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16 U.S.C. § 6302 — Definitions
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In this chapter:
(1) **CITES** — The term “CITES” means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249), including its appendices.
(2) **Conservation** — The term “conservation”—
(A) means the use of methods and procedures necessary to prevent the diminution of, and to sustain viable populations of, a species; and
(B) includes all activities associated with wildlife management, such as—
(i) conservation, protection, restoration, acquisition, and management of habitat;
(ii) in-situ research and monitoring of populations and habitats;
(iii) assistance in the development, implementation, and improvement of management plans for managed habitat ranges;
(iv) enforcement and implementation of CITES;
(v) enforcement and implementation of domestic laws relating to resource management;
(vi) development and operation of sanctuaries for members of a species rescued from the illegal trade in live animals;
(vii) training of local law enforcement officials in the interdiction and prevention of the illegal killing of great apes;
(viii) programs for the rehabilitation of members of a species in the wild and release of the members into the wild in ways which do not threaten existing wildlife populations by causing displacement or the introduction of disease;
(ix) conflict resolution initiatives;
(x) community outreach and education; and
(xi) strengthening the capacity of local communities to implement conservation programs.
(3) **Fund** — The term “Fund” means the Great Ape Conservation Fund established by [section 6304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6304&num=0&edition=pre
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In this chapter:
(1) **CITES** — The term “CITES” means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington March 3, 1973 (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249), including its appendices.
(2) **Conservation** — The term “conservation”—
(A) means the use of methods and procedures necessary to prevent the diminution of, and to sustain viable populations of, a species; and
(B) includes all activities associated with wildlife management, such as—
(i) conservation, protection, restoration, acquisition, and management of habitat;
(ii) in-situ research and monitoring of populations and habitats;
(iii) assistance in the development, implementation, and improvement of management plans for managed habitat ranges;
(iv) enforcement and implementation of CITES;
(v) enforcement and implementation of domestic laws relating to resource management;
(vi) development and operation of sanctuaries for members of a species rescued from the illegal trade in live animals;
(vii) training of local law enforcement officials in the interdiction and prevention of the illegal killing of great apes;
(viii) programs for the rehabilitation of members of a species in the wild and release of the members into the wild in ways which do not threaten existing wildlife populations by causing displacement or the introduction of disease;
(ix) conflict resolution initiatives;
(x) community outreach and education; and
(xi) strengthening the capacity of local communities to implement conservation programs.
(3) **Fund** — The term “Fund” means the Great Ape Conservation Fund established by [section 6304 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Great ape** — The term “great ape” means a chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orangutan, or gibbon.
(5) **Multinational Species Conservation Fund** — The term “Multinational Species Conservation Fund” means such fund as established in title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, under the heading “multinational species conservation fund” [[16 U.S.C. 4246](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4246&num=0&edition=prelim)].
(6) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 100–478, title II, § 2304, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2322, directed Secretary to determine within 3 months after the 8th Conference of the Parties to CITES whether the importation of illegally harvested ivory into the United States had been substantially stopped, and upon a determination that it had not been substantially stopped, to recommend to Congress necessary legislation or other actions to achieve the purposes of this chapter.
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**(a) Establishment** There is established in the Multinational Species Conservation Fund a separate account to be known as the “Great Ape Conservation Fund”, consisting of—
(1) amounts transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund under subsection (e);
(2) amounts appropriated to the Fund under [section 6305 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6305&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(3) any interest earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under subsection (c).
**(b) Expenditures from Fund**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), upon request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary, without further appropriation, such amounts as the Secretary determines are necessary to provide assistance under [section 6303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section6303&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Administrative expenses** — Of the amounts in the account available for each fiscal year, the Secretary may expend not more than 3 percent, or up to $150,000, whichever is greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this chapter.
**(c) Investment of amounts**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals. Investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States.
(2) **Acquisition of obligations** — For the purpose of investments under paragraph (1), obligations may be acquired—
(A) on original issue at the issue price; or
(B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price.
(3) **Sale of obligati
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 4246
and the territories and possessions of the
United States; and
(13) the term ‘‘worked ivory’’ means any Af-
rican elephant tusk, and any piece thereof,
which is not raw ivory.
(Pub. L. 100–478, title II, § 2305, Oct. 7, 1988, 102
Stat. 2322; Pub. L. 107–111, § 6(a)(4), Jan. 8, 2002,
115 Stat. 2096.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
Division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law
105–277, referred to in par. (4), is Pub. L. 105–277, div. A,
§ 101(e) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–232.
Provisions under the heading ‘‘MULTINATIONAL SPECIES
CONSERVATION FUND’’ in Pub. L. 105–277, § 101(e) [title I]
appear at 112 Stat. 2681–237, and are classified in part to
section 4246 of this title.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973, referred to in
par. (5), is Pub. L. 93–205, Dec. 28, 1973, 87 Stat. 884,
which is classified generally to chapter 35 (§ 1531 et seq.)
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
1531 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
2002—Par. (4). Pub. L. 107–111 substituted ‘‘the ac-
count established by division A, section 101(e), title I of
Public Law 105–277 under the heading ‘MULTINATIONAL
SPECIES
CONSERVATION
FUND’ ’’ for ‘‘the African Ele-
phant Conservation Fund established by section 4212 of
this title’’.
§ 4245. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In general
There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Fund and to the Secretary a total of not to ex-
ceed $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025
through 2029 to carry out this chapter, to re-
main available until expended.
(b) Administrative expenses
Of amounts available each fiscal year to carry
out this chapter, the Secretary may expend not
more than
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§ 6302
Sec.
6302.
Definitions.
6303.
Great ape conservation assistance.
6304.
Great Ape Conservation Fund.
6305.
Authorization of appropriations.
§ 6301. Findings and purposes
(a) Findings
Congress finds that—
(1) great ape populations have declined to
the point that the long-term survival of the
species in the wild is in serious jeopardy;
(2) the chimpanzee, gorilla, bonobo, orang-
utan, and gibbon are listed as endangered spe-
cies under section 1533 of this title and under
Appendix I of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249);
(3) because the challenges facing the con-
servation of great apes are so immense, the re-
sources available to date have not been suffi-
cient to cope with the continued loss of habi-
tat due to human encroachment and logging
and the consequent diminution of great ape
populations;
(4) because great apes are flagship species for
the conservation of the tropical forest habi-
tats in which they are found, conservation of
great apes provides benefits to numerous other
species of wildlife, including many other en-
dangered species;
(5) among the threats to great apes, in addi-
tion to habitat loss, are population fragmenta-
tion, hunting for the bushmeat trade, live cap-
ture, and exposure to emerging or introduced
diseases;
(6) great apes are important components of
the ecosystems they inhabit, and studies of
their wild populations have provided impor-
tant biological insights;
(7) although subsistence hunting of tropical
forest animals has occurred for hundreds of
years at a sustainable level, the tremendous
increase in the commercial trade of tropical
forest species is detrimental to the future of
these species;
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