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Union Calendar No. 224
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2408
[Report No. 108–385] 
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer 
programs and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2003
Mr. SAXTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Resources 
NOVEMBER 20, 2003
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 10, 2003] 
A BILL 
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize 
volunteer programs and community partnerships for na-
tional wildlife refuges.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Wildlife Refuge 
Volunteer Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS 
AND 
COMMUNITY 
PARTNERSHIPS 
UNDER 
FISH AND WILDLIFE ACT OF 1956. 
Section 7(f) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 
U.S.C. 742f(f)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior to carry out subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) $2,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2009.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PROJECTS UNDER NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM VOLUNTEER AND 
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP ENHANCEMENT 
ACT OF 1998. 
Section 4(a) of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act 
of 1998 (16 U.S.C. 742f note) is amended—
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘PILOT’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘pilot project’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘project’’; 
(3) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘, but not more 
than 20 pilot projects nationwide’’; 
(4) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking ‘‘pilot projects’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘projects’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘after the date 
of the enactment of the National Wildlife Refuge 
Volunteer Act of 2003, and every 3 years there-
after’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 1999 through 2002’’ and inserting ‘‘for each fis-
cal year through fiscal year 2009’’. 
SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AU-
THORITY. 
Section 7(d)(2) (A) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 
1956 (16 U.S.C. 742f(d)(2)(A)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding chap-
ter 63 of title 31, United States Code, the Sec-
retary of the Interior may negotiate and enter 
into a cooperative agreement with a partner or-
ganization, academic institution, State or local 
government agency, or other person to implement 
one or more projects or programs for a refuge or 
complex of geographically related refuges in ac-
cordance with the purposes of this subsection and
in compliance with the policies of other relevant 
authorities, regulations, and policy guidance.’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer 
programs and community partnerships for national wild-
life refuges, and for other purposes.’’.
Union Calendar No. 224
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2408
[Report No. 108–385] 
A BILL 
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to re-
authorize volunteer programs and community 
partnerships for national wildlife refuges. 
NOVEMBER 20, 2003
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed