role of hunting and recreational 

3 shooting in funding wildlife conservation;’’. 

4 SEC. 4. APPORTIONMENT OF AVAILABLE AMOUNTS. 

5 (a) APPORTIONMENT OF CERTAIN TAXES.—The first 

6 subsection (c) of section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wild7 life Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended— 

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘APPORTIONMENT OF REVE9 NUES FROM PISTOLS, REVOLVERS, BOWS, AND AR10 ROWS.—’’ after the enumerator; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘One-half’’ and inserting the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

1 14 ⁄2’’; 

15 (3) by striking ‘‘: Provided, That’’ and inserting 

16 a period; 

17 (4) by striking ‘‘each State shall be apportioned 

18 not more than 3 per centum and not less than 1 per 

19 centum of such revenues’’ and inserting the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(2) CONDITION.—The amount apportioned to 

22 each State under paragraph (1) shall be not greater 

23 than 3 percent and not less than 1 percent of the 

24 revenues described in such paragraph’’; 


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1 (5) by striking ‘‘For the purpose’’ and inserting 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) POPULATION DETERMINATION.—For the 

4 purpose’’; and 

5 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to other uses 

7 authorized under this Act, amounts apportioned 

8 under this subsection may be used for hunter re9 cruitment and recreational shooter recruitment.’’. 

10 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 4 of the Pitt11 man-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) 

12 is amended by redesignating the second subsection (c) and 

13 subsection (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 

14 SEC. 5. EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE 

15 AREAS AND RESOURCES. 

16 Section 8 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora17 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 669g) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by 

19 striking ‘‘and public relations’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 

21 striking ‘‘, as a part of such program’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFE2 TY PROGRAM GRANTS. 

3 Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Pittman-Robertson Wild4 life Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–1(a)(1)(A)) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

7 and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(v) the enhancement of hunter re10 cruitment and recreational shooter recruit11 ment; and’’. 

12 SEC. 7. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Pittman-Robert14 son Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–2) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘Not more than’’ and in18 serting the following: 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not more than’’; and 

20 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY FOR HUNTER AND

22 RECREATIONAL SHOOTER GRANTS.—Not more 

23 than $5,000,000 of the revenues covered into 

24 the fund from any tax imposed under section 

25 4161(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

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1 retary exclusively for making hunter recruit2 ment and recreational shooter recruitment 

3 grants that promote a national hunting and 

4 shooting sport recruitment program, including 

5 related communication and outreach activi6 ties.’’; 

7 (2) in the matter preceding subsection 

8 (b)(3)(A), by striking ‘‘International’’; 

9 (3) in the matter preceding subsection 

10 (c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘International’’; 

11 (4) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘or 

12 to recreational shooting activities’’ after ‘‘wildlife’’; 

13 and 

14 (5) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘or to rec15 reational shooting activities’’ after ‘‘wildlife’’. 

16 (b) STUDY.—Not later than 10 years after the date 

17 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, 

18 acting through the Director of the United States Fish and 

19 Wildlife Service, shall— 

20 (1) review and evaluate the effects of the funds 

21 made available under subparagraph (B) of section 

22 11(a)(1) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora23 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–2(a)(1)) (as added by sub24 section (a)(1)(B)) on funds available for wildlife con25 servation; and 


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1 (2) submit a report describing the results of the 

2 review and evaluation under paragraph (1) to— 

3 (A) the Committee on Environment and 

4 Public Works of the Senate; and 

5 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

6 of the House of Representatives. 


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Union Calendar No. 513 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 877 

[Report No. 116–628] 

A BILL 

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoraservation, and for other purposes. tion Act to modernize the funding of wildlife conDECEMBER 8, 2020 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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