,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cbgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjbe,mrs4   
,d+ell 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cl9e7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior to e/abli% ! ,urban ,bird      
,treaty ,program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,local ,communities
  ,bird ,habitat ,/ew>d%ip ,act ( #bjbe4
  #b4 ,urban ,bird ,treaty ,program  7a7
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,accord+ to ! #bjbe ,/ate ( ,birds      
,report1 bird populations cont9ue to    
decl9e & h result$ 9 a #ej p]c5t loss ( 
tipp+ po9t bird population species 9 !  
la/ #ej ye>s4 ,! report f\nd t policies 
to rev]se bird decl9es c>ry b5efits su* 
z heal?i] work+ l&s1 clean] wat]1 & m   
resili5t l&scapes t c )/& fires1 floods1
 & dr\ght4  7#b7 ,ne>ly #if million     
,am]icans--m ?an a ?ird ( ,unit$ ,/ates 
adults--engage 9 birdwat*+ e ye>1 g5]at+
 #bgi1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 annual economic     

output f ^! bird] exp5ditures--includ+  
sp5d+ #ajh1jjj1jjj1jjj annually on      
bird+-relat$ trips & equipm5t1 directly 
support+ local bus9esses & #a4d million 
,am]ican jobs4  7#c7 ,ma9ta9+ an        
abundance ( heal?y1 well-di/ribut$ gre5 
spaces & bird habitats 9 & ne>          
communities r$uces ! risk (             
cross-transmission betwe5 wild birds &  
dome/ic p\ltry by disp]s+ bird          
populations1 m9imiz+ ov]lap at          
conc5trat$ fe$+ or re/+ areas1 & enabl+ 
e>li] disease detection & response ?r\gh
 coord9at$ monitor+4  7#d7 ,enhanc+ bird
 habitat & /ew>d%ip 9 populat$ areas    
s]ves n only to cons]ve bird populations
 & connect p to nature1 b also to /r5g!n
 ! ecological infra/ructure necess>y to 
mitigate ! spread ( wildlife-borne      
diseases su* z ,highly ,pa?og5ic ,avian 
,influ5za4  7b7 ,urban ,bird ,treaty    
,program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director    
%all e/abli% a program = ! volunt>y     
cons]vation ( birds & ! habitats ( su*  
birds 9 urban areas1 to be kn[n z !     

,urban ,bird ,treaty ,program4  7#b7    
,program duties ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1
 ! ,director %all--  7,a7 "w ) & support
 cov]$ entities to-- 7i7 protect1       
re/ore1 or enhance urban habitats =     
birds1 includ+ ?r\gh ! control (        
invasive species & re/oration ( native  
plant species2  7ii7 r$uce urban haz>ds 
to birds2  7iii7 engage communities 9   
sci5tific activities involv+ ! monitor+ 
( birds & ! habitats ( su* birds 9 urban
 areas2 &  7iv7 educate & engage        
communities 9 c>+ ab\t & cons]v+ birds &
 ! habitats ( su* birds 9 urban areas2  
7,b7 provide te*nical & f9ancial        
assi/ance ?r\gh p>tn]%ips ) cov]$       
entities to build capacity =1 plan1 &   
c>ry out projects relat$ to activities  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7    
facilitate collaboration & in=mation %>+
 among cov]$ entities & ! public )      
respect to be/ managem5t practices = !  
cons]vation1 re/oration1 & enhancem5t ( 
urban bird habitats4  7#c7 ,grant       
program  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director %all

 e/abli% a competitive grant program to 
aw>d am\nts to eligible entities = !    
purposes ( conduct+ rese>*1 plann+1     
assessm5ts1 managem5t1 build+ capacity1 
monitor+1 collaboration & in=mation %>+1
 work=ce tra9+1 & accompli%+ relat$     
activities z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 ) 
respect to ! cons]vation1 re/oration1   
enhancem5t or managem5t ( urban birds & 
! habitats ( urban birds4  7,b7         
,applications ,to be eligible = a grant 
"u ?is p>agraph1 an eligible entity %all
 submit to ! ,director an application 9 
su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,director det]m9es        
appropriate4  7,c7 ,adm9i/ration  7i7   
,agreem5t ,! ,director %all ent] into an
 agreem5t ) ! ,f\ndation = ! ,f\ndation 
to adm9i/] ! grant program e/abli%$ "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 pursuant to ! ,national
 ,fi% & ,wildlife ,f\ndation ,e/abli%m5t
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cgja et seq474    
7ii7 ,application ( ,national ,fi% &    
,wildlife ,f\ndation ,e/abli%m5t ,act   
,section #aj7;a7 ( ! ,national ,fi% &   

,wildlife ,f\ndation ,e/abli%m5t ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cgji7;a77 %all n apply )
 respect to-- 7,i7 an agreem5t ent]$    
into "u clause 7i72 or  7,,ii7 am\nts   
made available to c>ry out ?is section4 
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$ entity       
means-- 7,a7 a ,f$]al1 ,tribal1 ,/ate1  
or municipal ag5cy2  7,b7 a             
nongov]nm5tal organization2  7,c7 a     
community gr\p2 &  7,d7 an academic     
in/itution4  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m      
,director means ! ,secret>y ( !         
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice4 
7#c7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means-- 7,a7 a ,tribal1 ,/ate1 or
 municipal ag5cy2  7,b7 a nongov]nm5tal 
organization2  7,c7 a community gr\p2 & 
7,d7 an academic in/itution4  7#d7      
,f\ndation ,! t]m ,f\ndation means !    
,national ,fi% & ,wildlife ,f\ndation   
e/abli%$ by section #b7;a7 ( ! ,national
 ,fi% & ,wildlife ,f\ndation ,e/abli%m5t
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cgja7;a774  7#e7  

,program ,! t]m ,program means ! ,urban 
,bird ,treaty ,program e/abli%$ "u      
subsection 7b77#a74  7#f7 ,urban ,! t]m 
urban has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m urban area 
9 section #aja7;a7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7d7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to ! ,director to c>ry out  
?is section #a1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjcb4