H. R. 700
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
An Act
To reauthorize the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
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 ‘‘Asian Elephant Conservation
Reauthorization Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ACT
OF 1997.
Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
(16 U.S.C. 4266) is amended by striking ‘‘1998’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘2002’’ and inserting ‘‘2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
and 2007’’.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Section 7 of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997
(16 U.S.C. 4266) 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.
The Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 is further
amended by redesignating section 7 (16 U.S.C. 4266) as section
8, and by inserting after section 6 the following:
‘‘SEC. 7. 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 Asian 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. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Asian Elephant Conserva-
tion Act of 1997 is amended as follows:
(1) Section 4(3) (16 U.S.C. 4263(3)) is amended by striking
‘‘the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund established under sec-
tion 6(a)’’ 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’ ’’.
(2) Section 6 (16 U.S.C. 4265) is amended by striking
the section heading and all that follows through ‘‘(d) ACCEPT-
ANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 6. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—
(1) The matter under the heading ‘‘MULTINATIONAL SPECIES
CONSERVATION FUND’’ in title I of the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 4246;
112 Stat. 2681–237), is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘section 5304 of’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘section 6 of the Asian Elephant Conservation
Act of 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘section 5 of the Rhinoceros
and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5304), part
I of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4211 et seq.), and section 5 of the Asian Elephant Conserva-
tion Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4264)’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘16 U.S.C. 4224’’ and inserting ‘‘section
2204 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4224)’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘16 U.S.C. 4225’’ and inserting ‘‘section
2205 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4225)’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘16 U.S.C. 4211’’ and inserting ‘‘section
2101 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C.
4211)’’.
(2) Effective on the day after the date of enactment of
the African Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001
(107th Congress)—
(A) section 2104(a) of the African Elephant Conserva-
tion Act is amended by striking ‘‘this Act’’ and inserting
‘‘this title’’; and
(B) section 2306(b) of the African Elephant Conserva-
tion Act (16 U.S.C. 4245(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘this
Act’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘this title’’.
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL FISH
AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.
Section 10(a)(1) of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘2003’’ and inserting ‘‘2005’’; and
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(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.