GREAT APE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.

SEC. 701. GREAT APE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE. Section 4 of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6303) is amended—(1) in subsection (d)—(A) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking “or” after the semicolon at the end;(B) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and(C) by adding at the end the following:120 STAT. 2082 “(6) address root causes of threats to great apes in range states, including illegal bushmeat trade, diseases, lack of regional or local capacity for conservation, and habitat loss due to natural disasters.”; and(2) in subsection (i)—(A) by striking “Every” and inserting the following:“(1) In general.—Every”;(B) in paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A)), by striking “shall” and inserting “may”; and(C) by adding at the end the following:“(2) Applicability of faca.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 App. U.S.C.) shall not apply to a panel convened under paragraph (1).”.