rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
at the time such relocation expenses are incurred.
‘‘(12) Costs to audit, evaluate, approve, dis-
approve, and advise concerning grants under section
6, section 10, and the Multi-State Conservation
Grant Program grants under section 11.
‘‘(b) UNAUTHORIZED COSTS.—Use of funds for a
cost to administer this Act shall not be authorized because
the cost is not expressly prohibited by this Act.
‘‘(c) RESTRICTION ON USE TO SUPPLEMENT GEN-
ERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—The Secretary may not use
amounts under section 4(a)(1) to supplement any function
for which general appropriations are made for the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other entity of
the Department of the Interior.
‘‘(d) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—(1) The Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of the Interior shall procure the
conduct of biennial audits, in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, of expenditures of amounts
used by the Secretary for administration of this Act.
‘‘(2) Audits under this subsection shall be performed
under contracts that are awarded under competitive proce-
dures (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Office
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)), by
a person that is not associated in any way with the De-
partment of the Interior.
‘‘(3) The auditor selected pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall report to, and be supervised by, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of the Interior, except that the
auditor shall submit a copy of the biennial audit findings
to the Secretary at the time such findings are submitted
to the Inspector General of the Department of the Inte-
rior.
‘‘(4) The Inspector General of the Department of the
Interior shall promptly report to the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
on the results of each such audit.
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION BY SECRETARY.—(1) The Sec-
retary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of the Interior,
shall within 3 months after each fiscal year certify in writ-
ing to the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate the following for the fiscal year:
‘‘(A) The amount of funds under section
4(a)(1) and a breakdown of categories for which
such funds were expended.
‘‘(B) The amount of funds apportioned to
States under section 4(a)(2).
‘‘(C) The results of the audits performed pursu-
ant to subsection (d).
‘‘(D) That all funds expended under section
4(a)(1) were necessary for administration of this
Act.
‘‘(E) The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks, the Director of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the As-
sistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restora-
tion Programs each properly discharged their duties
under this Act.
‘‘(2) Within 60 days after the start of each fiscal
year, the Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration Programs shall provide to the Committee on
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
the following for the fiscal year:
‘‘(A) The amount of funds that will be ex-
pended in the fiscal year under section 4(a)(1) and
a breakdown of categories for which such funds will
be expended.
‘‘(B) A description of how the funds to be ex-
pended are necessary for administration of this Act.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall promptly publish in the Fed-
eral Register each certification under this subsection.
‘‘(f) CERTIFICATION BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR
WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAMS.—
Within 1 month after the end of each fiscal year, the As-
sistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Programs shall annually—
‘‘(1) certify that—
‘‘(A) all amounts expended to administer
this Act in agency headquarters and in regional
offices of the United State Fish and Wildlife
Service were used in accordance with this Act;
and
‘‘(B) all such expenditures were necessary
to administer this Act; and
‘‘(2) distribute such certifications to each State
fish and game department.’’.
SEC. 102. FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND
SAFETY PROGRAM GRANTS.
The Wildlife Restoration Act is amended by redesig-
nating section 10 as section 15, and by inserting after sec-
tion 9 the following:
‘‘FIREARM AND BOW HUNTER EDUCATION AND SAFETY
PROGRAM GRANTS
‘‘SEC. 10. (a) IN GENERAL.—Of the revenues covered
into the fund in each fiscal year, $15,000,000, less the
amount used under section 4(a) and the amount granted
under section 11(a)(1), shall be allocated between and
among the States in the manner specified in section 4(b)
by the Secretary for the following:
‘‘(A) Grants to States for hunter education pro-
grams, hunter and sporting firearm safety programs,
and hunter development programs.
‘‘(B) Grants for interstate coordination and de-
velopment of hunter education programs.
‘‘(C) Grants to States for bow hunter and arch-
ery education, safety, and development programs.
‘‘(D) Grants to States for construction or en-
hancement of firearm shooting ranges and archery
ranges, and updating safety features of firearm
shooting ranges and archery ranges.
‘‘(b) COST-SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost
of any activity carried out with a grant under this section
may not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the activity
and the remainder of the cost shall come from a non-Fed-
eral source.
‘‘(c) PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY; REAPPORTION-
MENT.—Amounts available under this subsection shall re-
main available for 1 fiscal year, after which all unobligated
balances shall be apportioned in the manner specified in
section 4(b).’’.
SEC. 103. MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.
The Wildlife Restoration Act is further amended by
inserting after section 10 the following:
‘‘MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM
‘‘SEC. 11. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Up to $2,500,000
of the revenues covered into the fund each fiscal year shall
be available to the Secretary for making multi-State con-
servation grants in accordance with this section.
‘‘(2) Amounts available under this subsection shall
remain available for two fiscal years, after which all unob-
ligated balances shall be apportioned in the manner speci-
fied in section 4(b).
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—(1) A project shall
not be eligible for a grant under this section unless it will
benefit at least 26 States, a majority of the States in a
region of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or
a regional association of State fish and game departments.
‘‘(2) The Secretary may award grants under this sec-
tion based only on a priority list of wildlife restoration
projects prepared and submitted by State fish and game
departments acting through the International Association
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies each fiscal year in accord-
ance with paragraph (3).
‘‘(3)(A) The International Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies shall—
‘‘(i) prepare each priority list through a com-
mittee comprised of the heads of State fish and
game departments (or their designees);
‘‘(ii) approve each priority list by a majority of
the heads of all State fish and game departments (or
their designees); and
‘‘(iii) submit each priority list by not later than
October 1 of each fiscal year to the Assistant Direc-
tor for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Pro-
grams, who shall accept such list on behalf of the
Secretary.
‘‘(B) In preparing any priority list under this para-
graph, the International Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies shall consult with nongovernmental organiza-
tions that represent conservation organizations, sportsmen
organizations, and industries that support or promote
hunting, trapping, recreational shooting, bow hunting, or
archery.
‘‘(4) The Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport
Fish Restoration Programs shall publish in the Federal
Register each priority list submitted under this subsection.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—(1) The Secretary may
make a grant under this section only to—
‘‘(A) a State or group of States; or
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (2), a nongovern-
mental organization.
‘‘(2) Any nongovernmental organization applying for
a grant under this section shall submit with the applica-
tion to the International Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies a certification that the organization does not pro-
mote or encourage opposition to regulated hunting or
trapping of regulated wildlife, and will use any funds
awarded pursuant to this section in compliance with sub-
section (d).
‘‘(3) Any nongovernmental organization that is found
to promote or encourage opposition to regulated hunting
or trapping of regulated wildlife or does not use funds in
compliance with subsection (d) shall return all funds re-
ceived and be subject to any other penalties under law.
‘‘(d) USE OF GRANTS.—(1) Amounts provided as a
grant under this section may not be used for education,
activities, projects, or programs that promote or encourage
opposition to regulated hunting or trapping of regulated
wildlife.
‘‘(e) CLARIFICATION.—No activities undertaken by
the personnel of State fish and game departments shall
constitute advice or recommendations for 1 or more agen-
cies or offices of the Federal Government.’’.
SEC. 104. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
Section 5 of the Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
669d) is further amended by inserting ‘‘at the time such
deduction or apportionment is made’’ after ‘‘he has appor-
tioned to each State’’.
TITLE II—SPORT FISH
RESTORATION
SEC. 201. MULTI-STATE GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Sport Fish
Restoration Act is amended by striking the second section
13 (16 U.S.C. 777 note) and inserting the following:
‘‘MULTI-STATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM
‘‘SEC. 14. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Of the balance of
each annual appropriation made in accordance with sec-
tion 3 remaining after the distribution and use under sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 4 each fiscal year, up
to $2,500,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the
Interior for making multi-State conservation grants in ac-
cordance with this section.
‘‘(2) Amounts available under this subsection shall
remain available for 2 fiscal years, after which all unobli-
gated balances shall be apportioned in the manner speci-
fied in section 4(e).
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—(1) A project shall
not be eligible for a grant under this section unless it will
benefit at least 26 States, a majority of the States in a
region of the Fish and Wildlife Service, or a regional asso-
ciation of State fish and game departments.
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the Interior may award grants
under this section based only on a priority list of sportfish
restoration projects prepared and submitted by State fish
and game departments acting through the International
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies each fiscal year
in accordance with paragraph (3).
‘‘(3)(A) The International Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies shall—
‘‘(i) prepare each priority list through a com-
mittee comprised of the heads of State fish and
game departments (or their designees);
‘‘(ii) approve each priority list by a majority of
the heads of State fish and game departments (or
their designees); and
‘‘(iii) submit each priority list by not later than
October 1 of each fiscal year to the Assistant Direc-
tor for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Pro-
grams, who shall accept such list on behalf of the
Secretary.
‘‘(B) In preparing any priority list under this para-
graph, the International Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies shall consult with nongovernmental organiza-
tions that represent conservation organizations, sportsmen
organizations, and industries that fund the Sport Fish
Restoration Programs.
‘‘(4) The Assistant Director for Wildlife and Sport
Fish Restoration Programs shall publish in the Federal
Register each priority list submitted under this subsection.
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE GRANTEES.—(1) The Secretary of the
Interior may make a grant under this section only to—
‘‘(A) a State or group of States; or
‘‘(B) subject to paragraph (2) a nongovern-
mental organization.
‘‘(2) Any nongovernmental organization applying for
a grant under this section shall submit with the applica-
tion to the International Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies a certification that the organization does not pro-
mote or encourage opposition to the regulated taking of
fish and will use any funds awarded pursuant to this sec-
tion in compliance with subsection (d).
‘‘(3) Any nongovernmental organization that is found
to promote or encourage opposition to the regulated taking
of fish or does not use funds in compliance with subsection
(d) shall return all funds received and be subject to any
other penalties under law.
‘‘(d) USE OF GRANTS.—(1) Amounts provided as a
grant under this section may not be used for education,
activities, projects, or programs that promote or encourage
opposition to the regulated taking of fish.
‘‘(e) CLARIFICATION.—No activities undertaken by
the personnel of State fish and game departments, other
State agencies or organizations of State fish and game de-
partments shall constitute advice or recommendations for
1 or more agencies or offices of the Government.
‘‘(f) FUNDING
FOR MARINE FISHERIES COMMIS-
SIONS.—Of the balance of each annual appropriation
made in accordance with section 3 remaining after the dis-
tribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of
section 4 each fiscal year and after deducting amounts
used for grants under subsection (a) of this section,
$200,000 shall be available for each of—
‘‘(1) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Com-
mission;
‘‘(2) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commis-
sion;
‘‘(3) the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Com-
mission; and
‘‘(4) the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 4 of the
Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c) is amended
in subsection (e) by inserting ‘‘of this section and section
14’’ after ‘‘subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d)’’.
SEC. 202. EXPENDITURES FOR ADMINISTRATION.
(a) ANNUAL SET-ASIDE
FOR ADMINISTRATION.—
Section 4(d) of the Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
777c(d)) is further amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d)(1) Of the balance of each such annual revenues
remaining after the distribution and use under subsections
(a), (b), and (c) of this section and section 14, up to
$5,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of the Interior
for expenses in accordance with this subsection and sec-
tion 9 in each of the fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003.
Of the balance of such annual revenues remaining after
the distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and
(c) of this section and section 14, beginning in fiscal year
2004, this amount shall be adjusted annually to reflect
the changes in the Consumer Price Index, shall not exceed
$7,000,000, and may be used by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior for expenses in accordance with this subsection and
section 9.
‘‘(2) The amount authorized to be used by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (1) each fiscal year shall remain
available for obligation for such use until the expiration
of that fiscal year. Within 60 days after the end of that
fiscal year, the Secretary shall apportion any of the
amount that remains unobligated at the end of the fiscal
year on the same basis and in the same manner as other
amounts authorized by this Act are apportioned among
the States under section 4(e) for the fiscal year in which
the apportionment is made.’’.
(b) REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS REGARDING
USE OF AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATION.—Section 9 of
the Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777h) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS REGARDING USE OF
AMOUNTS FOR ADMINISTRATION
‘‘SEC. 
9. 
(a) 
AUTHORIZED
ADMINISTRATION
COSTS.—The Secretary of the Interior may use amounts
under section 4(d) only for administration expenses that
directly support the implementation of this Act and that
consist of any of the following:
‘‘(1) Personnel costs of any employee who di-
rectly administers this Act on a full-time basis.
‘‘(2) Personnel costs of any employee who di-
rectly administers this Act on a part-time basis for
at least 20 hours each week, not to exceed the por-
tion of such costs incurred with respect to the work
hours of such employee during which the employee
directly administers this Act, as such hours are cer-
tified by the supervisor of the employee.
‘‘(3) Support costs directly associated with per-
sonnel costs authorized under paragraphs (1) and
(2) of this subsection.
‘‘(4) Costs to evaluate, approve, disapprove, and
advise concerning comprehensive fish and wildlife re-
source management plans under section 6(a)(1) and
fish restoration and management projects under sec-
tion 6(a)(2).
‘‘(5) Overhead costs, including general adminis-
trative services, that are directly attributable to ad-
ministration of this Act based on—
‘‘(A) actual costs, as determined by a di-
rect cost allocation methodology approved by
the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget for use by Federal agencies; and
‘‘(B) for those costs not determinable pur-
suant to subparagraph (A), an amount per full-
time equivalent employee authorized pursuant
to paragraphs (1) and (2) that does not exceed
the amount charged or assessed for such costs
per full-time equivalent employee for any other
division or program of the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service.
‘‘(6) Costs incurred in auditing the wildlife and
sport fish activities of each State fish and game de-
partment and the use of funds under section 6 by
each State fish and game department every 5 years.
‘‘(7) Costs of audits under subsection (d).
‘‘(8) Costs of necessary training of Federal and
State full-time personnel who administer this Act to
improve administration of this Act.
‘‘(9) Costs of travel to the States, territories,
and Canada by personnel who administer this Act on
a full-time basis for purposes directly related to ad-
ministration of State programs and projects, and
who administer grants under section 6, and the
Multi-State Conservation Grant Program grants
under section 14.
‘‘(10) Costs of travel outside of the United
States that relates to administration of this Act and
that is approved directly by the Assistant Secretary
for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
‘‘(11) Relocation expenses for personnel who,
after relocation, will administer this Act on a full-
time basis for at least 1 year, as certified by the Di-
rector of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
at the time such relocation expenses are incurred.
‘‘(12) Costs to audit, evaluate, approve, dis-
approve, and advise concerning grants under section
6 and the Multi-State Conservation Grant Program
grants under section 14.
‘‘(b) UNAUTHORIZED COSTS.—Use of funds for a
cost to administer this Act shall not be authorized because
the cost is not expressly prohibited by this Act.
‘‘(c) RESTRICTION ON USE TO SUPPLEMENT GEN-
ERAL APPROPRIATIONS.—The Secretary may not use
amounts under section 4(d) to supplement any function
for which general appropriations are made for the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service or any other entity of
the Department of the Interior.
‘‘(d) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—(1) The Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of the Interior shall procure the
conduct of biennial audits, in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, of expenditures of amounts
used by the Secretary for administration of this Act.
‘‘(2) Audits under this subsection shall be performed
under contracts that are awarded under competitive proce-
dures (as that term is defined in section 4 of the Office
of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)), by
a person that is not associated in any way with the De-
partment of the Interior.
‘‘(3) The auditor selected pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall report to, and be supervised by, the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of the Interior, except that the
auditor shall submit a copy of the biennial audit findings
to the Secretary of the Interior at the time such findings
are submitted to the Inspector General of the Department
of the Interior.
‘‘(4) The Inspector General of the Department of the
Interior shall promptly report to the Committee on Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
on the results of each such audit.
‘‘(e) CERTIFICATION BY SECRETARY.—(1) The Sec-
retary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks of the Department of the Interior,
shall within 3 months after each fiscal year certify in writ-
ing to the Committee on Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate the following for the fiscal year:
‘‘(A) The amount of funds used under section
4(d) and a breakdown of categories for which such
funds were expended.
‘‘(B) The amount of funds apportioned to
States under section 4(d)(2)(A).
‘‘(C) The results of the audits performed pursu-
ant to subsection (d).
‘‘(D) That all funds expended under section
4(d) were necessary for administration of this Act.
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall promptly publish in the Fed-
eral Register each certification under this subsection.
‘‘(f) CERTIFICATION BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR
WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAMS.—
Within 1 month after the end of each fiscal year, the As-
sistant Director for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Programs shall annually—
‘‘(1) certify that—
‘‘(A) all amounts expended to administer
this Act in agency headquarters and in regional
offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service were used in accordance with this Act;
and
‘‘(B) all such expenditures were necessary
to administer this Act; and
‘‘(2) distribute such certifications to each State
fish and game department.’’.
SEC. 203. CERTIFICATION BY THE SECRETARY OF THE IN-
TERIOR.
Section 5 of the Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 777d) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘CERTIFICATION BY THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
‘‘SEC. 5. (a) Within 30 days after the end of each
fiscal year, the Secretary of the Interior shall—
‘‘(1) certify in writing to the Secretary of the
Treasury and to each State fish and game
department—