,i #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ehhf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #aa1 #bjad ,mr4 ,young of ,alaska 7for himself and ,mr4 ,peterson7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act of #aihh to conserve elephants while appropriately regulating ivory in the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,african ,elephant ,conservation and ,legal ,ivory ,possession ,act of #bjad4 #b4 ,references ,except as otherwise specifically provided1 whenever in this ,act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to1 or repeal of1 a provision1 the reference shall be considered to be made to a provision of the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbja et seq474 #c4 ,limited exemption for certain ,african elephant ivory ,section #bbjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7a7 ,in general4-- before the first sentence2 7#b7 by inserting and subsection 7b7 of this section after #bbjb7;e72 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,exemption ,nothing in this ,act or subsection 7a7 or 7d7 of section #i of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aech7 shall be construed to prohibit importation or exportation1 or to require permission of the ,secretary for importation or exportation1 of-- 7#a7 any raw ivory or worked ivory-- 7,a7 imported solely for purposes of becoming part of a museum's permanent collection1 return to a lending museum1 or display in a museum2 or 7,b7 exported solely for purposes of-- 7i7 display in a foreign museum2 or 7ii7 return to a foreign person who lent such ivory to a museum in the ,united ,states2 7#b7 any raw ivory or worked ivory that was lawfully importable into the ,united ,states on ,february #bd1 #bjad1 regardless of when acquired2 or 7#c7 any worked ivory that was previously lawfully possessed in the ,united ,states4 4 #d4 ,placement of ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service law enforcement officer in each ,african elephant range country ,part ,i 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbaa et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #baje4 ,placement of ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service law enforcement officer in each ,african elephant range country ,the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 may station one ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service law enforcement officer in the primary ,united ,states diplomatic or consular post in each ,african country that has a significant population of ,african elephants1 who shall assist local wildlife rangers in the protection of ,african elephants and facilitate the apprehension of individuals who illegally kill1 or assist the illegal killing of1 ,african elephants4 4 #e4 ,certification for the purposes of the ,fishermen's ,protective ,act of #aifg ,section #bbjb of the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbbb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,certification ,when the ,secretary of the ,interior finds that a country1 directly or indirectly1 is a significant transit or destination point for illegal ivory trade1 the ,secretary shall certify such fact to the ,president with respect to the country for the purposes of section #h7;a7 of the ,fishermen's ,protective ,act of #aifg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #aigh 7a774 4 #f4 ,treatment of elephant ivory ,section #bbjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbbc7 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,treatment of elephant ivory ,nothing in this ,act or subsection 7a7 or 7d7 of section #i of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aech7 shall be construed-- 7#a7 to prohibit1 or to authorize prohibiting1 the possession1 sale1 delivery1 receipt1 shipment1 or transportation of ,african elephant ivory1 or any product containing ,african elephant ivory1 that has been lawfully imported or crafted in the ,united ,states2 or 7#b7 to authorize using any means of determining for purposes of this ,act or the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc whether ,african elephant ivory has been lawfully imported1 including any presumption or burden of proof applied in such determination1 other than such means used by the ,secretary as of ,february #bd1 #bjad4 4 #g4 ,sport-hunted elephant trophies ,section #bbjc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbbc7 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,sport-,hunted elephant trophies ,nothing in this ,act or subsection 7a7 or 7d7 of section #i of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aech7 shall be construed to prohibit any citizen or legal resident of the ,united ,states1 or an agent of such an individual1 from importing a sport-hunted ,african elephant trophy under section #bbjb7;e7 of this ,act1 if the country in which the elephant was taken has an elephant population on ,appendix ,,ii of ,,cites at the time the trophy is imported4 7e7 ,relationship to the ,convention ,nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying or repealing the ,secretary's duties to implement ,,cites and the appendices thereto1 or as modifying or repealing section #h;,a or #i7;c7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecg;a and #aech7;c774 4 #h4 ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act financial assistance priority and reauthorization 7a7 ,financial assistance priority ,section #baja of the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbaa7 is amended by redesignating subsections 7e7 and 7f7 as subsections 7f7 and 7g71 respectively1 and by inserting after subsection 7d7 the following3 7e7 ,priority ,in providing financial assistance under this section1 the ,secretary shall give priority to projects designed to facilitate the acquisition of equipment and training of wildlife officials in ivory producing countries to be used in anti-poaching efforts4 4 7b7 ,reauthorization ,section #bcjf7;a7 of the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbde7;a77 is amended by striking #bjjg through #bjab and inserting #bjae through #bjai4