‘‘(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 Multinational Species 
Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act, 
and every 5 years thereafter’’; 
(ii) striking ‘‘may convene’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall convene’’; 
(iii) inserting ‘‘and priorities’’ after 
‘‘needs’’; and 
(iv) adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘The panel shall, to the ex-
tent practicable, include representatives 
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from foreign range states with expertise in 
great ape conservation.’’; 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 scientific research and findings related 
to— 
‘‘(A) the conservation needs and priorities 
of great apes; 
‘‘(B) regional or species-specific action 
plans or strategies; 
‘‘(C) applicable strategies developed or ini-
tiated by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(D) any other applicable conservation 
plan or strategy. 
‘‘(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’’. 
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(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In 
section 6 (16 U.S.C. 6305), by striking ‘‘2006 
through 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 
SEC. 6. AMENDMENT AND REAUTHORIZATION OF MARINE 
TURTLE CONSERVATION ACT OF 2004. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Marine Turtle Conservation 
Act of 2004 is amended— 
(1) in sections 2(b) and 3(2) (16 U.S.C. 
6601(b), 6602(2)), by inserting ‘‘and territories of 
the United States’’ after ‘‘foreign countries’’ each 
place it occurs; 
(2) in section 3 (16 U.S.C. 6602) by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(7) TERRITORY
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.— 
The term ‘territory of the United States’ means each 
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory 
or possession of the United States.’’; and 
(3) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6603)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting 
‘‘or territory of the United States’’ after ‘‘for-
eign country’’; and 
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(B) in subsection (d) by inserting ‘‘and 
territories of the United States’’ after ‘‘foreign 
countries’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES LIMITATION.—Sec-
tion 5(b)(2) of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 
2004 (16 U.S.C. 6604(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 
(c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 7 of the Marine 
Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6606) is 
amended by striking ‘‘each of fiscal years 2005 through 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022’’. 
Æ 
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