ability by Management Boards in the implemen-
tation of its responsibilities under this Act. 
(b) JOINT
VENTURE
PROGRAM
FIVE-YEAR
RE-
VIEWS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director, shall at five years after the date of en-
actment of this Act and at five-year intervals there-
after, complete an objective and comprehensive review 
and evaluation of the Program. 
(2) REVIEW CONTENTS.—Each review under this 
subsection shall include— 
(A) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
Program in meeting the purpose of this Act spec-
ified in section 2(b); 
(B) an evaluation of all approved Imple-
mentation Plans, especially the effectiveness of 
existing conservation strategies, priorities, and 
methods to meet the objectives of such plans and 
fulfill the purpose of this Act; and 
(C) recommendations to revise the Program 
or to amend or otherwise revise Implementation 
Plans to ensure that activities undertaken pursu-
ant to this Act address the effects of climate 
change on migratory bird populations and their 
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habitats, and fish and wildlife habitats, in gen-
eral. 
(3) 
CONSULTATION.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Director, in the implementation of this 
subsection— 
(A) shall consult with other appropriate 
Federal agencies with responsibility for the con-
servation or management of fish and wildlife 
habitat and appropriate State agencies; and 
(B) may consult with appropriate, Indian 
tribes, Flyway Councils, or regional conservation 
organizations, public and private landowners, 
members of academia and the scientific commu-
nity, and other nonprofit conservation or private 
stakeholders. 
(4) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Secretary, through 
the Director, shall provide for adequate opportunities 
for general public review and comment of the Pro-
gram as part of the five-year evaluations conducted 
pursuant to this subsection. 
SEC. 8. TREATMENT OF EXISTING JOINT VENTURES. 
For purposes of this Act, the Director— 
(1) shall treat as a Joint Venture any joint ven-
ture recognized by the Director before the date of the 
enactment of this Act in accordance with the United 
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States Fish and Wildlife Services manual (721FW6); 
and 
(2) shall treat as an Implementation Plan an 
implementation plan adopted by the management 
board for such joint venture. 
SEC. 9. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. 
(a) AUTHORITIES, ETC. OF SECRETARY.—Nothing in 
this Act affects authorities, responsibilities, obligations, or 
powers of the Secretary under any other Act. 
(b) STATE AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this Act preempts 
any provision or enforcement of a State statute or regula-
tion relating to the management of fish and wildlife re-
sources within such State. 
SEC. 10. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT. 
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
shall not apply to any boards, committees, or other groups 
established under this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 108 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2188 
[Report No. 111–201] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to 
conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, re-
store, enhance, and manage migratory bird popu-
lations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they 
rely on, through voluntary actions on public and 
private lands, and for other purposes. 
JULY 10, 2009 
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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