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16 U.S.C. § 4223 — Advisory group
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**(a) In general** To assist in carrying out this chapter, the Secretary may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of African elephants.
**(b) Public participation**
(1) **Meetings** — The Advisory Group 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. shall—
(A) ensure that each meeting of the advisory group is open to the public; and
(B) provide, at each meeting, an opportunity for interested persons to present oral or written statements concerning items on the agenda.
(2) **Notice** — The Secretary shall provide to the public timely notice of each meeting of the advisory group.
(3) **Minutes** — Minutes of each meeting of the advisory group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made available to the public.
**(c) Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5** Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the advisory group.
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**(a) In general** To assist in carrying out this chapter, the Secretary may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of African elephants.
**(b) Public participation**
(1) **Meetings** — The Advisory Group 11 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. shall—
(A) ensure that each meeting of the advisory group is open to the public; and
(B) provide, at each meeting, an opportunity for interested persons to present oral or written statements concerning items on the agenda.
(2) **Notice** — The Secretary shall provide to the public timely notice of each meeting of the advisory group.
(3) **Minutes** — Minutes of each meeting of the advisory group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made available to the public.
**(c) Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5** Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply to the advisory group.
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**(a) Criminal violations** Whoever knowingly violates [section 4223 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4223&num=0&edition=prelim) shall, upon conviction, be fined under title 18 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
**(b) Civil violations** Whoever violates [section 4223 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4223&num=0&edition=prelim) may be assessed a civil penalty by the Secretary of not more than $5,000 for each such violation.
**(c) Procedures for assessment of civil penalty** Proceedings for the assessment of a civil penalty under this section shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures provided for in [section 1540(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1540/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Use of penalties** Subject to appropriations, penalties collected under this section may be used by the Secretary of the Treasury to pay rewards under [section 4225 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section4225&num=0&edition=prelim) and, to the extent not used to pay such rewards, shall be deposited by the Secretary of the Treasury into the Fund.
**(e) Enforcement** The Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this subchapter in the same manner such Secretaries carry out enforcement activities under [section 1540(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1540/e&num=0&edition=prelim). [Section 1540(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1540/c&num=0&ed
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**(a)**
(1) Whoever, knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity, conducts or attempts to conduct such a financial transaction which in fact involves the proceeds of specified unlawful activity—
(A)
(i) with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity; or
(ii) with intent to engage in conduct constituting a violation of section 7201 or 7206 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or
(B) knowing that the transaction is designed in whole or in part—
(i) to conceal or disguise the nature, the location, the source, the ownership, or the control of the proceeds of specified unlawful activity; or
(ii) to avoid a transaction reporting requirement under State or Federal law,
shall be sentenced to a fine of not more than $500,000 or twice the value of the property involved in the transaction, whichever is greater, or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both. For purposes of this paragraph, a financial transaction shall be considered to be one involving the proceeds of specified unlawful activity if it is part of a set of parallel or dependent transactions, any one of which involves the proceeds of specified unlawful activity, and all of which are part of a single plan or arrangement.
(2) Whoever transports, transmits, or transfers, or attempts to transport, transmit, or transfer a monetary instrument or funds from a place in the United States to or through a place outside the United States or to a place in the United States from or through a place outside the United States—
(A) with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity; or
(B) knowing that the monetary instrument or funds involved in the transportation,
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 4224
(b) Intermediary countries
The Secretary shall establish a moratorium on
the importation of raw and worked ivory from
an intermediary country immediately upon
making a determination that the country—
(1) is not a party to CITES;
(2) does not adhere to the CITES Ivory Con-
trol System;
(3) imports raw ivory from a country that is
not an ivory producing country;
(4) imports raw or worked ivory from a coun-
try that is not a party to CITES;
(5) imports raw or worked ivory that origi-
nates in an ivory producing country in viola-
tion of the laws of that ivory producing coun-
try;
(6) substantially increases its imports of raw
or worked ivory from a country that is subject
to a moratorium under this chapter during the
first three months of that moratorium; or
(7) imports raw or worked ivory from a coun-
try that is subject to a moratorium under this
chapter after the first three months of that
moratorium, unless the ivory is imported by
vessel during the first six months of that mor-
atorium and is accompanied by shipping docu-
ments which show that it was exported before
the establishment of the moratorium.
(c) Suspension of moratorium
The Secretary shall suspend a moratorium es-
tablished under this section if, after notice and
public comment, the Secretary determines that
the reasons for establishing the moratorium no
longer exist.
(d) Petition
(1) In general
Any person may at any time submit a peti-
tion in writing requesting that the Secretary
establish or suspend a moratorium under this
section. Such a petition shall include such
substantial information as may be necessary
to demonstrate the need for the action re-
quested by the petition.
(2) Consideration and ruling
The Secretary shall publish a
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