H. R. 645
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
To reauthorize the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger Conserva-
tion Reauthorization Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVA-
TION ACT OF 1994.
Section 9 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of
1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306) is amended by striking ‘‘1996 through 2002’’
and inserting ‘‘2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007’’.
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Section 9 of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of
1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306) is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)
IN GENERAL.—There is authorized’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of amounts available each
fiscal year to carry out this Act, the Secretary may expend not
more than 3 percent or $80,000, whichever is greater, to pay the
administrative expenses necessary to carry out this Act.’’.
SEC. 4. COOPERATION.
The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 is further
amended by redesignating section 9 (16 U.S.C. 5306) as section
10, and by inserting after section 8 the following:
‘‘SEC. 9. ADVISORY GROUP.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To assist in carrying out this Act, the Sec-
retary may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals
representing public and private organizations actively involved in
the conservation of rhinoceros and tiger species.
‘‘(b) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—
‘‘(1) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Group shall—
‘‘(A) ensure that each meeting of the advisory group
is open to the public; and
‘‘(B) provide, at each meeting, an opportunity for
interested persons to present oral or written statements
concerning items on the agenda.
‘‘(2) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide to the public
timely notice of each meeting of the advisory group.
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‘‘(3) MINUTES.—Minutes of each meeting of the advisory
group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made avail-
able to the public.
‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to the advisory group.’’.
SEC. 5. PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY.
Section 5(e) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of
1994 (16 U.S.C. 5304) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(e) PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY.—To the maximum extent prac-
tical, in determining whether to approve project proposals under
this section, the Secretary shall give consideration to projects which
will enhance sustainable conservation programs to ensure effective
long-term conservation of rhinoceros and tigers.’’.
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Rhinoceros and Tiger
Conservation Act of 1994 is amended as follows:
(1) Section 4(3) (16 U.S.C. 5303(3)) is amended by striking
‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund established under
section 6(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘the account established by division
A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105–277 under the
heading ‘MULTINATIONAL SPECIES CONSERVATION FUND’ ’’.
(2) Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 5305) is amended by striking
the section heading and all that follows through ‘‘(d) ACCEPT-
ANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 6. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Title I of section 101(e) of division
A of Public Law 105–277 (112 Stat. 2681–237) is amended under
the heading ‘‘MULTINATIONAL
SPECIES
CONSERVATION
FUND’’ by
striking ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, subchapter I’’
and inserting ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994,
part I’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.