African elephantmeans any animal of the species loxodonta africana;
CITESmeans the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora;
Fundmeans the account established by division A, section 101(e), title I of Public Law 105–277 under the heading “multinational species conservation fund” [16 U.S.C. 4246];
intermediary countrymeans a country that exports raw or worked ivory that does not originate in that country;
ivory producing countrymeans any African country within which is located any part of the range of a population of African elephants;
ivory quotameans a quota submitted by an ivory producing country to the CITES Secretariat in accordance with the CITES Ivory Control System;
personal effectsmeans articles which are not intended for sale and are part of a shipment of the household effects of a person who is moving his or her residence to or from the United States, or are included in personal accompanying baggage;
raw ivorymeans any African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, the surface of which, polished or unpolished, is unaltered or minimally carved;
Secretarymeans the Secretary of the Interior;
United Statesmeans the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United States;
worked ivorymeans any African elephant tusk, and any piece thereof, which is not raw ivory.