I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6059 
To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking enforcement, provide 
dedicated funding at no expense to taxpayers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2021 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Foreign Affairs, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To support wildlife conservation, improve anti-trafficking en-
forcement, provide dedicated funding at no expense to 
taxpayers, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is the following: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
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Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING WHISTLEBLOWERS 
Sec. 101. Definition of Secretary concerned. 
Sec. 102. Plan of action. 
Sec. 103. Awards to whistleblowers. 
TITLE II—WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
Sec. 201. International Wildlife Conservation Program. 
Sec. 203. Amendments to Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000. 
Sec. 204. Funding for Exotic Bird Conservation. 
Sec. 205. Funding for Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation. 
Sec. 206. Funding for Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation. 
Sec. 207. Amendments to Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004. 
Sec. 208. Funding for marine mammal conservation. 
Sec. 209. Funding for shark conservation. 
Sec. 210. Uses of transferred funds for wildlife conservation. 
TITLE III—ANTI-TRAFFICKING AND POACHING 
Sec. 301. United States Fish and Wildlife Service officers abroad. 
Sec. 302. Wildlife trafficking violations as predicate offenses under Travel Act 
and racketeering statute. 
Sec. 303. Funds from wildlife trafficking violations of money laundering stat-
ute. 
Sec. 304. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 305. Publication of Certifications under the Pelly Amendment. 
TITLE IV—ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING 
Sec. 401. Funding for illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing enforcement. 
Sec. 402. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing as predicate offenses 
under money laundering statute. 
Sec. 403. Funds from illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing violations of 
money laundering statute. 
Sec. 404. Uses of transferred funds for illegal, unreported, and unregulated 
fishing enforcement. 
Sec. 405. Department of State Rewards for Justice Program. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CITES.—The term ‘‘CITES’’ means the 
Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (27 UST 1087; 
TIAS 8249). 
(2) COUNTRY OF CONCERN; FOCUS COUNTRY; 
WILDLIFE
TRAFFICKING.—The terms ‘‘country of 
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concern’’, ‘‘focus country’’, and ‘‘wildlife trafficking’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 2 of 
the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife 
Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 7601). 
(3) SHARK.—The term ‘‘shark’’ means any spe-
cies 
of 
the 
orders 
Hexanchiformes, 
Pristiophoriformes, Squaliformes, Squatiniformes, 
Heterodontiforms, Orectolobiformes, Lamniformes, 
and Carchariniformes. 
(4) IMPORT; SPECIES; TAKE; WILDLIFE.—The 
terms ‘‘import’’, ‘‘species’’, ‘‘take’’, and ‘‘wildlife’’ 
have the meaning given those terms in section 3 of 
the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1532). 
TITLE 
I—WILDLIFE 
TRAF-
FICKING WHISTLEBLOWERS 
SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY CONCERNED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means, 
as applicable— 
(1) the Attorney General; 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(3) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(4) the Secretary of State; and 
(5) the Secretary of the Treasury. 
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SEC. 102. PLAN OF ACTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In coordination with other Fed-
eral agencies as appropriate, not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries con-
cerned shall develop a plan of action to fully carry out 
existing authorities for awards to whistleblowers of viola-
tions of laws applicable to wildlife trafficking. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan of action under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) include a strategy to raise public awareness 
in the United States and abroad for reward opportu-
nities for whistleblowers provided under— 
(A) section 3 of the Fish and Wildlife Im-
provement Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 742l); 
(B) section 106(c) of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1376(c)); 
(C) section 11(d) of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(d)); 
(D) section 6(d) of the Lacey Act Amend-
ments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375(d)); 
(E) section 2205 of the African Elephant 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4225); 
(F) section 7(f) of the Rhinoceros and 
Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 
5305a(f)); and 
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(G) other laws applicable to wildlife traf-
ficking; 
(2) delineate short-term and long-term goals for 
increasing enforcement against wildlife trafficking, 
including recruitment of whistleblowers, as appro-
priate; 
(3) describe specific actions to be taken to 
achieve the goals under paragraph (2) and the 
means necessary to do so, including— 
(A) formal partnerships with nongovern-
mental organizations; and 
(B) the establishment of Whistleblower Of-
fices— 
(i) to coordinate the receipt of whistle-
blower disclosures; 
(ii) to ensure referrals to the appro-
priate law enforcement offices; and 
(iii) to communicate with whistle-
blowers regarding the status of the respec-
tive cases referred by the whistleblowers 
and potential awards; 
(4) be published in the Federal Register for 
public comment for a period of not less than 60 
days; and 
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(5) not later than 90 days after the end of the 
period described in paragraph (4), be finalized and 
made readily available on a public Federal Govern-
ment internet website. 
(c) UPDATES TO PLAN OF ACTION.—In coordination 
with other Federal agencies as appropriate, not less fre-
quently than once every 5 years, the Secretaries concerned 
shall review the plan of action under this section and, as 
necessary, revise the plan of action following public notice 
and comment. 
SEC. 103. AWARDS TO WHISTLEBLOWERS. 
(a) AWARD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), if a Secretary concerned proceeds with any 
judicial or administrative action under any of the 
laws described in section 102(b)(1) based on infor-
mation brought to the attention of the Secretary 
concerned by a person qualified to receive an award 
under this section, the Secretary concerned shall pay 
that person an award. 
(2) AWARD AMOUNT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), in determining the amount of an 
award made under this subsection, the Sec-
retary concerned shall take into consideration— 
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(i) the significance of the information 
provided by the whistleblower to the suc-
cess of covered judicial or administrative 
action; 
(ii) the degree of assistance provided 
by the whistleblower and any legal rep-
resentative of the whistleblower in a cov-
ered judicial or administrative action; and 
(iii) the programmatic interest of the 
Secretary in deterring violations of laws 
applicable to wildlife trafficking by making 
awards to whistleblowers who provide in-
formation that lead to the successful en-
forcement of such laws. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—The award under 
paragraph (1) shall be not less than 10 percent, 
and not more than 30 percent, of the amounts 
received by the United States as penalties, in-
terest, fines, forfeitures, community service pay-
ments, restitution payments, and additional 
amounts in the action (including any related 
civil or criminal actions) or under any settle-
ment or plea agreement in response to that ac-
tion. 
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(C) TIMELINE.—The amount of the award 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(i) determined not later than 90 days 
after the date of the applicable plea agree-
ment, judgment, or settlement in that ac-
tion; and 
(ii) paid from the amounts so received 
by the United States. 
(3) APPLICATION.—A Secretary concerned may 
make an award under this subsection only in a case 
in which the total sanction from all penalties, fines, 
community service payments, restitution, interest, 
forfeitures, or civil or criminal recoveries (including 
in related actions) exceeds $100,000. 
(b) REDUCTION IN OR DENIAL OF AWARD.— 
(1) REDUCTION OF AWARD.—If the applicable 
Secretary concerned determines that the claim for 
an award under subsection (a) is brought by a per-
son who planned and initiated the actions that led 
to the violation, the Secretary concerned may appro-
priately reduce the amount of the award. 
(2) DENIAL
OF
AWARD.—If the person de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is convicted of criminal 
conduct arising from the role described in that para-
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graph, the applicable Secretary concerned shall deny 
any award under this subsection. 
(c) APPEAL OF AWARD DETERMINATION.—Any de-
termination with respect to an award under subsection (a) 
may be appealed to the appropriate court of appeals of 
the United States pursuant to section 706 of title 5, 
United States Code, not later than 30 days after the date 
of the determination. 
(d) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION.—The Secretaries 
concerned shall permit the submission of confidential and 
anonymous reports under this subsection consistent with 
the procedures set forth in subsections (d)(2) and (h) of 
section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78u–6). 
(e) LIMITATION
ON
APPLICATION.—This section 
shall apply only with respect to amounts received by the 
United States described in subsection (a) on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries concerned 
shall submit to Congress a report describing their 
use of whistleblower authorities in law enforcement, 
including claims filed, awards paid, the provision or 
provisions of law violated from which whistleblower 
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payments were derived, and outreach conducted 
under this section. 
(2) INCORPORATION
ALLOWED.—The require-
ment under paragraph (1) may be satisfied by incor-
porating the report into the plan of action required 
under section 102 or a revision under section 102(c). 
(g) RETALIATION.— 
(1) PROHIBITION
ON
RETALIATION.—No em-
ployer shall retaliate against any employee, former 
employee, or applicant for employment because the 
employee, former employee, or applicant for employ-
ment filed a claim under this provision, raised con-
cerns to other federal, state or local regulatory or 
law enforcement authorities concerning a potential 
violation of any wildlife trafficking law covered 
under this provision, or reported such violation to 
his or her supervisor or another person working on 
behalf of the employer who has the authority to in-
vestigate or correct any such potential violation. 
(2) COMPLAINTS.—An employee alleging dis-
charge or discrimination in violation of subsection 
(g) of this section, or another person at the employ-
ee’s request, may file a complaint with respect to 
such allegation in the same manner as a complaint 
may be filed under subsections (c) and (d) of section 
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5567 of title 12, United States Code. Such com-
plaint shall be subject to the procedures, require-
ments and rights described in those sections. 
TITLE II—WILDLIFE 
CONSERVATION 
SEC. 201. INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the International Wildlife Conservation Program es-
tablished under subsection (b). 
(2) RANGE
STATE.—The term ‘‘range state’’ 
means a foreign country, a freely associated state 
(pursuant to the Compact of Free Association au-
thorized by Public Law 99–239 (99 Stat. 1770)), or 
any territory or possession of the United States, any 
portion of which is within the natural range of dis-
tribution of a wildlife species. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall carry out the International Wildlife Conservation 
Program in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service— 
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(1) to implement global habitat and conserva-
tion initiatives under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary; 
(2) to address global conservation threats; 
(3) to combat wildlife trafficking, poaching, and 
trade in illegal wildlife products; 
(4) to provide financial, scientific, and other 
technical assistance; 
(5) to facilitate implementation of treaties, con-
ventions, accords, or similar international agree-
ments entered into by the United States to promote 
fish, wildlife, plant, or habitat conservation; and 
(6) to carry out other international wildlife con-
servation and habitat activities authorized by Fed-
eral law, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(c) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The Program shall in-
clude the following: 
(1) REGIONAL COMPONENT.—A regional com-
ponent that shall— 
(A) address grassroots conservation prob-
lems through capacity building within regions of 
range states to achieve comprehensive landscape 
or ecosystem-level fish or wildlife conservation; 
and 
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(B) develop and implement a plan— 
(i) to expand existing regional wildlife 
conservation programs as the Secretary de-
termines to be appropriate; and 
(ii) to establish new regional conserva-
tion programs in other critical landscapes 
and wildlife habitat globally. 
(2) SPECIES
COMPONENT.—A species compo-
nent that shall consist of administration of the pro-
grams authorized under— 
(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.); 
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(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; and 
(J) any similar authority provided to the 
Secretary relating to international wildlife con-
servation. 
(3) ANTI-TRAFFICKING COMPONENT.—An anti- 
trafficking component that shall consist of adminis-
tration of the programs authorized under— 
(A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(B) the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.); 
(C) the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt 
Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016 (16 U.S.C. 
7601 et seq.); 
(D) subsections (a) and (d) of section 8 of 
the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967 (22 
U.S.C. 1978); 
(E) other laws applicable to wildlife traf-
ficking, as determined by the Secretary; and 
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(F) activities authorized under section 301. 
(4) CONVENTION
COMPONENT.—A convention 
component that shall consist of the Division of Man-
agement Authority and the Division of Scientific Au-
thority of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv-
ice to implement CITES and carry out other related 
duties, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(5) ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS.—The Secretary 
may include additional components in the Program 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this 
section alters the responsibilities of the Secretary under 
section 8 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
742g) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
(e) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—In car-
rying out the Program, the Secretary may— 
(1) accept donations of funds, gifts, and in-kind 
contributions; and 
(2) use those donations, without further appro-
priation, for capacity building, grants, and other on- 
the-ground uses under the program components de-
scribed in subsection (c). 
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SEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO GREAT APE CONSERVATION 
ACT OF 2000. 
Section 5(a) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 
2000 (16 U.S.C. 6304) 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 ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) any amounts, other than amounts paid as 
awards to whistleblowers, received by the United 
States for any violation of law pertaining to great 
apes 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 imple-
menting 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. 203. FUNDING FOR EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION. 
Section 114(b)(2)(A) of the Wild Bird Conservation 
Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 4913(b)(2)(A)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
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‘‘(A) all amounts received by the United 
States in the form of penalties, fines, or for-
feiture of property (or proceeds from the sale of 
that forfeited property) collected under this Act 
or imposed for violations pertaining to exotic 
birds 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 in ex-
cess of the cost of paying rewards under section 
4912(c);’’. 
SEC. 204. FUNDING FOR RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CON-
SERVATION. 
Section 7(f) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conserva-
tion Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5305a(f)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(f) USE OF PENALTY AMOUNTS.—Amounts received 
as penalties, fines, or forfeiture of property (or proceeds 
from the sale of forfeited property) under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be made available to the Secretary 
without further appropriation for purposes described 
in section 6(d) of the Lacey Act Amendments of 
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3375(d)) relating to the purposes 
of this Act; and 
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‘‘(2) such funds as the Secretary determines ex-
ceed amounts necessary for purposes described in 
paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the Fund.’’. 
SEC. 205. FUNDING FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD 
CONSERVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the Neotropical Mi-
gratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6108) is 
amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘AC-
COUNT’’ and inserting ‘‘FUND’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Neotropical 
Migratory Bird Conservation Account’’ and inserting 
‘‘Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund’’; 
and 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) DEPOSITS INTO THE FUND.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall deposit into the Fund— 
‘‘(1) all amounts, other than amounts paid as 
rewards to whistleblowers, received by the United 
States that are attributable to fines, penalties, and 
forfeitures of property (or proceeds from the sale of 
that forfeited property) imposed for violations per-
taining to neotropical migratory birds under the En-
dangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
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seq.), the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3371 et seq.), or regulations implementing 
those Acts; 
‘‘(2) all amounts received by the Secretary in 
the form of donations under subsection (d); and 
‘‘(3) other amounts appropriated to the Fund.’’; 
and 
(4) in subsections (c) and (d), by striking ‘‘Ac-
count’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Fund’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 4 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 6103) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(1) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Fund es-
tablished by section 9(a).’’. 
SEC. 206. AMENDMENTS TO MARINE TURTLE CONSERVA-
TION ACT OF 2004. 
Section 5 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 
2004 (16 U.S.C. 6604) 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 ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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