Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2013”.
Marine Turtle Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2013
A BILL
To reauthorize the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Amendments to provisions preventing funding of projects in the United States
In general— The Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 is amended—
in section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 6601(b)), by striking “in foreign countries ”;
in section 3(2) (16 U.S.C. 6602(2))—
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “in foreign countries ”; and
in subparagraph (D), by striking “of foreign countries”; and
in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 6603)—
in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting “State or” before “foreign country”; and
in subsection (d), by striking “in foreign countries ”.
Definitions— Section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6602) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
“(7) State—The term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States, and any Indian tribe.
“(8) United States—The term United States, when used in the geographic sense, means the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the United States and any waters within the jurisdiction of the United States”
Sec. 3 Projects in the United States
Section 5(b) of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6604(b)) is amended—
in paragraph (2), by striking “$80,000” and inserting “$150,000”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) Projects in the United States—Not less than 20 percent of the amounts made available from the Fund for any fiscal year may be used for projects relating to the conservation of marine turtles in the United States.”
Sec. 4 Reauthorization of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004
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 2014 through 2018”.