Sec. 4. Authorization of appropriations
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Section 10 of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3709 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019— $15,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior; $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture; and $5,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce. ; in subsection (b)— by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: In addition to the amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities may provide Federal funds to the Foundation, subject to the condition that the amounts are used for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources in accordance with this Act. Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities may advance amounts described in subparagraph
(A)to the Foundation in a lump sum without regard to when the expenses for which the amounts are used are incurred. The Foundation may assess and collect fees for the management of amounts received under this paragraph. ; in paragraph (2)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting funds ; amounts by striking shall be used and inserting may be used ; and by striking and State and local government agencies and inserting , State and local government agencies, and other entities ; and by adding at the end the following: In entering into contracts, agreements, or other partnerships pursuant to this Act, a Federal department, agency, or instrumentality shall have discretion to waive any competitive process of that department, agency, or instrumentality for entering into contracts, agreements, or partnerships with the Foundation if the purpose of the waiver is— to address an environmental emergency resulting from a natural or other disaster; or as determined by the head of the applicable Federal department, agency, or instrumentality, to reduce administrative expenses and expedite the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources. The Foundation shall include in the annual report submitted under section 7(b) a description of any use of the authority under subparagraph
(A)by a Federal department, agency, or instrumentality in that fiscal year. ; and by adding at the end the following: Any gifts, devises, or bequests of amounts or other property, or any other amounts or other property, transferred to, deposited with, or otherwise in the possession of the Foundation pursuant to this Act, may be made available by the Foundation to Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities and may be accepted and expended (or the disposition of the amounts or property directed), without further appropriation, by those Federal departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, subject to the condition that the amounts or property be used for purposes that further the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, plants, and other natural resources. .
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