Definitions

In this Act— (1) the term Convention means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (27 UST 1087; TIAS 8249); (2) the term conservation means the protection and restoration of species and the habitat of such species; (3) the term Fund means the Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund established by section 5; (4) the term critically endangered species — (A) means— (i) any animal species categorized on the International Union Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species as either Endangered or Critically Endangered; and (ii) any other animals species categorized on the International Union Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species as Data Deficient or under a threat category lower than Endangered if the Secretary determines that— (I) the most recent International Union Conservation of Nature Red List assessment indicates that the population is decreasing; or (II) such species is facing new or emerging threats; and (B) includes— (i) any part, product, egg, offspring or live specimen of a species described in subparagraph (A); and (ii) a carcass of such a species; (5) the term Multinational Species Conservation Fund means the fund established under the heading multinational species conservation fund in title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (16 U.S.C. 4246); and (6) the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.