out the duties of the Trade Representative 
under such section 527A. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘defor-
estation’’ and ‘‘illegal deforestation’’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 527A(h) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as added by section 3. 
SEC. 5. INCLUSION OF ILLEGAL DEFORESTATION AS SPECI-
FIED UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY. 
Section 1956(c)(7)(B) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in clause (vi), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and insert-
ing a semicolon; 
(2) in clause (vii), by striking the semicolon and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(viii) any act, engaged in knowingly, 
to carry out, enable, or encourage illegal 
deforestation 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
527A(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930).’’. 
SEC. 6. PROCUREMENT PREFERENCE FOR COMMODITIES 
NOT PRODUCED FROM LAND SUBJECT TO DE-
FORESTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 47 of title 41, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 4715. Procurement preference for commodities not 
produced from land subject to deforest-
ation 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In comparing proposals for the 
purpose of awarding a contract involving any product 
made wholly or in part of a covered commodity (as defined 
by section 1527A(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930), the head 
of an executive agency shall reduce the bid price by 10 
percent if the contractor demonstrates to the satisfaction 
of the head of the agency that— 
‘‘(1) the contractor has a policy described in 
subsection (b) in effect; and 
‘‘(2) the policy and data on monitoring and en-
forcement of that policy are publicly available and 
updated not less frequently than annually. 
‘‘(b) POLICY DESCRIBED.—A policy described in this 
subsection is a policy that includes, at a minimum, the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Measures to identify the point-of-origin of 
forest-risk commodities and ensure compliance with 
the policy when supply chain risks are present. 
‘‘(2) Data detailing the complete list of direct 
and indirect suppliers and supply chain traceability 
information, including refineries, processing plants, 
farms, and plantations, and their respective owners, 
parent entities, and farmers, maps, and geolocations, 
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for each forest-risk commodity found in products 
that may be furnished to the Federal Government. 
‘‘(3) Measures taken to ensure that each such 
commodity does not contribute to deforestation. 
‘‘(4) Measures taken to ensure the process of 
obtaining the free, prior, and informed consent of in-
digenous peoples and local communities directly af-
fected by the production of such commodities. 
‘‘(5) Measures taken to protect biodiversity and 
prevent the poaching of wildlife and trade in 
bushmeat in all operations and areas adjacent to the 
production of such commodities. 
‘‘(6) Measures taken to ensure compliance with 
the laws of countries where forest-risk commodities 
in the supply chain of the contractor are produced. 
‘‘(c) BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS.—Subsection 
(a) does not affect the application of the requirements of 
chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DEFORESTATION; PRODUCE.—The terms 
‘deforestation’ and ‘produce’ have the meanings 
given those terms in section 527A(h) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930. 
‘‘(2) FOREST-RISK
COMMODITY.—The term 
‘forest-risk commodity’ means a commodity at risk 
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of being produced from land subject to deforest-
ation.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 4714 the following: 
‘‘4715. Procurement preference for commodities not produced from land subject 
to deforestation.’’. 
Æ 
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