To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994.
Summary
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 by updating the authorization period from 2006-2010 to 2025-2031. It also cleans up territorial coverage language by inserting Guam into the list and removing the open-ended phrase covering any other territory or possession. The House-passed text adds a no-additional-funds rule: amounts for the Junior Duck Stamp program may come only from amounts already authorized to the Secretary for the Federal Duck Stamp Office.
Who Benefits and How
Students, art teachers, conservation educators, youth wildlife-education programs, wetland-conservation partners, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Federal Duck Stamp Office benefit from continued statutory support for an art-based conservation education program tied to waterfowl and wetlands. Schools and youth participants gain continued contest and curriculum support through 2031 rather than relying on an expired authorization window.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Federal Duck Stamp Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget staff, Interior appropriators, and program administrators must continue operating the program within already authorized Duck Stamp Office amounts. The bill does not create a new funding stream, so any implementation burden is absorbed inside existing Federal Duck Stamp Office authorization and appropriations planning.
Key Provisions
- Amends territorial language in the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994.
- Reauthorizes the Junior Duck Stamp program for fiscal years 2025 through 2031.
- Supports student art, conservation education, wetlands awareness, and waterfowl education through the existing Junior Duck Stamp program.
- Requires program funds to come only from amounts already authorized for the Secretary to carry out Federal Duck Stamp Office duties.
- Protects against a separate new authorization of appropriations for this reauthorization.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program for 2025 through 2031, adjusts territory language, and limits the authorization to funds already authorized for the Federal Duck Stamp Office.
Key Policy Areas
Conservation, Education, Wildlife
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program for 2025 through 2031, adjusts territory language, and limits the authorization to funds already authorized for the Federal Duck Stamp Office.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Students
- Art teachers
- Conservation educators
- Youth wildlife-education programs
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Federal Duck Stamp Office
Identified Costs
- Federal Duck Stamp Office budget staff
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administrators
- Interior appropriators
- Program administrators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Ms. Scholten (for herself and Mr. Yakym) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Art teachers, Junior Duck Stamp Program, Students in conservation education
Federal Duck Stamp Office budget staff, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "junior_duck_stamp"
- → Youth conservation and design program administered through the Federal Duck Stamp Office.
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