Congress finds that—
(1)
of the nearly 800 bird species known to occur in the United States, approximately 500 migrate among countries, and the large majority of those species, the neotropical migrants, winter in Latin America and the Caribbean but breed in Canada and the United States;
(2)
neotropical migratory bird species provide invaluable environmental, economic, recreational, and aesthetic benefits to the United States, as well as to the Western Hemisphere;
(3)
(4)
(A)
because neotropical migratory birds range across numerous international borders each year, their conservation requires the commitment and effort of all countries along their migration routes; and
(Pub. L. 106–247, § 2, July 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 593; Pub. L. 109–363, title III, § 302(a), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2075.)