,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #edic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ai1 #bjai,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,director of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service from awarding grants to entities that fund or support gross violations of internationally recognized human rights1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,international conservation grant restrictions 7a7 ,certification ,the ,director may not award a covered grant to a covered recipient unless such recipient certifies that it will meet the requirements described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,requirements ,the requirements described in this subsection are as follows3 7#a7 ,certification ,a covered recipient may only award funds to a subgrantee if such subgrantee certifies that it will meet the requirements described in this subsection4 7#b7 ,prohibition ,a covered recipient may not use funds from a covered grant to fund or support a prohibited entity4 7#c7 ,reporting ,a covered recipient shall report to the ,director any credible allegation of a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights by any entity such recipient has funded or supported within #cj days of the date on which such recipient knew or should have known of such allegation4 7#d7 ,cease funding ,a covered recipient that reports a credible allegation under paragraph 7#c7 to the ,director shall1 not more than #cj days after the date of such reporting1 cease funding or supporting the prohibited entity alleged to have committed such violation4 7c7 ,penalties ,the ,director shall apply the following penalties to a covered recipient or successor to such recipient that fails to meet the requirements of this ,act3 7#a7 ,the ,director may not award a single source award of a covered grant to a covered recipient or successor to such recipient that has violated a provision of subsection 7b74 7#b7 ,the ,director may not award a covered grant to a covered recipient or successor to such recipient that violated subsection 7b77#c7 for a #c-year period beginning on the later of-- 7,a7 the date of the violation2 or 7,b7 the date on which the ,director became aware of such violation4 7#c7 ,the ,director may not award a covered grant to a covered recipient or successor to such recipient that violated subsection 7b77#d7 for a #e-year period beginning on the later of-- 7,a7 the date of the violation2 or 7,b7 the date on which the ,director became aware of such violation4 7#d7 ,in addition to any penalties under paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c71 the ,director may not award a covered grant to a covered recipient or successor to such recipient that has violated any provision of this ,act unless such recipient paid back any funds from the grant under which such recipient received funds which were used in a manner that violated subsection 7b74 7#e7 ,the ,director shall report a covered recipient that violated a provision of subsection 7b7 to the ,department of ,justice4 7d7 ,high-,risk areas 7#a7 ,waiver required ,the ,director may not award a covered grant with respect to a high-risk country unless the recipient of such grant has received a waiver under paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,waiver requirements ,the ,director may issue a waiver to operate in a high-risk country to an applicant that the ,director determines has taken sufficient measures to prevent the violation of this ,act4 ,in making such a determination1 the ,director shall require the applicant to-- 7,a7 describe the safeguards such applicant employs to protect human rights2 7,b7 describe the accountability such applicant employs to ensure proper use of funds2 7,c7 provide any training materials used by the organization with respect to protecting human rights2 and 7,d7 provide such other information as the ,director determines appropriate4 7#c7 ,audits ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall perform1 or cause an independent third party to perform1 audits of any recipient that receives grant funds from the ,director issued with respect to a high-risk country4 7e7 ,risk analysis ,in performing a risk assessment analysis for a covered grant1 the ,director shall include the occurrence of human rights violations as a factor in such analysis4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered grant ,the term covered grant means a grant awarded by the ,director under which funds will be expended outside the ,united ,states1 including grants issued pursuant to-- 7,a7 section #baja of the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbaa72 7,b7 section #d of the ,great ,ape ,conservation ,act of #bjjj 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fcjc72 7,c7 section #d of the ,marine ,turtle ,conservation ,act of #bjjd 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ffjc72 and 7,d7 section #e of the ,rhinoceros and ,tiger ,conservation ,act of #aiid 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 7#b7 ,covered recipient ,the term covered recipient means any entity that is a grantee1 subgrantee1 or applicant with respect to a covered grant4 7#c7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service4 7#d7 ,gross violations of internationally recognized human rights ,the term gross violations of internationally recognized human rights has the meaning given such term in section #ejb;,b7d77#a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjd7;d77#a774 7#e7 ,high-,risk country ,the term high-risk country means a country with respect to which the most recent report issued pursuant to section #aaf7;d7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7d77 includes reports of extrajudicial1 arbitrary1 or unlawful killings by security forces4 7#f7 ,prohibited entity ,the term prohibited entity means a person or entity that is credibly alleged to have committed a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights-- 7,a7 during the #aj-year period ending on the date of issuance of the relevant covered grant2 or 7,b7 after the date of issuance of the relevant covered grant4 7#g7 ,successor ,the term successor means an entity that the ,director determines is substantially owned by persons who owned a prohibited entity at the time such entity became a prohibited entity4