I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2795 
To establish National Wildlife Corridors to provide for the protection and 
restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, and plant species, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2019 
Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, and Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish National Wildlife Corridors to provide for the 
protection and restoration of certain native fish, wildlife, 
and plant species, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 
Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FEDERAL 
LAND AND WATER 
Sec. 101. National Wildlife Corridors. 
Sec. 102. Administrative designation of National Wildlife Corridors. 
Sec. 103. Management of National Wildlife Corridors. 
Sec. 104. Collaboration and coordination. 
Sec. 105. Effect. 
TITLE II—TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS 
Sec. 201. Tribal Wildlife Corridors. 
Sec. 202. Protection of Indian tribes. 
TITLE III—WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM ON NON- 
FEDERAL LAND AND WATER 
Sec. 301. Wildlife movements grant program. 
Sec. 302. National Coordination Committee. 
Sec. 303. Regional wildlife movement councils. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE 
Sec. 401. National wildlife corridors database. 
TITLE V—FUNDING 
Sec. 501. Wildlife Corridors Stewardship Fund. 
Sec. 502. Working landscapes. 
Sec. 503. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the native fish, wildlife, and plant species in 
the United States are part of a rich natural heritage 
and an important legacy to pass on to future genera-
tions; 
(2) the populations of many native fish, wildlife, 
and plant species in the United States are in decline; 
(3) scientists estimate that 1 in 5 animal and 
plant species in the United States is at risk of ex-
tinction, and many species are declining in numbers; 
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(4) threats to the survival and diversity of 
many native fish, wildlife, and plant species in the 
United States include the loss, degradation, frag-
mentation, and obstruction of natural habitats; 
(5) climate change threatens native fish, wild-
life, and plant species; 
(6) the 2019 global assessment report from the 
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Bio-
diversity and Ecosystem Services found that— 
(A) 1,000,000 wildlife and plant species 
worldwide are now threatened with extinction; 
and 
(B) 75 percent of the land-based environ-
ment, and approximately 66 percent of the ma-
rine environment, have been significantly al-
tered by human actions; 
(7) the conservation of new and existing land-
scape and seascape corridors, through which native 
species can transition from 1 habitat to another, 
plays an important role in helping— 
(A) to conserve native biodiversity; and 
(B) to ensure resiliency against impacts 
from a range of biotic and abiotic stressors; 
(8) the conservation, restoration, and establish-
ment of new ecological connections to facilitate the 
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movement of species into more suitable habitats is a 
key climate change adaptation strategy; 
(9) the protection of new and existing corridors 
is often one of the first steps in restoration and re-
covery planning; 
(10) States have recognized the importance of 
habitat connectivity, including— 
(A) a New England Governors and East-
ern Canadian Premiers’ Conference on the im-
portance of connectivity for ecosystem adapt-
ability and resilience, biodiversity, and human 
communities; and 
(B) an expired 2007 policy resolution of 
the Western Governors’ Association; 
(11) the strategic plan of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service to respond to accelerating 
climate change entitled ‘‘Rising to the Urgent Chal-
lenge’’ acknowledges that ‘‘processes such as polli-
nation, seed dispersal, nutrient cycling, natural dis-
turbance cycles, predator-prey relations, and others 
must be part of the natural landscapes we seek to 
maintain or restore . . . and are likely to function 
more optimally in landscapes composed of large 
habitat blocks connected by well-placed corridors’’; 
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(12) Federal and State agencies continue to de-
velop policies to address— 
(A) the importance of conserving fish, 
wildlife, and plant corridors; 
(B) the gap between science and manage-
ment for at-risk species; and 
(C) ecological connectivity; and 
(13) Federal policies consistently recognize the 
importance of voluntary improvement projects by 
private landowners to habitat conservation and res-
toration for native species. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to support a diverse array of native species, 
including species protected under Federal, State, 
and Tribal law, that have experienced or may experi-
ence habitat loss, degradation, fragmentation, or ob-
struction to connectivity; 
(2) to provide long-term habitat connectivity for 
native species migration, dispersal, adaptation to cli-
mate and other environmental change, and genetic 
exchange; 
(3) to help restore wildlife movements that have 
been disrupted by habitat loss, degradation, frag-
mentation, or obstruction; 
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(4) to facilitate coordinated landscape- and 
seascape-scale connectivity planning and manage-
ment across jurisdictions; and 
(5) to support State, Tribal, local, voluntary 
private landowner, and Federal agency decision-
makers in the planning and development of National 
Wildlife Corridors. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(F) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives. 
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(2) CONNECTIVITY.—The term ‘‘connectivity’’ 
means the degree to which the landscape or seascape 
facilitates native species movement. 
(3) CORRIDOR.—The term ‘‘corridor’’ means a 
feature of the landscape or seascape that— 
(A) 
provides 
habitat 
or 
ecological 
connectivity; and 
(B) allows for native species movement or 
dispersal. 
(4) DATABASE.—The term ‘‘Database’’ means 
the National Wildlife Corridors Database established 
under section 401(a). 
(5) FEDERAL
LAND
OR
WATER.—The term 
‘‘Federal land or water’’ means any land or water, 
or interest in land or water, owned by the United 
States. 
(6) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Wild-
life Corridors Stewardship Fund established by sec-
tion 501(a). 
(7) HABITAT.—The term ‘‘habitat’’ means 
land, water, and substrate occupied at any time dur-
ing the life cycle of a native species that is nec-
essary, with respect to the native species, for spawn-
ing, breeding, feeding, growth to maturity, or migra-
tion. 
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(8) INDIAN
LAND.—The term ‘‘Indian land’’ 
means land of an Indian tribe, or an Indian indi-
vidual, that is— 
(A) held in trust by the United States; or 
(B) subject to a restriction against alien-
ation imposed by the United States. 
(9) 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). 
(10) NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE.— 
The term ‘‘National Coordination Committee’’ 
means the National Coordination Committee estab-
lished under section 302(a). 
(11) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDOR.—The 
term ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor’’ means any Fed-
eral land or water designated as a National Wildlife 
Corridor under section 101(a). 
(12) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDOR
SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor Sys-
tem’’ means the system of National Wildlife Cor-
ridors established by section 101(a). 
(13) NATIVE SPECIES.—The term ‘‘native spe-
cies’’ means— 
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(A) an indigenous fish, wildlife, or plant 
species of the United States, including sub-
species and plant varieties; 
(B) a fish, wildlife, or plant species not in-
digenous to the United States that the Sec-
retary determines to be— 
(i) noninvasive; or 
(ii) beneficial to the biodiversity of the 
natural ecosystem; and 
(C) a migratory bird species that is native 
to the United States or its territories (as de-
fined in section 2(b) of the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703(b))). 
(14) REGIONAL
OCEAN
PARTNERSHIP.—The 
term ‘‘regional ocean partnership’’ means a regional 
organization of coastal or Great Lakes States, terri-
tories, or possessions voluntarily convened by Gov-
ernors to address cross-jurisdictional ocean matters, 
or the functional equivalent of such a regional ocean 
organization designated by the Governor or Gov-
ernors of a State or States. 
(15) REGIONAL
WILDLIFE
MOVEMENT
COUN-
CIL.—The term ‘‘regional wildlife movement council’’ 
means a regional wildlife movement council estab-
lished under section 303(a). 
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(16) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(B) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(C) the Secretary of Defense; 
(D) the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(E) the Secretary of Transportation. 
(17) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(18) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.—The term 
‘‘Tribal Wildlife Corridor’’ means a corridor estab-
lished by the Secretary under section 201(a)(1)(C). 
(19) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘‘United 
States’’, when used in a geographical sense, 
means— 
(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 
(D) Guam; 
(E) American Samoa; 
(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; 
(G) the Federated States of Micronesia; 
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(H) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 
(I) the Republic of Palau; 
(J) the United States Virgin Islands; and 
(K) the territorial sea (within the meaning 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)) 
and the exclusive economic zone (as defined in 
section 3 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1802)) within 
the jurisdiction or sovereignty of the Federal 
Government. 
(20) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT.—The term ‘‘wild-
life movement’’ means the passage of individual 
members or populations of a fish, wildlife, or plant 
species across a landscape or seascape. 
TITLE 
I—NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE 
CORRIDOR SYSTEM ON FED-
ERAL LAND AND WATER 
SEC. 101. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a system 
of corridors on Federal land and water, to be known as 
the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridor System’’, which shall con-
sist of National Wildlife Corridors designated as part of 
the National Wildlife Corridor System by— 
(1) statute; 
(2) rulemaking under section 102; or 
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(3) a land management plan developed or re-
vised under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
(b) STRATEGY.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop 
a strategy for the effective development of the National 
Wildlife Corridor System— 
(1) to support the fulfillment of the purposes 
described in section 2(b); 
(2) to ensure coordination and consistency 
across Federal agencies in the development, imple-
mentation, and management of National Wildlife 
Corridors; and 
(3) to develop a timeline for the implementation 
of National Wildlife Corridors. 
SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATIVE DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL 
WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
(a) RULEMAKING.— 
(1) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDORS.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retaries, pursuant to the land, water, and resource 
management planning and conservation authorities 
of the Secretaries, shall establish a process, by regu-
lation, for the designation and management of Na-
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tional Wildlife Corridors on Federal land or water 
under the respective jurisdictions of the Secretaries. 
(2) FEDERAL
LAND
AND
WATER
MANAGE-
MENT.—The Secretaries shall consider the designa-
tion of National Wildlife Corridors in any process re-
lating to the issuance, revision, or modification of a 
management plan for land or water under the re-
spective jurisdiction of the Secretaries. 
(b) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The regulations 
promulgated by the Secretary under subsection (a)(1) 
shall ensure that, in designating a National Wildlife Cor-
ridor, the Secretaries— 
(1) base the designation of the National Wild-
life Corridor on— 
(A) coordination with existing— 
(i) National Wildlife Corridors; 
(ii) corridors established by States; 
and 
(iii) Tribal Wildlife Corridors; and 
(B) the best available science of— 
(i) existing native species habitat; and 
(ii) likely future native species habi-
tats; 
(2) determine that the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor supports the connectivity, persistence, resil-
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ience, and adaptability of the native species for 
which it has been designated by providing for— 
(A) dispersal and genetic exchange between 
populations; 
(B) range shifting, range expansion, or 
range restoration, such as in response to cli-
mate change; 
(C) seasonal movement or migration; or 
(D) succession, movement, or recoloniza-
tion following— 
(i) a disturbance, such as fire, flood, 
drought, or infestation; or 
(ii) population decline or previous ex-
tirpation; 
(3) consult the Database; and 
(4) consider recommendations from the Na-
tional 
Coordination 
Committee 
under 
section 
302(e)(2)(C). 
(c) DESIGNATION OF FEDERAL LAND OR WATER RE-
QUIRING RESTORATION OR CONNECTION OF HABITAT.— 
The Secretaries may designate as a National Wildlife Cor-
ridor land or water that— 
(1) is necessary for the natural movements of 
1 or more native species; 
(2) requires restoration, including— 
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(A) land or water that is degraded; and 
(B) land or water from which a species is 
currently absent— 
(i) but may be colonized or recolo-
nized by the species naturally; or 
(ii) to which the species may be re-
introduced or restored based on habitat 
changes; and 
(3) is fragmented or consists of only a portion 
of the habitat required for the connectivity needs of 
1 or more native species. 
(d) NOMINATION FOR DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In establishing the process 
for designation under subsection (a)(1), the Sec-
retary shall include procedures under which— 
(A) any State, Tribal, or local government, 
or a nongovernmental organization engaged in 
the conservation of native species and the im-
provement of the habitats of native species, may 
submit to the Secretaries a nomination to des-
ignate as a National Wildlife Corridor an area 
under the respective jurisdiction of the Secre-
taries; and 
(B) the Secretaries shall consider and, not 
later than 1 year after the date on which the 
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nomination was submitted under subparagraph 
(A), respond to any nomination submitted 
under that subparagraph. 
(2) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.—A nomina-
tion for designation under paragraph (1)(A) shall in-
clude supporting documentation, including— 
(A) the native species for which the Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor would be designated; 
(B) summaries and references of, with re-
spect to the designation of a National Wildlife 
Corridor— 
(i) the best science available at the 
time of the submission of the nomination 
for designation documenting why the cor-
ridor is needed; and 
(ii) the most current scientific reports 
available at the time of the submission of 
the nomination for designation; 
(C) information with respect to how the 
nomination was coordinated with potential part-
ners; 
(D) a description of supporting stake-
holders, such as States, Indian tribes, local gov-
ernments, scientific organizations, nongovern-
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mental organizations, and affected voluntary 
private landowners; and 
(E) any additional information the Secre-
taries, in consultation with the National Coordi-
nation Committee, determine is relevant to the 
nomination. 
(e) DESIGNATION ON MILITARY LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any designation of a Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor on a military installation (as 
defined in section 100 of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 
670))— 
(A) shall be consistent with the use of mili-
tary installations and State-owned National 
Guard installations to ensure the preparedness 
of the Armed Forces; and 
(B) may not result in a net loss in the ca-
pability of military installation lands to support 
the military mission of the installation. 
(2) SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF DESIGNA-
TION.—The Secretary of Defense may suspend or 
terminate the designation of any National Wildlife 
Corridor on a military installation if the Secretary of 
Defense considers the suspension or termination to 
be necessary for military purposes, after public no-
tice of— 
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(A) the suspension or termination; and 
(B) any voluntary steps taken by the De-
partment of Defense to attempt to provide simi-
lar ecological connectivity elsewhere on the mili-
tary installation. 
SEC. 103. MANAGEMENT OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE COR-
RIDORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall, consistent 
with other applicable Federal land and water management 
requirements, laws, and regulations, manage each Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor under the respective administra-
tive jurisdiction of the Secretaries in a manner that con-
tributes to the long-term connectivity, persistence, resil-
ience, and adaptability of native species for which the Na-
tional Wildlife Corridor is identified, including through— 
(1) the maintenance and improvement of habi-
tat connectivity within the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor; 
(2) the implementation of strategies and activi-
ties that enhance the ability of native species to re-
spond to climate change and other environmental 
factors; 
(3) the maintenance or restoration of the integ-
rity and functionality of the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor; 
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(4) the mitigation or removal of human infra-
structure that obstructs the natural movement of 
native species; and 
(5) the use of existing conservation programs, 
including Tribal Wildlife Corridors, under the re-
spective jurisdiction of the Secretaries to contribute 
to the connectivity, persistence, resilience, and 
adaptability of native species. 
(b) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS SPANNING 
MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS.—In the case of a National 
Wildlife Corridor that spans the administrative jurisdic-
tion of 2 or more of the Secretaries, the relevant Secre-
taries shall coordinate management of the National Wild-
life Corridor in accordance with section 104(b) to advance 
the purposes described in section 2(b). 
(c) ROAD MITIGATION.—In the case of a National 
Wildlife Corridor that intersects, adjoins, or crosses a new 
or existing State, Tribal, or local road or highway, the rel-
evant Secretaries shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Transportation and State, Tribal, and local transportation 
agencies, as appropriate, to identify and implement vol-
untary environmental mitigation measures— 
(1) to improve public safety and reduce vehicle- 
caused native species mortality while maintaining 
habitat connectivity; and 
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(2) to mitigate damage to the natural move-
ments of native species through strategies such as— 
(A) the construction, maintenance, or re-
placement of native species underpasses, over-
passes, and culverts; and 
(B) the maintenance, replacement, or re-
moval of dams, bridges, culverts, and other 
hydrological obstructions. 
(d) COMPATIBLE USES.—A use of Federal land or 
water that was authorized before the date on which the 
Federal land or water is designated as a National Wildlife 
Corridor may continue if the applicable Secretaries deter-
mine that the use is compatible with the wildlife move-
ments of the species for which the National Wildlife Cor-
ridor was designated, consistent with applicable Federal 
laws and regulations. 
SEC. 104. COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION. 
(a) COLLABORATION.—The Secretaries may partner 
with and provide funds to States, local governments, In-
dian tribes, the National Coordination Committee, vol-
untary private landowners, and the regional wildlife move-
ment councils to support the purposes described in section 
2(b). 
(b) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable and consistent with applicable law, the Secretary 
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or Secretaries, as applicable, shall develop the strategy 
under section 101(b), designate National Wildlife Cor-
ridors under section 102, and manage National Wildlife 
Corridors under section 103— 
(1) in consultation and coordination with— 
(A) other relevant Federal agencies; 
(B) States, including— 
(i) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
and 
(ii) other State agencies responsible 
for managing the natural resources and 
wildlife; 
(C) Indian tribes; 
(D) units of local government; 
(E) other interested stakeholders identified 
by the Secretary, including applicable voluntary 
private landowners; 
(F) landscape- and seascape-scale partner-
ships, including— 
(i) the National Fish Habitat Part-
nership; 
(ii) the National Marine Fisheries 
Service; 
(iii) 
regional 
fishery 
management 
councils established under section 302(a) 
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of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Con-
servation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1852(a)); 
(iv) relevant regional ocean partner-
ships; 
(v) the Climate Science Centers of the 
Department of the Interior; and 
(vi) the Landscape Conservation Co-
operative Network; 
(G) the National Coordination Committee; 
and 
(H) the regional wildlife movement coun-
cils. 
SEC. 105. EFFECT. 
(a) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
CONSERVATION 
LAWS.—Nothing in this Act amends or otherwise affects 
any other law (including regulations) relating to the con-
servation of native species. 
(b) 
JURISDICTION
OF
STATES
AND
INDIAN 
TRIBES.—Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by 
this Act affects the jurisdiction of a State or an Indian 
tribe with respect to fish and wildlife management, includ-
ing the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in a 
National Wildlife Corridor or a Tribal Wildlife Corridor. 
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TITLE II—TRIBAL WILDLIFE 
CORRIDORS 
SEC. 201. TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) NOMINATIONS.—An Indian tribe may 
nominate a corridor within Indian land of the 
Indian tribe as a Tribal Wildlife Corridor by 
submitting to the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Director of the Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
(B) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Secretary re-
ceives an application under subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall determine whether the nomi-
nated Tribal Wildlife Corridor described in the 
application meets the criteria established under 
paragraph (2). 
(C) PUBLICATION.—On approval of an ap-
plication under subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary shall publish in the Federal Register a 
notice of the establishment of the Tribal Wild-
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life Corridor, which shall include a map and 
legal description of the land designated as a 
Tribal Wildlife Corridor. 
(2) CRITERIA.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall establish criteria for deter-
mining whether a corridor nominated by an In-
dian tribe under paragraph (1)(A) qualifies as 
a Tribal Wildlife Corridor. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The criteria established 
under subparagraph (A) shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
(i) The restoration of historical habi-
tat 
for 
the 
purposes 
of 
facilitating 
connectivity. 
(ii) The management of land for the 
purposes of facilitating connectivity. 
(iii) The management of land to pre-
vent the imposition of barriers that may 
hinder current or future connectivity. 
(3) REMOVAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An Indian tribe may 
elect to remove the designation of a Tribal 
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Wildlife Corridor on the Indian land of the In-
dian tribe by notifying the Secretary. 
(B) EFFECT
OF
REMOVAL.—An Indian 
tribe that elects to remove a designation under 
subparagraph (A) may not receive assistance 
under subsection (c) or (d)(1) or section 301. 
(b) COORDINATION OF LAND USE PLANS.—Section 
202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Indian tribes by’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘Indian tribes— 
‘‘(1) by’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) for the purposes of determining whether 
the land use plans for land in the National Forest 
System would provide additional connectivity to ben-
efit the purposes of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor estab-
lished under section 10(a)(1) of the Wildlife Cor-
ridors Conservation Act of 2019.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(g) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—On the estab-
lishment of a Tribal Wildlife Corridor under section 
10(a)(1) of the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 
2019, the Secretary shall conduct a meaningful consulta-
tion with the Indian tribe that administers the Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor to determine whether, through the revi-
sion of 1 or more existing land use plans, the Tribal Wild-
life Corridor can— 
‘‘(1) be expanded into public lands; or 
‘‘(2) otherwise benefit connectivity (as defined 
in section 3 of that Act) between public lands and 
the Tribal Wildlife Corridor.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide to Indian tribes technical assistance relating to the 
establishment, management, and expansion of a Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor, including assistance with accessing wild-
life data and working with voluntary private landowners 
to access Federal and State programs to improve wildlife 
habitat and connectivity on non-Federal land. 
(d) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) 
CONSERVATION
PROGRAMS
CONSIDER-
ATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In evaluating applica-
tions under conservation programs described in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Agriculture 
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may consider whether a project would enhance 
connectivity through the expansion of a Tribal 
Wildlife Corridor. 
(B) PROGRAMS
DESCRIBED.—The con-
servation programs referred to in subparagraph 
(A) are any of the following conservation pro-
grams administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
(i) The conservation reserve program 
established under subchapter B of chapter 
1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et 
seq.). 
(ii) The environmental quality incen-
tives program established under subchapter 
A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa et seq.). 
(iii) The conservation stewardship 
program established under subchapter B of 
chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–21 et seq.). 
(iv) The agricultural conservation 
easement program established under sub-
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title H of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865 et seq.). 
(2) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM.— 
An Indian tribe that has a Tribal Wildlife Corridor 
established on the Indian land of the Indian tribe 
shall be eligible for a grant under the wildlife move-
ments grant program under section 301, subject to 
other applicable requirements of that grant program. 
(e) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section au-
thorizes or affects the use of private property or Indian 
land. 
SEC. 202. PROTECTION OF INDIAN TRIBES. 
(a) FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in 
this Act amends, alters, or waives the Federal trust re-
sponsibility to Indian tribes. 
(b) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.— 
(1) EXEMPTION.—Information described in 
paragraph (2) shall not be subject to disclosure 
under section 552 of title 5, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information 
Act’’), if the head of the agency that receives the in-
formation, in consultation with the Secretary and 
the affected Indian tribe, determines that disclosure 
may— 
(A) cause a significant invasion of privacy; 
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(B) risk harm to human remains or re-
sources, cultural items, uses, or activities; or 
(C) impede the use of a traditional reli-
gious site by practitioners. 
(2) INFORMATION
DESCRIBED.—Information 
referred to in paragraph (1) is information received 
by a Federal agency— 
(A) pursuant to this Act relating to— 
(i) the location, character, or owner-
ship of human remains of a person of In-
dian ancestry; or 
(ii) resources, cultural items, uses, or 
activities identified by an Indian tribe as 
traditional or cultural because of the long- 
established significance or ceremonial na-
ture to the Indian tribe; or 
(B) pursuant to the Native American 
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 
TITLE III—WILDLIFE MOVEMENT 
GRANT PROGRAM ON NON- 
FEDERAL LAND AND WATER 
SEC. 301. WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
wildlife movements grant program (referred to in this sec-
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tion as the ‘‘grant program’’) to encourage wildlife move-
ment in accordance with this subsection. 
(b) GRANTS.—Beginning not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, based 
on recommendations from the National Coordination 
Committee under section 302(e)(2)(C), shall make grants 
to 1 or more projects that— 
(1) are a regional priority project identified by 
a regional wildlife movement council; 
(2) satisfy the purposes described in section 
2(b); and 
(3) increase connectivity for native species. 
(c) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—A person that is eligible 
to receive a grant under the grant program is— 
(1) a voluntary private landowner or group of 
landowners; 
(2) a State fish and wildlife agency or other 
State agency responsible for managing natural re-
sources and wildlife; 
(3) an Indian tribe; 
(4) a unit of local government; 
(5) an agricultural cooperative; 
(6) water, irrigation, or rural water districts or 
associations, or other organizations with water deliv-
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ery authority (including acequias and land grant 
communities in the State of New Mexico); 
(7) institutions of higher education; 
(8) an entity approved for a grant by a regional 
wildlife movement council; and 
(9) any group of entities described in para-
graphs (1) through (8). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS.—In administering the grant 
program, the Secretary shall use the criteria, guidelines, 
contracts, reporting requirements, and evaluation metrics 
developed by the National Coordination Committee under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 302(e)(2). 
SEC. 302. NATIONAL COORDINATION COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish a committee, to be known as the ‘‘National Co-
ordination Committee’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The Secretary shall 
provide administrative support for the National Coordina-
tion Committee. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The National Coordination Com-
mittee shall be composed of— 
(1) the Secretary (or a designee); 
(2) the Secretary of Transportation (or a des-
ignee); 
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(3) the Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee); 
(4) the Secretary of Commerce (or a designee); 
(5) the Secretary of Defense (or a designee); 
(6) the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
(or a designee); 
(7) the Executive Director of the Association of 
Fish and Wildlife Agencies (or a designee); 
(8) 2 representatives of intertribal organiza-
tions, to be appointed by the Secretary; 
(9) the chairperson of each regional wildlife 
movement council (or a designee); and 
(10) not more than 3 representatives of non-
governmental, science, or academic organizations 
with expertise in wildlife conservation and habitat 
connectivity, to be appointed by the Secretary in a 
manner that ensures that the membership of the 
National Coordination Committee is fair and bal-
anced. 
(d) CHAIRPERSON.—The National Coordination 
Committee shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chair-
person from among the members of the National Coordi-
nation Committee. 
(e) DUTIES.—The National Coordination Com-
mittee— 
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(1) shall establish standards for regional wild-
life movement plans to allow for better cross-regional 
collaboration; and 
(2) shall, with respect to the wildlife movements 
grant program under section 301— 
(A) establish criteria and develop guide-
lines for the solicitation of applications for 
grants by regional wildlife movement councils; 
(B) develop standardized contracts, report-
ing requirements, and evaluation metrics for 
grant recipients; and 
(C) make recommendations annually to the 
Secretary for the selection of grant recipients 
on the basis of the ranked lists of regional pri-
ority projects received from the regional wildlife 
movement councils under section 303(c)(4) that 
are consistent with the purposes described in 
section 2(b). 
(f) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the National Coordina-
tion Committee. 
SEC. 303. REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
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tablish not less than 4 regional wildlife movement councils 
with separate geographic jurisdictions that encompass the 
entire United States. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each regional wildlife move-
ment council shall be composed of— 
(A) the director of each State fish and 
wildlife agency within the jurisdiction of the re-
gional wildlife movement council (or a des-
ignee); 
(B) balanced representation from Tribal 
governments within the jurisdiction of the re-
gional wildlife movement council; 
(C) to serve as a Federal agency liaison 
and nonvoting, ex officio member— 
(i) the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service (or a designee); 
or 
(ii) the director of any applicable re-
gional office of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service (or a designee); 
(D) not more than 3 representatives of 
nongovernmental, science, or academic organi-
zations with expertise in native species con-
servation and the habitat connectivity needs of 
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the region covered by the regional wildlife move-
ment council; and 
(E) not more than 3 voluntary representa-
tives of private landowners with property in the 
applicable region, not less than 1 of whom shall 
be a farmer or rancher. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) MEMBERSHIP.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the membership of each regional 
wildlife movement council is fair and balanced 
in terms of expertise and perspectives rep-
resented. 
(B) EXPERTISE.—Each regional wildlife 
movement council shall include experts in eco-
logical connectivity, native species ecology, and 
ecological adaptation. 
(3) 
CHAIRPERSON.—Each 
regional 
wildlife 
movement council shall select a Chairperson from 
among the members of the regional wildlife move-
ment council. 
(c) DUTIES.—Each regional wildlife movement coun-
cil shall— 
(1) not later than 2 years after the date of es-
tablishment of the regional wildlife movement coun-
cil and in accordance with any standards established 
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by the National Coordination Committee, prepare 
and submit to the Secretary and the National Co-
ordination Committee a regional wildlife movement 
plan that maintains natural wildlife movement by 
identifying research priorities and data needs for the 
Database that is revised, amended, or updated not 
less frequently than once every 5 years; 
(2) provide for public engagement, including en-
gagement of Indian tribes, at appropriate times and 
in appropriate locations in the region covered by the 
regional wildlife movement council, to allow all inter-
ested persons an opportunity to be heard in the de-
velopment and implementation of a regional wildlife 
movement plan under paragraph (1); 
(3) solicit applications for wildlife movement 
grants under section 301 in accordance with the cri-
teria and guidelines established by the National Co-
ordination Council under section 302(e)(2)(A); 
(4) in accordance with the criteria and guide-
lines established under section 302(e)(2)(A), submit 
to the National Coordination Committee an annual 
list of regional priority projects, in ranked order, for 
wildlife movements grants under section 301 to 
maintain wildlife movements in the area under the 
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jurisdiction of the regional wildlife movement coun-
cil; and 
(5) submit to the Secretary and the National 
Coordination Committee, and make publicly avail-
able, an annual report describing the activities of the 
regional wildlife movement council. 
(d) COORDINATION.—If applicable, to increase habi-
tat connectivity between designated Federal land and 
water and non-Federal land and water, a regional wildlife 
movement council shall coordinate with— 
(1) Federal agencies; 
(2) Indian tribes; 
(3) regional fishery management councils estab-
lished under section 302(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1852(a)); 
(4) migratory bird joint ventures partnerships 
recognized by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service with respect to migratory bird species; 
(5) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
(6) regional associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies; 
(7) nongovernmental organizations; 
(8) applicable voluntary private landowners; 
(9) the National Coordination Committee; 
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(10) fish habitat partnerships; 
(11) other regional wildlife movement councils 
with respect to crossregional projects; 
(12) international wildlife management entities 
with respect to transboundary species in accordance 
with trade policies of the United States; and 
(13) Federal and State transportation agencies. 
(e) APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the regional wildlife 
movement councils. 
TITLE IV—NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
CORRIDORS DATABASE 
SEC. 401. NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
United States Geological Survey (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Director’’), in consultation with the National 
Coordination Committee and the regional wildlife move-
ment councils, shall establish a database, to be known as 
the ‘‘National Wildlife Corridors Database’’. 
(b) CONTENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Database shall— 
(A) include maps, data, models, surveys, 
and descriptions of native species habitats, wild-
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life movements, and corridors that have been 
developed by Federal agencies that pertain to 
Federal land and water; 
(B) include maps, models, analyses, and 
descriptions of projected shifts in habitats, wild-
life movements, and corridors of native species 
in response to climate change or other environ-
mental factors; 
(C) reflect the best scientific data and in-
formation available; and 
(D) in accordance with the requirements of 
the Geospatial Data Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–254), have the data, models, and analyses 
included in the Database available at scales 
useful to State, Tribal, local, and Federal agen-
cy decisionmakers and the public. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—Subject to subsection (d), the 
Director, in collaboration with the National Coordination 
Committee, the regional wildlife movement councils, and 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration, shall— 
(1) design the Database to support State, Trib-
al, local, voluntary private landowner, and Federal 
agency decisionmakers and the public with data that 
will allow those entities— 
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(A) to prioritize and target natural re-
source adaptation strategies and enhance exist-
ing State and Tribal corridor protections; 
(B) to assess the impacts of proposed en-
ergy, water, transportation, and transmission 
projects, and other development activities, and 
to avoid, minimize, and mitigate the impacts of 
those projects and activities on National Wild-
life Corridors; 
(C) to assess the impact of new and exist-
ing development on native species habitats and 
National Wildlife Corridors; and 
(D) to develop strategies that promote 
habitat connectivity to allow native species to 
move— 
(i) to meet biological and ecological 
needs; 
(ii) to adjust to shifts in habitat; and 
(iii) to adapt to climate change; 
(2) establish a coordination process among Fed-
eral agencies to update maps and other information 
with respect to landscapes, seascapes, native species 
habitats and ranges, habitat connectivity, National 
Wildlife Corridors, and wildlife movement changes as 
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information based on new scientific data becomes 
available; and 
(3) not later than 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
once every 5 years thereafter, develop, submit a re-
port to the Secretary and the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress, and make publicly available a re-
port, that, with respect to the Database— 
(A) outlines the categories for data that 
may be included in the Database; 
(B) outlines the data protocols and stand-
ards for each category of data in the Database; 
(C) identifies gaps in native species habitat 
and National Wildlife Corridor information; 
(D) prioritizes research and future data 
collection activities for use in updating the 
Database; and 
(E) evaluates and quantifies the efficacy of 
the Database to meet the needs of the entities 
described in paragraph (1). 
(d) PROPRIETARY INTERESTS AND PROTECTED IN-
FORMATION.—In developing the Database, the Director 
shall— 
(1) as applicable, protect proprietary interests 
with respect to any licensed information, licensed 
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data, and other items contained in the Database; 
and 
(2) protect information in the Database with 
respect to the habitats and ranges of specific native 
species to prevent poaching, illegal taking and trap-
ping, and other related threats to native species. 
TITLE V—FUNDING 
SEC. 501. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS STEWARDSHIP FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTENTS.—There is es-
tablished in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the 
‘‘Wildlife Corridors Stewardship Fund’’, that consists of 
donations of amounts accepted under subsection (c). 
(b) USE.—The Fund— 
(1) shall be administered by the Secretary and 
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, acting 
jointly; and 
(2) may be used by the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation to enhance the management 
and protection of National Wildlife Corridors by pro-
viding financial assistance to the Federal Govern-
ment, Indian tribes, and nongovernmental, science, 
and academic organizations. 
(c) DONATIONS.—The National Fish and Wildlife 
Foundation may solicit and accept donations of amounts 
for deposit into the Fund. 
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(d) COORDINATION.—In administering the Fund, the 
Secretary and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
may coordinate with regional wildlife movement councils, 
regional ocean partnerships, and the National Coordina-
tion Committee to the maximum extent practicable. 
(e) DISCLOSURE OF USE.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary and the National Fish and Wild-
life Foundation shall make publicly available a description 
of usage of the Fund during the preceding calendar year. 
SEC. 502. WORKING LANDSCAPES. 
The Secretary of Agriculture may— 
(1) direct investments in working landscapes 
through conservation programs under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, including pro-
grams under title XII of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.), to support the pur-
poses described in section 2(b); and 
(2) notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
give priority under the conservation programs de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to non-Federal land and 
water for the purposes described in section 2(b). 
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SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) NATIONAL
WILDLIFE
CORRIDOR
SYSTEM.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out title 
I for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter— 
(1) to the Secretary, $7,500,000; 
(2) to the Secretary of Agriculture, $3,000,000; 
(3) to the Secretary of Defense, $1,500,000; 
(4) to the Secretary of Commerce, $3,000,000; 
and 
(5) 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Transportation, 
$3,000,000. 
(b) TRIBAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.—There is au-
thorized to be appropriated to carry out title II 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year there-
after. 
(c) WILDLIFE MOVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM AND 
REGIONAL WILDLIFE MOVEMENT COUNCILS.— 
(1) WILDLIFE MOVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
the wildlife movements grant program under 
section 301 $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 
and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(B) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts 
appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) may be used to 
complement or match other Federal or non- 
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Federal funding received by the projects funded 
by those grants. 
(C) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT.—Not 
more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated 
under subparagraph (A) may be used for ad-
ministrative support. 
(2) REGIONAL
WILDLIFE
MOVEMENT
COUN-
CILS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to provide sup-
port for the regional wildlife movement councils 
to carry out section 303 $1,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
(B) EQUAL
DIVISION.—Amounts appro-
priated under subparagraph (A) shall be pro-
portionally divided between each regional wild-
life movement council. 
(d) NATIONAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS DATABASE.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
to carry out section 401— 
(1) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and 
(2) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each 
fiscal year thereafter. 
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