1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Economic Livelihoods and Threatened Animals Act or the DELTA Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The greater Okavango River Basin, which ranges from the highland plateau of northern Angola to northeastern Namibia and northern Botswana, is the largest freshwater wetland in southern Africa. (2) The greater Okavango River Basin is the main source of water and livelihoods for over a million people, and the effective management and protection of this critical watershed will help advance important conservation and economic growth objectives for such countries, local communities, and the broader region. (3) The greater Okavango River Basin is home to the largest remaining elephant population in the world, as well as other threatened wildlife species. (4) Poaching and trafficking of threatened wildlife species in the greater Okavango River Basin has increased in recent years, and has the potential to undermine regional stability by disrupting local governance and management of resources, and supplanting key economic opportunities for community members. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that it is in the strategic interest of the United States to engage with the Governments of Angola, Botswana, and Namibia, along with donors, regional organizations, nongovernmental organizations, local communities, and the private sector, to advance conservation efforts and promote economic growth and stability in the greater Okavango River Basin. 4. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to promote inclusive economic growth through conservation and biodiversity programs that facilitate transboundary cooperation, improve natural resource management, and build local capacity to protect and preserve threatened wildlife species in the greater Okavango River Basin. 5. Strategy (a) In general The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with other relevant Federal