group consisting of individuals representing public 
and private organizations actively involved in the 
conservation of great cats. 
(2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— 
(A) 
MEETINGS.—The 
advisory 
group 
shall— 
(i) ensure that each meeting of the 
advisory group is open to the public; and 
(ii) provide, at each meeting, an op-
portunity for interested persons to present 
oral or written statements concerning 
items on the agenda. 
(B) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide 
to the public timely notice of each meeting of 
the advisory group, including the meeting agen-
da. 
(C) MINUTES.—Minutes of each meeting 
of the advisory group shall be kept by the Sec-
retary and shall be made available to the public. 
(3) EXEMPTION
FROM
FEDERAL
ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory 
group. 
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SEC. 6. GREAT CATS CONSERVATION FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established, in the 
Multinational Species Conservation Fund established in 
title I of the Department of the Interior and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 under the heading 
‘‘MULTINATIONAL 
SPECIES 
CONSERVATION 
FUND’’, a separate account to be known as the ‘‘Great 
Cats Conservation Fund’’, consisting of— 
(1) amounts transferred to the Secretary of the 
Treasury for deposit into such account under sub-
section (e); 
(2) amounts appropriated to such account 
under section 7; and 
(3) any interest earned on investment of 
amounts in the account under subsection (c). 
(b) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
upon request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Sec-
retary, without further appropriation, such amounts 
as the Secretary determines are necessary to provide 
assistance under section 5. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amounts in the Fund available for each fiscal year, 
the Secretary may expend not more than three per-
cent, or up to $80,000, whichever is greater, to pay 
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the administrative expenses necessary to carry out 
this Act. 
(c) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, 
in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, 
required to meet current withdrawals. Investments 
may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of 
the United States. 
(2) ACQUISITION
OF
OBLIGATIONS.—For the 
purpose of investments under paragraph (1), obliga-
tions may be acquired— 
(A) on original issue at the issue price; or 
(B) by purchase of outstanding obligations 
at the market price. 
(3) SALE OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obligation ac-
quired by the Fund may be sold by the Secretary of 
the Treasury at the market price. 
(4) CREDITS TO FUND.—The interest on, and 
the proceeds from the sale or redemption of any obli-
gations held in the Fund shall be credited to and 
form a part of the Fund. 
(d) TRANSFERS OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts required to be 
transferred to the Fund under this section shall be 
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transferred at least monthly from the general fund 
of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of esti-
mates made by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(2) ADJUSTMENTS.—Proper adjustment shall 
be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the 
extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than 
the amounts required to be transferred. 
(e) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The 
Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assist-
ance under section 5. Amounts received by the Secretary 
in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund. 
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
Æ 
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