16 U.S.C. § 6103

Definitions

In this chapter:

(1) Caribbean

The term “Caribbean” includes Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.

(2) Conservation

The term “conservation” means the use of methods and procedures necessary to bring a species of neotropical migratory bird to the point at which there are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure the long-term viability of the species, including—

(A)

protection and management of neotropical migratory bird populations;

(B)

maintenance, management, protection, and restoration of neotropical migratory bird habitat;

(C)

research and monitoring;

(D)

law enforcement; and

(E)

community outreach and education.

(3) Fund

The term “Fund” means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 6108(a) of this title .

(4) Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.

( Pub. L. 106–247, § 4 , July 20, 2000 , 114 Stat. 593 ; Pub. L. 109–363, title III, § 302(c) , (h)(3)(A), Oct. 17, 2006 , 120 Stat. 2075 , 2076; Pub. L. 118–51, § 2(d)(1) , Apr. 24, 2024 , 138 Stat. 1005 .)