Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The term Co-Chairs of the Task Force means the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Attorney General, as established pursuant to Executive Order 13648. The term community conservation means an approach to conservation that recognizes the rights of local people to manage, or benefit directly and indirectly from wildlife and other natural resources in a long-term biologically viable manner and includes— devolving management and governance to local communities to create positive conditions for resource use that takes into account current and future ecological requirements; and building the capacity of communities for conservation and natural resource management.
The term country of concern refers to a foreign country specially designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection
(b)of section 201 as a major source of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, a major transit point of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, or a major consumer of wildlife trafficking products, in which the government has actively engaged in or knowingly profited from the trafficking of endangered or threatened species. The term focus country refers to a foreign country determined by the Secretary of State to be a major source of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, a major transit point of wildlife trafficking products or their derivatives, or a major consumer of wildlife trafficking products. The terms defense article , defense service , significant military equipment , and training have the meanings given such terms in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2794 ). The term Implementation Plan means the Implementation Plan for the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking released on February 11, 2015, a modification of that plan, or a successor plan. The term National Strategy means the National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking published on February 11, 2014, a modification of that strategy, or a successor strategy. The term national wildlife services refers to the ministries and government bodies designated to manage matters pertaining to wildlife management, including poaching or trafficking, in a focus country. The term security force means a military, law enforcement, gendarmerie, park ranger, or any other security force with a responsibility for protecting wildlife and natural habitats. The term Task Force means the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking, as established by Executive Order 13648 (78 Fed. Reg. 40621) and modified by section 201. The term wildlife trafficking refers to the poaching or other illegal taking of protected or managed species and the illegal trade in wildlife and their related parts and products.
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