,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agfi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ae1 #bjae,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and ,mr4 ,alexander7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 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 #bjae4 #b4 ,limited exemption for certain ,african elephant ivory ,section #bbjc of the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading by striking acts4 and inserting acts4 7a7 ,in general 2 7#b7 in subsection 7a7 7as so designated71 by inserting subsection 7b7 and after in2 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 prohibits the importation or exportation1 or requires permission of the ,secretary for the importation or exportation1 of-- 7#a7 any raw ivory or worked ivory-- 7,a7 imported solely to become part of a permanent collection of a museum1 return to a lending museum1 or display in a museum2 or 7,b7 exported solely-- 7i7 to display in a foreign museum2 or 7ii7 to return to a foreign person who lent the 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 the date on which the ivory was acquired2 or 7#c7 any worked ivory that was previously lawfully possessed in the ,united ,states4 4 #c4 ,treatment of elephant ivory ,section #bbjc of the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbbc7 7as amended by section #b7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7c7 ,treatment of elephant ivory ,nothing in this ,act or the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 or the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbja et seq47-- 7#a7 prohibits1 or authorizes prohibiting1 the purchase1 possession1 sale1 delivery1 receipt1 shipment1 export or import1 or transportation of ,african elephant ivory1 or any product or antique containing ,african elephant ivory1 that has been lawfully imported or crafted in the ,united ,states2 or 7#b7 authorizes using any means of determining for purposes of this ,act or the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq47 whether ,african elephant ivory or an antique containing ,african elephant ivory has been lawfully imported1 exported1 bought1 sold1 possessed1 or transported1 including any presumption or burden of proof applied in such a determination1 other than the means used by the ,secretary as of ,february #bd1 #bjad4 4 #d4 ,sport-hunted elephant trophies ,section #bbjc of the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #dbbc7 7as amended by section #c7 is 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 prohibits 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;e71 if the country in which the ,african elephant was taken had an elephant population on appendix ,,ii of ,,cites on the date on which the trophy elephant was taken4 7e7 ,relationship to the ,convention ,nothing in this section modifies or repeals-- 7#a7 the duties of the ,secretary to implement ,,cites and the appendices of ,,cites2 or 7#b7 section #h;,a or #i7;c7 of the ,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #aecg;a1 #aech7;c774 4 #e4 ,placement of ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service law enforcement officer in each ,african elephant range country ,part ,i of the ,african ,elephant ,conservation ,act 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 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,state1 may station in each ,african country that has a significant population of ,african elephants one ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service law enforcement officer in the primary ,united ,states diplomatic or consular post4 7b7 ,duties ,a ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service law enforcement officer stationed in an ,african elephant range country under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 assist local wildlife rangers in the protection of ,african elephants2 and 7#b7 facilitate the apprehension of individuals who illegally kill1 or assist the illegal killing of1 ,african elephants4 4 #f4 ,certification for 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 ,if the ,secretary determines that a country1 directly or indirectly1 is a significant transit or destination point for illegal ivory trade1 the ,secretary shall certify that fact to the ,president with respect to the country for purposes of section #h7;a7 of the ,fishermen's ,protective ,act of #aifg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #aigh7;a774 4 #g4 ,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-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7e7 and 7f7 as subsections 7f7 and 7g71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7d7 the following3 7e7 ,priority ,the ,secretary shall1 in providing financial assistance under this section1 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 #bjaf through #bjbj4