Asian Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4261-4266). Country/Territory United States of America Document type Legislation Date 1997 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source United States Code - Title 16 - Conservation. Long titleAn Act to assist in the conservation of Asian elephants by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation programs of nations within the range of Asian elephants and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the conservation of Asian elephants. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Management/conservation Endangered species Special fund Protection of species Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purpose of this Act is to protect Asian elephants. A special fund is authorized to assist the conservation and protection of Asian elephants by supporting the conservation programs of Asian elephant range states and the CITES Secretariat. The Act requires the Secretary of the Interior to use amounts in the Asian Elephant Conservation Fund to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of Asian elephants for which final project proposals are approved by the Secretary and sets forth provisions concerning: (a) requirements for project proposals; (b) project review and approval; (c) reporting requirements for recipients of assistance provided by this Act; and (d) priority for projects for which there exists some measure of matching funds. Grants provided by this Act may not be used for captive breeding of Asian elephants other than for release in the wild. Full text English Website www.epw.senate.gov