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[CITE: 16USC4212]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                CHAPTER 62--AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
 
         SUBCHAPTER I--AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE
 
Sec. 4212. African Elephant Conservation Fund


(a) Establishment

    There is established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate 
account to be known as the ``African Elephant Conservation Fund'', which 
shall consist of amounts deposited into the Fund by the Secretary of the 
Treasury under subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Deposits into Fund

    The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund--
        (1) subject to appropriations, all amounts received by the 
    United States in the form of penalties under section 4224 of this 
    title which are not used to pay rewards under section 4225 of this 
    title;
        (2) amounts received by the Secretary of the Interior in the 
    form of donations under subsection (d) of this section; and
        (3) other amounts appropriated to the Fund to carry out this 
    subchapter.

(c) Use

                           (1) In general

        Subject to paragraph (2), amounts in the Fund may be used by the 
    Secretary, without further appropriation, to provide assistance 
    under this subchapter.

                         (2) Administration

        Not more than three percent of amounts appropriated to the Fund 
    for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary to administer the 
    Fund for that fiscal year.

(d) Acceptance and use of donations

    The Secretary may accept and use donations of funds to provide 
assistance under this subchapter. Amounts received by the Secretary in 
the form of such donations shall be transferred by the Secretary to the 
Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund.

(Pub. L. 100-478, title II, Sec. 2102, Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2317.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 4244 of this title.
