(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MA-
RINE TURTLE’’ and inserting ‘‘TURTLE AND TOR-
TOISE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘Marine Turtle’’ and inserting 
‘‘Turtle and Tortoise’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(C) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) any amounts received by the United States 
for any violation of law pertaining to marine turtles, 
freshwater turtles, or tortoises under the Endan-
gered 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.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘5 percent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$80,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$150,000’’. 
(e) ADVISORY GROUP.—Section 6(a) of the Marine 
Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6605(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘marine turtles’’ and inserting ‘‘ma-
rine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tortoises’’. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 7 
of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 
6606) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘There is’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end following: 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amount authorized by 
subsection (a) for each fiscal year— 
‘‘(1) not more than $1,510,000 is authorized 
only for use by the Secretary for marine turtle con-
servation purposes under this Act; and 
‘‘(2) of the amount appropriated in excess of 
$1,510,000, not less than 40 percent is authorized 
only for use by the Secretary for freshwater turtle 
and tortoise conservation purposes under this Act.’’. 
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SEC. 204. FUNDING FOR MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION. 
All amounts collected by the Secretary of Commerce, 
including fines, penalties, and proceeds from sales of for-
feited assets or cargo, for violations of the Marine Mam-
mal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) or 
regulations implementing that Act shall be used by the 
Secretary of Commerce for— 
(1) the benefit of the marine mammal species 
impacted by the applicable violation, to the extent 
practicable; 
(2) marine mammal conservation purposes, as 
determined by the Secretary of Commerce; 
(3) responding to marine mammal strandings, 
entanglements, or unusual mortality events, includ-
ing activities under the John H. Prescott Marine 
Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program under 
section 408 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1421f–1); 
(4) payment of awards to whistleblowers on an 
applicable violation under section 103; or 
(5) enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protec-
tion Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and regu-
lations implementing that Act. 
SEC. 205. FUNDING FOR SHARK CONSERVATION. 
All amounts available to the Secretary of Commerce 
that are attributable to fines, penalties, and forfeitures of 
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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-
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; 124 Stat. 
3668); 
(3) payment of awards to whistleblowers on an 
applicable violation under section 103; 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. 206. 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— 
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(1) for the benefit of the species impacted by 
the applicable violation, to the extent practicable; 
(2) for payment of rewards under section 103 
on the applicable violation; or 
(3) to carry out— 
(A) the African Elephant Conservation Act 
(16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.); 
(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; or 
(I) any other wildlife conservation pro-
grams or activities authorized by Federal law, 
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as considered appropriate by the Secretary, in-
cluding activities pursuant to sections 201 and 
301 of this Act. 
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; 
(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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(7) support effective implementation of CITES 
and other international agreements relating to wild-
life conservation, in coordination with the Secretary 
of State; 
(8) work to reduce global demand for illegally 
traded wildlife products and illegally taken wildlife; 
and 
(9) conduct other duties as the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, determines 
to be appropriate to combat wildlife trafficking and 
promote conservation of at-risk species. 
SEC. 302. WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING VIOLATIONS AS PREDI-
CATE OFFENSES UNDER TRAVEL ACT AND 
RACKETEERING STATUTE. 
(a) TRAVEL ACT.—Section 1952 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or (3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(3)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘of this title and (ii)’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘of this title, or (4) any 
act that is a criminal violation of subparagraph 
(A), (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of section 
9(a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1538(a)(1)), section 2203 of the Af-
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rican Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
4223), or section 7(a) of the Rhinoceros and 
Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 
5305a(a)), if the endangered or threatened spe-
cies of fish or wildlife, products, items, or sub-
stances involved in the violation and relevant 
conduct, as applicable, have a total value of 
more than $10,000 and (ii)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 
the Secretary of the Interior any amounts received by the 
United States as civil penalties, fines, forfeitures of prop-
erty or assets, or restitution to the Federal Government 
for any violation under this section that involves an unlaw-
ful activity described in subsection (b)(i)(4).’’. 
(b) RICO.—Chapter 96 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 1961(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or (G)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(G)’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon at 
the end the following: ‘‘, or (H) any act that is 
a criminal violation of subparagraph (A), (B), 
(C), (D), (E), or (F) of section 9(a)(1) of the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
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1538(a)(1)), section 2203 of the African Ele-
phant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4223), or 
section 7(a) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Con-
servation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5305a(a)), if 
the endangered or threatened species of fish or 
wildlife, products, items, or substances involved 
in the violation and relevant conduct, as appli-
cable, have a total value of more than 
$10,000’’; and 
(2) in section 1963, by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(n) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 
the Secretary of the Interior any amounts received by the 
United States as civil penalties, fines, forfeitures of prop-
erty or assets, or restitution to the Federal Government 
for any violation of section 1962 that is based on racket-
eering activity described in section 1961(1)(H).’’. 
(c) SPORT-HUNTED TROPHIES.—Nothing in this sec-
tion or the amendments made by this section— 
(1) nullifies or supersedes any other provision 
of Federal law or any regulation pertaining to the 
import of sport-hunted wildlife trophies; 
(2) prohibits any citizen, national, or legal resi-
dent of the United States, or an agent of such an 
individual, from importing a lawfully taken sport- 
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hunted trophy for personal or similar noncommercial 
use if the importation is in compliance with sections 
4(d) and 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1533(d), 1539), section 3(a) of the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3372(a)), and regulations implementing those sec-
tions; or 
(3) may be used to prosecute any citizen, na-
tional, or legal resident of the United States, or an 
agent of such an individual, for importing a lawfully 
taken sport-hunted trophy for personal or similar 
noncommercial use if the importation is in compli-
ance with sections 4(d) and 10 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(d), 1539), sec-
tion 3(a) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3372(a)), and regulations implementing 
those sections. 
SEC. 303. FUNDS FROM WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING VIOLA-
TIONS OF MONEY LAUNDERING STATUTE. 
Section 1956 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) The Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to 
the Secretary of the Interior any amounts received by the 
United States as civil penalties, fines, forfeitures of prop-
erty or assets, or restitution to the Federal Government 
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for any violation under this section that involves an unlaw-
ful activity described in subsection (c)(7)(G).’’. 
SEC. 304. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) USE
OF
AMOUNTS
FROM
FINES.—Section 
1402(b)(1)(A) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 
U.S.C. 20101(b)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) section 1952(f), section 1956(j), 
and section 1963(n) of title 18, United 
States Code; and’’. 
(b) USE OF AMOUNTS FROM FORFEITURES.—Sec-
tion 524(c)(4)(A) of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of the Treasury pur-
suant to section 1952(f), section 1956(j), or section 
1963(n) of title 18,’’ before ‘‘or the Postmaster General’’. 
TITLE IV—ILLEGAL, UNREPORT-
ED, AND UNREGULATED FISH-
ING 
SEC. 401. FUNDING FOR ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UN-
REGULATED FISHING ENFORCEMENT. 
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-
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