In the Senate of the United States, 
January 9, 2020. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 925) entitled ‘‘An Act to extend the authorization 
of appropriations for allocation to carry out approved wet-
lands conservation projects under the North American Wet-
lands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.’’, do pass 
with the following 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘America’s Conservation Enhancement Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—WILDLIFE ENHANCEMENT, DISEASE, AND PREDATION 
Sec. 101. Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-predator conflict. 
Sec. 102. Losses of livestock due to depredation by federally protected species. 
Sec. 103. Depredation permits for black vultures and common ravens. 
Sec. 104. Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force.
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Sec. 105. Invasive species. 
Sec. 106. North American Wetlands Conservation Act. 
Sec. 107. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. 
Sec. 108. Modification of definition of sport fishing equipment under Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act. 
Sec. 109. Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Program. 
Sec. 110. Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998. 
Sec. 111. Chesapeake watershed investments for landscape defense. 
TITLE II—NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH 
PARTNERSHIPS 
Sec. 201. Purpose. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. National Fish Habitat Board. 
Sec. 204. Fish Habitat Partnerships. 
Sec. 205. Fish Habitat Conservation Projects. 
Sec. 206. Technical and scientific assistance. 
Sec. 207. Coordination with States and Indian Tribes. 
Sec. 208. Interagency Operational Plan. 
Sec. 209. Accountability and reporting. 
Sec. 210. Effect of this title. 
Sec. 211. Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Sec. 212. Funding. 
Sec. 213. Prohibition against implementation of regulatory authority by Federal 
agencies through Partnerships. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 301. Sense of the Senate regarding conservation agreements and activities. 
Sec. 302. Study to review conservation factors. 
Sec. 303. Study and report on expenditures. 
Sec. 304. Use of value of land for cost sharing. 
TITLE 
I—WILDLIFE 
ENHANCE-
MENT, DISEASE, AND PREDA-
TION 
SEC. 101. THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR RE-
DUCING HUMAN-PREDATOR CONFLICT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7001(d) of the John D. 
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 742b note; Public Law 116–9) is amended— 
(1) in paragraphs (2)(C)(v), (3)(C)(v), (4)(C)(v), 
(5)(C)(v), and (6)(C)(v), by striking ‘‘paragraph
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(7)(A)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (8)(A)’’; 
(2) 
in 
paragraphs 
(2)(D)(ii), 
(2)(F)(ii), 
(3)(D)(ii), (3)(F)(ii), (4)(D)(ii), (4)(F)(ii), (5)(D)(ii), 
(5)(F)(ii), (6)(D)(ii), and (6)(F)(ii) by striking 
‘‘paragraph (7)(B)’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraph (8)(B)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6)(C)(iv), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘subparagraph (C)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘clause (iii)’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR 
REDUCING HUMAN-PREDATOR CONFLICT.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) BOARD.—The term ‘Board’ means 
the Reducing Human-Predator Conflict 
Technology Advisory Board established by 
subparagraph (C)(i). 
‘‘(ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 
‘prize competition’ means the Theodore Roo-
sevelt Genius Prize for reducing human-
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predator conflict established under subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the America’s Con-
servation Enhancement Act, the Secretary shall 
establish under section 24 of the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to be known as 
the ‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for reduc-
ing human-predator conflict’— 
‘‘(i) to encourage technological innova-
tion with the potential to advance the mis-
sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service with respect to reducing the fre-
quency of human-predator conflict using 
nonlethal means; and 
‘‘(ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu-
ally for a technological advancement that 
promotes reducing human-predator conflict 
using nonlethal means, which may include 
the application and monitoring of tagging 
technologies. 
‘‘(C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab-
lished an advisory board, to be known as
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the ‘Reducing Human-Predator Conflict 
Technology Advisory Board’. 
‘‘(ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 
be composed of not fewer than 9 members 
appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro-
vide expertise in— 
‘‘(I) predator-human interactions; 
‘‘(II) the habitats of large preda-
tors; 
‘‘(III) biology; 
‘‘(IV) technology development; 
‘‘(V) engineering; 
‘‘(VI) economics; 
‘‘(VII) business development and 
management; and 
‘‘(VIII) any other discipline, as 
the Secretary determines to be nec-
essary to achieve the purposes of this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 
with respect to the prize competition, the 
Board shall— 
‘‘(I) select a topic; 
‘‘(II) issue a problem statement;
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‘‘(III) advise the Secretary re-
garding any opportunity for techno-
logical innovation to reduce human- 
predator 
conflict 
using 
nonlethal 
means; and 
‘‘(IV) advise winners of the prize 
competition regarding opportunities to 
pilot and implement winning tech-
nologies in relevant fields, including in 
partnership with conservation organi-
zations, Federal or State agencies, fed-
erally recognized Indian Tribes, pri-
vate entities, and research institutions 
with expertise or interest relating to 
reducing 
human-predator 
conflict 
using nonlethal means. 
‘‘(iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 
topic and issuing a problem statement for 
the prize competition under subclauses (I) 
and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 
Board shall consult widely with Federal 
and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 
‘‘(I) 1 or more Federal agencies 
with jurisdiction over the management
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of native wildlife species at risk due to 
conflict with human activities; 
‘‘(II) 1 or more State agencies 
with jurisdiction over the management 
of native wildlife species at risk due to 
conflict with human activities; 
‘‘(III) 1 or more State, regional, 
or local wildlife organizations, the mis-
sion of which relates to the manage-
ment of native wildlife species at risk 
due to conflict with human activities; 
and 
‘‘(IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva-
tion groups, technology companies, re-
search 
institutions, 
institutions 
of 
higher education, industry associa-
tions, or individual stakeholders with 
an interest in the management of na-
tive wildlife species at risk due to con-
flict with human activities. 
‘‘(v) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
Board 
shall comply with all requirements under 
paragraph (8)(A). 
‘‘(D) AGREEMENT
WITH
NATIONAL
FISH 
AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.—
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
offer to enter into an agreement under 
which the National Fish and Wildlife Foun-
dation shall administer the prize competi-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 
entered into under clause (i) shall comply 
with all requirements under paragraph 
(8)(B). 
‘‘(E) JUDGES.— 
‘‘(i) 
APPOINTMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 
shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se-
lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 
prize competition. 
‘‘(ii) 
DETERMINATION
BY
SEC-
RETARY.—The 
judges 
appointed 
under 
clause (i) shall not select any annual win-
ner of the prize competition if the Secretary 
makes a determination that, in any fiscal 
year, none of the technological advance-
ments entered into the prize competition 
merits an award. 
‘‘(F) CONSULTATION WITH NOAA.—The Sec-
retary shall consult with the Secretary of Com-
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ried out by the National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation relating to the duties described 
in paragraph (8)(B); and 
‘‘(iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 
judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 
that explains the basis on which the winner 
of the cash prize was selected. 
‘‘(H) TERMINATION
OF
AUTHORITY.—The 
Board and all authority provided under this 
paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 
2023.’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘or (6)(C)(i)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(6)(C)(i), or (7)(C)(i)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘or (6)(D)(i)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(6)(D)(i), or (7)(D)(i)’’; and 
(ii) in clause (i)(VII), by striking ‘‘and 
(6)(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘(6)(E), and (7)(E)’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that data collected from the tagging of predators can inform 
innovative management of those predators and innovative 
education activities to minimize human-predator conflict.
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SEC. 102. LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK DUE TO DEPREDATION BY 
FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEPREDATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘depredation’’ 
means actual death, injury, or destruction of 
livestock that is caused by a federally protected 
species. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘depredation’’ 
does not include damage to real or personal 
property other than livestock, including— 
(i) damage to— 
(I) other animals; 
(II) vegetation; 
(III) motor vehicles; or 
(IV) structures; 
(ii) diseases; 
(iii) lost profits; or 
(iv) consequential damages. 
(2) FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES.—The term 
‘‘federally protected species’’ means a species that is 
or previously was protected under— 
(A) the Act of June 8, 1940 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Bald and Golden Eagle Protec-
tion Act’’) (54 Stat. 250, chapter 278; 16 U.S.C. 
668 et seq.);
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(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 
(C) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 
U.S.C. 703 et seq.). 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
U.S.C. 5304). 
(4) LIVESTOCK.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ 
means horses, mules and asses, rabbits, llamas, 
cattle, bison, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, bees, 
honey and beehives, or any other animal gen-
erally used for food or in the production of food 
or fiber. 
(B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘livestock’’ in-
cludes guard animals actively engaged in the 
protection of livestock described in subparagraph 
(A). 
(5) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means the 
grant program established under subsection (b)(1). 
(6) 
SECRETARIES.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means—
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(A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service; and 
(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Administrator of the Animal and 
Plant Health Inspection Service. 
(b) GRANT PROGRAM FOR LOSSES OF LIVESTOCK DUE 
TO DEPREDATION BY FEDERALLY PROTECTED SPECIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall establish 
a program to provide grants to States and Indian 
tribes to supplement amounts provided by States, In-
dian tribes, or State agencies under 1 or more pro-
grams established by the States and Indian tribes (in-
cluding programs established after the date of enact-
ment of this Act)— 
(A) to assist livestock producers in carrying 
out— 
(i) proactive and nonlethal activities to 
reduce the risk of livestock loss due to depre-
dation by federally protected species occur-
ring on— 
(I) Federal, State, or private land 
within the applicable State; or
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(II) land owned by, or held in 
trust for the benefit of, the applicable 
Indian tribe; and 
(ii) research relating to the activities 
described in clause (i); and 
(B) to compensate livestock producers for 
livestock losses due to depredation by federally 
protected species occurring on— 
(i) Federal, State, or private land 
within the applicable State; or 
(ii) land owned by, or held in trust for 
the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.— 
(A) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARIES.—Not 
later than September 30 of each year, a State or 
Indian tribe desiring to receive a grant under 
the program shall submit to the Secretaries a re-
port describing, for the 1-year period ending on 
that September 30, the losses of livestock due to 
depredation by federally protected species occur-
ring on— 
(i) Federal, State, or private land 
within the applicable State; or 
(ii) land owned by, or held in trust for 
the benefit of, the applicable Indian tribe.
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(B) ALLOCATION.—The Secretaries shall al-
locate available funding to carry out this Act 
among States and Indian tribes for a 1-year pe-
riod ending on September 30 based on the losses 
described in the reports submitted for the pre-
vious 1-year period ending on September 30 
under subparagraph (A). 
(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under paragraph (1), a State or Indian tribe 
shall— 
(A) designate an appropriate agency of the 
State or Indian tribe to administer the 1 or 
more programs supplemented by the grant funds; 
(B) establish 1 or more accounts to receive 
grant funds; 
(C) maintain files of all claims received and 
paid under grant-funded programs, including 
supporting documentation; and 
(D) submit to the Secretaries— 
(i) annual reports that include— 
(I) a summary of claims and ex-
penditures under the program during 
the year; and 
(II) a description of any action 
taken on the claims; and