‘‘(4) any amounts, other than amounts paid as 
awards to whistleblowers, received by the United 
States for any violation of law pertaining to marine 
turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises 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 implementing 
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.’’. 
SEC. 207. FUNDING FOR MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION. 
(a) DEPOSITS INTO THE MARINE MAMMAL UN-
USUAL MORTALITY EVENT FUND.—Section 405(c) of the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1421d(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) all amounts, other than amounts paid as 
rewards to whistleblowers, collected by the Secretary 
of Commerce, including assessment costs, fines, pen-
alties, restitution, natural resource damages, and 
forfeitures of property (or proceeds from sales of 
forfeited assets or cargo), for violations of this Act 
or regulations implementing this Act; and 
‘‘(5) sums received from emergency declaration 
grants for marine mammal conservation.’’. 
(b) APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS RECEIVED.—Section 
509 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1423(h)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATION
OF FUNDS RECEIVED.—All 
amounts received by the Director of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service for violations of this Act shall 
be available without further appropriation and until ex-
pended to carry out the purposes this Act.’’. 
SEC. 208. FUNDING FOR SHARK CONSERVATION. 
All amounts available to the Secretary of Commerce 
that are attributable to fines, penalties, and forfeitures of 
property (or proceeds from the sale of that forfeited prop-
erty) imposed for violations under section 307(1)(P) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(P)) or violations of any fish-
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ery management plan for sharks prepared under title III 
of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.) shall be used by the 
Secretary of Commerce for— 
(1) the benefit of the shark species impacted by 
the applicable violation, to the extent practicable; 
(2) shark conservation purposes, including to 
carry out amendments made by the Shark Conserva-
tion Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–348); 
(3) payment of awards to whistleblowers on an 
applicable violation under section 311(e)(1)(B) of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861(e)(1)(B)); or 
(4) enforcement of section 307(1)(P) of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Man-
agement Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(P)) or any fishery 
management plan for sharks under that Act. 
SEC. 209. USES OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS FOR WILDLIFE 
CONSERVATION. 
All amounts made available to the Secretary of the 
Interior under the amendments made by sections 302 and 
303 shall be used— 
(1) for the benefit of the species impacted by 
the applicable violation, to the extent practicable; 
(2) for payment of awards to whistleblowers on 
an applicable violation under section 103; or 
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(3) to carry out— 
(A) the African Elephant Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.); 
(B) the Asian Elephant Conservation Act 
of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.); 
(C) the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 
1992 (16 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.); 
(D) the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
(E) the Neotropical Migratory Bird Con-
servation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); 
(F) the Great Ape Conservation Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); 
(G) the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 
2004 (16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.); 
(H) the Amphibians in Decline Fund es-
tablished by the Secretary and administered by 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; 
(I) the Critically Endangered Animals 
Conservation Fund established by the Secretary 
and administered by the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service; or 
(J) any other international wildlife con-
servation programs or activities authorized by 
Federal law, as considered appropriate by the 
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Secretary, including activities pursuant to sec-
tions 201 and 301. 
TITLE III—ANTI-TRAFFICKING 
AND POACHING 
SEC. 301. UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OF-
FICERS ABROAD. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) HOST COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘host country’’ 
means a country that is hosting a United States 
Fish and Wildlife officer under this section. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) PLACEMENT OF OFFICERS.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, may station not 
less than one United States Fish and Wildlife Service offi-
cer in the primary diplomatic or consular post of the 
United States in— 
(1) a focus country or country of concern; 
(2) a country that has a national who has been 
certified by the Secretary under section 8(a)(2) of 
the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 
1978(a)(2)) as engaging in trade or taking which di-
minishes the effectiveness of any international pro-
gram for endangered or threatened species; or 
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(3) other countries identified by the Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of State. 
(c) DUTIES.—A United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service officer stationed under subsection (b) shall— 
(1) assist local agencies or officials responsible 
for the protection of wildlife in the protection of 
wildlife and on-the-ground conservation; 
(2) facilitate apprehension of individuals who il-
legally kill or take, or assist in the illegal killing or 
taking of, wildlife; 
(3) support local agencies or officials respon-
sible for the protection of wildlife in the host country 
and regional partners of the United States in wild-
life trafficking investigations; 
(4) support wildlife trafficking investigations 
based in the United States with a nexus to a host 
country or region; 
(5) provide technical assistance and support to 
build capacity in the host country for wildlife con-
servation and anti-trafficking enforcement by agen-
cies that partner with the host country; 
(6) advise on leveraging the assets of the 
United States Government to combat wildlife traf-
ficking; 
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