3.0.0 226 2023-01-11T13:34:35Z 2023-01-11T13:34:35Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:H.R. 226.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3``The Congress shall have the power to regulate commercewith foreign nations, and among several states, and with theIndian Tribes''[Page H53]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2017-02-10T16:48:03Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:27:20Z 2017-02-10 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N Animals Africa Art, artists, authorship Crimes against animals and natural resources Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of the Interior Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Endangered and threatened species 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 Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Animals 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-11T21:49:45Z African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act

This bill reauthorizes the African Elephant Conservation Act (AECA) through FY2022.

Ivory may be imported or exported under the AECA and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 if: (1) the raw ivory or worked ivory is solely for a museum; (2) the raw ivory or worked ivory 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.

The Department of the Interior may 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 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.

The President may embargo any products from a country if it is a significant transit or destination point for illegal ivory trade.

This bill authorizes: (1) commerce in African elephant ivory or in products containing African elephant ivory that have been lawfully imported or crafted in the United States; and (2) the importation of a sport-hunted African elephant trophy if the trophy was taken from certain elephants populations that at the time were not necessarily threatened with extinction, but may have become so unless trade was closely controlled.

]]> African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act Display Title African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act of 1988 to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced African Elephant Conservation and Legal Ivory Possession Act Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr226ih/xml/BILLS-115hr226ih.xml 2017-02-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. 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.