article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') may carry out in accordance with this Act a program to be known as the ``Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Program'') to accomplish the goals of-- (1) providing to school children environmental education opportunities relating to the conservation and management of migratory birds; and (2) increasing the capacity for schools, States, and other educational programs to conduct conservation and education programs. (b) Program Features.--The Program shall consist of-- (1) conducting in all interested States the activities which on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act are conducted under the program known as the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program; (2) other activities authorized under the Program by this or any other Act; and (3) any other activity necessary to carry out the conservation and education goals of the Program. (c) Effort To Conduct Program in All States.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall take appropriate steps to seek to conduct the Program in all of the 50 States. (2) Annual report.--The Secretary shall annually submit a report to the Congress on the status of the Program in each of the 50 States. SEC. 3. JUNIOR DUCK STAMP. (a) Competition.--As part of the Program, the Secretary may annually conduct a competition to-- (1) solicit the submission by students at elementary and secondary schools of designs relating to conservation of migratory birds; and (2) select winning designs from among those submissions for use for licensing and marketing under subsection (b). (b) Licensing and Marketing of Design of Junior Duck Stamps.--As part of the Program, the Secretary may-- (1) license and market winning designs selected in competitions under subsection (a); and (2) license and market stamps bearing those designs, which shall be known as Junior Duck Stamps. (c) Use of Proceeds From Licensing and Marketing of Junior Duck Stamps and Junior Duck Stamp Designs.--Amounts received under subsection (b)-- (1) shall be available to the Secretary until expended, without further appropriations, solely for-- (A) awards and scholarships to individuals who submit designs in competitions under subsection (a), that are-- (i) selected in such a competition as winning designs; or (ii) otherwise determined in such a competition to be superior; (B) awards to schools and other participants to further education activities related to the conservation education goals of the Program; and (C) expenses for licensing and marketing under subsection (b); and (2) may not be used for administrative expenses of the Program. SEC. 4. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, DEVISES, AND BEQUESTS. The Secretary may accept and use any gift, devise, or bequest of personal property, or proceeds thereof, for the purpose of funding the activities described in section 3(c)(1) (A) and (B). SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for administrative expenses of the Program $250,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 2000. SEC. 6. ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER AND REFUGE HEADQUARTERS AT JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AT TINICUM. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding other laws and subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, may transfer to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation the Cusano bequest. (b) Conditions of Transfer.--As a condition of transferring the Cusano bequest under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall require the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to enter into an agreement under which the Foundation is required to-- (1) solicit additional non-Federal contributions to provide a dollar for dollar match of the Cusano bequest; (2) manage the Cusano bequest and those contributions in accordance with all applicable requirements of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.); (3) use all amounts and proceeds from the Cusano bequest and any non-Federal contributions received pursuant to paragraph (1) for the purpose of designing and constructing a facility for an environmental education center and refuge headquarters on lands located within the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum; and (4) donate the facility to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service upon completion of its construction. (c) Cusano Bequest Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Cusano bequest'' means the amounts totaling approximately $2,473,971 which were donated to the Department of the Interior in 1994 by Mr. Antonio Cusano of Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania, and includes all proceeds derived from such amounts in the period since the donation was made. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
summary: Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to carry out the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program. Permits the Secretary, as part of the Program, to conduct an annual competition to: (1) solicit the submission by elementary and secondary school students of designs relating to migratory bird conservation; and (2) select winning designs for use for licensing and marketing. Authorizes the Secretary to license and market winning designs and stamps bearing such designs, to be known as Junior Duck Stamps. Makes licensing and marketing proceeds available solely for awards and scholarships to individuals who submit designs, awards to further education activities related to the conservation education goals of the Program, and expenses for licensing and marketing. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, to accept a certain private bequest for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for purposes of designing and constructing an environmental education center and refuge headquarters within the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge.