,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dahg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aa 7legislative  
day1 ,may #aj71 #bjbb,mr4 ,c>d9 7=      
himself & ,mr4 ,portman7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public
 ,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !          
,neotropical ,migratory ,bird           
,cons]vation ,act to make improvem5ts to
 t ,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,migratory ,birds ( ! ,am]icas          
,cons]vation ,enhancem5ts ,act ( #bjbb4 
#b4 ,neotropical ,migratory ,bird       
,cons]vation ,act am5dm5ts  7a7 ,co/ %>+
 ,section #e ( ! ,neotropical ,migratory
 ,bird ,cons]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 
#fajd7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection     
7e77#a71 by /rik+ #be p]c5t & ins]t+    
#cc4c p]c5t2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7f7 ,crit]ia  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 
accordance ) p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% crit]ia = aw>d+ f9ancial   
assi/ance "u ?is section4  7#b7         

,requirem5t ,! crit]ia e/abli%$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all provide t project    
proposals submitt$ "u subsection 7c7 t h
 a high] non-,f$]al %>e1 z comp>$ to o!r
 project proposals submitt$ "u t        
subsection1 %all receive additional     
consid]ation by ! ,secret>y be=e det]m9+
 :i* project proposals %all receive     
f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is section4  7#c7
 ,availability ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7 
make ! crit]ia e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7
 publicly available2 &  7,b7 include ^? 
crit]ia 9-- 7i7 ea* notice ( fund+      
opportunity = ! program "u ?is section2 
&  7ii7 any application in/ructions     
develop$ by ! ,secret>y = t program4  4 
7b7 ,reports to ,congress ,section #h ( 
! ,neotropical ,migratory ,bird         
,cons]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fajg7 
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! section head+1 by   
/rik+ ,report & ins]t+ ,reports2  7#b7  
by /rik+ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s & ins]t+ ! 
foll[+3  7a7 ,results & effectiv5ess (  
program ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s  2 &  7#c7  
by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7a7 7z s      

designat$7 ! foll[+3  7b7 ,co/ %>+ &    
crit]ia implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #c    
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !         
,migratory ,birds ( ! ,am]icas          
,cons]vation ,enhancem5ts ,act ( #bjbb1 
! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee 
on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !     
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,natural       
,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a 
report t includes an analysis ( !       
implem5tation by ! ,secret>y (          
subsection 7f7 ( section #e1 :i* %all   
include an analysis ( ! project         
proposals select$ to receive f9ancial   
assi/ance us+ ! crit]ia e/abli%$ "u t   
subsection4  7c7 ,advisory gr\p         
implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,migratory ,birds
 ( ! ,am]icas ,cons]vation ,enhancem5ts 
,act ( #bjbb1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ! ,committee on ,environm5t & ,public  
,works ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on     
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report describ+ !     
implem5tation ( subsection 7b7 ( section

 #g by ! ,secret>y1 :i* %all include1 if
 applicable1 a description ( !          
composition ( ! advisory gr\p conv5$ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 ( t subsection4  4  7c7   
,neotropical migratory bird cons]vation 
fund adm9i/rative exp5ses ,section      
#i7;c77#b7 ( ! ,neotropical ,migratory  
,bird ,cons]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4  
#fajh7;c77#b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ #c     
p]c5t or up to #ajj1jjj & ins]t+ #e     
p]c5t or up to #cjj1jjj4  7d7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#aj ( ! ,neotropical ,migratory ,bird   
,cons]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #faji7 
is am5d$ by /rik+ subsection 7a7 &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act-- 7#a7 = fiscal ye> #bjbc1     
#bj1jjj1jjj2  7#b7 = fiscal ye> #bjbd1  
#ba1bej1jjj2  7#c7 = fiscal ye> #bjbe1  
#bb1ejj1jjj2  7#d7 = fiscal ye> #bjbf1  
#bc1gej1jjj2 &  7#e7 = fiscal ye> #bjbg1
 #be1jjj1jjj4  4  7e7 ,te*nical         
corrections  7#a7 ,section #d ( !       
,neotropical ,migratory ,bird           

,cons]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #fajc7 
is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#a72 
&  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#b7    
?r\gh 7#e7 z p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d71 
respectively4  7#b7 ,section #g7;b77#a7 
( ! ,neotropical ,migratory ,bird       
,cons]vation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4        
#fajf7;b77#a77 is am5d$1 9 ! second     
s5t5ce1 by add+ a p]iod at ! end4