Pub. L. 118-51 - Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023

118th Congress

Affects: 16 U.S.C. §§ 6103, 6104, 6106, 6109

SECTION 1. 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) 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) Section 7 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6106) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(b)“(c) 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.”

(b) .

(c) 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)(1) Section 4 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6103) is amended—

(d)(1)(A) by striking paragraph (1); and

(d)(1)(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively.

(d)(2) 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.

Legislative History

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4389:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 170 (2024):

Apr. 9, considered and passed House.

Apr. 17, considered and passed Senate.