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type: "LegalText"
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title: "16 U.S.C. § 6103"
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description: "Definitions"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 16
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title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_number: "80"
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chapter_name: "NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION"
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section: "6103"
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citation: "16 U.S.C. § 6103"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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---
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# 16 U.S.C. § 6103 - Definitions
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## Text
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In this chapter:
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(1) Caribbean The term “Caribbean” includes Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
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(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—
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(A) protection and management of neotropical migratory bird populations;
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(B) maintenance, management, protection, and restoration of neotropical migratory bird habitat;
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(C) research and monitoring;
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(D) law enforcement; and
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(E) community outreach and education.
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(3) Fund The term “Fund” means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 6108(a) of this title.
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(4) Secretary The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
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(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.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2024—Pub. L. 118–51 redesignated pars. (2) to (5) as (1) to (4), respectively, and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text of par. (1) read as follows: “The term ‘Fund’ means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund established by section 6108(a) of this title.” 2006—Par. (1). Pub. L. 109–363, § 302(h)(3)(A), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Text read as follows: “The term ‘Account’ means the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Account established by section 6108(a) of this title.” Pars. (2) to (5). Pub. L. 109–363, § 302(c), added pars. (2) and (4) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (5), respectively.
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