Northern Great Lakes Wolf Recovery Act

(a) Establishment. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the Northern Great Lakes Region Gray Wolf Advisory Committee, in accordance with this section.

(b) Membership. The advisory committee shall be composed of—

(1) the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs;

(2) the Secretary of Agriculture;

(3) the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service;

(4) the Chief of the Forest Service;

(5) representatives of federally recognized Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations;

(6) the heads of applicable State agencies in the Northern Great Lakes Region, to be nominated by the governors of the applicable States in the Northern Great Lakes Region and appointed by the Director; and

(7) other appropriate individuals with expertise on wolf biology, wolf management, and wolf predation, as determined by the Director.

(c) Duties. The advisory committee shall consult with—

(1) the Director with respect to the updating of the Monitoring Plan under section 3(a); and

(2) the Secretary—

(A) with respect to the issuing of the delisting rule under section 3(c); and

(B) during the 5-year post-delisting monitoring period following the issuance of that rule.