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H.R. 4389 — what changed

Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act amendments

(a)
Federal share— Section 5(e)(1) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6104(e)(1)) is amended by striking “25 percent” and inserting “33.3 percent”.
(b)
Cooperation— Section 7 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6106) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(c) Report to Congress—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing the implementation of subsection (b) by the Secretary, which shall include, if applicable, a description of the composition of the advisory group convened under paragraph (1) of that subsection.”

(c)
changed Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund administrative expenses—Authorization of appropriations— Section 9(c)(2) 10(a) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6108(c)(2)) 6109(a)) is amended by striking “3 percent or up to $100,000” “2023” and inserting “4 percent or up to $200,000”.“2028”.
(d)
added Technical corrections—
(d)
removed Authorization of appropriations— Section 10(a) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6109(a)) is amended to read as follows:

removed “(a) In general—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act—

removed “(1) for fiscal year 2024, $6,500,000;

removed “(2) for fiscal year 2025, $7,000,000;

removed “(3) for fiscal year 2026, $8,000,000;

removed “(4) for fiscal year 2027, $9,000,000; and

removed “(5) for fiscal year 2028, $10,000,000.”

(e)
removed Technical corrections—
(1)
renumbered was (6)(2) Definitions— Section 4 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6103) is amended—
(A)
renumbered was (6)(2)(3) by striking paragraph (1); and
(B)
renumbered was (6)(2)(4) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively.
(2)
renumbered was (6)(3) Cooperation— Section 7(b)(1) of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6106(b)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by adding a period at the end.