(b) SECRETARY DEFINED.—For the purposes of this 
Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the In-
terior unless otherwise specifically indicated. 
(c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; Secretary defined; table of contents. 
TITLE I—NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION ACT 
REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 101. North American Wetlands Conservation Act. 
TITLE II—UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE 
RESOURCE PROTECTION 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Definitions. 
Sec. 203. Liability. 
Sec. 204. Actions. 
Sec. 205. Use of recovered amounts. 
Sec. 206. Donations. 
Sec. 207. Transfer of funds from Natural Resource Damage Assessment and 
Restoration Fund. 
TITLE III—GREAT LAKES MONITORING, ASSESSMENT, SCIENCE, 
AND RESEARCH 
Sec. 301. Great Lakes monitoring, assessment, science, and research. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 
ESTABLISHMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 401. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. 
TITLE V—FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION 
Sec. 501. National fish habitat conservation through partnerships. 
TITLE VI—TARGET PRACTICE AND MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING 
SUPPORT 
Sec. 601. Short title. 
Sec. 602. Definition of public target range. 
Sec. 603. Amendments to Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. 
Sec. 604. Limits on liability. 
Sec. 605. Sense of Congress regarding cooperation. 
TITLE VII—WILDLIFE AND HUNTING HERITAGE CONSERVATION 
COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
Sec. 701. Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council Advisory Com-
mittee. 
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TITLE VIII—FILM CREWS 
Sec. 801. Commercial filming. 
TITLE IX—CHESAPEAKE BAY 
Sec. 901. Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Program. 
Sec. 902. Reauthorization of Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998. 
TITLE X—CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 1001. Short title. 
Sec. 1002. Definitions. 
Sec. 1003. Findings. 
Sec. 1004. Support for State efforts to manage and control chronic wasting dis-
ease. 
Sec. 1005. Support for applied research regarding chronic wasting disease. 
Sec. 1006. Multi-agency cooperation with States to address chronic wasting dis-
ease. 
TITLE XI—CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TRANSMISSION IN 
CERVIDAE STUDY 
Sec. 1101. Short title. 
Sec. 1102. Findings. 
Sec. 1103. Chronic wasting disease transmission in cervidae resource study. 
Sec. 1104. Definitions. 
TITLE XII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1201. Respect for treaties and rights. 
Sec. 1202. No priority over other uses. 
Sec. 1203. State authority for fish and wildlife. 
TITLE 
I—NORTH 
AMERICAN 
WETLANDS 
CONSERVATION 
ACT REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 101. NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION 
ACT. 
(a) REAL PROPERTY.—Section 6(a)(3) of the North 
American 
Wetlands 
Conservation 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
4405(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(3) in lieu of’’ and inserting 
the following: 
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‘‘(3) PROVISION OF FUNDS OR CONVEYANCE OF 
REAL PROPERTY INTEREST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In lieu of’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary shall’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) 
DETERMINATION.—The 
Secretary 
shall’’; and 
(3) by striking the third sentence and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(C) REAL PROPERTY.—Any real property 
interest conveyed under this paragraph shall be 
subject to terms and conditions that ensure 
that— 
‘‘(i) the real property interest will be 
administered for the long-term conserva-
tion and management of the wetland eco-
system and the fish and wildlife dependent 
on that ecosystem; 
‘‘(ii) the grantor of a real property in-
terest has been provided with information 
relating to all available conservation op-
tions, including conservation options that 
involve the conveyance of a real property 
interest for a limited period of time; and 
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‘‘(iii) the provision of the information 
described in clause (ii) has been docu-
mented.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
7(c) of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 4406(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) $75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024.’’. 
TITLE II—UNITED STATES FISH 
AND WILDLIFE SERVICE RE-
SOURCE PROTECTION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service Resource Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) DAMAGES.—The term ‘‘damages’’ means— 
(A) compensation for— 
(i)(I) the cost of replacing, restoring, 
or acquiring the equivalent of a system re-
source; and 
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(II) the value of any significant loss of 
use of a system resource, pending— 
(aa) restoration or replacement 
of the system resource; or 
(bb) the acquisition of an equiva-
lent resource; or 
(ii) the value of a system resource, if 
the system resource cannot be replaced or 
restored; and 
(B) the cost of any relevant damage as-
sessment carried out pursuant to section 
204(c). 
(2) RESPONSE
COST.—The term ‘‘response 
cost’’ means the cost of any action carried out by 
the Secretary— 
(A) to prevent, minimize, or abate destruc-
tion or loss of, or injury to, a system resource; 
(B) to abate or minimize the imminent risk 
of such destruction, loss, or injury; or 
(C) to monitor the ongoing effects of any 
incident causing such destruction, loss, or in-
jury. 
(3) SYSTEM RESOURCE.—The term ‘‘system re-
source’’ means any living, nonliving, historical, cul-
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tural, or archeological resource that is located within 
the boundaries of— 
(A) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System; 
(B) a unit of the National Fish Hatchery 
System; or 
(C) any other land managed by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, including any 
land managed cooperatively with any other Fed-
eral or State agency. 
SEC. 203. LIABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), any in-
dividual or entity that destroys, causes the loss of, or in-
jures any system resource, or that causes the Secretary 
to carry out any action to prevent, minimize, or abate de-
struction or loss of, or injuries or risk to, any system re-
source, shall be liable to the United States for any re-
sponse costs or damages resulting from the destruction, 
loss, or injury. 
(b) LIABILITY IN REM.—Any instrumentality (includ-
ing a vessel, vehicle, aircraft, or other equipment or mech-
anism) that destroys, causes the loss of, or injures any 
system resource, or that causes the Secretary to carry out 
any action to prevent, minimize, or abate destruction or 
loss of, or injury or risk to, a system resource shall be 
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liable in rem to the United States for any response costs 
or damages resulting from the destruction, loss, or injury, 
to the same extent that an individual or entity is liable 
under subsection (a). 
(c) DEFENSES.—An individual or entity shall not be 
liable under this section, if the individual or entity can 
establish that— 
(1) the destruction or loss of, or injury to, the 
system resource was caused solely by an act of God 
or an act of war; or 
(2)(A) the individual or entity exercised due 
care; and 
(B) the destruction or loss of, or injury to, the 
system resource was caused solely by an act or omis-
sion of a third party, other than an employee or 
agent of the individual or entity. 
(d) SCOPE.—The liability established by this section 
shall be in addition to any other liability arising under 
Federal or State law. 
SEC. 204. ACTIONS. 
(a) CIVIL ACTIONS FOR RESPONSE COSTS AND DAM-
AGES.—The Attorney General, on request of the Sec-
retary, may commence a civil action in the United States 
district court of appropriate jurisdiction against any indi-
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vidual, entity, or instrumentality that may be liable under 
section 203 for response costs or damages. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIONS
FOR
RESPONSE 
COSTS AND DAMAGES.— 
(1) ACTION BY SECRETARY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), the Secretary, after making a finding de-
scribed in subparagraph (B), may consider, 
compromise, and settle a claim for response 
costs and damages if the claim has not been re-
ferred to the Attorney General under subsection 
(a). 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF FINDINGS.—A find-
ing referred to in subparagraph (A) is a finding 
that— 
(i) destruction or loss of, or injury to, 
a system resource has occurred; or 
(ii) such destruction, loss, or injury 
would occur absent an action by the Sec-
retary to prevent, minimize, or abate the 
destruction, loss, or injury. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In any case in which the 
total amount to be recovered in a civil action under 
subsection (a) may exceed $500,000 (excluding in-
terest), a claim may be compromised and settled 
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under paragraph (1) only with the prior written ap-
proval of the Attorney General. 
(c) RESPONSE ACTIONS, ASSESSMENTS
OF DAM-
AGES, AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 
all necessary actions (including making a request to 
the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief)— 
(A) to prevent, minimize, or abate destruc-
tion or loss of, or injury to, a system resource; 
or 
(B) to abate or minimize the imminent risk 
of such destruction, loss, or injury. 
(2) ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may as-
sess and monitor the destruction or loss of, or 
injury to, any system resource for purposes of 
paragraph (1). 
(B) JUDICIAL
REVIEW.—Any determina-
tion or assessment of damage to a system re-
source carried out under subparagraph (A) 
shall be subject to judicial review under sub-
chapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 
5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
‘‘Administrative Procedure Act’’), on the basis 
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of the administrative record developed by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 205. USE OF RECOVERED AMOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—An amount equal to the total 
amount of the response costs and damages recovered by 
the Secretary under this title and any amounts recovered 
by the Federal Government under any provision of Fed-
eral, State, or local law (including regulations) or other-
wise as a result of the destruction or loss of, or injury 
to, any system resource shall be made available to the Sec-
retary, without further appropriation, for use in accord-
ance with subsection (b). 
(b) USE.—The Secretary may use amounts made 
available under subsection (a) only, in accordance with ap-
plicable law— 
(1) to reimburse response costs and damage as-
sessments carried out pursuant to this title by the 
Secretary or such other Federal agency as the Sec-
retary determines to be appropriate; 
(2) to restore, replace, or acquire the equivalent 
of a system resource that was destroyed, lost, or in-
jured; or 
(3) to monitor and study system resources. 
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SEC. 206. DONATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other authority 
to accept donations, the Secretary may accept donations 
of money or services for expenditure or use to meet ex-
pected, immediate, or ongoing response costs and dam-
ages. 
(b) TIMING.—A donation described in subsection (a) 
may be expended or used at any time after acceptance of 
the donation, without further action by Congress. 
SEC. 207. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM NATURAL RESOURCE 
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION 
FUND. 
The matter under the heading ‘‘NATURAL RESOURCE 
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION FUND’’ under 
the heading ‘‘UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERV-
ICE’’ of title I of the Department of the Interior and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 (43 U.S.C. 
1474b–1), is amended by striking ‘‘Provided, That’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘activities.’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Provided, That notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any amounts appropriated or credited during 
fiscal year 1992 or any fiscal year thereafter may be trans-
ferred to any account (including through a payment to any 
Federal or non-Federal trustee) to carry out a negotiated 
legal settlement or other legal action for a restoration ac-
tivity under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
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Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 
et seq.), the Act of July 27, 1990 (16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq.), 
or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Resource 
Protection Act, or for any damage assessment activity: 
Provided further, That sums provided by any individual 
or entity before or after the date of enactment of this Act 
shall remain available until expended and shall not be lim-
ited to monetary payments, but may include stocks, bonds, 
or other personal or real property, which may be retained, 
liquidated, or otherwise disposed of by the Secretary for 
the restoration of injured resources or to conduct any new 
damage assessment activity.’’. 
TITLE III—GREAT LAKES MONI-
TORING, 
ASSESSMENT, 
SCIENCE, AND RESEARCH 
SEC. 
301. 
GREAT 
LAKES 
MONITORING, 
ASSESSMENT, 
SCIENCE, AND RESEARCH. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the United States Geological Survey. 
(2) GREAT
LAKES
BASIN.—The term ‘‘Great 
Lakes Basin’’ means the air, land, water, and living 
organisms in the United States within the drainage 
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basin of the Saint Lawrence River at and upstream 
from the point at which such river and the Great 
Lakes become the international boundary between 
Canada and the United States. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Great Lakes support a diverse eco-
system, on which the vibrant and economically valu-
able Great Lakes fisheries depend. 
(2) To continue successful fisheries manage-
ment and coordination, as has occurred since signing 
of the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between 
the United States and Canada on September 10, 
1954, management of the ecosystem and its fisheries 
require sound, reliable science, and the use of mod-
ern scientific technologies. 
(3) Fisheries research is necessary to support 
multi-jurisdictional fishery management decisions 
and actions regarding recreational and sport fishing, 
commercial fisheries, Tribal harvest, allocation deci-
sions, and fish stocking activities. 
(4) President Richard Nixon submitted, and the 
Congress approved, Reorganization Plan No. 4 (84 
Stat. 2090), conferring science activities and man-
agement of marine fisheries to the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration. 
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(5) Reorganization Plan No. 4 expressly ex-
cluded fishery research activities within the Great 
Lakes from the transfer, retaining management and 
scientific research duties within the already-estab-
lished jurisdictions under the 1954 Convention on 
Great Lakes Fisheries, including those of the Great 
Lakes Fishery Commission and the Department of 
the Interior. 
(c) MONITORING, ASSESSMENT, SCIENCE, AND RE-
SEARCH.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may conduct 
monitoring, assessment, science, and research, in 
support of the binational fisheries within the Great 
Lakes Basin. 
(2) SPECIFIC
AUTHORITIES.—The Director 
shall, under paragraph (1)— 
(A) execute a comprehensive, multi-lake, 
freshwater fisheries science program; 
(B) coordinate with and work cooperatively 
with regional, State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments; and 
(C) consult with other interested entities 
groups, including academia and relevant Cana-
dian agencies. 
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(3) INCLUDED RESEARCH.—To properly serve 
the needs of fisheries managers, monitoring, assess-
ment, science, and research under this section may 
include— 
(A) deepwater ecosystem sciences; 
(B) biological and food-web components; 
(C) fish movement and behavior investiga-
tions; 
(D) fish population structures; 
(E) fish habitat investigations; 
(F) invasive species science; 
(G) use of existing, new, and experimental 
biological assessment tools, equipment, vessels, 
other scientific instrumentation and laboratory 
capabilities necessary to support fishery man-
agement decisions; and 
(H) studies to assess impacts on Great 
Lakes Fishery resources. 
(4) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section 
is intended or shall be construed to impede, super-
sede, or alter the authority of the Great Lakes Fish-
ery Commission, States, and Indian Tribes under 
the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between 
the United States of America and Canada on Sep-
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tember 10, 1954, and the Great Lakes Fishery Act 
of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 931 et seq.). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, there is author-
ized to be appropriated $15,000,000 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL FISH AND 
WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ES-
TABLISHMENT 
ACT 
REAU-
THORIZATION 
SEC. 401. NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ES-
TABLISHMENT ACT. 
(a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FOUNDATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 
U.S.C. 3702) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (2) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) IN GENERAL.—After consulting with the 
Secretary of Commerce and considering the rec-
ommendations submitted by the Board, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall appoint 28 Directors 
who, to the maximum extent practicable, shall— 
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‘‘(A) be knowledgeable and experienced in 
matters relating to the conservation of fish, 
wildlife, or other natural resources; and 
‘‘(B) represent a balance of expertise in 
ocean, coastal, freshwater, and terrestrial re-
source conservation.’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(3) TERMS.—Each Director (other than a Di-
rector described in paragraph (1)) shall be appointed 
for a term of 6 years.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘(A) Officers and employees may not be 
appointed until the Foundation has suffi-
cient funds to pay them for their service. 
Officers’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Officers’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Foun-
dation shall have an Executive Director who 
shall be— 
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‘‘(i) appointed by, and serve at the di-
rection of, the Board as the chief executive 
officer of the Foundation; and 
‘‘(ii) knowledgeable and experienced in 
matters relating to fish and wildlife con-
servation.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
4(a)(1)(B) of the North American Wetlands Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 4403(a)(1)(B)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Board’’ and inserting 
‘‘Executive Director of the Board’’. 
(b) RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF FOUNDATION.— 
Section 4 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3703) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘that are 
insured by an agency or instrumentality of the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘at 1 or more fi-
nancial institutions that are members of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the 
Securities Investment Protection Corporation’’; 
(B) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (3) or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(C) or (D)’’; 
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(C) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(D) by striking paragraph (11); 
(E) by striking ‘‘For the purposes’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘of the Foundation.’’; 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (10) the 
following: 
‘‘(11) to receive and administer restitution and 
community service payments, amounts for mitigation 
of impacts to natural resources, and other amounts 
arising from legal, regulatory, or administrative pro-
ceedings, subject to the condition that the amounts 
are received or administered for purposes that fur-
ther the conservation and management of fish, wild-
life, plants, and other natural resources; and 
‘‘(12) to do acts necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of the Foundation.’’; 
(G) by striking ‘‘(c) POWERS.—To carry 
out its purposes under’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) POWERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out the purposes 
described in’’; 
(H) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
through (12) as subparagraphs (A) through 
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(L), respectively, and indenting appropriately; 
and 
(I) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF REAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
Act, an interest in real property shall be treated 
as including easements or other rights for pres-
ervation, conservation, protection, or enhance-
ment by and for the public of natural, scenic, 
historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or 
recreational resources. 
‘‘(B) ENCUMBERED REAL PROPERTY.—A 
gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the 
Foundation even though the gift, devise, or be-
quest is encumbered, restricted, or subject to 
beneficial interests of private persons if any 
current or future interest in the gift, devise, or 
bequest is for the benefit of the Foundation. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—The acceptance and 
administration of amounts by the Foundation under 
paragraph (1)(K) does not alter, supersede, or limit 
any regulatory or statutory requirement associated 
with those amounts.’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (f) and (g); and 
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(3) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Estab-
lishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2024— 
‘‘(A) $15,000,000 to the Secretary of the 
Interior; 
‘‘(B) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agri-
culture; and 
‘‘(C) $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Com-
merce.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) AMOUNTS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subsection (a), Federal departments, agencies, 
or instrumentalities are authorized to provide 
funds to the Foundation through Federal finan-
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cial assistance grants and cooperative agree-
ments, subject to the condition that the 
amounts are used for purposes that further the 
conservation and management of fish, wildlife, 
plants, and other natural resources in accord-
ance with this Act. 
‘‘(B) ADVANCES.—Federal departments, 
agencies, or instrumentalities may advance 
amounts described in subparagraph (A) to the 
Foundation in a lump sum without regard to 
when the expenses for which the amounts are 
used are incurred. 
‘‘(C) MANAGEMENT FEES.—The Founda-
tion may assess and collect fees for the manage-
ment of amounts received under this para-
graph.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘AMOUNTS’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘shall be used’’ and in-
serting ‘‘may be used’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and State and local 
government agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
State and local government agencies, and 
other entities’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION OF AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In entering into con-
tracts, agreements, or other partnerships pursu-
ant to this Act, a Federal department, agency, 
or instrumentality shall have discretion to waive 
any competitive process applicable to the de-
partment, agency, or instrumentality for enter-
ing into contracts, agreements, or partnerships 
with the Foundation if the purpose of the waiv-
er is— 
‘‘(i) to address an environmental 
emergency resulting from a natural or 
other disaster; or 
‘‘(ii) as determined by the head of the 
applicable Federal department, agency, or 
instrumentality, to reduce administrative 
expenses and expedite the conservation and 
management of fish, wildlife, plants, and 
other natural resources. 
‘‘(B) REPORTS.—The Foundation shall in-
clude in the annual report submitted under sec-
tion 7(b) a description of any use of the author-
ity under subparagraph (A) by a Federal de-
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partment, agency, or instrumentality in that fis-
cal year.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) USE OF GIFTS, DEVISES, OR BEQUESTS OF 
MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY.—Any gifts, devises, or be-
quests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts 
or other property, transferred to, deposited with, or other-
wise in the possession of the Foundation pursuant to this 
Act, may be made available by the Foundation to Federal 
departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be 
accepted and expended (or the disposition of the amounts 
or property directed), without further appropriation, by 
those Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, 
subject to the condition that the amounts or property be 
used for purposes that further the conservation and man-
agement of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural re-
sources.’’. 
(d) LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY.—Section 11 of the 
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3710) is amended by inserting ‘‘exclusive’’ be-
fore ‘‘authority’’. 
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TITLE V—FISH HABITAT 
CONSERVATION 
SEC. 
501. 
NATIONAL 
FISH 
HABITAT 
CONSERVATION 
THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to en-
courage partnerships among public agencies and other in-
terested parties to promote fish conservation— 
(1) to achieve measurable habitat conservation 
results through strategic actions of Fish Habitat 
Partnerships that lead to better fish habitat condi-
tions and increased fishing opportunities by— 
(A) improving ecological conditions; 
(B) restoring natural processes; or 
(C) preventing the decline of intact and 
healthy systems; 
(2) to establish a consensus set of national con-
servation strategies as a framework to guide future 
actions and investment by Fish Habitat Partner-
ships; 
(3) to broaden the community of support for 
fish habitat conservation by— 
(A) increasing fishing opportunities; 
(B) fostering the participation of local 
communities, especially young people in local 
communities, in conservation activities; and 
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(C) raising public awareness of the role 
healthy fish habitat play in the quality of life 
and economic well-being of local communities; 
(4) to fill gaps in the National Fish Habitat As-
sessment and the associated database of the Na-
tional Fish Habitat Assessment— 
(A) to empower strategic conservation ac-
tions supported by broadly available scientific 
information; and 
(B) to integrate socioeconomic data in the 
analysis to improve the lives of humans in a 
manner consistent with fish habitat conserva-
tion goals; and 
(5) to communicate to the public and conserva-
tion partners— 
(A) the conservation outcomes produced 
collectively by Fish Habitat Partnerships; and 
(B) new opportunities and voluntary ap-
proaches for conserving fish habitat. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation and the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Na-
tional Fish Habitat Board established by subsection 
(c)(1)(A). 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(4) EPA 
ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term ‘‘EPA Assistant Administrator’’ means the As-
sistant Administrator for Water of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(6) NOAA ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term ‘‘NOAA Assistant Administrator’’ means the 
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
(7) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ 
means a self-governed entity designated by Congress 
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as a Fish Habitat Partnership under subsection 
(d)(6) after a recommendation by the Board under 
subsection (d)(1). 
(8) REAL
PROPERTY
INTEREST.—The term 
‘‘real property interest’’ means an ownership interest 
in— 
(A) land; or 
(B) water (including water rights). 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States. 
(10) STATE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘State agen-
cy’’ means— 
(A) the fish and wildlife agency of a State; 
and 
(B) any department or division of a de-
partment or agency of a State that manages in 
the public trust the inland or marine fishery re-
sources or sustains the habitat for those fishery 
resources of the State pursuant to State law or 
the constitution of the State. 
(c) NATIONAL FISH HABITAT BOARD.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) FISH HABITAT BOARD.—There is es-
tablished a board, to be known as the National 
Fish Habitat Board, whose duties are— 
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(i) to promote, oversee, and coordinate 
the implementation of this section; 
(ii) to establish national goals and pri-
orities for fish habitat conservation; 
(iii) to recommend to Congress enti-
ties for designation as Partnerships; and 
(iv) to review and make recommenda-
tions regarding fish habitat conservation 
projects. 
(B) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall be 
composed of 25 members, of whom— 
(i) 1 shall be a representative of the 
Department of the Interior; 
(ii) 1 shall be a representative of the 
United States Geological Survey; 
(iii) 1 shall be a representative of the 
Department of Commerce; 
(iv) 1 shall be a representative of the 
Department of Agriculture; 
(v) 1 shall be a representative of the 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; 
(vi) 4 shall be representatives of State 
agencies, 1 of whom shall be nominated by 
a regional association of fish and wildlife 
agencies from each of the Northeast, 
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Southeast, Midwest, and Western regions 
of the United States; 
(vii) 1 shall be a representative of ei-
ther— 
(I) Indian Tribes in the State of 
Alaska; or 
(II) Indian Tribes in States other 
than the State of Alaska; 
(viii) 1 shall be a representative of ei-
ther— 
(I) the Regional Fishery Manage-
ment Councils established under sec-
tion 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1852); or 
(II) the Marine Fisheries Com-
missions, which is composed of— 
(aa) the Atlantic States Ma-
rine Fisheries Commission; 
(bb) the Gulf States Marine 
Fisheries Commission; and 
(cc) the Pacific States Ma-
rine Fisheries Commission; 
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