shall have expertise in the methods and procedures 
set forth in section 4(2) in each country and region 
of the Western Hemisphere’’. 
(2) ENCOURAGEMENT TO CONVENE.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior is encouraged to convene an 
advisory group under section 7(b)(1) of such Act by 
not later than 6 months after the effective date of 
this Act. This paragraph shall not be considered to 
authorize delay of the schedule previously estab-
lished by the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice for the submission, judging, and awarding of 
grants. 
(g) REPORT.—Section 8 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
6107) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2002,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2 years after the date of the enactment of the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Improvement 
Act of 2006’’. 
(h) NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
FUND.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 6108) is amended by striking so much as 
precedes subsection (c) and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 9. NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION 
FUND. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury a separate account, which shall be known as the 
‘Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund’. The 
Fund shall consist of amounts deposited into the Fund 
by the Secretary of the Treasury under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) DEPOSITS INTO THE FUND.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund—
‘‘(1) all amounts received by the Secretary in 
the form of donations under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(2) other amounts appropriated to the Fund.’’. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Section 
9(c)(2) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6108(c)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$150,000’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such Act is 
amended further as follows: 
(A) In section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6103), by 
striking paragraph (1) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund es-
tablished by section 9(a).’’. 
(B) In section 9(d) (16 U.S.C. 6108(d)), 
by striking ‘‘Account’’ and inserting ‘‘Fund’’.
(4) TRANSFER.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
may transfer to the Neotropical Migratory Bird Con-
servation 
Fund 
amounts 
that 
were 
in 
the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account 
immediately before the enactment of this Act. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
10 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6109) is amended to read as 
follows: 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
the first sentence; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2001 through 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘for each 
of fiscal years 2006 through 2010 the amount speci-
fied for that fiscal year in subsection (b)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZED AMOUNT.—The amount referred 
to in subsection (a) is—
‘‘(1) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 
and 2007; 
‘‘(2) $5,500,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(3) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; and 
‘‘(4) $6,500,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated under 
this section may remain available until expended.
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION.—Of amounts appropriated under 
this section for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent 
shall be expended for projects carried out outside the 
United States.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2006. 
Attest:
Clerk.