I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 864 
To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide 
dedicated funding at no expense to taxpayers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2019 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking en-
forcement, provide dedicated funding at no expense to 
taxpayers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is the following: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Purposes. 
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Sec. 3. Definitions. 
TITLE I—WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING WHISTLEBLOWERS 
Sec. 101. Definition of Secretary concerned. 
Sec. 102. Plan of action. 
Sec. 103. Awards to whistleblowers. 
TITLE II—WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
Sec. 201. International Wildlife Conservation Program. 
Sec. 202. Amendments to Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000. 
Sec. 203. Amendments to Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004. 
Sec. 204. Funding for marine mammal conservation. 
Sec. 205. Funding for shark conservation. 
Sec. 206. Uses of transferred funds for wildlife conservation. 
TITLE III—ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND POACHING 
Sec. 301. United States Fish and Wildlife Service officers abroad. 
Sec. 302. Wildlife trafficking violations as predicate offenses under Travel Act 
and racketeering statute. 
Sec. 303. Funds from wildlife trafficking violations of money laundering stat-
ute. 
Sec. 304. Technical and conforming amendments. 
TITLE IV—ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING 
Sec. 401. Funding for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing enforcement. 
Sec. 402. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing as predicate offenses 
under money laundering statute. 
Sec. 403. Funds from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing violations of 
money laundering statute. 
Sec. 404. Uses of transferred funds for illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
fishing enforcement. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to direct Federal agencies to develop a plan 
of action to implement authorities under existing law 
to reward whistleblowers who furnish information 
that leads to an arrest, criminal conviction, civil pen-
alty assessment, or forfeiture of property for any 
wildlife trafficking violation; 
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(2) to provide a standardized process for deter-
mining and adjudicating awards to whistleblowers 
under authorities under existing law; 
(3) to authorize the International Wildlife Con-
servation Program to be administered by the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
(4) to amend the Great Ape Conservation Act 
of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)— 
(A) to authorize the awarding of multiyear 
grants from the Great Ape Conservation Fund; 
and 
(B) to provide dedicated funding under 
that Act at no cost to taxpayers; 
(5) to amend the Marine Turtle Conservation 
Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.)— 
(A) to make United States territories eligi-
ble for Federal funding and assistance; 
(B) to support the conservation of fresh-
water turtles and tortoises; and 
(C) to provide dedicated funding at no cost 
to taxpayers under that Act; 
(6) to direct any fines, penalties, and forfeitures 
of property from violations of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) to 
support marine mammal conservation; 
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(7) to direct any fines, penalties, and forfeitures 
of property from shark finning or fishery violations 
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) to 
support shark conservation; 
(8) to provide dedicated funding for inter-
national wildlife conservation at no cost to tax-
payers; 
(9) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
station United States Fish and Wildlife Service offi-
cials in high-intensity wildlife trafficking areas 
abroad; 
(10) to make wildlife trafficking a predicate of-
fense under section 1952 of title 18, United States 
Code (commonly known as the Travel Act), and the 
racketeering prohibitions of chapter 96 of title 18, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Rack-
eteer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act); 
(11) to direct any civil penalties, fines, forfeit-
ures, and restitution from wildlife trafficking viola-
tions under section 1952 of title 18, United States 
Code (commonly known as the Travel Act), and the 
racketeering prohibitions of chapter 96 of title 18, 
United States Code (commonly known as the Rack-
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eteer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act), to 
support wildlife conservation; 
(12) to direct any civil penalties, fines, forfeit-
ures, and restitution from wildlife trafficking viola-
tions of money laundering statutes (including section 
1956 of title 18, United States Code) to support 
wildlife conservation; 
(13) to make violations for illegal, unreported, 
and unregulated fishing under the Magnuson-Ste-
vens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) a predicate offense under sec-
tion 1956 of title 18, United States Code; 
(14) to direct any civil penalties, fines, forfeit-
ures, and restitution for illegal, unreported, and un-
regulated fishing violations of money laundering 
statutes (including section 1956 of title 18, United 
States Code) to support fisheries enforcement, in-
cluding to carry out amendments made by the Ille-
gal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforce-
ment Act of 2015 (Public Law 114–81; 129 Stat. 
649); and 
(15) to provide dedicated funding for improved 
enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregu-
lated fishing at no cost to taxpayers. 
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CITES.—The term ‘‘CITES’’ means the 
Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (27 UST 1087; 
TIAS 8249). 
(2) 
FOCUS
COUNTRY; 
WILDLIFE
TRAF-
FICKING.—The terms ‘‘focus country’’ and ‘‘wildlife 
trafficking’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 2 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt 
Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601). 
(3) SHARK.—The term ‘‘shark’’ means any spe-
cies of the orders Hexanchiformes, Pristiophori-
formes, Squaliformes, Squatiniformes, Heterodonti-
formes, Orectolobiformes, Lamniformes, and Car-
chariniformes. 
(4) SPECIES; TAKE; WILDLIFE.—Each of the 
terms ‘‘species’’, ‘‘take’’, and ‘‘wildlife’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 3 of the Endan-
gered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532). 
TITLE I—WILDLIFE TRAFFICK-
ING WHISTLEBLOWERS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY CONCERNED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means, 
as applicable— 
(1) the Attorney General; 
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(2) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(3) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(4) the Secretary of State; and 
(5) the Secretary of the Treasury. 
SEC. 102. PLAN OF ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In coordination with other Fed-
eral agencies as appropriate, not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries con-
cerned shall develop a plan of action to fully carry out 
existing authorities for rewards to whistleblowers of viola-
tions of anti-wildlife-trafficking laws. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan of action under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) include a strategy to raise public awareness 
in the United States and abroad for reward opportu-
nities for whistleblowers provided under— 
(A) section 6(d) of the Lacey Act Amend-
ments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375(d)); 
(B) section 11(d) of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(d)); 
(C) section 106(c) of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1376(c)); 
(D) section 3 of the Fish and Wildlife Im-
provement Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 742l); 
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(E) section 7(f) of the Rhinoceros and 
Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 
5305a(f)); and 
(F) 
other 
applicable 
anti-wildlife-traf-
ficking laws; 
(2) delineate short-term and long-term goals for 
increasing anti-wildlife-trafficking enforcement, in-
cluding recruitment of whistleblowers, as appro-
priate; 
(3) describe specific actions to be taken to 
achieve the goals under paragraph (2) and the 
means necessary to do so, including— 
(A) formal partnerships with nongovern-
mental organizations; and 
(B) the establishment of Whistleblower Of-
fices— 
(i) to coordinate the receipt of whistle-
blower disclosures; 
(ii) to ensure referrals to the appro-
priate law enforcement offices; and 
(iii) to communicate with whistle-
blowers regarding the status of the respec-
tive cases referred by the whistleblowers 
and potential rewards; 
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(4) be published in the Federal Register for 
public comment for a period of not less than 60 
days; and 
(5) not later than 90 days after the end of the 
period described in paragraph (4), be finalized and 
made readily available on a public Federal Govern-
ment internet website. 
(c) UPDATES TO PLAN OF ACTION.—In coordination 
with other Federal agencies as appropriate, not less fre-
quently than once every 5 years, the Secretaries concerned 
shall review the plan of action under this section and, as 
necessary, revise the plan of action following public notice 
and comment. 
SEC. 103. AWARDS TO WHISTLEBLOWERS. 
(a) AWARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), if a Secretary concerned proceeds with any 
administrative or judicial action under any of the 
laws described in section 102(b)(1) based on infor-
mation brought to the attention of the Secretary 
concerned by a person qualified to receive an award 
under this section, the Secretary concerned shall pay 
that person an award. 
(2) AWARD AMOUNT.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary concerned shall deter-
mine the amount of the award under paragraph 
(1) based on the extent to which the person 
substantially contributed to the action. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—The award under 
paragraph (1) shall be not less than 15 percent, 
and not more than 50 percent, of the amounts 
received by the United States as penalties, in-
terest, fines, forfeitures, community service pay-
ments, restitution payments, and additional 
amounts in the action (including any related 
civil or criminal actions) or any under settle-
ment or plea agreement in response to that ac-
tion. 
(C) TIMELINE.—The amount of the award 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(i) determined not later than 90 days 
after the date of the applicable plea agree-
ment, judgment, or settlement in that ac-
tion; and 
(ii) paid from the amounts so received 
by the United States. 
(3) APPLICATION.—A Secretary concerned may 
make an award under this subsection only in a case 
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in which the total sanction from all penalties, fines, 
community service payments, restitution, interest, 
forfeitures, or civil or criminal recoveries (including 
in related actions) exceeds $100,000. 
(b) REDUCTION IN OR DENIAL OF AWARD.— 
(1) REDUCTION OF AWARD.—If the applicable 
Secretary concerned determines that the claim for 
an award under subsection (a) is brought by a per-
son who planned and initiated the actions that led 
to the violation, the Secretary concerned may appro-
priately reduce the amount of the award. 
(2) DENIAL
OF
AWARD.—If the person de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is convicted of criminal 
conduct arising from the role described in that para-
graph, the applicable Secretary concerned shall deny 
any award under this subsection. 
(c) APPEAL OF AWARD DETERMINATION.—Any de-
termination with respect to an award under subsection (a) 
may be appealed to the appropriate court of appeals of 
the United States pursuant to section 706 of title 5, 
United States Code, not later than 30 days after the date 
of the determination. 
(d) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretaries 
concerned shall permit the submission of confidential and 
anonymous reports under this subsection consistent with 
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the procedures set forth in subsections (d)(2) and (h) of 
section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78u–6). 
(e) LIMITATION
ON
APPLICATION.—This section 
shall apply only with respect to amounts received by the 
United States described in subsection (a) on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries concerned 
shall each year conduct a study on, and submit to 
Congress a report describing the use of, authorities, 
claims filed, awards paid, and outreach conducted 
under this section. 
(2) INCORPORATION
ALLOWED.—The require-
ment under paragraph (1) may be satisfied by incor-
porating the report into the plan of action required 
under section 102 or a revision under section 102(c). 
TITLE II—WILDLIFE 
CONSERVATION 
SEC. 201. INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the International Wildlife Conservation Program es-
tablished under subsection (b). 
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(2) RANGE
STATE.—The term ‘‘range state’’ 
means a foreign country, a freely associated state 
(pursuant to the Compact of Free Association au-
thorized by Public Law 99–239 (99 Stat. 1770)), or 
any territory or possession of the United States, any 
portion of which is within the natural range of dis-
tribution of a wildlife species. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall carry out the International Wildlife Conservation 
Program in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service— 
(1) to implement global habitat and conserva-
tion initiatives under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary; 
(2) to address global conservation threats; 
(3) to combat wildlife trafficking, poaching, and 
trade in illegal wildlife products; 
(4) to provide financial, scientific, and other 
technical assistance; 
(5) to facilitate implementation of treaties, con-
ventions, accords, or similar international agree-
ments entered into by the United States to promote 
fish, wildlife, plant, or habitat conservation; and 
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(6) to carry out other international wildlife con-
servation and habitat activities authorized by Fed-
eral law, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(c) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The Program shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) REGIONAL COMPONENT.—A regional com-
ponent that shall— 
(A) address grassroots conservation prob-
lems through capacity building within regions of 
range states to achieve comprehensive landscape 
or ecosystem-level fish or wildlife conservation; 
and 
(B) develop and implement a plan— 
(i) to expand existing regional wildlife 
conservation programs as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate; and 
(ii) to establish new regional conserva-
tion programs in other critical landscapes 
and wildlife habitat globally. 
(2) SPECIES
COMPONENT.—A species compo-
nent that shall consist of administration of the pro-
grams authorized under— 
(A) the African Elephant Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.); 
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(B) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
(C) the Asian Elephant Conservation Act 
of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.); 
(D) the Great Ape Conservation Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 
(E) the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 
2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.); 
(F) the Neotropical Migratory Bird Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); 
(G) the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 
1992 (16 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.); 
(H) the Critically Endangered Animals 
Conservation Fund established by the Secretary 
and administered by the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service; and 
(I) any similar authority provided to the 
Secretary relating to international wildlife con-
servation. 
(3) ANTI-TRAFFICKING COMPONENT.—An anti- 
trafficking component that shall consist of adminis-
tration of the programs authorized under— 
(A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
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(B) subsections (a) and (d) of section 8 of 
the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 
U.S.C. 1978); 
(C) the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt 
Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 
7601 et seq.); 
(D) the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.); 
(E) other anti-wildlife-trafficking laws, as 
determined by the Secretary; and 
(F) activities authorized under section 301. 
(4) CONVENTION
COMPONENT.—A convention 
component that shall consist of the Division of Man-
agement Authority and the Division of Scientific Au-
thority of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice to implement CITES and carry out other related 
duties, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(5) ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS.—The Secretary 
may include additional components in the Program 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this 
section alters the responsibilities of the Secretary under 
section 8 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
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742g) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(e) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—In car-
rying out the Program, the Secretary may— 
(1) accept donations of funds, gifts, and in-kind 
contributions; and 
(2) use those donations, without further appro-
priation, for capacity building, grants, and other on- 
the-ground uses under the program components de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO GREAT APE CONSERVATION 
ACT OF 2000. 
(a) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—Section 4 of the Great 
Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6303) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
a multiyear grant under this section to a person who 
is otherwise eligible for a grant under this section to 
carry out a project that the person demonstrates is 
an effective, long-term conservation strategy for 
great apes and their habitats. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL GRANTS NOT AFFECTED.—This 
subsection shall not be construed as precluding the 
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Secretary from awarding grants on an annual 
basis.’’. 
(b) GREAT APE CONSERVATION FUND.—Section 5 of 
the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6304) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) any amounts received by the United States 
for any violation of law pertaining to great apes 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Lacey Act Amendments of 
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.), or regulations imple-
menting those Acts, including any of those amounts 
received as— 
‘‘(A) fines or penalties; 
‘‘(B) proceeds from sales of forfeited prop-
erty, assets, or cargo; or 
‘‘(C) restitution to the Federal Govern-
ment.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
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(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Marine Turtle 
Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6602) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION.—The term ‘conservation’ 
means the use of all methods and procedures nec-
essary to protect marine turtles, freshwater turtles, 
or tortoises in foreign countries and territories of the 
United States, including— 
‘‘(A) protection, restoration, and manage-
ment of nesting habitats and other habitats; 
‘‘(B) onsite research and monitoring of 
populations, habitats, annual reproduction, and 
species population trends; 
‘‘(C) assistance in the development, imple-
mentation, and improvement of national, re-
gional, and territorial management plans for 
habitat ranges; 
‘‘(D) enforcement and implementation of 
CITES and laws of foreign countries and terri-
tories of the United States to— 
‘‘(i) protect and manage populations 
and habitats; and 
‘‘(ii) prevent illegal trade of marine 
turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises; 
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‘‘(E) training of local law enforcement offi-
cials in the interdiction and prevention of— 
‘‘(i) the illegal killing of marine tur-
tles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises; and 
‘‘(ii) illegal trade in marine turtles, 
freshwater turtles, or tortoises; 
‘‘(F) initiatives to resolve conflicts between 
humans and marine turtles, freshwater turtles, 
or tortoises over habitat; 
‘‘(G) community outreach and education; 
and 
‘‘(H) strengthening of the ability of local 
communities to implement population and habi-
tat conservation programs.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Marine Tur-
tle Conservation Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘Turtle and 
Tortoise Conservation Fund’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 
(6) as paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) FRESHWATER TURTLE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘freshwater 
turtle’ means any member of the family Caret-
tochelyidae, Chelidae, Chelydridae, Dermatemy-
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didae, Emydidae, Geoemydidae, Kinosternidae, 
Pelomedusidae, Platysternidae, Podocnemidi-
dae, or Trionychidae. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘freshwater 
turtle’ includes— 
‘‘(i) any part, product, egg, or off-
spring of a turtle described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) a carcass of such a turtle.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) TERRITORY
OF
THE
UNITED
STATES.— 
The term ‘territory of the United States’ means each 
of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
and any other territory or possession of the United 
States. 
‘‘(9) TORTOISE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘tortoise’ 
means any member of the family Testudinidae. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘tortoise’ in-
cludes— 
‘‘(i) any part, product, egg, or off-
spring of a tortoise described in subpara-
graph (A); and 
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‘‘(ii) a carcass of such a tortoise.’’. 
(c) MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 4 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 
(16 U.S.C. 6603) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MA-
RINE TURTLE’’ and inserting ‘‘TURTLE AND TOR-
TOISE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘marine tur-
tles’’ and inserting ‘‘marine turtles, freshwater tur-
tles, and tortoises’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b)(1) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.—A proposal for a 
project for the conservation of marine turtles, fresh-
water turtles, or tortoises may be submitted to the 
Secretary by— 
‘‘(A) any wildlife management authority of 
a foreign country or territory of the United 
States that has within its boundaries marine 
turtle nesting habitat, freshwater turtle habitat, 
or tortoise habitat, if the activities of the au-
thority directly or indirectly affect marine tur-
tle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise conservation; 
or 
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‘‘(B) any other person with the dem-
onstrated expertise required for the conserva-
tion of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or 
tortoises.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or territories of the 
United States’’ after ‘‘foreign countries’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘marine turtles’ ’’ and in-
serting ‘‘marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or 
tortoises’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘marine turtle’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or tor-
toise’’; and 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘marine turtles’’ and in-
serting ‘‘marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or 
tortoises’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and their nesting habi-
tats’’ and inserting ‘‘and marine turtle nesting 
habitats, freshwater turtle habitats, or tortoise 
habitats’’. 
(d) MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION FUND.—Sec-
tion 5 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 
U.S.C. 6604) is amended— 
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