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Wildlife Service to address interagency consultation 
responsibilities under section 7 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536). 
(3) CONSERVATION
ACTIVITIES.—$28,125,000 
for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, to re-
main available until expended, shall be used for the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service to work 
with non-Federal entities, including through, but not 
limited to, the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Pro-
gram, the Coastal Program, and the North Amer-
ican Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et 
seq.)— 
(A) to conserve at risk species, species that 
are candidates or proposed for listing, and spe-
cies that are listed as threatened or endangered 
species under section 4 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533), including 
through rescue and rehabilitation efforts and 
efforts to manage, control, and prevent invasive 
species, disease, and other risks to such species; 
and 
(B) to conserve wildlife habitat. 
(4) 
VOLUNTARY
CONSERVATION
AGREE-
MENTS.—$9,375,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2026, to remain available until expended, 
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shall be used for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service to address the development and permitting 
of voluntary conservation agreements under section 
10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1539). 
(f) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Amounts made 
available under this section shall supplement and not sup-
plant any other Federal amounts made available to carry 
out activities described in this section in an annual appro-
priations Act of Congress. 
(g) SUBMISSION OF SPECIES LISTS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) PRIORITY
LIST
OF
SPECIES.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary, shall submit to the Committees 
on Environment and Public Works and Appropria-
tions of the Senate and the Committees on Natural 
Resources and Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives a list of threatened species and endan-
gered species for which recovery plans described in 
subsection (e)(1) will be developed or implemented 
for fiscal year 2023. 
(2) ANNUAL LIST OF SPECIES.—Until the date 
on which all of the amounts in the Fund are ex-
pended, the President shall annually submit to Con-
gress, together with the annual budget of the United 
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States, a list of threatened species and endangered 
species for which recovery plans described in sub-
section (e)(1) will be developed or implemented with 
amounts from the Fund. 
(h) PUBLIC DONATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept 
public cash donations that advance efforts— 
(A) to address the backlog in the develop-
ment and implementation of recovery plans; and 
(B) to encourage relevant public-private 
partnerships. 
(2) CREDITS TO FUND.—Any cash donations 
accepted under paragraph (1) shall be credited to, 
and form a part of, the Fund. 
(3) REJECTION OF DONATIONS.—The Secretary 
may reject a donation under this section when the 
rejection is in the interest of the Federal Govern-
ment, as determined by the Secretary. 
(i) ALLOCATION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) SUBMISSION
OF
COST
ESTIMATES.—The 
President shall submit to Congress detailed alloca-
tions by program element of the amount rec-
ommended for allocation in a fiscal year from 
amounts made available under subsection (c), con-
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sistent with the use of funds under subsection (e), 
as follows: 
(A) For fiscal year 2023, not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) For each fiscal year thereafter, until 
the date on which all of the amounts in the 
Fund are allocated, as part of the annual budg-
et submission of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code. 
(2) ALTERNATE ALLOCATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Committees on 
Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
Representatives may provide for alternate allo-
cation of amounts recommended for allocation 
in a given fiscal year from amounts made avail-
able under subsection (c), consistent with the 
use of funds under subsection (e), including al-
locations by program element. 
(B) ALLOCATION BY PRESIDENT.— 
(i) NO ALTERNATE ALLOCATIONS.—If 
Congress has not enacted legislation estab-
lishing alternate allocations, including by 
program, by the date on which the Act 
making full-year appropriations for the De-
partment of the Interior, Environment, 
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and Related Agencies for the applicable fis-
cal year is enacted into law, only then shall 
amounts recommended for allocation for 
that fiscal year from amounts made avail-
able under subsection (c), consistent with 
the use of funds under subsection (e), be 
allocated by the President or apportioned 
or allotted by program pursuant to title 
31, United States Code. 
(ii) INSUFFICIENT ALTERNATE ALLO-
CATION.—If Congress enacts legislation es-
tablishing alternate allocations, including 
by program, for amounts recommended for 
allocation in a given fiscal year from 
amounts made available under subsection 
(c), consistent with the use of funds under 
subsection (e), that are less than the full 
amount recommended for allocation for 
that fiscal year, the difference between the 
amount recommended for allocation and 
the alternate allocation shall be allocated 
by the President and apportioned and al-
lotted by program pursuant to title 31, 
United States Code. 
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(j) PROHIBITIONS.—No amounts from the Fund shall 
be used— 
(1) to make any listing determination relating 
to the endangered or threatened status of any spe-
cies pursuant to section 4(a) of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)); 
(2) on any experimental population (as defined 
in paragraph (1) of section 10(j) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539(j))) of a 
threatened or endangered species that is determined 
to be nonessential under that section; 
(3) outside of the United States (as defined in 
section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1532)); and 
(4) to acquire any Federal land. 
(k) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the funds made 
available under each of paragraphs (1) and (3) of sub-
section (e), not more than 1.85 percent may be used by 
the Secretary for administrative costs. 
(l) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Office of the Inspector General of the 
Department of the Interior 1⁄2 of 1 percent of the amounts 
made available under subsection (c) for the purposes of 
providing oversight and accountability with respect to ex-
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penditure of funds authorized under such subsection, to 
remain available until September 30, 2029. 
TITLE IV—REPORT 
SEC. 401. REPORT. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall, not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this section, and annu-
ally thereafter, submit a report to the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives providing detailed information on the dollar amount 
of grants and contracts (including subcontracts), and the 
percentage of total awards and grants, that were awarded 
or allocated under this Act to Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities, Hispanic-serving educational institu-
tions, Tribally-controlled colleges and universities, minor-
ity-serving educational institutions, minority-owned busi-
ness enterprises, women-owned business enterprises, and 
community-based organizations that are principally ad-
ministered by, operated by, or serving minority commu-
nities. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 14, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 424 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2773 
AN ACT 
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora-
tion Act to make supplemental funds available 
for management of fish and wildlife species of 
greatest conservation need as determined by 
State fish and wildlife agencies, and for other 
purposes. 
JUNE 15, 2022 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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