tious diseases and exposure to antimicrobial re-
sistant pathogens; 
(B) to provide administrative support and 
resources to ensure effective and efficient co-
ordination of funding opportunities and sharing 
of expertise from relevant USAID bureaus and 
programs, 
including 
emerging 
pandemic 
threats; 
(C) to award funding to on-the-ground 
projects; 
(D) to provide project oversight to ensure 
accountability and transparency in all phases of 
the award process; and 
(E) to undertake additional activities 
under this Act. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter until 2030, the Secretary of 
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report describing— 
(A) the actions taken pursuant to this Act; 
(B) the impact and effectiveness of inter-
national cooperation on ending the use and op-
eration of wildlife markets; 
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(C) the impact and effectiveness of inter-
national cooperation on ending wildlife traf-
ficking associated with wildlife markets; and 
(D) the impact and effectiveness of inter-
national cooperation on ending the international 
trade in live terrestrial wildlife for human con-
sumption as food or medicine. 
(2) UNITED
STATES
AGENCY
FOR
INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report— 
(A) describing the actions taken pursuant 
to this Act; 
(B) describing the impact and effectiveness 
of reducing demand for consumption of wildlife 
and associated wildlife markets; 
(C) 
summarizing 
additional 
personnel 
hired with funding authorized under this Act, 
including the number hired in each bureau; and 
(D) describing partnerships developed with 
other institutions of higher learning and non-
governmental organizations. 
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SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF IMPORT, EXPORT, AND SALE OF 
CERTAIN LIVE WILD ANIMALS FOR HUMAN 
CONSUMPTION. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
43 the following: 
‘‘§ 44. Prohibition of import, export, and sale of cer-
tain live wild animals for human con-
sumption 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the phrase ‘human consumption’ shall in-
clude all consumption as food or medicine except 
consumption that is incidental to lawful hunting ac-
tivity; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘live wild animal’ means a live 
wild mammal, bird, reptile, or amphibian, whether 
or not bred, hatched, or born in captivity with the 
exception of ruminants; and 
‘‘(3) the term ‘wild’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 42. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.—It shall be unlawful for any 
person— 
‘‘(1) to import or export any live wild animal 
for human consumption as food or medicine; 
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‘‘(2) to sell or purchase for human consumption 
as food or medicine a live wild animal, including 
through sale or purchase at a live animal market; or 
‘‘(3) to attempt to commit any act described in 
paragraph (1) or (2). 
‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who knowingly 
violates subsection (b) shall be fined not more than 
$100,000, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or 
both. 
‘‘(2) MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS.—Each violation of 
subsection (b) shall constitute a separate offense. 
‘‘(3) VENUE.—A violation of subsection (b) may 
be prosecuted in the judicial district in which the 
violation first occurred and any judicial district in 
which the defendant sold the live wild animal.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of 
sections for chapter 3 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 43 the following: 
‘‘44. Prohibition of import, export, and sale of certain live wild animals for 
human consumption.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out section 44 of title 18, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), $35,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2030. 
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SEC. 6. LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTACHE´ DEPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning in fiscal year 2021, the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall require the Chief 
of Law Enforcement of the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service to hire, train, and deploy not fewer than 50 
new United States Fish and Wildlife Service law enforce-
ment attache´s, and appropriate additional support staff, 
at one or more United States embassies, consulates, com-
mands, or other facilities— 
(1) in one or more countries designated as a 
focus country or a country of concern in the most 
recent report submitted under section 201 of the 
Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Traf-
ficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7621); and 
(2) in such additional countries or regions, as 
determined by the Secretary of Interior, that are 
known or suspected to be a source of illegal trade of 
species listed— 
(A) as threatened species or endangered 
species under the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); or 
(B) under appendix I of the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of 
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