,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #ejfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjad,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend   
the ,migratory ,bird ,hunting and       
,conservation ,stamp ,act to increase in
 the price of ,migratory ,bird ,hunting 
and ,conservation ,stamps to fund the   
acquisition of conservation easements   
for migratory birds1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,duck      
,stamp ,act of #bjad4  #b4 ,increase in 
price of ,migratory ,bird ,hunting and  
,conservation ,stamp to fund acquisition
 of conservation easements for migratory
 birds ,the ,migratory ,bird ,hunting   
and ,conservation ,stamp ,act is        
amended--  7#a7 in section #b7;b7 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #gah;b7b77--  7,a7 by striking
 #aiij1 and and inserting #aiij12 and   
7,b7 by striking for each hunting year  
thereafter and inserting for hunting    
years #aiia through #bjac1 and #be for  
each hunting year thereafter2  7#b7 by  

adding at the end of section #b 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #gah;b7 the following3  7c7   
,reduction in price of stamp ,the       
,secretary may reduce the price of each 
stamp sold under the provisions of this 
section for a hunting year if the       
,secretary determines that the increase 
in the price of the stamp after hunting 
year #bjac resulted in a reduction in   
revenues deposited into the fund4  2 and
  7#c7 in section #d 7#af ,u4,s4,c4     
#gah;d7--  7,a7 in subsection 7a77#c71  
by inserting before the period the      
following3 1 in which there shall be a  
subaccount to which the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury shall transfer all amounts
 in excess of #ae that are received from
 the sale of each stamp sold for each   
hunting year after hunting year #bjac2  
7,b7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by striking 
,so much and inserting ,except as       
provided in paragraph 7#d71 so much2    
7,c7 in subsection 7b77#b71 by striking 
paragraph 7#c7 and inserting paragraphs 
7#c7 and 7#d72 and  7,d7 by adding at   

the end of subsection 7b7 the following3
  7#d7 ,conservation easements ,amounts 
in the subaccount referred to in        
subsection 7a77#c7 shall be used by the 
,secretary solely to acquire easements  
in real property in the ,united ,states 
for conservation of migratory birds4  4 
#c4 ,annual report on expenditures      
,section #d of the ,migratory ,bird     
,hunting and ,conservation ,stamp ,act  
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #gah;d7 is further       
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7c7--     
7,a7 by striking so much as precedes    
,the ,secretary may and inserting the   
following3  7c7 ,promotion of ,stamp    
,sales  2 and  7,b7 by striking         
paragraph 7#b72 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7d7 ,annual     
report ,the ,secretary shall include in 
each annual report of the ,commission   
under section #c of the ,migratory ,bird
 ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4      
#gae;b7--  7#a7 a description of        
activities conducted under subsection   
7c7 in the year covered by the report2  

7#b7 an annual assessment of the status 
of wetlands conservation projects for   
migratory bird conservation purposes1   
including a clear and accurate          
accounting of--  7,a7 all expenditures  
by ,federal and ,state agencies under   
this section2 and  7,b7 all expenditures
 made for fee-simple acquisition of     
,federal lands in the ,united ,states1  
including the amount paid and acreage of
 each parcel acquired in each           
acquisition2  7#c7 an analysis of the   
refuge lands opened1 and refuge lands   
closed1 for hunting and fishing in the  
year covered by the report1 including-- 
7,a7 identification of the specific     
areas in each refuge and the reasons for
 the closure or opening2 and  7,b7 a    
detailed description of each closure    
including detailed justification for    
such closure2  7#d7 the total number of 
acres of refuge land open for hunting   
and fishing1 and the total number of    
acres of refuge land closed for hunting 
and fishing1 in the year covered by the 

report2 and  7#e7 a separate report on  
the hunting and fishing status of those 
lands added to the system in the year   
covered by the report4  4  #d4          
,exemption for takings by rural ,alaska 
subsistence users ,section #a7;a77#b7 of
 the ,migratory ,bird ,hunting and      
,conservation ,stamp ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #gah;a7a77#b77 is amended by striking  
or after the semicolon at the end of    
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      
period at the end of subparagraph 7,c7  
and inserting 2 or1 and by adding at the
 end the following3  7,d7 by a rural    
,alaska resident for subsistence uses   
7as that term is defined in section #hjc
 of the ,alaska ,national ,interest     
,lands ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4
 #caac774  4  ,passed the ,house of     
,representatives ,november #ag1         
#bjad4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk