text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Wildlife Without Borders 
  Authorization Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
  
      (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
              (1) our Nation has a long-standing commitment to assisting 
          other countries with the conservation of wildlife species and 
          limited wildlife conservation resources, including trained 
          wildlife professionals, are often unavailable in many foreign 
          countries containing globally important biological resources;
              (2) conservation activities, both overseas and in 
          neighboring countries, are required to meet the Federal 
          Government's obligations under numerous international treaties, 
          laws, agreements, and cooperative programs;
              (3) since 1989, the Wildlife Without Borders Program, an 
          administratively-created program within the United States Fish 
          and Wildlife Service, has provided wildlife conservation 
          assistance throughout the world by developing locally-adapted 
          wildlife management and conservation programs, in coordination 
          with non-governmental organizations, governments, private 
          businesses, and community leaders, in an effort to maintain 
          global species diversity;
              (4) activities under the Wildlife Without Borders Program 
          is responsible for implementation of over 800 conservation 
          projects around the world that address grass-roots threats to 
          numerous endangered species, habitats, and ecosystems and that 
          complement the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's 
          existing programs for African elephants, rhinoceros and tigers, 
          Asian elephants, great apes, migratory birds, and marine 
          turtles;
              (5) activities under the Wildlife Without Borders Program 
          provide education, training, and outreach to strengthen 
          capacity for habitat and wildlife conservation throughout the 
          world and serve a key role in facilitating international 
          dialogue; and
              (6) although the Secretary of the Interior is generally 
          authorized to undertake partnering and capacity building 
          activities, a specific authorization will reinforce our 
          Nation's long-term commitment to the Wildlife Without Borders 
          Program.
      (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide capacity 
  building, outreach, education, and training assistance in endangered 
  species and strategic habitat conservation to other nations by 
  providing international wildlife management and conservation programs 
  through the Wildlife Without Borders Program.
  
  SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Conservation.--The term ``conservation'' includes--
                      (A) the methods and procedures necessary to bring a 
                  species to the point at which there are sufficient 
                  populations in the wild to ensure that the species does 
                  not become extinct; and
                      (B) all activities associated with protection and 
                  management of a species, including--
                              (i) maintenance, management, protection, 
                          and restoration of species habitat;
                              (ii) research and monitoring;
                              (iii) law enforcement;
                              (iv) community outreach and education;
                              (v) conflict resolution initiatives; and
                              (vi) strengthening the capacity of local 
                          communities, government agencies, non-
                          governmental organizations, and other 
                          institutions to implement conservation 
                          programs.
              (2) Fish or wildlife.--The term ``fish or wildlife'' means 
          any member of the animal kingdom, including any mammal, fish, 
          bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, crustacean, or arthropod.
              (3) Plant.--The term ``plant'' mean any member of the plant 
          kingdom, including seeds, roots, and other parts thereof.
              (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
              (5) Species.--The term ``species'' includes any subspecies 
          of fish or wildlife or plants, and any distinct population 
          segment of any species of vertebrate fish or wildlife.
  
  SEC. 4. WILDLIFE WITHOUT BORDERS PROGRAM.
  
      (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out the Wildlife Without 
  Borders Program within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
  provide international wildlife conservation assistance through the 
  initiation, facilitation, and promotion of locally adapted wildlife 
  management and conservation programs in coordination with non-
  governmental organizations, governments, private businesses, and 
  community leaders. Such program shall include, but shall not be limited 
  to, partnership programs for grass roots capacity building, applied 
  scientific conservation research, and wildlife management training.
      (b) Program Components.--The program authorized under this section 
  shall include the following:
              (1) Species program.--A species program, which shall 
          comprise administration of the programs and funds authorized 
          by--
                      (A) the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 
                  (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.);
                      (B) the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 
                  U.S.C. 4261 et seq.);
                      (C) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 
                  1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
                      (D) the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 
                  U.S.C. 6301);
                      (E) the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 
                  U.S.C. 6601); and
                      (F) any similar, future authority provided to the 
                  Secretary and implemented by the Fish and Wildlife 
                  Service.
              (2) Regional program.--A regional program, which shall--
                      (A) address grass-roots conservation problems 
                  through a regional grants program focused on building 
                  in-country human and institutional capacity to achieve 
                  comprehensive conservation in a manner adapted to the 
                  particular needs of a partner country;
                      (B) facilitate and guide delivery of other 
                  international United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
                  programs; and
                      (C) coordinate, develop, and implement regional 
                  treaties, conventions, and accords, including regional 
                  coordination mechanisms, on behalf of the United States 
                  Fish and Wildlife Service.
              (3) Global program.--A global program, which shall, through 
          programs under the jurisdiction of the secretary and that are 
          implemented through the United States Fish and Wildlife 
          Service--
                      (A) implement global habitat and conservation 
                  initiatives; and
                      (B) address the international aspects of global 
                  conservation threats, such as invasive species and 
                  wildlife disease.
      (c) Coordination.--The Secretary shall operate the program 
  components authorized under this section in a coordinated fashion to 
  ensure efficient and cost-effective implementation.
      (d) Additional Components.--The Secretary may include such 
  additional components in the program authorized under this section as 
  the Secretary considers appropriate.
  
  SEC. 5. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.
  
      In administering the Wildlife Without Borders Program, the 
  Secretary may accept donations of funds and to use such funds for 
  capacity building, grants, and other on-the-ground uses carried out by 
  the program components authorized under paragraphs (2) and (3) of 
  section 4.
  
  SEC. 6. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.
  
      The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
  to any advisory committees established under this Act.
  
  SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      To carry out this Act there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013.
target: Wildlife Without Borders Authorization Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a Wildlife Without Borders Program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide international wildlife conservation assistance through the initiation, facilitation, and promotion of locally adapted wildlife management and conservation programs in coordination with non-governmental organizations, governments, private businesses, and community leaders.
  
  Specifies the species, regional, and global program components that shall be included in the Wildlife Without Borders Program. Permits the Secretary, in the administration of the Wildlife Without Borders Program, to accept donated funds and to use them for capacity building, grants, and other on-the-ground uses carried out under the regional and global program components authorized by this Act.
feat_title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide international wildlife management and conservation programs through the Wildlife Without Borders Program in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and for other purposes.