#aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#abjf  ,,an ,,act  ,to grant ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,int]ior p]man5t au?ority to       
au?orize ,/ates to issue electronic duck
 /amps1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,p]man5t
 ,electronic ,duck ,/amp ,act ( #bjac4  
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7      
,actual /amp ,! t]m actual /amp means a 
,f$]al migratory-bird hunt+ &           
cons]vation /amp requir$ "u ! ,act (    
,m>* #af1 #aicd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gah;a et
 seq47 7popul>ly kn[n z ! ,duck ,/amp   
,act71 t is pr9t$ on pap] & sold ?r\gh !
 means e/abli%$ by ! au?ority ( !       
,secret>y imm$iately be=e ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,automat$    
lic5s+ sy/em  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m      
automat$ lic5s+ sy/em means an          
electronic1 comput]iz$ lic5s+ sy/em us$ 
by a ,/ate fi% & wildlife ag5cy to issue
 hunt+1 fi%+1 & o!r associat$ lic5ses & 
products4  7,b7 ,inclusion ,! t]m       
automat$ lic5s+ sy/em includes a        
po9t-(-sale1 ,int]net1 telephonic sy/em1

 or o!r electronic applications us$ = a 
purpose describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74    
7#c7 ,electronic /amp ,! t]m electronic 
/amp means an electronic v]sion ( an    
actual /amp t--  7,a7 is a unique       
id5tifi] = ! individual to :om x is     
issu$2  7,b7 c be pr9t$ on pap] or      
produc$ ?r\gh an electronic application 
) ! same indicators z ! ,/ate endorsem5t
 provides2  7,c7 is issu$ ?r\gh a ,/ate 
automat$ lic5s+ sy/em t is au?oriz$1 "u 
,/ate law & by ! ,secret>y "u ?is ,act1 
to issue electronic /amps2  7,d7 is     
compatible ) ! hunt+ lic5s+ sy/em ( !   
,/ate t issues ! electronic /amp2 &     
7,e7 is describ$ 9 ! ,/ate application  
approv$ by ! ,secret>y "u section       
#d7;b74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior4  #c4   
,au?ority to issue electronic duck /amps
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may au?orize
 any ,/ate to issue electronic /amps 9  
accordance ) ?is ,act4  7b7             
,consultation ,! ,secret>y %all implem5t
 ?is section 9 consultation ) ,/ate     

managem5t ag5cies4  #d4 ,/ate           
application  7a7 ,approval (            
,application requir$ ,! ,secret>y may n 
au?orize a ,/ate to issue electronic    
/amps "u ?is ,act unless ! ,secret>y has
 receiv$ & approv$ an application       
submitt$ by ! ,/ate 9 accordance ) ?is  
section4 ,! ,secret>y may det]m9e !     
numb] ( new ,/ates p] ye> to p>ticipate 
9 ! electronic /amp program4  7b7       
,cont5ts ( ,application ,! ,secret>y may
 n approve a ,/ate application unless ! 
application conta9s--  7#a7 a           
description ( ! =mat ( ! electronic /amp
 t ! ,/ate w issue "u ?is ,act1 includ+ 
id5tify+ features ( ! lic5see t w be    
specifi$ on ! /amp2  7#b7 a description 
( any fee ! ,/ate w *>ge = issuance ( an
 electronic /amp2  7#c7 a description ( 
! process ! ,/ate w use to acc\nt = &   
transf] to ! ,secret>y ! am\nts collect$
 by ! ,/ate t are requir$ to be         
transf]r$ to ! ,secret>y "u ! program2  
7#d7 ! mann] by :i* ! ,/ate w transmit  
electronic /amp cu/om] data to !        

,secret>y2  7#e7 ! mann] by :i* actual  
/amps w be deliv]$2  7#f7 ! policies &  
proc$ures "u :i* ! ,/ate w issue        
duplicate electronic /amps2 &  7#g7 su* 
o!r policies1 proc$ures1 & in=mation z  
may be reasonably requir$ by !          
,secret>y4  7c7 ,publication (          
,deadl9es1 ,eligibility ,requirem5ts1 & 
,selection ,crit]ia ,n lat] ?an #cj days
 be=e ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y beg9s   
accept+ applications "u ?is section1 !  
,secret>y %all publi%--  7#a7 deadl9es =
 submission ( applications2  7#b7       
eligibility requirem5ts = submitt+      
applications2 &  7#c7 crit]ia = approv+ 
applications4  #e4 ,/ate obligations &  
au?orities  7a7 ,deliv]y ( ,actual ,/amp
 ,! ,secret>y %all require t ea*        
individual to :om a ,/ate sells an      
electronic /amp "u ?is ,act %all receive
 an actual /amp--  7#a7 by n lat] ?an ! 
date on :i* ! electronic /amp expires "u
 section #f7;c72 &  7#b7 9 a mann] agre$
 ^u by ! ,/ate & ,secret>y4  7b7        
,collection & transf] ( electronic /amp 

rev5ue & cu/om] in=mation  7#a7         
,requirem5t to transmit ,! ,secret>y    
%all require ea* ,/ate au?oriz$ to issue
 electronic /amps to collect & submit to
 ! ,secret>y 9 accordance ) ?is         
section--  7,a7 ! fir/ "n1 la/ "n1 &    
complete mail+ address ( ea* individual 
t pur*ases an electronic /amp f ! ,/ate2
  7,b7 ! face value am\nt ( ea*         
electronic /amp sold by ! ,/ate2 &  7,c7
 ! am\nt ( ! ,f$]al portion ( any fee   
requir$ by ! agreem5t = ea* /amp sold4  
7#b7 ,"t ( transmittal ,! ,secret>y %all
 require ! submission "u p>agraph 7#a7  
to be made ) respect to sales (         
electronic /amps by a ,/ate accord+ to !
 writt5 agreem5t betwe5 ! ,secret>y & ! 
,/ate ag5cy4  7#c7 ,additional fees n   
affect$ ,?is section %all n apply to !  
,/ate portion ( any fee collect$ by a   
,/ate "u subsection 7c74  7c7           
,electronic ,/amp ,issuance ,fee ,a     
,/ate au?oriz$ to issue electronic /amps
 may *>ge a reasonable fee to cov] co/s 
incurr$ by ! ,/ate & ! ,dep>tm5t ( !    

,int]ior 9 issu+ electronic /amps "u ?is
 ,act1 includ+ co/s ( deliv]y ( actual  
/amps4  7d7 ,duplicate ,electronic      
,/amps ,a ,/ate au?oriz$ to issue       
electronic /amps may issue a duplicate  
electronic /amp to replace an electronic
 /amp issu$ by ! ,/ate t is lo/ or      
damag$4  7e7 ,limitation on ,au?ority   
,to ,require ,pur*ase ( ,/ate ,lic5se ,a
 ,/ate may n require t an individual    
pur*ase a ,/ate hunt+ lic5se z a        
condition ( issu+ an electronic /amp "u 
?is ,act4  #f4 ,electronic /amp         
requirem5ts2 recognition ( electronic   
/amp  7a7 ,/amp ,requirem5ts ,!         
,secret>y %all require an electronic    
/amp issu$ by a ,/ate "u ?is ,act--     
7#a7 to h ! same =mat z any o!r lic5se1 
validation1 or privilege ! ,/ate issues 
"u ! automat$ lic5s+ sy/em ( ! ,/ate2 & 
7#b7 to specify id5tify+ features ( !   
lic5see t are adequate to enable ,f$]al1
 ,/ate1 & o!r law en=cem5t (fic]s to    
id5tify ! hold]4  7b7 ,recognition (    
,electronic ,/amp ,any electronic /amp  

issu$ by a ,/ate "u ?is ,act %all1 dur+ 
! effective p]iod ( ! electronic /amp-- 
7#a7 be/[ ^u ! lic5see ! same privileges
 z are be/[$ by an actual /amp2  7#b7 be
 recogniz$ nationally z a valid ,f$]al  
migratory bird hunt+ & cons]vation /amp2
 &  7#c7 au?orize ! lic5see to hunt     
migratory wat]f[l 9 any o!r ,/ate1 9    
accordance ) ! laws ( ! o!r ,/ate gov]n+
 t hunt+4  7c7 ,duration ,an electronic 
/amp issu$ by a ,/ate %all be valid = a 
p]iod agre$ to by ! ,/ate & ! ,secret>y1
 :i* %all n exce$ #de days4  #g4        
,t]m9ation ( ,/ate p>ticipation ,!      
au?ority ( a ,/ate to issue electronic  
/amps "u ?is ,act may be t]m9at$--  7#a7
 by ! ,secret>y1 if ! ,secret>y--  7,a7 
f9ds t ! ,/ate has violat$ any ( ! t]ms 
( ! application ( ! ,/ate approv$ by !  
,secret>y "u section #d2 &  7,b7        
provides to ! ,/ate writt5 notice ( !   
t]m9ation by n lat] ?an ! date t is #cj 
days be=e ! date ( t]m9ation2 or  7#b7  
by ! ,/ate1 by provid+ writt5 notice to 
! ,secret>y by n lat] ?an ! date t is   

#cj days be=e ! t]m9ation date4  ,pass$ 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,june #c1     
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