H. R. 643
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, two thousand and one
An Act
To reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘African Elephant Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
ACT.
Section 2306 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 4245) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
and 2007’’.
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Section 2306 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 4245) is further amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)
IN GENERAL.—There is authorized’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of amounts available each
fiscal year to carry out this Act, the Secretary may expend not
more than 3 percent or $80,000, whichever is greater, to pay the
administrative expenses necessary to carry out this Act.’’.
SEC. 4. COOPERATION.
Part I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4211 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 2104. ADVISORY GROUP.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To assist in carrying out this Act, the Sec-
retary 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 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.
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‘‘(3) MINUTES.—Minutes of each meeting of the advisory
group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made avail-
able to the public.
‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not
apply to the advisory group.’’.
SEC. 5. PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY.
Section 2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 4211) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (f), and by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
‘‘(e) PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY.—To the maximum extent prac-
tical, in determining whether to approve project proposals under
this section, the Secretary shall give consideration to projects that
will enhance sustainable conservation programs to ensure effective
long-term conservation of African elephants.’’.
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) CONFORMING
AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The African
Elephant Conservation Act is amended as follows:
(1) Section 2101(a) (16 U.S.C. 4211(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘African Elephant Conservation’’.
(2) Section 2102 (16 U.S.C. 4212) is amended by striking
the section heading and all that follows through ‘‘(d) ACCEPT-
ANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 2102. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.’’.
(3) Section 2304 (16 U.S.C. 4243) is repealed.
(4) Section 2305(4) (16 U.S.C. 4244(4)) is amended by
striking ‘‘the African Elephant Conservation Fund established
by section 2102’’ and inserting ‘‘the account established by
division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105–277 under
the heading ‘MULTINATIONAL
SPECIES
CONSERVATION
FUND’ ’’.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Title I of section 101(e) of division
A of Public Law 105–277 (112 Stat. 2681–237) is amended under
the heading ‘‘MULTINATIONAL
SPECIES
CONSERVATION
FUND’’ by
striking ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act, subchapter I’’
and inserting ‘‘Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994,
part I’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.