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Calendar No. 459 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2494 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2015 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
MAY 9, 2016 
Reported by Mr. CORKER, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen the ca-
pacity of partner countries to counter wildlife trafficking, 
designate major wildlife trafficking countries, 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 ‘‘Global Anti-Poaching 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Poaching and the illicit trade in endangered 
and threatened wildlife are among the most lucrative 
criminal activities worldwide, worth an estimated $7 
to $10 billion annually. 
(2) Poaching and wildlife trafficking have esca-
lated in scale, sophistication and violence, risking the 
potential extinction of some of the world’s most 
iconic species. 
(3) Wildlife poaching and trafficking threaten 
elephants, rhinoceros, and tigers greatly, but also 
have devastating impact on a number of other spe-
cies, including sharks, great apes, and turtles. 
(4) The high demand for rare wildlife products 
has driven prices to historically high levels. 
(5) Much of the demand for wildlife products 
comes from Asia and is fueled by the perceived me-
dicinal value and social status associated with these 
products. 
(6) Reporting indicates that a number of rebel 
groups and terrorist organizations, including Su-
dan’s
Janjaweed
militia,
the
Lord’s
Resistance 
Army, the Seleka rebel movement in the Central Af-
rican Republic, and Somalia’s al-Shabaab, either 
participate in or draw funding from illicit wildlife 
trafficking networks. 
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(7) Analyses suggest the high demand for ille-
gal wildlife products, combined with weak law en-
forcement and security measures and corruption and 
governance failures, has led to the increased involve-
ment of transnational organized crime in wildlife 
trafficking. 
(8) The United Nations Security Council has 
authorized multilateral sanctions against individuals 
and entities supporting armed groups through the il-
licit trade in wildlife, in addition to other natural re-
sources, in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 
the Central African Republic. 
(9) A National Intelligence Council analysis of 
wildlife poaching threats found that certain African 
government officials facilitated the movement of 
wildlife products, and that these governments’ ability 
to reduce poaching and trafficking was hindered by 
corruption and weak rule of law. 
(10) On November 13, 2013, the Secretary of 
State
announced
the
first
reward
under
the 
Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program 
for information leading to the dismantling of the 
Xaysavang Network, a large wildlife trafficking syn-
dicate that is based in Laos and spans Africa and 
Asia. 
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