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Union Calendar No. 621 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5875 

[Report No. 115–802] 

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the DingellJohnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity 

for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make 

technical corrections to such Acts and related laws, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 18, 2018 

Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Miss GONZA ́LEZ-COLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. SABLAN, and Ms. PLASKETT) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

JULY 3, 2018 

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 

and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for United States territories and the District of Columbia, to make technical 

corrections to such Acts and related laws, 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. APPORTIONMENT UNDER PITTMAN-ROBERT4 SON WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT. 

5 (a) EQUIVALENT MINIMUM APPORTIONMENT AMONG

6 STATES AND TERRITORIES OF TAX REVENUES ACCRUING

7 TO FUND.—The first subsection (c) of section 4 of the 

8 Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 669c), relating to apportionment of certain revenues ac10 cruing to the fund, is amended by striking ‘‘among the 

11 States’’ and all that follows through the end of the first 

12 sentence and inserting: ‘‘among the States and each of 

13 American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 

14 Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands in pro15 portion to the ratio that the population of each State and 

16 each such territory bears to the population of all the 

17 States and such territories, except that each State shall 

18 be apportioned not more than 3 percent of such revenues, 

19 and each State and each such territory shall be appor20 tioned not less than 1 percent of such revenues.’’. 

21 (b) APPORTIONMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

22 AND RESTORATION ACCOUNT AMONG TERRITORIES AND

23 THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—The second subsection (c) 

24 of section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration 

25 Act (16 U.S.C. 669c), as added by section 902(e) of H.R. 


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1 5548, as introduced in the 106th Congress and enacted 

2 into law by section 1(a)(2) of Public Law 106–55, and 

3 relating to apportionment of the Wildlife Conservation and 

4 Restoration Account, is amended by striking paragraph 

5 (1) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall appor7 tion from the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration 

8 Account to each of the District of Columbia, Amer9 ican Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 

10 Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands a 

11 sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent of 

12 such Account.’’. 

13 (c) REPEAL OF PERCENTAGE RESTRICTIONS ON AP14 PORTIONMENTS TO TERRITORIES.—Section 8A of the 

15 Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

16 669g–1) is amended by striking ‘‘as he shall determine, 

17 not exceeding’’ and all that follows through ‘‘, in any one 

18 year,’’ and inserting ‘‘as the Secretary shall determine for 

19 each year,’’. 

20 SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PITTMAN-ROBERT21 SON WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT. 

22 (a) The first section and section 12 of the Pittman23 Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669, 669i) 

24 are each amended by striking ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘Secretary of the Interior’’. 


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1 (b) Paragraph (2) of section 3(a) of such Act (16 

2 U.S.C. 669b(a)) is amended— 

3 (1) by moving such paragraph 2 ems to the left; 

4 and 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘16 U.S.C. 669(b)(1))’’ and in6 serting ‘‘subsection (b)(1)’’. 

7 (c)(1) Section 4 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is 

8 amended by redesignating the second subsection (c) (as 

9 added by section 902(e) of H.R. 5548, as introduced in 

10 the 106th Congress and enacted into law by section 

11 1(a)(2) of Public Law 106–55; relating to apportionment 

12 of the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account) and 

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

14 (2) Section 2(6) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 669a(6)) is 

15 amended by striking ‘‘section 304(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sec16 tion 4(e)’’. 

17 (3) Section 3(c)(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 

18 669b(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 4(d) and (e) 

19 of this Act,’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(e),’’. 

20 (d) Subsection (d) of section 4 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 

21 669c), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this sub22 section, is further amended— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to 

2 the District’’ and inserting ‘‘To the District’’; 

3 and 

4 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘to 

5 Guam,’’ and inserting ‘‘To Guam,’’; and 

6 (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

7 (A) in clause (i)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘one-third of which is 

9 based’’ and inserting ‘‘One-third of such 

10 amount shall be apportioned based’’; and 

11 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

12 a period; and 

13 (B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘two-thirds 

14 of which is based’’ and inserting ‘‘Two-thirds of 

15 such amount shall be apportioned based’’. 

16 (e) Section 6 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 669e) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sen20 tence; 

21 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

22 (2), as in effect before the enactment of this 

23 paragraph, as subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 

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1 graph), and moving such subparagraphs 2 ems 

2 to the right; and 

3 (C) by inserting ‘‘(2)’’ before ‘‘The Sec4 retary of the Interior shall approve’’; and 

5 (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘option (1) of 

6 subsection (a) of this section,’’ and inserting ‘‘sub7 section (a)(1)(A),’’. 

8 SEC. 3. APPORTIONMENT UNDER DINGELL-JOHNSON 

9 SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT. 

10 Section 12 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Res11 toration Act (16 U.S.C. 777K) is amended by striking ‘‘as 

12 he shall determine, not exceeding for Puerto Rico’’ and 

13 all that follows through ‘‘in any one year, but the Sec14 retary’’ and inserting ‘‘as the Secretary shall determine, 

15 except the Secretary’’. 

16 SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO DINGELL17 JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION ACT. 

18 (a) CORRECTIONS TO DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT

19 FISH RESTORATION ACT.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Dingell20 Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

21 777c(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Protection,’’ and in22 serting ‘‘Protection’’. 

23 (b) CORRECTIONS TO RELATED LAWS.— 


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1 (1) Section 111(f)(3) of Public Law 101–593 

2 (16 U.S.C. 777e–1(f)(3)) is amended by striking 

3 ‘‘section’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection’’. 

4 (2) Section 7404(d)(1) of Public Law 105–178 

5 (16 U.S.C. 777g–1(d)(1)) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘section 4(a)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 

7 4(a)(3)(A)’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 621 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5875 

[Report No. 115–802] 

A BILL 

To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife RestoraActs and related laws, and for other purposes. lumbia, to make technical corrections to such United States territories and the District of Co- Sport Fish Restoration Act, to provide parity for tion Act and the Dingell-Johnson Federal Aid in 

JULY 3, 2018 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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