16 U.S.C. § 1537 : US Code - Section 1537: International cooperation

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(a) Financial assistance
As a demonstration of the commitment of the United States to the
worldwide protection of endangered species and threatened species,
the President may, subject to the provisions of section 1306 of
title 31, use foreign currencies accruing to the United States
Government under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance
Act of 1954 [7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.] or any other law to provide to
any foreign country (with its consent) assistance in the
development and management of programs in that country which the
Secretary determines to be necessary or useful for the conservation
of any endangered species or threatened species listed by the
Secretary pursuant to section 1533 of this title. The President
shall provide assistance (which includes, but is not limited to,
the acquisition, by lease or otherwise, of lands, waters, or
interests therein) to foreign countries under this section under
such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate. Whenever foreign
currencies are available for the provision of assistance under this
section, such currencies shall be used in preference to funds
appropriated under the authority of section 1542 of this title.
(b) Encouragement of foreign programs
In order to carry out further the provisions of this chapter, the
Secretary, through the Secretary of State, shall encourage -
(1) foreign countries to provide for the conservation of fish
or wildlife and plants including endangered species and
threatened species listed pursuant to section 1533 of this title;
(2) the entering into of bilateral or multilateral agreements
with foreign countries to provide for such conservation; and
(3) foreign persons who directly or indirectly take fish or
wildlife or plants in foreign countries or on the high seas for
importation into the United States for commercial or other
purposes to develop and carry out with such assistance as he may
provide, conservation practices designed to enhance such fish or
wildlife or plants and their habitat.
(c) Personnel
After consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary may
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(1) assign or otherwise make available any officer or employee
of his department for the purpose of cooperating with foreign
countries and international organizations in developing personnel
resources and programs which promote the conservation of fish or
wildlife or plants; and
(2) conduct or provide financial assistance for the educational
training of foreign personnel, in this country or abroad, in
fish, wildlife, or plant management, research and law enforcement
and to render professional assistance abroad in such matters.
(d) Investigations
After consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary
of the Treasury, as appropriate, the Secretary may conduct or cause
to be conducted such law enforcement investigations and research
abroad as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.