Public Law 118 - 51 - Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023

[118th Congress Public Law 51]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 118-51
118th Congress

                                 An Act


 
    To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to make 
   improvements to that Act, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Apr. 24, 
                         2024 -  [H.R. 4389]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Migratory Birds 
of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 16 USC 6101 note.>>  SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Migratory Birds of the Americas 
Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Federal Share.--Section 5(e)(1) of the Neotropical Migratory 
Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6104(e)(1)) is amended by striking ``25 
percent'' and inserting ``33.3 percent''.
    (b) Cooperation.--Section 7 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6106) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation 
Enhancements Act of 2023, 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 (b) by the Secretary, which shall include, 
if applicable, a description of the composition of the advisory group 
convened under paragraph (1) of that subsection.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 10(a) of the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6109(a)) is 
amended by striking ``2023'' and inserting ``2028''.
    (d) Technical Corrections.--
            (1) Definitions.--Section 4 of the Neotropical Migratory 
        Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6103) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively.

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            (2) Cooperation.--Section 7(b)(1) of the Neotropical 
        Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6106(b)(1)) is 
        amended in the second sentence by adding a period at the end.

    Approved April 24, 2024.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 4389:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 118-439 (Comm. on Natural Resources).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024):
            Apr. 9, considered and passed House.
            Apr. 17, considered and passed Senate.

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