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H. Rept. 119-191 1 (2025-07-10)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxahmt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTI-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-191 WETLANDS CONSERVATION AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2025 JULY 10, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WESTERMAN, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 2316] The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2316) to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restora- tion Act to provide that interest on obligations held in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund shall become available for appor- tionment at the beginning of fiscal year 2033, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec- ommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2316 is to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to provide that interest on obligations held in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund shall become avail- able for apportionment at the beginning of fiscal year 2033. BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (Pittman-Robert- son), enacted in 1937, distributes federal aid to all 50 states and 5 U.S. territories to carry out wildlife restoration, conservation, and hunter education and safety programs. Revenue for Pittman-Rob- ertson is generated through an excise tax on all firearms, ammuni- tion, and archery equipment.1 The Service administers Pittman- Robertson and allocates funding through three programs: the Wild- life Restoration Program, the Basic Hunter Education and Safety Program, and the Enhanced Hunter Education and Safety Pro- 'The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. Mark DeSantis, Pervaze Sheikh, Erin Ward. Congressional Research Service. 10/12/2022. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/ IF12229. 59-006