,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,young of ,alaska introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to reauthorize the        
,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act1  
the ,rhinoceros and ,tiger ,conservation
 ,act of #aiid1 the ,asian ,elephant    
,conservation ,act of #aiig1 the ,great 
,ape ,conservation ,act of #bjjj1 and   
the ,marine ,turtle ,conservation ,act  
of #bjjd1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,multinational ,species             
,conservation ,funds ,reauthorization   
,act4  #b4 ,reauthorization of ,african 
,elephant ,conservation ,act ,section   
#bcjf7;a7 of the ,african ,elephant     
,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4       
#dbde7;a77 is amended by striking #bjjg 
through #bjab and inserting #bjah       
through #bjbb4  #c4 ,reauthorization of 
,rhinoceros and ,tiger ,conservation    

,act of #aiid ,section #aj7;a7 of the   
,rhinoceros and ,tiger ,conservation    
,act of #aiid 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjf7;a77 
is amended by striking #bjjg through    
#bjab and inserting #bjah through #bjbb4
  #d4 ,reauthorization of ,asian        
,elephant ,conservation ,act of #aiig   
,section #h7;a7 of the ,asian ,elephant 
,conservation ,act of #aiig 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #dbff7;a77 is amended by      
striking #bjjg through #bjab and        
inserting #bjah through #bjbb4  #e4     
,amendment and reauthorization of ,great
 ,ape ,conservation ,act of #bjjj ,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 section 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 ,multinational ,species         
,conservation ,funds ,reauthorization   
,act1 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 #bjah through #bjbb4  #f4     

,amendment and reauthorization of       
,marine ,turtle ,conservation ,act of   
#bjjd  7a7 ,in general ,the ,marine     
,turtle ,conservation ,act of #bjjd is  
amended-- 7#a7 in sections #b7;b7 and   
#c7b7 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffja7;b71         
#ffjb7b771 by inserting and territories 
of the ,united ,states after foreign    
countries each place it occurs2  7#b7 in
 section #c 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffjb7 by    
adding at the end the following3  7#g7  
,territory of the ,united ,states ,the  
term territory of the ,united ,states   
means each of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united
 ,states ,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1       
,american ,samoa1 the ,commonwealth of  
the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 and any
 other territory or possession of the   
,united ,states4  2 and  7#c7 in section
 #d 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffjc7-- 7,a7 in     
subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 by inserting or
 territory of the ,united ,states after 
foreign country2 and  7,b7 in subsection
 7d7 by inserting and territories of the
 ,united ,states after foreign          

countries4  7b7 ,administrative expenses
 limitation ,section #e7;b77#b7 of the  
,marine ,turtle ,conservation ,act of   
#bjjd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffjd7;b77#b77 is  
amended by striking #hj1jjj and         
inserting #aej1jjj4  7c7                
,reauthorization ,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 #bjah through #bjbb4