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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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To President
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DELTA Act Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act
Short Titles - House of Representatives
Short Titles as Passed House
DELTA Act Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act
Short Titles as Introduced
DELTA Act Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act
Short Titles - Senate
Short Titles as Passed Senate
DELTA Act Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
DELTA Act Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act
Official Titles
Official Titles - House of Representatives
Official Title as Introduced
To promote inclusive economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate transboundary cooperation, improve natural resource management, and build local capacity to protect and preserve threatened wildlife species in the greater Okavango River Basin of southern Africa.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act or the DELTA Act
This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to work with Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and neighboring countries to develop a strategy to: (1) promote responsible natural resource and wildlife management practices in the greater Okavango River Basin, (2) protect migration routes of elephants and other threatened wildlife species, (3) combat wildlife poaching and trafficking, (4) address local health needs, and (5) catalyze economic growth. The strategy shall also involve partnerships with donors, the private sector, and local, regional, and nongovernmental entities.
Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act or the DELTA Act
This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to work with Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and neighboring countries to develop a strategy to: (1) promote responsible natural resource and wildlife management practices in the greater Okavango River Basin, (2) protect migration routes of elephants and other threatened wildlife species, (3) combat wildlife poaching and trafficking, (4) address local health needs, and (5) catalyze economic growth. The strategy shall also involve partnerships with donors, the private sector, and local, regional, and nongovernmental entities.
Shown Here: Introduced in House (01/18/2018)
Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act or the DELTA Act
This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to work with Angola, Botswana, and Namibia, and in partnership with donors, the private sector, and local, regional, and nongovernmental entities, to develop a strategy to: (1) promote sustainable natural resource and wildlife management practices in the greater Okavango River Basin, (2) protect migration routes of elephants and other threatened wildlife species, (3) combat wildlife poaching and trafficking, (4) address local health needs, and (5) catalyze economic growth.