I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4416 
To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2010 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself and Ms. BORDALLO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Great Ape Conservation Act, and for 
other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Great Ape Conserva-
tion Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF GREAT 
APE CONSERVATION ACT. 
The Great Ape Conservation Act is amended as fol-
lows: 
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(1) MULTIYEAR
GRANTS.—In section 4 (16 
U.S.C. 6303), by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
a multiyear grant under this section to a person who 
is otherwise eligible for a grant under this section, 
to carry out a project that the person demonstrates 
is an effective, long-term conservation strategy for 
great apes and their habitats. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL GRANTS NOT AFFECTED.—This 
subsection shall not be construed as precluding the 
Secretary from awarding grants on an annual 
basis.’’. 
(2) PANEL OF EXPERTS.—In section 4(i) (16 
U.S.C. 6303(i))— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by— 
(i) striking ‘‘Every 2 years’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Within one year after the date of 
the enactment of the Great Ape Conserva-
tion Reauthorization Amendments Act of 
2010, and every 5 years thereafter,’’; 
(ii) striking ‘‘may convene’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall convene’’; and 
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(iii) inserting ‘‘and priorities’’ after 
‘‘needs’’; and 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (4), and inserting after paragraph 
(1) the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) In identifying conservation needs and pri-
orities under paragraph (1), the panel shall consider 
relevant great ape conservation plans or strategies 
including— 
‘‘(A) applicable strategies or plans devel-
oped or initiated by the Secretary; 
‘‘(B) the Global Strategy for the Survival 
of Great Apes and their Habitat, or subsequent 
reports, developed by the United Nations Envi-
ronment Programme Great Apes Survival Part-
nership; 
‘‘(C) regional or species-specific action 
plans developed by the International Union for 
the Conservation of Nature Primate Specialist 
Group; 
‘‘(D) 
relevant 
conservation 
strategies, 
plans, or initiatives developed by the Species 
Survival Network Primate Working Group; and 
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‘‘(E) other applicable strategies, plans, or 
scientific research and findings related to the 
conservation needs and priorities of great apes. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary, subject to the availability 
of appropriations, may pay expenses of convening 
and facilitating meetings of the panel.’’. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES LIMITATION.— 
In section 5(b)(2) (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)), by strik-
ing ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—By 
amending section 6 (16 U.S.C. 6305) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 
to carry out this Act— 
‘‘(1) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
‘‘(2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; 
‘‘(3) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2013; 
‘‘(4) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and 
‘‘(5) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2015.’’. 
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