,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #d1    
#bjbf ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to amend the                   
,pittman-,robertson ,wildlife           
,restoration ,act to require the        
,secretary of the ,interior to approve  
the wildlife conservation and           
restoration program of a ,state within a
 certain period of time1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,make ,state       
,wildlife ,action ,plans ,efficient ,act
 of #bjbf or the ,make ,s,w,a,ps        
,efficient ,act of #bjbf4  #b4  ,timing 
of approval of wildlife conservation and
 restoration program  ,section          
#d7;e77#c7 of the ,pittman-,robertson   
,wildlife ,restoration ,act 7#af        
,u4,s4,c4 #ffi;c7e77#c77 is amended--   
7#a7 by striking the paragraph          

designation and all that follows through
 ,if the ,secretary and inserting the   
following3  7#c7  ,approval  7,a7  ,in  
general  ,if the ,secretary  2  7#b7 in 
subparagraph 7,a7 7as so designated7--  
7,a7 by inserting 1 not later than #ahj 
days after the date on which the ,state 
submitted the comprehensive plan1 after 
1 the ,secretary2 and  7,b7 by striking 
1 as redesignated2 and  7#c7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7,b7         
,implementation2 set aside of amounts   
,on submission of a comprehensive plan  
by a ,state under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,secretary shall--  7i7 conditionally   
authorize the implementation of the     
wildlife conservation and restoration   
program of the ,state2 and  7ii7 set    
aside the amounts described in          
subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7  ,development  
of process  ,the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,states1 shall    
develop a process to ensure--  7i7 the  
sufficient and timely review of         
comprehensive plans submitted by ,states

 under paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7 the    
final approval of the wildlife          
conservation and restoration program of 
such ,states not later than #ahj days   
after the date on which a ,state submits
 a comprehensive plan4  7,d7  ,intent of
 ,congress  ,it is the intent of        
,congress that the ,secretary shall     
prioritize--  7i7 the timely review of  
comprehensive plans submitted by ,states
 under paragraph 7#a72 and  7ii7 the    
approval of the wildlife conservation   
and restoration programs of such        
,states4  7,e7  ,submissions to         
,congress  ,not later than ,june #a of  
the year immediately following the year 
in which a ,state submits a             
comprehensive plan under paragraph 7#a71
 if the ,secretary does not approve the 
wildlife conservation and restoration   
program of the ,state under subparagraph
 7,a7 within the period of time         
described in that subparagraph1 the     
,secretary shall submit to the ,chair   
and ,ranking ,member of the ,committee  

on ,environment and ,public ,works of   
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,natural ,resources of the ,house of    
,representatives a report relating to   
the status of such comprehensive plan1  
including the reason why the wildlife   
conservation and restoration program was
 not approved4  4