,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acbh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,george ,miller of ,california 7for
 himself1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,sablan1   
,mr4 ,pierluisi1 ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska1
 and ,mr4 ,grimm7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,natural ,resources   
,a ,,bill  ,to reauthorize the ,great   
,ape ,conservation ,act1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,great ,ape         
,conservation ,reauthorization          
,amendments ,act of #bjac4  #b4         
,amendment and reauthorization of ,great
 ,ape ,conservation ,act ,the ,great    
,ape ,conservation ,act of #bjjj is     
amended as follows3  7#a7 ,multiyear    
grants ,in section #d 7#af ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcjc71 by adding at the end the        
following new subsections3  7j7         
,multiyear ,grants  7#a7 ,in general    
,the ,secretary may award a multiyear   
grant under this section to a person who

 is otherwise eligible for a grant under
 this section1 to carry out a project   
that the person demonstrates is an      
effective1 long-term conservation       
strategy for great apes and their       
habitats4  7#b7 ,annual grants not      
affected ,this subsection shall not be  
construed as precluding the ,secretary  
from awarding grants on an annual basis4
  4  7#b7 ,panel of experts ,in section 
#d7;i7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjc7;i77--  7,a7
 in paragraph 7#a71 by--  7i7 striking  
,every #b years and inserting ,within   
one year after the date of the enactment
 of the ,great ,ape ,conservation       
,reauthorization ,amendments ,act of    
#bjac1 and every #e years thereafter2   
7ii7 striking may convene and inserting 
shall convene2  7iii7 inserting and     
priorities after needs2 and  7iv7 adding
 at the end the following new sentence3 
,the panel shall1 to the extent         
practicable1 include representatives    
from foreign range states with expertise
 in great ape conservation42 and  7,b7  

by redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as      
paragraph 7#d71 and inserting after     
paragraph 7#a7 the following new        
paragraphs3  7#b7 ,in identifying       
conservation needs and priorities under 
paragraph 7#a71 the panel shall consider
 relevant great ape conservation plans  
or strategies including scientific      
research and findings related to--  7,a7
 the conservation needs and priorities  
of great apes2  7,b7 regional or        
species-specific action plans or        
strategies2  7,c7 applicable strategies 
developed or initiated by the           
,secretary2 and  7,d7 any other         
applicable conservation plan or         
strategy4  7#c7 ,the ,secretary1 subject
 to the availability of appropriations1 
may pay expenses of convening and       
facilitating meetings of the panel4  4  
7#c7 ,administrative expenses limitation
 ,in section #e7;b77#b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcjd7;b77#b771 by striking #ajj1jjj and
 inserting #aej1jjj4  7#d7              
,authorization of appropriations ,in    

section #f 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fcje71 by    
striking #bjjf through #bjaj and        
inserting #bjad through #bjah4