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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3537 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3537

To amend and reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 
                          Program Act of 1994.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2009

Mr. Ortiz (for himself and Mr. Brown of South Carolina) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
To amend and reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 
                          Program Act of 1994.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and 
Design Program Reauthorization Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) In 2007-2008, sales of the $5 Junior Duck Stamp 
        generated more than $100,000 in revenue, all of which was used 
        to provide educational materials for the program, fund 
        scholarships for students, and support and promote the 
        program's goal of connecting children with nature.
            (2) Now in its 20th year, the Junior Duck Stamp 
        Conservation and Design Program is one of this country's oldest 
        and most successful government-sponsored, youth-focused 
        conservation biology programs. The program continues to build 
        strong partnerships with public and parochial schools, 
        homeschoolers and after-school programs, and other youth-
        focused education programs throughout the country.
            (3) The Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program 
        continues to foster strong partnerships among Federal and State 
        government agencies, nongovernment organizations, the business 
        community, and others in the private sector to promote youth 
        conservation initiatives.
            (4) With its conservation-focused science and arts 
        curriculum, the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 
        Program has helped prepare hundreds of thousands of students to 
        become stewards of America's irreplaceable wild places and 
        treasured outdoor heritage.

SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    Section 2(c)(2) of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 
Program Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 719(c)(2)) is amended to read as 
follows:
            ``(2) Reporting requirement.--Beginning in 2010 and every 5 
        years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
        report on the status of the Program in each State.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 6 of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program 
Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 719c) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for 
administrative expenses of the Program $500,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2010 through 2015.''.
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