,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #afb #aadth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #hcd     
,report ,no4 #aad-ia ,,in ,,the ,,senate
 ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march   
#bc1 #bjae,mr4 ,thune 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,nelson1 and ,mr4        
,cardin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,july #bc1             
#bjae,reported by ,mr4 ,thune1 with an  
amendment,strike out all after the      
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the law relating to sport fish          
restoration and recreational boating    
safety1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,sport ,fish ,restoration and       
,recreational ,boating ,safety ,act4    
#b4 ,authorization of appropriations    
,section #c of the ,dingell-,johnson    
,sport ,fish ,restoration ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ggg;b7 is amended by striking
 #eg percent and inserting #eg4db       

percent4  #c4 ,division of annual       
appropriations ,section #d of the       
,dingell-,johnson ,sport ,fish          
,restoration ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ggg;c7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7--  
7,a7 in the matter preceding paragraph  
7#a71 by striking #bjad and for the     
period beginning on ,october #a1 #bjad1 
and ending on ,may #ca1 #bjae1 and      
inserting #bjbc12  7,b7 in paragraph    
7#a71 by striking #ah4e percent and     
inserting #ah4ed percent2  7,c7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by striking #ah4e       
percent and inserting #ah4jd percent2   
and  7,d7 in paragraph 7#c71 by adding  
at the end ,not more than #be percent of
 such amount may be used for capital    
improvement and infrastructure projects 
to support facilities that meet state   
requires for minimizing the introduction
 of pollutants into the waterways42     
7#b7 by amending the heading in         
subsection 7b7 to read as follows3      
,set-,asides4--2  7#c7 in subsection    
7b77#a7--  7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by

 striking #bjad1 and for the period     
beginning on ,october #a1 #bjad1 and    
ending on ,may #ca1 #bjae1 and inserting
 #bjbc12  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by 
striking clauses 7i71 7ii71 and 7iii71  
and inserting the following3  7i7 for   
each of the fiscal years #bjaf through  
#bjbb1 #a4hdfh percent of total annual  
collections under this ,act for such    
fiscal year2 and  7ii7 not withstanding 
clause 7i71 an amount that is less than 
or equal to #ab1bii1jjj4  2 and  7,c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,c7 
,set-aside for boating safety  7i7 ,in  
general ,from the annual appropriation  
made in accordance with section #c1 for 
each fiscal year through #bjbc1 the     
,secretary shall transfer to the        
,secretary of the department in which   
the ,coast ,guard is operating--  7,i7  
7aa7 #j4cdcbe percent of total annual   
collections under this ,act for the     
purposes set forth in section #acajg7;c7
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code2   
and  7bb7 notwithstanding item 7aa71 an 

amount that is less than or equal to    
#b1cjj1jjj2  7,,ii7 not less than       
#e1ejj1jjj for national boating safety  
activities of national nonprofit public 
service organizations1 including the    
funding of ,national ,boating ,safety   
,advisory ,council established under    
section #acaaj of title #df1 ,united    
,states ,code1 and the authorized       
activities of the ,council1 including   
travel for the council2 and  7,,iii7    
#a1ejj1jjj shall be made available for  
the ,national ,recreational ,boating    
,survey4  7ii7 ,limitation ,the amounts 
specified in clause 7i7 for a fiscal    
year may not be included in the amount  
of the annual appropriation distributed 
under subsection 7a7 of this section for
 the fiscal year4  2  7#d7 in subsection
 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by
 striking under paragraph 7#a7 shall    
remain available for obligation for use 
under that paragraph and inserting under
 paragraph 7#a77;,b7 shall remain       
available for obligation for use under  

paragraph 7#a77;,a72 and  7,b7 in       
subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by striking     
under paragraph 7#a7 and inserting under
 paragraph 7#a77;,b72 and  7ii7 by      
striking subsection 7e7 and inserting   
subsection 7c72  7#e7 in subsection 7c71
 by striking #eg percent and inserting  
#eg4db percent2  7#f7 in subsection 7d71
 by striking ,so much of any sum not    
allocated and inserting ,except as      
otherwise provided in this section1 so  
much of any sum not allocated2 and  7#g7
 in subsection 7e7--  7,a7 in paragraph 
7#a71 by striking those subsections and 
inserting those paragraphs2  7,b7 by    
amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as      
follows3  7#b7 ,maximum amount ,for     
fiscal year #bjaf1 the ,secretary of the
 ,interior may use not more than        
#a1bjj1jjj in accordance with paragraph 
7#a74 ,for each fiscal year thereafter1 
the maximum amount that the ,secretary  
of the ,interior may use in accordance  
with paragraph 7#a7 shall be determined 
under paragraph 7#c74  2 and  7,c7 by   

adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,annual adjusted maximum amount ,the    
maximum amount referred to in paragraph 
7#b7 for fiscal year #bjaf and each     
fiscal year thereafter shall be the sum 
of--  7,a7 the available maximum amount 
for the preceding fiscal year2 and  7,b7
 the amount determined by multiplying-- 
7i7 the available maximum amount for the
 preceding fiscal year2 and  7ii7 the   
change1 relative to the preceding fiscal
 year1 in the ,consumer ,price ,index   
for ,all ,urban ,consumers published by 
the ,department of ,labor4  4  #d4      
,extension of exception to limitation on
 transfers to fund ,section             
#iejd7;d77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue 
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
#bjae1 and inserting #bjbc14  #e4       
,recreational boating safety allocations
 ,section #acajd of title #df1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
subsection 7c74  #f4 ,recreational      
boating safety ,section #acajg7;c7 of   
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    

amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7
 by striking subsection 7a77#b7 and     
inserting subsection 7b77#a77;,c72 and  
7,b7 by striking 7#af ,u4,s4,c4         
#ggg;c7a77#b77 and all that follows     
through the end and inserting  7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ggg;c7b77#a77;,c77-- 7,a7 7i7
 #j4cdcbe percent of total annual       
collections under this ,act is available
 to the ,secretary for payment of       
expenses of the ,coast ,guard for       
personnel and activities directly       
related to coordinating and carrying out
 the national recreational boating      
safety program under this title2 and    
7ii7 notwithstanding clause 7i71 the    
amount referred to in 7i7 may not exceed
 #b1cjj1jjj2 and  7,b7 not less than    
#e1ejj1jjj is available for national    
boating safety activities of national   
nonprofit public service organizations1 
including the funding of ,national      
,boating ,safety ,advisory ,council     
established under section #acaaj of     
title #df1 ,united ,states ,code1 and   

the authorized activities of the        
,council1 including travel for the      
council4  2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71
 by striking ,amounts made available and
 inserting ,except for amounts made     
available by paragraph 7#a77;,b71       
amounts made available4  #g4 ,national  
,boating ,safety ,advisory ,council     
,section #acaaj7;e7 of title #df1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking #bjbj and inserting #bjbc4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,sport ,fish ,restoration and      
,recreational ,boating ,safety ,act4    
#b4 ,authorization of appropriations    
,section #c of the ,dingell-,johnson    
,sport ,fish ,restoration ,act 7#af     
,u4,s4,c4 #ggg;b7 is amended by striking
 #eg percent and inserting #eg4db       
percent4  #c4 ,division of annual       
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,section
 #d of the ,dingell-,johnson ,sport     
,fish ,restoration ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#ggg;c7 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection
 7a7--  7,a7 in the matter preceding    

paragraph 7#a71 by striking #bjad and   
for the period beginning on ,october #a1
 #bjad1 and ending on ,may #ca1 #bjae1  
and inserting #bjbc12  7,b7 in paragraph
 7#a71 by striking #ah4e percent and    
inserting #ah4ed percent2  7,c7 in      
paragraph 7#b71 by striking #ah4e       
percent and inserting #ah4jd percent2   
and  7,d7 in paragraph 7#c71 by adding  
at the end ,not more than #be percent of
 such amount may be used for capital    
improvement and infrastructure projects 
to support facilities that meet ,state  
requirements for minimizing the         
introduction of pollutants into the     
waterways42  7#b7 by amending the       
heading in subsection 7b7 to read as    
follows3 ,set-asides4--2  7#c7 in       
subsection 7b77#a7--  7,a7 in           
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking #bjad1   
and for the period beginning on ,october
 #a1 #bjad1 and ending on ,may #ca1     
#bjae1 and inserting #bjbc12  7,b7 in   
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking clauses  
7i71 7ii71 and 7iii71 and inserting the 

following3  7i7 for each of the fiscal  
years #bjaf through #bjbc1 #a4hdfh      
percent of total annual collections     
under this ,act for such fiscal year2   
and  7ii7 not withstanding clause 7i71  
an amount that is less than or equal to 
#ab1bii1jjj4  2 and  7,c7 by adding at  
the end the following3  7,c7 ,set-aside 
for boating safety  7i7 ,in general     
,from the annual appropriation made in  
accordance with section #c1 for each    
fiscal year through #bjbc1 the          
,secretary shall transfer to the        
,secretary of the department in which   
the ,coast ,guard is operating--  7,i7  
7aa7 #j4cdce percent of total annual    
collections under this ,act to pay the  
costs of investigations1 personnel1 and 
activities related to administering     
those programs under section #d7;a77#b7 
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ggg;c7a77#b772 and  7bb7
 notwithstanding item 7aa71 an amount   
that is less than or equal to           
#b1cjj1jjj2 and  7,,ii7 #a1ejj1jjj shall
 be made available for the ,national    

,recreational ,boating ,survey1 that    
shall be available until expended and   
may be awarded as a contract or grant by
 the ,secretary4  7ii7 ,limitation ,the 
amounts specified in clause 7i7 for a   
fiscal year may not be included in the  
amount of the annual appropriation      
distributed under subsection 7a7 of this
 section for the fiscal year4  2  7#d7  
in subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 in         
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking under    
paragraph 7#a7 shall remain available   
for obligation for use under that       
paragraph and inserting under paragraph 
7#a77;,b7 shall remain available for    
obligation for use under paragraph      
7#a77;,a72 and  7,b7 in subparagraph    
7,b7--  7i7 by striking under paragraph 
7#a7 and inserting under paragraph      
7#a77;,b72 and  7ii7 by striking        
subsection 7e7 and inserting subsection 
7c72  7#e7 in subsection 7c71 by        
striking #eg percent and inserting      
#eg4db percent2  7#f7 in subsection 7d71
 by striking ,so much of any sum not    

allocated and inserting ,except as      
otherwise provided in this section1 so  
much of any sum not allocated2 and  7#g7
 in subsection 7e7--  7,a7 in paragraph 
7#a71 by striking those subsections and 
inserting those paragraphs2  7,b7 by    
amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as      
follows3  7#b7 ,maximum amount ,for     
fiscal year #bjaf1 the ,secretary of the
 ,interior may use not more than        
#a1bjj1jjj in accordance with paragraph 
7#a74 ,for each fiscal year thereafter1 
the maximum amount that the ,secretary  
of the ,interior may use in accordance  
with paragraph 7#a7 shall be determined 
under paragraph 7#c74  2 and  7,c7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7#c7  
,annual adjusted maximum amount ,the    
maximum amount referred to in paragraph 
7#b7 for fiscal year #bjaf and each     
fiscal year thereafter shall be the sum 
of--  7,a7 the available maximum amount 
for the preceding fiscal year2 and  7,b7
 the amount determined by multiplying-- 
7i7 the available maximum amount for the

 preceding fiscal year2 and  7ii7 the   
change1 relative to the preceding fiscal
 year1 in the ,consumer ,price ,index   
for ,all ,urban ,consumers published by 
the ,department of ,labor4  4  7b7      
,conforming amendment ,section #i of the
 ,dingell-,johnson ,sport ,fish         
,restoration ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ggg;h7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by
 striking section #d7;b7 and inserting  
section #d7;b77#a77;,b72 and  7#b7 in   
subsection 7b77#a71 by striking section 
#d7;b7 and inserting section            
#d7;b77#a77;,b74  #d4 ,extension of     
exception to limitation on transfers to 
fund ,section #iejd7;d77#b7 of the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking ,june #a1 #bjae1 and
 inserting ,october #a1 #bjbc14  #e4    
,recreational boating safety allocations
 ,section #acajd of title #df1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
subsection 7c74  #f4 ,recreational      
boating safety ,section #acajg of title 
#df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--

  7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in      
paragraph 7#a71 by striking 7#a7        
,subject to paragraph 7#b7 and          
subsection 7c71 and inserting ,subject  
to subsection 7c712 and  7,b7 by        
striking paragraph 7#b72 and  7#b7 in   
subsection 7c77#a71 by striking title1  
and all that follows through the end and
 inserting 8title--  7,a7 including the 
funding of the ,national ,boating       
,safety ,advisory ,council established  
under section #acaaj of this title and  
the authorized activities of the        
,council1 including travel for the      
council2 and  7,b7 of the funds referred
 to in paragraph 7#a71 not less than    
#b1ejj1jjj shall be available to the    
,secretary only to ensure compliance    
with chapter #dc of this title4  4  #g4 
,national ,boating ,safety ,advisory    
,council ,section #acaaj7;e7 of title   
#df1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking #bjbj and inserting #bjbc4  
#h4 ,plan evaluation ,section           
#cjc7;b77#g7 of the ,coastal ,wetlands  

,planning1 ,protection and ,restoration 
,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cieb7;b77#g77 is   
amended by inserting and improvements   
made to the quality of fish and wildlife
 habitat conditions after enhancing     
coastal wetlands4  #i4 ,report to       
,congress ,the ,director of the ,united 
,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service    
shall annually evaluate and report on   
the administrative services of such     
,service for the trust fund to the      
,states and the sportfishing community1 
including the following categories of   
information3  7#a7 ,the percent of grant
 actions completed within #de days of   
receipt1 average number of days to      
process new grants1 and average number  
of days to process grant amendments4    
7#b7 ,which wildlife and sport fish     
restoration policies are currently being
 updated1 the start time for each       
update1 and the anticipated completion  
time4  7#c7 ,the number of ,federal     
assistance workshops held with ,states  
and such ,service in efforts to         

communicate fiscal policies and         
procedures with the ,state agencies4    
7#d7 ,the response time to ,states based
 on initial notification or assistance  
requests initiated by a ,state4  7#e7   
,the number of ,states with unresolved  
reconciliation of land records and      
number of corrective action plans with  
open actions4  7#f7 ,the number of      
employees of such ,service with grants  
management training and outstanding     
training requirements and the percent of
 ,state fish and wildlife staff to have 
received training from ,wildlife and    
,sport ,fish ,restoration ,fund ,program
 of such ,service4  7#g7 ,the number of 
full-time equivalents contributing to   
grant processing and related grant      
management in each region4  7#h7 ,the   
number of in-field state project reviews
 and site visits by the ,wildlife and   
,sport ,fish ,restoration ,fund         
,program4  7#i7 ,the number of audits   
per year originating from such ,service 
and response time to related actions and

 correspondence4  ,july #bc1            
#bjae,reported with an amendment