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Union Calendar No. 167 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3537 
[Report No. 111–297] 
To amend and reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 
Program Act of 1994. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 
Mr. ORTIZ (for himself and Mr. BROWN of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
OCTOBER 9, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend and reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp 
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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 ‘‘Junior Duck Stamp 
Conservation and Design Program Reauthorization Act of 
2009’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 2007–2008, sales of the $5 Junior Duck 
Stamp generated more than $100,000 in revenue, all 
of which was used to provide educational materials 
for the program, fund scholarships for students, and 
support and promote the program’s goal of con-
necting children with nature. 
(2) Now in its 20th year, the Junior Duck 
Stamp Conservation and Design Program is one of 
this country’s oldest and most successful govern-
ment-sponsored, youth-focused conservation biology 
programs. The program continues to build strong 
partnerships with public and parochial schools, 
homeschoolers and after-school programs, and other 
youth-focused education programs throughout the 
country. 
(3) The Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and 
Design Program continues to foster strong partner-
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ships among Federal and State government agen-
cies, nongovernment organizations, the business 
community, and others in the private sector to pro-
mote youth conservation initiatives. 
(4) With its conservation-focused science and 
arts curriculum, the Junior Duck Stamp Conserva-
tion and Design Program has helped prepare hun-
dreds of thousands of students to become stewards 
of America’s irreplaceable wild places and treasured 
outdoor heritage. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Section 2(c)(2) of the Junior Duck Stamp Conserva-
tion and Design Program Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 
719(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Beginning in 
2010 and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the status of 
the Program in each State.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 6 of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation 
and Design Program Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 719c) is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary for administrative expenses of the Program 
$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 167 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3537 
[Report No. 111–297] 
A BILL 
To amend and reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp 
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994. 
OCTOBER 9, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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