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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3086 

To coordinate authorities within the Department of the Interior and within 

the Federal Government to enhance the United States’ ability to conserve 

global wildlife and biological diversity, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2009 

Ms. BORDALLO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To coordinate authorities within the Department of the Interior and within the Federal Government to enhance the 

United States’ ability to conserve global wildlife and biological diversity, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination, and En6 hancement Act of 2009’’. 


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1 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings and purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Coordination. 

Sec. 5. Relationship to other authorities. 

TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INTERNATIONAL 

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAM AUTHORITY 

Subtitle A—Institute for International Wildlife Conservation 

Sec. 101. Institute for International Wildlife Conservation. 

Subtitle B—Programs 

Sec. 121. Wildlife Without Borders Program. 

Sec. 122. Public outreach, education, and wildlife awareness program. 

Sec. 123. Center for International Wildlife Recovery Partnerships. 

Subtitle C—Enhancing Stakeholder Participation 

Sec. 131. Global Wildlife Conservation Advisory Committee. 

Sec. 132. International Wildlife Conservation Fund. 

Subtitle D—Improving Federal Wildlife Enforcement 

Sec. 141. Enhancing law enforcement activities. 

TITLE II—GLOBAL WILDLIFE COORDINATION COUNCIL 

Sec. 201. Global Wildlife Coordination Council. 

3 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) The United States’ role in confronting 

6 international challenges, protecting the environment, 

7 expanding opportunities for people, and articulating 

8 a vision for global action gives it the opportunity to 

9 lead an international wildlife conservation effort. 

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1 ing trained wildlife professionals, are often unavail2 able or highly limited in many foreign range States 

3 containing globally important biological resources. 

4 (2) Conservation activities, in the United 

5 States, in neighboring countries in North America 

6 and the Western Hemisphere, and overseas, are re7 quired to fulfill the Federal Government’s obliga8 tions under numerous treaties, laws, agreements, 

9 and cooperative programs. 

10 (3) Since 1989, the Secretary of the Interior, 

11 through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

12 has provided wildlife conservation assistance 

13 throughout the world by developing locally adapted 

14 wildlife management and conservation programs, in 

15 coordination with nongovernmental organizations, 

16 governments, private businesses, community leaders, 

17 and other stakeholders, in an effort to maintain, re18 cover, and restore global species diversity, habitats, 

19 and ecosystems. 

20 (4) Specifically, the Wildlife Without Borders 

21 Program administered by the Service has been re22 sponsible for implementation of over 800 conserva23 tion projects through public and private partnerships 

24 with local government, nongovernmental, and inter25 national wildlife organizations around the world that 


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1 help to address grassroots threats to numerous en2 dangered or threatened wildlife species, habitats and 

3 landscapes, and ecosystems. This Program com4 plements other species-specific programs imple5 mented by the Service to conserve global priority 

6 wildlife species and to provide education, training, 

7 and outreach to strengthen range State capacity for 

8 habitat and wildlife conservation throughout the 

9 world and serve a key role in facilitating broader 

10 international coordination. 

11 (5) Notwithstanding the benefits of these pro12 grams, current international wildlife conservation ac13 tivities of the Service and the Federal Government, 

14 especially technical assistance to range States, ca15 pacity building, coordination and information shar16 ing among law enforcement agencies, screening and 

17 enforcement of trade restrictions under the Conven18 tion on the International Trade in Endangered Spe19 cies of Wild Fauna and Flora, and lack of knowledge 

20 by the general public regarding the illegal and 

21 unsustainable trade in fish and wildlife and the 

22 many benefits provided by these resources that con23 tribute to healthy landscapes and ecosystem func24 tion, are generally insufficient and in need of im25 provement and focused attention. 


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1 (6) Although the Secretary is broadly author2 ized to initiate agreements and partnerships to pro3 mote wildlife conservation under the Fish and Wild4 life Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a et seq.), the En5 dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

6 seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 661), the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), and other statutes, a specific or9 ganic authority recognizing the role of the Secretary 

10 in coordinating international wildlife conservation 

11 activities within the Federal Government will help 

12 efficiency and effectiveness of existing programs, 

13 provide for greater collaboration and sharing of re14 sources, and acknowledge and restore international 

15 wildlife conservation leadership by the United 

16 States. 

17 (7) The general public is vastly undereducated 

18 regarding the importance of species biodiversity, the 

19 laws, treaties, and regulations surrounding the sale, 

20 purchase, and transportation of wildlife and wildlife 

21 products across borders, both international and do22 mestic, associated wildlife and wildlife-related human 

23 health risks, and the implications, size, and scope of 

24 the trade in wildlife and wildlife products. The ef25 forts being made to educate the United States public 


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1 regarding such matters are, to this point, insuffi2 cient and in need of improvement. 

3 (8) Nongovernmental organizations frequently 

4 hold a wealth of knowledge, ability, experience, and 

5 expertise in matters relating to the international 

6 conservation of wildlife, the zoological and biological 

7 sciences associated with species survival, the ecologi8 cal issues involved with habitat maintenance, wildlife 

9 and wildlife-related human health risks, and the edu10 cation of public audiences on issues dealing with 

11 conservation, habitat protection, and threats to wild12 life. Establishing formal mechanisms through which 

13 the Federal Government can actively partner with 

14 those organizations will strengthen and enhance 

15 those international conservation efforts undertaken 

16 by the Federal Government. 

17 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

18 (1) to provide specific authority to the Sec19 retary to coordinate activities within the Department 

20 of the Interior to assert international leadership in 

21 the active conservation of wildlife species and their 

22 habitats; 

23 (2) to assist range States on a global, regional, 

24 or species basis through a comprehensive approach 

25 that— 


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1 (A) builds local, national, and regional 

2 wildlife conservation capacity within range 

3 States; 

4 (B) strengthens strategic landscape and 

5 ecosystem-level conservation planning; 

6 (C) facilitates scientific, technical, and fi7 nancial assistance to conserve wildlife species 

8 and their habitats; 

9 (D) bolsters law enforcement and informa10 tion sharing; 

11 (E) strengthens on-the-ground monitoring 

12 of wildlife health; 

13 (F) enhances long-term public outreach 

14 and education opportunities; and 

15 (G) enhances opportunities for wildlife re16 habilitation and restoration; 

17 (3) to provide a formal coordinating authority 

18 within the Federal Government to promote inter19 national wildlife conservation, improve coordination, 

20 and develop a cohesive and strategic approach to the 

21 implementation of the action strategy developed 

22 under title II; and 

23 (4) to demonstrate the United States’ commit24 ment to international wildlife conservation and the 

25 preservation of global biological diversity. 


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1 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ACTION PLAN.—The term ‘‘Action Plan’’ 

4 means the Action Plan created under section 101(d). 

5 (2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi6 sory Committee’’ means a Global Wildlife Conserva7 tion Advisory Committee established under section 

8 131. 

9 (3) CAPACITY BUILDING.—The term ‘‘capacity 

10 building’’ means the active process of developing and 

11 strengthening the technical skills, abilities, adminis12 trative and management processes, and resources 

13 that organizations and communities need to survive, 

14 grow, learn, and adapt to variable circumstances to 

15 successfully implement and fulfill long-term wildlife 

16 conservation initiatives. 

17 (4) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 

18 Center for International Wildlife Recovery Partner19 ships established under section 123. 

20 (5) CITES.—The term ‘‘CITES’’ means the 

21 Convention on International Trade in Endangered 

22 Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. 

23 (6) CONSERVATION.—The term ‘‘conservation’’ 

24 includes— 

25 (A) the methods and procedures necessary 

26 to bring a species to the point at which there 


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1 are sufficient populations in the wild to ensure 

2 that the species does not become extinct; and 

3 (B) all activities associated with protection 

4 and management of a species, including— 

5 (i) maintenance, management, protec6 tion, and restoration of species habitat; 

7 (ii) research and monitoring; 

8 (iii) law enforcement; 

9 (iv) community outreach and edu10 cation, both of the general public and con11 sumers of wildlife or wildlife products; and 

12 (v) strengthening the capacity of local 

13 communities, government agencies, non14 governmental organizations, and other 

15 stakeholder institutions to implement con16 servation programs and activities. 

17 (7) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

18 Global Wildlife Coordination Council established 

19 under section 201. 

20 (8) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

21 the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

22 Service. 

23 (9) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Execu24 tive Director’’ refers to the head of the Center for 


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1 International Wildlife Recovery Partnerships, estab2 lished by section 123 of this Act. 

3 (10) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the 

4 International Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fund 

5 established by section 132. 

6 (11) INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Institute’’ means 

7 the Institute for International Wildlife Conservation 

8 established under section 101. 

9 (12) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

10 the Wildlife Without Borders Program under section 

11 121. 

12 (13) RANGE STATE.—The term ‘‘range State’’ 

13 means a State any portion of which is within the 

14 natural range of distribution of a wildlife species. 

15 (14) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

16 means the Secretary of the Interior. 

17 (15) SERVICE.—The term ‘‘Service’’ means the 

18 United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 

19 (16) SPECIES.—The term ‘‘species’’ includes 

20 any subspecies of fish or wildlife or plants, and any 

21 distinct population segment of any species of 

22 vertebrate fish or wildlife. 

23 (17) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ includes the 

24 several States, the District of Columbia, American 

25 Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 


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1 Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Is2 lands. 

3 (18) STRATEGIC PLAN.—The term ‘‘Strategic 

4 Plan’’ means the United States Fish and Wildlife 

5 Service’s Office of Law Enforcement Strategic Plan 

6 2006–2010. 

7 (19) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ means 

8 any member of the animal kingdom, including, but 

9 not limited to, mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, 

10 reptiles, mollusks, or arthropods. 

11 SEC. 4. COORDINATION. 

12 The Secretary may utilize all land, services, equip13 ment, personnel, facilities, and resources of the Depart14 ment of the Interior, its bureaus and agencies, in further15 ance of the mandates under this Act. 

16 SEC. 5. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITIES. 

17 Nothing in this Act affects authorities, responsibil18 ities, obligations, or powers of the Secretary under any 

19 other statute. 


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1 TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF THE 

2 INTERIOR INTERNATIONAL 

3 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 

4 PROGRAM AUTHORITY 

5 Subtitle A—Institute for Inter6 national Wildlife Conservation 

7 SEC. 101. INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CON8 SERVATION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish 

10 within the Service the Institute for International Wildlife 

11 Conservation, which shall implement and administer the 

12 programs authorized by this title. 

13 (b) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.—The Institute shall be 

14 headed by an Assistant Director for International Wildlife 

15 Conservation, appointed by the Secretary from among in16 dividuals with appropriate experience and education. 

17 (c) FUNCTIONS.—The Secretary, through the Insti18 tute, shall— 

19 (1) coordinate international conservation efforts 

20 abroad initiated by the Department of the Interior 

21 under other provisions of law, including the provi22 sion of monetary, technical, and logistical assistance 

23 to on-the-ground conservation efforts at the global, 

24 regional, and species-specific levels in range States; 


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1 (2) enhance wildlife species conservation by fo2 cusing efforts on long-term capacity building, con3 servation education, wildlife health, wildlife adapta4 tion to climate change impacts, and human-wildlife 

5 conflict reduction; 

6 (3) enhance the capabilities of the Institute to 

7 work with domestic and international wildlife law en8 forcement; 

9 (4) provide a forum for the coordination of 

10 Federal, State, local, tribal, and nongovernmental 

11 wildlife conservation efforts; 

12 (5) create and maintain a public education cam13 paign to inform consumers of the laws guiding the 

14 buying, selling, and transporting of fish or wildlife 

15 and their derivatives, and the global implications of 

16 the take of wildlife and the associated wildlife and 

17 wildlife-related human health risks; and 

18 (6) any other functions that the Secretary con19 siders necessary to the promotion of wildlife con20 servation internationally. 

21 (d) INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AC22 TION PLAN.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—No later than one year after 

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Di25 rector, in consultation with the Director, the head of 


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1 the Office of Law Enforcement within the Service, 

2 and other bureaus or agencies within the Depart3 ment of the Interior responsible for the conservation 

4 of wildlife, shall create, submit to the Committee on 

5 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, 

6 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

7 Works of the Senate, and publish in the Federal 

8 Register an International Wildlife Conservation Ac9 tion Plan consistent with the purposes of this Act. 

10 (2) GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.—The Action Plan 

11 shall include— 

12 (A) a statement of goals and objectives; 

13 (B) an implementation schedule, including 

14 a description of future priorities to advance 

15 international wildlife conservation; and 

16 (C) discussion of— 

17 (i) an assessment of existing and pro18 jected threats facing global wildlife and 

19 their habitats; 

20 (ii) an evaluation of current wildlife 

21 conservation education initiatives in the 

22 United States and an identification of wild23 life conservation educational needs in the 

24 United States; 


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1 (iii) creation, maintenance, and eval2 uation of a wildlife education strategy, in3 cluding identification of target audiences 

4 and selection of appropriate educational 

5 messages and types of media to conduct 

6 public and consumer education programs 

7 regarding trade in wildlife and wildlife 

8 products; 

9 (iv) an assessment of existing wildlife 

10 law enforcement activities and enhance11 ment strategies for improving international 

12 wildlife law enforcement; 

13 (v) an evaluation of the Program, and 

14 its effective utilization and incorporation of 

15 principles of conservation biology and land16 scape and ecosystem-level conservation for 

17 long-term efficiency in conservation; 

18 (vi) an evaluation of the activities of 

19 the Center; 

20 (vii) assessment of the effective, effi21 cient, and coordinated implementation of 

22 the programs authorized under the Insti23 tute; 

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1 sponses to address wildlife and wildlife-re2 lated human health risks in the United 

3 States; and 

4 (ix) other factors considered essential 

5 by the Assistant Director of the Institute. 

6 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Assistant Director, 

7 through the Institute, shall consult with accredited 

8 zoos and aquariums, international wildlife organiza9 tions, academic institutions, nongovernmental orga10 nizations, and other relevant stakeholders with ex11 pertise in wildlife conservation regarding the devel12 opment of the Action Plan. 

13 (4) REPORTING.—Beginning no later than 

14 three years after date of enactment of this Act and 

15 biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall report to 

16 the Committee on Environment and Public Works in 

17 the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 

18 of the House of Representatives on the implementa19 tion of the Action Plan. 

20 (5) REVIEW.—The Assistant Director, through 

21 the Institute, shall periodically review and revise the 

22 Action Plan as necessary but no less than once every 

23 five years. 


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1 Subtitle B—Programs 

2 SEC. 121. WILDLIFE WITHOUT BORDERS PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Insti4 tute, shall carry out a Wildlife Without Borders Program 

5 to provide international wildlife conservation assistance 

6 through the initiation, facilitation, and promotion of lo7 cally adapted wildlife management and conservation pro8 grams in coordination with nongovernmental organiza9 tions, governments, private businesses, community lead10 ers, and other stakeholders. The Program shall include, 

11 but shall not be limited to, partnership programs for 

12 grassroots capacity building, landscape and ecosystem13 level conservation planning, applied scientific conservation 

14 research, wildlife health, wildlife adaptation to climate 

15 change impacts, application of field methods and proce16 dures, and wildlife management training. 

17 (b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The Program shall in18 clude the following components: 

19 (1) GLOBAL PROGRAM.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—A global program, 

21 which shall, through programs under the juris22 diction of the Secretary that are implemented 

23 through the Service— 

24 (i) implement global habitat and con25 servation initiatives; 


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1 (ii) address the international aspects 

2 of global conservation threats, such as cli3 mate change, invasive species, wildlife dis4 ease, habitat conversion, fragmentation 

5 and degradation, and illegal and 

6 unsustainable wildlife trade; 

7 (iii) coordinate, to the extent prac8 ticable, with the activities of other Federal 

9 agencies participating in the Council and 

10 those Federal agencies with relevant wild11 life conservation functions; 

12 (iv) coordinate, and implement inter13 national treaties, conventions, and accords 

14 on behalf of the Service and in collabora15 tion with other appropriate Federal agen16 cies; and 

17 (v) assess opportunities for 

18 transboundary conservation initiatives that 

19 conserve wildlife and build managing part20 nerships. 

21 (B) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.— 

22 Nothing in this paragraph alters the respon23 sibilities of the Secretary required under section 

24 8 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 

25 U.S.C. 742g). 


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1 (2) REGIONAL PROGRAM.—A regional program, 

2 which shall— 

3 (A) address grassroots conservation prob4 lems through, subject to the availability of ap5 propriations, a regional grant program focused 

6 on capacity building within regional range 

7 States to achieve comprehensive landscape or 

8 ecosystem-level fish or wildlife conservation in a 

9 manner adapted to the particular needs of a re10 spective range State; 

11 (B) facilitate and guide delivery of finan12 cial, scientific, and other technical assistance 

13 provided by other programs conducted by the 

14 Service; 

15 (C) develop and implement regional coordi16 nation mechanisms necessary to implement 

17 treaties, conventions, or accords entered into by 

18 the United States under authority delegated to 

19 the Secretary to promote international fish or 

20 wildlife conservation; and 

21 (D) develop and implement a plan to ex22 pand existing regional programs in Mexico, 

23 Latin America and Caribbean, Russian Far 

24 East and Africa to other critical landscapes and 

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1 ence in South, Central, East, and Southeast 

2 Asia. 

3 (3) SPECIES PROGRAM.—A species program, 

4 which shall be comprised of administration of the 

5 Multinational Species Conservation Funds and pro6 grams authorized by— 

7 (A) the African Elephant Conservation Act 

8 of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.); 

9 (B) the Asian Elephant Conservation Act 

10 of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.); 

11 (C) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 

12 Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 

13 (D) the Great Ape Conservation Act of 

14 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301); 

15 (E) the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 

16 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601); and 

17 (F) any similar authority provided to the 

18 Secretary by laws enacted after the enactment 

19 of this Act and implemented by the Service con20 cerning international fish or wildlife conserva21 tion. 

22 (c) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall operate the 

23 Program components authorized under this section in a 

24 coordinated fashion to ensure efficient and cost-effective 

25 implementation. 


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1 (d) ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS.—The Secretary may 

2 conduct under the Program other programs that are au3 thorized by law to be conducted by the Secretary, to ad4 dress new and emerging fish and wildlife needs and to ful5 fill the purposes of this Act as the Secretary considers ap6 propriate. 

7 (e) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—In ad8 ministering the Program, the Secretary may accept dona9 tions of funds, gifts, and in-kind contributions and use 

10 such donations for capacity building, grants, and other on11 the-ground uses carried out by the Program components 

12 authorized under subsection (b). 

13 (f) MULTIYEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

14 Secretary may enter into multiyear cooperative agree15 ments with the heads of other Federal agencies, range 

16 States, territories, other freely associated States, tribal 

17 governments, local governments, academic institutions, 

18 and nongovernmental organizations to carry out the activi19 ties authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 

20 (b) or to otherwise fulfill the purposes of this Act. 

21 SEC. 122. PUBLIC OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND WILDLIFE 

22 AWARENESS PROGRAM. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Insti24 tute, shall develop and conduct a multifaceted program to 


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1 broadly engage the general public and target audiences to 

2 increase public understanding and appreciation of— 

3 (1) global wildlife resources and biodiversity; 

4 (2) the threats confronting wildlife populations 

5 globally; and 

6 (3) activities that can be undertaken to address 

7 habitat loss and fragmentation, illegal and 

8 unsustainable trade in wildlife and wildlife products, 

9 wildlife health, climate change, and other threats 

10 identified by the Secretary. 

11 (b) EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary shall develop and implement an educational 

15 outreach program to increase public awareness of 

16 United States consumers concerning the importance 

17 of international wildlife conservation and the threats 

18 of the illegal and unsustainable consumption and 

19 trade of wildlife resources and associated wildlife 

20 and wildlife-related human health risks. 

21 (2) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall publish 

22 in the Federal Register guidelines for the program. 

23 (3) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The program 

24 shall include the following: 


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1 (A) DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MA2 TERIALS GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pub3 lish and disseminate public information regard4 ing— 

5 (i) laws governing the consumption 

6 and trade of fish or wildlife or wildlife 

7 products, in particular laws prohibiting the 

8 trade of endangered species of wildlife and 

9 wildlife products; 

10 (ii) the importance of international 

11 wildlife conservation; and 

12 (iii) the global implications of species 

13 and biodiversity loss. 

14 (B) DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MA15 TERIALS.—The Secretary, through the Insti16 tute, shall disseminate educational materials in 

17 a way that— 

18 (i) targets vendors, transporters, and 

19 consumers of legal and illegal wildlife prod20 ucts, in particular heavily trafficked ports 

21 of tourist embarkation and return, live or 

22 wet markets in range States where there 

23 are wildlife or wildlife-related human 

24 health risks, businesses and commercial 

25 enterprises legally licensed to sell fish or 


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1 wildlife products, and businesses and com2 mercial enterprises potentially involved in 

3 the movement of fish, wildlife, or wildlife 

4 products; 

5 (ii) utilizes a variety of media sources, 

6 including but not limited to Internet, 

7 radio, television, and print publications; 

8 and 

9 (iii) broadly disseminates information 

10 regarding international wildlife conserva11 tion, with content and distribution specifi12 cally designed to target conservation issues 

13 at the global, regional, and country-specific 

14 levels. 

15 (C) ELIGIBLE PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION

16 DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary may enter into 

17 agreements with Federal, State, tribal, and 

18 local wildlife conservation organizations with ex19 pertise in international wildlife conservation 

20 education to develop and disseminate education 

21 programs on species conservation, natural re22 source adaptation to climate change, wildlife 

23 trafficking, and wildlife and wildlife-related 

24 human health risks in accordance with this sub25 section. 


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1 (D) MONITORING PROGRAM.—The Sec2 retary may support, promote, and coordinate 

3 research on, and long-term monitoring of, the 

4 development and distribution of educational ma5 terials authorized under this title. Such activi6 ties shall— 

7 (i) study the effectiveness of the con8 tent of educational materials in deterring 

9 the illegal and unsustainable trade of fish, 

10 wildlife, and wildlife products, and in in11 forming traders and consumers of the laws 

12 governing the trade in fish, wildlife, and 

13 wildlife products, associated wildlife and 

14 wildlife-related human health risks, the im15 plications of global species loss, and the 

16 importance of international conservation; 

17 (ii) study the effectiveness of distribu18 tion tactics designed to provide educational 

19 resources to key audiences, including stra20 tegic placement in areas heavily trafficked 

21 by tourists, consumers, and traders in fish, 

22 wildlife, and their derivatives; 

23 (iii) develop and test methods to en24 hance the global understanding of inter25 national fish and wildlife conservation; and 


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1 (iv) update educational information 

2 biannually, based upon new research, con3 servation efforts, and regulatory changes. 

4 (4) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—In 

5 conducting, supporting, and coordinating the edu6 cation programs authorized under this section, the 

7 Secretary shall consult or coordinate with Federal, 

8 State, interstate, tribal, regional agencies, private 

9 and nongovernmental organizations, including aca10 demic institutions, accredited zoos and aquariums, 

11 international wildlife conservation organizations, and 

12 the Advisory Committee, to the extent practicable. 

13 (c) INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FEL14 LOWSHIPS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

16 fellowships for graduate and postgraduate level 

17 United States and foreign students engaged in ad18 vanced degree programs concerning conservation bi19 ology, zoology, ecology, animal care science, natural 

20 resource management, education, sociology, econom21 ics, and law related to fish and wildlife conservation, 

22 to provide expertise and policy experience in the 

23 Federal Government in the United States and in for24 eign countries. 


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1 (2) OBJECTIVES.—In awarding fellowships 

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall seek to 

3 achieve, with respect to international wildlife con4 servation, the following educational and training ob5 jectives: 

6 (A) Provide qualified graduate and post7 graduate level individuals opportunities for par8 ticipation in the policy process within the Fed9 eral Government. 

10 (B) Provide the Federal Government with 

11 specific expertise in conservation biology, zool12 ogy, ecology, animal care science, natural re13 source management, education, sociology, eco14 nomics, and law related to fish and wildlife con15 servation to aid in the effective implementation 

16 of the Action Plan. 

17 (C) Provide fellows with international wild18 life conservation experience, if appropriate. 

19 (D) Encourage fellows to contribute to ca20 pacity building and partnerships in other na21 tions. 

22 (3) GUIDELINES FOR AWARD OF FELLOW23 SHIPS.—The fellowships shall be awarded pursuant 

24 to guidelines established by the Secretary in con25 sultation with the Council. 


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1 (4) TERM OF FELLOWSHIPS.—A fellowship 

2 under this subsection shall be for a period of not 

3 more than one year with the possibility of renewal. 

4 (5) EQUAL ACCESS.—The Secretary shall strive 

5 to ensure equal access for minority and economically 

6 disadvantaged students to participate in the fellow7 ship program carried out under this subsection. 

8 (6) ADMINISTRATION.—The Director, through 

9 the Office of International Affairs, shall administer 

10 fellowships awarded under this subsection. 

11 (7) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this sub13 section there is authorized to be appropriated to 

14 the Secretary $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 

15 years 2010 through 2014. 

16 (B) USE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of 

17 amounts available to carry out this subsection 

18 each fiscal year, no more than 5 percent may 

19 be expended on administrative costs. 

20 SEC. 123. CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE RECOV21 ERY PARTNERSHIPS. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

23 within the Institute a Center for International Wildlife Re24 covery Partnerships. The purpose of the Center shall be 

25 to— 


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1 (1) complement wildlife conservation activities 

2 undertaken by governmental agencies outside of the 

3 United States, by utilizing the professional and tech4 nical expertise of partner institutions; 

5 (2) enhance coordination and cooperation be6 tween governmental agencies and nongovernmental 

7 stakeholders with expertise in international wildlife 

8 conservation; 

9 (3) facilitate, when necessary, long-term invest10 ment in captive breeding, reintroduction, rehabilita11 tion, release, habitat protection, and research activi12 ties concerning wildlife species listed as threatened 

13 species or endangered species under the Endangered 

14 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or list15 ed on either Appendix I or II of CITES, and species 

16 listed on the Red List of the International Union for 

17 the Conservation of Nature; 

18 (4) provide technical assistance to support re19 search and the public education, outreach, and wild20 life awareness activities of the Institute in coordina21 tion with accredited zoos and aquariums, and other 

22 governmental and nongovernmental organizations 

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1 (5) assess opportunities for restoration of 

2 transboundary migratory species and undertake nec3 essary planning accordingly; and 

4 (6) fulfill the purposes of this Act. 

5 (b) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Director shall ap6 point an Executive Director to manage the operations and 

7 activities of the Center, who shall be qualified by reason 

8 of scientific education and experience and knowledgeable 

9 in the principles of fisheries and wildlife management. The 

10 Executive Director shall be accountable to the Assistant 

11 Director of the Institute and provide regular evaluations 

12 of the implementation of this section and the activities 

13 conducted under subsection (c). 

14 (c) PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.—To fulfill the purposes of 

15 this section, the Center shall conduct the following activi16 ties: 

17 (1) INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH.— 

18 The Center shall develop and implement, in con19 sultation with the scientific community, including ac20 credited zoos and aquariums, an international re21 search program that shall focus on the areas of cap22 tive animal care and propagation, orphaned and in23 jured animal rehabilitation and release, species re24 introduction, and population management. 


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1 (2) WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND REINTRO2 DUCTION.—The Center, in cooperation with Federal 

3 and non-Federal wildlife management agencies and 

4 local, regional, and international wildlife conserva5 tion organizations, shall provide animal care, tech6 nical, and zoological assistance to— 

7 (A) identify members of endangered wild8 life species that are candidates for rehabilita9 tion and reintroduction into the wild; and 

10 (B) utilize its expertise and facilities to re11 habilitate endangered species and reintroduce 

12 those species in the wild. 

13 (3) PUBLIC EDUCATION.—The Center, through 

14 its partner institutions, and in coordination with ac15 credited zoos and aquariums, shall disseminate and 

16 make available to the public information regarding 

17 the importance of biological diversity, species con18 servation and survival strategies, the functions of 

19 this Center, and other related information. 

20 (4) INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION.—The Cen21 ter, through its partner institutions and other stake22 holders with expertise in international wildlife con23 servation, shall provide biennial assessments of the 

24 role of the United States in international wildlife 

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1 (A) captive breeding and rehabilitation; 

2 (B) species reintroduction efforts; and 

3 (C) implementation of strategies and ac4 tions to promote conservation of species that 

5 are listed as threatened species or endangered 

6 species under the Endangered Species Act of 

7 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), species listed on 

8 either Appendix I or II of CITES, and species 

9 listed on the Red List of the International 

10 Union for Conservation of Nature, including ef11 forts to expand collaboration and information 

12 sharing with other zoological and conservation 

13 organizations internationally, to the extent 

14 practicable. 

15 (5) TRAINING.—The Center, to the extent prac16 ticable, and in coordination with partner institutions, 

17 shall make its facilities, resources, and scientific ex18 pertise available for the training of future genera19 tions of zoological experts, conservation leaders, nat20 ural resource managers, and wildlife decisionmakers. 

21 (d) AGREEMENTS.—The Executive Director of the 

22 Center, subject to the approval of the Director and the 

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1 nate public outreach and education efforts to fulfill the 

2 purposes of this section. 

3 (e) EMERGENCY REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY

4 GRANTS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

6 appropriations, the Center may conduct a grant pro7 gram to provide grants to eligible partner institu8 tions for reimbursements of costs for the holding, 

9 care, and rehabilitation of illegal fish and wildlife 

10 seized by Federal or State law enforcement authori11 ties. 

12 (2) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under 

13 this section, a partner institution shall submit an 

14 application in such form and manner as the Center 

15 may prescribe. 

16 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Executive Director 

17 shall consult with individuals who represent public 

18 and private organizations that are actively involved 

19 in orphaned and injured animal rehabilitation and 

20 release regarding the development of criteria for the 

21 implementation of the grant program and the 

22 awarding of grants under the program. 

23 (4) LIMITATION.—The amount of a grant 

24 under this section shall not exceed $100,000. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share 

2 of the costs of an activity conducted with a 

3 grant under this section shall be 25 percent of 

4 such costs. 

5 (B) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Exec6 utive Director may apply to the non-Federal 

7 share of an activity conducted with a grant 

8 under this section the amount of funds, and the 

9 fair market value of property and services, pro10 vided by non-Federal sources and used for the 

11 activity. 

12 (6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this sub14 section there is authorized to be appropriated to 

15 the Secretary $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 

16 years 2010 through 2014. 

17 (B) USE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of 

18 amounts available to carry out this subsection 

19 each fiscal year, no more than 5 percent may 

20 be expended on administrative costs. 

21 (f) PARTNER INSTITUTION DEFINED.—In this sec22 tion, the term ‘‘partner institution’’ means a facility, insti23 tution, or organization that— 

24 (1) operates a professionally accredited zoolog25 ical facility or aquarium; 


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1 (2) retains professional animal care personnel, 

2 biologists, conservation biologists, zoologists, animal 

3 care scientists, animal behavioralists, ecologists, and 

4 other experts with technical knowledge of the zoolog5 ical and animal behavioral sciences necessary to con6 duct conservation activities including species propa7 gation and rehabilitation, captive breeding, zoolog8 ical research, and wildlife reintroduction; 

9 (3) has under its control sufficient land hold10 ings to maintain captive wildlife species in a 

11 freerange condition; or 

12 (4) has demonstrated capabilities to conduct ef13 fective outreach and education programs and activi14 ties to increase awareness and appreciation of wild15 life conservation within the general public. 

16 Subtitle C—Enhancing Stakeholder 

17 Participation 

18 SEC. 131. GLOBAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ADVISORY 

19 COMMITTEE. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Assistant Director may es21 tablish a Global Wildlife Conservation Advisory Committee 

22 to advise and make recommendations to the Secretary re23 garding the creation, maintenance, and coordination of 

24 international wildlife conservation programs authorized 

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1 (b) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary shall publish in the 

2 Federal Register guidelines for the Advisory Committee. 

3 (c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Advisory Com4 mittee shall be to advise the Assistant Director on— 

5 (1) the administration, management, and co6 ordination of international wildlife conservation ef7 forts authorized under this title; 

8 (2) the effectiveness and cost efficiency of the 

9 implementation of the programs authorized under 

10 this title; 

11 (3) future expansion of international conserva12 tion efforts; and 

13 (4) any other purpose identified as appropriate 

14 and necessary by the Assistant Director. 

15 (d) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the Advisory Com16 mittee shall be qualified by education, training, and expe17 rience and may be appointed by the Assistant Director 

18 from among— 

19 (1) individuals employed by Federal or State 

20 agencies who have expertise in international wildlife 

21 conservation; natural resources management; wildlife 

22 health; international relations, public policy, soci23 ology, economics, and law related to fish and wildlife 

24 conservation; law enforcement; or border protection; 

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1 (2) representatives of public and private organi2 zations who have expertise in the conservation of 

3 wildlife internationally, global wildlife trade, wildlife 

4 law enforcement, natural resource management, 

5 wildlife health, wildlife education, or zoological stud6 ies. 

7 (e) STAFFING AND ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may 

8 make available to the Advisory Committee any staff, infor9 mation, administrative services, or assistance the Sec10 retary determines is reasonably required to enable the Ad11 visory Committee to carry out its functions. 

12 (f) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND PROCEDURAL MAT13 TERS.—The Advisory Committee shall conduct its busi14 ness meetings in accordance with the following require15 ments: 

16 (1) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee 

17 shall— 

18 (A) meet at least twice per year; 

19 (B) conduct each meeting of the Advisory 

20 Committee open to the public; and 

21 (C) provide, at each meeting, an oppor22 tunity for interested persons to present oral or 

23 written statements concerning items on the 

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1 (2) NOTICE.—The Advisory Committee shall 

2 publish timely notice of each meeting of the Advisory 

3 Committee, including the time, place, and agenda of 

4 the meeting, locally and in the Federal Register. 

5 (3) MINUTES.—The Secretary shall keep min6 utes of each meeting of the Advisory Committee and 

7 make such minutes available to the public. 

8 (g) REPORTING.—The Advisory Committee shall re9 port to the Assistant Director every year with an evalua10 tion of the implementation of this Act and the programs 

11 authorized therein. 

12 (h) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COM13 MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

14 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee. 

15 SEC. 132. INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 

16 FUND. 

17 (a) FUND.— 

18 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

19 the Treasury a separate account, which shall be 

20 known as the International Wildlife Conservation 

21 Fund. 

22 (2) CONTENTS.—The Fund shall consist of— 

23 (A) donations, gifts, and contributions re24 ceived by the Secretary for international wildlife 

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1 (B) such amounts as are appropriated to 

2 the Secretary for conserving wildlife inter3 nationally. 

4 (3) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.— 

5 Amounts in this Fund shall not be used to support 

6 the Wildlife Without Borders Program or to supple7 ment funds made available for the Multinational 

8 Species Conservation Funds. 

9 (4) USE.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara11 graph (B) and subject to the availability of ap12 propriations, the Secretary may use amounts in 

13 the Fund to further the purposes of this Act, 

14 including— 

15 (i) to provide financial, technical, and 

16 other assistance to conserve fish and wild17 life in their range States, educate the pub18 lic about the importance of international 

19 wildlife conservation, coordinate conserva20 tion efforts internationally, and otherwise 

21 enhance and fulfill the purposes of this 

22 Act; 

23 (ii) to increase interagency coordina24 tion to streamline first response tactics in 

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1 and suspected illegal activity involving fish 

2 or wildlife or wildlife products, associated 

3 wildlife and wildlife-related human health 

4 risks and to support the Global Wildlife 

5 Coordination Council as authorized by this 

6 Act; 

7 (iii) to support the programs, grants, 

8 and projects authorized under this Act; 

9 (iv) to strengthen wildlife law enforce10 ment capabilities in the United States and 

11 build partnerships with local government 

12 and foreign nations to strengthen on-the13 ground wildlife law enforcement capacity; 

14 (v) to enhance public and consumer 

15 awareness of the importance of inter16 national wildlife conservation; 

17 (vi) to enhance nongovernmental par18 ticipation and coordination in furthering 

19 global fish and wildlife conservation ef20 forts; and 

21 (vii) to further the purposes of the 

22 Advisory Committee. 

23 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—Of amounts in the 

24 Fund available for each fiscal year, the Sec25 retary may expend not more than 3 percent, or 


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1 up to $150,000, whichever is greater, to admin2 ister the Fund. 

3 (b) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The 

4 Secretary may accept and use monetary donations, gifts, 

5 and in-kind contributions for capacity building, grants, 

6 and other on-the-ground uses to further the purposes of 

7 this Act. Amounts received by the Secretary in the form 

8 of monetary donations or gifts shall be transferred to the 

9 Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the Fund. 

10 (c) NON-FEDERAL MATCH REQUIREMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para12 graph (2), the total amount of Federal funds ex13 pended for any international fish and wildlife con14 servation grant or project may not exceed 50 percent 

15 of the total cost of such project. The non-Federal 

16 share of such project costs may be provided by in17 kind contributions and other noncash support. 

18 (2) WAIVER.—The Assistant Director may 

19 waive all or part of the matching requirement under 

20 paragraph (1) for a project if the Assistant Director 

21 determines that no reasonable means are available 

22 through which applicants can meet the matching re23 quirement for the project and the probable benefit of 

24 such project outweighs the public interest in such 

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1 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary may enter into 

2 an agreement with the National Fish and Wildlife Foun3 dation to promote international fish and wildlife conserva4 tion. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, estab5 lished under the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 

6 Establishment Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), shall receive, 

7 hold, and administer funds received by the Secretary pur8 suant to this section. The National Fish and Wildlife 

9 Foundation shall invest, reinvest, and otherwise admin10 ister the Fund to support partnerships between the public 

11 and private sectors that further the purposes of this Act. 

12 Amounts received by the National Fish and Wildlife Foun13 dation under this subsection may be used for matching, 

14 in whole or in part, contributions (whether in money, serv15 ices, or property) made to the National Fish and Wildlife 

16 Foundation by private persons and State and local govern17 ment agencies. 

18 Subtitle D—Improving Federal 

19 Wildlife Enforcement 

20 SEC. 141. ENHANCING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Serv22 ice, shall implement activities to strengthen and enhance 

23 the Service’s efforts, through its Office of Law Enforce24 ment, to strengthen Federal authorities regarding the con25 servation of wildlife and the interstate and international 


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1 trade in wildlife in furtherance of this Act and consistent 

2 with the Strategic Plan. 

3 (b) REVISIONS TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Sec4 retary, through the Service and the Office of Law Enforce5 ment, and no later than three years after the date of en6 actment of this Act, shall revise the Strategic Plan to com7 pliment, where applicable, the policies and initiatives of 

8 this Act. The revised Strategic Plan shall include as objec9 tives the following elements: 

10 (1) A plan to increase, both domestically and 

11 abroad, cooperative law enforcement, to enhance in12 formation sharing, and to build greater collabora13 tion, where practicable, in the conduct of investiga14 tions. 

15 (2) Action to expand outreach and education ef16 forts designed to increase compliance with, and 

17 knowledge of, Federal and international wildlife 

18 laws. 

19 (3) Development and implementation of nec20 essary tools to participate in international wildlife 

21 database systems, share and collect information with 

22 other international law enforcement agencies regard23 ing international wildlife crimes, and develop, in col24 laboration with other Federal and international law 

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1 database to be maintained and utilized for inter2 national and domestic wildlife crimefighting activi3 ties. 

4 (4) Strengthening and investing in the National 

5 Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, and the Of6 fice of Law Enforcement’s Intelligence Unit. 

7 (5) A plan for the projected hiring and training 

8 needs for law enforcement personnel as necessary to 

9 fulfill the purposes of this Act. 

10 (6) Estimates for a capital procurement pro11 gram to build or acquire new facilities and equip12 ment as necessary. 

13 (7) Development of a wildlife cybercrime unit to 

14 investigate illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade 

15 and other wildlife-related crimes that occur on the 

16 Internet or through other electronic means. 

17 (8) A plan to develop training initiatives for ca18 pacity building in range States, to improve inter19 national law enforcement cooperation and to reduce 

20 human-wildlife conflict and associated wildlife and 

21 wildlife-related human health risks, both domesti22 cally and abroad. 

23 (9) Any other activities considered necessary by 

24 the Secretary to fulfill the purposes of this Act. 

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1 (1) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.—The Chief of 

2 Law Enforcement of the Office of Law Enforcement 

3 shall report to the Secretary on a regular basis on 

4 the implementation and effectiveness of the activities 

5 carried out pursuant to subsection (b) to improve 

6 wildlife conservation and law enforcement inter7 nationally. 

8 (2) INCLUSION IN BIENNIAL REPORTS.—The 

9 Secretary shall include a detailed discussion of the 

10 activities carried out under this section as part of 

11 the biennial report required under section 101(d). 

12 (d) DONATIONS.—The Secretary, through the Direc13 tor, may accept and receive donations, gifts, and other 

14 contributions in the form of tactical supplies, equipment, 

15 and financial aid on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable 

16 basis to carry out activities pursuant to subsection (b). 

17 (e) AUTHORITY NOT EFFECTED.—Nothing in this 

18 Act lessens or diminishes the authority granted to the 

19 Service under subsections (a) through (d) and (k) of sec20 tion 3 of the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 

21 (16 U.S.C. 742l). 


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1 TITLE II—GLOBAL WILDLIFE 

2 COORDINATION COUNCIL 

3 SEC. 201. GLOBAL WILDLIFE COORDINATION COUNCIL. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established 

5 the Global Wildlife Coordination Council. 

6 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Council shall be 

7 to lead, coordinate, and strengthen Federal Government 

8 actions to better assist and collaborate with other nations 

9 to preserve, protect, conserve, and manage international 

10 wildlife resources and their habitats. 

11 (c) DUTIES.—The Council shall— 

12 (1) coordinate, in cooperation with other na13 tions, territories, freely associated States, common14 wealths, tribal and local governments, and academic 

15 and nongovernmental partners if appropriate, Fed16 eral agency activities regarding monitoring and sur17 veying, management, research, conservation, restora18 tion, or recovery of global wildlife populations and 

19 their habitats; 

20 (2) monitor and coordinate Federal agency re21 sponsibilities to fulfill the policies and United States 

22 obligations under CITES or other international obli23 gations; 

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1 ucts, the activities of Federal agencies to enforce 

2 trade restrictions and regulations, and the effects of 

3 the demand for wildlife products created by United 

4 States consumers on the protection of global wildlife 

5 resources and maintenance of global biodiversity; 

6 and 

7 (4) encourage implementation of appropriate 

8 strategies and actions by Federal agencies, con9 sistent with existing Federal laws and regulations, to 

10 promote the long-term protection, conservation, 

11 management, and sustainable use of wildlife re12 sources worldwide. 

13 (d) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be comprised 

14 of the following members or their representatives: 

15 (1) The Secretary, who shall be the chairperson 

16 of the Council. 

17 (2) The Secretary of State. 

18 (3) The Secretary of Commerce. 

19 (4) The Secretary of Defense. 

20 (5) The Secretary of the Army, acting through 

21 the Corps of Engineers. 

22 (6) The Secretary of Homeland Security. 

23 (7) The Secretary of Agriculture. 

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1 (9) The Administrator of the Environmental 

2 Protection Agency. 

3 (10) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institu4 tion. 

5 (11) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv6 ices. 

7 (12) The Chair of the White House Council of 

8 Environmental Quality. 

9 (e) RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCY MEM10 BERS.—The members of the Council shall— 

11 (1) identify the actions of their agencies that 

12 may affect, positively or negatively, global wildlife 

13 resources and their habitats; 

14 (2) utilize the programs and authorities of their 

15 agencies, consistent with existing missions and au16 thority, to protect and enhance the conditions of 

17 such resources and fulfill the purposes of this Act; 

18 and 

19 (3) assist in the implementation of the global 

20 wildlife action strategy developed under subsection 

21 (g) of this section, projects initiated or funded by 

22 the Secretary pursuant to section 101, and any 

23 other coordinated efforts approved by the Council. 

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1 (1) DUTIES.—The chairperson of the Council 

2 shall administer performance of the functions of the 

3 Council and facilitate coordination and communica4 tion among Council members. 

5 (2) WORKING GROUPS.—The chairperson may 

6 establish working groups as necessary to meet the 

7 purposes of this Act. The Council may request the 

8 chairperson to establish such a working group. 

9 (3) PARTICIPATION BY NONGOVERNMENTAL OR10 GANIZATIONS.—The chairperson shall invite non11 governmental organizations or academic institutions 

12 to participate in such working groups. 

13 (g) GLOBAL WILDLIFE ACTION STRATEGY.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

15 after date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 

16 on behalf of the Council, shall submit to the Com17 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep18 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and 

19 Public Works of the Senate and publish in the Fed20 eral Register a global wildlife action strategy devel21 oped by the Council and consistent with the pur22 poses of this Act. The Secretary, in consultation 

23 with the Council, shall periodically review and revise 

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1 (2) GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.—The action strat2 egy shall include a statement of goals and objectives 

3 and an implementation plan, including a description 

4 of the funds required to be obligated each year by 

5 the Secretary, from amounts made available by the 

6 International Wildlife Conservation Fund, to ad7 vance international wildlife conservation in accord8 ance with the action strategy. The action strategy 

9 and implementation plan shall include discussion 

10 of— 

11 (A) existing and projected threats facing 

12 global wildlife and their habitats; 

13 (B) an assessment of existing international 

14 wildlife conservation programs within the Fed15 eral Government and recommendations to im16 prove their effectiveness, efficiency, and collabo17 ration with other governmental and nongovern18 mental wildlife conservation activities; 

19 (C) identification of priorities for a long20 term, sustained commitment by the United 

21 States to international wildlife conservation; 

22 (D) components necessary to initiate and 

23 sustain capacity building for effective wildlife 

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1 research, wildlife management, and other com2 ponents; 

3 (E) an assessment of illegal and 

4 unsustainable trade in wildlife and wildlife 

5 products and associated wildlife and wildlife-re6 lated human health risks, and steps necessary 

7 to improve coordination and administration, 

8 technical assistance, information sharing, and 

9 screening and interdiction activities among law 

10 enforcement agencies to prevent that trade; 

11 (F) utilization and incorporation of prin12 ciples of conservation biology and landscape and 

13 ecosystem-level conservation to guide long-term 

14 planning to maintain biodiversity; 

15 (G) identification of target audiences and 

16 selection of appropriate types of media to con17 duct public and consumer education programs 

18 regarding trade in wildlife and wildlife products; 

19 and 

20 (H) other factors considered essential by 

21 the Secretary and the Council. 

22 (3) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary and the 

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1 demic institutions, and nongovernmental organiza2 tions in the development of the action strategy. 

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