African Elephant Preservation Act of 1990

African Elephant Preservation Act of 1990 - Amends the African Elephant Conservation Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior, if China does not withdraw its reservation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora with respect to listing the African elephant as an endangered species in which trade is strictly regulated, to: (1) certify that fact to the President; and (2) notify the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Deems such certification to be certification under the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967.

Requires the President, after receiving such certification, to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to prohibit the importation into the United States of fish and wildlife products from China until China has withdrawn the reservation.

 
HR 4563 IH
101st CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 4563
To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act to prohibit importation of
fish and wildlife from the People's Republic of China if that country does
not withdraw their reservation regarding listing the African elephant as
an endangered species under Appendix I of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 19, 1990
Mr. FIELDS (for himself and Ms. SCHNEIDER) introduced the following bill;
which was referred jointly to the Committees on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
and Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the African Elephant Conservation Act to prohibit importation of
fish and wildlife from the People's Republic of China if that country does
not withdraw their reservation regarding listing the African elephant as
an endangered species under Appendix I of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  This Act may be cited as the `African Elephant Preservation Act of 1990'.
SEC. 2. RESERVATION OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA REGARDING AFRICAN ELEPHANT.
  The African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.) is amended--
  (1) by redesignating sections 2305 and 2306 as sections 2306 and 2307,
  respectively; and
  (2) by inserting after section 2304 the following:
`SEC. 2305. RESERVATION OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA REGARDING AFRICAN
ELEPHANT.
  `(a)CERTIFICATION-
  `(1) IN GENERAL- If, by not later than January 1, 1991, the People's Republic
  of China does not withdraw its reservation entered under CITES regarding
  transferring the African elephant to Appendix I of CITES (relating to
  species threatened with extinction such that trade in those species must
  be subject to particularly strict regulation in order not to endanger
  further their survival), the Secretary of the Interior shall--
  `(A) certify that fact to the President; and
  `(B) notify the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House
  of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
  the Senate.
  `(2) FISHERMEN'S PROTECTION ACT OF 1967- Certification by the Secretary
  of the Interior under paragraph (1)(A) is deemed to be certification
  under section 8(a)(2) of the Fishermen's Protection Act of 1967 (22
  U.S.C. 1978(a)(2)).
  `(b) PROHIBITION ON IMPORTS OF FISH PRODUCTS AND WILDLIFE PRODUCTS FROM PRC-
  Not later than 60 days after receiving certification from the Secretary of
  the Interior under subsection (a), the President shall direct the Secretary
  of the Treasury to prohibit the importation into the United States of fish
  products and wildlife products from the People's Republic of China until
  such time as the President determines that the People's Republic of China
  has withdrawn the reservation referred to in subsection (a)(1).
  `(c) DEFINITIONS- In this section, each of the terms `fish products' and
  `wildlife products' has the meaning that term has in section 8(h) of the
  Fishermen's Protection Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1978(h)).'.