---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 6304"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "6304"
heading: "Great Ape Conservation Fund"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/6304"
units:
  - "Chapter 82 — Great Ape Conservation"
---

# §6304. Great Ape Conservation Fund

- (a) **Establishment—** There is established in the [Multinational Species Conservation Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=5) a separate account to be known as the “[Great Ape](/usc/16/6302.md?p=4) [Conservation](/usc/16/6302.md?p=2) [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3)”, consisting of—
  - (1) amounts transferred to the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) of the Treasury for deposit into the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) under [subsection (e)](#e);
  - (2) amounts appropriated to the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) under [section 6305 of this title](/usc/16/6305.md); and
  - (3) any interest earned on investment of amounts in the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) under [subsection (c)](#c).
- (b) **Expenditures from Fund—**
  - (1) **In general—** Subject to [paragraph (2)](#b-2), upon request by the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6), the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) of the Treasury shall transfer from the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) to the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6), without further appropriation, such amounts as the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) determines are necessary to provide assistance under [section 6303 of this title](/usc/16/6303.md).
  - (2) **Administrative expenses—** Of the amounts in the account available for each fiscal year, the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) may expend not more than 3 percent, or up to $150,000, whichever is greater, to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this chapter.
- (c) **Investment of amounts—**
  - (1) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) as is not, in the judgment of the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals. Investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States.
  - (2) **Acquisition of obligations—** For the purpose of investments under [paragraph (1)](#c-1), obligations may be acquired—
    - (A) on original issue at the issue price; or
    - (B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price.
  - (3) **Sale of obligations—** Any obligation acquired by the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) may be sold by the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) of the Treasury at the market price.
  - (4) **Credits to Fund—** The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) shall be credited to and form a part of the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3).
- (d) **Transfers of amounts—**
  - (1) **In general—** The amounts required to be transferred to the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general [fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) of the Treasury to the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3) on the basis of estimates made by the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) of the Treasury.
  - (2) **Adjustments—** Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.
- (e) **Acceptance and use of donations—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) may accept and use donations to provide assistance under [section 6303 of this title](/usc/16/6303.md). Amounts received by the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) in the form of donations shall be transferred to the [Secretary](/usc/16/6302.md?p=6) of the Treasury for deposit into the [Fund](/usc/16/6302.md?p=3).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 106–411, § 5, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1793; Pub. L. 109–363, title VII, § 702, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2082; Pub. L. 116–9, title VII, § 7001(c)(2)(C), Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 785.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2019—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 116–9 substituted “$150,000” for “$100,000”.

2006—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 109–363 substituted “expend” for “expand” and “$100,000” for “$80,000”.