I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6043 
To reduce illegal wildlife trafficking and importation by extending State 
Department reporting on foreign wildlife trafficking activity, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2020 
Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reduce illegal wildlife trafficking and importation by ex-
tending State Department reporting on foreign wildlife 
trafficking activity, 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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting All Wildlife 
Against Trafficking Act’’ or the ‘‘PAW Against Traf-
ficking Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) Wildlife and plants, and endangered species 
in particular, are threatened by illegal trafficking ac-
tivities around the world. 
(2) Preserving endangered wildlife is critical to 
maintaining a diverse global ecosystem. 
(3) Illegal wildlife trafficking magnifies the 
harm to our environment caused by pollution, defor-
estation, and other human activity. 
(4) The State Department can play a critical 
role in increasing awareness by travelers about ille-
gal wildlife trafficking activity, and can in turn re-
duce illicit importation of endangered, threatened, or 
otherwise illegal wildlife products. 
(5) Reporting on wildlife trafficking by the 
State Department, and strategy and coordination ac-
tivities by the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife 
Trafficking should be extended to ensure that the 
United States remains a leader on wildlife conserva-
tion into the future. 
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SEC. 3. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ANNUAL STATE DE-
PARTMENT REPORTING ON INTERNATIONAL 
WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING AND INCREASING 
PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SUCH REPORTING. 
(a) Section 201 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and 
Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act (16 U.S.C. 7621) is 
amended by— 
(1) striking subsection (c); and 
(2) inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) WEBSITE.—On any State Department website 
or web-based application providing country-specific infor-
mation for international travel, the Secretary of State 
shall ensure that any country listed as a focus country 
or a country of concern in the most recent publication of 
the annual report required by section 201 of the Elimi-
nate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act (16 
U.S.C. 7621) is clearly identified with a color-highlighted 
warning label. 
‘‘(d) WARNING LABEL.—Any focus country or coun-
try of concern label displayed pursuant to subsection (c) 
shall be accompanied by a warning that international law 
or U.S. law may prohibit the export, import, purchase, 
sale, possession, or transport of products produced from 
endangered or threatened wildlife. The Secretary of State 
shall determine the appropriate nature of the warning to 
be displayed pursuant to this subsection.’’. 
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SEC. 4. REMOVING TERMINATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR 
PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON WILDLIFE 
TRAFFICKING AND REQUIRING ADDITIONAL 
ITEM FOR STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT. 
Section 301 of the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Dis-
rupt Wildlife Trafficking Act (16 U.S.C. 7631) is amend-
ed by— 
(1) striking subsection (e); 
(2) inserting the following after paragraph (3) 
of subsection (d): 
‘‘(4) an assessment on how consumption of ille-
gally tracked wildlife in the United States may be 
driving illegal wildlife trafficking in focus countries, 
and potential strategies to reduce domestic consump-
tion of illegally trafficked wildlife products’’; and 
(3) redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) of 
subsection (d) as paragraphs (5) and (6). 
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