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114 STAT. 1774 PUBLIC LAW 106-408—NOV. 1, 2000 " (2) NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Any nongovernmental organization that applies for a grant under this section shall submit with the application to the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies a certification that the organization— "(i) will not use the grant funds to fund, in whole or in part, any activity of the organization that promotes or encourages opposition to the regulated taking offish; and "(ii) will use the grant fiinds in compliance with subsection (d). "(B) PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.— Any nongovernmental organization that is found to use grant funds in violation of subparagraph (A) shall return all funds received under this section and be subject to any other applicable penalties under law. "(d) USE OF GRANTS. —^A grant under this section shall not be used, in whole or in part, for an activity, project, or program that promotes or encourages opposition to the regulated taking offish. "(e) FUNDING FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Of the balance of each annual appropriation made under section 3 remaining afi;er the distribution and use under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 4 for each fiscal year and after deducting amounts used for grants under subsection (a)— "(1) $200,000 shall be made available for each of— "(A) the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; "(B) the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission; "(C) the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission; and "(D) the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission; and "(2) $400,000 shall be made available for the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council established by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. " (f) NONAPPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT. —The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to any activity carried out under this section."; and (2) by moving that section to appear afi;er the section 13 relating to State use of contributions (16 U.S.C. 7771). (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Section 4(e) of the Dingell- Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(e)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting "and after deducting amounts used for grants under section 14," after "respectively,". SEC. 123. FUNDING OF THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTEC- TION AND RESTORATION ACT. Section 4(a) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(a)) is amended in the second sentence by striking "2000" and inserting "2009". SEC. 124. PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY. Section 4(f) of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777c(f)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ", and if" and all that follows through "recreation".