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Union Calendar No. 513 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 877 
[Report No. 116–628] 
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the 
funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2019 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. HUDSON, and 
Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 8, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. 
WILLIAMS, Mr. HILL of Arkansas, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. LATTA, Mr. WEB-
STER of Florida, Mr. MITCHELL, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. COLE, Mr. WITTMAN, 
Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. UPTON, Mr. 
KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. WESTERMAN, Ms. TORRES 
SMALL of New Mexico, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma, Mr. COX 
of California, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. KIND, Mr. PETER-
SON, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, and Mr. GUEST 
DECEMBER 8, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
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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 ‘‘Modernizing the Pitt-
man-Robertson Fund for Tomorrow’s Needs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The first section of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘One of the purposes of this Act 
is to provide financial and technical assistance to the 
States for the promotion of hunting and recreational 
shooting.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 2 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 669a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(8) as paragraphs (4) through (10), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) for the purposes of determining the num-
ber of paid hunting-license holders in a State, the 
term ‘fiscal year’ means the fiscal year or license 
year of the State; 
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‘‘(3) the term ‘hunter recruitment and rec-
reational shooter recruitment’ means any activity or 
project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational 
shooters, including by— 
‘‘(A) outreach and communications as a 
means— 
‘‘(i) to improve communications with 
hunters, recreational shooters, and the 
general public with respect to hunting and 
recreational shooting opportunities; 
‘‘(ii) to reduce barriers to participa-
tion in these activities; 
‘‘(iii) to advance the adoption of 
sound hunting and recreational shooting 
practices; 
‘‘(iv) to promote conservation and the 
responsible use of the wildlife resources of 
the United States; and 
‘‘(v) to further safety in hunting and 
recreational shooting; 
‘‘(B) providing education, mentoring, and 
field demonstrations; 
‘‘(C) enhancing access for hunting and rec-
reational shooting, including through range con-
struction; and 
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‘‘(D) providing education to the public 
about the role of hunting and recreational 
shooting in funding wildlife conservation;’’. 
SEC. 4. APPORTIONMENT OF AVAILABLE AMOUNTS. 
(a) APPORTIONMENT OF CERTAIN TAXES.—The first 
subsection (c) of section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wild-
life Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘APPORTIONMENT OF REVE-
NUES FROM PISTOLS, REVOLVERS, BOWS, AND AR-
ROWS.—’’ after the enumerator; 
(2) by striking ‘‘One-half’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
1⁄2’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘: Provided, That’’ and inserting 
a period; 
(4) by striking ‘‘each State shall be apportioned 
not more than 3 per centum and not less than 1 per 
centum of such revenues’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) CONDITION.—The amount apportioned to 
each State under paragraph (1) shall be not greater 
than 3 percent and not less than 1 percent of the 
revenues described in such paragraph’’; 
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