---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 669k"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "669k"
heading: "Reports and certifications"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/669k"
units:
  - "Chapter 5B — Wildlife Restoration"
---

# §669k. Reports and certifications

- (a) **Implementation report—**
  - (1) **In general—** At the time at which the President submits to Congress a budget request for the Department of the Interior for [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) 2002, the [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the steps that have been taken to comply with this title[^1] and the amendments made by this title.[^1]
  - (2) **Contents—** The report under [paragraph (1)](#a-1) shall describe—
    - (A) the extent to which compliance with this title[^1] and the amendments made by this title[^1] has required a reduction in the number of personnel assigned to administer, manage, and oversee the Federal Assistance Program for [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) [Wildlife](/usc/16/669a.md?p=7) and Sport Fish Restoration;
    - (B) any revisions to this title[^1] or the amendments made by this title[^1] that would be desirable in order for the [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) of the Interior to adequately administer the Program and ensure that funds provided to [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) agencies are properly used; and
    - (C) any other information concerning the implementation of this title[^1] and the amendments made by this title[^1] that the [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) of the Interior considers appropriate.
- (b) **Projected spending report—** At the time at which the President submits a budget request for the Department of the Interior for [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) 2002 and each [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) thereafter, the [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) of the Interior shall report in writing to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the amounts, broken down by category, that are intended to be used for the [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) under [section 4(a)(1)](/usc/16/4.md) of the Pittman-Robertson [Wildlife](/usc/16/669a.md?p=7) Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)](/usc/16/669c.md?p=a-1)) and [section 4(d)(1)](/usc/16/4.md) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1)](/usc/16/777c.md)).[^1]
- (c) **Spending certification and report—** Not later than 60 days after the end of each [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2), the [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) of the Interior shall certify and report in writing to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate—
  - (1) the amounts, broken down by category, that were used for the [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) under [section 4(a)(1)](/usc/16/4.md) of the Pittman-Robertson [Wildlife](/usc/16/669a.md?p=7) Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)](/usc/16/669c.md?p=a-1)) and [section 4(d)(1)](/usc/16/4.md) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1)](/usc/16/777c.md));[^1]
  - (2) the amounts apportioned to [States](/usc/16/544.md?p=r) for the [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) under [section 4(a)(2)](/usc/16/4.md) of the Pittman-Robertson [Wildlife](/usc/16/669a.md?p=7) Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(2)](/usc/16/669c.md?p=a-2)) and [section 4(d)(2)(A)](/usc/16/4.md) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(2)(A)](/usc/16/777c.md));[^1]
  - (3) the results of the audits performed under [section 9(d)](/usc/16/9.md) of the Pittman-Robertson [Wildlife](/usc/16/669a.md?p=7) Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 669h(d)](/usc/16/669h.md?p=d)[^2] and [section 9(d)](/usc/16/9.md) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 777h(d)](/usc/16/777h.md?p=d));
  - (4) that all amounts used for the [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) under [section 4(a)(1)](/usc/16/4.md) of the Pittman-Robertson [Wildlife](/usc/16/669a.md?p=7) Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 669c(a)(1)](/usc/16/669c.md?p=a-1)) and [section 4(d)(1)](/usc/16/4.md) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 777c(d)(1)](/usc/16/777c.md))[^1] were necessary for expenses for administration incurred in implementation of those Acts;
  - (5) that all amounts used for the [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) to administer those Acts by agency headquarters and by regional offices of the United States [Fish and Wildlife](/usc/16/3102.md?p=17) Service were used in accordance with those Acts; and
  - (6) that the [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) of the Interior, the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) for [Fish and Wildlife](/usc/16/3102.md?p=17) and [Parks](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3), the Director of the United States [Fish and Wildlife](/usc/16/3102.md?p=17) Service, and the Assistant Director for [Wildlife](/usc/16/669a.md?p=7) and Sport Fish Restoration Programs each properly discharged their duties under those Acts.
- (d) **Certifications by States—**
  - (1) **In general—** Not later than 60 days after the end of each [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2), each [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) that received amounts apportioned under the Pittman-Robertson [Wildlife](/usc/16/669a.md?p=7) Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 669](/usc/16/669.md) et seq.) or the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act ([16 U.S.C. 777](/usc/16/777.md) et seq.) for the [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) shall certify to the [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) of the Interior in writing that the amounts were expended by the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) in accordance with each of those Acts.
  - (2) **Transmission to Congress—** Not later than December 31 of a [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2), the [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) of the Interior shall transmit all certifications under [paragraph (1)](#d-1) for the previous [fiscal year](/usc/16/669a.md?p=2) to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
- (e) **Limitation on delegation—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) of the Interior shall not delegate the responsibility for making a certification under [subsection (c)](#c) to any [person](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) except the Assistant [Secretary](/usc/16/669a.md?p=5) for [Fish and Wildlife](/usc/16/3102.md?p=17) and [Parks](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3).

## Footnotes

[^1]: See References in Text note below.
[^2]: So in original. Probably should be followed by a second closing parenthesis.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–408, title I, § 133, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1775.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This title, referred to in subsec. (a), is title I of Pub. L. 106–408, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1762, known as the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000. For complete classification of title I to the Code, see Short Title of 2000 Amendment note set out under section 669 of this title and Tables.

The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, referred to in subsecs. (c)(4) to (6) and (d)(1), is act Sept. 2, 1937, ch. 899, 50 Stat. 917, also known as the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 669 of this title and Tables.

The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, referred to in subsecs. (b), (c), and (d)(1), is act Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 658, 64 Stat. 430, also known as the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act and the Fish Restoration and Management Projects Act, which is classified generally to chapter 10B (§ 777 et seq.) of this title. Section 4(d) of the Act was redesignated section 4(b) by Pub. L. 109–59, title X, § 10113(1), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1927, and is classified to section 777c(b) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 777 of this title and Tables.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Fish and Wildlife Programs Improvement and National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Act of 2000, and not as part of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act which comprises this chapter.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

Committee on Resources of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007.