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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2684

To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Establishment Act.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 21, 1993

Mr. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. FIELDS of Texas, Mr. MANTON, Mr. ORTIZ,

Mr. TORKILDSEN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WELDON, Mr.

HUGHES, Mr. HOCHBRUECKNER, Mr. LANCASTER, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr.

GILCHREST, Mr. RAVENEL, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr.

CUNNINGHAM, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. BARLOW, Ms.

SCHENK, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. SAXTON, Ms.

FURSE, and Mrs. BENTLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries

A BILL

To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife

Foundation Establishment Act.

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 ‘‘National Fish and

5 Wildlife Foundation Improvement Act of 1993’’.
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1 SEC. 2. COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS WITH NATIONAL OCE2 ANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

3 Section 2(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foun4 dation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701) is amended

5 by inserting ‘‘and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

6 Administration’’ after ‘‘the United States Fish and Wild7 life Service’’.

8 SEC. 3. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOUN9 DATION.

10 (a) CONSULTATIONS REGARDING APPOINTMENTS.—

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(b) of the National

12 Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16

13 U.S.C. 3702(b)) is amended by adding at the end

14 the following: ‘‘The Secretary of the Interior shall

15 consult with the Under Secretary of Commerce for

16 Oceans and Atmosphere before appointing any Di17 rector of the Board.’’.

18 (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by

19 paragraph (1) shall apply to appointments of Direc20 tors of the Board of Directors of the National Fish

21 and Wildlife Foundation made after the date of the

22 enactment of this Act.

23 (b) EXPANSION OF BOARD.—Section 3(a) of the Na24 tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act

25 (16 U.S.C. 3702(a)) is amended—
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1 (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by

2 striking ‘‘nine’’ and inserting ‘‘15’’; and

3 (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘three’’ and in4 serting ‘‘4’’.

5 (c) INITIAL TERMS.—Of the Directors on the Board

6 of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

7 first appointed pursuant to the amendment made by sub8 section (b)(1), notwithstanding the second sentence of sec9 tion 3(b) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

10 Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3702(b))—

11 (1) 2 shall be appointed to a term of 2 years;

12 (2) 2 shall be appointed to a term of 4 years;

13 and

14 (3) 2 shall be appointed to a term of 6 years;

15 as specified by the Secretary of the Interior at the time

16 of appointment.

17 (d) COMPLETION OF APPOINTMENTS.—The Sec18 retary of the Interior shall appoint the additional members

19 of the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wild20 life Foundation authorized by the amendment made by

21 subsection (a), by not later than 60 days after the date

22 of the enactment of this Act.

23 (e) AUTHORITY OF BOARD NOT AFFECTED.—The

24 authority of the Board of Directors of the National Fish

25 and Wildlife Foundation to take any action otherwise au-
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1 thorized by law shall not be affected by reason of the Sec2 retary of the Interior not having completed the appoint3 ment of Directors of the Board of Directors of the Na4 tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation pursuant to the

5 amendment made by subsection (b)(1).

6 SEC. 4. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL FISH AND WILD7 LIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT.

8 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 10 of the National

9 Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16

10 U.S.C. 3709) is amended—

11 (1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘not to exceed

12 $15,000,000’’ and all that follows through the end

13 of the sentence and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000 for each

14 of fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.’’;

15 and

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

17 ‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION.—The amounts

18 authorized to be appropriated under this section are in

19 addition to any amounts provided or available to the

20 Foundation under any other Federal law.’’.

21 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 10(b)(1) of the

22 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act

23 (16 U.S.C. 3709(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘para24 graphs (2) and (3),’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2),’’.

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