3.0.0 5886 2023-01-11T13:25:09Z 2023-01-11T13:25:09Z House H HR 2014-12-11 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 5886.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3____________________[Page H9304]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2014-12-11T14:04:45Z 2014-12-11 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-12-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-12-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2014-12-11 True Animals Africa Art, artists, authorship Crimes against animals and natural resources Department of the Interior Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hunting and fishing International law and treaties Law enforcement officers Mammals Materials Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Trade restrictions Animals 00 2014-12-11 Introduced in House 2015-03-24T18:36:01Z African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2014 - Reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2019.

Authorizes ivory to be imported or exported under the AECA and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) if: (1) the raw ivory or worked ivory is solely for a museum; (2) it was lawfully importable into the United States on February 24, 2014, regardless of when it was acquired; or (3) the worked ivory was previously lawfully possessed in the United States.

Authorizes the Department of the Interior to station one U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement officer in the primary U.S. diplomatic or consular post in each African country that has a significant population of African elephants to assist local wildlife rangers in protecting the elephants and facilitating the apprehension of individuals who illegally kill them or assist in killing them.

Requires Interior to certify a finding that a county is a significant transit or destination point for illegal ivory trade and report the certification to the President for the purposes of the Pelly Amendment to the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967. (The Pelly Amendment authorizes the President to embargo wildlife products when the Interior certifies that a country is engaging in trade or certain actions that diminish the effectiveness of an international agreement for the conservation of endangered or threatened species.)

Authorizes under the AECA and ESA: (1) the possession, sale, delivery, receipt, shipment, or transportation of African elephant ivory that has been lawfully imported or crafted in the United States, and (2) the importation of a sport-hunted African elephant trophy if the country in which the elephant was taken has elephants that are listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at the time the trophy is imported.

]]> African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2014 Display Title African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the United States. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5886ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5886ih.xml 2014-12-11 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.