[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5585 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5585

 To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program 
                  Act of 1994, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 18 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program 
                  Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF JUNIOR DUCK STAMP CONSERVATION AND DESIGN 
              PROGRAM ACT OF 1994.

    (a) Definition of State.--Section 5 of the Junior Duck Stamp 
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 719b-1) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``the Virgin'' and inserting ``and the 
        United States Virgin''; and
            (2) by striking ``, and any other territory or possession 
        of the United States''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of the Junior Duck 
Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 719c) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``$350,000 for each of 
        the fiscal years 2006 through 2010'' and inserting ``$550,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``$100,000'' and 
                inserting ``$200,000''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$250,000'' and 
                inserting ``$350,000''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Section 3 of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and 
        Design Program Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 719a) is amended by 
        striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Use of Proceeds.--Amounts received under subsection (b) shall 
be available to the Secretary until expended, without further 
appropriations, solely for--
            ``(1) awards, prizes, and scholarships to individuals who 
        submit designs in competitions under subsection (a), that are--
                    ``(A) selected in the competition as winning 
                designs; or
                    ``(B) otherwise determined in the competition to be 
                superior;
            ``(2) awards and prizes to schools, students, teachers, and 
        other participants to further education activities related to 
        the conservation education goals of the Program;
            ``(3) award ceremonies for winners of national and State 
        Junior Duck Stamp competitions;
            ``(4) travel expenses for winners of national and State 
        Junior Duck Stamp competitions to award ceremonies, if--
                    ``(A) the event is intended to honor students for 
                winning a national competition; or
                    ``(B) the event is intended to honor students for 
                winning a State competition;
            ``(5) expenses for licensing and marketing under subsection 
        (b);
            ``(6) expenses for migratory bird reference materials or 
        supplies awarded to schools that participate in the Program; 
        and
            ``(7) expenses for marketing and educational materials 
        developed to promote the Program.''.
            (2) Section 4 of the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and 
        Design Program Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 719b) is amended by 
        striking ``section 3(c)(1)(A) and (B)'' and inserting 
        ``paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3(c)''.
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