; (C) assistance in the development, implementation, and improvement of national and regional management plans; (D) enforcement and implementation of applicable conservation laws; and (E) community outreach and education. (2) Fund The term Fund means the North America Butterfly Conservation Fund established by section 105. (3) Butterfly The terms butterfly and butterflies mean any member of the order Lepidoptera. (4) North America The term North America means the United States, Canada, Mexico, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 104. North America butterfly conservation assistance (a) Assistance (1) In general Subject to the availability of funds and in consultation with other Federal officials, the Secretary shall use amounts in the Fund to provide financial assistance for projects for the conservation of butterflies for which project proposals are approved by the Secretary in accordance with this section. (2) Use of existing authorities Assistance provided under this section shall be carried out in a manner consistent with authorities available to the Secretary under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). (b) Project proposals (1) Eligible applicants A proposal for a project for the conservation of butterflies may be submitted to the Secretary by— (A) a relevant State or Tribal agency, research institution, nonprofit organization, or wildlife management authority in North America that— (i) has within its boundaries butterfly habitat; and (ii) directly or indirectly affects butterfly conservation