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Union Calendar No. 695 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2591 
[Report No. 115–899] 
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to modernize the 
funding of wildlife conservation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2017 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, 
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, and Mr. VEASEY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
AUGUST 14, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. COLE, Mr. GRAVES of 
Georgia, Mr. ROSS, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Flor-
ida, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. WALZ, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. HILL, Mr. 
DUNN, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. FLORES, Mr. GIANFORTE, Mr. 
HUIZENGA, Mr. MOONEY
of West Virginia, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. 
CRAWFORD, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of 
Florida, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. YOHO, Ms. CHENEY, Mr. 
GOSAR, and Mr. MARSHALL 
AUGUST 14, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, 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 May 22, 2107] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
to modernize the funding of wildlife conservation, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 number 
of paid hunting-license holders in a State, the term 
‘fiscal year’ means the fiscal year or license year of 
the State; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘hunter recruitment and rec-
reational shooter recruitment’ means any activity or 
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project to recruit or retain hunters and recreational 
shooters, including by— 
‘‘(A) using social media, marketing, adver-
tising, surveying, television spots, print, and 
media; 
‘‘(B) providing education, mentoring, and 
field demonstrations; 
‘‘(C) enhancing access for hunting and rec-
reational shooting, including through range con-
struction; 
‘‘(D) providing education to the public 
about the role of hunting and recreational shoot-
ing in funding wildlife conservation; and 
‘‘(E) using any other means to ensure the 
growth of hunting and recreational shooting, as 
determined by the Secretary;’’. 
SEC. 4. ALLOCATION AND APPORTIONMENT OF AVAILABLE 
AMOUNTS. 
(a) APPORTIONMENT TO STATES.—Section 4(b) of the 
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 
669c(b)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary of the Interior’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 
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(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘Such ap-
portionments’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—The apportionments under 
paragraph (1)’’; 
(3) by striking the third sentence; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), amounts apportioned under this sub-
section may be used for hunter recruitment and 
recreational shooter recruitment. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—A State may make an 
expenditure under subparagraph (A) only if the 
amount of the expenditure during the fiscal year 
in which the expenditure is made plus the 
amount of the expenditures for hunter recruit-
ment and recreational shooter recruitment made 
during the 4 fiscal years preceding that fiscal 
year is not greater than 25 percent of the total 
amount apportioned to the State under this sub-
section during that 5-fiscal-year period.’’. 
(b) APPORTIONMENT OF CERTAIN TAXES.—The first 
subsection (c) of section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) is amended— 
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(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 following: 
‘‘(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 reve-
nues described in such paragraph’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘For the purpose’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(3) POPULATION
DETERMINATION.—For the 
purpose’’; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) USE OF FUNDS.—In addition to other uses 
authorized under this Act, amounts apportioned 
under this subsection may be used for hunter recruit-
ment and recreational shooter recruitment.’’. 
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(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 4 of the Pitt-
man-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669c) 
is amended by redesignating the second subsection (c) and 
subsection (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
SEC. 5. EXPENDITURES FOR MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE 
AREAS AND RESOURCES. 
Section 8 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 669g) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the third sentence, by 
striking ‘‘and public relations’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 
striking ‘‘, as a part of such program’’. 
SEC. 6. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFE-
TY PROGRAM GRANTS. 
Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife 
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–1(a)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) the enhancement of hunter recruit-
ment and recreational shooter recruitment; 
and’’. 
SEC. 7. MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 11 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 669h–2) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Not more than’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not more than’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY FOR HUNTER AND REC-
REATIONAL SHOOTER GRANTS.—Not more than 
$5,000,000 of the revenues covered into the fund 
from any tax imposed under section 4161(b) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for a fiscal 
year shall be available to the Secretary exclu-
sively for making hunter recruitment and rec-
reational shooter recruitment grants that pro-
mote a national hunting and shooting sport re-
cruitment program, including related commu-
nication and outreach activities.’’; 
(2) in the matter preceding subsection (b)(3)(A), 
by striking ‘‘International’’; 
(3) 
in 
the 
matter 
preceding 
subsection 
(c)(2)(A)(i), by striking ‘‘International’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(2)(A)(i), by inserting ‘‘or to 
recreational shooting activities’’ after ‘‘wildlife’’; and 
(5) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘or to rec-
reational shooting activities’’ after ‘‘wildlife’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 695 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2591 
[Report No. 115–899] 
A BILL 
To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora-
tion Act to modernize the funding of wildlife con-
servation, and for other purposes. 
AUGUST 14, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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