,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acbi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ba1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,pierluisi 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,young of ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,george ,miller 
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4      
,faleomavaega1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,farr1 
,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,mr4 
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 and ,mr4     
,grimm7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
reauthorize the ,marine ,turtle         
,conservation ,act of #bjjd1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,marine ,turtle
 ,conservation ,reauthorization ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,amendments to provisions   
preventing funding of projects in the   
,united ,states  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,marine ,turtle ,conservation ,act of   
#bjjd is amended--  7#a7 in section     
#b7;b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffja7;b771 by    
striking in foreign countries 2  7#b7 in
 section #c7b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4           

#ffjb7b77--  7,a7 in the matter         
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 in foreign countries 2 and  7,b7 in    
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking of       
foreign countries2 and  7#c7 in section 
#d 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffjc7--  7,a7 in     
subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 by inserting   
,state or before foreign country2 and   
7,b7 in subsection 7d71 by striking in  
foreign countries 4  7b7 ,definitions   
,section #c of such ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#ffjb7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraphs3  7#g7     
,state ,the term ,state means each of   
the several ,states of the ,united      
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1    
,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states      
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 ,american      
,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of the        
,northern ,mariana ,islands1 any other  
territory or possession of the ,united  
,states1 and any ,indian tribe4  7#h7   
,united ,states ,the term ,united       
,states1 when used in the geographic    
sense1 means the several ,states of the 

,united ,states1 the ,district of       
,columbia1 ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united   
,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1        
,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of  
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 any    
other territory or possession of the    
,united ,states and any waters within   
the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states 
4  #c4 ,projects in the ,united ,states 
,section #e7;b7 of the ,marine ,turtle  
,conservation ,act of #bjjd 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #ffjd7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 
in paragraph 7#b71 by striking #hj1jjj  
and inserting #aej1jjj2 and  7#b7 by    
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,projects in the       
,united ,states ,not less than #bj      
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 ,states4  4  #d4                
,reauthorization of the ,marine ,turtle 
,conservation ,act of #bjjd ,section #g 
of the ,marine ,turtle ,conservation    

,act of #bjjd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffjf7 is  
amended by striking each of fiscal years
 #bjje through #bjji and inserting each 
of fiscal years #bjad through #bjah4