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Calendar No. 1068 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1464 

[Report No. 110–492] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2008 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

SEPTEMBER 24 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Reported by Mrs. BOXER, with an amendment 

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

AN ACT 

To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare canids 

by supporting and providing financial resources for the 

conservation programs of nations within the range of 

rare felid and rare canid populations and projects of 

persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation 

of rare felid and rare canid populations. 

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 Cats and Rare 

5 Canids Act of 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 The purposes of this Act are to provide financial re3 sources and to foster international cooperation— 

4 (1) to restore and perpetuate healthy popu5 lations of rare felids and rare canids in the wild; and 

6 (2) to assist in the conservation of rare felid 

7 and rare canid populations worldwide. 

8 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this Act: 

10 (1) CITES.—The term ‘‘CITES’’ means the 

11 Convention on International Trade in Endangered 

12 Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Wash13 ington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249), 

14 including its appendices. 

15 (2) CONSERVATION.—The term ‘‘conserva16 tion’’— 

17 (A) means the methods and procedures 

18 necessary to bring a species of rare felid or rare 

19 canid to the point at which there are sufficient 

20 populations in the wild to ensure the long-term 

21 viability of the species; and 

22 (B) includes all activities associated with 

23 protection and management of a rare felid or 

24 rare canid population, including— 


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1 (i) maintenance, management, protec2 tion, and restoration of rare felid or rare 

3 canid habitat; 

4 (ii) research and monitoring; 

5 (iii) law enforcement; 

6 (iv) community outreach and edu7 cation; 

8 (v) conflict resolution initiatives; and 

9 (vi) strengthening the capacity of local 

10 communities, governmental agencies, non11 governmental organizations and other in12 stitutions to implement conservation pro13 grams. 

14 (3) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Great 

15 Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund estab16 lished by section 5. 

17 (4) IUCN RED LIST.—The term ‘‘IUCN Red 

18 List’’ means the Red List of Threatened Species 

19 Maintained by the World Conservation Union. 

20 (5) RARE CANID.—The term ‘‘rare canid’’— 

21 (A) except as provided in subparagraph 

22 (B), means any of the canid species dhole 

23 (Cuon alpinus), gray wolf (Canis lupus), Ethio24 pian wolf (Canis simensis), bush dog (Speothos 

25 venaticus), African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), 


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1 maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), and Dar2 win’s fox, (Pseudalopex fulvipes), including any 

3 subspecies or population of such a species; and 

4 (B) does not include any subspecies or 

5 population that is native to the area comprised 

6 of the United States and Canada or the Euro7 pean Union. 

8 (6) RARE FELID.—The term ‘‘rare felid’’— 

9 (A) except as provided in subparagraph 

10 (B), means any of the felid species lion 

11 (Panthera leo), leopard (Panthera pardus), jag12 uar (Panthera onca), snow leopard (Uncia 

13 uncia), clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), 

14 cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Iberian lynx (Lynx 

15 pardina), and Borneo bay cat (Catopuma 

16 badia), including any subspecies or population 

17 of such a species; and 

18 (B) does not include— 

19 (i) any species, subspecies, or popu20 lation that is native to the United States; 

21 and 

22 (ii) any tiger (Panthera tigris). 

23 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

24 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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1 SEC. 4. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

3 funds and in consultation with other appropriate Federal 

4 officials, the Secretary shall use amounts in the Fund to 

5 provide financial assistance for projects for the conserva6 tion of rare felid and rare canids for which project pro7 posals are approved by the Secretary in accordance with 

8 this section. 

9 (b) PROJECT PROPOSALS.— 

10 (1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—A proposal for a 

11 project for the conservation of rare felid and canids 

12 may be submitted to the Secretary by— 

13 (A) any wildlife management authority of 

14 a country that has within its boundaries any 

15 part of the range of a rare felid or rare canid 

16 species, respectively; and 

17 (B) any person or group with the dem18 onstrated expertise required for the conserva19 tion in the wild of rare felids or rare canids, re20 spectively. 

21 (2) PROJECT PROPOSALS.—To be considered 

22 for financial assistance for a project under this Act, 

23 an applicant shall submit a project proposal that in24 cludes— 

25 (A) a concise statement of the purposes of 

26 the project; 


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1 (B) the name of the individual responsible 

2 for conducting the project; 

3 (C) a description of the qualifications of 

4 the individuals who will conduct the project; 

5 (D) a concise description of— 

6 (i) methods for project implementa7 tion and outcome assessment; 

8 (ii) staffing for the project; 

9 (iii) the logistics of the project; and 

10 (iv) community involvement in the 

11 project; 

12 (E) an estimate of funds and time required 

13 to complete the project; 

14 (F) evidence of support for the project by 

15 appropriate governmental entities of the coun16 tries in which the project will be conducted, if 

17 the Secretary determines that such support is 

18 required for the success of the project; 

19 (G) information regarding the source and 

20 amount of matching funding available for the 

21 project; and 

22 (H) any other information that the Sec23 retary considers to be necessary for evaluating 

24 the eligibility of the project for funding under 

25 this Act. 


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1 (c) PROJECT REVIEW AND APPROVAL.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

3 (A) not later than 30 days after receiving 

4 a project proposal, provide a copy of the pro5 posal to the appropriate Federal officials; and 

6 (B) review each project proposal in a time7 ly manner to determine if the proposal meets 

8 the criteria specified in subsection (d). 

9 (2) CONSULTATION; APPROVAL OR DIS10 APPROVAL.—Not later than 180 days after receiving 

11 a project proposal, and subject to the availability of 

12 funds, the Secretary, after consulting with other ap13 propriate Federal officials, shall— 

14 (A) ensure the proposal contains assur15 ances that the project will be implemented in 

16 consultation with relevant wildlife management 

17 authorities and other appropriate government 

18 officials with jurisdiction over the resources ad19 dressed by the project; 

20 (B) approve or disapprove the proposal; 

21 and 

22 (C) provide written notification of the ap23 proval or disapproval to the person who sub24 mitted the proposal, other appropriate Federal 


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1 officials, and each country within whose borders 

2 the project will take place. 

3 (d) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—The Secretary may 

4 approve a project proposal under this section if the project 

5 will contribute to conservation of rare felids or rare canids 

6 in the wild by assisting efforts to— 

7 (1) implement conservation programs; 

8 (2) address the conflicts between humans and 

9 rare felids or rare canids, respectively, that arise 

10 from competition for the same habitat or resources; 

11 (3) enhance compliance with CITES, the En12 dangered Species Act of 1973, and other applicable 

13 laws that prohibit or regulate the taking or trade of 

14 rare felids and rare canids or regulate the use and 

15 management of rare felid and rare canid habitat; 

16 (4) develop sound scientific information on, or 

17 methods for monitoring— 

18 (A) the condition and health of rare felid 

19 or rare canid habitat; 

20 (B) rare felid or rare canid population 

21 numbers and trends; and 

22 (C) the ecological characteristics and re23 quirements of populations of rare felids or rare 

24 canids for which there are little or no data; 


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1 (5) promote cooperative projects among govern2 ment entities, affected local communities, nongovern3 mental organizations, and other persons in the pri4 vate sector; or 

5 (6) funds will not be appropriated for the pur6 chase or lease of lands to be used as suitable habitat 

7 for felids or canids. 

8 (e) PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY.—In approving project 

9 proposals under this section, the Secretary shall give pref10 erence to conservation projects that are designed to ensure 

11 effective, long-term conservation of rare felids and rare 

12 canids and their habitats. 

13 (f) MATCHING FUNDS.—In determining whether to 

14 approve project proposals under this section, the Secretary 

15 shall give preference to projects for which there exists 

16 some measure of matching funds. 

17 (g) PROJECT REPORTING.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each person that receives 

19 assistance under this section for a project shall sub20 mit to the Secretary periodic reports (at such inter21 vals as the Secretary considers necessary) that in22 clude all information that the Secretary, after con23 sultation with other appropriate government offi24 cials, determines is necessary to evaluate the 

25 progress and success of the project for the purposes 


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1 of ensuring positive results, assessing problems, and 

2 fostering improvements. 

3 (2) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—Reports 

4 under paragraph (1), and any other documents re5 lating to projects for which financial assistance is 

6 provided under this Act, shall be made available to 

7 the public. 

8 (h) LIMITATIONS ON USE FOR CAPTIVE BREEDING

9 OR DISPLAY.—Amounts provided as a grant under this 

10 Act— 

11 (1) may not be used for captive breeding or dis12 play of rare felids and rare canids other than captive 

13 breeding for release into the wild; and 

14 (2) may be used for captive breeding of a spe15 cies for release into the wild only if no other con16 servation method for the species is biologically fea17 sible. 

18 (i) ADVISORY GROUP.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—To assist in carrying out 

20 this Act, the Secretary may convene an advisory 

21 group consisting of individuals representing public 

22 and private organizations actively involved in the 

23 conservation of felids and canids. 

24 (2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— 


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1 (A) MEETINGS.—The advisory group 

2 shall— 

3 (i) ensure that each meeting of the 

4 advisory group is open to the public; and 

5 (ii) provide, at each meeting, an op6 portunity for interested persons to present 

7 oral or written statements concerning 

8 items on the agenda. 

9 (B) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide 

10 to the public timely notice of each meeting of 

11 the advisory group, including the meeting agen12 da. 

13 (C) MINUTES.—Minutes of each meeting 

14 of the advisory group shall be kept by the Sec15 retary and shall be made available to the public. 

16 (3) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY

17 COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee 

18 Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory 

19 group. 

20 SEC. 5. GREAT CATS AND RARE CANIDS CONSERVATION 

21 FUND. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, in the 

23 Multinational Species Conservation Fund established in 

24 title I of the Department of the Interior and Related 

25 Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 under the heading 


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1 ‘‘MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION 

2 FUND’’, a separate account to be known as the ‘‘Great 

3 Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund’’, consisting 

4 of— 

5 (1) amounts transferred to the Secretary of the 

6 Treasury for deposit into such account under sub7 section (c); and 

8 (2) amounts appropriated to such account 

9 under section 7. 

10 (b) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 

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

12 upon request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the 

13 Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Sec14 retary, without further appropriation, such amounts 

15 as the Secretary determines are necessary to provide 

16 assistance under section 4. 

17 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the 

18 amounts in the Fund available for each fiscal year, 

19 the Secretary may expend not more than three per20 cent, or up to $100,000, whichever is greater, to pay 

21 the administrative expenses necessary to carry out 

22 this Act. 

23 (c) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The 

24 Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assist25 ance under section 4, and may make public on the Internet 


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1 website and in publications of the Department of the Inte2 rior that the Secretary is authorized to accept and use 

3 such donations. Amounts received by the Secretary in the 

4 form of such donations shall be transferred to the Sec5 retary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund. 

6 SEC. 6. STUDY OF CONSERVATION STATUS OF FELID AND 

7 CANID SPECIES. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall initiate within 

9 three months after the date of the enactment of this Act 

10 a study of felid and canid species listed under the IUCN 

11 Red List that are not rare canids and rare felids (as those 

12 terms are defined in section 3), respectively, to deter13 mine— 

14 (1) the conservation status of such species in 

15 the wild, including identification of any such species 

16 that are critically endangered or endangered; and 

17 (2) any such species that should be made eligi18 ble for assistance under this Act. 

19 (b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after date of 

20 the enactment of this Act the Secretary shall report to 

21 the Congress the determinations made in the study, in22 cluding recommendations of additional felid species and 

23 canid species that should be made eligible for assistance 

24 under this Act. 


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1 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OR APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated— 

3 (1) to the Fund, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 

4 years 2009 through 2013 to carry out this Act, 

5 other than section 6; and 

6 (2) such sums as are necessary to carry out 

7 section 6. 

8 SEC. 8. INELIGIBLE COUNTRIES. 

9 Amounts provided as a grant under this Act may not 

10 be spent on projects in Iran, Syria, Cuba, Sudan, and 

11 North Korea. 

12 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

13 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Great Cats and Rare 

14 Canids Act of 2008’’. 

15 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

16 The purposes of this Act are to provide financial re17 sources and to foster international cooperation— 

18 (1) to restore and perpetuate healthy populations 

19 of rare felids and rare canids in the wild; and 

20 (2) to assist in the conservation of rare felid and 

21 rare canid populations worldwide. 

22 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

23 In this Act: 

24 (1) CITES.—The term ‘‘CITES’’ means the 

25 Convention on International Trade in Endangered 

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1 ington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249), 

2 including its appendices. 

3 (2) CONSERVATION.—The term ‘‘conservation’’— 

4 (A) means the methods and procedures nec5 essary to bring a species of rare felid or rare 

6 canid to the point at which there are sufficient 

7 populations in the wild to ensure the long-term 

8 viability of the species; and 

9 (B) includes all activities associated with 

10 protection and management of a rare felid or 

11 rare canid population, including— 

12 (i) maintenance, management, protec13 tion, and restoration of rare felid or rare 

14 canid habitat; 

15 (ii) research and monitoring; 

16 (iii) law enforcement; 

17 (iv) community outreach and edu18 cation; 

19 (v) conflict resolution initiatives; and 

20 (vi) strengthening the capacity of local 

21 communities, governmental agencies, non22 governmental organizations and other insti23 tutions to implement conservation pro24 grams. 


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1 (3) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Great 

2 Cats and Rare Canids Conservation Fund established 

3 by section 5. 

4 (4) IUCN RED LIST.—The term ‘‘IUCN Red 

5 List’’ means the Red List of Threatened Species 

6 Maintained by the World Conservation Union. 

7 (5) RARE CANID.—The term ‘‘rare canid’’— 

8 (A) except as provided in subparagraph 

9 (B), means any of the canid species dhole (Cuon 

10 alpinus), gray wolf (Canis lupus), Ethiopian 

11 wolf (Canis simensis), bush dog (Speothos 

12 venaticus), African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), 

13 maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), and Dar14 win’s fox, (Pseudalopex fulvipes), including any 

15 subspecies or population of such a species; and 

16 (B) does not include any subspecies or pop17 ulation that is native to the area comprised of 

18 the United States and Canada or the European 

19 Union. 

20 (6) RARE FELID.—The term ‘‘rare felid’’— 

21 (A) except as provided in subparagraph 

22 (B), means any of the felid species lion 

23 (Panthera leo), leopard (Panthera pardus), jag24 uar (Panthera onca), snow leopard (Uncia 

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1 tah (Acinonyx jubatus), Iberian lynx (Lynx 

2 pardina), and Borneo bay cat (Catopuma 

3 badia), including any subspecies or population 

4 of such a species; and 

5 (B) does not include— 

6 (i) any species, subspecies, or popu7 lation that is native to the United States; 

8 and 

9 (ii) any tiger (Panthera tigris). 

10 (7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

12 SEC. 4. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of funds 

14 and in consultation with other appropriate Federal offi15 cials, the Secretary shall use amounts in the Fund to pro16 vide financial assistance for projects for the conservation 

17 of rare felid and rare canids for which project proposals 

18 are approved by the Secretary in accordance with this sec19 tion. 

20 (b) PROJECT PROPOSALS.— 

21 (1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—A proposal for a 

22 project for the conservation of rare felid and canids 

23 may be submitted to the Secretary by— 

24 (A) any wildlife management authority of a 

25 country that has within its boundaries any part 


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1 of the range of a rare felid or rare canid species, 

2 respectively; and 

3 (B) any person or group with the dem4 onstrated expertise required for the conservation 

5 in the wild of rare felids or rare canids, respec6 tively. 

7 (2) PROJECT PROPOSALS.—To be considered for 

8 financial assistance for a project under this Act, an 

9 applicant shall submit a project proposal that in10 cludes— 

11 (A) a concise statement of the purposes of 

12 the project; 

13 (B) the name of the individual responsible 

14 for conducting the project; 

15 (C) a description of the qualifications of the 

16 individuals who will conduct the project; 

17 (D) a concise description of— 

18 (i) methods for project implementation 

19 and outcome assessment; 

20 (ii) staffing for the project; 

21 (iii) the logistics of the project; and 

22 (iv) community involvement in the 

23 project; 

24 (E) an estimate of funds and time required 

25 to complete the project; 


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1 (F) evidence of support for the project by 

2 appropriate governmental entities of the coun3 tries in which the project will be conducted, if 

4 the Secretary determines that such support is re5 quired for the success of the project; 

6 (G) information regarding the source and 

7 amount of matching funding available for the 

8 project; and 

9 (H) any other information that the Sec10 retary considers to be necessary for evaluating 

11 the eligibility of the project for funding under 

12 this Act. 

13 (c) PROJECT REVIEW AND APPROVAL.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

15 (A) not later than 30 days after receiving a 

16 project proposal, provide a copy of the proposal 

17 to the appropriate Federal officials; and 

18 (B) review each project proposal in a timely 

19 manner to determine if the proposal meets the 

20 criteria specified in subsection (d). 

21 (2) CONSULTATION; APPROVAL OR DIS22 APPROVAL.—Not later than 180 days after receiving 

23 a project proposal, and subject to the availability of 

24 funds, the Secretary, after consulting with other ap25 propriate Federal officials, shall— 


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1 (A) ensure the proposal contains assurances 

2 that the project will be implemented in consulta3 tion with relevant wildlife management authori4 ties and other appropriate government officials 

5 with jurisdiction over the resources addressed by 

6 the project; 

7 (B) approve or disapprove the proposal; 

8 and 

9 (C) provide written notification of the ap10 proval or disapproval to the person who sub11 mitted the proposal, other appropriate Federal 

12 officials, and each country within whose borders 

13 the project will take place. 

14 (d) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—The Secretary may 

15 approve a project proposal under this section if the project 

16 will contribute to conservation of rare felids or rare canids 

17 in the wild by assisting efforts to— 

18 (1) implement conservation programs; 

19 (2) address the conflicts between humans and 

20 rare felids or rare canids, respectively, that arise from 

21 competition for the same habitat or resources; 

22 (3) enhance compliance with CITES, the Endan23 gered Species Act of 1973, and other applicable laws 

24 that prohibit or regulate the taking or trade of rare 


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1 felids and rare canids or regulate the use and man2 agement of rare felid and rare canid habitat; 

3 (4) develop sound scientific information on, or 

4 methods for monitoring— 

5 (A) the condition and health of rare felid or 

6 rare canid habitat; 

7 (B) rare felid or rare canid population 

8 numbers and trends; and 

9 (C) the ecological characteristics and re10 quirements of populations of rare felids or rare 

11 canids for which there are little or no data; 

12 (5) promote cooperative projects among govern13 ment entities, affected local communities, nongovern14 mental organizations, and other persons in the pri15 vate sector; or 

16 (6) funds will not be appropriated for the pur17 chase or lease of lands to be used as suitable habitat 

18 for felids or canids. 

19 (e) PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY.—In approving project 

20 proposals under this section, the Secretary shall give pref21 erence to conservation projects that are designed to ensure 

22 effective, long-term conservation of rare felids and rare 

23 canids and their habitats. 

24 (f) MATCHING FUNDS.—In determining whether to ap25 prove project proposals under this section, the Secretary 


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1 shall give preference to projects for which there exists some 

2 measure of matching funds. 

3 (g) PROJECT REPORTING.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each person that receives as5 sistance under this section for a project shall submit 

6 to the Secretary periodic reports (at such intervals as 

7 the Secretary considers necessary) that include all in8 formation that the Secretary, after consultation with 

9 other appropriate government officials, determines is 

10 necessary to evaluate the progress and success of the 

11 project for the purposes of ensuring positive results, 

12 assessing problems, and fostering improvements. 

13 (2) AVAILABILITY TO THE PUBLIC.—Reports 

14 under paragraph (1), and any other documents relat15 ing to projects for which financial assistance is pro16 vided under this Act, shall be made available to the 

17 public. 

18 (h) LIMITATIONS ON USE FOR CAPTIVE BREEDING OR

19 DISPLAY.—Amounts provided as a grant under this Act— 

20 (1) may not be used for captive breeding or dis21 play of rare felids and rare canids other than captive 

22 breeding for release into the wild; and 

23 (2) may be used for captive breeding of a species 

24 for release into the wild only if no other conservation 

25 method for the species is biologically feasible. 


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1 (i) ADVISORY GROUP.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—To assist in carrying out this 

3 Act, the Secretary may convene an advisory group 

4 consisting of individuals representing public and pri5 vate organizations actively involved in the conserva6 tion of felids and canids. 

7 (2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— 

8 (A) MEETINGS.—The advisory group 

9 shall— 

10 (i) ensure that each meeting of the ad11 visory group is open to the public; and 

12 (ii) provide, at each meeting, an op13 portunity for interested persons to present 

14 oral or written statements concerning items 

15 on the agenda. 

16 (B) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide 

17 to the public timely notice of each meeting of the 

18 advisory group, including the meeting agenda. 

19 (C) MINUTES.—Minutes of each meeting of 

20 the advisory group shall be kept by the Secretary 

21 and shall be made available to the public. 

22 (3) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COM23 MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

24 (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory 

25 group. 


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1 SEC. 5. GREAT CATS AND RARE CANIDS CONSERVATION 

2 FUND. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, in the 

4 Multinational Species Conservation Fund established in 

5 title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agen6 cies Appropriations Act, 1999 under the heading ‘‘MULTI7 NATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND’’, a sepa8 rate account to be known as the ‘‘Great Cats and Rare 

9 Canids Conservation Fund’’, consisting of— 

10 (1) amounts transferred to the Secretary of the 

11 Treasury for deposit into such account under sub12 section (c); and 

13 (2) amounts appropriated to such account under 

14 section 8. 

15 (b) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 

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

17 upon request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the 

18 Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Sec19 retary, without further appropriation, such amounts 

20 as the Secretary determines are necessary to provide 

21 assistance under section 4. 

22 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the 

23 amounts in the Fund available for each fiscal year, 

24 the Secretary may expend not more than three per25 cent, or up to $100,000, whichever is greater, to pay 


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1 the administrative expenses necessary to carry out 

2 this Act. 

3 (c) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The Sec4 retary may accept and use donations to provide assistance 

5 under section 4, and may make public on the Internet 

6 website and in publications of the Department of the Inte7 rior that the Secretary is authorized to accept and use such 

8 donations. Amounts received by the Secretary in the form 

9 of such donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of 

10 the Treasury for deposit in the Fund. 

11 SEC. 6. STUDY OF CONSERVATION STATUS OF FELID AND 

12 CANID SPECIES. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall initiate within 

14 three months after the date of the enactment of this Act a 

15 study of felid and canid species listed under the IUCN Red 

16 List that are not rare canids and rare felids (as those terms 

17 are defined in section 3), respectively, to determine— 

18 (1) the conservation status of such species in the 

19 wild, including identification of any such species that 

20 are critically endangered or endangered; and 

21 (2) any such species that should be made eligible 

22 for assistance under this Act. 

23 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after date of the 

24 enactment of this Act the Secretary shall report to the Con25 gress the determinations made in the study, including recVerDate Aug 31 2005 02:26 Sep 25, 2008 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1464.RS H1464

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1 ommendations of additional felid species and canid species 

2 that should be made eligible for assistance under this Act. 

3 SEC. 7. INELIGIBLE COUNTRIES. 

4 Amounts provided as a grant under this Act may not 

5 be expended on any project in a country the government 

6 of which the Secretary of State has determined has repeat7 edly provided support for acts of international terrorism 

8 pursuant to— 

9 (1) section 6(j)(1)(A) of the Export Administra10 tion Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)(A)) (or 

11 any successor to that Act); 

12 (2) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act 

13 (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 

14 (3) section 620A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 

15 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371(a)). 

16 SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

17 There are authorized to be appropriated— 

18 (1) to the Fund, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 

19 years 2009 through 2013 to carry out this Act, other 

20 than section 6; and 

21 (2) such sums as are necessary to carry out sec22 tion 6. 


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Calendar No. 1068 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1464 

[Report No. 110–492] 

AN ACT 

To assist in the conservation of rare felids and rare 

felid and rare canid populations. onstrated expertise in the conservation of rare ulations and projects of persons with demwithin the range of rare felid and rare canid popsources for the conservation programs of nations canids by supporting and providing financial reSEPTEMBER 24 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Reported with an amendment 


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