§ 7601. Definitions

In this chapter:

• (1) The term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
  • (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and
  • (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
• (2) 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.
• (3) 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—
  • (A) devolving management and governance to local communities to create positive conditions for resource use that takes into account current and future ecological requirements; and
  • (B) building the capacity of communities for conservation and natural resource management.
• (4) The term “country of concern” refers to a foreign country specially designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (b) of section 7621 of this title 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.
• (5) 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.
• (6) The terms “defense article”, “defense service”, “significant military equipment”, and “training” have the meanings given such terms in section 2794 of title 22 .
• (7) 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.
• (8) 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.
• (9) 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.
• (10) 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.
• (11) 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 7621 1 1 See References in Text note below. of this title.
• (12) 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.