S 3196 115th Congress Senate International Affairs Africa Angola Animal protection and human-animal relationships Botswana Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Economic development Endangered and threatened species Foreign aid and international relief Hunting and fishing International organizations and cooperation Lakes and rivers Land use and conservation Mammals Namibia Parks, recreation areas, trails Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Smuggling and trafficking

DELTA Act

Introduced: July 11, 2018 See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jul 11, 2018

Introduced in Senate

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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 develop a strategy, seeking to work with the governments of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and neighboring countries, with regard to natural resource protection, wildife protection, and economic development in the greater Okavango River Basin and the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area in Southern Africa.

What's happening now July 11, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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