(ii) expanding access to food and 
water; 
(iii) addressing health threats through 
natural resources conservation; 
(iv) expanding the access of women to 
sustainably managed natural resources and 
to techniques for improved natural re-
source management; 
(v) addressing poaching, unlawful 
fishing, and illegal logging; 
(vi) reducing natural resource scar-
cities or degradation that could increase 
inter- and intra-state tensions; and 
(vii) conserving biological diversity; 
(G) identify measures to address obstacles 
to achieving the goals of the Strategy, including 
policies that might limit the conservation bene-
fits from properly managed international hunt-
ing and angling tourism; 
(H) develop recommendations for expand-
ing the role of the private sector in United 
States international conservation programs by 
expanding and leveraging private sector con-
tributions; 
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(I) identify measures that further the goals 
of the Strategy, including regulatory actions 
that facilitate the importation process for wild-
life species with a legitimate scientific purpose 
or to directly or indirectly benefit the recovery 
of the species or its habitat through the support 
of conservation programs in foreign countries; 
(J) recommend diplomatic mechanisms, 
relevant international institutions and agree-
ments, and other appropriate mechanisms to 
engage other countries to work jointly with the 
United States to achieve the goals and actions 
of the International Conservation Strategy; 
(K) identify successful conservation pro-
grams and policies currently being utilized 
abroad and evaluate the potential for similar 
approaches to be adopted or expanded by the 
United States to further the goals of the Strat-
egy; 
(L) identify underperforming and unsuc-
cessful projects and programs and make rec-
ommendations to improve performance and ter-
minate programs and projects in a manner con-
sistent with furthering the goals of the Strat-
egy; 
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(M) identify natural resource conservation 
needs not currently being met by existing poli-
cies and programs and make recommendations 
for addressing such needs; 
(N) recommend mechanisms to facilitate 
mutually beneficial international conservation 
partnerships between such departments and 
agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and 
the private sector; and 
(O) meet regularly to review progress on 
the objectives described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (N). 
(3) WORKING GROUP LEADERSHIP.—The Presi-
dent shall designate an individual in the executive 
branch to serve as the chair of the working group 
(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘chair’’), the duties of 
whom shall include— 
(A) convening and leading meetings of the 
working group; 
(B) taking steps to ensure the development 
and implementation of the International Con-
servation Strategy; 
(C) ensuring the goals and purposes of the 
working group are met in accordance with para-
graph (2); and 
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(D) ensuring public input into the develop-
ment and implementation of the International 
Conservation Strategy by convening the Global 
Conservation Public Advisory Board established 
under subsection (b). 
(b) GLOBAL
CONSERVATION
PUBLIC
ADVISORY 
BOARD.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby estab-
lished a Global Conservation Public Advisory Board 
(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Board’’), 
whose purpose shall be to advise the working group 
on matters related to the international conservation 
policies and programs of the United States and the 
development and implementation of the Inter-
national Conservation Strategy, and to ensure that 
the best scientific, policy, economic security, and 
business expertise are reflected in the international 
conservation strategies and policies of the United 
States. 
(2) DUTIES.—It shall be the duty of the Advi-
sory Board to advise the working group on matters 
related to carrying out the duties described in sub-
section (a)(2), including on matters submitted to it 
for consideration by the working group, as well as 
matters identified by the Advisory Board. 
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(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Board shall be 
comprised of not more than 15 persons appointed from 
among citizens of the United States who support sustain-
able-use conservation, and shall have outstanding exper-
tise in one or more of the following fields: 
(1) International conservation. 
(2) International diplomacy. 
(3) International business. 
(4) Economic development and poverty allevi-
ation. 
(5) Food security and water access. 
(6) Natural resource scarcity and degradation 
and related conflict and security issues. 
(7) The economic and conservation benefits of 
international hunting and angling tourism. 
(8) International laws concerning illegal wildlife 
trafficking and illegal fishing. 
(9) Wildlife biology and zoology. 
(d) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Advisory Board 
shall be appointed by the President with the advice of the 
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate and the Chairman and Rank-
ing Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives, on a staggered basis for a term 
not to exceed 4 years, except that with respect to the ini-
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tial members of the Advisory Board, 1⁄3 shall be appointed 
for a term of 2 years, 1⁄3 shall be appointed for a term 
of 3 years, and 1⁄3 shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. 
(e) CHAIRMAN.—A member of the Advisory Board 
shall be elected by a vote of the majority of the Board 
to serve as Chairman for a 2-year term. 
(f) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Board shall convene at 
the call of the Chairman to consider a specific agenda of 
issues, as determined by the Chairman in consultation 
with the working group and other members of the Advi-
sory Board. 
(g) REPORTING.—The Advisory Board shall report to 
the working group chair designated in accordance with 
subsection (a)(3) on its deliberations, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations. 
(h) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Advisory Board shall be exempt from 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.). 
SEC. 203. REPORTING. 
(a) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
PORTS.—Not later than 4 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and every 3 years thereafter, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
an audit to consider the progress made pursuant to sub-
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(4) identification of unsuccessful projects and 
programs and the actions taken to improve perform-
ance or terminate such projects and programs; 
(5) quantification of the economic benefits that 
resulted from investments in international conserva-
tion programs and activities called for in the Strat-
egy, and an accounting of the measures utilized to 
calculate such benefits; 
(6) performing policy analyses and outlining op-
tions for congressional consideration; and 
(7) any other analysis the Comptroller General 
considers necessary or appropriate. 
SEC. 204. WILDLIFE DEPENDANT RECREATION AND USES 
OF WILDLIFE. 
(a) WILDLIFE DEPENDENT RECREATION.—No pro-
vision in this Act shall be construed as restricting, lim-
iting, or otherwise impairing properly managed rec-
reational hunting and angling. 
(b) REGULATED USES OF WILDLIFE.—No provision 
in this Act shall be construed as restricting, limiting, or 
otherwise impairing the ability of any foreign jurisdiction 
or authority to authorize regulated programs supporting 
wildlife for local consumption and commercialization. 
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TITLE III—SUPPORT AND RE-
SOURCES 
FROM 
OTHER 
COUNTRIES 
SEC. 301. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to leverage significantly 
United States commitments to global natural resources 
conservation by encouraging other countries to make sub-
stantial commitments of funding and other forms of as-
sistance to a comprehensive and coordinated international 
natural resource and biodiversity conservation assistance 
strategy in order to promote economic development, food 
and water security, environmental sustainability, the pro-
tection of biodiversity, and local and regional security. 
SEC. 302. DIPLOMATIC GOALS AND VENUES. 
(a) GOALS.—Congress urges the President to work 
with the world’s major foreign assistance donor countries 
to— 
(1) develop a comprehensive and coordinated 
international conservation assistance strategy con-
sistent with the priorities identified in the United 
States International Conservation Strategy estab-
lished pursuant to section 201(a); 
(2) identify innovative and efficient multilateral 
mechanisms that can be used to coordinate inter-
national action by all participating donor countries, 
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identify and reduce duplication of efforts among 
such donors, achieve the most cost effective invest-
ments, and leverage international foreign assistance 
with meaningful financial and other commitments in 
recipient countries; and 
(3) agree on a timetable for achieving the goals 
of the United States International Conservation 
Strategy. 
(b) VENUES.—Congress urges the President to ex-
plore opportunities for achieving the goals identified in 
this section within the context of United States bilateral 
diplomacy with other important international donor coun-
tries, bilateral diplomacy with newly emerging donor coun-
tries, and all appropriate multilateral venues. 
Æ 
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