(1) our Nation has a long-standing commitment 
to assisting other countries with the conservation of 
wildlife species and limited wildlife conservation re-
sources, including trained wildlife professionals, are 
often unavailable in many foreign countries con-
taining globally important biological resources; 
(2) conservation activities, both overseas and in 
neighboring countries, are required to meet the Fed-
eral Government’s obligations under numerous inter-
national treaties, laws, agreements, and cooperative 
programs; 
(3) since 1983, the Wildlife Without Borders 
Program, an administratively created program with-
in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, has 
provided wildlife conservation assistance throughout 
the world by developing locally adapted wildlife man-
agement and conservation programs, in coordination 
with non-governmental organizations, governments, 
private businesses, and community leaders, in an ef-
fort to maintain global species diversity; 
(4) activities under the Wildlife Without Bor-
ders Program is responsible for implementation of 
over 950 conservation projects around the world that 
address grass-roots threats to numerous endangered 
species, habitats, and ecosystems and that com-
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plement the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice’s existing programs for African elephants, rhinoc-
eros and tigers, Asian elephants, great apes, 
neotropical migratory birds, and marine turtles; 
(5) activities under the Wildlife Without Bor-
ders Program provide education, training, and out-
reach to strengthen capacity for habitat and wildlife 
conservation throughout the world and serve a key 
role in facilitating international dialogue; and 
(6) although the Secretary of the Interior is 
generally authorized to undertake partnering and ca-
pacity building activities, a specific authorization will 
reinforce our Nation’s long-term commitment to the 
Wildlife Without Borders Program. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to provide 
capacity building, outreach, education, and training assist-
ance in endangered species and strategic habitat conserva-
tion to other nations by providing international wildlife 
management and conservation programs through the 
Wildlife Without Borders Program. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CONSERVATION.—The term ‘‘conservation’’ 
includes— 
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(A) the methods and procedures necessary 
to bring a species to the point at which there 
are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure 
that the species does not become extinct; and 
(B) all activities associated with protection 
and management of a species, including— 
(i) maintenance, management, protec-
tion, and restoration of species habitat; 
(ii) research and monitoring; 
(iii) law enforcement; 
(iv) community outreach and edu-
cation; 
(v) conflict resolution initiatives; and 
(vi) strengthening the capacity of local 
communities, government agencies, non- 
governmental organizations, and other in-
stitutions to implement conservation pro-
grams. 
(2) FISH
OR
WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘fish or 
wildlife’’ means any member of the animal kingdom, 
including any mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, rep-
tile, mollusk, crustacean, or arthropod. 
(3) PLANT.—The term ‘‘plant’’ mean any mem-
ber of the plant kingdom, including seeds, roots, and 
other parts thereof. 
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(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(5) SPECIES.—The term ‘‘species’’ includes any 
subspecies of fish or wildlife or plants, and any dis-
tinct population segment of any species of vertebrate 
fish or wildlife. 
SEC. 4. WILDLIFE WITHOUT BORDERS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
Wildlife Without Borders Program within the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service to provide international 
wildlife conservation assistance through the initiation, fa-
cilitation, and promotion of locally adapted wildlife man-
agement and conservation programs in coordination with 
non-governmental organizations, governments, private 
businesses, and community leaders. Such program shall 
include, but shall not be limited to, partnership programs 
for grass roots capacity building, applied scientific con-
servation research, and wildlife management training. 
(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The program author-
ized under this section shall include the following: 
(1) SPECIES
PROGRAM.—A species program, 
which shall comprise administration of the programs 
and funds authorized by— 
(A) the African Elephant Conservation Act 
of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.); 
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(B) the Asian Elephant Conservation Act 
of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.); 
(C) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
(D) the Great Ape Conservation Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301); 
(E) the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 
2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601); and 
(F) any similar, future authority provided 
to the Secretary and implemented by the Fish 
and Wildlife Service. 
(2) REGIONAL PROGRAM.—A regional program, 
which shall— 
(A) address grass-roots conservation prob-
lems through a regional grants program focused 
on building in-country human and institutional 
capacity to achieve comprehensive conservation 
in a manner adapted to the particular needs of 
a partner country; 
(B) facilitate and guide delivery of other 
international United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service programs; and 
(C) coordinate, develop, and implement re-
gional treaties, conventions, and accords, in-
cluding regional coordination mechanisms, on 
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