[House Report 117-417]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
117th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 117-417
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ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS-CENTERED INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION ACT OF 2022
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July 18, 2022.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Grijalva, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 7025]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 7025) to prohibit the Director of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service from funding entities that
commit, fund, or support gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights, and for other purposes, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an
amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Human Rights-Centered
International Conservation Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
of Representatives;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(C) the Committee of Appropriations of the House of
Representatives;
(D) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate;
(E) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
and
(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
(2) Covered recipient.--The term ``covered recipient'' means
any entity that receives financial assistance from the Director
for the purpose of international activities or a subgrantee of
such entity with respect to a grant issued by the Director.
(3) Credible information.--The term ``credible information''
means information that, considering the source of such
information and the surrounding circumstances, supports a
reasonable belief that an event has occurred or will occur.
(4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(5) Gross violation of internationally recognized human
rights.--The term ``gross violation of internationally
recognized human rights'' has the meaning given that term in
section 502B(d)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2304(d)(1)).
(6) Inspector general.--The term ``Inspector General'' means
the Inspector General for the Department of the Interior.
(7) Secretary.--The term ``the Secretary'' means the
Secretary of State.
(8) Service.--The term ``Service'' means the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service.
(9) Unit of a foreign security force.--The term ``unit of a
foreign security force'' means a unit of--
(A) a foreign military;
(B) a foreign police force;
(C) a foreign paramilitary group;
(D) any person providing security services to a
foreign government; and
(E) such other organizations as the Secretary of
State determines appropriate.
SEC. 3. INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION GRANT RESTRICTIONS.
(a) In General.--The Director shall ensure that no international
financial assistance provided by the Director shall be furnished to any
covered recipient or subgrantee for funding or supporting any unit of a
foreign security force if the Director or the Secretary of State has
credible information that such unit has committed a gross violation of
internationally recognized human rights.
(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply if
the Director, in consultation with the Secretary, determines and
reports to the appropriate Congressional committees that the applicable
national government, and covered recipient or subgrantee as
appropriate, is taking effective steps to bring the responsible members
of the unit of a foreign security force to justice and to prevent gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights by the unit in
the future.
(c) Risk Analysis.--In performing a risk assessment analysis for a
grant to a covered recipient, the Director, in consultation with the
Secretary, shall include the occurrence of human rights violations by
individuals employed, funded, or supported by the covered recipient or
subgrantee as a factor in such analysis.
(d) Procedures To Identify Human Rights Violators.--The Director, in
consultation with the Secretary, shall establish, and periodically
update, procedures to--
(1) avoid duplication of effort with respect to vetting a
unit of a foreign security force under this Act and vetting
carried out under section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2378d);
(2) carry out the requirements of section 4;
(3) ensure that for each country the Director and the
Secretary have a current list of all units of foreign security
forces receiving training, equipment, or other types of
assistance through covered recipients or subgrantees;
(4) ensure that when an individual is designated to receive
United States training, equipment, or other types of assistance
the individual's unit is vetted as well as the individual;
(5) seek to identify the unit involved with respect to any
credible information of a gross violation of internationally
recognized human rights in any nation in which a covered
recipient or subgrantee provides funding, training, equipment,
or other assistance to a unit of a foreign security force; and
(6) make publicly available the identity of those units for
which no assistance shall be furnished pursuant to subsection
(a) unless such publication would create a risk to national
security or the health and safety of a victim of a gross
violation of internationally recognized human rights.
SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION GRANT REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Requirements To Receive a Grant.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall incorporate into the
terms of an agreement for financial assistance to a covered
recipient and require a duly designated representative of the
covered recipient to certify before receiving the award that--
(A) the covered recipient will not commit, fund, or
support gross violations of internationally recognized
human rights in carrying out the activities under the
award;
(B) the covered recipient has provided a list to the
contracting officer of each subgrantee to which the
covered recipient intends to provide funding using such
financial assistance and has provided a certification
from each subgrantee that such subgrantee will not
commit, fund, or support gross violations of
internationally recognized human rights in carrying out
the activities under the award;
(C) the covered recipient has provided the Director
with the covered recipient's and each subgrantee's
written policy on maintaining standards for conduct
consistent with recognized international human rights
standards, including the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, and the United Nations Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights;
(D) the covered recipient has implemented and is
enforcing a social safeguards plan described in
subsection (b);
(E) the covered recipient has implemented procedures
to detect, investigate, discipline or terminate a
subgrantee, employee, or agent of the covered recipient
that fails to comply with applicable policies to
protect human rights in connection with the award; and
(F) the covered recipient will comply with the
requirements established in this section.
(2) Subsequent subgrantee.--If, after receiving an award of
funds from the Director, a covered recipient selects a new
subgrantee, the covered recipient shall provide the Director
with--
(A) an updated version of the list described in
paragraph (1)(B);
(B) a certification from such subgrantee that such
subgrantee will not commit, fund, or support gross
violations of internationally recognized human rights
in carrying out the activities under the award;
(C) the subgrantee's written policy described in
subparagraph (1)(C); and
(D) justification for any changes in selection of
subgrantees.
(b) Social Safeguards Plan.--A social safeguards plan described in
this subsection is a plan consistent with the principles of the
documents listed in subsection (a)(1)(C) to implement appropriate human
rights standards and prevent gross violations of internationally
recognized human rights in connections with activities funded under the
award that includes, as determined appropriate by the Director, taking
into consideration the location, size, complexity, and scope of the
award--
(1) a process for meaningful consultation and engagement with
Indigenous Peoples and local communities to safeguard their
rights, including obtaining their free, prior, and informed
consent for any new land-use restriction and, if applicable,
procedures for the fair resolution of existing land and
resource claims, in the area in which the project will be
conducted;
(2) requirements for internal review of research involving
human subjects;
(3) measures to improve governance, increase the agency and
protect the rights and needs of Indigenous Peoples and local
communities, and address the potential adverse impacts of a
project on the well-being and security of Indigenous Peoples
and local communities;
(4) a grievance redress mechanism to redress gross violations
of internationally recognized human rights;
(5) human rights training and effective monitoring by the
recipient for law enforcement personnel and units of a foreign
security force; and
(6) publication of documents, such as park management plans
and ranger codes of conduct, that are relevant to potential
impacts of the project on Indigenous Peoples and local
communities.
(c) Requirement To Remedy Violations.--The Director may require a
covered recipient to take such measures to address an alleged violation
of the terms of an agreement required by subsection (a) as the Director
determines appropriate.
(d) Reporting Requirement.--
(1) Initial notification.--A covered recipient shall refer
all credible information of a gross violation of
internationally recognized human rights in connection with a
Service award by such covered recipient or a subgrantee of such
covered recipient to the contracting officer and to the
diplomatic or consular post of the United States for the
country at issue as soon as reasonably practicable, but not
later than 30 days after the date on which the covered
recipient knew or should have known such information.
(2) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the first date on
which a covered recipient provides notification under paragraph
(1), the covered recipient shall submit to the contracting
officer a report describing specific steps taken to address an
alleged violation and enforce the requirements of the covered
recipient's plan pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(D) and all
relevant information relating to the allegation.
(3) Extension.--The Director may grant a covered recipient an
extension of not more than 30 days on the time period to file a
report under paragraph (2) if the Director determines that such
extension will improve the Director's ability to carry out the
purposes of this section.
(4) Responsibilities of covered recipient.--The covered
recipient shall fully cooperate with any Federal agencies
responsible for audits, investigations, or corrective actions
relating to gross violations of human rights under this Act.
(5) Responsibilities of the contracting officer.--The
contracting officer shall, with respect to each allegation
reported under paragraph (1), not later than 30 days after
receipt of the report required by paragraph (2), complete an
investigation into such allegation and submit the results of
such investigation, information received under paragraph (1),
and each report received under paragraph (2) relating to such
allegation to the Director.
(e) Notification.--If the Director receives credible information of a
gross violation of internationally recognized human rights by a covered
recipient or a subgrantee of a covered recipient in connection with an
award provided by the Service, then the Director shall, in consultation
with the diplomatic or consular post of the United States for the
applicable country--
(1) immediately notify the relevant covered recipient and
require that the covered recipient submit a report under
subsection (d)(2) not later than 60 days after such
notification;
(2) immediately notify the government of the applicable
country; and
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, assist such government
in taking effective measures to bring the responsible members
of the unit of a foreign security force to justice.
(f) Review of Allegations.--
(1) Referral.--Unless the covered recipient submits
information showing, to the satisfaction of the Director, that
the alleged violation has been resolved, abated, or did not
occur, the Director shall, not later than 30 days after
receiving information relating to an allegation under
subsection (d)(5), refer such alleged violation to the
Inspector General, including the report provided by the covered
recipient under subsection (d)(2), and notify the covered
recipient of such referral.
(2) Investigation.--
(A) Preliminary determination.--The Inspector General
shall, not later than 30 days after a referral of an
alleged violation under paragraph (1), determine
whether the referral requires an investigation.
(B) Determination that no investigation is
required.--If the Inspector General determines under
subparagraph (A) that the referral does not require
further investigation, the Inspector General shall
document the rationale for such determination and shall
notify the relevant Committees of Congress.
(C) Determination that an investigation is
required.--If the Inspector General determines that an
investigation is required under subparagraph (A), the
Inspector General shall complete such investigation not
later than 180 days after a referral under paragraph
(1) and prepare a report on such investigation, which
shall include the Inspector General's conclusions
regarding whether or not any allegations that the
covered recipient or any subgrantee of the covered
recipient has committed a gross violation of
internationally recognized human rights in connection
with the award, are substantiated, and regarding the
effectiveness of the actions of the recipient and any
subgrantee in preventing and responding to such
violations. The report shall include recommendations
based on the findings of such investigation.
(g) Additional Procedures.--The following requirements apply to any
administrative action to enforce the requirements of this section with
respect to a covered recipient:
(1) Written response.--A covered recipient subject to
administrative action under this subsection may submit, not
later than 30 days after the date of such administrative
action, a written response to contest such action.
(2) Meeting.--The Director, or a representative, shall meet
with a covered recipient that has filed a response under
subparagraph (1) and requests such a meeting not later than 45
days after the date of such administrative action to allow such
covered recipient an opportunity to present information,
including witness testimony, for inclusion in the
administrative record.
(3) Timeline for determination.--The Director shall, not
later than 45 days after conclusion of any procedures required
by paragraphs (1) and (2), make a determination in writing as
to whether to continue, modify, or terminate an administrative
action under this subsection.
(4) Reconsideration.--A covered recipient that was the
subject of an administrative action under this subsection may
request a reconsideration of such administration action based
upon--
(A) newly discovered evidence;
(B) a change in ownership or management; or
(C) such other factors as the Director determines
appropriate.
(h) Financial and Programmatic Audit of Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Director shall perform and require
compliance with periodic financial and programmatic audits of
covered recipients receiving financial assistance from the
Director. The Director shall prioritize audits of programs--
(A) with new land-use restrictions;
(B) in fragile or conflict-affected states; or
(C) in regions that otherwise have an elevated risk
of gross violations of internationally recognized human
rights.
(2) Specific award condition audits.--The Director shall
carry out regular audits of any covered recipient that is
subject to specific award conditions under subsection (i).
(i) Remedies for Noncompliance.--Each agreement for financial
assistance made by the Director with a covered recipient is subject to
the provisions of subpart D of part 200 of chapter II of subtitle A of
title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Director may consider,
in determining an appropriate remedy of a violation of a grant
requirement under such provision, whether the covered recipient was in
compliance with subsection (a)(1)(D) at the time of such violation.
(j) Annual Report.--The Director, in consultation with the Secretary
of State, shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act and annually thereafter, submit to the appropriate committees
of Congress a report summarizing, with respect to the previous calendar
year--
(1) each report received under subsection (d)(2);
(2) each investigation concluded by the Inspector General
under subsection (f)(2), including the purpose and duration of
such investigation;
(3) each administrative action taken with respect to a
covered recipient to enforce this Act;
(4) information about the action taken by each covered
recipient to abate a gross violation of internationally
recognized human rights;
(5) information about remedial actions taken by the Director
pursuant to subsection (i);
(6) explanations for each extension of time given under
subsection (d)(3); and
(7) a summary of allegations and information that the
Director did not refer to the Inspector General and the
explanation for why such information was not referred.
(k) Safeguard for Sensitive Information.--In carrying out this
section, the Director may take such measures and withhold such
information as the Director determines necessary to protect the safety
of individuals--
(1) who are victims, or at risk of being victims, of a gross
violation of internationally recognized human rights; and
(2) who provide information regarding a potential gross
violation of internationally recognized human rights.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 7025 is to prohibit the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service from funding entities that commit,
fund, or support gross violations of internationally recognized
human rights.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Following up on several 2019 investigative reports from
BuzzFeed News about abuses by park rangers at World Wildlife
Fund (WWF)--supported parks, the Committee on Natural Resources
opened a bipartisan investigation. The Committee examined the
allegations on how U.S. funds--especially U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS) grants--may be involved and what
safeguards are in place to prevent human rights abuses and
protect the rights of indigenous and local communities in and
near protected areas.
The Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee held an
oversight hearing on October 26, 2021, that examined WWF's
shortcomings and steps taken in the wake of the revelations.
The hearing provided a roadmap for congressional action to
improve oversight, accountability, and transparency regarding
human rights and the treatment of Indigenous Peoples and local
communities in and around international conservation
projects.\1\ It focused on reports and allegations that guards
and park rangers at major national parks worldwide committed
gross human rights violations against local and Indigenous
People living in and around the parks. The Natural Resources
Committee obtained or viewed several internal WWF reports
detailing horrific murder, rape, and torture allegations.
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\1\ Protecting Human Rights in International Conservation:
Oversight Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Water, Oceans & Wildlife of
the H. Comm. on Nat. Res., 117th Cong. (Oct. 26, 2021) (not printed),
https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=114183;
see also Oversight: Protecting Human Rights in International
Conservation, H. Comm. on Nat. Res., https://
naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/protecting-human-rights-in-
international-conservation.
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The Committee identified several deficiencies both in WWF's
practices and FWS's grant oversight and vetting of grant
recipients, including:
Lack of human rights safeguards in vetting,
grant agreements, and project oversight;
Lack of accountability and reporting among
the various funders and partners (for example, between
local park managers, WWF-International, WWF-US, and
FWS);
Failure by WWF to implement a complaint
reporting mechanism and to successfully leverage its
influence to bring perpetrators to justice; and
Incomplete or non-existent implementation of
Free, Prior, and Informed Consent of Indigenous and
local communities around protected areas.
H.R. 7025 elevates the role of human rights in
international grants. It ensures that U.S. government funds do
not go to recipients that have committed gross violations of
human rights and that recipients carry out projects under the
highest human rights standards. This legislation directs FWS,
working with its partners at the State Department, to:
Enhance vetting of projects and recipients
in partnership with existing State Department
procedures to protect human rights;
Elevate standards for the treatment of
Indigenous Peoples and local communities;
Transparently investigate, report on, and
respond to human rights abuses, suspending or
terminating grants if necessary; and
Frequently audit high-risk projects and
include human rights standards in the audits.
The Committee believes that these actions should build on
and not duplicate ongoing efforts through the U.S. Department
of State to vet recipients and work with the governments of the
countries at issue to enforce human rights policies and hold
bad actors accountable.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 7025 was introduced on March 9, 2022, by Chair Raul M.
Grijalva (D-AZ). The bill was referred solely to the Committee
on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. On March 29, 2022,
the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On June 15, 2022,
the Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The
Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent. Chair
Grijalva offered an amendment designated Grijalva #1. The
amendment was agreed to by unanimous consent. The bill, as
amended, was adopted and ordered favorably reported to the
House of Representatives by unanimous consent.
HEARINGS
For the purposes of clause 3(c)(6) of House rule XIII, the
following hearings were used to develop or consider this
measure: oversight hearing by the Subcommittee on Water,
Oceans, and Wildlife held on October 26, 2021, and legislative
hearing by the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife held
on March 29, 2022.
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS
Section 1. Short title. ``Advancing Human Rights-Centered International
Conservation Act of 2022''
Sec. 2. Definitions
Sec. 3. International conservation grant restrictions
This section prohibits FWS from providing financial
assistance to foreign security units if credible information
shows that the unit has committed a gross violation of
internationally recognized human rights. FWS may exempt the
prohibition if the FWS Director and the Secretary of State
certify that the recipient and applicable government take
practical steps to bring perpetrators to justice and prevent
human rights violations.
This section requires that risk analyses for grants include
an assessment of human rights abuses and requires FWS and the
State Department to carry out measures to track and vet
security forces receiving assistance and investigate credible
information on human rights violations.
Sec. 4. International conservation grant requirements
This section establishes human rights requirements for
recipients of international FWS grants, including providing to
FWS:
A certification that gross violations of
human rights will not be funded or carried out under
the award;
A list of sub-recipients;
Recipient and sub-recipients policies on
upholding human rights and social safeguard plans;
Procedures to address potential human rights
violations.
The social safeguards plan must:
Be consistent with internationally
recognized human rights standards;
Include a process for meaningful
consultation and engagement with Indigenous Peoples and
local communities, including free, prior, and informed
consent;
Protect the needs and rights of Indigenous
Peoples and local communities;
Provide a grievance redress mechanism;
Provide effective human rights training and
monitoring;
Publish relevant documentation about the
impacts of projects on Indigenous Peoples and local
communities.
This section also outlines the steps for addressing human
rights violations: The covered recipient must notify FWS of any
credible information regarding a gross violation of human
rights and fully cooperate with an investigation and corrective
action. Within 60 days, the covered recipient must provide
specific steps taken to address the alleged violation. FWS can
extend that timeline by 30 days. The contracting officer shall
complete an investigation and submit the results to the FWS
Director, who will refer information to the DOI Inspector
General and notify the Department of State in the case of
credible information. The Inspector General must determine
whether an investigation is required and, if so, investigate
and provide recommendations for action to the Director.
This section also directs FWS to carry out financial and
programmatic audits, prioritizing high-risk programs such as
projects with new land-use restrictions (such as expanding
boundaries of a national park) and projects in conflict zones
and areas of elevated risk of human rights abuses. The Director
may use remedies for non-compliance, including withholding
payments, denying funds for certain activities, wholly or
partly suspending or terminating the award, initiating
suspension or debarment proceedings, withholding subsequent
awards, or taking other legally available remedies.
Finally, this section requires FWS to submit an annual
report to Congress summarizing reports and investigations
carried out under the Act, including administrative and
remedial actions taken, exemptions granted, and a summary of
information not referred to the inspector general.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII AND CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
1. Cost of Legislation and the Congressional Budget Act.
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII
of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 308(a)
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and with respect to
requirements of clause (3)(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives and section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has requested
but not received a cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of Congressional Budget Office. The Committee adopts
as its own cost estimate the forthcoming cost estimate of the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office, should such cost
estimate be made available before House passage of the bill.
The Committee has requested but not received from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office a statement as to
whether this bill contains any new budget authority, spending
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in
revenues or tax expenditures.
However, the Congressional Budget Office has prepared an
analysis of the bill as it to be considered by the full House
of Representatives the week of July 18, 2022, as follows:
Legislation Considered Under Suspension of the Rules
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives
announces bills that will be considered under suspension of the
rules in that chamber. Under suspension, floor debate is
limited, all floor amendments are prohibited, points of order
against the bill are waived, and final passage requires a two-
thirds majority vote.
At the request of the Majority Leader and the House
Committee on the Budget, CBO estimates the effects of those
bills on direct spending and revenues. CBO has limited time to
review the legislation before consideration. Although it is
possible in most cases to determine whether the legislation
would affect direct spending or revenues, time may be
insufficient to estimate the magnitude of those effects. If CBO
has prepared estimates for similar or identical legislation, a
more detailed assessment of budgetary effects, including
effects on spending subject to appropriation, may be included.
EFFECTS ON DIRECT SPENDING AND REVENUES OF LEGISLATION CONSIDERED UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Week of July 18, 2022
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Additional
Information on Link to Suspension Bill
Bill Title Effect on Direct Effect on Direct Spending Published Text at
Number Spending Revenues and Revenue Estimates docs.house.gov
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H.R. Southern None............ None............ ............... https:// https://
1286 Campaign of the www.cbo.gov/ docs.house.gov/
Revolution publication/ bills thisweek/
National 57803. 20220718/
Heritage BILLS-
Corridor Act of 117hr1286-
2021, as SUS.pdf
amended.
H.R. Southern None............ None............ ............... https:// https://
2024 Maryland www.cbo.gov/ docs.house.gov/
National publication/ bills thisweek/
Heritage Area 57803. 20220718/
Act, as amended. BILLS-
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SUS.pdf
H.R. Alabama Black None............ None............ ............... https:// https://
3222 Belt National www.cbo.gov/ docs.house.gov/
Heritage Area publication/ bills thisweek/
Act, as amended. 57803. 20220718/
BILLS-
117hr3222-
SUS.pdf
H.R. Kissimmee River None............ None............ ............... https:// https://
4404 Wild and Scenic www.cbo.gov/ docs.house.gov/
River Act, as publication/ bills thisweek/
amended. 57892. 20220718/
BILLS-
117hr4404-
SUS.pdf
H.R. Biking on Long- None............ None............ ............... ............... https://
6337 Distance Trails docs.house.gov/
Act, as amended. bills thisweek/
20220718/
BILLS-
117hr6337-
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H.R. Gateway None............ None............ ............... ............... https://
7002 Solidarity Act, docs.house.gov/
as amended. bills thisweek/
20220718/
BILLS-
117hr7002-
SUS.pdf
H.R. Advancing Human None............ None............ ............... ............... https://
7025 Rights-Centered docs.house.gov/
International bills thisweek/
Conservation 20220718/
Act of 2022, as BILLS-
amended. 117hr7025-
SUS.pdf
H.R. National Park None............ None............ ............... ............... https://
7693 Foundation docs.house.gov/
Reauthorization bills thisweek/
Act of 2022. 20220718/
BILLS-
117hr7693-
SUS.pdf
S. 144 Desert Sage None............ None............ ............... https:// https://
Youth Wellness www.cbo.gov/ docs.house.gov/
Center Access publication/ bills thisweek/
Improvement Act. 57792. 20220718/
BILLS-117s144-
SUS.pdf
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Source: Congressional Budget Office.
2. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goals and
objectives of this bill are to prohibit the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service from funding entities that commit, fund,
or support gross violations of internationally recognized human
rights.
EARMARK STATEMENT
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
UNFUNDED MANDATES REFORM ACT STATEMENT
An estimate of federal mandates prepared by the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 423 of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act was not made available to the
Committee in time for the filing of this report. The Chair of
the Committee shall cause such estimate to be printed in the
Congressional Record upon its receipt by the Committee.
EXISTING PROGRAMS
This bill does not establish or reauthorize a program of
the federal government known to be duplicative of another
program.
APPLICABILITY TO LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public
services or accommodations within the meaning of section
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL, OR TRIBAL LAW
Any preemptive effect of this bill over state, local, or
tribal law is intended to be consistent with the bill's
purposes and text and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the
U.S. Constitution.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes to existing
law.
SUPPLEMENTAL, MINORITY, ADDITIONAL, OR DISSENTING VIEWS
None.
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