,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dahg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aa       
7legislative day1 ,may #aj71 #bjbb,mr4  
,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,portman7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the        
,neotropical ,migratory ,bird           
,conservation ,act to make improvements 
to that ,act1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,migratory ,birds of the        
,americas ,conservation ,enhancements   
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,neotropical        
,migratory ,bird ,conservation ,act     
amendments  7a7 ,cost sharing ,section  
#e of the ,neotropical ,migratory ,bird 
,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fajd7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection        
7e77#a71 by striking #be percent and    
inserting #cc4c percent2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,criteria  7#a7 ,in general ,in         

accordance with paragraph 7#b71 the     
,secretary shall establish criteria for 
awarding financial assistance under this
 section4  7#b7 ,requirement ,the       
criteria established under paragraph    
7#a7 shall provide that project         
proposals submitted under subsection 7c7
 that have a higher non-,federal share1 
as compared to other project proposals  
submitted under that subsection1 shall  
receive additional consideration by the 
,secretary before determining which     
project proposals shall receive         
financial assistance under this section4
  7#c7 ,availability ,the ,secretary    
shall-- 7,a7 make the criteria          
established under paragraph 7#a7        
publicly available2 and  7,b7 include   
those criteria in-- 7i7 each notice of  
funding opportunity for the program     
under this section2 and  7ii7 any       
application instructions developed by   
the ,secretary for that program4  4  7b7
 ,reports to ,congress ,section #h of   
the ,neotropical ,migratory ,bird       

,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fajg7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section       
heading1 by striking ,report and        
inserting ,reports2  7#b7 by striking   
,not later than #b years and inserting  
the following3  7a7 ,results and        
effectiveness of program ,not later than
 #b years  2 and  7#c7 by inserting     
after subsection 7a7 7as so designated7 
the following3  7b7 ,cost sharing and   
criteria implementation ,not later than 
#c years after the date of enactment of 
the ,migratory ,birds of the ,americas  
,conservation ,enhancements ,act of     
#bjbb1 the ,secretary shall submit to   
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works of the ,senate and the   
,committee on ,natural ,resources of the
 ,house of ,representatives a report    
that includes an analysis of the        
implementation by the ,secretary of     
subsection 7f7 of section #e1 which     
shall include an analysis of the project
 proposals selected to receive financial
 assistance using the criteria          

established under that subsection4  7c7 
,advisory group implementation ,not     
later than #ah months after the date of 
enactment of the ,migratory ,birds of   
the ,americas ,conservation             
,enhancements ,act of #bjbb1 the        
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate and the ,committee
 on ,natural ,resources of the ,house of
 ,representatives a report describing   
the implementation of subsection 7b7 of 
section #g by the ,secretary1 which     
shall include1 if applicable1 a         
description of the composition of the   
advisory group convened under paragraph 
7#a7 of that subsection4  4  7c7        
,neotropical migratory bird conservation
 fund administrative expenses ,section  
#i7;c77#b7 of the ,neotropical          
,migratory ,bird ,conservation ,act 7#af
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fajh7;c77#b77 is amended by 
striking #c percent or up to #ajj1jjj   
and inserting #e percent or up to       
#cjj1jjj4  7d7 ,authorization of        

appropriations ,section #aj of the      
,neotropical ,migratory ,bird           
,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #faji7
 is amended by striking subsection 7a7  
and inserting the following3  7a7 ,in   
general ,there are authorized to be     
appropriated to carry out this ,act--   
7#a7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 #bj1jjj1jjj2
  7#b7 for fiscal year #bjbd1           
#ba1bej1jjj2  7#c7 for fiscal year      
#bjbe1 #bb1ejj1jjj2  7#d7 for fiscal    
year #bjbf1 #bc1gej1jjj2 and  7#e7 for  
fiscal year #bjbg1 #be1jjj1jjj4  4  7e7 
,technical corrections  7#a7 ,section #d
 of the ,neotropical ,migratory ,bird   
,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fajc7
 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph
 7#a72 and  7,b7 by redesignating       
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#e7 as         
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d71           
respectively4  7#b7 ,section #g7;b77#a7 
of the ,neotropical ,migratory ,bird    
,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4       
#fajf7;b77#a77 is amended1 in the second
 sentence1 by adding a period at the    

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