Sec. 5. Authorization of International Wildlife Conservation Program

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The Secretary of the Interior shall carry out the International Wildlife Conservation Program within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to— implement global habitat and conservation initiatives under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; address global conservation threats; combat wildlife trafficking, poaching, and the trade in illegal wildlife products; provide financial, scientific, and other technical assistance; facilitate implementation of treaties, conventions, accords, or similar international agreements entered into by the United States to promote fish, wildlife, plant, or habitat conservation; and carry out other international wildlife conservation and habitat activities authorized by Federal law, as considered appropriate by the Secretary.

The Program shall include the following: A regional component that shall— address grassroots conservation problems through capacity building within regions of range States to achieve comprehensive landscape or ecosystem-level fish or wildlife conservation; and develop and implement a plan to— expand existing regional wildlife conservation programs as considered appropriate by the Secretary; and establish new regional conservation programs in other critical landscapes and wildlife habitat globally, including the Asia-Pacific Region.

A species component that shall be comprised of administration of the programs authorized by— the African Elephant Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.); the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 ( 16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.); the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 ( 16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.); the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992 ( 16 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.); the Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund established by the Secretary and administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and any similar authority provided to the Secretary of the Interior concerning wildlife conservation internationally. An anti-trafficking component that shall be comprised of administration of the programs authorized by— the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 ( 16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.); subsections

(a)and

(d)of section 8 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 ( 22 U.S.C. 1978 ); the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 ( 16 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.); other applicable anti-wildlife-trafficking laws; and activities authorized by section 6 of this Act. A convention component that shall be comprised of the Division of Management Authority and the Division of Scientific Authority to implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) under section 8A of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1537a ) and carry out other related duties, as considered appropriate by the Secretary. The Secretary of the Interior may include additional components in the Program as the Secretary considers appropriate. Nothing in this section alters the responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior under section 8 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 ( 16 U.S.C. 742g ) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). In administering the Program, the Secretary of the Interior may accept donations of funds, gifts, and in-kind contributions and use such donations without further appropriation for capacity building, grants, and other on-the-ground uses carried out by the program components authorized by this section.

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